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Series: The Shortest History of War From Hunter-Gatherers to Nuclear Superpowers — A Retelling for Our Times Paperback Gwynne Dyer 9781770866812 $22.95 HISTORY Aug 02, 2022

War has changed, but we have not. From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the rival nuclear powers of today, whenever resources have been contested, we’ve gone to battle. Acclaimed historian Gwynne Dyer illuminates our many martial clashes in this brisk account, tracing warfare from prehistory to the world’s first cities — and on to the thousand-year “classical age” of combat, which ended when the firearm changed everything. He examines the brief interlude of “limited war” before eighteenth-century revolution ushered in “total war”— and how the ... + Read More
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Series: Shadow Life Paperback Michael Decter 9781770866676 $24.95 FICTION Oct 22, 2022

In one minute, delivering a not guilty verdict at the end of the trial for a disturbing murder of a child, Matthew Rice’s life begins to unravel. The very structures his life is built upon collapse. He finds refuge, if not security, when he embarks on a journey to learn more about the mother he never knew. His travels take him to Sydney, Boston, and Dublin. Still unsure of his place in a world that has changed in ways he doesn’t completely understand, he goes into survivalist mode on Quarry Island in Georgian Bay, where he believes he can sit o... + Read More
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Series: Sins of the Daughter Paperback Carolyn Huizinga Mills 9781770865945 $24.95 FICTION Aug 27, 2022

Danah Calsely was only nine when her mother abandoned her. Years later, as a promising Sociology PhD candidate, Danah appears largely unaffected by this traumatic loss — until she finds a letter that she’s convinced is from her missing mother. The truth about Jane Lily and her disappearance is wrapped in a long history of silence, and Danah’s grandmother, Edith, has no interest in rehashing the past. Danah becomes obsessed with the letter and the secrets she believes Edith is keeping from her. Edith is convinced she’s only protecting her grand... + Read More
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Series: The Last Act Closing the Book on Your Finances Paperback Kimberley Short 9781770866751 $22.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Nov 26, 2022

Many people of all ages procrastinate when it comes to writing their wills, and organizing things, complicating the process of settling their estate for their children, loved ones, and beneficiaries. The Last Act is the book that addresses this situation, as it provides easy-to-follow steps to make the process as easy and as seamless as possible. Trust and Estate Planner Kimberley Short and Accountant Larry Short combine their years of knowledge and experience to explain how to write a will, settle an estate, create a trust, and more while help... + Read More
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Series: Uncoupling The Ugly Truth about Divorce and Finances Paperback Lisa van de Geyn 9781770866775 $22.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Nov 26, 2022

Anyone going through separation and divorce can agree that it’s an emotional and financial rollercoaster. There is so much to understand, prepare, read, gather, and act on that it’s an incredibly draining process. Uncoupling: The Ugly Truth about Divorce and Finances is here to help. This book has everything from the basics to the nitty-gritty when it comes to separation and divorce, with an emphasis, of course, on finances. Along with the stories of people going through their own separations and divorces are the voices of experts covering eve... + Read More
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Series: Some Unfinished Business Paperback Antanas Sileika 9781770866737 $24.95 FICTION Feb 25, 2023

Is love more compelling than justice? A wife pleads for love. Her husband longs for revenge. Gripping and evocative, Some Unfinished Business tells the story of a young man who is determined to prevail through anti-Soviet resistance in occupied Lithuania, imprisonment in the Gulag, and the icy hands of bureaucracy that attempt to thwart his love for a woman with a mysterious past — all while chasing the back of the man who dared him to dream in the first place. At fourteen, Martin Averka met a teacher from the city who inspired him to seek out ... + Read More
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Series: The Great Goldbergs Paperback Daniel Goodwin 9781770866591 $24.95 FICTION Feb 18, 2023

How far would you go to be accepted? When Sean McFall encounters golden-haired David Goldberg and his larger-than-life father, Saul, he is dazzled by the family’s riches, power, and ease in social situations. The bright lives of the Goldbergs are profoundly different from those of Sean’s working-class parents. But as Sean grows up and is pulled closer to the centre of the Goldberg family by the gravitational force of their wealth and position, he discovers a tyrannical and abusive patriarch, an estranged relative bent on revenge, and dark famil... + Read More
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Series: Paradise Cafe Cold Snap Paperback Maureen Jennings 9781770866577 $24.95 FICTION Nov 19, 2022

