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Series: Borderline Shine A Memoir Paperback Connie Greshner 9781459746121 $19.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 15, 2020

A therapist's story of complex trauma and her remarkable journey to recovery.When Connie Greshner was eight years old, her father walked into a bar in Ponoka, Alberta, and shot her mother. So began a young life defined by trauma. From Catholic boarding school in Kansas to the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, Connie travelled in pursuit of acceptance and belonging. Grief, confusion, and shame manifested as depression, addiction, and promiscuity. Branded chronically suicidal with no hope of recovery by the mental health system, Conn... + Read More
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Series: Michael Snow Lives and Works Hardcover James King 9781459741348 $45.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 12, 2019

An all-encompassing view of the life and work of one of Canada’s greatest living artists Michael Snow is rightly recognized as one of the greatest Canadian artists. In a productive, lengthy career, he has, in a wide variety of genres and media, asked (and often answered) some of the most vexing and important questions in the history of art. During his lifetime, the notion of what constitutes a work of art has undergone many changes, and his work has consistently been at the forefront of that discussion. Michael Snow: Lives and Works examines a... + Read More
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Series: A Victory Garden for Trying Times Paperback Debi Goodwin 9781459745056 $21.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 07, 2019

“A compelling and intimate reflection on love and grief and ordinary things that comfort and sustain us.” — Alison Smith, award-winning journalist Ever since her childhood on a Niagara farm, Debi has dug in the dirt to find resilience. But when her husband, Peter, was diagnosed with cancer in November, it was too late in the season to seek solace in her garden. With idle hands and a fearful mind, she sought something to sustain her through the months ahead. She soon came across Victory Gardens — the vegetable gardens cultivated during the world... + Read More
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Series: Every Boy I Ever Kissed Paperback Nellwyn Lampert 9781459745636 $19.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 27, 2019

A bold step toward a new cultural narrative around sexSex was supposed to be easy. It was supposed to be fun, liberating, and empowering for a girl who’d been brought up thinking the battle for sexual equality had been won. But for Nellwyn Lampert, losing her virginity would turn out to be anything but simple. Whether she was being confronted with porn-induced erectile dysfunction or other crises of masculinity, nothing went according to plan in the bedroom. Instead, Nellwyn had to learn to navigate the realities of sexual liberation, female em... + Read More
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Series: The Sadness of Geography My Life as a Tamil Exile Paperback Logathasan Tharmathurai 9781459745025 $19.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 06, 2019

The harrowing journey of a teenage refugee who never gave up on his dream of seeing his family again. Born to a wealthy family in northern Sri Lanka, Logathasan Tharmathurai and his family lost everything during the long and brutal Sri Lankan Civil War. In January 1985, at the age of eighteen, he left his home in a desperate bid to build a new life for himself and his family abroad after a deeply traumatic encounter with a group of Sinhalese soldiers. As his terrifying and often astonishing journey unfolds, he finds himself in a refugee camp, b... + Read More
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Series: All We Knew But Couldn't Say Paperback Joanne Vannicola 9781459744226 $19.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 01, 2019

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in NonfictionJoanne Vannicola grew up in a violent home with a physically abusive father and a mother who had no sexual boundaries.After being pressured to leave home at fourteen, and after fifteen years of estrangement, Joanne learns that her mother is dying. Compelled to reconnect, she visits with her, unearthing a trove of devastating secrets.Joanne relates her journey from child performer to Emmy Award–winning actor, from hiding in the closet to embracing her own sexuality, from conflicted da... + Read More
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Series: Ready to Come About Paperback Sue Williams 9781459743908 $20.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 18, 2019

Three hundred nautical miles from shore, I‘m cold and sick and afraid. I pray for reprieve. I long for solid ground. And I can‘t help but ask myself, What the hell was I thinking? When Sue Williams set sail for the North Atlantic, it wasn’t a mid-life crisis. She had no affinity for the sea. And she didn’t have an adventure-seeking bone in her body. In the wake of a perfect storm of personal events, it suddenly became clear: her sons were adults now; they needed freedom to figure things out for themselves; she had to get out of their way. An... + Read More
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Series: Day Nine A Postpartum Depression Memoir Paperback Amanda Munday 9781459744455 $18.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 30, 2019

