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Series: The Three Pleasures Paperback Terry Watada 9781772140958 $24.00 FICTION Oct 10, 2017

2017 Foreword INDIES Finalist (Historical, Adult Fiction). 1940s Vancouver. The Japanese have just bombed Pearl Harbour and racial tension is building in Vancouver. The RCMP are rounding up "suspicious" young men, and fishing boats and property are soon seized from Steveston fishers; internment camps in BC's interior are only months away. Daniel Sugiura, a young reporter for the New Canadian, the only Japanese-Canadian newspaper allowed to keep publishing during the war, narrates The Three Pleasures. The story is told through three main chara... + Read More
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Series: Royal City Volume 1: Next of Kin Paperback Jeff Lemire 9781534302624 $13.50 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Age (years) from 16 Oct 03, 2017

In his most ambitious and most personal project to date, JEFF LEMIRE spins the captivating and engaging story of a family from the small factory town of ROYAL CITY and the ghosts that haunt them. In a return to the literary and thematic territory of Lemire’s breakthrough graphic novel ESSEX COUNTY, ROYAL CITY follows Patrick Pike, a fading literary star who reluctantly returns to the once-thriving factory town where he grew up. Patrick is quickly drawn back into the dramas of his two adult siblings, his overbearing Mother and his brow beaten F... + Read More
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Series: Birds of Canada 2nd Edition Paperback DK 9781553632849 $45.00 NATURE Sep 05, 2017

Updated to reflect all the latest taxonomic data, Birds of Canada is the complete photographic guide to 613 species of birds found in Canada, including the most common species, rare, and vagrant birds. Ideal for the armchair bird enthusiast or dedicated bird watcher, this book includes stunning full-color photographs revealing individual species with unrivaled clarity. The 436 most commonly seen birds are pictured with plumage variations, and information on similar birds is provided to make differentiation easy, from game birds and waterfowl to... + Read More
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Series: Journey An Illustrated History of Travel Hardcover DK 9781465464149 $65.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 03, 2017

An illustrated account of human movement, travel, exploration, and scientific discovery—from the first trade networks in ancient Sumer to the epic Voyager missions.Human journeys arise from all manner of impulses, from migration and the search for food, to pilgrimages, trade, scientific curiosity, or simply the quest for adventure. Journey traces each through lively accounts, alongside the biographies of conquerors, explorers, and travelers; stories of technological innovation; literary journals; and works of art. Themed spreads and feature pan... + Read More
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Series: Cooking with the Wolfman Indigenous Fusion Paperback David Wolfman 9781771621632 $29.95 COOKING Oct 07, 2017

While there were major variations from region to region and from season to season, in general, the traditional diets of Indigenous peoples of North America were remarkably healthy--high in protein and nutrients, low in salt, sugar and nearly without refined carbohydrates, featuring large and small game, waterfowl, eggs, fish and seafood, tubers, berries, tree roots, grasses, seeds and cultivated food crops. As a classically trained chef of First Nations heritage, David Wolfman has a passion for bringing these traditional food sources togeth... + Read More
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Series: Dirty Windshields The Best and the Worst of the Smugglers Tour Diaries Paperback Grant Lawrence 9781771621489 $26.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 13, 2017

Dirty Windshields is the long-awaited memoir from CBC host and award-winning author Grant Lawrence, baring all the salacious and hilarious details from his touring days as the lead singer of Vancouver-based rock and roll band The Smugglers. Formed when most of the members were still in high school, The Smugglers came of age during the height of the grunge explosion in the early 1990s, when Grant, working as a concert promoter, put on shows for Nirvana, Green Day and Bad Religion, among many others. In Dirty Windshields, Grant chronicles... + Read More
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Series: Island of the Blue Foxes Disaster and Triumph on Bering's Great Voyage to Alaska Hardcover Stephen R. Bown 9781771621618 $34.95 HISTORY Oct 28, 2017

The Great Northern Expedition was the most ambitious and well-financed scientific expedition in history. Lasting nearly ten years and spanning three continents, its geographical, cartographical and natural history accomplishments are on par with James Cook's famous voyages, the scientific circumnavigations of Alessandro Malaspina and Louis Antoine de Bougainville, and Lewis and Clark's cross-continental trek. Conceived by Peter the Great in the 1730s and led by Danish mariner Vitus Bering, the enterprise involved a cavalcade of nearly three ... + Read More
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Series: World's Most Travelled Man A Twenty-Three-Year Odyssey to and through Every Country on the Planet Hardcover Mike Spencer Bown 9781771621427 $12.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 14, 2017

