Catharine: 116 books

The toils, troubles, and satisfactions of pioneer life are recorded with charm and vivacity in this portrayal of pioneer life by Catharine Parr Traill, who, like her sister Susanna Moodie, left the comforts of genteel English society for the rigours of a new, young land.

Have you ever wondered how busy people keep track of everything they need to do? The truth is that they do not keep track of the tasks in their heads. Successful people create a prioritized and categorized task list to manage tasks, thus leaving their brains free for creative and productive work....

Have you ever wished there were more hours in the day? Do you frequently sacrifice time with friends and family or personal time because of an over-busy schedule? It doesn’t have to be that way! You can learn how to use your calendar to create a more structured day, scheduling time for both work...

A compilation of letters originally written to her mother over the course of two and a half years, Catharine Parr Traill’s The Backwoods of Canada is an intimate and telling look at pioneer life in Upper Canada. Originally published in 1836, Traill’s memoir details her journey with genuine...

**“Victorian England: We know what that was supposed to mean — all priggish prudery and "we-are-not-amused" harrumphing. Except now we know it wasn't all that . . . [Catharine Arnold’s] new biography focuses — deliciously — on the women who shared the scandalously plentiful sex...

Always spirited and elegant, by turns witty and meditative, Catharine Savage Brosman's Under the Pergola contemplates Louisiana, past and present, before traveling a broader path that crosses Colorado landscapes and the island of Sicily. In her eighth collection of poems, Brosman evokes the Pelican...

Louisiana has long been recognized for its production of talented writers, and its poets in particular have shined. From the early poetry of the state to the work crafted in the present day, Louisiana has nurtured and exported a rich and diverse poetic tradition. In Louisiana Poets: A Literary Guide...

If Paris is the city of love, then London is the city of lust. From the bath houses of Roman Londinium to the sexual underground of the twentieth century and beyond, The Sexual History of London is an entertaining, vibrant chronicle of London and sex through the ages. For more than a thousand...

The writer of this tale has made an humble effort to add something to the scanty stock of native American literature. Any attempt to conciliate favour by apologies would be unavailing and absurd. In this free country, no person is under any obligation to write; and the public (unfortunately) is under...

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” ― Abraham Lincoln. Recollections of life on a plantation pre-Civil War, a thrilling slave escape story, Fifty Years in Chains by Charles Ball, a famous essay on Slavery and...

How fitting to close out the 20th century with a brand new edition of Pearls & Pebbles by the noted chronicler of pioneer life, Catharine Parr Traill. Published in 1894, Pearls & Pebbles is an unusual book with a lasting charm, in which the author’s broad focus ranges from the Canadian natural...

No other title offers such dedication to the depth, experience, and focus of endocrinology as Canine and Feline Endocrinology, 4th Edition. Comprehensive coverage includes virtually every common and uncommon condition in endocrinology, plus the most updated information on nutrition, geriatric care,...

Gastric Bypass is not for everyone. But it is for the Obese and the Super Obese. Here you will discover what exactly Gastric Bypass is, who it is for, how to have the mindset of a lifestyle change, and who would make a successful candidate for Gastric Bypass. 

This book deals with a lifestyle change – the Keto lifestyle and how to let your children embrace a different way of eating. There is a lot of controversy inside the keto community over whether children should embrace the Ketogenic lifestyle.  Some folks claim that children do not need to...