A harrowing memoir about a woman’s struggle with postpartum depression. Nine days after the birth of her daughter, Amanda was involuntarily admitted to a Toronto psychiatric ward for postpartum depression. The typical hold-and-release process in Ontario is seventy-two hours. She stayed eighteen days. New parent sleep deprivation is familiar, but Munday’s tumultuous experience with depression is one rarely discussed within parent communities. Any mental illness comes with a strong public stigma, and with mental illness connected to motherhood, t... + Read More
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Series: The Stone Frigate The Royal Military College's First Female Cadet Speaks Out Paperback Kate Armstrong 9781459744059 $21.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 02, 2019

Winner of the 2020 Ontario Historical Society Alison Prentice Award • Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in NonfictionA memoir from the first female cadet admitted to the Royal Military College of Canada.Kate Armstrong was an ordinary young woman eager to leave an abusive childhood behind her when she became the first female cadet admitted to the Royal Military College of Canada. As she struggled for survival in the ultimate boys’ club, she called on her fierce and humourous spirit to push back against the whims of a domineering a... + Read More
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Series: Soar, Adam, Soar Paperback Rick Prashaw 9781459742765 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Feb 02, 2019

“Coming out. Coming in. Coming home.” Adam Prashaw’s life was full of surprises from the moment he was born. Assigned female at birth, and with parents who had been expecting a boy, he spent years living as “Rebecca Danielle Adam Prashaw” before coming to terms with being a transgender man. Adam captured hearts with his humour, compassion, and intensity. After a tragic accident cut his life short, he left a legacy of changed lives and a trove of social media posts documenting his life, relationships, transition, and struggles with epilepsy, all... + Read More
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Series: Gridiron Underground Black American Journeys in Canadian Football Paperback James R. Wallen 9781459743212 $23.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 26, 2019

Canada couldn’t guarantee them greatness but offered the freedom and opportunity they needed to achieve it. In 1951, Bernie Custis, a standout quarterback at Syracuse, had his invitation to the national East-West All-Star game rescinded when the organizers discovered he was black. In 1978, Warren Moon — the only player to be inducted into both the Canadian and American football halls of fame — went unselected as a quarterback in the NFL draft. With the NFL insisting that a black player could not lead a team, generations of promising athletes we... + Read More
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Series: Deep Water Dream A Medical Voyage of Discovery in Rural Northern Ontario Paperback Gretchen Roedde 9781459743298 $21.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Dec 15, 2018

A hopeful memoir that shares the author’s voyage of discovery as a mother, wife, and physician in underserved communities in northern Ontario. In underserved areas of Canada, the communities themselves can be one of the strongest parts of the health care team. Dr. Gretchen Roedde shows how local communities play a major role in responding to illness, birth, and death, making each more meaningful and bearable. In Deep Water Dream, Roedde recounts stories from her long career — from working with a Cree community in developing a medical dictionary... + Read More
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Series: Whatever It Takes Life Lessons from Degrassi and Elsewhere in the World of Music and Television Paperback Stephen Stohn 9781459739987 $26.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 03, 2018

This book will change the way you think about success. Producer of television’s iconic Degrassi franchise Stephen Stohn tells stories from behind the scenes and of making it in the music and television world in this star-studded, rock ’n’ roll trip through a Canadian show business explosion. Stohn, who has been at the heart of the entertainment industry for over forty years, shares a lifetime of experience and unique insights into how dreams are turned into reality.“Whatever It Takes” — both a mantra and Degrassi’s theme song — has been heard ... + Read More
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Series: The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Paperback Joanna Kafarowski 9781459739703 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 04, 2017

The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd — the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the twentieth century. Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the l... + Read More
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Series: The Way It Is The Life of Greg Curnoe Hardcover James King 9781459736887 $45.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 02, 2017

The long-awaited biography of one of Canada’s most intriguing and beguiling artists.Do artists really thrive in big cities, or do they just learn to imitate New York? Is it a contradiction for an artist to be fiercely local and profoundly identified with international art movements? If the brilliant colourist and regionalist pioneer Greg Curnoe stood for any one thing, it was making trouble. An intriguing rebel throughout his life, he challenged ideas about what art should be, and pushed it in radical new directions — including away from Toront... + Read More
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Series: The Great Gould Hardcover Peter Goddard 9781459733091 $26.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 19, 2017

