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Peddling Snakeoil for the Modern Age

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This is a really great book that really opens your eyes to the use of hokey-pokey snakeoil based teething pain treatments that aren't Tylenol or Motrin based. Or then something else entirely that has nothing to do

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Series: Home and Away Simple, Delicious Recipes Inspired by the World's Cafes, Bistros, and Diners Paperback Darcy Shore 9781551526737 $24.95 COOKING Apr 26, 2017

A cookbook inspired by how food from around the world not only connects us all, but also reminds us of home. Cooking outside one's comfort zone is now easier than ever: ingredients once considered exotic are available at supermarkets across the country, and we're more open to exploring the far reaches of the world through food. This tantalizing cookbook takes readers on a global tour through food, from the steamy noodle shops of Seoul to the wood-fired grills of Istanbul and funky dives of San Francisco. Randy and Darcy Shore explore how food... + Read More
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Series: Blood, Sweat, and Fear The Story of Inspector Vance, Vancouver's First Forensic Investigator Paperback Eve Lazarus 9781551526850 $21.95 HISTORY May 01, 2017

Finalist, Crime Writers of Canada Arthur Ellis Award During his forty-two-year-career he helped detectives in Vancouver, Victoria, and throughout BC solve hit-and-runs, safe-crackings, and some of the most sensational murder cases of the 20th century. Vance was constantly called to crime scenes and to testify in court because of his skills in serology, toxicology, and autopsy. When Vance was first called to a crime scene in 1914, forensics was in its infancy. Vancouver was the first police department in Canada to have a scientist on staff and... + Read More
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Series: Rough Patch Paperback Nicole Markotic 9781551526812 $15.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Apr 01, 2017

In this compelling novel for young adults, Keira is a quirky but shy teen entering her first year of high school; she navigates her growing interest in kissing both girls and boys, while not alienating her BFF, boy-crazy Sita. As the two acclimate to their unfamiliar surroundings, they manage to find new lunchmates and make lists of the cutest boys in school. But Keira is caught "in between"?unable to fully participate in these kind of conversations, yet too scared to come clean. She’s also feeling the pressure of her family’s problems: parents... + Read More
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Series: Scarborough Paperback Catherine Hernandez 9781551526775 $17.95 FICTION May 01, 2017

Trillium Book Award and City of Toronto Book Award finalist; Edmund White Debut Fiction Award finalist; A Globe 100, National Post and Quill and Quire Best Book of the Year; Longlisted for Canada Reads Scarborough is a low-income, culturally diverse neighbourhood east of Toronto, the fourth largest city in North America; like many inner-city communities, it suffers under the weight of poverty, drugs, crime, and urban blight. Scarborough the novel employs a multitude of voices to tell the story of a tight-knit neighbourhood under fire: among th... + Read More
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Series: Everything Is Awful and You're a Terrible Person Paperback Daniel Zomparelli 9781551526751 $15.95 FICTION Apr 01, 2017

Finalist, Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes) A YouTube star becomes famous after he documents his breakup online. An anxious, lactose-intolerant office worker obsesses over a stranger who says "Nice shorts, bro" to him in passing. A couple wants to open up their relationship to a ghost. A monster just wants to find love in his human skin. In these unconventional, interconnected stories--the first work of fiction by acclaimed poet Daniel Zomparelli, editor-in-chief of Poetry Is Dead magazine--gay men look for love in any way possible.... + Read More
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Series: a place called No Homeland Paperback Kai Cheng Thom 9781551526799 $14.95 POETRY Apr 01, 2017

Winner, Writers' Trust of Canada's Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers; American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book; Finalist, Lambda Literary Award and Publishing Triangle Award for Trans and Gender Variant Literature This extraordinary poetry collection is a vivid, beautifully wrought journey to the place where forgotten ancestors live and monstrous women roam--and where the distinctions between body, land, and language are lost. In these fierce yet tender narrative poems, Kai Cheng Thom draws equally from memory and mythol... + Read More
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Series: Queer Film Classics Female Trouble A Queer Film Classic Paperback Chris Holmlund 9781551526836 $17.95 PERFORMING ARTS May 15, 2017

A Queer Film Classic on John Waters' 1974 dark comedy. The first title in the Queer Film Classic series to focus on the work of legendary director and cinematic camp icon John Waters, best known for the underground classic Pink Flamingos and his later more commercial works such as Crybaby, starring Johnny Depp, and Hairspray, which was also made into a hit stage and film musical. His films are perhaps best exemplified by his partnerships with the late, legendary drag queen Divine, who starred in his most outrageous films, including 1972's Pink... + Read More