"This is the account of twenty-three years of wilderness wandering, sea voyages and overland treks to survey the earth, with no home or possessions other than what fit in my trusty backpack. There was no specific destination in mind except to visit countries, not the airports and luxury hotels but the country itself, to experience local culture and ways of life. This entailed sleeping in tribesmen's huts and cheap hostels and using local transportation whenever possible: traversing jungle roads packed eighteen souls to a single Peugeot station ... + Read More
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Series: Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country The Centennial of 1967 Paperback Tom Hawthorn 9781771621502 $26.95 HISTORY May 27, 2017

At first, Canadians showed little interest in marking the centennial. The announcement of a federal program to plan the celebration was met with initial indifference. After all, the event to be celebrated was spectacularly uninteresting—the nation was founded not in blood and revolution, but by discussion and negotiation, bewhiskered men in nineteenth-century frock coats sitting around tables for palaver. But a funny thing happened in the weeks leading to New Year’s Day, 1967. Canadians embraced the official plans for a celebration and, encoura... + Read More
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Series: The Great Canadian Bucket List The Great Canadian Bucket List One-of-a-Kind Travel Experiences 2nd edition Paperback Robin Esrock 9781459739383 $24.99 TRAVEL Jun 17, 2017

A National Bestseller!Fully revised with new chapters and fascinating destinations to explore, renowned travel writer Robin Esrock guides you to Canada’s most incredible experiences. Having visited more than 100 countries on 7 continents, Robin Esrock has built a career chasing the extraordinary. His bestselling Bucket List books feature experiences that are entirely unique, instantly memorable, wholly inspirational, and available to all. Celebrating his adopted home of Canada, Robin journeys to every province and territory to reveal the remark... + Read More
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Series: No Remedy for Love Hardcover Liona Boyd 9781459739925 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 19, 2017

A new memoir from internationally renowned musician Liona Boyd. Few people’s lives are as romantic and adventurous as Liona Boyd’s has been. She has performed around the world, sold millions of albums, won five Juno awards, serenaded numerous heads of state, and, for eight years, dated Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Continuing her story in a new memoir, Liona recounts how she lost her ability to perform, details her divorce, and chronicles the emotional roller-coaster ride that followed. After six years of searching for answers, reinventing her... + Read More
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Series: A Helena Marsh Novel The Appraisal Paperback Anna Porter 9781770414105 $19.95 FICTION Oct 17, 2017

In the vein of Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie novels comes a smart thriller with literary chops. Art appraiser Helena Marsh explores shady deals and complicated history as she navigates post-WWII corruption in the art world. “This peppy thriller from Porter bursts with banter and tantalizes the reader with half-revelations and game-changing twists.” — Kirkus Reviews “[A]n intelligent and exhilarating thriller.” — Publishers Weekly “A gripping thriller set against the rich post-war history of middle-Europe.” — Staunch Book Prize Commit... + Read More
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Series: Fast Ice Superstars of the New NHL Paperback Andrew Podnieks 9781770414297 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 17, 2017

The speed and skill of a new hockey generation — in photos and stories From the incredible debut of Auston Matthews to the unparalleled speed of Connor McDavid, the NHL is experiencing a rebirth that is based on speed and skill, not size, fighting, or intimidation. Fast Ice: Superstars of the New NHL features profiles of more than 50 of today’s greatest stars. Included are veterans like Sidney Crosby and arch-rival Alexander Ovechkin, but the heart of the book is the youth movement that has given fans new optimism for an exciting future. ... + Read More
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Series: All the Lonely People Collected Stories Hardcover Barry Callaghan 9781550967203 $26.95 USD FICTION Sep 01, 2018

These are tales told in a variety of voices: street hustlers, priests, blues singers, holocaust survivors, cross-dressers, paramilitary snipers, even those we may euphemistically consider the “ordinary” – all of them authentic, and all would subscribe to the maxim that “happiness is overrated.” The dialogue is true to speech as it is spoken, shot through with humor, piercing sadness and puzzling beauty. To quote the important American critic, M.L. Rosenthal, “His is one of the few story collections I’ve seen that even begins to pick up from the... + Read More
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Series: The Exile Book of Anthology Series That Dammed Beaver Canadian Humour, Laughs and Gaffs Paperback Bruce Meyer 9781550966916 $24.95 HUMOR Dec 12, 2017

