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Series: Communal Justice in Shakespeare's England Drama, Law, and Emotion Hardcover Penelope Geng 9781487508043 $75.00 LITERARY CRITICISM May 13, 2021

Providing a fresh examination of the relationship between literary and legal communities, Communal Justice in Shakespeare’s England examines the literature of the communal justice in early modern England.The sixteenth century was a turning point for both law and drama. Relentless professionalization of the common law set off a cascade of lawyerly self-fashioning – resulting in blunt attacks on lay judgment. English playwrights, including Shakespeare, resisted the forces of legal professionalization by casting legal expertise as a detriment to m... + Read More
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Series: Ex Nihilo Paperback J. R. Léveillé 9781988168470 $22.95 POETRY Apr 29, 2021

A bilingual collection of renga poetry by two of Canada's most celebrated poets in English and in French, each writing in his respective language in response to the other. A project of discourse itself, shared in dialogue between two poets, as they explore Novalis' definition of poetry as "the truly absolute real." The poetic act is world-changing, the agglomeration of atoms as they fall through space - a sort of "elective affinity", or state of grace - to constitute Being. If Lao Tzu reminds us that the Dao that can be named is not the eternal... + Read More
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Series: Rush Across the Decades Anthem: Rush in the ’70s Paperback Martin Popoff 9781770415683 $24.95 MUSIC Apr 27, 2021

Part one of the definitive biography of Rock ’n’ Roll’s kings of the North … now in paperback! Includes two full-color photo inserts, with 16 pages of the early days of the band on tour and in the studio. With extensive, firsthand reflections from Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart, as well as from family, friends, and fellow musicians, Anthem: Rush in the ’70s is a pointed and detailed portrait of Canada’s greatest rock ambassadors. The first of three volumes, Anthem puts the band’s catalog, from their self-titled debut to 1978’s ... + 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-color photo inserts, with unearthed photos of the band. “A must for Rush fans.” — Library Journal on Anthem, book one of the Rush Across the Decades trilogy 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” for Rush’s Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. Though this era begins with the brisk-selling Roll the ... + Read More
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Series: Senior Moment Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Mom Paperback Monica Graham 9781771089548 $22.95 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Apr 27, 2021

Monica Graham got her first inkling that her eighty-nine-year-old mother might not be able to continue living on her own when she coated chicken breasts with dishwashing liquid for dinner. It was an easy mistake—the yellow detergent lived right beside the olive oil on the kitchen counter. Graham could easily have done the same thing herself, she thought. But as her visit with her mom in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, progressed, Graham—who lives in Pictou, Nova Scotia—began to recognize that her mother had been successfully hiding increasingly app... + Read More
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Series: The Ageless Athlete Age is Just a Number Paperback Martin Parnell 9781771603874 $25.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 27, 2021

Guinness World Record holder Martin Parnell shows how, at 62 years of age, he devoted himself to beating his personal running records set in his 40s and 50s, and to get into the best shape of his life. In May 2017 Martin Parnell tackled the Calgary 150km Ultra Marathon. He didn't finish. This was just one of a number of racing disappointments he had encountered over recent years and he found that he was running slower and slower. Parnell realised that he had to do something drastic if he was to turn things around. To accomplish this Martin ... + Read More
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Series: Wild Roses Are Worth It Reimagining the Alberta Advantage Paperback Kevin Van Tighem 9781771604857 $22.00 NATURE Apr 27, 2021

A timely collection of provocative, personal, and thoughtful essays for an Alberta in transition.This selection of works by naturalist, hunter, conservation activist, and outdoors journalist Kevin Van Tighem will both inspire and provoke, because it offers an unflinching challenge to cherished myths and conventional wisdom in a troubled province beset with profound questions about its future. Even at their most provocative, however, these writings remind us of what is best about the Alberta spirit, and offer the possibility of a more sustaining... + Read More
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Series: Park Bagger Adventures in the Canadian National Parks Paperback Marlis Butcher 9781771604789 $32.00 TRAVEL Apr 27, 2021