December 1936. Charlotte Frayne, Private Investigator, is pulled into a dangerous international plot when her boss, Mr. Gilmore, provides shelter to a relative in grave danger. Stephen, a refugee from Germany, is privy to information that could change the very future of a country still reeling from the devastation of the War to End All Wars — and at his heels are powerful forces that will do anything to ensure his intelligence never sees the light of day. Meanwhile, Charlotte’s estranged mother reappears, wanting her help to find a child she ga... + Read More
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Series: The Children of Oculum Oculum Echo Paperback Philippa Dowding 9781770866652 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Oct 01, 2022

The explosions come in the night. Miranda1, Mannfred, Grannie, and the one thousand children of Oculum must flee their farm, chased by the UnRuly. But there is hope: an old friend sends word of a book that may hold the secret to their survival. Just as they begin their journey through the wasteland, Echo1 wakes from an eighty-three-year sleep and is given a mission to find the four domes of the children of Oculum, and to find the First One, whatever the cost.
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Series: Mortimer Rat Race to Space Paperback Joan Marie Galat 9781770866539 $13.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 24, 2022

A spot on the International Space Station (ISS) has opened up, and Mortimer, is not about to miss his chance to become an intergalactic space rat. And that’s just the first step in his master plan to prove that rats are much better suited than humans for a future mission to Mars. He packs his camera and prepares to take to the internet with his evidence of rat superiority. But when Mortimer’s schemes go awry, he is forced to face new truths about dreams, friendship, and choosing the right thing to do. Maybe not everything is a rat race.
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Series: The Book of Us Paperback Shane Peacock 9781770866553 $15.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Oct 01, 2022

It’s the summer before grade twelve, and sixteen-year-old Noah Greene is in the relationship of a lifetime with his brilliant and book-smart girlfriend, Miranda Owens. But when Miranda overhears his private conversation with another girl, what he says destroys everything they’ve built, shattering Noah’s world. Determined to make amends, Noah sets out to truly understand the harm his words have caused and maybe become worthy enough for Miranda in time for prom. Along the way, he’s been turning his journey into a manuscript called The Book of Us ... + Read More
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Series: Made 4 You Paperback Eric Walters 9781770866614 $15.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Sep 24, 2022

Becky James lives in a small town where nothing ever changes. But there’s something very different about the new student, Gene Newman. Brilliant, talented, and socially awkward, Gene is like nobody else Becky has ever known. Little does she know just how different he actually is. Gene confides in Becky that he has a secret. More than that, he is a secret. And, apparently, it’s a secret worth killing for.
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Series: Luna Paperback Loraine Kemp 9781989724156 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 3 - 5 Aug 30, 2022

Luna, a cougar cub, lives comfortably in a den with her mother and brothers until a fall down a steep hillside and into a river separates her from her family. Luna has never hunted by herself before, and alone in the forest, she must call on all of her instincts to survive. Her long journey home is filled with danger. She is stalked by a wolf. She gets in between a mother elk and her calf, and she is discovered by humans. But Luna perseveres and learns how to take advantage of everything in her environment. Young readers will thrill at Luna's a... + Read More
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Series: A Spartan at Sea Paperback James McCann 9781989724163 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 6 Oct 18, 2022

In this sequel to The Three Spartans, Art is all set to spend the last few weeks of summer in Birch Bay with his best friend Lea. But his plans change when he learns his nemesis Zeke is involved in a plot to tear down Finn Slough. His aunt and her girlfriend, Jordana, live in Finn Slough, a unique community near Stevenston, B.C. made up of wood homes on stilts. Art goes to Finn Slough to convince the local dragon boat hero to enter the race, only to discover his mission is close to impossible. The dragon boat hero, Teejay, has no interest in co... + Read More
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Series: The Seer Trilogy The Sorcerer's Revenge Paperback Kristin Butcher 9781989724170 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (US) from 4 - 6 Oct 04, 2022