A unique collection of stories and art: Margaret Atwood, Austin Clarke, Leon Rooke, Priscila Uppal, Jonathan Goldstein, Paul Quarrington, Morley Callaghan, Jacques Ferron, Marsha Boulton, Joe Rosenblatt, Barry Callaghan, Linda Rogers, Steven Hayward, Andrew Borkowski, Helen Marshall, Gloria Sawai, David McFadden, Myna Wallin, Gail Prussky, Louise Maheux-Forcher, Shannon Bramer, James Dewar, Bob Armstrong, Jamie Feldman, Claire Dé, Christine Miscione, Larry Zolf, Anne Dandurand, Julie Roorda, Mark Paterson, Karen Lee White, Heather Wood, Marty G... + Read More
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Series: The Good Lands Hardcover Victoria Dickenson 9781773270241 $60.00 ART Oct 24, 2017

Fifty years ago, Canada celebrated its hundredth anniversary of Confederation. At Expo 67, in communities across the country, we celebrated our coming of age as a modern, bilingual, bicultural nation—a place where anyone from any culture could thrive. But beneath the applause and the cheerful music was a darker note. In his public address at the festivities, Chief Dan George lamented what Canada’s centennial did not celebrate: the colonization and marginalization of Indigenous peoples who lived on these “good lands.” Now in the year of Canada... + Read More
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Series: Morrice The A.K. Prakash Collection in Trust to the Nation Hardcover Katerina Atanassova 9781773270180 $50.00 ART Nov 15, 2017

The Ash K. Prakash Collection of works by James W. Morrice offers an exciting journey into the personal and artistic explorations of the first Canadian painter who established an enviable career as an artist in Paris by the turn of the twentieth century. While living abroad for the rest of his life, Morrice also played a vital role in advancing modern artistic trends at the turn of the twentieth century in Canada. The in-depth collection of works will feature just over three decades ofcollecting by Mr. A.K. Prakash, and will weave the intricate... + Read More
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Series: Clueless in the Kitchen Cooking for Beginners Third Edition, Expanded with Full Color Photos Paperback Evelyn Raab 9781770859333 $16.95 COOKING Jul 30, 2017

Reviews of the previous edition: "This is a great cookbook for the younger and inexperienced cook. The language used is informal and very conversational.... This book is extremely useful and a great addition to the library of the newly moved out young person." --Resource Links "Young adults who like to cook or would like to learn more about cooking will appreciate the abundant information and recipes here ... The author makes a strong case for fresh over convenience and processed food and explains many cooking and kitchen basics ... it... + Read More
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Series: Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Hardcover Erich Hoyt 9781770859418 $49.95 NATURE Sep 01, 2017

ASJA Writing Awards Recipient Honorable Mention Best Children's/Young Adult Nonfiction Book 2017 Erich Hoyt Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises In the Encyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises, award-winning author and whale researcher Erich Hoyt takes readers into the field for an intimate encounter with some 90 species of cetaceans that make their homes in the world's oceans. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience and a comprehensive familiarity with the current revolution in cetacean studies, Hoyt provides uniq... + Read More
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Series: NFB Series George Hunter's Canada Iconic Images from Canada's Most Prolific Photographer Hardcover George Hunter 9780228100010 $19.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 10, 2017

One of three new titles in the Firefly Books-National Film Board of Canada partnership. "My mission is to show Canadians, and the world, a little of our country. The more they see something of Canada's grandeur and diversity of its people, the more they will appreciate it. I will not rest a minute until my mission is accomplished." -- George Hunter, photographer Nobody took more photos of 20th-century Canada than George Hunter. His photos are in atlases, textbooks, encyclopedias and magazines. They're in galleries, museums and public... + Read More
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Series: The Horse Its Nature, Revealed Hardcover Sabine Stuewer 9781770859593 $29.95 NATURE Sep 01, 2017

An intimate view into horses' true nature. This gorgeous book presents the noble and powerful horse in spellbinding photographs, revealing text, and extended captions. Sabine Stuewer has been observing horses for years -- when they are alone and in groups. Her images are an indulgent visual treat, revealing the pure beauty of horses and their connection to their environment and their companions. Emmanuelle Brengard interprets the horses' behaviors -- one minute calmly grazing, in a frenzied gallop the next, grooming each other, nuzzli... + Read More
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Series: The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories Second Edition Paperback Bob Duff 9781770859708 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 21, 2017

