Ebb and Flow was named one of 2007's "best science books" by Peter Calamai, science editor of the Toronto Star [Dec. 30, 2007]. He calls it a "wonderful resource book…. Tom Koppel seems
The compelling story of Canada’s Irish pioneers, revealing the enormous scope of their achievements.Beginning in the eighteenth century, an increasing number of Irish people sought the better life tha
A string of incidents causes Cal Dion to learn some harsh truths about himself.A single-vehicle crash on the Sea to Sky Highway is blamed on the notorious stretch of road — but when bad things startha
“Dr. Phil,” Canada’s best-known automotive expert, and George Iny walk you through another year of car buying.The 2018 Lemon-Aid has everything: an encyclopedic lineup of the best and worst cars, truc
“Dr. Phil,” Canada’s best-known automotive expert, invites another driver to come aboard.After forty-six years and almost two million copies sold, Phil Edmonston is joined by a co-pilot for the annual
An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, from minority governments and dynasties to social movements and the changing face of elections.Dynasties and Interludes provides a compreh
A few fleeting seconds, captured on video, led to a frustrating search for justice tainted by ego, bias, and a desire for vengeance. Images of Robert Dziekanski convulsing after being shocked by a Mou
The untold history of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroading.A chronicle of the all-too-brief shipping ventures of two of Canada’s great transcontinental railways of the early twen
A look at how people are giving themselves a choice to love another way.“The heart is not like a box that gets filled up, but expands in size the more you love.”Enlightened words you wou
Engaging, smart characters caught up in a story that, while tragic, is filled with humour. A compelling look at the horror of war through the eyes of those who lived it and those who haven’t.&nbs
Carter discovers a creepy maze at the fair and travels farther and farther back in time. How will he ever get back to the present?The fair is dull, dull, dull, and nothing interesting will ever happen
Verbal attacks against Israel for human rights violations have turned into physical attacks against the Jewish community worldwide. How has that happened? This book attempts to explain the phenomenon.
The bottom line: Millennials are looking good.There’s a lot of consternation about the Millennial generation — Canada’s youngest adults born since the mid-1980s and now reaching t
Producer of television’s iconic Degrassi franchise Stephen Stohntells stories from behind the scenes and of making it in the musicand television world in this star-studded, rock ’n’ roll trip through
Democracy Rising describes the limits of Canadian democracy and how they are being expanded by a revolution in participatory democracy.Canada is one of the oldest continuous democracies in the world.
The Revolutionary War’s 1778 campaign, waged from Quebec and Niagara against the American frontiers by British and Native allies.Following Burgoyne’s disastrous campaign of 1777, the alliance between
A collection of haunting legends, delightful yarns, and spine-tingling ghost stories.Swathed in mist, surrounded by the secretive sea, wind wailing like the lost souls of sailors around its shores, Pr
Everything students, parents, and teachers need to know about debating and public speaking.Welcome to the world of school debating and public speaking, the best training ground for speaking, reasoning
A musical cold case has Cullen and Cobb back on the beat.On February 28, 1965, a young singer named Ellie Foster stepped into the alley behind The Depression, a Calgary folk club where she shared the
Beware The Other …Alex is the loneliest boy at school. Not only are his parents away (again), but his beloved cat is missing. Plus, one morning his reflection in the haunted bathroom mirror at school
A gripping account of PTSD, and a stark reminder that, for many veterans, wars go on long after the last shot is fired.In the shadows and trenches of army life is a world where friends can become mons
Find out everything you need to know about air crashes and accidents, from what causes them to what you can do to survive.Planes have always crashed. Even Icarus plummeted to his death after an “equip
