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Series: Fortune Knox Once More Musings from the Edge Paperback Jack Knox 9781772034172 $22.95 HUMOR Oct 18, 2022

Victoria’s favourite humourist returns with a hilarious collection of observations on Island living.For more than twenty-five years, Jack Knox’s weekly humour column has captured the essence of life in BC’s picturesque capital city, a.k.a. Dysfunction-by-the-Sea. In Fortune Knox Once, as in his previous humour collections, Knox gathers together his favourite Times Colonist pieces that best sum up the absurdity of our times.The subject matter is all over the map: the lost art of handwriting, the sexiness of the Canadian accent, phone addiction,... + Read More
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Series: Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives An Island Memoir Paperback Margot Fedoruk 9781772033953 $22.95 Oct 18, 2022

Part love story, part survival story, part meditation on family dysfunction, this offbeat memoir chronicles the unpredictable life of a young wife and mother on Gabriola Island.In 1989, twenty-three-year-old Margot Fedoruk left Winnipeg and her volatile Slavic-Jewish family for the wilds of BC to work as a tree planter and to contemplate her mother’s untimely death from cancer. There, she met Rick Corless, a burly, red-headed sea urchin diver, and soon found herself pregnant and cooking vegetarian meals for meat-eating divers on Rick’s ... + Read More
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Series: The Russian Refugees A Family's First Century in Canada Paperback Michael Andruff 9781772034196 $26.95 HISTORY Oct 18, 2022

A sweeping family history, chronicling the journey of a group of Russian refugees who settled in rural Alberta in 1924, this book pays tribute to countless people who have found a safe haven in Canada over the past 100 years.Every refugee has a story. This book follows the life of Nikifor Andriev, driven from his homeland in 1924, to settle in Canada as part of a group of 116 privately sponsored Russian refugees. Their new home, the aptly named Homeglen, Alberta, was a symbol of promise and prosperity. With a newly Anglicized name, Niki... + Read More
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Series: In Our Youth The Lives, Adventures, and Sacrifices of Early Canadian Flyers Paperback Angus Scully 9781772034219 $29.95 HISTORY Oct 18, 2022

A fascinating, photo-rich exploration of early aviation in Canada, told through the backstories of pilots who flew, fought, and risked their lives in the First World War, through the interwar period, and beyond.In Our Youth explores the lives of thirty-two young Canadian military and civilian flyers, viewed through the medium of archival photography. All of these young men were pilots in the First World War, a time when flying was pure adventure and danger. Some of them were from humble origins, some from e... + Read More
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Series: From Denmark to the Cariboo The Epic Journey of the Lindhard Sisters Paperback Linda Peterat 9781772033939 $26.95 HISTORY Oct 18, 2022

A captivating account of the lives of Laura, Christine, and Caroline Lindhard, three sisters who left their home in Stege, Denmark, in 1870 due to war, political turmoil, and limited opportunities, and sought out new lives in the Cariboo region of British Columbia.There are few stories of entrepreneurial, business class women in nineteenth century BC. They didn’t keep diaries or save letters like the ruling class women often did, and they were usually overlooked in newspaper reports. Yet many came into Brit... + Read More
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Series: Bloom Where You Are Planted 50 Conversations with Inspiring British Columbians Hardcover Beka Shane Denter 9781772034295 $39.95 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 04, 2022

A celebration of fifty talented, creative, passionate people (forty-nine women and one nonbinary person) working in the fields of visual art, dance, photography, music, design, comedy, storytelling, food, fashion, beauty, wellness, and advocacy.Bloom Where You Are Planted is a collection of interviews and photography that honours a group of innovative, hard-working, diverse people, whose creative and business ventures inspire, support, and infuse others’ lives with purpose and positivity. These are people who are passionate about work, communit... + Read More
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Series: Her Courage Rises 50 Trailblazing Women of British Columbia and Yukon Hardcover Haley Healey 9781772034257 $22.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Oct 25, 2022

A beautifully illustrated collection of inspiring life stories of fifty extraordinary historical women from BC and the Yukon. This fascinating, informative, and charming book introduces young readers to a diverse group of women who changed the face of history in unexpected ways and defied the expectations and gender norms of their times. Through charming illustrations and concise biographies, Her Courage Rises features social activists and politicians, artists and writers, scientists and healers, pioneers and prospectors, athletes and en... + Read More
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Series: Blisters and Bliss A Trekker's Guide to the West Coast Trail, 10th Edition 10th edition Paperback David Foster 9781772034370 $19.95 TRAVEL Oct 18, 2022

