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Bob Livesey, a high school teacher and Sheridan College English profesâ€" sor for more than 20 years, has just published two more books. Stories reveal the feelings of new immigrants Livesey, you might remember, is Gagliardi, a likeable 28â€"yearâ€"old, speaks with enthusiasm about the practice of brewing and wineâ€"makâ€" ing, as befits a man who has been brewing his own beer and making wine as a hobby for over five years. He studied photography at college but found he wasn‘t getting much work when he graduated, so he got a job at a Brew Your Own place two Take the Hopping Grape Vine, a vendor of beerâ€" and wineâ€"making kits opening this week in the Oakville Mews, as an example. The provincial government imposed a 26 centsâ€"perâ€"litre tax on beer brewed in Brew Your Own stores last Aug. 1. For John Gagliardi, owner of the Hopping Grape Vine, that conâ€" firmed his plan to open up an outlet that sold beer kits for customers to brew in their own homes, thus avoiding the tax. His reaction to the Province‘s action will save money for his home brewers â€" plus, in his estimation, it will afford his customers the many other advantages that come with brewing beer and making wine with a kit. uccess in the business world is often achieved by reacting quickly to new realities. The smart entrepreneur is one who idenâ€" tifies those realities and acts to take advantage of them. Business Profile: Hopping Grape Vine Kits give highâ€"quality, lowâ€"cost wine and beer x he Hopping M# ~Grape Vine $ ADVERTISING FEATURE BY DON WALL o Starter Kits for a lot less than you expect * John has years of ‘handsâ€"on‘ experience he wants to share! e Call today to register you and a friend for a FREE at §45â€"5716 The Hopping Grape Vine Oakville Mews, 171 Speers Road * It‘s fun, it‘s easy, it‘s COST EFFE to brew at home! the author of Creating with Shakespeare (subtitle Shakin‘ with Willie) a textbook designed to make the old bard and his writings more appetizing to students. 2 +¢ years ago. For the past year, he has been considering setting up a mail order business to sell brewing and wineâ€"making kits, and for about nine months, he calculates, he has been planning to set up his own business. Gagliardi aims to get involved in a little public education once he opens, with plans to hold seminars on Wednesday nights on the arts of brewing beer and making wine. When wine and beer drinkers find out how easy the process is, how much money they can save and, perâ€" haps most importantly, how deliâ€" cious the product can be, he is cerâ€" tain they will take up the hobby that got him into the business. The imposition of the 26â€"cent tax in August not only meant lower sales for his employer and conseâ€" quently a shorter work week for Gagliardi, it convinced him that it was time to set up his own business. "The tax was definitely a factor in my decision," said Gagliardi. After months of research Gagliardi decided to set up shop in Oakville, at the Oakville Mews on Speers Road west of Kerr Street. He has spent the last month woodâ€" working, painting and preparing for his grand opening tomorrow (Saturday). "The joy is in completely drinkâ€" ing the beer from beginning to end," said Gagliardi, who says all the talk of trying to eliminate aftertaste is Mon.â€"Wed,, 10 a m.â€"5 p.m. Thursday, 10 am.â€"7 pm. Friday, 10 a m.â€"5 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a. m.â€"4:30 p.m. Livesey‘s philosophy is to make his textbooks as appealing as possible to the students so they are highly visuâ€" al and filled with activities, puzzles and projects so that "no matter what nonsense because if brewed properâ€" ly there should be an aftertaste to beer â€" an enjoyable one. "The aftertaste can be great â€" malty, hoppy flavour, or a roasty flavour from the grains." Gagliardi is confident his wineâ€" drinking customers will be able to find the right kit to match their taste. He has all the popular styles of wine available, such as Riesling, Chardonnay and Chablis, and a long list of others that appeal to special tastes, such as Piersporter and Gewurztraminer. And the savings are substantial. John Gagliardi can‘t wait for the grand opening tomorrow. "Let‘s look at the Vintner "If you can drink it. .. you can make it, it‘s that EASY!" AKVILLES NATURALLY! * Make Premium Wine from $1.55 per 750 mL