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Series: Magnetic North Imagining Canada in Painting 1910—1940 Hardcover Martina Weinhart 9783791359946 $79.00 ART May 04, 2021

This book reveals the magnificent landscape paintings of the Group of Seven and their associates and explores how they contributed to Canada’s modern cultural identity.The early decades of the 20th century were marked by artistic, economic, and social transformation in Canada and around the world. Starting in Toronto, a group of young modern artists, including Tom Thomson and Lawren S. Harris, and Emily Carr in British Columbia, desired to create a new painting vocabulary for the young nation coming into its own cultural identity. They turned a... + Read More
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Series: Values Building a Better World for All Hardcover Mark Carney 9780771051555 $39.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Mar 16, 2021

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA bold and urgent argument by economist and former bank governor Mark Carney on the radical, foundational change that is required if we are to build an economy and society based not on market values but on human values.Our world is full of fault lines—growing inequality in income and opportunity; systemic racism; health and economic crises from a global pandemic; mistrust of experts; the existential threat of climate change; deep threats to employment in a digital economy with robotics on the rise. These fundamental problems ... + Read More
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Series: Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe Four Weeks that Shaped a Pandemic Hardcover Dr. Bonnie Henry 9780735241855 $26.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 09, 2021

From the BC doctor who has become a household name for leading the response to the pandemic, a personal account of the first weeks of COVID, for readers of Sam Nutt’s Damned Nations and James Maskalyk’s Life on the Ground Floor.Dr. Bonnie Henry has been called “one of the most effective public health figures in the world” by The New York Times. She has been called “a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness,” and “our hero” in national newspapers. But in the waning days of 2019, when the first rumours of a strange respiratory ailment in Wu... + Read More
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Series: Can You Hear Me Now? How I Found My Voice and Learned to Live with Passion and Purpose Hardcover Celina Caesar-Chavannes 9780735279599 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 02, 2021

In Can You Hear Me Now?, Celina Caesar-Chavannes digs deep into her childhood and her life as a young Black woman entrepreneur and politician, and shows us that effective and humane leaders grow as much from their mistakes and vulnerabilities as from their strengths.Celina Caesar-Chavannes, already a breaker of boundaries as a Black woman in business, got into politics because she wanted to make a bigger difference in the world. But when she became the first Black person elected to represent the federal riding of Whitby, Ontario, she hadn’t rea... + Read More
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Series: All Together Now A Newfoundlander's Light Tales for Heavy Times Hardcover Alan Doyle 9780385696777 $27.00 HUMOR Nov 24, 2020

One of Newfoundland’s funniest and most beloved storytellers offers his cure for the Covid blues. Is there a more sociable province than Newfoundland and Labrador? Or anywhere in Canada with a greater reputation for coming to the rescue of those in need?At this time of Covid, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle is feeling everyone’s pain. Off the road and spending more days at home than he has since he was a child hawking cod tongues on the wharfs of Petty Harbour, he misses the crowds and companionship of performing across the country and beyon... + Read More
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Series: Catch 22 My Battles, in Hockey and Life Hardcover Rick Vaive 9780735280298 $32.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 17, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLERWas one of the most unheralded captains of the Toronto Maple Leafs also one of the greatest players in the history of hockey’s most popular team? In telling his story of turmoil in Toronto’s Ballard years (and with Don Cherry’s Mississauga Ice Dogs), growing up in an environment filled with alcohol and alcoholism, and his own struggles and battles, Rick Vaive finally sets the record straight.In the storied history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, no player scored fifty goals in a season until Rick Vaive in 1981-82. He did it three... + Read More
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Series: If I Knew Then Finding wisdom in failure and power in aging Hardcover Jann Arden 9780735279971 $32.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 27, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLERJann Arden—bestselling author, recording artist and late-blooming TV star—is back with this funny, heartfelt and fierce memoir on becoming a woman of a certain age. The power, gravity and freedom she’s found at fifty-seven are superpowers she believes all of us can unleash.Digging deep into her strengths, her failures and her losses, Jann Arden brings us an inspiring account of how she has surprised herself, in her fifties, by at last becoming completely her own person. Like many women, it took Jann a long time to realize tha... + Read More
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Series: The Company The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire Hardcover Stephen Bown 9780385694070 $37.00 HISTORY Oct 27, 2020

