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
A lifetime of engagement with religion, philosophy, and activism in a series of fascinating reflections.Brilliant, fractious, mordantly funny, playwright/novelist/essayist Rick Salutin has been Canadi
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
With a foreword by co-creator Kevin Williamson, the fan-favorite Love You to Death series returns with an essential guide to the fifth season of The CW’s hit show The Vampire Diaries. As the series hi
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
Two weeks in New York City should be the time of Pippa’s life: she’s attending the prestigious Tisch Photography Camp, her boyfriend, Dylan McCutter (two months and counting!) is coming with her, and
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
When the murder of one of her sources is written off by the police as just a drug deal gone bad, journalist and former police officer Karen Grant finds herself on the hit list along with Ann Falconer,
With a foreword by co-creator Julie Plec, the fan-favorite Love You to Death series returns with an essential guide to the fourth season of The CW’s hit show The Vampire Diaries. This season four comp
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
Mara Brennan is about to unravel. Three days after 28th birthday, her boyfriend dumps her, leaving her with nothing but a basement apartment, a futon, and a pile of unpaid bills. On top of that, her j
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
Jackie has a map of the city on the wall of her bedroom, with a green pin for each of her trees. She has a first-kiss tree and a broken-arm tree. She has a car-accident tree. There is a tree at the ho
"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
When 16-year-old Raina Resnick is expelled from her Manhattan private school, she’s sent to live with her strict aunt ? but Raina feels like she’s persona non grata no matter where she goes. Her siste
?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
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
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
Beyond the well-trod paths to Harvard Square and the Public Gardens, Boston is rich with hidden sights that few travelers ever know about. This guide lifts the lid off secluded historic sites, small a
Mark Twain visited West Point at least ten times, delighting the cadets with stories, jokes and speeches. Fascinated with West Point, Mark Twain mingled with cadets in the barracks, visited classrooms
A fascinating exploration of the world’s most unusual plantsWhether it’s an arctic heather that can create subtropical conditions within its leaves or a dwarf mistletoe that can shoot its seeds up to
An unusual and remarkable dystopian novelA Free Man is a satirical tall tale presented as the drug and alcohol fuelled conversation of two old friends getting reacquainted over one night. It’s also a
A picture of the Riel Resistance from one of Canada’s preeminent Metis poetsWith a title derived from John A. Macdonald’s moniker for the Metis, The Pemmican Eaters explores Marilyn Dumont’s sense of
A visceral story of friendship, music, and bloody revengeRachel feels like she doesn’t fit in until she finds heavy metal and meets Fern, a kindred spirit. The two form their own band, but the metal s
An explosive, groundbreaking album that crowned a new king of rock in just 33 minutesBefore Elvis Costello was one of Rolling Stone’s greatest artists of all time, before he was inducted into the Rock
City cycling made simpleNorth America’s cities have long been the domain of the car, but thanks to the undeniable benefits of active transport, bicycles have an increasing presence in the urban landsc
The definitive take on the McMahon family’s journey to wrestling dominationFor decades, the northeastern part of the United States, better known to insiders as the territory of the Capitol Wrestling C
Traumatic brain injury in football is not incidental, but an inevitable and central aspect of the sport. Starting in high school, through college, and into the NFL, young players face repeated head tr
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are living in Canada today ? and the tax issues for everyone from green card holders living in Canada to Canadians returning home from years in the U.S. are astoundi
