Shelagh Kubish

Discover the best annuals for Ontario with this colourful guide. Plenty of photographs accompany clear, easy-to-follow gardening advice given in 82 separate accounts that cover over 380 recommended varieties. Includes tips on when to plant, growing from seed versus nursery-grown bedding plants, optimal growth conditions and problems and pests.

This entertaining collection of great campfire ghost stories, whether read alone or aloud, is sure to raise the hair on the back of your neck: · the spirit of a young girl killed in a car accident returns to the lonely stretch of road that claimed her life · six glowing orbs of light-the ghostly remains of doomed travelers-warns a group of camper …

Startling, scary stories from across Canada from Vancouver Island to Newfoundland. Guaranteed to chill!

A follow-up to Barbara's other popular books of Alberta's ghost stories, this volume features more tantalizing tales of paranormal events, from splashing spectres at a city swimming pool to haunted homesteads in central Alberta. Over 80 spooky stories of haunted homes, theatres, restaurants and even ghostly animals will baffle and bemuse.

Gather 'round a blazing fire and break out these spooky and often heartwarming tales from ghost storyspinner A.S. Mott: · three ghost hunters who brave Wooster Mansion become trapped in a ghostly struggle between a murdered father and his children · a fabulously wealthy heir builds a castle on his estate and fantasizes that he is indeed a king, b …

Hot on the heels of its first collection of paranormal Americana, Ghost House Books is pleased to publish a all much-anticipated sequel, Ghost Stories of America, Volume II. A Connecticut minister is shocked when he discovers the identity of a vicious poltergeist in his home. In Cimarron, New Mexico, a dead gambler returns to the place where he was …

This collection of dramatically recreated true stories demonstrates that even ghosts have a weakness for the magic of Christmas. Journey with snowbound travellers through the Rocky Mountains, and warm yourself by the woodstove in a simple log home on the prairies. Celebrate the holidays with tales of generosity and fellowship from coast to coast. T …

Indiana, Crossroads of America, is known as a place rich in folklore, where spirits and ghosts intermingle with the lives of ordinary Hoosiers, often with strange and frightening consequences. Shrunken heads, a peculiar hidden altar and chilling screams in the night in an Indiana University residence lead the tenants to hold a séance. The mischiev …

Amid the beauty of Michigan's lakes and forested hills lurk spine-tingling stories of the supernatural. These tales of fright-filled folklore span the length and breadth of the Great Lakes State. Read about the Red Dwarf, a hideous harbinger of doom, who continues to be sighted in Detroit whenever tragedy visits a cantankerous ghost that hampers re …

In Minnesota, much more than the magnificent scenery will take your breath away. Tales of fright-filled folklore span the length and breadth of the North Star State: * Phantom soldiers of the Civil War walk the remains of historic Fort Ripley, near Little Falls * Renovations to the elegant Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul awakened the ghost …

Crack open this book and you'll enter the strange world of Ohio's paranormal legacy. As revenge against his faithless fiancee, an Egypt Pike man spends his afterlife terrifying contented lovers who cross the bridge where he took his own life. At the site of a horrific train wreck that claimed nearly 100 lives, the ghosts of victims return in search …

The rich history of Pennsylvania is filled with the unexplained: frightening specters, mysterious apparitions and haunted buildings. Join Dan Asfar as he recounts the Keystone State's most intriguing ghost stories: * Phantoms materialize and eerie lights flash at historic Gettysburg, America's most famous -- and haunted – battlefield. * In a foun …

Along with its Wild West spirit, geographical diversity, dramatic history and sheer size, Texas contains a wealth of spine-tingling stories of the supernatural. Enjoy tales of Texas hauntings from the Alamo, Big Bend National Park, Dallas, Fort Worth, Laredo, Galveston, Corpus Christi and more.

More than 600,000 men died during the Civil War, but the conflict also displaced countless civilians. In this collection, noted authors Dan Asfar and Edrick Thay recount fascinating stories of soldiers, statesmen and star-crossed lovers, both ordinary and extraordinary, whose lingering spirits serve as a testament to America's most devastating war: …

From the towns and cities of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I.--and the often unforgiving waters beyond them--come these unique tales of fright-filled folklore and accounts of phenomena that cannot be explained.

The Old South has a rich and fascinating history, filled with extravagant personalities. This collection from ghost researcher Edrick Thay explores centers of paranormal lore, such as Savannah, Charleston and New Orleans, as well as 32 spine-tingling stories from Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, Lou …

The ghosts of the past still haunt the dusty gold rush towns and frontier outposts where the legendary West was born and died. Dan Asfar explores the haunted histories of some of America's most infamous gunslingers, lawmen and opportunists, as well as of the prisons, saloons and forts where the lawlessness of the Old West found its truest expressio …

From the Rocky Mountains come more tales of high-country hauntings: hundreds of long-deceased people are still seen cleaning up the site of the 1903 Frank Slide Idaho's phantom white stallion rescues people who have lost their way in the mountains and Colorado boasts a ghostly bookworm that haunts a used bookstore.

The high seas are sinister places, where powerful storms overwhelm unsuspecting ships and desperate sailors clash, often with tragic results. As Barbara Smith shows in this fascinating collection, many who die at sea soon return as ghosts and eerie premonitions that enrich the sea's unparalleled mystery: · flying in the face of sailors' superstiti …

A collection of riveting short stories about four of the best-known creatures in paranormal mythology--witches, werewolves, vampires and ghosts. While the accounts are dramatized, each is based on events believed to be true. Above all, they're fun to read, full of memorable characters.

In the spirit of the author's Ghost Stories of Christmas, Haunted Christmas continues the tradition of sharing captivating and heartwarming tales of ghosts and angels during a magical time of year. Gather together and enjoy these enchanting stories of the true spirits of the season.

Great read-aloud stories to send shivers down the spines of your audience! People of all ages will clamor to hear bestselling author Jo-Anne Christensen's latest contribution to the ghost stories series, this one a collection of dramatic tales involving Halloween. Take this book along to your next adventure and scare the wits out of your companions …

Pack your bags and prepare to journey to the eeriest of destinations, where elegance, luxury and gracious hospitality co-exist uneasily with shadowy secrets and haunted history. Jo-Anne Christensen, author of several best-selling ghost story books, is your guide on this terrifying tour of some of the world's most haunted hotels, inns and resorts: * …

Some personalities simply won't accept that final curtain call. Best-selling ghost stories author Barbara Smith has conjured up an entertaining collection of tales about spirits and unexplained phenomena that sometimes steal the spotlight in North America's theaters.

Barbara Smith's second collection of tales of the paranormal in Ontario. Meet the phantom who wanders the halls of a Brockville home dressed in along, white gown and the Hamilton family of five who have co-existed with a ghost for 20 years. Read about two psychics who visited a little cottage in Windsor only to stumble into a time warp that reveale …

Perennial gardening can be easy, fun and rewarding, especially when you have this beautifully illustrated guide at your fingertips. With detailed accounts of 86 different species, along with information on 520 recommended varieties, hybrids and cultivars perfect for Ontario gardens, this book takes the guesswork out of perennial gardening. The auth …

The jack-o'-lantern is a central and traditional feature of Halloween. This book features the tips and design templates that will make carving your pumpkins a snap.