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Series: In Praise of Retreat Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World Paperback Kirsteen MacLeod 9781770414730 $24.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Mar 30, 2021

For readers of Walden, Wild, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, A Book of Silence, A Gift from the Sea and other celebrations of the inner adventure. An utterly engaging dive into our modern ways of retreat — where we go, why we’re drawn, and how it’s urgent From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient practice for modern people. Kirsteen MacLeod draws on the history of retreat and personal experience... + Read More
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Series: Happily Ever Older Revolutionary Approaches to Long-Term Care Paperback Moira Welsh 9781770415218 $23.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 09, 2021

While Being Mortal (Atul Gawande) helped us understand disease and death, and Successful Aging (Daniel J. Levitin) showed us older years can be a time of joy and resilience, Happily Ever Older reveals how the right living arrangements can create a vibrancy that defies age or ability. Reporter Moira Welsh has spent years investigating retirement homes and long-term care facilities and wants to tell the dangerous stories. Not the accounts of falls or bedsores or overmedication, but of seniors living with purpose and energy and love. Stories... + Read More
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Series: The Murders That Made Us How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area Paperback Bob Calhoun 9781770415492 $24.95 TRUE CRIME May 04, 2021

The 170-year history of the San Francisco Bay Area told through its crimes and how they intertwine with the city’s art, music, and politics In The Murders That Made Us, the story of the San Francisco Bay Area unfolds through its most violent and depraved acts. From its earliest days when vigilantes hung perps from downtown buildings to the Zodiac Killer and the kidnapping of Patty Hearst, murder and mayhem have shaped the city into the political and economic force that she is today. The Great 1906 Earthquake shook a city that was alread... + Read More
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Series: Leadership Moments from NASA Achieving the Impossible Hardcover Dr. Dave Williams 9781770416048 $29.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jul 06, 2021

The NASA way: lessons on leadership, teamwork, and corporate culture. How does NASA take on seemingly insurmountable challenges, recover from tragedy and continue to attract the best and brightest talent? Space exploration is as much a story of leadership and teamwork as it is a story of exploration and discovery. Leadership Moments from NASA delves into the culture of the famed organization and examines the leadership styles and insights of NASA senior executives spanning five decades of human spaceflight to share the lessons they learne... + Read More
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Series: Shifting the Balance How Top Organizations Beat the Competition by Combining Intuition with Data Hardcover Mark Schrutt 9781770415744 $39.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 06, 2021

Digital transformation expert Mark Schrutt reveals how the world’s top companies are using vast amounts of data to inform their decisions, disrupt industries, and get closer to their customers. Businesses that continue to rely only on intuition do so at their peril. What if you had the data you always wanted and could tell what was truly an emerging trend that would forever change your industry? Shifting the Balance analyzes the turn towards data-driven decision-making and describes how best-in-class organizations use data to shift their ... + Read More
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Series: A Portrait of Canada’s Parliament Billingual French and English edition Hardcover William McElligott 9781770415713 $60.00 ARCHITECTURE May 04, 2021

A stunning visual exploration of Canada’s most recognized building accompanied by a comprehensive study of its history, in a coffee-table worthy volume. The Centre Block, the iconic parliament building that has come to be Canada’s foremost representation, was closed in 2018 and will remain closed for at least a decade for a complete renovation and restoration. During that time, hundreds of thousands of Canadians and visitors to Canada will miss the opportunity to tour the building and view its architecture and symbolic artwork. With or... + Read More
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Series: Train (Your Brain) Like an Olympian Gold Medal Techniques to Unleash Your Potential at Work Paperback Jean François Ménard 9781770415904 $26.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jan 26, 2021

The global pandemic has completely disrupted how, where, and when we work and added tremendous pressure to individuals and their families. Learn how to refocus and achieve your full potential from one of the world’s top mental performance coaches. In Train (Your Brain) Like an Olympian, Jean François Ménard provides the skills necessary to: Remain focused in the face of distractions Overcome negative self-talk and replace it with a constructive mindset Recover quickly and learn from setbacks Be comfortable with the uncomfortabl... + Read More
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Series: Billion Dollar Start-Up The True Story of How a Couple of 29-Year-Olds Turned $35,000 into a $1,000,000,000 Cannabis Company Hardcover Adam Miron 9781770415867 $29.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Feb 02, 2021