A startling new portrait of Gould, including never-before-seen material. Glenn Gould’s astonishing recordings deliver that unmistakable jolt of genius to each generation newly discovering the great Canadian pianist. With the support of the Glenn Gould Estate, Peter Goddard draws on his own interviews with Gould and on new, and in some cases overlooked, sources to present a freshly revealing portrait of Gould’s unsettled life, his radical decision to quit concertizing, his career as a radio innovator, and his deep response to the Canadian enviro... + Read More
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Series: In My Own Key My Life in Love and Music 2nd edition Paperback Liona Boyd 9781459739956 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 19, 2017

Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million. Exotic venues, sold-out concerts, and the companionship of the world’s most powerful people have given Liona Boyd a lifestyle that, like her music, is one in a million. The internationally acclaimed classical guitarist has crossed numerous boundaries, both musically and romantically. In this colourful memoir covering her life up to 1998, she serves up a rich and fascinating mix... + Read More
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Series: Charles Pachter Canada's Artist Hardcover Leonard Wise 9781459738744 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 24, 2017

An Officer of the Order of Canada, Chevalier of France’s Order of Arts and Letters, and recipient of the Order of Ontario, painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer, and author, Charles Pachter is one of Canada’s best-loved and most celebrated artists. Pachter is an artist with an astonishing range. His work is witty, thoughtful, moving, and personal. Many works, like Queen on Moose, The Painted Flag, and Hockey Knights in Canada, have achieved a remarkable level of recognition, becoming famous across the country — indeed, around the world. His ... + Read More
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Series: The Man Who Carried Cash Saul Holiff, Johnny Cash, and the Making of an American Icon Paperback Julie Chadwick 9781459737235 $22.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 27, 2017

The unlikely, rocky relationship between an American country superstar and his straightlaced Canadian manager.Before there was Johnny and June, there was Johnny and Saul. The Man Who Carried Cash chronicles a relationship that was both volatile and affectionate between Johnny Cash and his manager, Saul Holiff. From roadside taverns to the roaring crowds at Madison Square Garden, from wrecked cars and jail cells all the way to the White House, the story of Johnny and Saul is a portrait of two men from different worlds who were more alike than ei... + Read More
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Series: Among the Walking Wounded Soldiers, Survival, and PTSD Paperback Colonel John Conrad 9781459735132 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 29, 2017

A gripping account of PTSD, and a stark reminder that, for many, wars go on long after the last shot is fired. In the shadows of army life is a world where friends become monsters, where kindness twists into assault, and where self-loathing and despair become constant companions. Whether you know it by old names like “soldier’s heart,” “shell shock,” or “combat fatigue,” post-traumatic stress disorder has left deep and silent wounds throughout history in the ranks of fighting forces. Among the Walking Wounded tells one veteran’s experience of P... + Read More
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Series: Raising Royalty 1000 Years of Royal Parenting Hardcover Carolyn Harris 9781459735699 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 08, 2017

How royal parents dealt with raising their children over the past thousand years, from keeping Vikings at bay to fending off paparazzi.William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are setting trends for millions of parents around the world. The upbringing of their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, is the focus of intense popular scrutiny. Royalty have always raised their children in the public eye and attracted praise or criticism according to parenting standards of their day.Royal parents have faced unique challenges and ... + Read More
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Series: Dr. Oronhyatekha Security, Justice, and Equality Paperback Keith Jamieson 9781459706637 $26.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 05, 2016

2016 Ontario Historical Society Joseph Brant Award — Winner • 2017 Speaker's Book Award — ShortlistedA man of two cultures in an era where his only choices were to be a trailblazer or get left by the wayside Dr. Oronhyatekha (“Burning Sky”), born in the Mohawk nation on the Six Nations of the Grand River territory in 1841, led an extraordinary life, rising to prominence in medicine, sports, politics, fraternalism, and business. He was one of the first Indigenous physicians in Canada, the first to attend Oxford University, a Grand River represen... + Read More
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Series: Bill Davis Nation Builder, and Not So Bland After All Hardcover Steve Paikin 9781459731752 $45.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2016

2016 Ontario Historical Society Donald Grant Creighton Award — WinnerA National Post Bestseller, The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016, 2016 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted The first authorized biography of Bill Davis, the enigmatic Ontario premier who carried on a Tory dynasty, but was also a crucial Trudeau supporter. A biography of one of Ontario’s most important premiers, who, despite having been out of public life for more than thirty years, is remembered fondly by many as the father of the community college system, TVO, OISE, and was indi... + Read More
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Series: Invisible North The Search for Answers on a Troubled Reserve Paperback Alexandra Shimo 9781459722927 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 17, 2016

