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Self-Counsel Press announces new publisher, Linda L. Richards

I'm delighted to join Self-Counsel in the capacity of Publisher. My relationship with the company is an old one: Self-Counsel published my very first work of book-length non-fiction, The Canadian Business Guide to Using the Internet, back in 1995. Since then I've written many books, both fiction and non. My 14th will be published in April 2016. So I certainly have a better than usual understanding of the author’s side of the d...

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Caregiving is a tough job and for the growing number of families who are responsible for both their aging parents and dependent children, the responsibility can feel like climbing an endless mountain. The collective physical, financial and mental toll can be exhausting and even more so if you're also attempting to juggle a career and personal time....

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An excerpt from Writing for the Web by Crawford Kilian

Avoid clichés like the plague. A cliché is a phrase or expression that was once so new and surprising that everyone repeated it. Like an unspoiled tourist destination ruined by too many tourists, the cliché loses its whole reason for existence when everyone uses it...

This is an excerpt from Greening Your Community: Strategies for Engaged Citizens, published by Self-Counsel Press | Spring 2015

According to a policy brief issued in 2008 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, close to half of all food produced is wasted in transit, at grocery stores, and in our kitchens. The authors state that the food crisis we face is not one of production, but one of waste. The policy brief asks governments to reduce food waste in half by 2025. Food waste is increased as the steps to process and ship the food increases. It is also something to be aware of in your own home, at work functions, and in schools...

According to statistics Canada, 63.7% of seniors reported they were injured in a fall in 2009. Clearly falling is an issue affecting a significant proportion of our senior population and is a sizeable concern for those of us with senior loved ones who have chosen to age in place at home...

By Kevin Paul, author of Study Smarter, Not Harder

1. The world is changing in favour of those who command knowledge.

Being a successful learner is no longer a matter of choice or mere preference. It is a necessity in order to survive and thrive in the “information age.” The future belongs to learners. As we are constantly told by the various media, we live in a time of rapid change. Every year, 20 to 30 percent of what we learned and understood about our world is obsolete...

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If you're one of the lucky bride or grooms-to-be getting married this summer, you're likely spending your free time meeting with vendors, checking out venues, tasting cakes (and hopefully wine!), and choosing blooms. A process that starts out fun but can quickly turn overwhelming. The truth is, weddings are a MULTIBILLION-dollar industry that is trying to persuade you to buy buy buy. It's hard not to get carried away when millions of marketing dollars are screaming: “It's your big day!” and to “Go nuts!”...