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Series: Stompin' Tom Connors The myth and the man — an unauthorized biography NEW paperback edition Paperback Charlie Rhindress 9781459506787 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 07, 2021

Now in paperback — the biography of Canadian legend Stompin’ Tom Connors with a new afterword An insightful and moving biography about the man who celebrated Canada through his songs. Stompin’ Tom Connors is a Canadian legend — the foot-stompin’ patriot in the cowboy hat who sang about the country he loved. But there is much more to Tom Connors than “Bud the Spud” and “The Hockey Song.” This biography profiles an intelligent, stubborn, creative, cantankerous and thoughtful man who created a character that would be embraced by Canadians from co... + Read More
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Series: Best East Coast Jams, Pickles, Preserves and Breads Paperback Alice Burdick 9781459506763 $29.95 COOKING Sep 07, 2021

The bountiful produce of summer and early autumn has always been an inspiration for home cooks. The result has been jams, jellies and pickles which preserve the flavours of the seasons for the remainder of the year. Today, the best of these traditional recipes offer great methods for making the most of local produce when it is plentiful, tasty and in season. And when it comes to jams, jellies and preserves, there’s nothing better than home-baked bread. In this collection, Alice Burdick features traditional east coast ingredients such as blue... + Read More
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Series: Lyme Disease in Canada The tick-borne epidemic you need to know about — now! Paperback Brian Owens 9781459506893 $24.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 15, 2021

Ticks carrying Lyme disease have rapidly spread across southern Canada. The disease is especially common in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. For active, outdoorsy people — like many Canadians — the risk of contracting Lyme rises the more time you spend in nature. Hikers, golfers, campers, hunters and dog-walkers all face the potential to be bitten by a tick and be infected with Lyme or another tick-borne disease. Despite the growing threat to public health in Canada, Lyme disease remains a controvers... + Read More
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Series: Oak Island Illustrated The 225-year Search for Truth and Treasure Paperback John Bell 9781459506725 $29.95 HISTORY Sep 28, 2021

More than two centuries ago, compelling evidence of buried treasure was found on Nova Scotia's Oak Island. Since then, extensive engineering works have been discovered and mysterious objects unearthed in and around the island's "Money Pit." The ongoing search has been featured on a long-running popular television series, but to this day, the island guards its secrets. In this book, historian John Bell presents all the competing theories — about who buried treasure on the island and how the complex structures in the Money Pit that have kept tr... + Read More
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Series: J.L. Ilsley: A Political Biography Mackenzie King's frugal finance minister who found the money for Canada's war 1939–1945 Paperback Barry Cahill 9781459506862 $27.95 HISTORY Nov 09, 2021

A farmer’s son from rural Nova Scotia, J. L. Ilsley (1894–1967) is an almost forgotten figure who played a key role in government during the Second World War, even though he was despised by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Ilsley was spectacularly successful in cajoling and compelling Canadians to pay for the war. He became a highly regarded national figure. He gradually established his claim to succeed William Lyon Mackenzie King as Prime Minister when the time came. Ultimately, in his devious way, King thwarted Ilsley’s ambition. ... + Read More
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Series: The Peggy’s Cove Barrens: Rock, Life, Sea and Sky A portrait in photographs Paperback Kent Martin 9781459506312 $29.95 NATURE Sep 07, 2021

Perched on the edge of the North Atlantic Ocean where the sea is ever-present, the Peggy’s Cove Preservation Area includes a thousand acres of rugged shoreline, salt marshes, small lakes and granite boulders. In its centre is the iconic fishing village of Peggy’s Cove and its famous lighthouse. The weather can be changeable and the winds fierce, but the landscape has raw beauty in every season. In this collection of 100 evocative photographs, Kent Martin reflects the seasons and the range of natural history on display. His pictures include the... + Read More
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Series: The Halifax Public Gardens An Illustrated History of North America’s Finest Victorian Public Gardens Paperback Peter L. Twohig 9781459506350 $34.95 GARDENING Sep 15, 2022