An inspiring collection of thrilling personal adventures and stunning photographs sharing the incredible diversity and profound beauty of Canada's national parks.Distributed across the second-largest country in the world, the Canadian national parks can be challenging to get to. Many of them are so remote that they have no road access or infrastructure of any kind, but they are not impossible to visit. Although much of the vast Canadian wilderness is fraught with challenging terrain, unpredictable weather, and sometimes threatening wildlife, th... + Read More
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Series: Flourishing and Free More Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island Paperback Haley Healey 9781772033533 $9.95 HISTORY Apr 27, 2021

An inspiring and eye-opening collection of true stories about fourteen women who blazed their own trails in life and contributed in a fundamental way to the history of Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands.In this fascinating follow-up to On Their Own Terms, author Haley Healey chronicles the lives of a whole new crop of resilient, hard-working, rule-breaking, diverse women who lived on and around Vancouver Island. Flourishing and Free introduces readers to Sylvia Stark (1839–1944), who was born into slavery in Missouri and went on to be... + Read More
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Series: Take Me Outside Running Across the Canadian Landscape That Shapes Us Paperback Colin Harris 9781771604659 $22.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 27, 2021

One educator’s story detailing a cross-Canada run to inspire students and teachers to get outside and experience the benefits and beauty of nature.You’d think starting a non-profit organization aimed at getting young people to spend less time in front of screens and more time outside would be difficult enough. But with a decrepit support vehicle housing two dogs that despised each other, a good friend who left after five months, a lot of peanut butter, and a hope to inspire thousands of students, Colin Harris decided to start this journey by ru... + Read More
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Series: Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series Building Your Permaculture Property A Five-Step Process to Design and Develop Land Paperback Rob Avis 9780865719378 $49.99 HOUSE & HOME May 11, 2021

When designing a regenerative permaculture property, too many land stewards suffer from option paralysis, a lack of integrated holistic design, fruitless trial-and-error attempts, wasted money, and the frustration that results from too much information and no context.Building Your Permaculture Property offers a revolutionary method to overcome overwhelm. The authors, engineers and a farmer, lead you – the land steward – through a clear five-step process, exercises, templates, and workflow tools developed through decades of successful land manag... + Read More
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Series: Early Canadian Literature The New Race Electronic book text, EPUB William H.H. Johnson 9781771124157 $13.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 16, 2021

William H.H. Johnson’s The Life of Wm. H.H. Johnson, from 1839 to 1900, and the New Race (1904) is the only classical slave narrative in the black North American tradition published by a British Columbian. In his memoir, Johnson writes an account of his mother’s flight from Kentucky to Indiana while pregnant with him. During his youth, his family were “station masters” of the Underground Railroad in various towns in Indiana, helping blacks escape to freedom in Canada. Although Indiana was ostensibly a free state, the law allowed bounty hunters ... + Read More
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Series: Early Canadian Literature The New Race Electronic book text, PDF William H.H. Johnson 9781771124164 $13.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 16, 2021

William H.H. Johnson’s The Life of Wm. H.H. Johnson, from 1839 to 1900, and the New Race (1904) is the only classical slave narrative in the black North American tradition published by a British Columbian. In his memoir, Johnson writes an account of his mother’s flight from Kentucky to Indiana while pregnant with him. During his youth, his family were “station masters” of the Underground Railroad in various towns in Indiana, helping blacks escape to freedom in Canada. Although Indiana was ostensibly a free state, the law allowed bounty hunters ... + Read More
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Series: Early Canadian Literature The New Race Paperback William H.H. Johnson 9781771124140 $19.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 16, 2021

William H.H. Johnson’s The Life of Wm. H.H. Johnson, from 1839 to 1900, and the New Race (1904) is the only classical slave narrative in the black North American tradition published by a British Columbian. In his memoir, Johnson writes an account of his mother’s flight from Kentucky to Indiana while pregnant with him. During his youth, his family were “station masters” of the Underground Railroad in various towns in Indiana, helping blacks escape to freedom in Canada. Although Indiana was ostensibly a free state, the law allowed bounty hunters ... + Read More
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Series: Glass Bricks Paperback Louella Lester 9781988168425 $21.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 27, 2021

What does it mean to work for a living? Told in short prose, Glass Bricks tells the story of Lester's experience working both traditional and non-traditional jobs. Sometimes raw and often humourous, Lester shares stories about learning to work, working, and moving on. Glass Bricks explores the significance of our basic human right to work in an era where the struggle to find meaningful, full-time employment is all too real.
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Series: Women of the Pandemic Stories from the Frontlines of COVID-19 Paperback Lauren McKeon 9780771050398 $24.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 27, 2021

