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Series: Beverley McLachlin The Legacy of a Supreme Court Chief Justice Hardcover Ian Greene 9781459414402 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 16, 2019

As a judge, Beverley McLachlin has had an unequalled impact on Canadian life. She stands out for her unique ability to stand up for the values and beliefs that reflect the best of Canada and Canadians.As chief justice, she led the way to assisted suicide legislation, far greater recognition of aboriginal rights and title, allowing safe injection sites for drug users and many other changes that have had a dramatic impact on Canadian life. Less well known is her work to modify the way the Supreme Court judges work together to emphasize collegiali... + Read More
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Series: BlackBerry Town How high tech success has played out for Canada's Kitchener-Waterloo Paperback Chuck Howitt 9781459414389 $24.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 03, 2019

BlackBerry was an astonishing tech success story — two Canadian entrepreneurs created the smartphone, and rode their invention to worldwide success and a company worth billions. As this pioneering book relates, they didn't do so alone. Their innovative ideas came about in an environment of expert academics, a university attuned to tech innovation, an available workforce of skilled enthusiasts, early financial backers and federal government officials lending support. As Howitt learned, BlackBerry's history is a fascinating example of how the rig... + Read More
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Series: No Holds Barred From the factory floor to renegotiating NAFTA, challenging GM and defining a new kind of union for Canadians Paperback Jerry Dias 9781459414303 $22.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Sep 03, 2019

Jerry Dias is a new kind of union leader, and he's the president of a new kind of union. Jerry tells the story of how he went from dropping out of first year university to facing down Donald Trump's treasury secretary and refusing to live with General Motors' ruthless decision to shut down Oshawa's iconic assembly plant.Jerry describes his career as a union activist and his surprise election as president of the newly-formed Unifor, an organization with 300,000 members. His leadership style is unabashedly in your face — whether it's rivals in hi... + Read More
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Series: Westbank Millionaire Paperback Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson 9781459414341 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Ron Derrickson's story is one you would least expect: an Indigenous kid grows up in poverty on a British Columbia reserve and defeats all the odds to become an internationally respected entrepreneur and billionaire. Along the way Derrickson was elected Chief of the Westbank Reserve six times, turned his reserve into one of the wealthiest in the country, won logging rights for his people, received the honourary title of Grand Chief from the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, and gave millions of dollars in support of Indigenous artists, wr... + Read More
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Series: Harry Livingstone's Forgotten Men Canadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War Paperback Dan Black 9781459414327 $27.95 HISTORY Oct 01, 2019

HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking on a strange journey that took him to China, where he would inspect, and ultimately travel back to Canada with, men who became known as the Chinese Labour Corps.Once in Canada, the Chinese under Livingstone's care travelled across Canada in secret trains bound for Halifax. All news about the trains and the men was censored. On board crowded ships, the ... + Read More
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Series: Black Cop My 36 years in police work, and my career ending experiences with official racism Paperback Calvin Lawrence 9781459414488 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 17, 2019

When Calvin Lawrence joined the Halifax City Police in 1969, he thought he knew what to expect. There was growing tension in the city between the black community and the police, and Calvin believed that as a black police officer he would be able to make a difference.But what he didn't know was that he was embarking on a life-long career in which he would consistently be the target of racist behaviour — from his co-workers and his superiors, and from police organizations as a whole. Calvin describes how he was the target of racial slurs, mocked ... + Read More
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Series: Mining Country A people's history of Canada's mines and miners Paperback John Sandlos 9781459413535 $29.95 HISTORY Sep 01, 2020

Mining has a significant presence in every part of Canada — from east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of the people and companies who pushed mining into new territories, created new towns and generated jobs by the thousands. It highlights the experiences of those who lived and worked in mining towns across the country, as well as the rise of major mining companies and the emergence of Toronto and Vancouver as centres of global mining finance. It also addresses the effects mining has had on Indigenous communities and... + Read More
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Series: Stompin' Tom Connors The myth and the man — an unauthorized biography Hardcover Charlie Rhindress 9781459505384 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 16, 2019

Stompin' Tom Connors is a legend. There are very few Canadians who don?t know the foot-stompin' patriot in the cowboy hat who sang almost exclusively of the country he loved and called home. But there is much more to Tom Connors than “Bud the Spud” and “The Hockey Song.”Tom's childhood was traumatic and he never fully recovered from being separated from his mother at a young age. As he made multiple trips across Canada, the country became his home and its people his family. Along the way he developed his musical style and wrote many hits which ... + Read More
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Series: Adventures in Bubbles and Brine What I learned from Nova Scotia's masters of fermented foods — craft beer, cider, cheese, sauerkraut and more. Paperback Philip Moscovitch 9781459505803 $27.95 COOKING Oct 04, 2019

From wine and beer to bread and cheese: many of our best-loved foods and drinks are the products of fermentation. In Adventures in Bubbles and Brine, fermentation enthusiast Philip Moscovitch takes us on a tour of Nova Scotian ferments, and introduces us to the people who have taken this food trend to heart. Enjoy the fascinating stories from their history and bookmark the recipes they share for you to try at home.Fermenting may be popular now, but its roots in Nova Scotia go back centuries. Early French settlers grew grapes and apples for wine... + Read More
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Series: Nova Scotia's Province House Paperback David McDonald 9781459505971 $19.95 HISTORY Sep 06, 2019

