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Series: Where To from Here A Path to Canadian Prosperity Hardcover Bill Morneau 9781770417144 $38.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 17, 2023

Bill Morneau’s experience as Canada’s finance minister crystalized his vision for the country’s potential for growth and prosperity. Where To from Here looks backward with coolness and candor and forward with a fresh vision of all that Canada can — and must — become. Much of the world reacted with surprise and admiration to the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election and the makeup of the government it produced. Led by a young charismatic leader with a storied family legacy on Parliament Hill, the Liberal government scored a histori... + Read More
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Series: My Road from Damascus A Memoir Paperback Jamal Saeed 9781770416215 $28.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 04, 2022

An extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written with “brutal clarity — and yet, there is a poetic quality to the telling.” — Frances Itani, award-winning author of Deafening and Remembering the Bones Jamal Saeed arrived as a refugee in Canada in 2016. In his native Syria, as a young man, his writing pushed both social and political norms. For this reason, as well as his opposition to the regimes of the al-Assads, he was imprisoned on three occasions for a total of 12 years. In each instance,... + Read More
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Series: Same Ground Chasing Family Down the California Gold Rush Trail Paperback Russell Wangersky 9781770416543 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 27, 2022

“Read him.” — George Elliott Clarke, author of I & I and George and Rue An award-winning author goes looking for the meaning of family and belonging on a glorious wild-goose-chase road trip across middle America Wangersky’s great-great-grandfather crossed the continent in search of gold in 1849. William Castle Dodge was his name, and he was 22 years old. He wrote a diary of that eventful journey that comes into the author’s hands 160 years later. And typically, quixotically, Wangersky decides to follow Dodge’s westward trail across the ... + Read More
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Series: The Mother of All Degrassi A Memoir Hardcover Linda Schuyler 9781770416833 $36.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 15, 2022

When a young schoolteacher decides to teach her Grade 8 class about filmmaking and creates a documentary that ends up being broadcast internationally, she sets in motion a career of storytelling for an age group largely ignored by TV executives … and creates one of the most-loved television franchises of all time Includes fabulous behind-the-scenes photos and stories for Degrassi fans Linda Schuyler, co-creator and executive producer of the long-running Degrassi series, shares her personal stories about the grit and determination necess... + Read More
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Series: The Things I Came Here With A Memoir Paperback Chris MacDonald 9781770416413 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 18, 2022

“Does it hurt?” When you’re a tattoo artist, that’s the most universal question. For Chris MacDonald, the answer is simple: hurts less than a broken heart. Those words are painted above the entrance to his shop, Under My Thumb Tattoos, as a reminder. Chris and his brothers were as wild as the wind, in their house among the fields of Alliston, Ontario, when their parents divorced. Shell-shocked, they were uprooted and brought to Toronto by their dad. Their mother’s mental illness worsened in the aftermath, and she disappeared. As a teenage... + Read More
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Series: The Battle Cry of the Siamese Kitten Even More Tales from the Accidental Veterinarian Paperback Philipp Schott DVM 9781770416697 $22.95 PETS Oct 11, 2022

From Dr. Schott’s 30 years in veterinary practice come over 60 heartwarming, funny, and adorable stories about angry pelicans, bug-eyed goldfish, and plenty of cats and dogs In the third book in this bestselling series, we meet the oddest creatures, from an escaped newt to a baby snow leopard, but the focus is on the dogs and cats that make up most of a pet vet’s day and on the wacky and wonderful people who bring them in. Dr. Schott also pulls back the curtain on what it’s really like to be a veterinarian. Do some vet students faint a... + Read More
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Series: Me & Issy A Four Seasons Romance Hardcover Rosalie Wise Sharp 9781770417120 $40.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 06, 2022

The rags to riches tale of a larger-than-life romance of over seven decades Me & Issy is a love story about how a troubled and deprived child chanced to meet a man who worshipped her, brought her a fantasy life of four boys and extraordinary opulence — and banished her self-doubt. She in turn was awestruck and mystified by his acumen and daring during his founding of the Four Seasons Hotels. Beginning with her childhood in North Toronto, in a very Jewish home surrounded by non-Jews, Rosalie enchants us with anecdotes about her family, I... + Read More
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Series: Nerve Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First Paperback Martha Piper 9781770416734 $24.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Oct 04, 2022

