Quacks and pundits beware!The internet is a powerful beast when it comes to science; the answer to any query you may have is just a few keystrokes away. But when there are multiple answers from variou
Speaking from experience?where things can go wrong and wrongs can remain unrighted?the five modern thinkers in this collection offer ways to maintain a spiritual life outside of a strictly religious c
Gripping, fast-paced, gorgeously written, and with unforgettable characters,Cauchemar tells the story of 20-year-old Hannah, who finds herself living alone on the edge of a Louisianan swamp after her
Jim Harrison grew up on the prairies, played Junior in Saskatchewan, and pro with the Bruins, Leafs, Hawks, and Oilers. Three years before a former teammate equaled the mark, Harrison set one of the m
On October 15, 1967, bass player Steve Boone took the Ed Sullivan Show stage for the final time, with his band The Lovin’ Spoonful. Since forming in the basement of a Greenwich Village hotel in early
Mark Coakley lifts the veil in Hidden Harvest on the untold story of a group of criminals ? Ontario police would call them ?a gang with no name” ? whose most famous exploit was turning an abandoned Mo
In A Year with Mojang, gaming journalist Thomas Arnroth brings you along for the ride in a gripping and entertaining story about how the shy and nerdy can become superstars in the age of video games.
A one of a kind look at the Toronto Blue Jays 2013 season, two seasoned sports journalists provide readers with all they need to know as the team attempts to end their 20-year playoff drought. Beginni
Ronnie, an engaged hairdresser with a history of teenage recklessness and mystery childhood illnesses, feels stifled by the unavoidable pull of the predictable, comfortable life laid out before her. C
In her second collection of poetry, Robin Richardson charts a path through a surreal otherworld that is at once carnal and aerial, fine-grained and crude. With her unique and engaging voice that mixes
?Henrik Nordmark is a bald, middle-aged security guard with few friends and no romantic possibilities. Tired of being the weed sprouting out of the wallflower, generic in his generality, Henrik has an
From the celebration of WrestleMania XVIII in Toronto to the tragic death of Owen Hart, this collection features highlights from SLAM! Wrestling's 12-year history. Interviews with "Stone Cold" Steve A
With titles that draw from the depths of obscurity, this collection?features thoughtfully selected?essays?devoted to such films as Wladyslaw Starewicz’s 13-minute masterpiece The Cameraman’s Revenge (
Heart In the Studio takes you behind the scenes of the writing and recording of all of their hit albums and smash singles. Featuring exclusive interviews with Ann and Nancy Wilson, longtime guitarist
Written for anyone who is tired of fundraising appeals or may be looking to have more impact with their charitable giving dollar, this book uses engaging dialogue to demonstrate a comprehensive collec
Twice nominated for the best cartoon panel division of the National Cartoonist's Society, Rhymes With Orange appears in more than 150 daily newspapers nationwide and isadored by animal lovers,
Syndicated in more than 800 newspapers, Herman is recognized as one of the funniest comic strips of the past two decades. With an economy of line and a wry, nonchalant humor, this popular strip reveal
Told from the viewpoint of an impressionable young entrepreneur named Jay Carter Brown, this memoir quickly dives into the gritty underbelly of the international drug trade. The story begins with mino
Nearly 40 years of drugs, depression, booze, the Beast, and paranoia are laid out in unflinching detail in this journey into the wicked world of Black Sabbath. With numerous albums that are routinely
Syndicated in more than 800 newspapers, Herman is recognized as one of the funniest comic stripsof the past two decades. With an economy of line and a wry, nonchalant humor, this popular strip
Syndicated in more than 800 newspapers, Herman is recognized as one of the funniest comics of the past two decades. With an economy of line and a wry, nonchalant humor, this popular strip reveals a h
This celebration of the pit bull explores the history of the breed and how Staffordshire bull terriers, Amstaffs, bulldogs, and American pit bull terriers have been tagged with a misleading reputation
The result of an extensive poll asking heavy metal fans to list their favorite heavy metal albums, this compendium combines those survey results with interviews of dozens of world-famous rockers who r
"Syndicated in over 800 newspapers in North America, HERMAN is recognized as one of the funniest comics of the past twenty years. With an economy of line and a wry, nonchalant humor, this popular str
"This entertaining look at the tragicomic side of law combines case histories of unusual lawsuits with revealing essays to explore the quirky, funny, and often bizarre side of the law that the public
This is a sensual book, in love not only with foliage and creatures, weather and landscape, but also with the textures of language, the rhythm of English itself; not just Anglo Saxon and Germanic, but
The path towards enlightenment is best traveled with a guide. Spiritual mentoring is the process of assisting others in their quests to deepen and sustain contact with the holy, a complex practice in
Through hundreds of interviews with DJs, recording artists, producers, promoters, drug lords, club celebrities, and nightworld casualties, this book takes readers into the deepest recesses of the elec
Tracing the life and career of the legendary NHL defenseman, from his humble beginnings in small-town northern Ontarioand a Calder Cup championship with the AHL Pittsburgh Hornetsto
Margaret Atwood is one of Canada's foremost contemporary writers. This study focuses upon her novels with the intent of examining a striking and recurrent aspect of her work; the divided self. It esta
?I am not in danger . . . I am the danger.” With those words, Breaking Bad’s Walter White solidified himself as TV’s greatest antihero. Wanna Cook? explores the most critically lauded series on televi
Everyone knows about Bobby Hull, but not everyone remembers that his brother Dennis also was a hockey star in his own right and in this book, the other Hull outlines his life in hockey with humorous a
Named by Globe and Mail to Globe100, a list of the 100 best and most influential books of 2009 Shedding light on the misuse of science, this investigation presents an innovative form of environmental
After knowing friends with anorexia and being baffled by their behavior, Laura Moisin suddenly found herself prone to the same disease—not eating at all and going weeks at a time consuming noth
Effective and practical strategies for dealing with difficult, unmanageable customers on the telephone are offered in this essential guide for call center managers and other service-oriented position
In the tradition of the phonetic poems of Hugo Ball and the "readymades" of Dada, this exploration of the nature of verse straddles the line between form and nonsense, between intention and happy acci
Serving as a comprehensive introduction for those who are just starting to watch, while also providing long-time viewers with an episode-by-episode guide to the entire eight seasons, this book is a mu
Elvis Presley's army years are often considered the ?lost years” because so little is known about them. Elvis's fellow soldier and friend, Rex Mansfield, along with his wife, Elisabeth?with whom Elvis
Shaggy, born Orville Richard Burrell, has had hit singles in more than nine countries, making him the most popular reggae act since Bob Marley. This biography features conversations with family and fr
Recounting the life of one of Canada's finest editors, as told by his son, this biography chronicles the highlights of J. Douglas MacFarlane's career, from his legendary coverage of the Marilyn Bell s