A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada’s origins.The story of the Hudson’s Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada’s creation. And yet it hasn’t been told in a book for over thirty years, and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown’s exciting new telling.The Company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured goods for furs with the Indigenous inhabitants of inland subarctic Canada. Controlled by a handful of English aristocrats, it expanded into a powerful... + Read More
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Series: Scotty A Hockey Life Like No Other Paperback Ken Dryden 9780771027529 $22.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 27, 2020

A #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA Globe and Mail and Toronto Star Best BookA hockey book like no other. A hockey life like no other.Scotty Bowman is renowned as the best coach in hockey history, and one of the greatest coaches in all of sports. He won more games and more Stanley Cups than anyone else. Remarkably, he coached at the very top for more than four decades with twenty-nine years between his first and last Cup wins. And he’s seen more than anyone in hockey. With his precious standing room pass to the Montreal Forum, he saw “Rocket” Richard pla... + Read More
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Series: We the North 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors Hardcover Doug Smith 9780735240360 $32.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 20, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Doug Smith always gets the first question in any Raptors press conference—as the dean of our press corps, he’s been in the front row for every development over the past 25 years. There’s no one better placed to write a history of our team’s first quarter century.”—Nick Nurse, head coach, Toronto RaptorsBringing Jurassic Park to your home, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of Canada’s most exciting team.When the Toronto Raptors first took the court back in 1995, the world was a very different place. Michael Jordan was tea... + Read More
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Series: Burke's Law A Life in Hockey Hardcover Brian Burke 9780735239470 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 13, 2020

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he’s fought through.Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities—no, personalities full-stop—in the media landscape. His brashness makes him a magnet for attention, and he does nothing to shy away from it. Most famous for advocating “pugnacity, truculence, testosterone, and belligerence” during his tenure at the helm of the Maple Leafs, Burke has lived and breathed hockey his whole life. He has been a player, an agent, a league... + Read More
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Series: Hope in the Balance A Newfoundland Doctor Meets a World in Crisis Hardcover Andrew Furey 9780385692618 $32.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 13, 2020

How the caring spirit of Newfoundland was exported to a world in crisis.Dr. Andrew Furey, an orthopedic surgeon, was sitting by a large fireplace at home in St John’s, watching an even larger flat-screen TV, when dreadful images of the aftermath of an earthquake in Haiti burst in on the cosy domestic scene. Human suffering on an epic scale was being documented in real time. Dr. Furey spent a sleepless night, and woke knowing he had to help in some way. In what has been a theme throughout Newfoundland and Labrador’s history, he found himself ans... + Read More
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Series: War: How Conflict Shaped Us Hardcover Margaret MacMillan 9780735238022 $35.00 HISTORY Oct 06, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Lionel Gelber PrizeThoughtful and brilliant insights into the very nature of war—from the ancient Greeks to modern times—from world-renowned historian Margaret MacMillan. War—its imprint in our lives and our memories—is all around us, from the metaphors we use to the names on our maps. As books, movies, and television series show, we are drawn to the history and depiction of war. Yet we nevertheless like to think of war as an aberration, as the breakdown of the normal state of peace. This is comfortin... + Read More
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Series: The Fight for History 75 Years of Forgetting, Remembering, and Remaking Canada's Second World War Hardcover Tim Cook 9780735238336 $35.00 HISTORY Sep 08, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA masterful telling of the way World War Two has been remembered, forgotten, and remade by Canada over seventy-five years. The Second World War shaped modern Canada. It led to the country’s emergence as a middle power on the world stage; the rise of the welfare state; industrialization, urbanization, and population growth. After the war, Canada increasingly turned toward the United States in matters of trade, security, and popular culture, which then sparked a desire to strengthen Canadian nationalism from the threat of Ameri... + Read More
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Series: Forever Terry A Legacy in Letters Hardcover Darrell Fox 9780735240698 $29.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Sep 01, 2020

NATIONAL BESTSELLERTerry Fox defined perseverance and hope for a generation of Canadians. Forty years after Terry’s run ended, Forever Terry reflects what Terry’s legacy means to us now, and in the future.To mark the 40th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope, Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters recounts the inspiration, dedication, and perseverance that Terry Fox embodied, and gives voice to an icon whose example spoke much louder than his words. Comprising 40 letters from 40 contributors, and edited by Terry’s younger brother Darrell on behalf o... + Read More
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Series: Two Trees Make a Forest In Search of My Family's Past Among Taiwan's Mountains and Coasts Paperback Jessica J. Lee 9780735239579 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 28, 2020