Celebrate the NHL's centennial anniversary with the Hockey Hall of Fame -- fully updated with the events that capped the NHL's centennial anniversary! In The NHL 100 Years in Pictures and Stories, authors Ryan Dixon and Bob Duff recount the events that have shaped the league from its madcap early years all the way to the 31-team elite professional sport that it is today. From game changing decisions like allowing goalies to wear masks, to jaw-dropping performances like Maurice Richard's 50 goals in 50 games, there is no stone left unt... + Read More
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Series: The Raftsmen Hardcover Ryan Barnett 9781770859784 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 10, 2017

A dramatic and thrilling portrait of a long-forgotten true adventure and astounding seafaring achievement. In The Raftsmen, author and documentary filmmaker Ryan Barnett takes readers on an astonishing maritime adventure set in the aftermath of World War II. For four French expatriates who escaped the clutches of the Nazi regime to find asylum in Canada, adventure was to be the antidote to depression brought on by the cruelty of war. In 1956, armed with nothing but the flannel on their backs, a small stock of food, and some crude navi... + Read More
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Series: Dazzle Patterns Paperback Alison Watt 9781988298184 $21.95 FICTION Oct 03, 2017

Beginning the day of the devastating Halifax Explosion of 1917, Dazzle Patterns is an unforgettable story about loss, the resilience of the human spirit, and the transformative power of art. A finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. While Clare Holmes waits for her fiancé, Leo, to return from the war in France, she works as a flaw checker at the Halifax glassworks. It is there that she meets Fred Baker, a mysterious master glassmaker who was trained in his home country of Germany. After the disastrous explosion on December 6, 1917 ? w... + Read More
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Series: Apron Strings Navigating Food and Family in France, Italy, and China Paperback Jan Wong 9780864929617 $24.95 TRAVEL Sep 12, 2017

Shortlisted, 2018 Taste Canada AwardsShortlisted, 2018 Writers' Federation of New Brunswick Book Award for Non-FictionLonglisted, 2018 RBC Taylor PrizeJan Wong knows food is better when shared, so when she set out to write a book about home cooking in France, Italy, and China, she asked her 22-year-old son, Sam, to join her. While he wasn't keen on spending excessive time with his mom, he dreamed of becoming a chef. Ultimately, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up.On their journey, Jan and Sam live and cook with locals, seeing first-hand h... + Read More
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Series: Powered by Love A Grandmothers' Movement to End AIDS in Africa Paperback Joanna Henry 9781773100210 $35.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Oct 10, 2017

Winner, 2018 Best Atlantic Published Book AwardA National BestsellerBy the time the AIDS pandemic in Africa had reached its height in the early 2000s, millions of children had been orphaned. In the face of overwhelming loss, the grandmothers of Africa stepped in to hold families and communities together. Author Joanna Henry and photographer Alexis MacDonald visited eight African countries, interviewing and photographing hundreds of grandmothers (including Sarah Obama, Barack Obama's grandmother) who are reclaiming hope and resurrecting lives. T... + Read More
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Series: Birdmania A Remarkable Passion for Birds Hardcover Bernd Brunner 9781771642774 $39.95 NATURE Oct 24, 2017

"An exquisitely beautiful book ...These stories about birds are ultimately reflections on the curious nature of humanity itself"? Helen Macdonald, author of H Is for HawkThere is no denying that many people are crazy for birds. Packed with intriguing facts and exquisite and rare artwork, Birdmania showcases an eclectic and fascinating selection of bird devotees who would do anything for their feathered friends.In addition to well-known enthusiasts such as Aristotle, Charles Darwin, and Helen Macdonald, Brunner introduces readers to Karl Russ, t... + Read More
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Series: The Mysteries of Nature The Inner Life of Animals Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World Hardcover Peter Wohlleben 9781771643016 $29.95 SCIENCE Nov 07, 2017

From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees.“The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. This book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do.”—Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben's personal experiences in forests and fields. We learn that horses feel shame,... + Read More
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Series: Hanna Who Fell from the Sky Original Paperback Christopher Meades 9780778368045 $21.99 FICTION Sep 26, 2017

“A powerful meditation on how we define ourselves… A gorgeous blend of dreamy folklore and gritty reality.” —Erika Swyler, bestselling author of The Book of SpeculationHanna has never been outside her secluded community of Clearhaven, nor has she ever questioned why her father has four wives. And in only one week, on her eighteenth birthday, Hanna will follow tradition and become the fifth wife of a man more than twice her age. But just days before the wedding, an enigmatic stranger challenges Hanna to question her fate and to follow her own wi... + Read More
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Series: Lie to Me A Novel Original Paperback J.T. Ellison 9780778330950 $22.99 FICTION Sep 05, 2017