A vivid first-person account of life on a troubled reserve that illuminates a difficult and oft-ignored history.Globe and Mail 100: Best Books of 2016 • The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016 • 2017 RBC Taylor Prize — Longlisted • 2017 BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction — Shortlisted • 2016 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted When freelance journalist Alexandra Shimo arrives in Kashechewan, a fly-in, northern Ontario reserve, to investigate rumours of a fabricated water crisis and document its deplorable living conditions, she finds herse... + Read More
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Series: The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson Separating Fact from Fiction Paperback Gregory Klages 9781459731967 $26.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 14, 2016

A National Post Bestseller!How did Tom Thomson die in the summer of 1917?Was landscape painter Tom Thomson shot by poachers, or by a German-American draft dodger? Did a blow from a canoe paddle knock him unconscious and into the water? Was he fatally injured in a drunken fight? Did he end his life out of fear of being forced to marry his pregnant girlfriend?Commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of the renowned Canadian landscape painter, The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson offers an authoritative review of the historical record, a... + Read More
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Series: Seasons of Hope Memoirs of Ontario’s First Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor Paperback James Bartleman 9781459733060 $24.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Apr 16, 2016

2016 Speaker's Book Award — ShortlistedA look back over Bartleman’s seventy years, from his childhood of poverty to becoming the Queen’s representative in Ontario. James Bartleman, Ontario’s first Native lieutenant governor, looks back over seventy years to his childhood and youth to describe how learning to read at any early age led him to dream dreams, empowering him to serve his country as an ambassador. In time, Bartleman’s exciting and fulfilling career as a Canadian diplomat took him to a dozen countries around the world, from Bangladesh ... + Read More
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Series: Dalton McGuinty Making a Difference Hardcover Dalton McGuinty 9781459729575 $35.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 28, 2015

2016 Speaker's Book Award — ShortlistedFormer Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty shares the story of his life in politics and the leadership lessons he has learned.Dalton McGuinty was premier of Ontario for ten years, from 2003 to 2013. Inheriting a province wounded from years of cutbacks and divisive politics, McGuinty led Ontario through a deep recession and a challenging shift away from a manufacturing-based economy. Moving boldly, he initiated a major rebuilding of the province's schools and hospitals as well as a transformation of its transpo... + Read More
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Series: ’Membering Paperback Austin Clarke 9781459730342 $39.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 15, 2015

2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature — Longlisted2016 RBC Taylor Prize — LonglistedThe unforgettable memoir of Giller Prize–winning author and poet Austin Clarke, called “Canada’s first multicultural writer.”Austin Clarke is a distinguished and celebrated novelist and short-story writer. His works often centre around the immigrant experience, of which he writes with humour and compassion, happiness and sorrow. In ’Membering, Clarke shares his own experiences growing up in Barbados and moving to Toronto to attend university in 1955 befo... + Read More
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Series: Inner Places The Life of David Milne Hardcover James King 9781459729070 $45.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 08, 2015

2016 Hamilton Arts Council Literary Award for Non-Fiction — WinnerDavid Milne is one of Canada’s finest artists, a man whose work speaks to the intricate beauty of the world as he experienced it. David Milne (1882–1953) dedicated his life to exploring nature and casting it into art in a variety of modernist formats. He was born into poverty in rural Ontario and remained poor all his life because of his relentless dedication to his art. For him, art was life. Nothing mattered to him as much as the enormous “kick“ he felt when he was able to prod... + Read More
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Series: The 4 Year Olympian From First Stroke to Olympic Medallist Paperback Jeremiah Brown 9781459741317 $22.99 SPORTS & RECREATION Mar 24, 2018

Improbable, heart-wrenching, and uplifting, Jeremiah Brown’s journey from novice rower to Olympic silver medallist in under four years is a story about chasing a goal with everything you’ve got. After nearly being incarcerated at age seventeen and becoming a father at nineteen, Jeremiah Brown manages to grow up into a responsible young adult. But while juggling the demands of a long-term relationship, fatherhood, mortgage payments, and a nine-to-five banking career, he feels something is missing. A new goal captures his imagination: What would ... + Read More
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Series: Real Life Super Heroes Paperback Nadia Fezzani 9781459739154 $22.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 16, 2017

