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  • The Butler Speaks

    A Return to Proper Etiquette, Stylish Entertaining, and the Art of Good Housekeeping

    Host a dinner party * Make a bed * Set a table * Use the proper fork * Polish silver * Prepare high tea * Present a calling card * Make conversation * Fold a shirt ... all with the charm, ease and sophistication of a butler.Now in its fifth printing, this beautifully illustrated style, etiquette and entertainment guide lays out the essentials of entertaining and household management in a clear, ... Read more

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  • The Pocket Butler's Guide to Good Housekeeping

    Expert Advice on Cleaning, Laundry and Home Maintenance

    Series series Pocket Butler
    Everyone's favourite butler is back! Get your home spic and span with Charles MacPherson's expert tips and tricks for everything from polishing silverware to organizing the garage.After over 30 years as a professional butler and household manager, Charles MacPherson knows a thing or two about keeping a home clean and organized. He has poured his vast knowledge and expertise into this pocket-sized ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Pocket Butler

    A Compact Guide to Modern Manners, Business Etiquette and Everyday Entertaining

    Series series Pocket Butler
    Your favourite butler is back with even more advice to help you succeed in etiquette and entertaining!In a fantastic follow-up to his national bestseller, The Butler Speaks, Charles MacPherson lays out the essentials of entertaining and business etiquette in this small, easy-to-follow guide. Now in its third printing, The Butler Speaks has become a go-to resource on household management, manners, ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Pocket Butler's Guide to Travel

    Essential Advice for Every Traveller, from Planning and Packing to Making the Most of Your Trip

    Series series Pocket Butler
    Indispensable travel advice from Everyone's Favourite ButlerA world authority on the art of travel, Charles MacPherson has planned itineraries for celebrities and business leaders, and trained the staff of some of the world's leading hotels. In this easy-to-follow guide, you will find his tips on how to:Plan Your Trip: choose luggage and accommodations, master wrinkle-free packing, secure an ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • A Short History of Harmony

    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Published in 1944, this book considers musical theory and music history to create a short but comprehensive guide to the history of harmony and thus a discourse on what we understand harmony to be in the modern era. Referencing composers such as Beethoven and his contemporaries, the book is illustrated throughout with visual aids. ... Read more

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  • Know the Night

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    Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet and cultural critic. He is best known for his controversial idea of ‘life affirmation’ that challenged traditional morality and all doctrines. Born in 1844 outside Leipzig, Germany, his teachings inspired people in all walks of life, from dancers and poets to psychologists and social revolutionaries. Here you will find insights from his greatest ... Read more

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  • Up Ghost River

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    A powerful, raw yet eloquent memoir from a residential school survivor and former First Nations Chief, Up Ghost River is a necessary step toward our collective healing.In the 1950s, 7-year-old Edmund Metatawabin was separated from his family and placed in one of Canada’s worst residential schools. St. Anne’s, in northern Ontario, is an institution now notorious for the range of punishments that ... Read more

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  • Bringing It Home

    A Nurse Discovers the World Beyond the Hospital

    ICU nurse and bestselling author Tilda Shalof learns what nursing beyond the hospital really means. For the 350,000 professional nurses in Canada and 3 million in the US; readers of Atul Gawande's award-winning books and The American Nurse by Carole Jones.In her latest book, ICU nurse Tilda Shalof leaves the hospital behind to accompany the nurses who work in homes, from mansions to shacks to the ... Read more

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