"Paul Berton takes aim at the waste and excess of consumer culture with a lively and satire-laced exposâe of the rich, famous and totally miserable. There is little argument that having enough money to me…
Steve Burgess takes readers around the world as he ponders our right to roam.
In this smart and sharply funny exploration of tourism, Steve Burgess poses the questions that all travelers should pause to …
"A brilliant and timely exploration of the power of stories and songs--from both the distant past and today's news--counters despair and disillusionment with hope and possibility. Stories are our first an…
A quirky, thrilling, darkly-funny page-turner that explores the fuzzy lines between sanity and insanity, magic and reality, love and duty.
It’s 1969 and eight-year-old Elizabeth and her mother Margaret m…
“This is a truly beautiful and special book. I laughed, and I cried.” —Emily Oster, author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet
“I laugh-sobbed my way through The Mother, so loudly my children came to check …
In the Fall of 1900, a young American anthropologist named John Swanton arrived in the Haida country, on the Northwest Coast of North America, intending to learn everything he could about Haida mythology.…
While searching for the origins of Canada’s most famous fried dish, journalist Justin Giovannetti Lamothe finds a reflection not only of the country’s intricate history, but also of his own neglected cult…
"Hockey used to be Canada's game. What happened? A renowned sports expert details the sellout of a sport Canada once dominated to big-money U.S. corporatization and enumerates the effects, including decli…
"Arctic historian Ken McGoogan approaches the legacy of nineteenth-century explorer Sir John Franklin from a contemporary perspective and offers a surprising new explanation of an enduring Northern myster…
In response to right-wing extremism in the United States and around the world, Ken McGoogan offers lessons from history by looking back at the rise of authoritarianism and the collapse of European democra…
"In Western myths and imagination, the Pacific is the home of soft, warm, gentle trade winds, idyllic island lagoons and waving palms--the exotic earthly paradise of escapists, adventurers and romantics. …
Bestselling chronicler of village life Dan Needles (author of the Wingfield Farm stage plays) leads an insightful and laugh-out-loud tour through the quirks and customs of today’s Canadian small town.
Mo…
Being in Being contains three masterpieces by legendary Haida mythteller Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay. The shortest recounts the high points of the legend of his family. The second, Raven Travelling, is…
"A raw and riveting coming-of-age story about the wild love of teenage friendships and the casual oppression of 1990s rape culture. Emelia Symington-Fedy grew up with her girl gang on the railroad tracks …
The first in a new series bringing the unmistakable voice of revered Ojibway author Richard Wagamese to children, this engaging fable of wisdom, kindness, and respect is beautifully illustrated by award-w…
The powerful story of a mother’s struggle to save her son from addiction—and the strength and hope for change that she found in her grief.
When the author’s son, Tristan, began experimenting with drugs a…
"English/Canadian indie musician Tamara Williamson offers an unbridled account of a life in the world of horses. From her first clever little bay pony, Stroller, to brilliant ribbon-winning Fletcher, Tama…
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