Author: Tom Douglas
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1459400453
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
When Tom Douglas's father returned home after the Second World War, he was forced to move his family from Sault Ste. Marie north to Wawa, where he was the timekeeper at the Helen Mine. Although his parents were upset by the move, Tom was thrilled. In the forties, Wawa was still a wooden-sidewalked mud wallow of a mining town, and for a city kid, nothing could have been more exciting. To Wawa with Love is a nostalgic collection of true stories about a time in northern Ontario that still exists only in the author's imagination. These are light-hearted stories about a town teeming with colourful characters, like Doc MacTavish, Wawa's veterinarian and part-time dentist; magical places, like the Lions Club Hall, where a quarter could buy a kid an afternoon at the movies; and comical adventures, like the rescue of Rocky Mitchell from the bottom of the school outhouse on a sub-zero January day. These warm and humorous vignettes about the way life used to be will delight readers of all ages.
To Wawa with Love
Author: Tom Douglas
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1459400445
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Nostalgic true-life stories about northern Ontario sixty years ago
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1459400445
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Nostalgic true-life stories about northern Ontario sixty years ago
The Wawa Way
Author: Howard Stoeckel
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762453176
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Wawa, a family business with a history in dairy and manufacturing, expanded into retail in 1964, offering a friendly, personal alternative to supermarkets. Since then, the convenience store grew into a well-known company that competes against the biggest industry players in the world in three areas -- fuel, convenience, and food -- all while maintaining their personal approach and small business mentality. Now, almost 50 years later, Wawa has opened its first store in Florida and has begun to play on the national field. How did it happen? What are the reasons for their success? Why have they been able to go up against the big guys with nothing more than homegrown talent? With a mixture of personal history and business advice, Howard Stoeckel discusses the last 50 years of Wawa's growth, development, and expansion. It's the story of how a small company with a funny name made a big difference, and all it took was a little goose sense.
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762453176
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Wawa, a family business with a history in dairy and manufacturing, expanded into retail in 1964, offering a friendly, personal alternative to supermarkets. Since then, the convenience store grew into a well-known company that competes against the biggest industry players in the world in three areas -- fuel, convenience, and food -- all while maintaining their personal approach and small business mentality. Now, almost 50 years later, Wawa has opened its first store in Florida and has begun to play on the national field. How did it happen? What are the reasons for their success? Why have they been able to go up against the big guys with nothing more than homegrown talent? With a mixture of personal history and business advice, Howard Stoeckel discusses the last 50 years of Wawa's growth, development, and expansion. It's the story of how a small company with a funny name made a big difference, and all it took was a little goose sense.
Wawa
Author: Maria M. Thompson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738536316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Wawa has more than two hundred years of history in American business. Founded in 1803 and incorporated in 1865, Wawa has roots in the manufacture of cast-iron water pipes and decorative lampposts. Using the resources and surplus water power from the iron business, the family opened a cotton mill and began producing cotton piece goods, including Red Star diapers. The first Wawa milk plant opened in 1902; by the late 1950s, the Wawa Dairy had expanded its home delivery business to include over one hundred forty-five routes. The first Wawa Food Market opened on April 16, 1964. Today, the company is familiar to many as a chain of five hundred forty convenience stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia that offers a wide selection of fresh foods, coffee, and gasoline. Wawa contains vintage images documenting the evolution of the company as it adapted to changing economic and social conditions. From the early days of iron manufacture to the opening of the first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Wawa brings to life the many facets of one of America's top privately owned companies.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738536316
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Wawa has more than two hundred years of history in American business. Founded in 1803 and incorporated in 1865, Wawa has roots in the manufacture of cast-iron water pipes and decorative lampposts. Using the resources and surplus water power from the iron business, the family opened a cotton mill and began producing cotton piece goods, including Red Star diapers. The first Wawa milk plant opened in 1902; by the late 1950s, the Wawa Dairy had expanded its home delivery business to include over one hundred forty-five routes. The first Wawa Food Market opened on April 16, 1964. Today, the company is familiar to many as a chain of five hundred forty convenience stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia that offers a wide selection of fresh foods, coffee, and gasoline. Wawa contains vintage images documenting the evolution of the company as it adapted to changing economic and social conditions. From the early days of iron manufacture to the opening of the first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania, Wawa brings to life the many facets of one of America's top privately owned companies.