The bestselling Blisters and Bliss has been the trekker’s guide to the West Coast Trail since 1989. The 75-kilometre trail on Vancouver Island is rated as one of the world’s greatest hikes. This revised 10th edition once again provides a practical and easy-to-use resource for the thousands of hikers who visit the West Coast Trail every year. Combining current and accurate trail information with hundreds of safety and planning tips, this is the ideal guide for novices and experienced trekkers alike.
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Series: Little Wolf Series Abalone Woman Paperback Teoni Spathelfer 9781772034271 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 18, 2022

A vivid dream teaches Little Wolf about courage and acceptance of those who are different, and inspires her to show her daughters their classmates how to be proud of their diverse cultural backgrounds.Throughout her life, Little Wolf has been troubled by the injustice she sees all around her. When she was young, she was bullied for her Indigenous heritage. Her mother, White Raven, spent ten years in a residential school, separated from her family and isolated from her culture. Little Wolf’s own children are growing up in a different, mor... + Read More
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Series: kā-āciwīkicik / The Move Paperback Doris George 9781772034288 $14.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 18, 2022

A magical children’s picture book, written in Cree and English, depicting the transformation of a barren landscape into a rich natural world where an elderly couple can spend their remaining days.Rooted in the historical displacement and relocation of members of the Chemawawin First Nation from their ancestral homeland, The Move is a bilingual story of two Cree Elders adjusting to life in their new environment. The story presents two contrasting landscapes of the old community—the homeland of the Chemawawin People—and the new community of ... + Read More
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Series: Mauled Lessons Learned from a Grizzly Bear Attack Paperback Crosbie Cotton 9781771604833 $25.00 NATURE Sep 27, 2022

An inspiring true-life survival story set in the remote backcountry of the Canadian Rockies. In August 2017, 32-year-old Jeremy Evans endured multiple ferocious attacks by a protective female grizzly bear while hunting in the Alberta wilderness. Jeremy’s injuries were massive, his scalp and face destroyed, an eye and his jaw dangling down. The tendons on one leg had been fully severed during the mauling. His hands were damaged where he had physically fought the bear. It was more than a dozen kilometres to where he had parked his truck in dar... + Read More
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Series: Lights to Guide Me Home A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting Paperback Meghan J. Ward 9781771603591 $25.00 TRAVEL Sep 27, 2022

This debut memoir is at once a captivating travelogue and an introspective look at what it takes to navigate the unfamiliar and find your way back home. Meghan J. Ward was 21 years old when she journeyed across the country for a summer job in the Canadian Rockies. As an inexperienced hiker from the suburbs of the nation’s capital, she knew she was in for an adventure. But what she didn’t know was that her move to the mountains would result in a 90-degree turn towards a life she never expected. In the Rockies, Meghan fell in love with the wil... + Read More
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Series: Around England with a Dog Paperback Lesley Choyce 9781771604512 $25.00 TRAVEL Sep 27, 2022

The story of two seasoned and intrepid Canadian travellers, Lesley and Linda Choyce, who embark on a new adventure with their West Highland terrier, Kelty. Lesley Choyce is a 70-year-old year-round North Atlantic surfer, the godfather of transcendental wood-splitting, and the award-winning author of over 100 books. His wife, Linda, a former high school principal who has fearlessly commandeered knives from teenage malcontents, usually guides her husband away from quixotic quests, but she is fully on board for this one. As for Kelty, the couple... + Read More
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Series: A Time of Light and Shadow To Asia, Africa, and the Long Way Home Paperback Ella Harvey 9781771605694 $28.00 TRAVEL Oct 25, 2022

An inspiring travel adventure memoir that explores a young woman’s quest to live life on the front lines, chasing adventure, and confronting the harsh realities of crisis work in Asia and Africa. In 1975, a time of new freedom for women, Ella Harvey lived in Paris, worked as a nurse in war-torn Lebanon, and fell in love in Istanbul. Jostled between cultures, between love and loss, she found her way home. A year later, restless once again, she set off alone for India, a land of unsettling contradictions. A solo trek in the Himalayas completed t... + Read More
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Series: Chasing Africa Fear Won’t Find Me Here — A Memoir Paperback Lisa Duncan 9781771605816 $25.00 TRAVEL Nov 01, 2022