Domestic noir at its best. Readers will devour this stunning page-turner about the disintegration of a marriage as grief, jealousy, betrayal and murder destroy the facade of the perfect literary couple. New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison takes her exceptional writing to a new level with this breakout novel.They built a life on liesSutton and Ethan Montclair’s idyllic life is not as it appears. They seem made for each other, but the truth is ugly. Consumed by professional and personal betrayals and financial woes, the two both love a... + Read More
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Series: The Summer That Made Us A Novel Original Paperback Robyn Carr 9780778330868 $21.99 FICTION Sep 05, 2017

Look for Robyn’s new book, The Best of Us, a story about family, second chances and choosing to live your best life—order your copy today!Mothers and daughters, sisters and cousins, they lived for summers at the lake house until a tragic accident changed everything. The Summer That Made Us is an unforgettable story about a family learning to accept the past, to forgive and to love each other again.That was then…For the Hempsteads, two sisters who married two brothers and had three daughters each, summers were idyllic. The women would escape the... + Read More
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Series: Blue Ocean Shift Beyond Competing - Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth Hardcover W. Chan Kim 9780316314046 $36.50 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 26, 2017

Blue Ocean Shift is the essential follow up to Blue Ocean Strategy, the classic and over 4 million copy global bestseller by world-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne.Drawing on more than a decade of new work, Kim and Mauborgne show you how to move beyond competing, inspire your people's confidence, and seize new growth, guiding you step-by-step through how to take your organization from a red ocean crowded with competition to a blue ocean of uncontested market space. By combining the insights of human psychology with practical ... + Read More
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Series: Heather, the Totality Hardcover Matthew Weiner 9780316435314 $32.50 FICTION Nov 07, 2017

Named a Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year: The explosive debut novel about family, power, and privilege from the creator of the award-winning Mad Men. Mark and Karen Breakstone have constructed the idyllic life of wealth and status they always wanted, made complete by their beautiful and extraordinary daughter Heather. But they are still not quite at the top. When the new owners of the penthouse above them begin construction, an unstable stranger penetrates the security of their comfortable lives and threatens to destroy everything they've c... + Read More
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Series: Eat. Lift. Thrive. First Edition Paperback Sohee Lee 9781492545903 $31.95 Age (years) from 18 - 99 Jun 15, 2017

Eat healthy. Exercise. Be happy. It sounds easy enough, so why is it so difficult? Because, as millions of women know, it’s not easy. There are challenges and obstacles, and health programs are not one size fits all. Sohee Lee understands, because she’s faced the challenges and overcome them. As a trainer, presenter, and author, she’s shared her experiences and helped others establish healthy relationships with food and exercise for long-term results. In the book Eat. Lift. Thrive.... + Read More
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Series: Hockey Goaltending First Edition Paperback Eli Wilson 9781492533801 $27.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Age (years) from 18 - 99 Sep 15, 2017

Awareness, anticipation, physical conditioning . . . these are just some of the qualities a goaltender needs to bring onto the ice at game time. Excellence requires practice, consistency, and understanding—of the position, the situation, and your talents. No one knows this better than Eli Wilson does. Widely recognized as the leading authority on goaltending, he has worked alongside 30 NHL goaltenders, including Carey Price, Ray Emery, Tuukka Rask, and Brian Elliott. In Hock... + Read More
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Series: Kiss Me in New York 1st edition Hardcover Catherine Rider 9781771388481 $23.69 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 14 - 18 Oct 03, 2017

It's Christmas Eve at JFK in NYC. Charlotte is a British student, waiting for a flight home after the worst semester of her life. Anthony is a native New Yorker, surprising his girlfriend at the airport after three months apart. Charlotte has just been dumped, and Anthony is about to be dumped, right in the middle of the holiday crowd. Charlotte's flight is canceled when a blizzard blows in, and Anthony can't bear to go home. So, they set out into the city together, clutching a book Charlotte picks up in the airport gift shop: Ten Easy Steps... + Read More
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Series: True North Strong and Free New Ways of Looking at Canada on the 150th Birthday of the Country Hardcover Brian Arthur Brown 9780993694233 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 02, 2017

Canadian author Brian Arthur Brown and internationally renowned map maker Ward L. Kaiser, both United Church ministers, team up with Canada’s National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the Leader of the Green Party, the Bishop of the Arctic, and political visionaries from Niagara to Yukon to put Truth & Reconciliation into the heart of the 2017 sesquicentennial. True North Strong and Free is a souvenir book that celebrates Canada's dynamic history, its exciting present opportunities, and looks to the country's promising future.
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Series: Censored A Literary History of Subversion and Control Hardcover Matthew Fellion 9780773551275 $39.95 LITERARY CRITICISM Sep 05, 2017