An in-depth look at the men and women who call themselves "Real Life Super Heroes." Dressed like heroes from comic books and action movies, Real Life Super Heroes are out there. They dress up at night, fight crime, save people, and some of them even have secret identities. Are they ordinary, mild-mannered citizens, or are they larger-than-life characters, determined to fight crime, risking life and limb to defend victims of violence and injustice? And why do some choose to reveal their true identities, while others prefer to remain anonymous? ... + Read More
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Series: The Sport and Prey of Capitalists How the Rich Are Stealing Canada’s Public Wealth Paperback Linda McQuaig 9781459743663 $24.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Aug 31, 2019

Why are we selling off the impressive public enterprises we often battled as a nation to create?In the early 1900s, thousands of Canadians battled wealthy interests, winning control of Niagara Falls and creating a public power company. Another popular movement succeeded in creating Canada’s public broadcasting system to counter American dominance of the airwaves. And a Canadian doctor established a publicly owned laboratory that saved countless lives by producing affordable medications, contributing to medical breakthroughs and helping to eradi... + Read More
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Series: The War Room Political Strategies for Business, NGOs, and Anyone Who Wants to Win Paperback Warren Kinsella 9781550027464 $29.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 04, 2007

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 nutshell, a war room is a political command centre where a candidate’s strategists and media officers work to counter attacks by opponents while gathering research to mount an offensive in an ongoing, immediate fashion. Warren Kinsella’s The War Room profiles and analyzes some of the best political warriors and spinners around. He employs personal an... + Read More
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Series: Breakdown The Pipeline Debate and the Threat to Canada's Future Paperback Dennis McConaghy 9781459745087 $24.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Aug 31, 2019

2019/20 The Donner Prize — WinnerIs a national consensus on hydrocarbon development possible?The ongoing debate in Canada over the extraction of hydrocarbon resources and their transportation to markets exemplifies the country’s political polarization. Breakdown explores these tensions through economic, environmental, and political perspectives.The Trudeau Liberals and Alberta’s one-term NDP government attempted to find a compromise that satisfies the concerns of British Columbia, Canada’s First Nations, and environmentalists. But they still co... + Read More
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Series: Toronto Reborn Design Successes and Challenges Paperback Ken Greenberg 9781459743076 $27.00 ARCHITECTURE May 11, 2019

An incisive view of Toronto’s development over the last fifty years. In Toronto Reborn, Ken Greenberg describes the emerging contours of a new Toronto. Focusing on the period from 1970 to the present, Greenberg looks at how the work and decisions of citizens, NGOs, businesses, and governments have combined to refashion Toronto. Individually and collectively, their actions — renovating buildings and neighbourhoods, building startling new structures and urban spaces, revitalizing old cultural institutions and creating new ones, sponsoring new fe... + Read More
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Series: When the Bubble Bursts Surviving the Canadian Real Estate Crash (Second Edition) 2nd edition Paperback Hilliard MacBeth 9781459742031 $24.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Jun 23, 2018

A newly updated edition for the fast-changing real estate market in Canada! Over the last two decades Canadians have become convinced that real estate is the “safe haven” investment. This widely held belief and obsession with real estate led millions of Canadians to take on massive amounts of debt — tripling their collective financial burden — ensuring that Canada is one of the most indebted nations on the planet. Drawing on dozens of interviews and even more conversations with individual Canadians and couples, this second edition also tackles ... + Read More
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Series: The Real Estate Retirement Plan An Investment and Lifestyle Solution for Canadians Paperback Calum Ross 9781459738416 $24.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Feb 25, 2017

A Globe and Mail Bestseller!A guide for Canadians on how to use real estate as an investment and retirement solution.Leveraging equity in a principal residence and using it wisely to purchase rental property is the solution to a safe, secure retirement for millions of Canadians. Many Canadians who own their home have never considered buying a second property. And nearly one-third of retirees are worried about running out of money. The Real Estate Retirement Plan shows how homeowners can use the tools already available to them — their mortgages ... + Read More
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Series: The Wealthy Renter How to Choose Housing That Will Make You Rich Paperback Alex Avery 9781459736467 $19.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 10, 2016

A National Bestseller!Why be house poor when you can rent rich? “Why rent when you can buy?” More than any other, this phrase captures the overwhelmingly unanimous promotion of home ownership to Canadians. Real estate agents, mortgage brokers, family, friends, and even the government promote ownership as a safe, attractive, and sure-fire path to personal wealth. This one-size-fits-all advice ignores the reality of Canada’s housing market. Canadians deserve better advice. Faced with expensive house prices in a near-zero interest rate world, it’... + Read More
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Series: Point of View Time Bomb Canada and the First Nations Paperback Douglas L. Bland 9781459727878 $19.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Nov 29, 2014