Chasing Africa delicately explores the loss of identity, the gift of health and adventure, and the courage to put oneself first despite guilt, fear, and the pull of family. As a teenager, Lisa couldn’t wait to escape suburbia and travel the world. Years later, as a healthy young climber, she was confronted with the depressing realities of her dad’s and her brother’s neurological diseases: Parkinson’s and progressive multiple sclerosis. After watching her dad’s and brother’s bodies fail for five years, she was determined to push fear, worry, an... + Read More
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Series: The Art of Misadventure The Outtakes and Mistakes Of An Adventurous Photographer Paperback Dave Brosha 9781771604635 $25.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 26, 2022

Experience the quirky missteps, humorous adventures, and professional development of a renowned Canadian photographer in this entertaining memoir. Join Canadian photographer, explorer, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, father, and writer Dave Brosha as he lays out a touching recollection of a life off the beaten track with a dash of adventure, a dash of determination, a dash of humour, a dash of self-deprecation, and two dashes of ridiculous. Life shouldn't be about a collection of possessions, but rather a melange of ex... + Read More
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Series: Tones of Grace 100 Black and White Images From Planet Earth Hardcover Dave Brosha 9781771605861 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 04, 2022

A curated collection of 100 stunning black and white images from some of the world's more unique locations. In a world of staggering colour, it's a bold choice in the modern age to strip colour out of the equation and present visuals of the planet in time-honoured black and white. In Tones of Grace, Canadian photographer, author, speaker, and educator Dave Brosha presents 100 meticulously crafted black and white images of the world around us, including landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and the majesty of wildlife. Rather than simply a ... + Read More
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Series: A Season on Vancouver Island Paperback Bill Arnott 9781771605779 $20.00 TRAVEL Sep 27, 2022

A beautiful collection of images and short travel essays highlighting the fun, eclectic, and unique nature of Vancouver Island and the attraction it has for travellers and tourists from across Canada and around the world. Join intrepid travel writer Bill Arnott as he escapes the confines of life in Vancouver for an epic and quirky road trip around Vancouver Island and to some of the surrounding smaller islands. Hitting all of the high points and chatting with locals along the way, Bill discovers why Vancouver Island has become one of western No... + Read More
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Series: The Geography of Memory Reclaiming the Cultural, Natural and Spiritual History of the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First People 2nd edition Paperback Eileen Delehanty Pearkes 9781771605212 $30.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 04, 2022

A provocative, historical investigation into the displacement of the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First People of British Columbia’s West Kootenays. This compact book records a quest for understanding, to find the story behind the Snayackstx (Sinixt) First Nation. Known in the United States as the Arrow Lakes Indians of the Colville Confederated Tribes, the tribe lived along the upper Columbia River and its tributaries for thousands of years. In a story unique to First Nations in Canada, the Canadian federal government declared them “extinct” in 1956, ... + Read More
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Series: A Cabin Christmas Hardcover Glynnis Hood 9781771605830 $20.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 04, 2022

Colourful and lively illustrations draw you into a touching tale about how a community of all shapes and sizes comes together, just in time for Christmas. Hello, moose, says the girl. Hello, beaver! Hello, squirrel! Every morning she leaves her family cabin in the woods to visit her forest and wetland friends. With winter coming, Christmas excitement is building and there is an extra big smile on her face as her “hellos” echo across the forest. Her furry friends are also preparing for winter and are very happy to listen as they chew the last o... + Read More
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Series: A Cabin Christmas Paperback Glynnis Hood 9781771605847 $15.00 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Oct 04, 2022

Colourful and lively illustrations draw you into a touching tale about how a community of all shapes and sizes comes together, just in time for Christmas. Hello, moose, says the girl. Hello, beaver! Hello, squirrel! Every morning she leaves her family cabin in the woods to visit her forest and wetland friends. With winter coming, Christmas excitement is building and there is an extra big smile on her face as her “hellos” echo across the forest. Her furry friends are also preparing for winter and are very happy to listen as they chew the last o... + Read More
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Series: Butter and Flower Cannabis-Infused Recipes and Stories for the Cannacurious Hardcover Ann Allchin 9781771513708 $45.00 COOKING Nov 01, 2022