When Henry Vizetelly was imprisoned in 1889 for publishing the novels of Émile Zola in English, the problem was not just Zola’s French candour about sex – it was that Vizetelly’s books were cheap, and ordinary people could read them. Censored exposes the role that power plays in censorship. In twenty-five chapters focusing on a wide range of texts, including the Bible, slave narratives, modernist classics, comic books, and Chicana/o literature, Matthew Fellion and Katherine Inglis chart the forces that have driven censorship in the United Kingd... + Read More
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Series: Strangers with Memories The United States and Canada from Free Trade to Baghdad Hardcover John Stewart 9780773551404 $39.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 04, 2017

In the early 1990s North America was the vibrant centre of an increasingly democratic and revitalized western hemisphere. The United States and Canada were close allies working together to implement a bilateral free trade agreement and build an integrated manufacturing and export economy. By the late 2000s, the economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries were strained as policies stagnated or slipped backward and passports were needed to cross the border for the first time in history. By 2017 the US planned to wall off its border wit... + Read More
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Series: Victor and Evie British Aristocrats in Wartime Rideau Hall Hardcover Dorothy Anne Phillips 9780773551350 $39.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 07, 2017

In the middle of the Great War, Victor Cavendish, the ninth Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Lady Evelyn landed in Halifax in November 1916 so he could serve as the governor general of Canada. Throughout the difficult years of the First World War and its aftermath, the new governor general travelled extensively, oversaw policy, presided over Canada’s rejection of the British honours system, and walked a fine line between the colonial authorities and Canada’s desire for greater independence. Meanwhile, the duchess managed their home at Rideau Ha... + Read More
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Series: Dealing with Meetings You Can't Stand: Meet Less and Do More 1st edition Paperback Dr Rick Brinkman 9781259863073 $27.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS May 22, 2017

From the coauthor of the international bestseller Dealing with People You Can’t Stand—a proven system for making the most of every business meetingIn the U.S., an estimated 25 million meetings occur daily; some calculations put the cost of unproductive meetings at more than $37 billion per year.Dealing with Meetings You Can’t Stand is the necessary antidote to one of the biggest banes and drains on business today. It will help any business professional run efficient, productive meetings every time by solving problems related to the mo... + Read More
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Series: DIY Drones for the Evil Genius: Design, Build, and Customize Your Own Drones 1st edition Paperback Ian Cinnamon 9781259861468 $31.95 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Nov 25, 2016

Design, build, and fly fully customized drones—no prior experience necessary!This fun, hands-on guide shows how to construct personalized drones from inexpensive parts, add custom features, and become a full-fledged drone pilot—all in a matter of days. The book outlines basic aerospace engineering principles and shows how to apply those theories in drone designs that use a palm-sized indoor quadcopter, available for less than $15 online.DIY Drone Projects for the Evil Genius covers drone safety, mechanics, and flight and then launches into... + Read More
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Series: The New Fat Flush Plan 2nd edition Hardcover Ann Louise Gittleman 9781259861130 $35.95 MEDICAL Nov 29, 2016

The New York Times bestselling diet plan that revolutionized weight loss—now updated with the latest research in nutrition, cleansing, and detoxing.For over 25 years, Fat Flush has helped millions of people reset metabolism, cleanse the liver and lymph, reduce cellulite, boost energy, and feel better than ever—in just two weeks. In this revised edition of the groundbreaking bestseller, nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman updates her plan for today’s health–conscious lifestyles, featuring new protocols reflecting current trends like high-fat diets... + Read More
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Series: The Canadian Guide to Will and Estate Planning: Everything You Need to Know Today to Protect Your Wealth and Your Family Tomorrow, Fourth Edition 4th edition Paperback Douglas Gray 9781259863417 $40.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Aug 25, 2017

Canada’s bestselling resource for estate planning—updated with the latest tax and legal information.Two-thirds of Canadians die without a will or any plan for passing on their assets. Many find the whole concept of doing a will and estate planning to be overwhelming. The Canadian Guide to Will and Estate Planning explains the process in easy to understand language and offers authoritative guidance on wills power of attorney trusts probate charitable giving insurance guardianship tax estate and financial planning strategies selectin... + Read More
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Series: O Canada Crosswords Book 18 Paperback Gwen Sjogren 9780889713345 $14.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Oct 07, 2017