Combining an immersive exploration of nature with captivatingly beautiful prose, Jessica J. Lee embarks on a journey to discover her family’s forgotten history and to connect with the island they once called home.Taiwan is an island of extremes: towering mountains, lush forests, and barren escarpment. Between shifting tectonic plates and a history rife with tension, the geographical and political landscape is forever evolving. After unearthing a hidden memoir of her grandfather’s life, Jessica J. Lee seeks to piece together the fragments of her... + Read More
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Series: Hand Drawn Hand Drawn Vancouver Sketches of the City's Neighbourhoods, Buildings, and People Hardcover Emma FitzGerald 9780147531209 $24.95 TRAVEL Jun 23, 2020

Visitors and locals alike will love this book of whimsical sketches of Vancouver, British Columbia, accompanied by thoughtful observations and snippets of overheard conversations.Take a tour of Vancouver’s sights and sidewalks with Emma FitzGerald’s hand-drawn impressions of her hometown, a city filled with stories—funny, surprising, and sometimes dark—amidst the cherry blossoms, beaches, and forests. Included are more than 100 sketches completed on location that, together, capture the essence of Vancouver. From Stanley Park’s seawall to Kitsil... + Read More
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Series: Parking the Moose One American's Epic Quest to Uncover His Incredible Canadian Roots Paperback Dave Hill 9780385690065 $21.00 HUMOR Jun 16, 2020

A quarter-Canadian from Cleveland explores his roots—and melts your face with joy.Most American children are taught that their country is the “best.” But this idea never stuck with Dave Hill, despite being born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His grandfather, you see, was from Canada. And every Sunday at dinner he’d remind Dave and anyone else within earshot that it was in fact Canada, this magical and mysterious land just across the mighty Lake Erie, that was the “best.”So while Dave’s peers kept busy with football and baseball, Dave got into h... + Read More
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Series: A Mind Spread Out on the Ground Paperback Alicia Elliott 9780385692403 $21.00 HISTORY Jun 02, 2020

Finalist for the 2019 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction#1 National BestsellerA bold and profound work by Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott, A Mind Spread Out on the Ground is a personal and critical meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in North America. In an urgent and visceral work that asks essential questions about the treatment of Native people in North America while drawing on intimate details of her own life and experience with intergenerational trauma, Alicia Elliott offers indispensable insight and unde... + Read More
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Series: Son of a Critch A Childish Newfoundland Memoir Paperback Mark Critch 9780735235083 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 26, 2020

From This Hour Has 22 Minutes anchor and “roving reporter” Mark Critch, a hilarious story of family, getting into trouble, and finding one’s place in the world.What could be better than growing up in the 1980s? How about growing up in 1980s Newfoundland, which—as Mark Critch will tell you—was more like the 1960s. Take a trip to where it all began in this funny and warm look back on his formative years.Here we find a young Mark trick-or-treating at a used car lot, getting locked out of school on a fourth-floor window ledge, faking an asthma atta... + Read More
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Series: Beyond the Trees A Journey Alone Across Canada's Arctic Paperback Adam Shoalts 9780735236851 $22.00 HISTORY May 05, 2020

National bestsellerA thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from “Canada’s greatest living explorer.”In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America’s greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it’s still possible to wander for months without crossing a single road, or even see another human being.Between his starting point in Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory, to his destination in Baker Lake, Nunavut, lies... + Read More
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Series: The Skin We're In A Year of Black Resistance and Power Hardcover Desmond Cole 9780385686341 $29.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jan 28, 2020

In the tradition of Ta-Nehisi Coates, a bracing, provocative and perspective-shifting book from one of Canada’s most celebrated and uncompromising writers, Desmond Cole. The Skin We’re In will spark a national conversation, influence policy and inspire activists.In May 2015, the cover story of Toronto Life magazine shook Canada’s largest city to its core. Desmond Cole’s “The Skin I’m In” exposed the racist practices of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times Cole had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice... + Read More
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Series: Most Valuable How Sidney Crosby Became the Best Player in Hockey's Greatest Era and Changed the Game Forever Hardcover Gare Joyce 9780735237926 $32.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 29, 2019

This hockey generation’s brightest talent has been plagued by concussions. Now, the very style of play that has brought Crosby such success may be heralding the end of his career.Sidney Crosby is arguably the best player ever to put on skates. You could argue that Bobby was better, or Wayne, or Gordie. But it would be hard to argue that any of those guys changed the game as much as Sid. No defenceman came along in Bobby’s wake to play like him. There will never be another 99. But in Crosby’s case, the entire league was re-made in his image.The... + Read More
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Series: Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities Paperback Paul Seesequasis 9780735273313 $32.95 HISTORY Oct 22, 2019