This book combines text and beautiful photographs to document and celebrate Province House in Halifax, the seat of the provincial legislature. Province House is the home of parliamentary democracy, freedom of the press and responsible government in Canada. This book offers a tour of the building — known for being one of the finest examples of the Palladian architectural style in North America — and its contents, and describes the many important events which have taken place within its distinguished walls.Nova Scotia's Province House contains ma... + Read More
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Series: Lucy Maud Montgomery Canada's Literary Treasure Second Edition Paperback Stan Sauerwein 9781459505919 $16.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 29, 2019

Born into a dark, unhappy childhood and battling severe mental and physical health issues all through her adulthood, Lucy Maud Montgomery had a challenging private life. But she gave the world Anne Shirley — the freckle-faced, fiercely independent redhead as representative of Canada as the maple leaf. Anne of Green Gables is considered one of the greatest works in Canadian literature. Available in thirty-two editions, it continues to be immortalized on television, film and stage.Determined to succeed against all odds, Lucy Maud Montgomery publi... + Read More
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Series: The Secret Games of Maximus Todd Camping Crazies Hardcover L.M. Nicodemo 9781459505834 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 10 Feb 02, 2021

Max and his friends are on a camping trip at Camp Everpines when he's stung by a wasp. Max gets a case of the Super Fidgets and devises a clever game to distract himself.Max finds that while it's not always easy being a kid — especially if you're a bit different — there is often humour, kindness and love in the most unexpected places.
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Series: The Secret Games of Maximus Todd School Trip Squirmies Hardcover L.M. Nicodemo 9781459505872 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 6 - 10 Feb 02, 2021

Max gets a case of the Super Fidgets on a school bus trip to the art gallery. He decides to focus on the colour green to distract himself.Max doesn't always have an easy time of it with his classmates, but his fun ways of dealing with his super-energetic self will entertain every young reader.
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Series: Lorimer Sports Stories Run and Gun Paperback Eric Howling 9781459414594 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13 Sep 03, 2019

Fourteen-year-old Griffin Finch attends school on scholarship and is struggling to stay on the basketball team. Knowing he has to step up his game, Griffin spends the summer playing basketball on a street court for a team called the Running Rebels in the hardscrabble Toronto neighbourhood of Regent Park. Griffin's hoop skills are taken to the next level by playing alongside streetball stars — especially Fly Davis, the best player in the league. But a summer of fast, high-scoring play ends with Griffin running home, frightened by violence in the... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Sports Stories Taking the Lead Paperback Karen Spafford-Fitz 9781459414631 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13 Sep 03, 2019

As captain of his school track and field team, Jonas runs only to win. His specialty is the 100-metre sprint. When the team's first track meet does not go as he hoped, Jonas turns his anger on his teammates. He ends up in the office, where the principal also notices that Jonas has failed to complete his required volunteer work. She kicks him off the team and strips him of his captaincy, but later makes him a deal: Jonas can compete at the final track meet if he finishes his volunteer hours. To do so, he must train Darien, a vision and mobility ... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Sports Stories Dressed to Play Paperback Jennifer Manuel 9781459414679 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 - 13 Sep 03, 2019

Fourteen-year-old Jordan lives for basketball — she is a star player on her school team, and aspires to play women's college/pro basketball like her basketball heroes. But the people around her have been changing. Wyatt, the star of the boys' basketball team, and his teammates call her Jordan the Jock, hinting that she is less of a girl for being strong and athletic. The players on her team want their new uniforms to be short, tight and sexy, rather than the functional athletic wear Jordan wants. Her best friend is suddenly more concerned with ... + Read More
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Series: If I Go Missing Hardcover Brianna Jonnie 9781459414518 $24.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 - 18 Dec 03, 2019

Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today.The text of the book is derived from excerpts of a letter written to the Winnipeg Chief of Police by fourteen-year-old Brianna Jonnie — a letter that went viral and was also the basis of a documentary film. In her letter, Jonnie calls out the authorities for neglecting to immediately investigate missing Indigenous people and urges them to "not treat me as the Indigenous person I ... + Read More
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Series: Powwow Summer Paperback Nahanni Shingoose 9781459414150 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Sep 03, 2019

Part Ojibwe and part white, River lives with her white mother and stepfather on a farm in Ontario. Teased about her Indigenous heritage as a young girl, she feels like she doesn't belong and struggles with her identity.Now eighteen and just finished high school, River travels to Winnipeg to spend the summer with her Indigenous father and grandmother, where she sees firsthand what it means to be an "urban Indian."On her family's nearby reserve, she learns more than she expects about the lives of Indigenous people, including the presence of Indig... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer SideStreets Spin Out Paperback Steven Sandor 9781459414556 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Sep 03, 2019

Ben Cheng used to live the good life — he had wealthy parents, lots of friends and respect as an online gamer. But when his parents separated, he had to move to a small apartment with his mom, his dad was out of the picture, and his new schoolmates started teasing him for his family's fall from grace. All Ben has left is his virtual life, where he still reigns supreme as an online driver.Ben's life starts to spin out of control when he takes his mom's car out for a joyride and gets caught. Then he's in even deeper trouble when his mom finds out... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Real Love We Three Paperback Markus Harwood-Jones 9781459414716 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Sep 03, 2019

Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer performance camp to address concerns of her parents and teachers over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and Sydney. The problem is that the pair can't seem to stand each other, and Jassie realizes she's got romantic feelings for both of them.Just as Jassie is worried she may need to choose one over the other, Ams and Syd start to get along — but a little bit too well. It seems like Jassie may have missed her chance at both lo... + Read More