bottle e Make Premium Beer from $6.99 per case of 24 * Beginner equipment costs no included Reserve Plus kit," said Gagliardi, his calculator at the ready. ‘"The kit will produce a wine that would cost about $10 in the liquor store and it will cost you $1.55 here." His beer kits brew two cases at a time â€" not the six taken on at a typical Brew Your Own outlet â€" permitting greater experimentation for the adventurous customer. The cost per case of "2â€"4" is only $6.99, a fracâ€" tion of the price at the Brewers Retail. And both beer and wine can be produced with a minimum of effort, he said: "The whole process can be completed in an hour, total, over a fourâ€"week period." the teacher is doing to bore the stuâ€" dent, they can find something to keep their interest, to keep them from actâ€" ing up in class." Livesey‘s newest publications are â€"John Gagliardi PROPRIETOR The invasion of Kuwait was a great shock for us. We would never have thought that our good neighbor Iraq My dad is an investor in stocks and bonds, and worked as a ministry assisâ€" tant in Kuwait. When he heard about my approved applications, he said we would all go to Canada. He said he would like to know more about the Canadian financial market, and that once there, we could buy a house and my brother and I could finish school in Canada. I was twenty years old; my brother was eighteen. Subsequently, my father applied for immigration. The application was accepted and we were on our way. The original plan was for my parents to oversee our setâ€" tlement in Canada, see to our educaâ€" tional facilities, assess the business cliâ€" mate, and then return home to Kuwait. We were to follow them back once our education was completed. After we were here in Canada for only two months, Iraq invaded Kuwait. What follows is an excerpt from the book. Subsequent excerpts will _follow over the next two weeks. INVASION By Tarek Alâ€"Azbat Kuwait, June 21, 1991; Late at night everybody gathered at my grandfather‘s house to say goodâ€"bye to us. My father, mother, two brothers, one sister, and I were leaving Kuwait, and we were heading to Canada. It was awful to leave behind all the loved ones: friends, aunts, and uncles. It was hard to say goodâ€"bye to. Kuwait, my beautiful country where I was born and lived for my whole: life... Kuwait, my heart, my soul. However, we had to leave. Why? We left because, after my graduation from high school, I wanted to achieve a higher level of education. We do have a major university in Kuwait, but my dream was to travel to the U.S.A., England, or somewhere else where I could fulfill my goal. I began to mail applications to different universities around the world. I was accepted at two universities; one was in the U.S.A. and the other was McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada. Native Peoples, part of the Discovering Canada series for Stoddard Publishing, and Coming to Canada, a textbook which deals with the emotions, trials and tribulations of students who have immigrated to Native Peoples "brings to life the time before the white European setâ€" tlers ‘discovered‘ Canada, when only the original native peoples lived here." Livesey invites students to build an Troquois longhouse, play an Inuit game, create a family totem and more. Coming to Canada is a fascinating series of stories from young people who have been uprooted from their native lands and plunked into a new country and new culture. It is an ‘approachable text‘ for teachers and students alike, but is enthralling, thoughtâ€"provoking reading for anyone interested in learning about the incredâ€" ible adjustments made by new immiâ€" grants. "He (Livesey) encourages Canadian students through question and project, to look at the unexamined assumptions of their own society in light of the plight of the newcomer," writes Maurice McLuhan in his introâ€" duction. "Hopefully, this approach will obviate the danger of xenophobia as a means of protecting their own identity. Rather it fosters sympathetic understanding of the problems conâ€" fronting the newely arrived immiâ€" â€"â€"McLuhan labels the book a "remarkable worthwhile contribution" to the educational experience. The stories are sometimes heartâ€" wrenching, at times humorous but always insightful glimpses into the minds of these young immigrants who come from all corners of the world. (See ‘Beginning ‘page 23)