Candid and insightful perspectives on the dilemmas and opportunities women confront as they take on leadership positions Martha Piper and Indira Samarasekera had vastly different career paths on their way to becoming the first (and so far only) female presidents of two of Canada’s largest and most respected research universities and directors of some of the nation’s largest market cap companies, but what they had in common was their gender, their willingness to take risks when leadership opportunities presented themselves, and a work ethi... + Read More
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Series: The Twisted History of the GOP Paperback Mike Luckovich 9781770416871 $24.95 HUMOR Sep 06, 2022

A two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist shreds the GOP’s record of backward policies and abysmal leaders. Luckovich takes aim at the NRA, Trump, Bush, Ted Cruz, and more. The Twisted History of the GOP is an editorial cartoon exploration into the ongoing crack-up of the Republican party. Once a proud, competent counterbalance to the Democratic party, the GOP began to change in the ’90s with the arrival of Republican representative and future House Speaker Newt Gingrich to Congress, assisted by radical radio host Rush Limbaugh and a n... + Read More
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Series: Has Populism Won? The War on Liberal Democracy Paperback Daniel Drache 9781770417052 $24.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 18, 2022

In the shadow of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, two experts show us how and why global populism has taken root and what it will take to turn the tide From Trumpian America to Putin’s nationalist Russia, and from Poland to the Philippines, rapid change and rising inequality have fueled a retreat into tribalist nationalism fed by a fear of being left behind. Populist leaders reach into this fear, using it as a lever to power with empty promises of looking out for the little person and promising a return to national greatness. This is happ... + Read More
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Series: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge Canada and the Civil War Paperback Brian Martin 9781770416383 $24.95 HISTORY Oct 25, 2022

Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War Despite all we know about the Civil War, its causes, battles, characters, issues, impacts, and legacy, few books have explored Canada’s role in the bloody conflict that claimed more than 600,000 lives. A surprising 20,000 Canadians went south to take up arms on both sides of the conflict, while thousands of enslaved people, draft dodgers, deserters, recruiters, plotters, and spies fled no... + Read More
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Series: Dinner on Mars The Technologies That Will Feed the Red Planet and Transform Agriculture on Earth Paperback Lenore Newman 9781770416628 $24.95 TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Oct 11, 2022

From Impossible Burgers to lab-made sushi, two witty, plugged-in food scientists explore leading-edge AgTech for the answer to feeding a settlement on Mars — and nine billion Earthlings too Feeding a Martian is one of the greatest challenges in the history of agriculture. Will a Red Planet menu involve cheese and ice cream made from vats of fermented yeast? Will medicine cabinets overflow with pharmaceuticals created from engineered barley grown using geothermal energy? Will the protein of choice feature a chicken breast grown in a lab? W... + Read More
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Series: Why Am I Taller? What Happens to an Astronaut's Body in Space Paperback Dr. Dave Williams 9781770415966 $22.95 SCIENCE Nov 01, 2022

What happens in space that causes the body to change? Learn about life in space from astronauts Is the human body built for Mars? NASA’s studies on the International Space Station show we need to fix a few things before sending people to the Red Planet. Astronauts go into space with good vision and come back needing eyeglasses. Cognition and DNA expression could be affected for years. And then there’s the discomfort of living in a tight space with crewmates, depression, and separation from the people you love. Space doctors are on the ... + Read More
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Series: Quack Quack The Threat of Pseudoscience Paperback Dr. Joe Schwarcz 9781770416581 $24.95 SCIENCE Sep 27, 2022

Let the one and only Dr. Joe battle pseudoscience and cast a life preserver out to all those drowning in a sea of misinformation “Ultimately, the author successfully demonstrates how claims should be queried and analyzed before they are accepted.” — Library Journal We are in a crisis. A tsunami of misinformation and disinformation is threatening to engulf evidence-based science. While quackery — loosely defined as the spread of false “knowledge,” often accompanied by various versions of “snake oil” — is not a novel phenomenon, it has ne... + Read More
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Series: Recording Icons / Creative Spaces The Creative World of Mark Howard Paperback Mark Howard 9781770416765 $49.95 MUSIC Nov 01, 2022

Visual portraits of the iconic spaces where your favorite records were recorded Mark Howard has worked with Bob Dylan, Neil Young, R.E.M., Willie Nelson, U2, the Neville Brothers, Tom Waits, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris, Marianne Faithfull, and the Tragically Hip Producer Mark Howard has always made unique records. For Howard, it’s not just about the recording process — making great music is also about creating unique, comfortable environments designed to bring out the best in the artist. To this end, he’s spent a career seeking ou... + Read More
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Series: Behind the Lens The World Hockey Association 50 Years Later Paperback Steve Babineau 9781770417007 $39.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 25, 2022