The story of the pandemic is the story of women. This riveting narrative offers an account of COVID-19, reminding us of women’s leadership and resilience, reflecting back hope and humanity as we all figure out a new normal, together.Throughout history, men have fought, lost, and led us through the world’s defining crises. That all changed with COVID-19. In Canada, women’s presence in the response to the pandemic has been notable. Women are our nurses, doctors, PSWs. Our cashiers, long-haulers, cooks. In Canada, women are leading the fast-paced ... + Read More
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Series: A Rising Tide A Cookbook of Recipes and Stories from Canada's Atlantic Coast Hardcover DL Acken 9780525610670 $40.00 COOKING Apr 27, 2021

A beautiful journey through Canada’s Atlantic Coast—from the pastorals of Prince Edward Island to the wilds of Newfoundland—celebrating the region’s rich culinary community, and the innovative chefs and producers who make it.A Rising Tide is a love letter to the culinary renaissance of Canada’s Atlantic Coast written by DL Acken and Emily Lycopolus—both of whom grew up eating classic Atlantic Canadian dishes and spent months in the region exploring its burgeoning food scene. Whether you are discovering the East Coast’s countryside, seaside town... + Read More
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Series: Collected series Collected: Colour + Neutral, Volume No 3 Paperback Sarah Richardson 9781982167073 $22.99 HOUSE & HOME Apr 27, 2021

Get inspired by a new compilation of crave-worthy spaces and places curated by HGTV star and award-winning designer Sarah Richardson, following on the instant bestselling success of Collected: City + Country.The latest in the Collected series of books by Sarah Richardson celebrates Colour + Neutral, from interior and exterior spaces to products, places, and creative people. Filled with striking photos and smart advice from Sarah and her team, along with top designers on the global scene, this volume explores the joyful contrast between bright, ... + Read More
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Series: Blood Washing Blood Afghanistan's Hundred-Year War Paperback Phil Halton 9781459746640 $29.99 HISTORY Apr 27, 2021

A clear-eyed view of the conflict in Afghanistan and its century-deep roots.The war in Afghanistan has consumed vast amounts of blood and treasure, causing the Western powers to seek an exit without achieving victory. Seemingly never-ending, the conflict has become synonymous with a number of issues — global jihad, rampant tribalism, and the narcotics trade — but even though they are cited as the causes of the conflict, they are in fact symptoms.Rather than beginning after 9/11 or with the Soviet “invasion” in 1979, the current conflict in Afgh... + Read More
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Series: The Bridge Paperback Shauntay Grant 9780369102263 $18.95 DRAMA Apr 26, 2021

Set in a rural Black Nova Scotian community, The Bridge explores the complex relationship between two brothers strained over twenty years of secrecy, deception, and dishonour. Secrets are revealed one by one from the brothers themselves, as well as a trio of community gossips who provide the musical backdrop for this gospel-infused tale. A story of a family torn apart by betrayal, The Bridge invites us to consider the roads we choose in life, and to wonder whether we can ever cross back over the bridges we burn along the way.
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Series: Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes Paperback Hannah Moscovitch 9780369102300 $18.95 DRAMA Apr 26, 2021

The archetypal student-teacher romance is cleverly turned on its head for the post-#MeToo era in this striking new play by the acclaimed author of What a Young Wife Ought to Know and Bunny. Jon, a star professor and author, is racked with self-loathing after his third marriage crumbles around him when he finds himself admiring a student—a girl in a red coat. The girl, nineteen-year-old Annie, is a big fan of his work, and also happens to live down the street. From their doorways to his office to hotel rooms, their mutual admiration and sexual ... + Read More
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Series: Black Boys Paperback Virgilia Griffith 9780369100474 $18.95 DRAMA Apr 26, 2021