The Halifax Public Gardens are the oldest and finest Victorian public gardens surviving outside of the United Kingdom. This is the authoritative visual account of their history and a portrait as they are today. The breadth and complexity of the Gardens’ botanical and architectural beauty is in full view with historical and contemporary full-colour visuals drawn from archival sources. The book offers an account of how the Gardens came to be, how they were designed, and how they have been maintained over the decades. Authors Robert Pace, Robert ... + Read More
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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... + Read More
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Series: Toronto: City of Commerce 1800-1960 Stories of a city’s factories, businesses and storefronts Paperback Katherine Taylor 9781459415478 $29.95 HISTORY Oct 19, 2021

In its early years, Toronto was a city of small businesses of astonishing variety. Unlike today, manufacturers held a prominent place in the city. Enterprising Torontonians ran and worked in factories making suits, carpets, home appliances, shoes and much more. The city also boasted lively retail and entertainment sectors. There were confectionaries, barbershops, burlesques, sports arenas — and many others. While many of these businesses are long gone, their histories live on in paintings, archival photographs, and preserved signs and storefro... + Read More
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Series: Share the Wealth! How we can tax Canada’s super-rich and create a better country for everyone Paperback Jonathan Gauvin 9781459416567 $24.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE May 25, 2021

Canada is a rich country getting richer. But over the past 20 years, a huge portion of the country’s wealth increase has gone to a small handful of the super-rich. Canada’s one per cent have seen their share of Canada’s wealth grow by almost six times since 1999 to $2,203,000,000,000 USD today. Meanwhile, half of all Canadian families experience income insecurity and can’t get the support they need from ever-shrinking public services. Canada’s super-rich gained $76 billion during the 12 months after COVID-19 hit. Canadians are ready for meas... + Read More
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Series: Crisis in Canada's Policing Why change is so hard, and how we can get real reform in our police forces Paperback John Sewell 9781459416536 $24.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Sep 07, 2021

In the summer of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic surged, millions gathered across Canada and the United States to protest violence and racism in policing sparked by the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. In the days and weeks following, the deaths of Regis Korchinski-Paquet in Toronto and Chantel Moore in New Brunswick showed that police violence is also a Canadian reality. Although BIPOC communities and activists had been calling for action for years, these events sparked unprecedented public outrage and drew cr... + Read More
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Series: Hell and Gone A Wakeland Novel Paperback Sam Wiebe 9781550179637 $24.95 FICTION Oct 23, 2021

A captivating new thriller in the Wakeland detective series that explores the depths of Vancouver’s criminal underworld. In one moment of public violence, everything changes for Dave Wakeland. When masked men and women storm an office building in Chinatown, leaving a trail of carnage, the Vancouver PI and his partner, Jeff Chen, find themselves caught up in a mystery that won't let them go. The police have a vested interest in finding the shooters, and so does the leader of the Exiles motorcycle gang. Both want Wakeland’s help. The deeper he i... + Read More
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Series: Answer to Blue Paperback Russell Thornton 9781550179675 $18.95 POETRY Oct 23, 2021

A masterful new collection by award-winning poet Russell Thornton. In “Greek Fire,” one of the poems in Russell Thornton’s astonishing new collection, the central image is of fire burning through water: “water is a bridge / for a fire to come into the world.” This image also illuminates the driving force that animates the poems in Answer to Blue. The stillness and quiet depth characteristic of Thornton’s poetry are here shot through with an irresistible vitality, a flame of mythic resonance. The past, both ancient and recent, exerts a gravitati... + Read More
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Series: The World According to Dogs An Owner's Manual Paperback Adrian Raeside 9781550179699 $14.95 HUMOR Sep 25, 2021

A unique look inside the mind of the family pet from bestselling cartoonist Adrian Raeside. We humans spend an awful lot of time thinking, talking and writing about dogs—and watching funny dog videos online. But have we really figured out these strange, hairy creatures that have invaded couches and beds around the globe? Fortunately, The World According to Dogs is here for you, sharing your pet’s unvarnished opinions about what you don’t really get about them. It turns out that dogs have a sense of humour when it comes to human antics and are w... + Read More
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Series: The Science and Spirit of Seaweed Discovering Food, Medicine and Purpose in the Kelp Forests of the Pacific Northwest Paperback Amanda Swinimer 9781550179613 $28.95 NATURE Oct 23, 2021