A one-of-a-kind collection and some never-before-seen photographs from the official photographer of the wild and unforgettable WHA On October 12, 1972, legendary Boston sports photographer, Steve Babineau, was in attendance for the debut of the New England Whalers. They were taking on the Philadelphia Blazers at the old Boston Garden — and Babs was shooting the action. Fifty years later, he’s still photographing big-league sports events — but this lovingly curated collection documents both his earliest published (and unseen) works and the... + Read More
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Series: Conflicted Scars An Average Player’s Journey to the NHL Paperback Justin Davis 9781770416239 $22.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 18, 2022

An indispensable guide to parents of hockey hopefuls At a time of great change in hockey, Justin Davis exposes the dark underbelly of the journey from the minors to the big leagues Hockey culture: it’s a commonly used phrase inside the game, glorifying sacrifice, toughness, loyalty, and a sense of identity. Justin Davis viewed this culture as something he was lucky enough to experience. After all, he’d won a Memorial Cup after leading the tournament in scoring, and he’d been drafted by the Washington Capitals. “In my mind,” he says, “I... + Read More
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Series: A Wild Stab For It This Is Game Eight from Russia Paperback Dave Bidini 9781770416932 $19.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Aug 23, 2022

On the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, a personal and poetic journey into the heart of hockey in Canada Now in paperback! As summer turned to fall in 1972, Canada was redefining itself and its place in the world. Politically, a spirited election campaign asked probing questions about the nation’s past, present, and future — the nationalist pride of recent centennial celebrations contrasted with the stressed relationship between English and French Canada post-FLQ crisis. In a very different arena, similar issues were raised b... + Read More
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Series: Winning Golf The Mental Game (Creating the Focus, Feeling, and Confidence to Play Consistently Well) Paperback Saul L. Miller 9781770416857 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 25, 2022

One of the world’s leading sport psychologists offers practical techniques to improve your golf performance and learn the peak performance mindset In Winning Golf, Dr. Saul L. Miller, one of the world’s leading sport psychologists, describes eight of the most common problems limiting golfing performance and in the process gives readers powerful, practical techniques to overcome these challenges. With his guidance, you’ll learn the performance mindset and emotional management to play with more impact, consistency, and pleasure. Do you w... + Read More
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Series: Follow the Buzzards Pro Wrestling in the Age of COVID-19 Paperback Keith Elliot Greenberg 9781770415980 $23.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 04, 2022

Industry expert Keith Elliot Greenberg chronicles pro wrestling through the most memorable, controversial, and polarizing period of the last two decades As a new decade dawned, 2020 was supposed to be the best year to be a wrestling fan. Finally, WWE had serious competition in All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and there were viable secondary promotions and a thriving international indie scene. Few in the industry realized that in China, a mysterious virus had begun to spread. By the time a pandemic was declared in March, the business — and the w... + Read More
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Series: The Most Charming Creatures Poems Paperback Gary Barwin 9781770416611 $21.95 POETRY Sep 20, 2022

With uncanny wit, inventive beauty, and numinous surprise, The Most Charming Creatures explores the contemporary and its language, considering our wonder, sorrow, bewilderment, anxiety, and tenderness. While these poems energize and connect and “turn the paren- / theses inside out so that / we mean everything,” they are also alive to the alluring complicity of language and its duplicity and deceptions. “This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but / while we watch.” A follow-up to the award-winning author’s acclaimed selected poem... + Read More
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Series: If I Didn’t Love the River Poems Paperback Robert Priest 9781770416949 $21.95 POETRY Sep 20, 2022

In this virtuoso display of sonnets, free verse, prose poems, villanelles, ghazals, and aphorisms, People’s Poet Robert Priest makes it clear why the Pacific Rim Review has called him “surely the most imaginatively inventive poet in the country.” A profound meditation on love, death, sex, and sickness, If I Didn’t Love the River speaks directly to the polarizations of our time. Priest’s mastery of dark satire, lyric ebullience, erotic verse, and the pithy maxim is as gratifying as it is unique and will appeal to the yearning for poetry, whi... + Read More
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Series: As Little As Nothing A Novel Paperback Pamela Mulloy 9781770416369 $22.95 FICTION Oct 11, 2022