A look at how a major confrontation between Canada and the First Nations could erupt, and how it might be prevented. There are few greater tragedies than a war waged by a society against itself. As Time Bomb shows, a catastrophic confrontation between Canada’s so-called “settler” and First Nations communities is not only feasible, it is, in theory, inevitable. Grievances, prejudice, and other factors all combine to make the likelihood of a First Nations uprising very real. Time Bomb describes how a nationwide insurgency could unfold, how the "... + Read More
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Series: Heavy Flow Breaking the Curse of Menstruation Paperback Amanda Laird 9781459743137 $22.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Feb 23, 2019

Finalist for the 2020 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in NonfictionWhat do you know about your menstrual cycle?Your menstrual cycle is your fifth vital sign — a barometer of health and wellness that is as telling as your pulse or blood pressure. Yet most of us see our periods as nothing more than a source of inconvenience and embarrassment.The reasons for this are vast and complex and many are rooted in misogyny. The fact is, women the world over are taught the bare minimum about menstruation, and the messages they do receive are negative: that peri... + Read More
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Series: Through, Not Around Stories of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Paperback Allison McDonald Ace 9781459742963 $21.00 HEALTH & FITNESS Jan 26, 2019

Everything doesn't (always) happen for a reason. Infertility and pregnancy loss can be devastating, yet both are often private sorrows for the one in six people who cope with the experience. This collection offers personal stories about what it's like to go through the emotional and physical facets of infertility, miscarriage, and pregnancy loss: the pain, sadness, and desperation, the hope, humour, and frustration. Through, Not Around offers reassurance to those in the midst of their own struggles that they are not alone and that it is possibl... + Read More
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Series: New Ways of Understanding Autism Paperback Brigitte Harrisson 9781459743601 $17.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Mar 16, 2019

A new understanding of autism spectrum disorder. The experience of autistic people, real-life stories from parents, and suggested therapeutic approaches are brought together in New Ways of Understanding Autism to provide a realistic sense of autism and to build a sense of hope. Co-authors Brigitte Harrisson and Lise St-Charles, along with Governor General–award winning novelist Kim Thúy, present a new understanding of autism spectrum disorder — one that focuses on putting the needs of the autistic person where they should be: at the centre.
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Series: Do You Ever Cry, Dad? A Father's Guide to Surviving Family Breakup Paperback I.J. Schecter 9781459742673 $22.00 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jan 19, 2019

The help divorcing dads need to survive marital breakdown while staying close to their kids. Divorce and separation are overwhelmingly sad, especially when kids are involved. In Do You Ever Cry, Dad? I.J. Schecter shares his experience, stories from other fathers, and insights from family experts to provide practical and emotional support to dads going through the anguish of a split, and to help them maintain a loving and healthy relationship with those who matter most in their lives: their children. Filled with emotional and practical help, co... + Read More
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Series: Food Junkies Recovery from Food Addiction 2nd edition Paperback Vera Tarman 9781459741973 $24.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Jan 05, 2019

A fact-filled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients’ stories of recovery. Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia, and bulimia — Food Junkies tackles the complex, poorly understood issue of food addiction from the perspective of a medical researcher and dozens of survivors. What exactly is food addiction? Is it possible to draw a hard line between indulging cravings for “comfort food” and engaging in substance abuse? For people struggling with food addictions, reco... + Read More
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Series: Finding Your Fit A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit Paperback Kathleen Trotter 9781459735194 $19.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 01, 2016

Ten simple, practical ways to get moving, get healthy, and feel great.Wanting to get on track and actually getting (and then staying) on track are two totally different things. The million-dollar question is: how do we find the inner motivation to go from thinking about a healthier lifestyle to actually adopting one? How do we get off the sofa and out the front door? Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer’s Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit provides readers with practical tools that will allow them to connect the dots between wanting ... + Read More
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Series: Polyamorous Living and Loving More Paperback Jenny Yuen 9781459740402 $24.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Nov 17, 2018

A look at how people are giving themselves a choice to love another way. More people than ever are exploring the possibility of opening up their relationships — and not only that, they are fighting for their legal rights to love however and whomever they choose. In Polyamorous, reporter Jenny Yuen digs into how polyamory affects underrepresented communities, why these unions are becoming more normalized, and how relationships with multiple partners can be a practical alternative to monogamy and an intriguing expedition through uncharted emotio... + Read More
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Series: Scientific Parenting What Kind of Parent Am I? Self-Surveys That Reveal the Impact of Toxic Stress and More Paperback Dr. Nicole Letourneau 9781459739000 $17.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jun 23, 2018