A revelatory portrait of eight Indigenous communities from across North America, shown through never-before-published archival photographs—a gorgeous extension of Paul Seesequasis’s popular social media project.In 2015, writer and journalist Paul Seesequasis found himself grappling with the devastating findings of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission report on the residential school system. He sought understanding and inspiration in the stories of his mother, herself a residential school survivor. Gradually, Paul realized that another, ... + Read More
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Series: Rick Mercer Final Report Paperback Rick Mercer 9780385692496 $22.00 HUMOR Oct 22, 2019

Including even more rants, Canada’s pre-eminent satirical commentator brings down the curtain on his hugely successful show in this #1 national bestseller.Rick Mercer can always be relied on to provoke a strong reaction—but what he said one fall day in 2017 truly shocked the nation. In a rant posted on social media, the great Canadian satirist announced loud and clear that the current, 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report—the nation’s best-watched and best-loved comedy show—would be the last. This volume brings together never-before-published ... + Read More
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Series: The Fundies The Essential Hockey Guide from On the Bench Paperback Olly Postanin 9780735236981 $19.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 22, 2019

Putting the old-school grease back in hockey, in the first ever written eppie!Do you have trouble sniping top corns or landing a big conny? Keep missing the net in praccy or losing all your tillys?Well boys, you might need the fundies.Canadian beauties Olly Postanin and Jacob Ardown are natural athletes, and are here to show you how to be a weapon on the ice. All the big-leaguers (like Connor McDavid and Drew Doughty, not a big deal) come to Olly and Jacob for help on hockey fundamentals (the fundies); now you can get the insider tips and trick... + Read More
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Series: Art and Rivalry The Marriage of Mary and Christopher Pratt Hardcover Carol Bishop-Gwyn 9780345808424 $34.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

The unauthorized biography of Canada’s most famous artist couple and the rivalry that drove them.She painted as if with pure light, radiant colours making quotidian kitchen scenes come alive with sublimated drama. He painted like clockwork, each stroke precise and measured with exquisite care, leaving no angle unchecked and no subtlety of tone unattended. Some would say Mary Pratt was fire and Christopher, ice. And yet Newfoundland’s Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera (or Jackson Pollack and Lee Krasner…) presented their marriage as a portrait of har... + Read More
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Series: My Canadian Boyfriend, Justin Trudeau Hardcover Carrie Parker 9780789336897 $10.98 HUMOR Sep 24, 2019

A celebration of the man, the myth, and the meme that is everyone’s political crush. There is no world leader as beloved (or loooved) as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Dynamic, smart, charismatic, compassionate, and sometimes sassy, he has quickly emerged as not only a dominant politician, but as a model-like role model to millions around the globe. This laugh-out-loud tribute to the head (and heart) of the Canadian government is filled with photos of Trudeau. Delivering speeches in finely tailored suits to boxing shirtless, from looki... + Read More
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Series: Split Tooth Paperback Tanya Tagaq 9780143198055 $19.99 FICTION Sep 24, 2019

A fierce, tender, heartbreaking story unlike anything you’ve ever read from the internationally acclaimed Inuit throat singer who has dazzled and enthralled the world with music it had never heard before.Fact can be as strange as fiction. It can also be as dark, as violent, as rapturous. In the end, there may be no difference between them.A girl grows up in Nunavut in the 1970s. She knows joy, and friendship, and parents’ love. She knows boredom, and listlessness, and bullying. She knows the tedium of the everyday world, and the raw, amoral pow... + Read More
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Series: Trudeau The Education of a Prime Minister Hardcover John Ivison 9780771048951 $32.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 06, 2019

NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of Canada’s most popular and connected political journalists, an unblinkered warts-and-all look at Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government’s record in power. A must-read as we head into the 2019 federal election.Canadians are becoming increasingly skeptical about their chameleon prime minister. When he entered politics, Justin Trudeau came across as a person with no fixed principles. Now, he presents himself as a conviction politician. What motivated his metamorphosis—belief or opportunism?Either way, in 2019’s ele... + Read More
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Series: Song of a Nation The Untold Story of Canada's National Anthem Paperback Robert Harris 9780771050947 $22.00 HISTORY Jun 04, 2019