Sustainable Pacific Northwest-based seaweed harvester Amanda Swinimer describes the ecology, culinary uses, evidence-based health benefits and climate change-resisting potential of seaweed and shares highlights from her remarkable life beneath the waves. Related to the most ancient living organisms on earth, seaweeds are incredible and unique life forms, sharing qualities with both plants and animals, as well as fungi. They have been prized as a nutrient-dense food source for millennia and contain essential vitamins, minerals and fatty acids, p... + Read More
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Series: The Sea Among Us The Amazing Strait of Georgia Now in paperback! Paperback Richard Beamish 9781550179514 $34.95 NATURE Mar 27, 2021

The Strait of Georgia is a one of the world's great inland seas, a 6,900 sq km body of water lying between the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island. Rich in history, teeming with wildlife and marine traffic, it is essential to British Columbians for food, jobs, travel and recreation. The sheltered waters of the strait are home to Canada's largest seaport and over two-thirds of the province's population. The Sea Among Us is the first book to present a comprehensive study of the Strait of Georgia in all its aspects with chapters on geol... + Read More
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Series: Dreamspeaker Cruising Guides The Broughtons And Vancouver Island—Kelsey Bay to Port Hardy Revised Third Edition Paperback Anne Yeadon-Jones 9781550179507 $49.95 SPORTS & RECREATION May 29, 2021

Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones, whose classic guides on southern waters have made them the coast's favourite cruising writers, weigh in on the fabulous cruising territory of the Broughton Archipelago. Volume 5 includes all of the familiar features that make the Dreamspeaker series so popular. Numerous charts and aerial photos clearly delineate the safest routes north into Queen Charlotte Strait and the myriad islands surrounding it. Laurence's whimsical hand-drawn maps expose the dangers and attractions of key anchorages among the maze-like pas... + Read More
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Series: Luschiim’s Plants Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines Paperback Luschiim Arvid Charlie 9781550179453 $29.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 18, 2021

Respected Cowichan Tribe Elder and botanical expert, Luschiim Arvid Charlie, began his education in early childhood, learning from his great grandparents and others of their generation. Luschiim’s Plants represents his dedication to the survival of the Hul'q'umi'num' language and traditional knowledge of plants for future generations. From the healing properties of qaanlhp (arbutus) to the many practical applications of q’am (bull kelp), the information presented in this remarkable guide shares knowledge of plants that Luschiim is familiar with... + Read More
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Series: On Her Own Terms Poems about Memory Loss and Living Life to the Fullest Paperback Carolyn Gammon 9781550179651 $22.95 POETRY Oct 23, 2021

Internationally acclaimed author Carolyn Gammon conjures a kind and unflinching portrait of her mother’s memory loss—ultimately revealing the love, joy and life which remain even as memory fades. Learning to speak in maybes—perhaps I told you? Were you there?—and to let a mother direct memory as memory vanishes, Gammon threads a path through time, bringing us into the heart and heat of a mother-daughter relationship that is changing as each day passes. That one day, may not offer “the pleasure of a daughter’s company, but only that of a warm ha... + Read More
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Series: Becoming Vancouver A History Hardcover Daniel Francis 9781550179163 $36.95 HISTORY Sep 25, 2021

A brisk chronicle of Vancouver, BC, from early days to its emergence as a global metropolis, refracted through the events, characters and communities that have shaped the city. In Becoming Vancouver award-winning historian Daniel Francis follows the evolution of the city from early habitation by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, to the area’s settlement as a mill town, to the flourishing speakeasies and brothels during the 1920s, to the years of poverty and protest during the 1930s followed by the long wartime and postwar... + Read More
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Series: Deep, Dark and Dangerous The Story of British Columbia’s World-Class Undersea Tech Industry Hardcover Vickie Jensen 9781550179200 $36.95 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Oct 30, 2021

How British Columbia became an international hotspot for submarines, submersibles, Newtsuits, underwater robotics, Arctic sonar and a host of other cutting-edge undersea technologies. In Deep, Dark and Dangerous, maritime historian Vickie Jensen explores the fascinating story of British Columbia’s rise to become a world leader in the underwater tech industry. She profiles both trailblazing innovators and newcomers to the field, and traces BC’s colourful history and bright future as a front runner in the world of subsea technology innovation. Th... + Read More
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Series: Haunting British Columbia Ghostly Tales from the Past Hardcover Mike McCardell 9781550179552 $34.95 HUMOR Oct 30, 2021