On the eve of the Second World War outside a village in England, four people are connected by an airplane crash that changes their lives forever In the tumultuous year before war breaks out, a plane crashes on a country lane and four people are brought together in the aftermath. Miriam is recovering from another miscarriage and learns to fly as an escape from the disappointments in her life. Audrey is a middle-aged, upper-class activist who has shunned her society, travels the UK lecturing on reproductive rights, lives in a Reading carava... + Read More
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Series: The Beforelife Stories Nether Regions Paperback Randal Graham 9781770414716 $24.95 FICTION Sep 20, 2022

Gear up for laughter in the hereafter as Socrates sets out to assassinate every soul who can remember the mortal world “Filled with wordplay to die for, Randal Graham’s latest dizzying, irresistible life-after-death satire tackles perennial existential questions with humor and hunger.” — Foreword Reviews on Afterlife Crisis What do you get when a narcissistic megalomaniac plagued by daddy issues leads a horde of angry zealots, xenophobes, and ornery incels on a crusade to Make the Afterlife Great Again? You get an out-of-this-world adve... + Read More
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Series: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery What’s Past Is Prologue A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Hardcover Gail Bowen 9781770416925 $34.95 FICTION Sep 06, 2022

From Arthur Ellis Award–winning Grand Master of Crime Writers comes the newest installment in the Joanne Kilbourn series When Libby Hogarth, the go-to lawyer for the rich or famous who have committed heinous crimes, comes to Regina to deliver the prestigious Mellohawk Lecture, she is met with a torrent of hostility and misinformation. Libby Hogarth had successfully defended Jared Delio, a wildly popular national radio host, against charges of sexual abuse brought against him by three Regina women. Her no-holds-barred cross-examination of ... + Read More
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Series: Fenian Street A Mystery Paperback Anne Emery 9781770413887 $24.95 FICTION Sep 13, 2022

An unsolved murder investigation in 1970s Ireland from “one of Canada’s finest novelists.” — Ottawa Review of Books Shay Rynne grew up in the Corporation Flats — public housing — in Fenian Street, Dublin. He has always toyed with the idea of joining the Garda Síochána, the Irish police. But in the early 1970s, young fellows from the tenements of Dublin have not been welcomed in the police force. When his friend Rosaleen is killed and the case goes unsolved, Shay decides to put on the uniform of a Dublin garda and sets out to find the kill... + Read More
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Series: A Collins-Burke Mystery Postmark Berlin A Mystery Paperback Anne Emery 9781770417021 $24.95 FICTION Sep 13, 2022

From two-time winner of the Arthur Ellis Award comes a new mystery that will keep readers guessing along with Collins and Burke. From Halifax, Nova Scotia, all the way to Berlin, Germany, Father Brennan Burke searches for answers in the murder of a parishioner and finds that she was a woman with many secrets in her past. Now in paperback! Father Brennan Burke is coming off a rough stint in Belfast and he’s been trying to obliterate those memories with drink ever since. His troubles intensify when the body of one of his parishioners was... + Read More
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Series: A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery An Image in the Lake A Joanne Kilbourn Mystery Paperback Gail Bowen 9781770416789 $24.95 FICTION Sep 06, 2022

Now in paperback! A dark secret threatens the future of the Shreve family It’s August 24, and Joanne Shreve and her husband, Zack, are savoring the last lazy days of summer and looking forward to the birth of a new grandchild; involvement in the campaign of Ali Janvier, a gifted politician with a solid chance of becoming the province’s next premier; and the debut of Sisters and Strangers, the six-part series Joanne co-wrote that focuses on her early life. The series is the flagship of a new slate of programming, and MediaNation is count... + Read More
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Series: The Laughing Falcon Paperback William Deverell 9781770416499 $26.95 FICTION Nov 08, 2022

Originally published in 2002 and nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel A blend of thriller, satire, and romance with a shocking twist Romance novelist Maggie Schneider flees snowy Canada for Costa Rica, seeking inspiration … and maybe even a romantic encounter. She finds far more than she expected when she’s kidnapped by a rag-tag gang led by a handsome, charismatic revolutionary called Halcon: the Falcon. Also held hostage for ransom is Halcon’s main target, the flirtatious wife of a right-wing U.S. senator, who see... + Read More