A doctor grapples with the challenges of mother-and-child health in the developing world. Recounting medical missions in half of the thirty countries in which she has worked for the past twenty-five y
The sensational story of a vibrant, young girl's tragic death and the whirlwind racial prejudices that came in its wake.The day after Christmas in 2005, fifteen-year-old Jane Creba was fatally shot in
High on the Big Stone Heart is a collection of vibrant and entertaining essays on the people and places of Canada's Boreal North as seen through the eyes of one of the country's most celebrated writer
Many Canadians see the role their countrys military plays in Afghanistan as an anomaly. However, this assumption is far from the truth. As U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has commented, "Cana
The story of how we as a nation collectively built promising national projects and are now selling them off to the rich.For the first century after Confederation, Canadians collectively created signif
An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own.The history of the Press Gallery is rich in anecdotes and insights about the people on Parliament Hill w
The term war room, in political parlance, was coined by the team of U.S. strategists (specifically James Carville) who worked for Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign in the early 1990s. In a nu
True Tales of the Paranormal is an intriguing examination of reincarnation, premonitions, and other spooky inexplicables from a scientific perspective, exploring modern scientific theories and curren
A truly inspiring tale about the history of the Guinea Pig Club.They called them the Guinea Pig Club: the British, Polish, and Czech airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, who braved exp
In the chaos of the Second World War, Canada faced cruel choices, both on the battlefield and in the world of politics. Of all these life-and-death choices, ten stand above the others in their importa
Unearthed recordings reveal the early days of the literary powerhouses who gave birth to CanLit in the 1960s.From 1969 to 1970, radio interviewer Earle Toppings recorded sixteen Canadian writers and p
Smoking doesn't have to leave you at a dead end. This unique book provides insight, whether you are a current or past smoker, on how to reduce your risk for heart attack and stroke before it's too lat
Although Charles Best is known for discovering insulin, the story of his life neither begins nor ends with that one moment. Not only did he make many other discoveries, he was also one half of an extr
The unlikely, rocky thirteen-year relationship between an American country superstar and a straight-laced Canadian manager — the man who carried Cash.Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny
Blue Monday: one of the most unforgettable days in Canadian baseball history.Danny Gallagher leads readers up to that unforgettable day in October 1981 when Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit
Veteran radio and television personality John Gallagher’s salacious, voracious, and dangerously delicious memoirs of a life lived on the edge in the midst of some of the world’s biggest
This quirky ode to a quirky land is a humorous nostalgia trip and a fun Canadian history lesson couched in a hipster quiz book.If you’ve ever wonderedWhy is the inuksuk more revered than Wheelchair Ji
An in-depth look at the men and women who call themselves “real-life super heroes.”Not all heroes wear capes, but some actually do.They dress up at night, fight crime, and save people. They change liv
Exploring Toronto’s history through the stories of its most fascinating and shadowy deaths.If these streets could talk…With morbid tales of war and plague, duels and executions, suicides and séances,
A troubled girl and a damaged horse find each other, and against all odds — mistaken identity, abandonment, corruption, and fraud — make an unbeatable team.His name is Sundancer, and from the moment h
Jan Rubes has been a leading performer and director on stage, film, and TV, and in concert, opera, musical comedy, and drama. With an operatic career already established, the Czechoslovakia native imm
Governments the world over are consistently outpaced by digital change, and are falling behind.Governments worldwide have lost the trust and faith of citizens and other stakeholders. A steady decline
Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama A
Captures the life and reign of our longest-reigning and best-loved monarch.Beautifully illustrated, this stunning book brings many aspects of Queen Elizabeth’s personal story and achievements to life,