Broadcaster and bestselling author Mike McCardell haunts British Columbia’s past in order to summon spellbinding tales of Western Canada. Reprising his 2013 bestseller Haunting Vancouver, Mike McCardell summons the ghost of real-life pioneer Jock Linn to provide hair-raising and humorous versions of what really happened during some of the formative events that shaped British Columbia. In Haunting British Columbia, McCardell’s ghostly narrator explains how Victoria became BC’s capital (spoiler, it’s all because Governor James Douglas couldn’t st... + Read More
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Series: Possessing Meares Island A Historian's Journey into the Past of Clayoquot Sound Hardcover Barry Gough 9781550179576 $36.95 HISTORY Nov 13, 2021

A fascinating account that links early maritime history, Indigenous land rights, and modern environmental advocacy in the Clayoquot Sound region by award-winning author and historian Barry Gough. Centred on Meares Island, located near Tofino on Vancouver Island’s west coast, Possessing Meares Island weaves a unique history out of the mists of time by connecting eighteenth century Indigenous-colonial trade relations to more recent historical upheavals. Gough invites readers to enter a dramatic epoch of BC’s coastal history and watch the Nuu-chah... + Read More
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Series: Avenue of Champions Paperback Conor Kerr 9780889714182 $21.95 FICTION Oct 23, 2021

Daniel is a young Métis man searching for a way to exist in a world of lateral violence, intergenerational trauma and systemic racism. Facing obstacles of his own at every turn, he observes and learns from the lived realities of his family members, friends, teachers and lovers. He finds hope in the inherent connection of Indigenous Peopls to the land, and the permanence of culture, language and ceremony in the face of displacement. Set in Edmonton, this story considers Indigenous youth in relation to the urban constructs and colonial spaces in ... + Read More
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Series: Standoff Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It Paperback Bruce McIvor 9780889714205 $21.95 LAW Nov 13, 2021

Faced with a constant stream of news reports of standoffs and confrontations, Canada’s “reconciliation project” has obviously gone off the rails. In this series of concise and thoughtful essays, lawyer and historian Bruce McIvor explains why reconciliation with Indigenous peoples is failing and what needs to be done to fix it. Widely known as a passionate advocate for Indigenous rights, McIvor reports from the front lines of legal and political disputes that have gripped the nation. From Wet’suwet’en opposition to a pipeline in northern British... + Read More
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Series: Pebble Swing Paperback Isabella Wang 9780889714069 $18.95 POETRY Oct 16, 2021

A much-anticipated debut collection from one of Canada’s most promising emerging poets Pebble Swing earns its title from the image of stones skipping their way across a body of water, or, in the author’s case, syllables and traces of her mother tongue bouncing back at her from the water’s reflective surface. This collection is about language and family histories. It is the author’s attempt to piece together the resonant aftermath of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, which stole the life of her paternal grandmother. As an immigrant whose grasp of... + Read More
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Series: Ghosthawk Paperback Matt Rader 9780889714045 $18.95 POETRY Nov 13, 2021

Ghosthawk is a guidebook of imagination from grasslands to star fields to the weather of the poet’s body. Where’s home in the crises of ecological collapse and mortal illness? Where’s joy with constant pain, a future blurred by smoke? Carrying these questions, Matt Rader wrote down the names of the wildflowers he met in the mountains, canyons and woodlands of his home in the Okanagan Valley. These poems are what he learned, the directions as he can best describe them.
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Series: Deepfake Serenade Paperback Chris Banks 9780889714106 $18.95 POETRY Oct 30, 2021

In Deepfake Serenade, Chris Banks’s sixth poetry collection, irreverent charm, emotional distance and surprising hot takes leap off every page. He writes in the title poem, “Inside every one of us is a deepfake. A holy ghost,” suggesting people have a choice to feel either like sad imposters or, if they're brave, like survivors staring down a world both utterly familiar and strange. These poems, sometimes narrative, sometimes surreal, oscillate between these two extremes as they confront middle age, new love, renewed optimism and memories, all ... + Read More
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Series: None of This Belongs to Me Paperback Ellie Sawatzky 9780889714083 $18.95 POETRY Oct 16, 2021