Toxic stress can occur in any home, rich or poor, regardless of age, education, or walk of life. Research has shown that adaptive, supportive parents are the best at insulating their children from all but the biggest catastrophes. Exposure to “toxic stress” in childhood can cause depression, alcoholism, obesity, violent behaviour, heart disease, and even cancer in adulthood. Parents who are less sensitive or attentive or who regularly misinterpret their children’s needs can let too much stress trickle through, or even cause it in the first plac... + Read More
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Series: Single Girl Problems Why Being Single Isn't a Problem to Be Solved Paperback Andrea Bain 9781459739093 $16.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jan 13, 2018

“If one more person tells me about their third cousin twice removed who met the love of their life online, I’m going to take out my weave and eat it.” Being single sucks! Well, that's what everyone says, anyway. Single women over the age of 29 are seen as lonely, miserable, undesirable, and cat-crazy. Family members, friends — heck, even perfect strangers ask, “When are you going to get married?” This book flips the script on what it means to be a single woman in the twenty-first century. With dating horror story anecdotes and advice about onli... + Read More
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Series: Co-Parenting from the Inside Out Voices of Moms and Dads Paperback Karen L. Kristjanson 9781459740570 $19.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Dec 02, 2017

Karen L. Kristjanson shares the stories of a variety of divorced and separated couples who co-parent. Effective co-parenting, or sharing significant parenting time with an ex-spouse, is one of the best gifts separated parents can give to their children. The interviews in Co-Parenting from the Inside Out are with real moms and dads in diverse circumstances, showing them making choices, sometimes struggling, and often growing. Their stories offer insights into wise decision-making, as well as practical strategies that strengthen families. Parents... + Read More
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Series: Green Mama-to-Be Creating a Happy, Healthy, and Toxin-Free Pregnancy Paperback Manda Aufochs Gillespie 9781459736283 $19.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Sep 16, 2017

“I wish I’d known that when I was pregnant!”It’s a feeling all parents know: wanting to keep our children safe and thriving in an ever-changing world. What happens during pregnancy sets the stage for the rest of a child’s life, so the Green Mama is here to help make this period healthier, happier, and safer for both mother-to-be and baby. Swollen ankles? Difficult birth? Postpartum depression? Most expectant parents think, It won’t happen to me! But from conception through to birth, families today aren’t getting what they expect — or expecting ... + Read More
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Series: The Modern Couple's Money Guide 7 Smart Steps to Building Wealth Together Paperback Lesley-Anne Scorgie 9781459729773 $22.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Apr 30, 2016

Don’t let financial woes break the bank — or your heart!So you’ve met the love of your life and have settled down. Or perhaps you’re planning a splashy wedding, expecting your first child, or buying a chic house together. Life is fantabulous!The trick is keeping it that way. Money matters are the number one cause of separation and divorce in North America and you can avoid heartache by learning how to merge, manage, and grow your finances together.Bestselling author Lesley-Anne Scorgie helps couples build a powerful financial, personal, and pro... + Read More
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Series: Food, Sex, and You Untangling Body Obsession in a Weight-Obsessed World Paperback Stacey Gorlicky 9781459734425 $21.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Apr 09, 2016

A look at our relationship with food and sex, what happens when we become too dependent on either, and how to start recovering.The need for food and the desire for sex are powerful forces, so powerful they can turn our bodies into battle grounds. Bingeing, exercising to exhaustion, even entering repeatedly into unhealthy relationships — these are all addictive behaviours and symptoms of our body-obsessed world.In Food, Sex & You, psychotherapist and recovered food addict Stacey Gorlicky will set you on a course to achieving full body acceptance... + Read More
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Series: Raising Emotionally Healthy Boys Paperback Michael Reist 9781459731394 $19.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jul 25, 2015

Raising emotionally healthy children is not just about what we need to do, but what we need to avoid doing. We all know that repressing our feelings can be damaging, and that emotional repression is an especially prevalent issue among males. From a very young age, boys are socialized to hide their emotions. Girls, on the other hand, are encouraged to learn a much broader range of emotional expression. The long-term repercussions of this imbalance are profound.Many of the problems we face, both as a society and as a species, are directly affecte... + Read More
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Series: Your Health Alzheimer's Disease The Complete Introduction Paperback Dr. Judes Poirier 9781459723504 $22.99 HEALTH & FITNESS Jun 14, 2014