The greatest story never told, this formidable and gorgeously written biography documents the amazing and controversial short life of Calixa Lavallée--the composer of "O Canada"--and the tumult of 19th-century North America.He was a composer, a performer, an entrepreneur, and an educator; played pop and classical music; and appeared in his quasi-colonial society, tragically, just ahead of his time. Calixa Lavallee, the French Canadian composer of "O Canada," has a compelling, almost unbelievable personal story. He left home at 12 and worked as ... + Read More
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Series: We Have Always Been Here A Queer Muslim Memoir Paperback Samra Habib 9780735235007 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 04, 2019

How do you find yourself when the world tells you that you don’t exist?Samra Habib has spent most of her life searching for the safety to be herself. As an Ahmadi Muslim growing up in Pakistan, she faced regular threats from Islamic extremists who believed the small, dynamic sect to be blasphemous. From her parents, she internalized the lesson that revealing her identity could put her in grave danger.When her family came to Canada as refugees, Samra encountered a whole new host of challenges: bullies, racism, the threat of poverty, and an arran... + Read More
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Series: The Woulda Coulda Shoulda Guide to Canadian Inventions Paperback Red Green 9780385687416 $21.00 HUMOR May 14, 2019

One of Canada's greatest inventors takes on his peers, with mixed results. Red Green's motto: Quando omni flunkus moritati (When all else fails, play dead) The author of How to Do Everything and Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women has never been reluctant to take on enormously difficult jobs that are doomed to failure. This latest project has turned out to be perhaps his nearest thing to a triumph yet. In Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda, Red surveys, analyzes, critiques and in some cases tells you how to replicate at home the best Canadian i... + Read More
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Series: Hockey Addict's Guide to Toronto Where to Eat, Drink, and Play the Only Game That Matters Paperback Evan Gubernick 9781682681527 $19.95 TRAVEL Feb 26, 2019

An insider's guide to Toronto for all hockey lovers—fans and players alike. Attention hockey heads: Want to know where to join a league, play a pick-up game, or get your blades sharpened? Where to grab some grub before heading to the rink or where to find a post-skate brew? In Hockey Addict’s Guide Toronto, beer-leaguer Evan Gubernick highlights the city’s best hockey hubs, along with the go-to spots nearby. The local hockey community chimes in, from rink rats to pros, and takes readers beyond the stadiums to discover the best sports memorabili... + Read More
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Series: Then and Now® Vancouver Then and Now® Hardcover Francis Mansbridge 9781911595618 $29.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Nov 15, 2018

In Vancouver Then and Now archival images have been paired with new photos of the same scenes as they appear today to reveal over a century of dramatic change in this beautiful city. Vancouver—a major seaport and coastal metropolis—was originally a dense, temperate rain forest. Early industry around the fledgling settlements on the Burrard Inlet exploited the area’s natural resources—lumber, furs, and fish. But the biggest boon to trade and the establishment of the city came with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1887. Downtown Van... + Read More
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Series: Then and Now® Montréal Then and Now® Hardcover Alan Hustak 9781911216506 $26.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Jun 01, 2017

Established in 1642 as a Roman Catholic mission, Montreal was named for the mountain where its French founders erected a cross. They also laid out the streets that today meander through three core districts: the Plateau, Downtown, and historic Old Montreal. The city has remade itself three times: first in the 1830s when planners decreed that all buildings be built with Trenton limestone; again in the 1870s when the city moved up the hill into what is called the Square Mile; and finally in the 1960s, when Place Ville Marie and the infrastructure... + Read More
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Series: Then and Now® Toronto Then and Now® Hardcover Doug Taylor 9781910904077 $26.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Jun 01, 2016

Toronto has long been a financial powerhouse in North America, and this is represented by its many grand bank buildings. Canada’s capital may be Ottawa, but the financial power emanates from this thriving city, the fourth most populous in North America.Sites include: Toronto Harbour, Fort York, Queen’s Quay Lighthouse, Toronto Island Ferries, Queen’s Quay Terminal, Canadian National Exhibition, Sunnyside Bathing Pavilion, Princes’ Gates, Royal York Hotel, Union Station, City Hall, St. Lawrence Market, St. James Cathedral, Canadian Pacific Build... + Read More
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Series: Canada Paperback Mike Myers 9780385689274 $27.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 30, 2018