Climb aboard the O Canada Crosswords express and embrace the adventure of 100 new crosswords. The 18th instalment of this popular series features several wordplay puzzles--including "Rank and Guile," "Sounds Fishy to Me" and "Forecast: Fun!"--as well as a suitcase full of Canadiana like "Quotable Notables," "Witty Women," "Au Naturel" and "Great Scotts!" Along the way, you'll stop off in Hamilton and Quebec, disembark at Rio to relive Canada's Olympic achievements and detour to Sweden to celebrate hockey stars who lit up the NHL. Fifteen puz... + Read More
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Series: 25 Years of 22 Minutes An Unofficial Oral History of This Hour Has 22 Minutes, As Told by Cast Members, Staff and Guests Hardcover Angela Mombourquette 9781771085403 $29.95 HUMOR Oct 12, 2017

The final chaotic season of Codco had just wrapped when Mary Walsh sat down at a Toronto bistro with George Anthony, then creative head of CBC TV’s arts programming. She’d been thinking about a news-based comedy show—did he think that would fly? He did. That was the early ’90s. Twenty-five seasons later, hundreds of thousands of Canadians continue to tune in weekly to This Hour Has 22 Minutes for its unashamedly Canadian, bitingly satirical take on politics and power.25 Years of 22 Minutes takes readers backstage to hear first-hand accounts of ... + Read More
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Series: A Bird on Every Tree Stories Paperback Carol Bruneau 9781771085021 $19.95 FICTION Aug 30, 2017

Carol Bruneau, author of six acclaimed works of fiction (most recently, These Good Hands), brings her finely honed voice to 12 new stories about shifting concepts of Nova Scotian identity. In “The Race,” a war bride’s remarkable life trajectory unfolds as she competes in an international swim marathon in the Northwest Arm. Strain erupts between a Haligonian couple in “Burning Times,” while they struggle to keep track of one another, both physically and emotionally, on an Italian vacation. In “Polio Beach,” cousins gather oceanside over the... + Read More
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Series: Canada - 150 Panoramas Hardcover George Fischer 9781771084871 $32.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Apr 30, 2017

From frosty Mount Logan in the Yukon to the salty shores of Newfoundland, George Fischer’s stunning landscape photography celebrates the diverse appeal of every province and territory in Canada. With a chapter devoted to each region, Fischer captures the rugged natural beauty, vibrant city life, and abundant flora and fauna of this wide country. Short, narrative introductions accompany the stunning spreads and include brief historical anecdotes, interesting facts, provincial/territorial flowers, mottos, and capitals, and the date each prov... + Read More
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Series: The Effective Citizen How to Make Politicians Work for You Hardcover Graham Steele 9781771085311 $29.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 27, 2017

Effective citizens—engaged, knowledgeable, and persistent, and united in common cause—are the most powerful force that ever was, or ever will be. I hope this book will help citizens to be more effective.In his uniquely straightforward and accessible style, political insider Graham Steele pulls back the curtain on our political system and gives readers a look inside. A lawyer, analyst, former Nova Scotia cabinet minister, and author of the Globe and Mail bestselling memoir What I Learned About Politics, Steele answers the burning questions of Ca... + Read More
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Series: Pantry and Palate Remembering and Rediscovering Acadian Food Paperback Simon Thibault 9781771084901 $34.95 COOKING May 01, 2017

In Pantry and Palate, journalist Simon Thibault explores his Acadian roots by scouring old family recipes, ladies' auxiliary cookbooks, and folk wisdom for 50 of the best-loved recipes of Acadians past and present. Recipes run the gamut from Acadian staples such as potato pancakes called Fring Frangs, Rappie Pie, Chicken Fricot, and various forms of meat pies; old-fashioned foodways, such as how to render your own lard, and make the most of out a pig's head; and sumptuous sweets take the form of Rhubarb Custard Pie or a simple Molasses Cake. Th... + Read More
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Series: A History of Canada in Ten Maps Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land Hardcover Adam Shoalts 9780670069460 $36.00 HISTORY Oct 10, 2017

Winner of the 2018 Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Award for NonfictionLonglisted for the 2018 RBC Taylor PrizeShortlisted for the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-FictionThe sweeping, epic story of the mysterious land that came to be called “Canada” like it’s never been told before.Every map tells a story. And every map has a purpose--it invites us to go somewhere we've never been. It’s an account of what we know, but also a trace of what we long for. Ten Maps conjures the world as it appeared to those who were called upon to map it. Wha... + Read More
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Series: Canadian Whisky, Second Edition The New Portable Expert Paperback Davin de Kergommeaux 9780147530752 $25.00 COOKING Oct 03, 2017

