The CBC host discusses his evolving, lifelong relationship with hockey as well as his experiences playing in a recreational hockey league with fellow creative types, and shares anecdotes about the spo
In a watershed moment during the freezing winter of 2011, 100,000 people took to Moscow’s streets to protest Putin’s party sweeping elections amid widespread allegations of corruption. A few months la
Petro (Peter) Jacyk survived two of the most horrendous events of the 20th century: the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s, instigated by Stalin and responsible for the deaths of untold millions, and waves
When the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, the world held its breath. Here suddenly was the first modern socialist state, ?a kingdom more bright that any heaven had to offer.” But the dream was short-l
Grey's mother dies giving birth to his sister Irene and he prays that she will be returned to him so he might protect her from the world as his father did not. This prayer, Grey believes, is answered
In this paperback edition of Sallie Walrond's classic work, step-by-step color photos guide the reader through the author's tried-and-tested training techniques. The author's lucid, easy-to-follow tex
Includes a new afterword on the 2013 America’s CupThe America’s Cup, first awarded in 1851, is the oldest trophy in international sports and one of the most hotly contested. In 2000, Larry Ellison, co
Chronicles the life of the notable African-American who began life as a Mississippi farm boy but moved to Russia in 1899 and became one of the city's richest and most famous owners of restaurants and
Traces the life and career of the award-winning photojournalist whose life was ended in 2011 by a mortar blast while he was covering the Libyan Civil War, honoring his advocacy on behalf of countless
As this new edition reveals, the cultural reach of The Ticket That Exploded has expanded with the viral logic of Burroughs’s multimedia methods, recycling itself into our digital environment. A last c
A total assault on the powers that turn humans into machines by writing and fixing our life scripts, Burroughs’ original ?cut-up” book was itself rewritten in three different forms. This new edition o
The most ferociously political and prophetic book of Burroughs's "cut-up" trilogy, Nova Express fires the reader into a textual outer space the better to see our burning planet and the operations of t
The author of The Miracle Detective traces the story of Michael Jackson's life from his famous childhood through his final four years, drawing on interviews with his friends, enemies and other associa
?Majestic . . . epic . . . vital . . . a necessary piece in a uniquely American mosaic.”?The New York Times Book Review?Right from the start of this engrossing family saga, you know that you’re in the
Gina Berriault’s work as a storywriter of great psychological empathy and extraordinary elegance and subtlety was celebrated widely at the end of her life. Her collection Women in Their Beds, won the
Many thought the election of our first African American president put an end to the conversation about race in this country, and that America had moved into a post-racial era of equality and opportuni
The sixth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series from Arthur Ellis Award winner, Ian Hamilton. Ava has been in Hong Kong looking after Uncle. She has also set up an investment
This is The Portlandia Activity Book?a compendium of guaranteed enrichment for the Pacific Northwestern part of your psyche. Like a cool high school that prefers a sweat lodge to the traditional class
Discover a whole new dimension to taking a car trip with this fascinating guide to the roadside ecology of the major highways in British Columbia. Each of the 13 chapters covers one highway in the pro
Offers a comprehensive look at the history of the state of Florida, from its discovery, exploration, and settlement through its becoming a state, to notable events in the early twenty-first century.
The Eros Equation outlines a unique approach to creating happy and long-lasting relationships. Rather than focusing on the other person or situations over which the reader has no control, this book o
Called the ?good nutrition bible” by one reviewer, The DASH Diet to End Obesity is the ultimate guide to common sense-lifestyle changes that will improve the health of the entire family. With a specia
Sometime between the advent of rock 'n' roll and the birth of MTV, rock stars took to making feature-length films to showcase their talent, and in the process rock 'n' roll movies became a genre of th
From the simple representative shapes used to record transactions of goods and services in ancient Mesopotamia, to the sophisticated typographical resources available to the twenty-first-century users
Describes how "phone phreaks" learned how to make illicit but technologically innovative free phone calls and shared the technique, and places the process in the development of telecommunications and
Tales from the Eternal Cafe, author Janet Hamill’s debut short story collection, offers a thrilling, unwinding trail of tales that excite and mystify; drift then deliver a powerful punch that readers
When the murdered body of a young woman is found in a river wash in Black Canyon City, Arizona, Deputy Sheriff Sam Rush begins an investigation that leads deeper and deeper into the mystery of her dea
"For thousands of years, the Indian subcontinent has proved a fertile ground for the world's most captivating erotic love poetry, and the genius of its devotional writing harnesses great energy and my
After her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in Am
Jack Till, who has retired from the LAPD after a respected career as a homicide detective, now works as a private investigator, comfortable chasing down routine cases while visiting his 24-year-old da
Everyone, regardless of nationality, religion, or political beliefs, has a sense of the current crisis of planet Earth. The environmental movement has support around the globe, while politicians ? lag
The Intelligence Agents is a collection of memos, articles, and pictures written in "future history" reflecting life on planet earth during Leary's lifespan. A work of social, moral, religious and sci
?Among the most indelible American novelists of the last hundred years. . . . [Harrison] remains at the height of his powers.”?Dwight Garner, The New York Times?Trenchant and visionary.”?Ron Carlson,
600 wordsSociopathy affects an alarming 1-4% of the population. Sociopaths are generally characterized as people without a conscious and the inability to understand others' feelings. Sociopathic abuse
A quick-and-easy, no-starvation approach to maintaining a healthy body by flushing toxins each weekThere is no avoiding the pollutants and dangerous chemicals in the modern world. But the revolutionar
In The Devil I Know, award-winning writer Claire Kilroy delivers a delicious novel, a cautionary tale of financial excess set during the Irish property bubble.Tristram St. Lawrence has not been home f
"The Dismal Science tells of a middle-aged vice president at the World Bank, Vincenzo D'Orsi, who publicly quits his job over a seemingly minor argument with a colleague. A scandal inevitably ensues,
Hosted by the wealthy Adivi family in a remote part of India while studying the Telugu language in the fall of 1911, ambitious French philologist Alexandre Lautens is condemned by the family patriarch
The Osage Orange Tree, a never-before-published story by William Stafford, is about shy, young love complicated by misunderstanding and the insecurity of adolescence, set against the backdrop of pover
AN EASY CLEANSE WITH ASTOUNDING RESULTS FOR ONE OF THE BODY'S MOST UNDER-APPRECIATED ORGANSEssential to filtering the blood, our kidneys take a beating from the salt, sugar, preservatives, and chemica