Straightforward recipes for cannabis-infused treats that will elevate your enjoyment of the recreational and medicinal benefits of edibles, accompanied by stories from those who partake.A self-described wholesome hockey mom, Ann Allchin goes for bike rides, hangs at the dog park, and bakes on Saturdays. But much to her kids’ embarrassment, when Ann bakes, it’s most often with cannabis. She got her start baking cookies for a relative who suffered from debilitating migraines, and has since introduced many to the medicinal and recreational benefit... + Read More
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Series: Enebla Recipes from an Ethiopian Kitchen Hardcover Luladey Moges 9781771513623 $40.00 COOKING Oct 04, 2022

This debut collection of 65+ recipes, vivid photography and family anecdotes is an accessible, authentic introduction to Ethiopian cuisine. Learn to make injera, wot stews, hearty tibs, and more. Growing up, first in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and then in the United States, Luladey Moges learned the art of traditional Ethiopian cuisine from her grandmother, mother, and aunts. She has long been an enthusiastic home cook, introducing the tastes of Ethiopian cuisine to her friends in North America. At the same time, her career in hospita... + Read More
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Series: The Five-Bottle Bar A Simple Guide to Stylish Cocktails Hardcover Jessica Schacht 9781771513760 $28.00 COOKING Oct 18, 2022

From the co-founder of Ampersand Distilling Company, a collection of cocktail recipes that relies on just five bottles to build your bartending style with ease and confidence.Think of it as the capsule closet for cocktails. Five bottles around which your inner bartender can emerge with skill, savvy and a little flare for the dramatic when it’s called for.Playwright, columnist, and co-founder of Ampersand Distilling Company, Jessica Schacht knows we all contain multitudes and believes with a little curation and mastery of the basics, we can succ... + Read More
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Series: E. J. Hughes: Canadian War Artist Hardcover Robert Amos 9781771513852 $35.00 ART Oct 18, 2022

"A penetrating study based on unique archival material and a deep analysis into hundreds of wartime works of art." —Tim Cook, author of The Fight for History: 75 Years of Forgetting, Remembering, and Remaking of Canada’s Second World WarThe third volume of this award-winning series showcases paintings and drawings E. J. Hughes created during the artist’s war service in Ottawa, England, Wales, and Alaska.In this, the third volume of an award-winning series on artist E. J. Hughes (1913–2007), Robert Amos turns his focus to Hughes’s service in the... + Read More
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Series: Citizens of Light A Novel Paperback Sam Shelstad 9781990071058 $22.00 FICTION Oct 11, 2022

“Sam Shelstad has a funny, lively, engaging, peculiar mind—charming and surprising.” —Sheila Heti, bestselling author of Motherhood and Pure ColourThis debut novel set in southern Ontario captures call-centre life, faded tourist attractions, and suburbia with oddball wit and sharp realism.Colleen Weagle works in a call centre and lives in a bungalow with her mother in a quiet Toronto suburb. In her spare time she writes spec scripts for a CBC riding-school drama (her mother’s favourite) and plays an online game set in a resort populated by rein... + Read More
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Series: Dancing in Small Spaces One Couple’s Journey with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia Paperback Leslie A. Davidson 9781990071089 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 11, 2022

An unstintingly honest and surprisingly humorous memoir that charts a couple’s parallel diagnoses of Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia.In 2011, Leslie Davidson and her husband Lincoln Ford were enjoying retired life to the fullest as ardent outdoor enthusiasts, energetic travellers, and soon-to-be grandparents. But when Lincoln’s confusion became a concern and Leslie began to experience a hesitant leg and uncontrollable tremors in one arm, a devastating double diagnosis completely changed their life. In this personal and unstintingly honest me... + Read More
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Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone The Alpha Female Wolf The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone's 06 Hardcover Rick McIntyre 9781771648585 $34.95 NATURE Oct 25, 2022