It only took five years for two brothers-in-law to create a billion-dollar, award-winning, take-no-prisoners cannabis company called HEXO. How did they do it? That’s the story. From early roadblocks and devastating personal and financial setbacks to explosive growth and some of the biggest cannabis deals in global history, Billion Dollar Start-Up not only recounts the HEXO story but the history of Canada’s momentous road to legalization. In this part fast-paced memoir, part high-octane business book, writer and journalist Julie Beun giv... + Read More
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Series: Goodbye, Guns N’ Roses The Crime, Beauty, and Amplified Chaos of America’s Most Polarizing Band Hardcover Art Tavana 9781770415119 $32.95 MUSIC Apr 13, 2021

Goodbye, Guns N’ Roses transports the reader into a mind-altering trip through the colors, scandals, nihilism, and mythology that make Guns N’ Roses so much more than another “hair metal” band. A valentine and a breakup letter to one of rock’s most controversial bands. Goodbye, Guns N’ Roses is a genre-rattling attempt to explain the appeal of America’s most divisive rock band. While it includes uncharted history and the self-lacerating connoisseurship of a Guns N’ Roses fetishist, it is not a recycled chronicle — this book is a decons... + Read More
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Series: Rush Across the Decades Driven: Rush in the ’90s and “In the End” Hardcover Martin Popoff 9781770415379 $39.95 MUSIC Apr 27, 2021

The conclusion to the definitive biography of the rock ’n’ roll kings of the North. Includes two full-colour photo inserts, with unearthed photos of the band. “Popoff’s long-time access to the three band members, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, and their associates continues to provide a phenomenal treasure trove of insight and detail.” — Library Journal In this conclusion to his trilogy of authoritative books on Canada’s most beloved and successful rock band, Martin Popoff takes us through three decades of “life at the top” ... + Read More
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Series: DeRo My Life Hardcover Dwayne De Rosario 9781770415270 $34.95 SPORTS & RECREATION May 11, 2021

Dwayne De Rosario is one of MLS’s 25 Greatest Players The autobiography of one of the best male soccer player to ever come out of Canada. Before Beckham, Kaká, Rooney, and Zlatan, DeRo was the godfather of Major League Soccer. DeRo is the life story of one of the greatest athletes Canada has ever produced. Born and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, Dwayne De Rosario wasn’t expected to make it out of high school, let alone to the top of soccer world. As part of a family of five, growing up in a one-bedroom apartment, he had to work for eve... + Read More
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Series: The Wrestlers’ Wrestlers The Masters of the Craft of Professional Wrestling Paperback Dan Murphy 9781770415539 $23.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 27, 2021

A walk-through wrestling history, starting with the founding fathers such as Ed “Strangler” Lewis and the incomparable Lou Thesz, to modern-day masters such as Daniel Bryan and Kurt Angle. The Wrestlers’ Wrestlers spotlights elite performers and analyzes exactly what made them your favorite wrestler’s favorite wrestlers. Authors Dan Murphy and Brian Young interviewed more than 40 in-ring veterans, historians, referees, and promoters to get a unique insider’s look at the people who have made a lasting impact on the world of professional wr... + Read More
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Series: Mat Memories My Wild Life in Pro Wrestling, Country Music, and with the Mets Paperback John “Alexander” Arezzi 9781770415645 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 06, 2021

A man with three different names ties together the stars of professional wrestling, country music, and the New York Mets. John Arezzi was a lifelong Mets fan who dreamed of a job in baseball. In 1981, he took a job with the Mets Class A team in North Carolina. But Arezzi had another love: professional wrestling. He ran a fan club for the villainous “Classy” Freddie Blassie as a teenager, then progressed to wrestling photographer, and finally even stepped into the ring himself as John Anthony. Eventually he escaped to pursue a new life in ... + Read More
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Series: Austin 3:16 316 Facts and Stories about Stone Cold Steve Austin Paperback Michael McAvennie 9781770416161 $14.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Mar 16, 2021

