1.
Series:
John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Year Canada Was Cool
Paperback
Greg Marquis
9781459415416
$24.95
HISTORY
Oct 13, 2020
John Lennon was the world's biggest rock star in the late Sixties. With his new wife Yoko Ono, the duo were icons of the peace movement denouncing the Vietnam War. In 1969, at the height of their popularity, they headed to Canada. Canada was already a politically charged place. In 1968, Pierre Elliott Trudeau rode a wave of popularity dubbed Trudeaumania for its similarities to the Beatlemania of the era. The sexual revolution, hippie culture, the New Left and the peace movement were challenging norms, frightening the authorities and provoking ...
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Series:
Mining Country
A history of Canada’s mines and miners
Paperback
John Sandlos
9781459413535
$29.95
HISTORY
Sep 28, 2021
Mining has had a significant presence in every part of Canada — from the east to west coasts to the far north. This book tells the stories of those who built Canada’s mining industry. It highlights the experiences of the people who lived and worked in mining towns across the country, the rise of major mining companies, and the emergence of Toronto and Vancouver as centres of global mining finance. It also addresses the devastating effects mining has had on Indigenous communities and their land and documents several high-profile resistance effor...
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3.
Series: Be More
Peanuts Be More Snoopy
Hardcover
Nat Gertler
9780744027570
$12.99
HUMOR
Sep 01, 2020
A humorous pocket-sized guide to living your best life, inspired by the world’s most iconic daydreaming beagle.A Snoopy-ism a day keeps the blues away. Philosopher, comedian, dreamer: Snoopy knows a thing or two about how to find and cultivate happiness. But he also knows that if all else fails, there’s nothing a nap or a snack can’t solve! Join the world’s most iconic hound as he navigates life and all its pitfalls.With original comic-strip artwork accompanied by sharp witticisms and sage advice, Be More Snoopy is the perfect gift for friends,...
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4.
Series:
The LEGO Games Book
50 Fun Brainteasers, Games, Challenges, and Puzzles!
Mixed media product
Tori Kosara
9781465497864
$25.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 11
Sep 01, 2020
Build in some time for fun! Comes with bricks to play 9 games.Who can stack the tallest tower in 60 seconds? Can anyone solve the puzzle cube? With more than 50 fun challenges, puzzles, brainteasers, and games, get out your LEGO® bricks - and the bricks that come with this book - and put your friends and family to the test.©2020 The LEGO Group.Series Overview: This is the first book in this series.
5.
Series: DK Children's Anthologies
The Mysteries of the Universe
Discover the best-kept secrets of space
Hardcover
Will Gater
9781465499332
$25.99
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 9
Sep 01, 2020
Journey from Earth to the outer reaches of the universe with this stunning book about space! You’ll encounter bizarre planets, distant stars, and intricate galaxies. From planets and asteroids to black holes and galaxies, every page of this captivating book reveals the secrets behind more than 100 celestial objects. Get ready to explore fun facts and exciting new scientific discoveries!For centuries, the mysteries of space have captured our imaginations. This picture book will illuminate imaginations and spark curious minds to explore the vastn...
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6.
Series: DK Great
Remarkable Diaries
The World's Greatest Diaries, Journals, Notebooks, & Letters
Hardcover
DK
9780744020434
$39.00
LITERARY COLLECTIONS
Sep 08, 2020
Travel back in time and witness both everyday life and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages.Bringing together historical and literary diaries, artists’ sketchbooks, explorers’ journals, and scientists’ notebooks, Remarkable Diaries provides an intimate insight into the lives and thoughts of some of the most interesting people of the last two thousand years. Discover what it was like to build a pyramid, sail the seas with Magellan, travel into the heart of Africa, or serve on the Western Front. Fin...
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7.
Series:
The Peanuts Book
A Visual History of the Iconic Comic Strip
Hardcover
Simon Beecroft
9781465497857
$39.00
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
Sep 22, 2020
From the backyard to outer space, Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts has been charming the world for more than 70 years.In this celebration of Schulz and his beloved work, explore rarely seen sketches, influential comic strips, and collectors’ artifacts. Pore over evolving artworks of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the gang. Chart the rich history of Peanuts as it grew to become the world’s favorite comic, and travel from 1950 to the present day, from California to Japan. Every page of this visual guide is an exhibition to treasure. Discover the enduring ...
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20.
Series: Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
All the Devils Are Here
A Novel
Hardcover
Louise Penny
9781250145239
$36.99
FICTION
Sep 01, 2020
The 16th novel by #1 bestselling author Louise Penny finds Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Quebec investigating a sinister plot in the City of LightOn their first night in Paris, the Gamaches gather as a family for a bistro dinner with Armand’s godfather, the billionaire Stephen Horowitz. Walking home together after the meal, they watch in horror as Stephen is knocked down and critically injured in what Gamache knows is no accident, but a deliberate attempt on the elderly man’s life.When a strange key is found in Stephen’s poss...
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21.
Series:
The Untethered Soul Guided Journal
Practices to Journey Beyond Yourself
Blank book
Michael A. Singer
9781684036561
$37.95
SELF-HELP
Sep 01, 2020
Based on the #1 New York Times bestseller The Untethered Soul, this guided journal offers powerful new practices for inspiration, freedom, and joy.In this beautiful guided journal, you’ll find brand-new exercises and prompts paired with original passages from The Untethered Soul. These prompts encourage you to fully relate Michael A. Singer’s teachings to your personal experiences, allowing you to dive into the teachings and make them a part of your daily life.You’ll also discover practices to help you gain distance from your noisy mind, tap in...
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38.
Series:
Piranesi
Hardcover
Susanna Clarke
9781635575637
$36.50
FICTION
Sep 15, 2020
New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Women's Prize for FictionWorld Fantasy Awards FinalistFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant...
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50.
Series:
Each of Us a Desert
Hardcover
Mark Oshiro
9781250169211
$24.50
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 13 - 18
Sep 15, 2020
From award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a powerful coming-of-age fantasy novel about finding home and falling in love amidst the dangers of a desert where stories come to lifeXochitl is destined to wander the desert alone, speaking her troubled village's stories into its arid winds. Her only companions are the blessed stars above and enigmatic lines of poetry magically strewn across dusty dunes. Her one desire: to share her heart with a kindred spirit. One night, Xo's wish is granted—in the form of Emilia, the cold and beautiful daughter o...
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