In this vibrant debut, Ellie Sawatzky rustles the underbrush of identity, seeking clarity on the nature of ownership and belonging. Haunted and inspired by old boyfriends, girls named Emily, ancestral ghosts, polar bears and mythic horses, None of This Belongs to Me plots a young woman’s coming of age in a time of environmental and socio-economic peril. From rural Ontario to Kitsilano to Burning Man, Sawatzky inquires into childhood learning, girlhood learning, what is inherited, what is acquired, what begins to take form in the iridescent spac... + Read More
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Series: 2022 Planner A Year With Christ Hardcover A & N Media 9781950422784 $32.95 RELIGION Aug 31, 2021

The 2022 Planner: A Year with Christ is the perfect tool for Christians to organize their busy lives while keeping Christ at the center. Our planner was created to help you accomplish all of your goals, stay organized, make time for yourself and your loved ones, and stay grounded in your faith throughout the year. Features include weekly inspirational Bible verses, prayer lists, habits, checklists and more.
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Series: 2022 Planner A Year With Christ Hardcover A & N Media 9781950422791 $32.95 RELIGION Aug 31, 2021

The 2022 Planner: A Year with Christ is the perfect tool for Christians to organize their busy lives while keeping Christ at the center. Our planner was created to help you accomplish all of your goals, stay organized, make time for yourself and your loved ones, and stay grounded in your faith throughout the year. Features include weekly inspirational Bible verses, prayer lists, habits, checklists and more.
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Series: Skelton’s Guides Skelton's Guide to Suitcase Murders Paperback David Stafford 9780749026981 $16.95 FICTION Sep 23, 2021

A woman’s dismembered corpse is discovered in a suitcase, and police quickly identify her husband, Doctor Ibrahim Aziz, as their chief suspect. Incriminating evidence is discovered at his home and his wife was rumoured to be having an affair, giving him clear motive. With his reputation for winning hopeless cases, barrister Arthur Skelton is asked to represent the accused. Though Aziz’s guilt does not seem to be in doubt, a question of diplomacy and misplaced larvae soon lead Skelton to suspect there may be more to the victim’s death.Aided by h... + Read More
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Series: Blitz Detective The Dockland Murder Paperback Mike Hollow 9780749026233 $16.95 FICTION Sep 23, 2021

November 1940. Darkness descends and another anxious night begins for those tasked with guarding the industrial heartland of London from enemy attack. As a policeman patrols the Royal Albert Dock, something catches his eye – a man is sprawled awkwardly across a nearby barge, a dagger lodged in his back.Detective Inspector John Jago of West Ham CID discovers the victim was a dock worker by day and a Home Guard volunteer by night – and there are things even his wife doesn’t know about his past. As the investigation unfolds, Jago uncovers a wideni... + Read More
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Series: Home Front Detective Orders to Kill Hardcover Edward Marston 9780749026998 $32.95 FICTION Oct 21, 2021

December, 1917. Ada Hobbs has cleaned for Dr Tindall for many years, and on this frosty morning she arrives at 9am to begin the day there, while he is at work. Since she knows that the place is empty, she lets herself in and goes to the kitchen to collect the various things that she needs. But it turns out the house is not empty after all. The blood-covered George Tindall is sprawled across the floor. As soon as Harvey Marmion and Joe Keedy arrive at Scotland Yard, they are sent off to investigate the murder. The scene is horrific, and even a ... + Read More
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Series: Cotswold Mysteries A Cotswold Christmas Mystery Paperback Rebecca Tope 9780749026424 $16.95 FICTION Oct 21, 2021

Christmas is coming to the picturesque Cotswold countryside, and the days are merry and bright at the Slocombe house. Thea’s daughter Jessica has come to stay, much to her stepdaughter Stephanie’s delight, and the family are looking forward to the festivities. But things soon take a turn for the worse. A local family, the Frowses, find themselves increasingly harassed by an aggressive landlord and his overbearing new wife. When Beverley Frowse suddenly goes missing without a trace, Thea and Stephanie both feel they should help to investigate he... + Read More
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Series: Blitz Detective The Pimlico Murder Hardcover Mike Hollow 9780749026844 $32.95 FICTION Nov 18, 2021