316 facts about WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin. What’s “3:16 Day”? It’s a day when someone gives you a load of crap, and you give it back with a certain one-fingered gesture. “3:16 Day” is a day when you can open up a can of whoop-ass on anybody you want. A day when four-letter words are acceptable and the speed limit is only a suggestion. “3:16 Day” is a day that epitomizes Stone Cold Steve Austin, the toughest S.O.B. ever to lace up a pair of boots. Austin launched WWE’s Attitude Era the moment he won the 1996 King of the Ring To... + Read More
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Series: This One Wild Life A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir Paperback Angie Abdou 9781770416000 $21.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 13, 2021

“Through the story of facing her fears, Abdou shows us that we are much stronger than we think.” — Jowita Bydlowska, author of Drunk Mom This personal memoir of self-discovery tackles the problems of modern parenting in a digital age Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter’s growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer holidays with Katie. They will bond in nature and discover the glories of outdoor activity. What could go wrong... + Read More
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Series: Unatoned A Memoir Paperback Brent LaPorte 9781770415041 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 01, 2021

For readers of Alan Cumming’s Not My Father’s Son comes a heart-wrenching memoir that interrogates an abusive father and his dark legacy. Children who experience physical, mental, and emotional trauma at the hands of a parent often grow into adults who suffer from mental illness and find it difficult to build lasting, healthy relationships. Some find it impossible to integrate into society and are constantly searching for the love and approval that they never received as a child. The abuse impacts all aspects of the survivor’s life. In ... + Read More
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Series: Savage Gerry A Novel Paperback John Jantunen 9781770415607 $19.95 FICTION Apr 13, 2021

“John Jantunen consistently zigs where other narratives would zag, creating a story that is far stranger and disturbing.” — Shelf Awareness A thrilling apocalyptic tale that rushes from the inside of a prison to a world that feels even more dangerous. The End couldn’t have come at a better time for Gerald Nichols. Dubbed “Savage Gerry” by the media, Gerald Nichols became a folk hero after he shot the men who’d killed his wife and then fled into the northern wilds with his thirteen-year-old son, Evers. Five years after his capture, he’s ... + Read More
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Series: The Willow Wren A Novel Paperback Philipp Schott 9781770415737 $22.95 FICTION Mar 23, 2021

The touching and nuanced portrait of the rise and fall of Nazi Germany through the eyes of a resourceful German boy. Ludwig is an odd and introverted child, growing up in Hitler’s Germany. While Ludwig’s father, Wilhelm, is a senior Nazi and a true believer, Ludwig escapes the unfolding catastrophe by withdrawing into nature and books. Eventually, when the Allied bombing campaign intensifies, Ludwig is sent to a Hitler Youth camp, where his oddness makes him a target for bullying. As the war turns against Germany, the Hitler Youth camp ... + Read More
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Series: Day for Night A Novel Paperback Jean McNeil 9781770415751 $19.95 FICTION May 25, 2021

From the author of Ice Diaries, winner of the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival Grand Prize, praised by the New York Times as “stunningly written,” and a Guardian Best Book of 2018 Set in the throes of Brexit-era London, Day for Night is an unflinching exploration of desire, gender, and history, in which a married filmmaking duo seeks to tell the tragic story of 1940s German Jewish intellectual Walter Benjamin, while their own relationship and nation are imploding behind the camera in real-time Richard Cottar is a respected independ... + Read More
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Series: A Helena Marsh Novel Deceptions A Helena Marsh Novel Paperback Anna Porter 9781770415386 $21.95 FICTION Apr 06, 2021

A savvy art world thriller with a strong, independent heroine and the follow-up to The Appraisal, finalist for the 2018 Staunch Prize. Former Budapest cop Attila Feher would really like to see art expert Helena Marsh again, so he arranges a contract for her to determine whether a painting is a copy of a famous Artemisia Gentileschi canvas or the real thing. A simple appraisal becomes a dangerous assignment when usual eastern European gangsters show up and people start dying and the seething corruption that underlies the lost promise of po... + Read More
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Series: The Call of the Rift The Call of the Rift: Crest Hardcover Jae Waller 9781770414587 $23.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 17 May 18, 2021