Savour the bold notes and rich varieties of Canadian whisky with this fully revised, updated, and indispensable guide.This fully updated and revised edition of the award-winning Canadian Whisky invites you on a journey across Canada and back through time to discover the story of this unique spirit. Independent whisky expert Davin de Kergommeaux weaves a compelling narrative, beginning with the substance of Canadian whisky—grains, water, and wood—and details the process of how it’s made and how to taste it. He traces the fascinating history of ... + Read More
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Series: The Soup Sisters Family Cookbook More than 100 Family-friendly Recipes to Make and Share with Kids of All Ages Paperback Sharon Hapton 9780147530554 $24.95 COOKING Oct 17, 2017

The third cookbook in the bestselling Soup Sisters series, filled with treasured family recipes for you to make and share at home.Sharon Hapton started Soup Sisters in 2009, as a means of providing nutritious, delicious and comforting soup to women and children in need. What began as a single chapter in Calgary, Canada, has now spread to over 20 cities across North America. And with the recently launched Souper Kids program, children ages 8 to 17 are learning how to give back, too, and how to make a real difference in the lives of families who ... + Read More
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Series: Beautiful Scars Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home Hardcover Tom Wilson 9780385685658 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 21, 2017

"I'm scared and scarred but I’ve survived" Tom Wilson was raised in the rough-and-tumble world of Hamilton—Steeltown— in the company of World War II vets, factory workers, fall-guy wrestlers and the deeply guarded secrets kept by his parents, Bunny and George. For decades Tom carved out a life for himself in shadows. He built an international music career and became a father, he battled demons and addiction, and he waited, hoping for the lies to cease and the truth to emerge. It would. And when it did, it would sweep up the St. Lawrence River... + Read More
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Series: The Heart's Invisible Furies Hardcover John Boyne 9780385690607 $34.95 FICTION Aug 22, 2017

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man's life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland.Cyril Avery is not a real Avery--or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community, and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is a... + Read More
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Series: The Inconvenient Indian Illustrated A Curious Account of Native People in North America Hardcover Thomas King 9780385690164 $45.00 HISTORY Oct 17, 2017

An illustrated edition of the award-winning, bestselling Canadian classic, featuring over 150 images that add colour and context to this extraordinary work."Every Canadian should read [this] book." —Toronto StarSince its publication in 2012, The Inconvenient Indian has become an award-winning bestseller and a modern classic. In its pages, Thomas King tells the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Native and Indigenous people in the centuries since the two first encountered each other. This new, provocatively illustrated editi... + Read More
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Series: The Music Shop Hardcover Rachel Joyce 9780385681230 $32.00 FICTION Nov 07, 2017

A love story and a journey through music. The exquisite and perfectly pitched new novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.It's 1988. The CD has arrived. Sales of the shiny new disks are soaring on high streets in cities across the England. Meanwhile, down a dead-end street, Frank's music shop stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. It attracts the lonely, the sleepless, the adrift. There is room for everyone. Frank has a gift for... + Read More
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Series: A Newfoundlander in Canada Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home Hardcover Alan Doyle 9780385686198 $32.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 17, 2017

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 car wit... + Read More
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Series: Parting Shot Hardcover Linwood Barclay 9780385690232 $32.00 FICTION Oct 31, 2017

From New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay comes a new, standalone blockbuster thriller that spins off from the events of the explosive Promise Falls trilogy.If you made a mistake that took someone's life, you'd remember it . . . wouldn't you? After a tragedy rocks the community of Promise Falls, Cal Weaver is asked to investigate the threats being made to the accused's family. He's heard all about it on the news: the young man who drank too much, stole a Porsche and killed a girl, and who claimed afterwards... + Read More
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Series: Parting Shot Paperback Linwood Barclay 9780385687164 $24.00 FICTION Oct 31, 2017

From New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Linwood Barclay comes a new, standalone blockbuster thriller that spins off from the events of the explosive Promise Falls trilogy.If you made a mistake that took someone's life, you'd remember it . . . wouldn't you? After a tragedy rocks the community of Promise Falls, Cal Weaver is asked to investigate the threats being made to the accused's family. He's heard all about it on the news: the young man who drank too much, stole a Porsche and killed a girl, and who claimed afterwards... + Read More