In this final book in the Seer Trilogy, Maeve is in the final stages of her apprenticeship as a seer. She must learn mind-talking from the dragon, Riasc Tiarna. And, more importantly, she must learn to control her thoughts and emotions to reach her full potential as a seer. Her teacher, Bradan, will not be able to counsel the king much longer and Maeve needs to be ready to take over when that happens. Her chance to test her skills comes soon enough, and Maeve is sent to counsel the king. At the same time she is grappling with her personal hist... + Read More
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Series: Workday Warrior A Proven Path to Reclaiming Your Time Paperback Ann Gomez 9781459749597 $22.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Dec 13, 2022

Reclaim control of your workday with a proven time-saving method.Life is busier than ever before. We are working longer hours, with more stress and more priorities, yet we seem to fall further and further behind. Our so-called leisure time is punctuated with interruptions, constantly lulling us back to work. We are led to believe we can prioritize our way out of this, but prioritization is broken.In Workday Warrior, productivity expert Ann Gomez presents a fresh approach that will smash today’s time challenges — too many priorities, too many in... + Read More
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Series: Blood Atonement Paperback S.M. Freedman 9781459750241 $22.99 FICTION Oct 18, 2022

“Freedman grips right out of the gate with dual timeline narratives that weave together more and more tightly until they meld into a mind-bending twist of a climax.” — LORETH ANNE WHITE, bestselling author of The Patient’s SecretIn a riveting psychological thriller for readers of Lisa Unger and Karin Slaughter, Grace’s healing solitude is shattered when she becomes a suspect in a gruesome series of murders. Grace DeRoche escaped the fundamentalist Mormon compound of Brigham and worked to prosecute its leaders. But when loyalists, including her ... + Read More
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Series: Possessed A Novel Paperback Jowita Bydlowska 9781459748071 $23.99 FICTION Oct 04, 2022

From the bestselling author of Drunk Mom, comes a story of romantic obsession, mental illness, and self-discovery as one woman travels to a haunted quarantine island.Josephine is obsessed. Or possessed — by unrequited love for a younger man who doesn’t promise anything, but who gives her a taste of intimacy that puts her on the brink of losing her mind. Oscillating between her elusive lover and her older former partner, stuck in the hell that is working in a cubicle, and obliged to tend to her destructive, senile mother, Josephine is trapped. A... + Read More
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Series: The Strange Grave of Mikey Dunbar and Other Stories to Make You Poop Your Pants Paperback Jeremy John 9781459751071 $20.00 FICTION Oct 04, 2022

A creepy collection of spooky short stories perfect for reading out loud any time you want the fun of a good fright.Boo! See, scared you already. This collection of short, spooky stories is perfect for reading out loud on Halloween night, at a sleepover, or around the campfire. Jeremy John takes you on a frightening trip to the past, where Wild West criminals meet the hangman and brave knights battle monsters in the forest, through to today, where young vampires find victims through dating apps and spirits possess smart speakers.Turn out the li... + Read More
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Series: The Polished Hoe 20th Anniversary Edition, Paperback Reissue 20th Anniversary Edition Paperback Austin Clarke 9781459750975 $25.99 FICTION Sep 27, 2022

A special 20th anniversary edition, with a new foreword by Rinaldo Walcott.When an elderly woman calls the police to confess to a murder, the result is a shattering all-night vigil bringing together elements of the African diaspora in one epic sweep. Set on the post-colonial West Indian island of Bimshire in 1952, the novel unravels over the course of twenty-four hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society informed by slavery.As the novel opens, Mary Mathilda is giving confession to Sargeant, a police of... + Read More
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Series: Eve's Rib Paperback C.S. O'Cinneide 9781459749801 $21.99 FICTION Sep 20, 2022

“Timely and tantalizing, C.S. O’Cinneide masterfully blends domestic suspense with a touch of black magic in this bewitching thriller” — Erin Ruddy, author of Tell Me My NameAfter losing her young son in a tragic accident, Eve struggles to protect the one child she has left, a teenage daughter who just might be pure evil.The dark side of magic is where the Ragman dwells. Nobody knows that better than Eve. Desperate for a child, she called on that cunning conjurer eighteen years ago. Her daughter, Abbey, was the result.After Abbey’s younger brot... + Read More
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Series: Jade Is a Twisted Green Paperback Tanya Turton 9781459748606 $22.99 FICTION Sep 13, 2022