Book Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone SeriesFollowing five generations of female wolves—including the famous 06—this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park reveals the pivotal role that female wolves play in pack life.“Rick’s writing is so vivid, so powerful, that I feel I have been right there with him among the wolves of Yellowstone. And I urge you, the reader, to come with us and discover the magic of wolf society.”—DR. JANE GOODALL, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of PeaceYellows... + Read More
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Series: Deer Man Seven Years of Living in the Wild Hardcover Geoffroy Delorme 9781771649797 $32.95 NATURE Sep 27, 2022

For readers of Fox & I comes ?a fable very much for our time.??The TIMES ?Unusual and fascinating... Read this book and enter into another world."? Jane Goodall In this sensuous and moving memoir, a young man forms a powerful connection with deer while living alone in the woods for seven years. Geoffroy Delorme does not fit in the human world. As a boy, he dreams of transforming into a fox so he can escape into the forest. As he gets older, he disappears into the woods at night, drawn to the rhythms of animal life. One night, an encounter wi... + Read More
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Series: Nature's Wild Ideas How the Natural World is Inspiring Scientific Innovation Hardcover Kristy Hamilton 9781771648196 $32.95 SCIENCE Oct 04, 2022

A lively and endlessly fascinating deep-dive into nature and the many groundbreaking human inventions inspired by the wild. “Fans of Helen Scales won’t want to miss this.”—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review When astronomers wanted a telescope that could capture X-rays from celestial bodies, they looked to the lobster. When doctors wanted a medication that could stabilize Type II diabetic patients, they found their muse in a lizard. When scientists wanted to drastically reduce emissions in cement manufacturing, they observed how corals construct... + Read More
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Series: Of Cockroaches and Crickets Learning to Love Creatures That Skitter and Jump Hardcover Frank Nischk 9781771648721 $32.95 NATURE Feb 28, 2023

This deep dive into the wonderful world of insects teaches us to love the tiny, seemingly terrifying creatures all around us. For many people, cockroaches are the most pesky of pests. Not so for entomologist Frank Nischk. In this funny and fascinating book, Frank reveals his love and admiration for so-called ?nasty? creatures like cockroaches, crickets, and more. He shows us that even seemingly terrifying insects are beautiful in their own way?and essential to all life on Earth. Frank never planned to study cockroaches. But when researching hum... + Read More
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Series: The Curious World of Bacteria Hardcover Ludger Wess 9781771648257 $29.95 SCIENCE Feb 07, 2023

Bacteria were the first life on Earth. But what do we really know about them? In this captivating, science-driven book, you?ll learn everything you need to know about these often misunderstood?and incredibly interesting?microbes. In this engagingly written and scientifically rigorous book, author and scientist Ludger Wess introduces an eclectic collection of impressive, useful, weird, and dangerous bacterial species. Wess reveals everything he knows about bacteria, including their ability to survive almost anywhere, to ?sleep? for millions of y... + Read More
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Series: The Petroleum Papers Inside the Far-Right Conspiracy to Cover Up Climate Change Hardcover Geoff Dembicki 9781771648912 $34.95 SCIENCE Sep 20, 2022

?Essential ? This book belongs on the shelf next to Merchants of Doubt, Dark Money, and Kochland.??Roy Scranton, author of Learning to Die in the Anthropocene "The petroleum industry is guilty of a Big Tobacco?style public cover-up, according to this vivid exposé.??Publishers Weekly STARRED Review Burning fossil fuels will cause catastrophic global warming: this is what top American oil executives were told by scientists in 1959. But they ignored that warning. Instead, they developed one of the biggest, most polluting oil sources in the world?t... + Read More
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Series: The Sacred Balance, 25th anniversary edition Rediscovering Our Place in Nature Paperback David Suzuki 9781771649865 $24.95 NATURE Oct 25, 2022

“The Sacred Balance has a beautiful spirit.”—E.O. WilsonWith a new foreword from Robin Wall Kimmerer, New York Times-bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass—and an afterword from Bill McKibben—this special 25th anniversary edition of a beloved bestseller invites readers to see ourselves as part of nature, not separate.The world is changing at a relentless pace. How can we slow down and act from a place of respect for all living things? The Sacred Balance shows us how. In this extensively updated new edition, David Suzuki reflects on the incre... + Read More
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Series: Psyched Seven Cutting-Edge Psychedelics Changing the World Paperback Amanda Siebert 9781771648790 $21.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 18, 2022