Black Boys by Saga Collectif (Virgilia Griffith, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff, Tawiah M’Carthy, Thomas Antony Olajide, and Jonathan Seinen) uncovers the complex dynamics of the queer Black male experience. Text, movement, and design portray the rhythm and vulnerability of three very different Black men who seek a deeper understanding of themselves, each other, and of how they encounter the world. As they explore their unique identities, their performances rigorously interrogate and playfully subvert the ways in which gender, sexuality, and race are ... + Read More
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Series: Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage Second Edition Paperback Ron Brown 9780228103257 $24.95 TRAVEL May 04, 2021

Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains of earlier settlements, often constructed with immense effort against impossible odds, now lie forgotten. Some are no more than a few decaying foundations and collapsing houses, while others are littered with the remains of the industry and manufacturing that once thrived there. There is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard, and Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage is the perfect guide... + Read More
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Series: Uncommon Sense Paperback Adam Mardero 9781988989358 $20.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Apr 24, 2021

Adam Mardero was diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of nine, and what became the beginning of his journey to understand and accept himself. Uncommon Sense is a reflection of his self-discovery on his own terms.
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Series: THOT J BAP (The Heart of This Journey Bears All Patterns) Bramah and the Beggar Boy Paperback Renée Sarojini Saklikar 9780889714021 $22.95 POETRY

One afternoon, in an old house in an abandoned village on the outskirts of Perimeter, in the place they call Pacifica, Bramah and the beggar boy find fragments of an ancient text. Hunched over scraps of parchment and broken computer disks, they blow the dust off a cover, and so our story begins. Many things happen—some good, but mostly bad—including five eco-catastrophes and a viral bio-contagion. Steeped in the tradition of fairy tales, THOT J BAP (The Heart of This Journey Bears All Patterns) is a map-history of a world in which a small band ... + Read More
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Series: Creeland Paperback Dallas Hunt 9780889713925 $18.95 POETRY Apr 24, 2021

Creeland is a poetry collection concerned with notions of home and the quotidian attachments we feel to those notions, even across great distances. Even in an area such as Treaty Eight (northern Alberta), a geography decimated by resource extraction and development, people are creating, living, laughing, surviving and flourishing—or at least attempting to. The poems in this collection are preoccupied with the role of Indigenous aesthetics in the creation and nurturing of complex Indigenous lifeworlds. They aim to honour the encounters that ever... + Read More
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Series: Plants of Haida Gwaii Third Edition 3rd edition Paperback Nancy Turner 9781550179149 $29.95 NATURE Apr 24, 2021

For many thousands of years the lands and waters of Haida Gwaii have been home to the Haida. Plants of Haida Gwaii, written with the cooperation and collaboration of Haida knowledge holders and botanical experts, is a detailed and insightful record of the traditional uses of over 150 species of native plants. Moreover, it explains the systems of knowledge and understanding that enabled the Haida to use the resources of their islands sustainably from one generation to the next over millennia. The Haida names of these plants indicate their import... + Read More
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Series: Carrying the Burden of Peace Reimagining Indigenous Masculinities Through Story Paperback Sam McKegney 9780889777934 $34.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Apr 24, 2021

Can a critical examination of Indigenous masculinities be an honour song—one that celebrates rather than pathologizes; one that seeks diversity and strength; one that overturns heteropatriarchy without centering settler colonialism? Can a critical examination of Indigenous masculinities even be creative, inclusive, erotic? Carrying the Burden of Peace answers affirmatively. Countering the perception that “masculinity” has been so contaminated as to be irredeemable, the book explores Indigenous literary art for understandings of masculinity tha... + Read More
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Series: Immoral, Indecent, and Scurrilous Paperback Gerald Hannon 9781770866027 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 30, 2021

“At least by reputation, I am a sex radical: gay activist dating back to the Cretaceous, defender of pedophiles, defender of (and participant in) sex work, sometime porn actor and maker, shameless voyeur (no window is safe if my binoculars are at hand), perpetual sour-puss on the subject of gay marriage. I came of age in the 1960s and ’70s, an era when most of those character traits and activities would have been seen as illegal at worst and shameless at best. Some still are. Others — gay marriage, for example — have switched sides, transitioni... + Read More
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Series: The Pit Paperback Tara Borin 9780889713949 $18.95 POETRY Apr 24, 2021