Got No Secrets
Author: Danila Botha
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781926639086
Category : Short stories, Canadian
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Short stories.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781926639086
Category : Short stories, Canadian
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Short stories.
Wonderful Wawa's Words of Wisdom
Author: Walter Rein
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595455603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
WARNING: The Believer General has determined that reading this book could be harmful to your faith. After exhaustive investigation, it has been determined that Wonderful Wawa is neither a being of this earth nor a god, but a secret agent of the LIA: the Lunatic Intelligence Agency, for you humans out there. The LIA is an elite arm of the government of planet Lunacy, a world that orbits a very small sun situated behind Antares and hidden from Earthlings. Wonderful Wawa arrived on Earth in a womb-shaped spaceship and implanted into a human female, camouflaging himself as a fellow human being. His only mission: infiltrate as many earthly institutions as possible to spread the seeds of the Lunatic philosophy. As Earthling Buehl Sheadt follows Wawa's every move in this provocative fantasy, thus begins the strangest part of Sheadt's life. He dutifully chronicles how Wawa reaches his wise and witty conclusions through many years of dedicated soul-searching. With his scribe in tow, Wawa continues to expound his theories-befriending some and offending many-while always maintaining the unique position of a "casually interested onlooker" in life. Enjoy this irreverent collection of tongue-in-cheek philosophical musings from an itinerant wise man, on everything from circumcision to Communism, and a multitude of subjects in between.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595455603
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
WARNING: The Believer General has determined that reading this book could be harmful to your faith. After exhaustive investigation, it has been determined that Wonderful Wawa is neither a being of this earth nor a god, but a secret agent of the LIA: the Lunatic Intelligence Agency, for you humans out there. The LIA is an elite arm of the government of planet Lunacy, a world that orbits a very small sun situated behind Antares and hidden from Earthlings. Wonderful Wawa arrived on Earth in a womb-shaped spaceship and implanted into a human female, camouflaging himself as a fellow human being. His only mission: infiltrate as many earthly institutions as possible to spread the seeds of the Lunatic philosophy. As Earthling Buehl Sheadt follows Wawa's every move in this provocative fantasy, thus begins the strangest part of Sheadt's life. He dutifully chronicles how Wawa reaches his wise and witty conclusions through many years of dedicated soul-searching. With his scribe in tow, Wawa continues to expound his theories-befriending some and offending many-while always maintaining the unique position of a "casually interested onlooker" in life. Enjoy this irreverent collection of tongue-in-cheek philosophical musings from an itinerant wise man, on everything from circumcision to Communism, and a multitude of subjects in between.
From Morocco With Love
Author: Teejay LeCapois
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312059508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Al Carvalho always hated being one of a few Black youths in his outwardly quaint, subtly racist hometown of Kingston, Ontario. He eagerly skips town after graduating high school, months after his parents divorce. At Carleton University in Ottawa, Al experiences a world of diversity he once could only dream of. A chance encounter brings someone new in his life. Rama Abdel-Masih is a lovely young Moroccan student with a troubled past. Unexpectedly, Rama and Al fall in love, but they're from completely different worlds. When her parents end up assassinated during the Arab Spring in Morocco, a distraught Rama turns to Al. After a lifetime of running from any form of trouble and responsibility, will Al finally face the music and step up as the strong man his beloved Rama desperately needs him to become ?
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1312059508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Al Carvalho always hated being one of a few Black youths in his outwardly quaint, subtly racist hometown of Kingston, Ontario. He eagerly skips town after graduating high school, months after his parents divorce. At Carleton University in Ottawa, Al experiences a world of diversity he once could only dream of. A chance encounter brings someone new in his life. Rama Abdel-Masih is a lovely young Moroccan student with a troubled past. Unexpectedly, Rama and Al fall in love, but they're from completely different worlds. When her parents end up assassinated during the Arab Spring in Morocco, a distraught Rama turns to Al. After a lifetime of running from any form of trouble and responsibility, will Al finally face the music and step up as the strong man his beloved Rama desperately needs him to become ?