Psychedelics including psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, ayahuasca and peyote are poised to revolutionize mental health and alter the wellness industry forever.Once feared and misunderstood, psychedelics have emerged as one of the most promising therapies of the 21st century. Through cutting-edge research, substances such as MDMA and LSD are being recognized as powerful keys to healing and human improvement, offering solutions for mental health issues including PTSD and depression. Similarly, plant medicines like ayahuasca, peyote, and iboga, used si... + Read More
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Series: The Better Sex Through Mindfulness Workbook A Guide to Cultivating Desire Paperback Lori PhD Brotto 9781771648370 $22.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 18, 2022

AS SEEN IN “THE PRINCIPLES OF PLEASURE” ON NETFLIX PRAISE FOR BETTER SEX THROUGH MINDFULNESS: “A book full of wisdom, permission, kindness, and hope.”—EMILY NAGOSKI, author of Come as You Are and Burnout • “A masterpiece and masterclass in female sexuality.”—IAN KERNER, New York Times-bestselling author of She Comes First The practical workbook for readers of the acclaimed Better Sex Through Mindfulness: learn how to apply the groundbreaking research and cultivate desire in everyday life.In her trailblazing book Better Sex Through Mindfulness, ... + Read More
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Series: Wired for Music A Search for Health and Joy Through the Science of Sound Hardcover Adriana Barton 9781771645546 $32.95 SCIENCE Oct 11, 2022

?Beautifully written? a riveting account of how melodies and rhythms connect us, and help us deal with alienation and anxiety.??Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score In this captivating blend of science and memoir, a health journalist and former cellist explores music as a source of health, resilience, connection, and joy. Music isn?t just background noise or a series of torturous exercises we remember from piano lessons. In the right doses, it can double as a mild antidepressant, painkiller, sleeping pill, memory aid?and... + Read More
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Series: Car Crash A Memoir Paperback Lech Blaine 9781771648646 $24.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 11, 2022

In the aftermath of a traumatic event, a young man navigates small-town gossip, grief and recovery amidst a culture of toxic masculinity. “A heart-soaring act of literary bravery,” Car Crash is a hopeful, raw coming-of-age story for our times (Trent Dalton). “Bruisingly insightful.”—The Guardian • “Delivers from the first arresting page.”—Inside Story • “Moving, lyrical, warmly told and very funny.”—Brooke Davis, author of Lost & Found • “Shines with a fierce intelligence.”—Kristina Olsson, author of Shell Why did he get to live, and no... + Read More
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Series: Chemistry for Breakfast The Amazing Science of Everyday Life Paperback Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim 9781778400322 $22.95 SCIENCE Aug 30, 2022

FINALIST for the Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books • “This book shows that chemistry is not just relevant to life; it’s really, really interesting.”—Foreword Reviews, STARRED reviewA perfect book for readers of The Physics of Everyday Things and Storm in a TeacupHave you ever wondered why your alarm clock sends you spiraling? Or how toothpaste works on your teeth? Why do cakes and cookies sometimes turn out dry? (Hint: you may not be adding enough sugar.) In Chemistry for Breakfast, award-winning chemist and science communicator Mai ... + Read More
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Series: Ancient Bones Unearthing the Astonishing New Story of How We Became Human Paperback Madelaine Böhme 9781778400315 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 30, 2022

“Splendid and important …. Scientifically rigorous and written with a clarity and candor that create a gripping tale … [Böhme’s] account of the history of Europe’s lost apes is imbued with the sweat, grime, and triumph that is the lot of the fieldworker, and carries great authority.”—Tim Flannery, The New York Review of BooksIn this “fascinating forensic inquiry into human origins” (Kirkus STARRED Review), a renowned paleontologist takes readers behind-the-scenes of one of the most groundbreaking archaeological digs in recent history.Somewhere ... + Read More
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Series: Deep Diversity A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice Paperback Shakil Choudhury 9781778400339 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 30, 2022

“Shakil is a rare jewel in the work of what it means to heal, repair, and take responsibility...This book is required reading for anyone interested in building a loving, just and diverse world.”—Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, Zen teacher & author of Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake UpRacial justice without shame or blame.Road-tested tools to start making a difference today.In Deep Diversity, award-winning racial justice educator Shakil Choudhury explores the emotionally loaded topic of racism using a compassionate, scientific approach that... + Read More
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Series: The Mysteries of Nature The Secret Network of Nature Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things— Stories from Science and Observation Paperback Peter Wohlleben 9781778400346 $22.95 SCIENCE Oct 11, 2022