For readers of Queenie and Honey Girl, a coming-of-age story about queer Black identity, love, passion, chosen family, and rediscovering life’s pleasures after loss.Jade Brown, a twenty-four-year-old first-generation Jamaican woman living in Toronto, must find a way to pick up the pieces and discover who she is following the mysterious death of her twin sister.Grappling with her grief, Jade seeks solace in lovers and friends during an array of hilarious and heartbreaking adventures. As she investigates some of life’s most frustrating paradoxes,... + Read More
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Series: The Mildly Catastrophic Misadventures of Tony Vicar The Vicar's Knickers Paperback Vince R. Ditrich 9781459747289 $19.99 FICTION Sep 06, 2022

Tony Vicar is setting his sights on new (mis)adventures in this laugh-out-loud follow-up to The Liquor Vicar.Tony Vicar, now an internationally known celebrity — due to greatly exaggerated news reports of his nearly miraculous powers — has turned his attention to renovating his recently inherited crumbling old hotel in the wacky town of Tyee Lagoon. It’s a good thing his level-headed girlfriend, Jacquie O, is on board to temper his more outlandish ideas, because the pair plan to turn the hotel’s dumpy old beer parlour into the Vicar’s Knickers ... + Read More
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Series: Carbon Change Canada on the Brink of Decarbonization Paperback Dennis McConaghy 9781459750517 $24.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 25, 2022

An investigation into the scale and costs of transitioning our energy systems to achieve net-zero emissions.Canada and the rest of the developed world have committed to decarbonizing basic energy systems, but do this country’s citizens and governments truly understand the sacrifices ahead and are we willing to accept those sacrifices in the name of reducing the impact of climate change? Will the rest of the developed world take on the necessary costs, and will Canada forge ahead with decarbonization, even if other countries do not? Carbon Chang... + Read More
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Series: The Voyageurs The Canadian Men’s Soccer Team's Quest to Reach the World Cup Paperback Joshua Kloke 9781459750456 $24.99 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 04, 2022

Tracing Canadian men’s soccer’s emergence from global obscurity to international powerhouse, featuring insight from star players like Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David.The last time Canada qualified for a men’s World Cup was in 1986. For a generation afterwards, the Canadian national men’s soccer team struggled in obscurity, an afterthought in a country that was not yet soccer-mad. The twenty-first century brought a wave of soccer passion and expertise to this frozen country — and a crop of new superstar players who lifted the forgotten team i... + Read More
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Series: Deadly Triangle The Famous Architect, His Wife, Their Chauffeur, and Murder Most Foul Paperback Susan Goldenberg 9781459750302 $23.99 TRUE CRIME Oct 11, 2022

Glamorous young wife Alma Rattenbury takes her chauffeur as a lover and their scandalous relationship leads to a murder most foul.The 1935 murder of architect Francis Mawson Rattenbury, famous for his design of the iconic Parliament Buildings and Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, and the arrest and lurid trial of his 30-years-younger second wife, Alma, and the family chauffeur, George Percy Stoner, her lover, riveted people.Francis and Alma had moved to Bournemouth, England, after the City of Victoria had ostracized them for their sc... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of Nature Nahganne Tales of the Northern Sasquatch Paperback Red Grossinger 9781988824598 $35.00 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Oct 01, 2022

Nahganne: Tales of the Northern Sasquatch is about giant bipedal, forest dwelling, hirsute hominoid entities. For as long as humans have been around the North, the activities of these giants have been observed in many places, but only a few people have taken the time to share their stories of coming in contact with these forest giants. In the North they have been given many regional names; although they are commonly known as Nahganne or Sasquatch. The book presents activities occurring in the North such as sightings, strange vocals, discovery o... + Read More
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Series: Child of Morning Star Embers of an Ancient Dawn Paperback Antoine Mountain 9781990735103 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 12 - 18 Oct 01, 2022

Antoine Mountain follows up his previous memoir From Bear Rock Mountain with the book Child of Morning Star: Embers of an Ancient Dawn. The book is a poetic collection of stories that draws on his travels and knowledge as a Dene artist and a lifelong student of history. In it, Mountain weaves stories about people and art and the moments when our world manages to pause just briefly enough that we can see the roots of our communal humanity. Each part of this book corresponds to the four directions of the Medicine Wheel and offers insight into his... + Read More
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Series: True Cases Pine Box Parole Terry Fitzsimmons and the Quest to End Solitary Confinement & Other True Cases Paperback John L. Hill 9781988824857 $32.50 TRUE CRIME Sep 01, 2022