Set in a small-town, sub-Arctic dive bar, this debut poetry collection explores the complexities of addiction and the person beneath, and the possibility of finding home and community in unexpected places. Among Borin’s poems are portraits of the bar’s regular customers and employees—recurring characters, like those who might appear in a dark and unconventional sitcom. The religious night janitor catalogues the day’s sins; the retired barmaid gussies up at the mirror; the regular customers and their regular habits are described to a new employe... + Read More
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Series: Undoing Hours Paperback Selina Boan 9780889713963 $18.95 POETRY Apr 24, 2021

Selina Boan’s debut poetry collection, Undoing Hours, considers the various ways we undo, inherit, reclaim and (re)learn. Boan’s poems emphasize sound and breath. They tell stories of meeting family, of experiencing love and heartbreak, and of learning new ways to express and understand the world around her through nêhiyawêwin. As a settler and urban nehiyaw who grew up disconnected from her father’s family and community, Boan turns to language as one way to challenge the impact of assimilation policies and colonization on her own being and the... + Read More
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Series: Richard Wagamese Selected Hardcover Richard Wagamese 9781771622752 $24.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT May 29, 2021

Richard Wagamese, one of Canada’s most celebrated Indigenous authors and storytellers, was a writer of breathtaking honesty and inspiration. Always striving to be a better, stronger person, Wagamese shared his journey through writing, encouraging others to do the same. Following the success of Embers, which has sold over fifty thousand copies since its release in 2016, this new collection of Wagamese’s non-fiction works, curated by editor Drew Hayden Taylor, brings together more of the prolific author’s short writings, many for the first time i... + Read More
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Series: Ride Big The Ultimate Guide to Building Equestrian Confidence Paperback John Haime 9781646010585 $36.50 SPORTS & RECREATION Apr 23, 2021

An easy-to-implement framework proven to grow rider confidence, tested by the world’s leading equestrian athletes.Without confidence, achievement in competition is unattainable. When confidence is lacking in any sport, equestrian included, chances are your career will be short. Renowned performance coach John Haime has written the book to counter this challenge, providing the mental tools riders need to be better under pressure of all kinds and consistently succeed.Equestrian sport is a partnership: there’s an equine athlete, and there’s a hum... + Read More
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Series: IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance The Four Lenses of Population Aging Planning for the Future in Canada's Provinces Paperback Patrik Marier 9781442612631 $44.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Apr 28, 2021

This book analyses the actions and plans enacted by the ten Canadian provinces to prepare for the new reality of an aging society.Population aging is one of the most pressing issues facing governments and society today. With implications for health care, the economy, and an assortment of other policy areas, confronting this complex reality is increasingly urgent and never more so in the age of COVID-19. In The Four Lenses of Population Aging, Patrik Marier looks at how Canada’s ten provinces are preparing for an aging society. Focusing on a wid... + Read More
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Series: Navigating a Changing World Canada's International Policies in an Age of Uncertainties Paperback Geoffrey Hale 9781487525712 $59.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Apr 24, 2021

The negotiation of the Canada–U.S. Free Trade agreement in 1985–88 initiated a period of substantially increased North American, and later, global economic integration. However, events since the election of Donald Trump in 2016 have created the potential for major policy shifts arising from NAFTA’s renegotiation and continuing political uncertainties in the United States and with Canada’s other major trading partners. Navigating a Changing World draws together scholars from both countries to examine Canada–U.S. policy relations, the evolution o... + Read More
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Series: Erasmus Studies Erasmus on Literature His ‘Ratio' or ‘System' of 1518-1519 Paperback Anthony Grafton 9781487522100 $39.95 HISTORY Apr 28, 2021

Nothing captures Erasmus’ most adventurous thinking about how texts signify in – and thereby make or remake – worlds of thought, feeling, and action more than the Ratio verae theologiae (‘A System of True Theology’). First published separately in 1518 and 1519, it also appears in the preliminaries to the New Testament in Erasmus’ revised 1519 edition. This handy Ratio or compendious ‘System’ gives advice on how to interpret complex texts and develop persuasive arguments. Its lessons are applied to the canonical Scriptures as source, and to ever... + Read More
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Series: Act The Modern Actor’s Handbook Paperback David Rotenberg 9781770414686 $19.95 PERFORMING ARTS Apr 20, 2021