Armistice Day 1940. The Blitz Detective John Jago finds himself despatched to Pimlico to investigate a suspicious death. A young man, Terry Watson, has been found in an Anderson shelter, battered about the head and with two white poppies in his pocket.As the investigation delves into Watson’s background, Jago and his assistant DC Craddock find themselves knee-deep in Pimlico’s shady underworld, and connections with Mosley’s fascist party. It will take all their skills to uncover the truth behind the young pacifist’s brutal death.
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Series: Together Under the Stars Paperback Beryl Matthews 9780749027711 $16.95 FICTION Nov 18, 2021

October 1943. While working at an RAF base in Lincolnshire, Nancy Dalton has been holding a vigil for the Lancaster bomber pilots, whose missions seem endless and whose chances of survival are slim. But her watchfulness has not prevented her own pilot brother from failing to return safely. In the midst of mourning him, Nancy observes new recruits arriving to continue the war effort, among them charismatic Canadian Steve Allard.As the war drags on, the months ahead will be long and hard, with danger a constant companion. Although both Steve and ... + Read More
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Series: Herring Mysteries Farewell My Herring Paperback L. C. Tyler 9780749027452 $16.95 FICTION Nov 18, 2021

Ethelred Tressider and his agent Elsie Thirkettle have been invited to lecture on a creative writing course at Fell Hall, a remote location in the heart of ragged countryside that even sheep are keen to shun. While Ethelred’s success as a writer is distinctly average, Elsie sees this as an opportunity to scout for new, hopefully more lucrative, talent. But heavy snow falls overnight, trapping those early arrivals inside, and tensions are quick to emerge between the assembled group.When one of their number goes missing, Ethelred leads a search p... + Read More
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Series: Fifty Miles Wide Cycling Through Israel and Palestine Paperback Julian Sayarer 9781911350903 $20.95 TRAVEL Sep 16, 2021

Ten years after breaking a world record for cycling around the world, award-winning travel writer Julian Sayarer returns to two wheels on the roads of Israel and occupied Palestine. His route weaves from the ancient hills of Galilee, along the blockaded walls of the Gaza Strip and down to the Bedouin villages of the Naqab Desert. He speaks with Palestinian hip-hop artists who wonder if music can change their world, Israelis hoping that kibbutz life can, and Palestinian cycling clubs determined to keep on riding despite the army checkpoints and ... + Read More
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Series: Is There Life After Death? The Extraordinary Science of What Happens When We Die Paperback Anthony Peake 9781398805453 $21.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Sep 01, 2021

"Peake's explanation of your immortality is the most innovative and provocative argument I have seen." - Bruce Greyson, Carlson Professor of Psychiatry, University of Virginia.Do you occasionally have that strange feeling known as déjà vu? Do you sometimes feel that you know what is going to happen next? Do you ever have a strong feeling that actions you are about to take are the right (or wrong) thing to do? All these perceptions may be everyday clues to your immortality. This book proposes a simply amazing theory, a theory that sta... + Read More
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Series: A History of Europe From Pre-History to the 21st Century Paperback Jeremy Black 9781398802391 $16.95 HISTORY Sep 20, 2021

Leading historian Jeremy Black brings together the continent's common threads of history from the end of the ice ages until the present day. A History of Europe is a masterful narrative which takes readers on a journey through the vast sweep of European history. It examining events as diverse as the rise of the Roman Empire, the brutal Viking raids, the cultural explosion of the Renaissance period, the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of consumer culture in the 21st century. These varied strands are bought together in a clear ... + Read More
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Series: The Book of Birthdays Discover What Your Birth Date Says about You Paperback Pam Carruthers 9781398809338 $16.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jan 01, 2022

All of us have wondered what our birth date says about us, and now The Book of Birthdays can reveal its full significance.With a reading for every day of the year, this fascinating book combines astrological expertise with numerology and tarot to reveal your personality profile and identify your strengths and weaknesses. Consult The Birthday Oracle for insight and direction in your work and career, love and relationships, social life and more! You will not only learn a lot about yourself but also the characteristics of many of your colleagues, ... + Read More
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Series: The Essential Body & Spirit Collection: Tarot, Crystals, Auras Tarot, Crystals, Auras Book Alice Ekrek 9781398812116 $51.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jan 01, 2022