“Terry Fitzsimmons and the Quest for an End to Solitary Confinement” is the basis for a TV series currently in development. Pine Box Parole begins with convicted murderer Terry Fitzsimmons hanging himself in Kingston Penitentiary. Subsequent chapters delve into the killer’s background and describe the senseless killings upon which he embarks after spending years in solitary confinement. Prison lawyer John L Hill, attempts to defend Fitzsimmons by putting the blame on the prison system for creating a monster. Part II of the book contains searing... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of Nature The Musician Healer Transforming Art into Medicine Paperback Islene Runningdeer 9781988824864 $24.95 MUSIC Sep 06, 2022

The Musician Healer resurrects a long-forgotten role for musicians and provides clear guidance for preparation and self-development as a musician healer in order to reactivate this role for the modern world. It begins with the author’s personal musical story that draws upon her Mi’kmaq/Abenaki First Nation and French roots, followed by a section on the history of musician healers from ancient Egypt and India. Runningdeer then explores the energetic aspects of music healing, especially the quality of personal energies that a musician channels th... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of Nature Why Are You Still Here? A Lillian Mystery Paperback Lynda Partridge 9781988824826 $19.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Grade (US) from 6 - 9 Sep 01, 2022

This book continues the charming story of Lillian and Kokomis, the award-winning book about a complex and not-always-lovable foster kid who finds a sense of peace and belonging from a surprising spirit that returns her to traditional ways, legends, and Indigenous ways of knowledge. Why Are You Still Here? uncovers the mystery of ghosts and spirits that live behind a window at the family farm.
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Series: Desert Creatures Hardcover Kay Chronister 9781645660521 $35.95 FICTION Nov 08, 2022

In a world grown desiccated and treacherous, one young woman will find salvation or become just another rot-lonely skull in the sand.Nine-year-old Magdala and her father have been exiled from their home; they flee through the harsh landscape of the American West, searching for refuge. As violence pursues them, they join a handful of survivors on a pilgrimage to the holy city of Las Vegas, where it is said that vigilante saints reside, bright with neon power. Magdala, born with a clubfoot, is going to be healed. But when faced with the strange h... + Read More
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Series: The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson Forgeries Hardcover Jon S. Dellandrea 9781773102535 $45.00 Oct 18, 2022

In May 2016, Jon S. Dellandrea came into possession of a box of the last effects of an obscure artist, William Firth MacGregor. The contents of the box chronicled a major, and long forgotten, trial involving forgeries of the art of Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven.The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case takes readers back to 1962, a time when forgeries were turning up on gallery walls, in auction houses, and (unwittingly) being hung in the homes of luminaries across Canada. Inspector James Erskine, enlisting the help of A.J. Casson, the youngest li... + Read More
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Series: Because of Nothing at All Paperback Paul Sunga 9781773102467 $24.95 FICTION Sep 06, 2022

Near the Kenya-Sudan border, a team of international health program evaluators are abducted and force marched under a desert moon. Their pasts and presents — and those of their abductors — unravel before them. An orphan named Money is one of 66 too hungry to sleep. A rich public health doctor is gradually losing his points of attachment. A driver tastes the river of wealth through the vehicles he’s provided. Some escape; others are recaptured; a few are held at ransom. All are lured into schemes that often lead to unexpected results.Because of ... + Read More
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Series: Shadows and Light A Physician's Lens on COVID Hardcover Heather Patterson MD 9781773102740 $40.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 06, 2022

When the pandemic began in March 2020, Calgary emergency physician Heather Patterson was already feeling burnt out. Photography had always been a way of unwinding for her, and as the pandemic gathered speed, Patterson decided to begin chronicling it. Shadows and Light presents a selection of Patterson’s images, taking readers to the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and giving them an illuminating, behind-the-scenes view of the real impact of the virus and the heroic front-line workers who have been fighting it for over two years.Patterson’s ... + Read More
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Series: The Program Paperback Megan Fennya Jones 9781773102528 $19.95 POETRY Sep 27, 2022