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 techniques: states of being, primaries and secondaries, images that you elaborate up or distill down, modifiers, actions and beats, and more. Although his methods loosely draw on the great acting teachers like Hage... + Read More
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Series: Scaling Conversations How Leaders Include their Employees, Customers, and Community in Decision Making Hardcover Dave McLeod 9781119764458 $35.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 20, 2021

Find out what your customers and employees are really thinking with this indispensable resource Scaling Conversations: How Leaders Include Their Employees, Customers, and Community in Decision Making delivers invaluable strategies for how leaders can make their communications more inclusive and access the voices of those employees who rarely feel empowered to speak up. As constituent numbers scale, leaders have traditionally struggled to make communications a conversation with the entire organization, settling instead for small focus groups, ... + Read More
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Series: The Distilleries of Vancouver Island A Guided Tour of West Coast Craft and Artisan Spirits Paperback Marianne Scott 9781771513326 $25.00 COOKING Apr 20, 2021

A guided tour that highlights the recent evolution of the 21 craft and artisan distilleries that have sprung up on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.In the past five years the number of craft and artisan distilleries on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands has more than doubled. A change in the provincial liquor laws in 2013 made small-batch distilling a viable business and with this alternative to high-volume, mass-market liquor comes a focus on local ingredients and distinctive flavours.From relative veterans like Merridale and Sheringha... + Read More
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Series: Hiking Trails of Ottawa, the National Capital Region and Beyond 2nd Edition 2nd edition Paperback Michael Haynes 9781773101842 $27.95 TRAVEL Apr 13, 2021

"If you are a fan of the great outdoors and love to hike or would like to start hiking, Michael Haynes writes an invaluable trail guide. Go out and buy the book and then go explore. You will not be disappointed." — Edwards Book BlogA fresh new edition of the bestselling guide, now with full-colour maps and images.The National Capital Region and its environs offer an extraordinary variety of hiking. And there’s no better person to guide you than Michael Haynes. From the urban oasis of the Ottawa Greenbelt to the pastures and lakes of Eastern Ont... + Read More
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Series: Waterfalls of New Brunswick A Guide, 2nd Edition 2nd edition Paperback Nicholas Guitard 9781773101859 $27.95 TRAVEL Apr 13, 2021

An Atlantic Bestseller"A nature lover’s delight." — Chronicle HeraldNo one has done more to bring New Brunswick’s waterfalls to popular attention than Nicholas Guitard. He has sought out and documented hundreds of waterfalls, first on his website and then in a bestselling trail guide.Now ten years after the publication of the first edition, Guitard has a newly updated guide. From well-known favourites like Hays Falls and the "Grand Canyon of New Brunswick" at Walton Glen Gorge to previously unpublished waterfalls like Cigar Falls in Dalhousie, ... + Read More
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Series: Occasionally Eggs Simple Vegetarian Recipes for Every Season Hardcover Alexandra Daum 9780525611011 $35.00 COOKING Apr 20, 2021

From the creator of the popular blog, Occasionally Eggs, comes a beautiful debut cookbook exploring the bounty of the seasons, filled with more than 110 simple vegetarian recipes.Alexandra Daum loves nothing more than harvesting her garden throughout the year, and creating satisfying, seasonally-driven recipes. In her first cookbook, Occasionally Eggs, she shows us how simple it can be to cook healthy(ish) vegetarian meals with local fruits and vegetables, and pantry staples, like grains and legumes. Hard-to-find ingredients are kept to a minim... + Read More
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Series: Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures Paperback Moira Dann 9781771513487 $20.00 HISTORY Apr 20, 2021

Told in 21 objects—including furnishings, artwork, and tools—this approachable museum guide takes readers into the family history, local lore, and oddities of one of Victoria's most famous landmarks.Craigdarroch Castle, built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir for his wife, Joan, and their family, was completed in 1890. Following Joan's death, the castle was put up for sale in 1908, and later housed a military hospital and the nascent University of Victoria.Since 1979 the castle has operated as a museum and is one of the top tourist attractions in t... + Read More
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Series: Don't Call It a Cult The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM Paperback Sarah Berman 9780735237896 $24.95 TRUE CRIME Apr 20, 2021

