Best Selling Books by James Houston

This is a study of crime in America. It looks at crime in terms of numbers and rates and attempts to prove that the American public has been misled, by the politician and the media, into believing there is a crime wave. The book gives an overview of crime, the criminal justice system. There is a discussion of economic considerations, how to approach crime policy rationally, and how to work with elected officials and assist in the initiation of effective crime policy.

Problem of food control; Food technology; Relation of food to the public health; Control measures; Milk production; Milk certification; Milk pasteurization; Ice cream; Butter; Cheese; Concentrated milks; Other dairy products; Meat and its products; Poultry; Eggs; Fishery products; Cereals and bakery products; Fresh fruits and vegetables; Preserved foods.

"The Ojibwa are known as the people of the three fires. Their forefathers arrived in the Great Lakes region during the ice age, and hunted mastadon and the giant elk. They fought the Iroquois before the white man arrived and in 1763 under Chief Pontiac''s leadership and with their allies almost drove the white man from the western territories of America. Today Ojibwa have been dispersed into the cities and towns of North America, but many still live on their ancestral lands, now reservations. They are in the midst of a passage from one way of life to another. In this book one-hundred superb photographs and a remarkable text combine to record this journey from an ancient heritage to a strange new world"--Back cover.

This book delves into the science of electric heating, including the principles behind the technology and the practical applications of its use. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the workings of electricity and the ways in which it can be harnessed for everyday purposes. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

These memoirs of James Houston''s life in the Canadian Arctic from 1948 to 1962 present a colorful and compelling adventure story of real people living through a time of great change. It is extraordinarily rich material about a fascinating, distant world. Houston, a young Canadian artist, was on a painting trip to Moose Factory at the south end of Hudson Bay in 1948. A bush pilot friend burst into his room with the news that a medical emergency meant that he could get a free flight into the heart of the eastern Arctic. When they arrived, Houston found himself surrounded by smiling Inuit - short, strong, utterly confident people who wore sealskins and spoke no English. By the time the medical plane was about to leave, Houston had decided to stay. It was a decision that changed his life. For more than a dozen years he spent his time being educated by those kindly, patient people who became his friends. He slept in their igloos, ate raw fish and seal meat, wore skin clothing, traveled by dog team, hunted walrus, and learned how to build a snowhouse. While doing so, he helped change the North. Impressed by the natural artistic skills of the people, he encouraged the development of outlets in the South for their work, and helped establish co-ops in the North for Inuit carvers and print-makers. Since that time, after trapping as a way of gaining income began to disappear, Inuit art has brought millions of dollars to its creators, and has affected art galleries around the world. In the one hundred short chapters that make up this book, James Houston tells about his fascinating and often hilarious adventures in a very different culture. He tells of raising a family in the Arctic(his sons bursting into tears on being told they were not really Inuit), and of the failure to introduce soccer to a people who refused to look on other humans as opponents. He tells about great characters - Inuit and "kallunait - who populated the Arctic in these long-lost days when, as a Government go-between, he found himself grappling with Northern customs that broke Southern laws. A remarkable, modestly told story by a truly remarkable man.

Further adventures of Mathew Morgan and Kayak, his Inuit friend, with a scientific expedition studying whales off the west coast of Baffin Island. Suitable grades 6 and up.

A Scottish clerk banished from his homeland meets a young Indian woman of the Dene Nation when they are sent to collect fur and valuable metals in the early 1700s in the Canadian North.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

When Aleksandr Talanov''s wife is brutally murdered in front of his eyes, his vendetta to track down and kill the assassin becomes a journey of redemption with the help of two young women being held captive by human traffickers.

Determined to find his father who has been lost in a storm, a young boy and his Eskimo friend brave wind storms, starvation, wild animals, and wild men during their search in the Canadian Arctic.