Stompin' Tom Connors
Author: Charlie Rhindress
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1459505395
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Stompin' Tom Connors is a legend. There are very few Canadians who don?t know the foot-stompin' patriot in the cowboy hat who sang almost exclusively of the country he loved and called home. But there is much more to Tom Connors than “Bud the Spud” and “The Hockey Song.” Tom's childhood was traumatic and he never fully recovered from being separated from his mother at a young age. As he made multiple trips across Canada, the country became his home and its people his family. Along the way he developed his musical style and wrote many hits which are still heard on the radio, in bar rooms and at arenas across the country. Tom was a trailblazer, creating his own record label and serving as his own producer and promoter. At a time when it was unheard of, Tom showed that it was possible to stay in Canada, sing songs about this country and have a significantcareer. Tom rebelled against the Canadian music industry, fighting for it to support its own artists, inspiring a new generation of musicians to sing about Canada. This biography offers an in-depth look at the man behind “Stompin' Tom.” It tells the story of an earnest, intelligent and complicated man who created a character that would be embraced by Canadians from coast to coast.
Publisher: James Lorimer & Company
ISBN: 1459505395
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Stompin' Tom Connors is a legend. There are very few Canadians who don?t know the foot-stompin' patriot in the cowboy hat who sang almost exclusively of the country he loved and called home. But there is much more to Tom Connors than “Bud the Spud” and “The Hockey Song.” Tom's childhood was traumatic and he never fully recovered from being separated from his mother at a young age. As he made multiple trips across Canada, the country became his home and its people his family. Along the way he developed his musical style and wrote many hits which are still heard on the radio, in bar rooms and at arenas across the country. Tom was a trailblazer, creating his own record label and serving as his own producer and promoter. At a time when it was unheard of, Tom showed that it was possible to stay in Canada, sing songs about this country and have a significantcareer. Tom rebelled against the Canadian music industry, fighting for it to support its own artists, inspiring a new generation of musicians to sing about Canada. This biography offers an in-depth look at the man behind “Stompin' Tom.” It tells the story of an earnest, intelligent and complicated man who created a character that would be embraced by Canadians from coast to coast.
The Yale Courant
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Love Letters
Author: Sandra Leigh Savage
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462050697
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
When author Sandra Leigh Savages husband committed suicide in 1997, she went into isolation for a year. In this memoir, she shares her journey from the grief she experienced to her vision of a great new life. Love Letters, a collection of letters begun in September 2010, provides a snapshot of Savages sorrows, joys, and reflections. Through these vignettes, she says her good-byes, notes her thanks, and provides advice for those who may have experienced the death of a spouse. This collection provides insight into how she survived the death of her husband, came to know and believe in the saving grace of God, and made the decision to stay on this earth to fulfill Gods wishes. Emotional and self-disclosing, Love Letters shares Savages personal message of living each day with no regrets. Through her life events, she expresses how placing your trust in the Lord can guide you through lifes bad moments and help you to full appreciate lifes good moments.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1462050697
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
When author Sandra Leigh Savages husband committed suicide in 1997, she went into isolation for a year. In this memoir, she shares her journey from the grief she experienced to her vision of a great new life. Love Letters, a collection of letters begun in September 2010, provides a snapshot of Savages sorrows, joys, and reflections. Through these vignettes, she says her good-byes, notes her thanks, and provides advice for those who may have experienced the death of a spouse. This collection provides insight into how she survived the death of her husband, came to know and believe in the saving grace of God, and made the decision to stay on this earth to fulfill Gods wishes. Emotional and self-disclosing, Love Letters shares Savages personal message of living each day with no regrets. Through her life events, she expresses how placing your trust in the Lord can guide you through lifes bad moments and help you to full appreciate lifes good moments.
A History of Africa
Author: Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description