Biography – lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa·èÂíÐã Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:11:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Politics on Edge /store/politics-on-edge.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=politics-on-edge Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:20:05 +0000 /store/politics-on-edge Paul MacEwan (1943-2017) was a singular politician, an outlier who successfully pushed the limits of Nova Scotia’s political norms over the longest continuous service record in the history of the […]

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Life Sentence /store/life-sentence.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=life-sentence Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:19:36 +0000 /store/life-sentence A riveting blend of true crime and memoir, following the unravelling of a New Brunswick family after a brutal murder. On December 15, 1974, when Amy Bell was one year […]

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From Showing Off to Showing Up /store/from-showing-off-to-showing-up.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-showing-off-to-showing-up Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:15:11 +0000 /store/from-showing-off-to-showing-up An intimate memoir and guide to overcoming impostor syndrome, stage fright, perfectionism, and embracing our most authentic selves, from the former host of Live at 5. Canadian National Bestselller “My […]

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« Merci de nous avoir choisis » /store/merci-de-nous-avoir-choisis.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=merci-de-nous-avoir-choisis Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:03:28 +0000 /store/merci-de-nous-avoir-choisis Est-ce qu'on naît entrepreneur ou est-ce qu'on apprend à le devenir? « Merci de nous avoir choisis » cherche à répondre à cette fameuse question en examinant l'histoire fascinante des magnats des affaires Arthur Irving et K.C. Irving, et celle d'Irving Oil.

Un observateur aguerri a écrit au sujet des Irving : « Qu'on les aime ou qu'on les haïsse, on se doit de les respecter. » S'appuyant sur d'innombrables entrevues et des recherches approfondies, l'auteur primé Donald J. Savoie (Se débrouiller par ses propres moyens) examine en détail le succès d'une entreprise qui a vu le jour à Bouctouche et qui a grandi à Saint John, au Nouveau-Brunswick, et qui exploite maintenant la plus grande raffinerie de pétrole au Canada, ainsi que plus d'un millier de stations-service réparties dans l'Est du Canada, la Nouvelle-Angleterre et l'Irlande. L'entreprise a également des bureaux à Amsterdam et à Londres et exploite la seule raffinerie en Irlande.

Comme l'a dit K.C. Irving, on n'est jamais assuré de garder les clients; il faut gagner leur fidélité une personne à la fois. « Merci de nous avoir choisis » retrace l'histoire de la famille Irving depuis ses origines en Écosse, couvre la création et les premières années de l'entreprise et étudie la façon dont Irving Oil fait face aux défis actuels. Cette biographie exhaustive fournit des enseignements précieux pour les aspirants entrepreneurs, les écoles de commerce, les politiques publiques et, en particulier, le Canada atlantique.

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“Thanks for the Business” /store/thanks-for-the-business.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanks-for-the-business Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:55 +0000 /store/thanks-for-the-business As K. C. Irving said, business is never given—it has to be earned, one customer at a time. "Thanks for the Business" traces the Irving family back to its roots in Scotland, covers the establishment and early years of the company, and looks at how Irving Oil is confronting current challenges. This comprehensive biography holds important lessons for aspiring entrepreneurs, for business schools, for public policy, and particularly for Atlantic Canada.

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Amelia and Me /store/amelia-and-me.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amelia-and-me Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:00:08 +0000 /store/amelia-and-me-2 After reading about Amelia Earhart in her friend's scrapbook, twelve-year-old Ginny Ross decides to become a pilot. But how will Ginny's dream take flight when her mother—not to mention society in general—so fiercely believes a woman's place is in the home?

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Father Jimmy /store/father-jimmy.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=father-jimmy Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:33:58 +0000 /store/father-jimmy Jim Lotz is a respected community development writer and animator; Michael R. Welton is the Director of Adult Education at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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