Comedy superstar Mike Myers writes from the (true patriot) heart about his relationship with his beloved Canada. Mike Myers is a world-renowned actor, director and writer, and the man behind some of the most memorable comic characters of our time. But as he says: "no description of me is truly complete without saying I'm a Canadian." He has often winked and nodded to Canada in his outrageously accomplished body of work, but now he turns the spotlight full-beam on his homeland. His hilarious and heartfelt new book is part memoir, part h... + Read More
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Series: Grit and Glory Celebrating 40 Years of the Edmonton Oilers Hardcover Lorna Schultz Nicholson 9780735233461 $40.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 30, 2018

The complete story of the Edmonton Oilers--from Wayne Gretzky and the dynasty years, to Connor McDavid and the future, and everything in between.When the Edmonton Oilers joined the NHL in 1979, the team owner, Peter Pocklington, proclaimed they would win their first Stanley Cup within five years. A bold statement that turned out to be half right: they not only won the Cup in 1984, but won it four more times over the next six years, forging one of the most dominant dynasties ever. The Oilers have always been a team of determination--fast scor... + Read More
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Series: Bobby My Story in Pictures Hardcover Bobby Orr 9780735236189 $37.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 30, 2018

The incredible story of the life and phenomenal career of hockey's most legendary superstar, told through never-before-seen photographs. Bobby Orr rarely speaks of his accomplishments as a hockey player. He doesn’t have to—his play did all his talking for him during his storied career. His was a style of seemingly effortless grace, a style that helped reinvent the sport of hockey. Now, Bobby Orr shares his story through a personal collection of photos, inviting readers into different seasons of his life while introducing some of the people t... + Read More
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Series: 99: Stories of the Game Paperback Wayne Gretzky 9780735232648 $21.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 30, 2018

One of the greatest sports figures of all time salutes his heroes and takes us inside the game as few others can. No one has been as close to the game as Wayne Gretzky. When he first laced up skates in the NHL, he changed the league. And by the time he had hung up his skates, he had re-written the record book. There can be no doubt what he means to the game. What we haven't seen is what the game means to him. For the first time, Wayne Gretzky will tell us about the NHL's great moments from his point of view. We will meet the peopl... + Read More
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Series: My Stories, My Times Hardcover Jean Chretien 9780735277342 $34.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 23, 2018

One of the most popular Canadian prime ministers in recent history, Jean Chrétien has some stories to tell. Recounted with warmth, insight and humour, these brief and candid essays feature many behind-the-scenes stories from a long, distinguished and colourful career. Includes two sixteen-page colour photo inserts.October 2018 marks twenty-five years since Jean Chrétien took the helm as prime minister. In this collection of short essays, he has picked up his pen to reminisce about his long years in the public eye, and the many luminaries he met... + Read More
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Series: A Newfoundlander in Canada Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home Paperback Alan Doyle 9780385686211 $21.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 16, 2018

Following the fantastic success of his bestselling memoir, Where I Belong, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle returns with a hilarious, heartwarming account of leaving Newfoundland and discovering Canada for the first time. Armed with the same personable, candid style found in his first book, Alan Doyle turns his perspective outward from Petty Harbour toward mainland Canada, reflecting on what it was like to venture away from the comforts of home and the familiarity of the island. Often in a van, sometimes in a bus, occasionally in a ... + Read More
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Series: A History of Canada in Ten Maps Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land Paperback Adam Shoalts 9780143193982 $22.00 HISTORY May 15, 2018

Envisioning the mysterious land that would eventually be called “Canada” through the eyes of the explorers who first set foot on these shores, A History of Canada in Ten Maps brings our stories to life.Every map tells a story, and every map has a purpose: inviting us to go somewhere we’ve never been. It is an account of what we know, but also a trace of what we long for. Like a story, a map is never completely objective. It records special interests and agendas. It leaves important things unsaid even as it purports to lay things out clearly and... + Read More
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Series: Original Highways Travelling the Great Rivers of Canada Paperback Roy MacGregor 9780307361394 $21.00 HISTORY May 08, 2018

Expanding on his landmark Globe and Mail series in which he documented his travels down 16 of Canada's great rivers, Roy MacGregor tells the story of our country through the stories of its original highways, and how they sustain our spirit, identity and economy--past, present and future. No country is more blessed with fresh water than Canada. From the mouth of the Fraser River in BC, to the Bow in Alberta, the Red in Manitoba, the Gatineau, the Saint John and the most historic of all Canada's rivers, the St. Lawrence, our beloved chronicle... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour The Complete Collection of Canadian Jokes, One-Liners & Witty Sayings Paperback Gerd De Ley 9781578267200 $15.00 HUMOR Dec 26, 2017

Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour collects the very best of humorous quotes, witty observations and funny one-liners from famous--and not-so-famous--Canadians. Collecting over 1000 of the wittiest remarks, deepest thoughts and side-splitting one-liners ever attributed to a Canuck, Canadian Wit, Wisdom & Humour features those writers, actors, comedians, politicians, and personalities that best represent the nation of Canada, including Margaret Atwood, Pierre Légaré, O.A. Battista, Norm McDonald, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey and many, many more!
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Series: Feeding My Mother Comfort and Laughter in the Kitchen as My Mom Lives with Memory Loss Hardcover Jann Arden 9780735273924 $35.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Nov 21, 2017

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERBased on her hugely popular Facebook posts and Instagram photos, Feeding My Mother is a frank, funny, inspirational and piercingly honest account of the transformation in Jann Arden's life that has turned her into the primary "parent" to her mom, who is in the grip of Alzheimer's.Jann Arden moved in to a house just across the way from her parents in rural Alberta to be close to them but also so they could be her refuge from the demands of the music business and a performing career. Funny how time works. Since her dad died... + Read More
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Series: The Beaverton Presents Glorious and/or Free The True History of Canada Paperback Luke Gordon Field 9780735233294 $24.95 HUMOR Oct 31, 2017

A hilarious tour through Canada's history, from the nation's most trusted news source: The Beaverton.There is a new media empire in Canada--and unlike others, it is honest about being "fake news." Its satirical headlines have been misinforming Canadians across the country and the world, using parody to shine a light on the nation. What started as an immensely popular online newspaper led to a hit TV show delivering biting commentary on Canadian culture, politics, and the biggest news stories. Now, in its first book, The Beaverton looks back ove... + Read More
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Series: The Book of Lists Revised and Updated and Even More Canadian Paperback Ira Basen 9780735273061 $26.00 REFERENCE Oct 24, 2017

A revised, updated and even more Canadian edition of the classic bestseller. In 1977, The Book of Lists, the first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, was published. Filled with intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia it has spawned many imitators--but none as satisfying or successful. In 2005, Ira Basen and Jane Farrow brought together the most entertaining and informative of these original lists and augmented them with homegrown material in the first Canadian edition. Now, more than a decade later, this refreshed and ... + Read More
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Series: Ingenious How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, and Happier Hardcover David Johnston 9780771050916 $40.00 HISTORY Mar 28, 2017

To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday, Governor General David Johnston and Tom Jenkins have crafted a richly illustrated volume of brilliant Canadian innovations whose widespread adoption has made the world a better place. From Bovril to BlackBerrys, lightbulbs to liquid helium, peanut butter to Pablum, this is a surprising and incredibly varied collection to make Canadians proud, and to our unique entrepreneurial spirit.Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces -- insight, necessity, and simple luck. Ingenious mov... + Read More
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Series: The Canadian Backwoods Colouring Book Paperback Ketha Newman 9780385689793 $16.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Dec 20, 2016

The lush beauty of Canada's wildlife and landscape is brought to life in a colouring book along with excerpts from the country's greatest writers.Featuring 40 gorgeous illustrations paired with excerpts from some of Canada's most beloved poets and writers, The Canadian Backwoods Colouring Book will satisfy all your colouring needs throughout the year. Beginning in January, this book will take you through each month and season, exploring the wildlife and landscapes that define Canada.
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Series: Canoe Country The Making of Canada Paperback Roy MacGregor 9780307361424 $24.00 HISTORY May 10, 2016

One of our favourite chroniclers of all things Canadian presents a rollicking, personal, photo-filled history of the relationship between a country and its canoes.From the earliest explorers on the Columbia River in BC or the Mattawa in Ontario to a doomed expedition of voyageurs up the Nile to rescue Khartoum; from the author's family roots deep in the Algonquin wilderness to modern families who have canoed across the country (kids and dogs included): Canoe Country is Roy MacGregor's celebration of the essential and enduring love affair Canadi... + Read More
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Series: Ross Penhall's Vancouver, Surrounding Areas and Places That Inspire Hardcover Ross Penhall 9780147529879 $35.00 TRAVEL Mar 15, 2016

A collection of 120 paintings by renowned artist Ross Penhall that celebrates the identity and spirit of Vancouver. Also included are paintings of inspirational places across Canada, the US and Europe, including the California Coast, the Prairies and the Italian countryside. Ross Penhall's Vancouver combines stunning imagery, tribute and personal history to create a portrait of the city through an artist's eyes. Ross Penhall was born and raised in Vancouver, where he has had two separate and successful careers as a fire captain and now as an in... + Read More
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Series: An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth Paperback Chris Hadfield 9780345812711 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 01, 2015