“As you read these pages you will understand why I so admire [Peter Wohlleben] and am so in love with his work.”—JANE GOODALLNature is full of surprises: deciduous trees affect the rotation of the Earth, cranes sabotage the production of Iberian ham, and coniferous forests can make it rain. But what are the processes that drive these incredible phenomena? And why do they matter?In The Secret Wisdom of Nature, master storyteller and international sensation Peter Wohlleben takes readers on a thought-provoking exploration of the vast natural syste... + Read More
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Series: Ron Thom, Architect The Life of a Creative Modernist Hardcover Adele Weder 9781771643221 $37.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 13, 2022

A definitive biography of an iconic Canadian architect—and a social portrait of the midcentury design world he lived in. Ron Thom came of age in the mid-20th century, just as the modern movement and an impending building boom were about to reshape the country. Talented in music and art as well as design, he rejected sleek austerity in favor of modern architecture that is warm, intimate, and beautiful. He worked from coast to coast, and his most renowned buildings—Massey College, Trent University, the Shaw Festival Theatre, and landmark houses—c... + Read More
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Series: Cold War, 50th Anniversary Edition Paperback Roy MacSkimming 9781778400261 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Sep 02, 2022

“A thorough, evocative, exciting account of what happened that September … MacSkimming’s control of the story and his feel for character … give it a new electricity.”—The Globe and MailRelive the excitement of the greatest hockey series ever played, now celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.When the hockey teams of Canada and the Soviet Union faced off against each other in 1972, they would change the game forever. Weaving together rich period detail, illuminating anecdotes, and thrilling hockey action with eyewitness accounts from Paul Henderso... + Read More
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Series: Still This Love Goes On Hardcover Buffy Sainte-Marie 9781771648073 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 27, 2022

“A love letter to family, home, and Indigenous traditions … This story reminds readers of the joy we experience upon returning to those whom we love and who love us.”—Kirkus STARRED Review From Cree-Métis artist Julie Flett and Academy Award-winning icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a celebration of Indigenous community, and the enduring love we hold for the people and places we are far away from. Based on Sainte-Marie’s song of the same name, Still This Love Goes On combines Flett’s breathtaking art with vivid lyrics to craft a stunning portrait... + Read More
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Series: Luminous Living Things That Light Up the Night Hardcover Julia Kuo 9781771648882 $22.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 4 - 8 Nov 01, 2022

In this "surprisingly simple yet mesmerizing introduction to a wonder of the natural world"(Kirkus STARRED Review), kids aged 4 to 8 will marvel at the science of bioluminescence through stunning images of glowing creatures and other organisms. When it’s dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms, deep-sea fish an... + Read More
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Series: Sounds of Nature I Hear You, Ocean Hardcover Kallie George 9781771647397 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 27, 2022

This joyful and soothing book about ocean sounds for kids 3-7 will transport readers to the seaside. When a child visits the ocean with his little brother, he whispers to him, “The ocean has lots to say, if you listen.” Together, they hear wondrous things, like the rumble of pebbles tumbling and filling the beach with shiny gems, the bark of a seal playing peekaboo, and the whooshing of a shell murmuring messages. The second book in the Sounds of Nature Series for young children, I Hear You, Ocean is an excellent resource for outdoor education ... + Read More
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Series: Fiona the Fruit Bat Hardcover Dan Riskin 9781771647854 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 7 Sep 13, 2022

A sweet, fun, and informative picture book about bat echolocation for kids 3-7. Written by a scientist who works with bats in his everyday life!It’s time for Fiona the fruit bat to take her very first flight, but she’s scared. How will she fly when she can’t see in the dark? Mama just says, “listen.” But how will listening help her to see? Then she hears a mysterious sound from deep in her cave. To find out what’s making that noise—and to finally fly—Fiona will have to unlock a secret hidden inside herself. Written by biologist and bestselling ... + Read More
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Series: Paulina The Story of an Almost Unlucky Pig Hardcover Hans Limmer 9781771647885 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 8 Oct 25, 2022