In this powerful, intimate collection, a young woman travels between Paris and New York to pursue a career in modelling. Alternating between the world of fashion, where “it’s no longer enough / that the sample size fits,” and the eponymous Program, a place to “discover / what’s underneath,” Jones’s debut collection pulls the reader deep into the realms of psychiatric care and romantic relationships and probes a long tradition of female suffering.Taking inspiration from New York school poets such as Frank O’Hara, Jones employs an unadorned and a... + Read More
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Series: The End Is in the Middle MAD fold-in poems Paperback Daniel Scott Tysdal 9781773102719 $19.95 POETRY Sep 27, 2022

Daring in form and unflinching in its gaze, Daniel Scott Tysdal’s latest poetry collection examines madness as lived experience and artistic method. Taking inspiration from Al Jaffee’s illustrated fold-ins in MAD magazine, Tysdal explores living with mental illness through a new kind of poetry: the fold-in poem. In this innovative collection, each poem does not end at the bottom of the page; instead, the reader is invited to complete the poem by folding the page to reveal the final line. From the effects of being “smiled into an elephantine lin... + Read More
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Series: Touch Anywhere to Begin Paperback Mark Anthony Jarman 9780864929198 $22.95 TRAVEL Sep 20, 2022

From acclaimed author Mark Anthony Jarman comes Touch Anywhere to Begin, his first book of travel writing since the publication of the critically acclaimed Ireland’s Eye in 2002.In 18 unusual, head-spinning essays, Jarman can drift through Venice amid the revelry of carnival and the arrival of the impending pandemic or visit a private club along Shanghai’s Huangpu River to be serenaded by a band of retired People’s Liberation Army singers. In “Panthers and Gods Prowl a Palace of Sin,” an invitation to the Kala Ghoda Festival in Mumbai forges a ... + Read More
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Series: Icarus, Falling of Birds Paperback Harry Thurston 9781895488548 $35.00 POETRY Sep 06, 2022

In September of 2013, thousands of migratory songbirds perished after being lured like moths to a flame to a hundred-foot-high flare at the Canaport Liquefied Natural Gas plant in Saint John, New Brunswick. Photographer Thaddeus Holownia and poet Harry Thurston sought to memorialize this fateful event, but with Canaport LNG on trial, the fallen birds were collected and held as evidence at the New Brunswick Museum. After two long years, Holownia and Thurston finally gained access.Icarus, Falling of Birds pairs Holownia’s photography with the poe... + Read More
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Series: Love & Rules Life Lessons Learned with Horses Paperback Lee McLean 9781989915080 $25.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 18, 2022

From Lee McLean, the much-anticipated follow-up to her multiple best-selling novel, Horse Woman. 'Love & Rules' is a collection of essays by master horsewoman Lee McLean that covers the spectrum of love, fear, winning, loss, leadership, ageing, growth, illness and recovery — all through the medium of horsemanship. A stroke survivor, horse trainer, and best-selling author, Lee McLean has a legion of faithful followers on Facebook, a national equine magazine column, and appears at events from small-town horse shows to sidesaddle racing at the ... + Read More
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Series: On Account of Darkness Shining Light on Race and Sport Paperback Ian Kennedy 9781990160103 $21.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Age (years) from 16 - 99 May 02, 2022

For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity. In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm of Canadian multiculturalism. As a terminus of the Underground Railroad, it has long been home to a large Black community Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations are nearby and many interned Japanese Canadians worked on local farms during World War II. The history of sport in the region is emblematic of the challenges that have confronted generations of no... + Read More
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Series: Man at the Airport How social media saved my life - one Syrian's story Paperback Hassan Al Kontar 9781777010188 $23.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 16 - 99 May 15, 2021

When civil war broke out in his home country in 2011, Hassan Al Kontar was a young Syrian living and working in the UAE. After a series of setbacks, he was arrested in 2017 and deported in 2018. Unable to obtain a visa for any other country, he became trapped in the arrivals zone at Kuala Lumpur Airport. Exiled by war and trapped by geopolitics, Al Kontar used social media and humour to tell his story to the world, becoming an international celebrity and ultimately finding refuge in [email protected]_airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, ... + Read More
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Series: Umingmak Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic Paperback Jake Ootes 9781777010102 $29.95 HISTORY Jun 02, 2020