“Don’t Call It A Cult is the most detailed, well-reported, and nuanced look at NXIVM’s history, its supporters, and those left destroyed in its wake. If you want to understand NXIVM—and other groups like it—reading Sarah Berman’s account is essential.”—Scaachi Koul, bestselling author of One Day We’ll All Be Dead and None of This Will MatterThey draw you in with the promise of empowerment, self-discovery, women helping women. The more secretive those connections are, the more exclusive you feel. Little did you know, you just joined a cult.Sex t... + Read More
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Series: The Queer Evangelist A Socialist Clergy's Radically Honest Tale Hardcover Cheri DiNovo CM 9781771124898 $29.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 11, 2021

A queer minister, politician and staunch activist for LGBTQ rights, Cheri DiNovo went from living on the streets as a teenager to performing the first legalized same-sex marriage registered in Canada in 2001. From rights for queer parents to banning conversion therapy, her story will inspire people (queer or ally) to not only resist the system—but change it. In The Queer Evangelist, Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo (CM) shares her origins as a young socialist activist in the 1960s, and her rise to ordained minister in the ‘90s and New Democratic member of... + Read More
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Series: The New Wedding Book A Guide to Ditching All the Rules Paperback Michelle Bilodeau 9781459747111 $21.99 REFERENCE Apr 20, 2021

Plan your wedding without the weight of outdated customs and get hitched in a way that is authentic, fun, and true to who you are.From the minute couples become engaged, they are pressured to buy into a one-size-fits-all wedding. By breaking down the antiquated traditions of that #blessedweddingday,The New Wedding Book will help you and your betrothed throw those icky traditions to the curb in honour of having the wedding of your actual dreams — not the one you’ve been force-fed for decades by the wedding-industrial complex. Inspiring couples t... + Read More
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Series: Monumental Manitoba Roadside Attractions and More! Paperback Meghan Kjartanson 9780888016652 $27.50 TRAVEL Apr 18, 2021

From Flintabbaty Flonatin to Gimli's mighty Viking, the Glenboro camel to Morden's monstrous mosasaur, Meghan Kjartanson sets out to follow the stories of Manitoba's statues. Featuring over 60 sites of interest, Kjartanson charts an all-ages adventure tracking prairie giants, roadside attractions, and important landmarks, including fire hydrants and golf balls, sturgeons and sunflowers, and, of course, Manitoba's provincial "bird"--the mosquito. Explore the diverse characters and communities at the centre of Canada with this info-packed guide o... + Read More
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Series: Everything on (the) Line 20 Years of Social Movement Stories from rabble.ca Paperback Sophia Reuss 9781771135443 $25.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Apr 18, 2021

On a chilly April day in 2001, some 75,000 protesters flooded the streets of Quebec City to denounce corporate globalization and a neoliberal trade deal. From that wellspring of activist anger, energy, and hope came the founding of rabble.ca: an alternative news source and community space that reported on Canadian politics from the ground, catching the attention of journalists and activists across the country. Since then, Canada has seen the rise of Harper Conservatism and its replacement by a Liberal government; a decline in union power; th... + Read More
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Series: The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast Paperback Matthew Betts 9781487587949 $59.95 HISTORY Apr 22, 2021

The first comprehensive look at the archaeological history of the Atlantic Northeast, this book presents the archaeology of the region from the earliest Indigenous occupation to the first centuries of European occupation.Filling a notable gap in North American archaeological literature, The Archaeology of the Atlantic Northeast is the first book to integrate and interpret archaeological data from the entire Atlantic Northeast, making unprecedented cultural connections across the region. Spanning from the earliest Indigenous occupation of the ar... + Read More
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Series: Unravelling Canada A Knitting Odyssey Paperback Sylvia Olsen 9781771622868 $24.95 TRAVEL Apr 17, 2021

Author and knitter Sylvia Olsen explore Canada's history, landscape, economy and social issues on a cross-country knitting-themed road trip. In 2015, Sylvia Olsen and her partner, Tex, embarked on a cross-Canada journey from the Salish Sea to the Atlantic Ocean to conduct workshops, exchange experiences with other knitters and, Olsen hoped, discover a fresh appreciation for Canada. Along the way, with stops in over forty destinations, including urban centres as well as smaller communities like Sioux Lookout, ON, and Shelburne, NS, Olsen obser... + Read More
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Series: Health Systems in Transition: Canada, Third Edition Paperback Gregory Marchildon 9781487508081 $32.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Apr 16, 2021