A timeless story about the connection between a young girl and her pet pig for kids 4 to 8, featuring nostalgic, 1960s photographs that kids will love, and parents will too!Have you ever dreamed of having a pet pig? When Angela finds a lost pig wandering on the road, she adopts her and names her Paulina. Together, the two explore the small Greek island where they live, and become inseparable “Forever Friends.” Until one day, when someone comes looking for Paulina, but not to play with… What can Angela do? Will she and Paulina be able to stay to... + Read More
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Series: Ways to Make Friends Hardcover Jairo Buitrago 9781771649759 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Aug 30, 2022

This “sublime picture book” (Kirkus STARRED Review) offers a hilarious and insightful guide to making new friends at your own pace. For kids aged 4 to 7, Ways to Make Friends will bolster compassion and make kids laugh on their way back to school. What’s the best way to make friends? Toad has the most magnificent ideas! Sometimes they don’t go according to plan… but that’s okay. Eventually Toad tires of making new friends, but comes to a marvelous conclusion: sometimes being with yourself is a good way to pass the time too.A hilarious and heart... + Read More
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Series: My Uncle Is Coming Tomorrow Hardcover Sebastián Santana Camargo 9781778400063 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Aug 30, 2022

This “heartbreaking … powerful work” (★ School Library Journal) introduces the contemporary issue of forced disappearances to readers 10 and up—with “deceptively simple black line drawings” that “allow for no meandering of attention” (★ Kirkus). By a closed door, a child waits for his uncle, who is coming to stay. As he waits, he imagines all the fun things they’ll do when he arrives: his uncle can teach him how to block a penalty shot and the boy can show him how well he is doing in school. But his uncle never arrives. Page by page, the boy gr... + Read More
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Series: My Uncle Is Coming Tomorrow / Mañana viene mi tío (English-Spanish Bilingual Edition) Hardcover Sebastián Santana Camargo 9781771649247 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 10 Aug 30, 2022

This “heartbreaking … powerful work” (★ School Library Journal) introduces the contemporary issue of forced disappearances to readers 10 and up—with “deceptively simple black line drawings” and “unsentimental bilingual text” (★ Kirkus). By a closed door, a child waits for his uncle, who is coming to stay. As he waits, he imagines all the fun things they’ll do when he arrives: his uncle can teach him how to block a penalty shot and the boy can show him how well he is doing in school. But his uncle never arrives. Page by page, the boy grows older... + Read More
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Series: Dan Auta An African Tale Hardcover José Ortega y Gasset 9781771647717 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 7 Nov 01, 2022

An Aldana Libros Book, Greystone Kids Kids 9 to 12 will laugh out loud while reading this adventurous graphic novel, which brings an African folk tale to life for a new audience. When Sarra?s parents die, they leave her with an important warning: never let Dan Auta, her little brother, cry. But Dan Auta loves to make trouble. He hitches a ride on the back of a bird, pokes the eye of the king?s son, and even pees on the king?s head. Making sure he doesn?t cry is much harder than Sarra thought! But Dan Auta?s unbridled curiosity and determinatio... + Read More
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Series: The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers A Tour of Your Useless Parts, Flaws, and Other Weird Bits Hardcover Rachel Poliquin 9781771647458 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 7 - 11 Sep 27, 2022

“Kids and adult alike will love poring over the different sections of this book and will delight in informing their friends and family members of the facts they've learned.”—School Library Journal STARRED Review A perfect book for engaging kids in STEM: This illustrated tour of our “leftover” body parts (like the appendix, or even goosebumps) introduces readers age 7-11 to the bizarre and fascinating science of evolution. Welcome to the weirdest museum you’ll ever explore—the one inside your body. Did you know your amazing, incredible body is... + Read More
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Series: Snot, Sneezes, and Super-Spreaders Everything You Need to Know About Viruses and How to Stop Them. Hardcover Marc ter Horst 9781771649735 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 8 - 12 Nov 08, 2022

Discover the extraordinary world of viruses, from their creation and transmission to what we can do to stop them, in this science-based resource for kids 8 to 12. If we didn’t know it before, we certainly know it now: Viruses can be powerful—so powerful, in fact, that they can hold the world in their grip for months at a time. But what exactly is a virus? Where do they come from and what do they do to our bodies? How do they spread, and what can we do to protect ourselves? Author Marc ter Horst tackles these questions with playfulness and humor... + Read More