Until 1967, the Northwest Territories was governed from Ottawa by appointees who rarely visited the land or peoples they controlled. As part of his drive to integrate and modernize the country, Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson ordered Stuart Hodgson, a feisty British Columbia labour leader and founding member of the NDP, to move a fledgling government to Yellowknife and bring the North into the twentieth century. Umingmak recounts Hodgson's indefatigable, and often controversial, efforts to introduce self-government and improve the liv... + Read More
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Series: Three Funerals for My Father Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam Paperback Jolie P. Hoang 9781990160042 $21.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Age (years) from 16 - 99 Oct 01, 2021

Jolie Hoang grew up as one of ten children, part of a loving, prosperous Vietnamese family. All that changed when the communists took over in 1975; the family was harassed and lived in constant fear of being sent to the dreaded "new economic zone." Desperate to ensure the family's safety and to provide a future for his children, Jolie's father arranged three separate escapes. The first was a failure that cost most of their fortune, but the second was successful — six of his children reached Indonesia and ultimately settled in Canada. He and his... + Read More
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Series: People Like Frank And other stories from the edge of normal Paperback Jenn Ashton 9781777010164 $19.95 FICTION Oct 06, 2020

Finalist, Indigenous Voices Awards 2021 On the edge of normal, the everyday can be an adventure and the ordinary a triumph. In the tradition of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Room and If I Fall, If I Die, this uplifting collection explores the world through the eyes of protagonists whose perspectives are informed by their unique circumstances. Some are struggling with physical challenges while others seek to overcome psychological barriers. Far from being defined by their limitations, these characters revel in achievements o... + Read More
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Series: Just One More Drive The true story of a stuttering homosexual and his race car Paperback Robert James O'Brien 9781990160028 $21.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Age (years) from 15 - 99 Sep 10, 2021

Robert O'Brien loves cars. Growing up in Dublin, they provided a welcome refuge from the human interaction he found so difficult. His father's M3 became his alter—ego?powerful, admired, confident - and Robert began a quest to become a worthy owner. He completed a university degree, took courses to conquer his stammer and tried to come to terms with his sexuality. But still he remained more comfortable in the fantasy worlds of video games, television and the closet. Inspired to pursue an acting career, he moved from Ireland to Vancouver insearch... + Read More
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Series: Walking Away from Hate Our Journey through Extremism Paperback Jeanette Manning 9781990160004 $23.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 15, 2021

As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white supremacy supplanted the values of her middle-class upbringing, and Lauren traded suburbia for a life of violence and criminality on the streets of Toronto.Told from the perspective of both mother and daughter, Walking Away from Hate chronicles Lauren’s descent into extremism, her life within the movement and her ultimate reconnection with the family she once d... + Read More
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Series: My Indian Summer A Novel Paperback Joseph Kakwinokanasum 9781990160127 $22.95 FICTION Age (years) from 16 - 99 Sep 27, 2022

Three kookums, a man named Crow, two best friends, and a drug dealer . . . twelve-year-old Hunter may be getting out of Red Rock sooner than he hoped. For Hunter Frank, the summer of ’79 begins with his mother returning home only to collect the last two months’ welfare cheques, leaving her three “fucking half-breeds” to fend for themselves. When his older sister escapes thier northern BC town and his brother goes to fight forest fires, Hunter is on his own, with occasional care coming from a trio of elders—his kookums—and companionship from his... + Read More
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Series: Hangman The True Story of Canada's First Official Executioner Paperback Julie Burtinshaw 9781990160141 $22.95 TRUE CRIME Sep 25, 2022

Is delivering a swift death really a higher calling? Or is it just government-sanctioned murder? John Radclive hates being called Hangman. He is no murderous thug; he is a highly trained executioner who relies on science to bring God’s mercy to condemned criminals. As Canada's first official executioner, he revels in the salary, status and perks that come with the job. In his off hours, he enjoys masquerading as Thomas Ratley, steward at Toronto's prestigious Sunnyside Rowing Club where he secretly sneers at the hypocricy of the Canadian elite... + 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: 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: 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
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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