Makes an ideal gift for anyone interested in the divination arts.
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Series: The Essential Body & Spirit Collection: Meditation, Mindfulness, Chakras Meditations, Mindfulness, Chakras Book Julian Flanders 9781398812109 $51.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jan 01, 2022

Makes an ideal gift for anyone interested in meditation and mindfulness.
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Series: Sherlock Holmes: A Gripping Casebook of Stories A Gripping Casebook of Stories Hardcover Arthur Conan Doyle 9781398812239 $32.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2021

This handsome hardback compendium brings together some of Sherlock Holmes' best cases, presented with a deluxe gold-embossed cover design with gilded page edges. Arthur Conan Doyle's remarkable detective stories have delighted readers for over a century. This collection features the full-length novel A Study in Scarlet alongside 14 short stories, selected and introduced by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards. These masterfully plotted mysteries perfectly capture the cosy charm of Victorian London and showcase the formidable deductive powe... + Read More
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Series: The Classic F. Scott Fitzgerald Collection Book F. Scott Fitzgerald 9781398811850 $51.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2021

A delightful collection of five quality paperback editions in a boxed set, including all the major works of literary master, F. Scott Fitzgerald.Fitzgerald is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century, celebrated for his penetrating and moving depictions of the American Jazz Age. Showcasing the variety and depth of Fitzgerald's genius, this five-volume boxset makes the perfect gift or collectible for any classic literature lover.Includes:• The Great Gatsby • This Side of Paradise • The Beautiful and Damned • Flappers and Phil... + Read More
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Series: The Classic H. G. Wells Collection Book Herbert George Wells 9781398812130 $51.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2021

This handsome box set brings together the most celebrated works of H.G. Wells, presented in five paperback volumes with striking contemporary cover designs. H.G. Wells was a pioneer of the science fiction genre and a man of boundless imagination. Whether describing marvelous new technologies, the vagaries of space flight or the risks of scientific development, his writings have continually captivated readers across the globe. Complete and unabridged, each of these stories marries exciting adventure with a poignant probing of scientific progre... + Read More
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Series: The Classic Jules Verne Collection Book Jules Verne 9781398812147 $51.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2021

This essential five-volume box set brings together the classic works of Jules Verne. Jules Verne was one of the most imaginative writers ever to have lived and his novels set the stage for science fiction for generations to come. Filled with adventure, flights of fancy, extraordinary characters and brilliant inventions, the novels of Jules Verne are not to be missed. Includes: • Around the World in Eighty Day• Journey to the Centre of the Earth• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea• From the Earth to the Moon • Around the Moon Presented with... + Read More
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Series: The World War II Collection Book Nigel Cawthorne 9781398809611 $51.95 HISTORY Nov 01, 2021

This handsome box set brings together five titles which recount the major events of World War II, from Dunkirk to the Nuremberg trials. With breakdowns of skillful military manoeuvres, chilling accounts of Nazi organizations and astounding details from the fall of Berlin, this collection chronicles the defeat of Germany and the Axis powers. These titles are: • Great Battles of World War II by Michael Dudley • The D-Day Landings by Nigel Cawthorne • Hitler's Last Day by Richard Dargie• The Story of the SS by Al Cimino• The Nuremberg Trials by... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Spirit Deluxe Silkbound Editions in Boxed Set Book Lao Tzu 9781398812093 $64.95 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Nov 01, 2021

This deluxe three-volume boxset brings together classic spiritual texts, Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran and The Egyptian Book of the Dead, presented in luxurious silk binding with gold embossing. The Tao Te Ching came into existence some 2500 years ago, since when it has become the most influential text of Eastern philosophy. Best translated as The Classic of the Way and its Power (or Virtue), its teachings are of simplicity, humility and 'non-action', and its cadenced poetry is at once spare and profound.The Prophet is a... + Read More
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Series: The Entrepreneur's Guide to the Art of War The Original Classic Text Interpreted for the Modern Business World Hardcover Mark Smith 9781398802377 $16.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jan 01, 2022