A guide for caregivers and sufferers coping with Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease is a reality in millions of lives and a serious concern for seniors and their loved ones. In developed countries where people are living longer than ever before, the incidence of Alzheimer’s is reaching epidemic proportions, according to the World Health Organization. For families, sufferers, and caregivers, the need for reliable, clear, and concrete information has never been greater. Alzheimer’s Disease: The Complete Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the... + Read More
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Series: Eat Well, Age Better How to use diet and supplements to guard the lifelong health of your eyes, your heart, your brain, and your bones Paperback Aileen Burford-Mason 9780887629372 $24.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Apr 04, 2012

Eat Well, Age Better shows how you can recognize your nutritional shortfalls – deficits that will increase your risk of the degenerative diseases of age, including diabetes, osteoporosis, dementia, macular degeneration, heart disease, and stroke. Backed by the latest research, Eat Well, Age Better describes in straightforward language how to be your own nutritionist. By taking control of your diet now, and understanding how to optimize it with selected vitamins and other supplements, you can increase energy, strengthen your immune system, main... + Read More
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Series: Green Mama Giving Your Child a Healthy Start and a Greener Future Paperback Manda Aufochs Gillespie 9781459722958 $19.99 FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS Jun 14, 2014

From choosing environmentally friendly diapers to identifying the hidden toxins in children’s food, cribs, car seats, and toys, Green Mama discusses topics that are vitally important to new parents.What are the most pressing problems facing new parents today? As the world has become increasingly more complicated, so has parenting. We are concerned about pervasive toxins in the environment and anxious to raise our children in ways that will protect them as well as safeguard our already fragile world. Manda Aufochs Gillespie, the Green Mama, shar... + Read More
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Series: 101 Fascinating Hockey Facts Paperback Brian McFarlane 9781459745667 $13.99 SPORTS & RECREATION Nov 02, 2019

101 fascinating stories about hockey that will enlighten and delight fans.Have you heard about the referee who was dragged back to the rink by an angry mob demanding he change the result? Or the playoff goal that was scored with half a puck? Or the fourteen-year-old who played in a professional game?In 101 Fascinating Hockey Facts, NHL elder-statesman Brian McFarlane tells these and 98 other tales from the rink. Hockey fans will love flipping through this collection, packed with trivia and did-you-knows, to test their knowledge and to find tidb... + Read More
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Series: The Flyer Vault 150 Years of Toronto Concert History Paperback Daniel Tate 9781459745421 $35.00 MUSIC Oct 26, 2019

A visual tour de force showcasing Toronto’s vast concert history.“Not sure there’s ever been anything like this...The graphics are fascinating, the script is comprehensive. It’s staggering what’s been unleashed from the Vault.” — Gary Topp, promoter, half of the legendary duo the Garys“These pages will take you on a musical magical mystery tour of Toronto’s important place in concert history. Reading The Flyer Vault gives you a rush, just like the one you get when the house lights go down!” — Dan Kanter, multi-platinum-selling songwriter/produc... + Read More
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Series: Come on You Reds The Story of Toronto FC Paperback Joshua Kloke 9781459742376 $24.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 06, 2018

How Toronto FC rescued itself from misery, carved out a niche, and became a true alternative franchise in North America’s most crowded sports market.From Toronto FC’s inception, the club and their fans did things their own way. When Danny Dichio scored the first goal in franchise history, fans at BMO Field threw their seat cushions onto the field in ecstasy. It looked as though TFC had a bright future ahead of it, but what followed instead was eight seasons of poor results, mismanagement, and misery.Still, TFC fans never wavered, building the m... + Read More
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Series: Writing Creative Writing Essays from the Field Paperback Rishma Dunlop 9781459741690 $28.99 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES May 05, 2018

Essential and engaging essays about the joys and challenges of creative writing and teaching creative writing by a host of Canada’s leading writers. Writing Creative Writing is filled with thoughtful and entertaining essays on the joys and challenges of creative writing, the complexities of the creative writing classroom, the place of writing programs in the twenty-first century, and exciting strategies and exercises for writing and teaching different genres. Written by a host of Canada’s leading writers, including Christian Bök, Catherine Bush... + Read More