1.
Series:
I Am C-3PO - The Inside Story
Foreword by J.J. Abrams
Paperback
Anthony Daniels
9781465498267
$21.99
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Nov 03, 2020
“Gloriously witty, keen and spirited” J.J. Abrams, Director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker“The odds of me ever writing a book were approximately…Oh, never mind. My golden companion worries about such things - I don’t. I have indeed now written a book - telling my story, in my voice, not his - recognising that our voices and our stories are inextricably intertwined.”When Star Wars burst on to the big screen in 1977, an unfailingly polite golden droid called C-3PO captured imaginations around the globe. But C-3PO wasn’t an amazing display of...
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5.
Series:
Instant Karma
Hardcover
Marissa Meyer
9781250618818
$25.99
YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Age (years) from 12 - 18
Nov 03, 2020
InNew York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her – both good and bad.Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her.Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from p...
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12.
Series:
HRH
So Many Thoughts on Royal Style
Hardcover
Elizabeth Holmes
9781250625083
$45.00
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Nov 17, 2020
Veteran fashion journalist Elizabeth Holmes expands her award-winning Instagram Stories series, "So Many Thoughts," into a nuanced look at the style, branding, and positioning of the four most influential contemporary British Royals: Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Kate Middleton, and Meghan Markle.Royal women wield a unique, quiet kind of power. They use their clothing choices and their styling preferences to create a visual brand that is at once aspirational and accessible, and to project a sartorial statement that encompasses their valu...
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14.
Series:
No Time Like the Future
An Optimist Considers Mortality
Hardcover
Michael J. Fox
9781250265616
$37.99
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Nov 17, 2020
A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. Fox. ?The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future; as Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties; as Mike Flaherty in Spin City; and through numerous other movie roles and guest appearances on shows such as The Good Wife and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Diagnosed at age 29, Michael is equally engaged in Parkinson’s advocacy work, raising global awareness of the disea...
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26.
Series:
Fixation
How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet
Hardcover
Sandra Goldmark
9781642830453
$33.95
HOUSE & HOME
Sep 22, 2020
Our massive, global system of consumption is broken. Our individual relationship with our stuff is broken. In each of our homes, some stuff is broken. And this strain of consumerism and manufacturing is breaking our planet. It’s time to move past “peak stuff” and to a new system where design, reuse, and repair are the norm. This is the ambitious undertaking of Fixation: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planet. Sandra Goldmark, who started humbly by founding a pop-up repair shop, is now a leader in the movement to demand better “stuff.” Af...
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27.
Series:
Cold Case North
The Search for James Brady and Absolom Halkett
Paperback
Michael Nest
9780889777491
$24.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 07, 2020
For fans of true crime, an unsolved mystery of missing persons, police conspiracies, and private investigations in an Indigenous community in northern Canada. Métis leader James Brady was one of the most famous Indigenous activists in Canada. A communist, strategist, and bibliophile, he led Métis and First Nations to rebel against government and church oppression. Brady’s success made politicians and clergy fear him, and he had enemies everywhere. In 1967, while prospecting in Saskatchewan with Cree Band Councillor and fellow activist Absol...
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28.
Series:
The Most Amazing Bird
Hardcover
Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak
9781773214184
$21.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Nov 10, 2020
A young girl discovers nature’s surprising beauty in this tale from a renowned Inuit storyteller. When Aggataa goes for a cold winter walk with her grandmother, she’s surprised by a sudden CRAH! All the birds have flown south for the winter except one kind—the tulugarguat, the ravens. They’re the ugliest birds that Aggaataa has ever seen. They look like they slept in their coats—coats that don’t even fit! However, as the winter slowly moves towards spring, Aggataa connects with one small raven in particular. As the seasons change in full, th...
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29.
Series:
Watching the Devil Dance
How a Spree Killer Slipped Through the Cracks of the Criminal Justice System
Paperback
William Toffan
9781771963251
$22.95
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Nov 10, 2020
The unbelievable true story of North America’s first known spree killer, written by a veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.In June 1966, Matthew Charles Lamb took his uncle’s shotgun and wandered down Ford Blvd in Windsor, Ontario. At the end of the bloody night, two teenagers lay dead, with multiple others injured after an unprovoked shooting spree. In his investigation into Lamb’s story, William Toffan pieces together the troubled childhood and the history of violence that culminated in the young man’s dubious distinction as Canada’s ...
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30.
Series:
Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest
Paperback
Rachelle Hope Saltzman
9781496831576
$30.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 16, 2020
The 2016 US presidential campaign and its aftermath provoked an array of protests notable for their use of humour, puns, memes, and graphic language. During the 2016 campaign, a video surfaced of then-candidate Donald Trump’s lewd use of the word “pussy”; in response, many women have made the issue and the term central to the public debate about women’s bodies and their political, social, and economic rights. Focusing on the women-centered aspects of the protests that started with the 2017 Women’s March, Pussy Hats, Politics, and Public Protest...
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31.
Series:
Hunter with Harpoon
Paperback
Markoosie Patsauq
9780228004028
$19.95
FICTION
Nov 18, 2020
Published fifty years ago under the title Harpoon of the Hunter, Markoosie Patsauq's novel helped establish the genre of Indigenous fiction in Canada. This new English translation unfolds the story of Kamik, a young hero who comes to manhood while on a perilous hunt for a wounded polar bear. In this astonishing tale of a people struggling for survival in a brutal environment, Patsauq describes a life in the Canadian Arctic as one that is reliant on cooperation and vigilance.In collaboration with the author, Valerie Henitiuk and Marc-Antoine Mah...
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32.
Series:
All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum
Hardcover
Kathy Hoopmann
9781787754713
$21.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 99
Nov 21, 2020
Brand new update to the bestselling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, with all-new images of cats and updated language and terminology throughout. It provides a gentle, engaging introduction to the world of autism, demonstrating the individuality and potential of autistic people. Ideal for adults and children alike.