The health care system in Canada receives a great deal of international attention, but it is subject to considerable critique and debate locally. Health Systems in Transition: Canada provides an insightful and objective analysis of the organization, governance, financing, and delivery of health care as well as comparisons between the Canadian system and others internationally. This book draws on a wide range of empirical studies and statistical data within Canada and across comparable countries to provide a thorough description of the many face... + Read More
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Series: Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario Hands-On Social Studies for Ontario, Grade 4 An Inquiry Approach Spiral bound Jennifer Lawson 9781553798026 $145.00 EDUCATION Apr 16, 2021

Hands-On Social Studies is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested hands-on, minds-on activities and conveniently includes everything both teachers and students need. It focuses on the goals of the Ontario Social Studies curriculum as identified by the Ontario Ministry, and adheres to the Growing Success document for assessment, evaluating, and reporting in Ontario schools. All books include these familiar features: curriculum correlation charts; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; visuals and reproducible masters; material lists; and... + Read More
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Series: A Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure Paperback Hoa Nguyen 9781950268177 $26.95 POETRY Apr 16, 2021

Hoa Nguyen’s latest collection is a poetic meditation on historical, personal, and cultural pressures pre- and post-“Fall-of-Saigon” and comprises a verse biography on her mother, Diep Anh Nguyen, a stunt motorcyclist in an all-woman Vietnamese circus troupe. Multilayered, plaintive, and provocative, the poems inA Thousand Times You Lose Your Treasure are alive with archive and inhabit histories. In turns lyrical and unsettling, her poetry sings of language and loss; dialogues with time, myth and place; and communes with past and future ghosts.
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Series: ISSN Creative Tourism in Smaller Communities Place, Culture, and Local Representation 1st edition Paperback Kathleen Scherf 9781773851884 $39.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 15, 2021

As more people travel the world than ever before, smaller communities have a unique opportunity to develop creative, culturally sustainable tourist industries that provide unparalleled experiences for visitors.Tourists are travelling the world in greater numbers than ever before, seeking immersive cultural experiences. This massive rise of tourism has raised issues of social and cultural sustainability in the world's global cities. At the same time, smaller cities and rural communities struggling with increasing urbanization and the loss of tr... + Read More
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Series: Permanent Carnival Time Paperback Colin Smith 9781927886458 $18.00 POETRY Apr 15, 2021

?I?d rather have a transorbital lobotomy / Than a transnational economy.? In his new book of poetry, Colin Smith?s droll humour and meticulous control of language are metered out to explore the stakes of pain and the pain of folly. Language plays throughout the text, bringing a blithe tone to dark matters, and evoking fruitful tensions for the reader. Scattered topics of climate change, labour disputes, war, and massive inequities within cities are encountered by a voice that seems to scorn humanity as much as it delights in human language. P... + Read More
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Series: Artful Flight Essays and Reviews 1985-2019 1st edition Paperback Susan Glickman 9780889848795 $24.95 LITERARY CRITICISM Apr 15, 2021

In Artful Flight, Susan Glickman dives into poetry and prose, music and visual art, in an effort to find the joy in creative work not as a path to the truth but as an end in itself.
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Series: Postmodern Weather Report Paperback Kristian Enright 9780888016973 $21.95 POETRY Apr 15, 2021

In today's world, space is at a premium to accommodate humans, nature, and ideas, but what, exactly, occupies the vast psychic space of the Prairie landscape? In Postmodern Weather Report, Kristian Enright expertly weaves critical theory with playful poetics to suffuse this space with reflections on science, semantics, pop culture, philosophy, and a blossoming emergence into new cultural awareness for a contemporary age.
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Series: Nostalgia for Moving Parts Paperback Diane Tucker 9780888017277 $17.00 POETRY Apr 15, 2021

Poised between thoughts of mortality and an exquisite taste for the most tender, small details of life, the poems in Nostalgia for Moving Parts are whimsical, quirky, and resonant with memory. Deeply grounded in the rainy mists and green reeds of the Canadian west coast, solitude becomes a spiritual practice transmuting loneliness and loss into grand appreciations for the gift of childhood and the untravelled road ahead.