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER2013 Winner of the CBA Libris Non-Fiction Book of the Year AwardNamed a Best Book by the Globe and Mail, Book Riot, and SlateIn An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, Chris Hadfield gives us a rare perspective on how he learned to “think like an astronaut”—and how earthbound humans can use those skills to achieve success and happiness in their lives. Now with a new afterword.Chris Hadfield decided to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo moon landing with his family on Stag Island, Ontari... + Read More
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Series: Red Green's Beginner's Guide to Women Paperback Red Green 9780385677653 $19.95 HUMOR Oct 14, 2014

Red Green's wisdom, wit and whimsy on mankind's greatest challenge . . . now in paperback. Red Green is celebrated as one of the handiest men in North America. But as well as being a purveyor of inventive practical advice on, for example, making a jetpack from two propane tanks, a hybrid car from recycled golf carts and satellite dishes, and a kiddie ride from a bar stool attached to the agitator of a washing machine, Red Green is also noted for his insights into that most difficult of assembly jobs, human relationships. His previous b... + Read More
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Series: The Green Red Green Made Almost Entirely from Recycled Material Paperback Red Green 9780385678582 $17.95 HUMOR Oct 16, 2012

Red Green was recycling material long before the green revolution got underway. Look at the autmobiles he's driven over the years. Many of those were assembled using the same basic method employed for The Green Red Green: by welding together the surviving bits of some old wrecks. In this case, we're talking about the three Red Geen books published long ago by other, inferior publishers: Duct Tape Is Not Enough, a collection of newspaper columns by Red Green's alter-ego Steve Smith on surviving middle age; Red Green Talks Cars; and Red's literar... + Read More
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Series: How To Do Everything (From the Man Who Should Know) Paperback Red Green 9780385667753 $22.00 HUMOR Sep 06, 2011

It may not be great literature — but at least it's handy.From the mastermind of the hugely successful The Red Green Show comes a book that is going to change your life, or at least make you laugh — a lot — whenever you pick it up. And people are going to be picking it up for many years to come, because — like the long-rerunning TV shows — there's not a topical gag in the book anywhere, so it's going to be funny for the forseeable future. And as its title suggests, this is also a terribly useful book. Among its very many gems of advice, it sh... + Read More
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Series: The Montreal Canadiens 100 Years of Glory Paperback D'Arcy Jenish 9780385663250 $25.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 20, 2009

National BestsellerThe definitive history of the Montreal Canadiens – now updated with the inside story of the tumultuous 2009 season. Before there were slapshots, Foster Hewitt, or even an NHL, there were the Canadiens. Founded on December 4, 1909, the team won its first Stanley Cup in 1916. Since then, the Canadiens have won 23 more championships, making them the most successful hockey team in the world. The team has survived two wars, the Great Depression, NHL expansion, and countless other upheavals, thanks largely to the loyalty of fans an... + Read More
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Series: Jam Bake Inspired Recipes for Creating and Baking with Preserves Hardcover Camilla Wynne 9780525611080 $32.00 COOKING Jun 01, 2021

A one-of-a-kind preserving and baking book packed full of delicious jams and the indulgent dessert that best showcase them, from pastry chef and Master Preserver Camilla Wynne.“What can I do with this jam besides put it on toast?” Master Preserver and pastry chef Camilla Wynne is constantly asked this question when teaching her popular preserving classes. Enter Jam Bake: a one-of-a-kind cookbook full of her jam, marmalade, fruit butter, and jelly concoctions, along with recipes for what to do with them beyond toast.In Jam Bake, Camilla shares m... + Read More
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Series: Farm, Fire & Feast Recipes from the Inn at Bay Fortune Hardcover Michael Smith 9780735233843 $40.00 COOKING May 04, 2021

Celebrity chef Michael Smith’s extraordinary collection of recipes from his award-winning restaurant on Canada’s east coast.Famous for its miles of beaches, lighthouses, farmland, and seafood, Prince Edward Island is a destination for travelers and food-lovers alike. Nestled on forty-six acres of land overlooking the picturesque Fortune River near the eastern tip of Prince Edward Island, The Inn at Bay Fortune is a leading five-star country inn with the award-winning restaurant FireWorks offering a unique live-fire culinary experience with unfo... + Read More