Step through the portal into a world ravaged by chaotic spirits and corrupted magic in the third book of The Call of the Rift high fantasy series. Kateiko Rin lives a quiet life with her parents and her people in the coastal rainforest. Everything changes when her estranged uncle washes up on their shores, harried and half-dead, trailed by two blue-eyed children no one knew existed. To protect her family, Kateiko secrets away her young cousins. Caring for them includes hiding their ties to the Rúonbattai, a warlike cult trying to claim... + Read More
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Series: The Offshore Novels Arrow’s Rest Paperback Joel Scott 9781770415720 $18.95 FICTION May 11, 2021

A nautical thriller for readers of Clive Cussler and Jack Higgins. Wooden sailboats shouldn’t play with steel yachts. When his lover’s sister is the latest victim in a series of sadistic assaults, Jared Kane sets out to find the guilty party. His search leads him into a tangled network of sex, power, and religion connecting high political office in the city to a secretive sect in the B.C. wilderness. The crimes seem connected to an exclusive yacht club in Vancouver’s West End, where Jared is able to moor his old wooden sailboat, Arrow... + Read More
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Series: An Arthur Beauchamp Novel Stung An Arthur Beauchamp Novel Hardcover William Deverell 9781770415959 $32.95 FICTION Mar 30, 2021

Award–winning novelist William Deverell is back with a new Arthur Beauchamp legal thriller. Lawyer Arthur Beauchamp is facing the most explosive trial of his career: the defence of seven boisterous environmentalists accused of sabotaging an Ontario plant that pumps out a pesticide that has led to the mass death of honeybees. The story zigzags between Toronto, where the trial takes place, and Arthur’s West Coast island home, where he finds himself arrested for fighting his own environmental cause: the threatened destruction of a popular pa... + Read More
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Series: A Gordon Stewart Mystery Every City Is Every Other City A Gordon Stewart Mystery Paperback John McFetridge 9781770415416 $19.95 FICTION Jun 01, 2021

Behind the scenes, nothing is what it seems. Gord Stewart, 40 years old, single, moved back into his suburban childhood home to care for his widowed father. But his father no longer needs care and Gord is stuck in limbo. He’s been working in the movie business as a location scout for years, and when there isn’t much filming, as a private eye for a security company run by ex-cops, OBC. When a fellow crew member asks him to find her missing uncle, Gord reluctantly takes the job. The police say the uncle walked into some dense woods in Nort... + Read More
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Series: Mere Extinction Poems Paperback Evie Christie 9781770415461 $19.95 POETRY Apr 06, 2021

“Christie’s audacious writing pulses with life and, yes, movement.” — Globe and Mail In Evie Christie’s third book mothers nurse babies as the world comes to an end, fathers hustle or drift, the pastoral and the present collide, violence, love, and death gently fill the space and time they have been given. As surreal as they are domestic, Christie’s poems navigate the world they are in, struggle with history, the immediate, and what Richard Polt’s investigation of Heidegger would describe as “the emergency being.” Bog Girl After Seamu... + Read More
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Series: Is This Scary? Poems Paperback Jacob Scheier 9781770416055 $19.95 POETRY Apr 13, 2021

A challenging exploration of mental illness and disability from Governor General’s Award winner Jacob Scheier. Is This Scary? digs deep into internal landscapes of suffering, including depression and anxiety, chronic physical ailment, and rare neurological malady. With its many eccentric songs and odes to medications and medical procedures, this book is full of both levity and unapologetic lament. Pushing back against societal stigma, Is This Scary? unflinchingly addresses experiences of psychiatric institutionalization and suicidality, w... + Read More
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Series: Act The Modern Actor’s Handbook Paperback David Rotenberg 9781770414686 $19.95 PERFORMING ARTS Apr 20, 2021

“Simply put, I don’t think I would’ve found my voice as an actor without David.” — Scott Speedman, actor “Act has the roadmap for the most crucial task of an actor: getting present.” — Shawn Doyle, actor A lively, conversational textbook dedicated to the art of acting from a master teacher. Act: The Modern Actor’s Handbook is the result of 30 years of one of North America’s most renowned acting teachers teaching some of the world's most talented screen actors. This is a full tour through the concepts at the heart of Rotenberg’s techni... + Read More