The Art of War has inspired entrepreneurs for centuries and this guide explores all of the lessons aspiring business people can extract from this influential work.
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Series: The Tibetan Book of the Dead Hardcover Padmasambhava 9781398810242 $19.95 RELIGION Jan 01, 2022

This is a beautifully illustrated collector's edition which will look good on anybody's book shelves as well as making an ideal giftStands alongside Dante's Divine Comedy as one of the great literary works on the afterlifeTies in with the current interest in Eastern philosophies and faiths
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Series: Anatomy for the Artist A Complete Guide to Drawing the Human Body Paperback Jennifer Crouch 9781839406812 $25.95 ART Jun 15, 2022

This art reference book will enhance the drawing and painting techniques of artists at every level.Demonstrates how to achieve mastery of anatomy through careful, knowledgeable articulation of the muscles and bones lying beneath the skin.Concise instructions lead artists one step at a time through the techniques required in rendering human anatomy convincingly.
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Series: Essential Knots Kit Includes Instructional Book, 48 Knot Tying Flash Cards and 2 Practice Ropes Paperback Andrew Adamides 9781398808782 $32.95 CRAFTS & HOBBIES Nov 30, 2021

This attractive hinged box contains the essential tools for learning practical and decorative knots, including an instruction book, flash cards and two practice ropes. This kit is ideal for anyone looking to learn the basics of knot-tying or hoping to expand their repertoire. The full-color guide contains straightforward, step-by-step instructions for each knot. Red and blue colors differentiate the two ropes in the instructions, to match the practice ropes provided. Andrew Adamides also informs you of the history of each knot, its difficult... + Read More
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Series: H. P. Lovecraft: Tales of Terror Hardcover H. P. Lovecraft 9781398812123 $32.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2021

This deluxe gilded hardback edition offers brings together the most celebrated fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. Said to be inspired by his own nightmares, Lovecraft's writing astounds and terrifies in equal measure. His writings marry gothic horror with cosmic fantasy, from his early macabre stories to his tales of the dreamlands, and of course, his famous Cthulhu novellas, and have influenced authors from Stephen King to Neil Gaiman.This gift edition is presented with a silver embossed cover design, gilded page edges and magnificent illustrat... + Read More
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Series: Essential Guitar Chords Paperback Paul Roland 9781398808812 $32.95 MUSIC Nov 30, 2021

Guitar Chords is a step-by-step companion to the guitar and introduces most useful chords you could find and then describes how to use them. Chords are arranged by key, by type and by musical style for easy reference, and they are accompanied by clear guitar neck diagrams which mean that you don't have to be able to read a note of music! In addition to the chord dictionary, it includes a clear guide to how those chords can best be applied to create distinct types of music. Short supplementary sections reveal the secrets of the most succe... + Read More
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Series: The Gratitude Journal Create Words and Images on a Thankful Path to Daily Joy Paperback Lisa Dyer 9781398809482 $16.95 SELF-HELP Jul 01, 2022
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Series: Pendulums Complete Divination Kit A Pendulum, 8 Divining Charts and a 128-Page Illustrated Book Paperback Emily Anderson 9781398808546 $32.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jan 01, 2022

This deluxe gift set contains everything readers need to know about pendulums and how to use them.
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Series: I Ching Complete Divination Kit A 3-Coin Set, 64 Hexagram Cards and Instruction Guide Paperback Emily Anderson 9781398808539 $32.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jan 01, 2022

This deluxe gift set contains everything readers need to know about the I Ching and how to use it.It provides simple instructions on making consultations and applying the information given to recognise and resolve anxieties.I Ching is mentioned in popular TV shows, such as The Man in the High Castle (Amazon) and His Dark Materials (BBC).
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Series: The Ultimate Guide to Drawing Skills & Inspiration for Every Artist Paperback Barrington Barber 9781839407673 $35.95 ART Feb 01, 2022

Brush up your drawing skills with this comprehensive 600+ page guide. The Ultimate Guide to Drawing is perfect for aspiring artists or those looking to improve their technique, containing an array of useful exercises and step-by-step projects to follow.Internationally bestselling practical art author Barrington Barber works through the key areas of drawing. Starting with the basics you will soon learn to draw more complex subjects, such as dynamic bodies in movement, the texture of silk robe or sunlight filtering through the trees. Subjects inc... + Read More