Will eating insects change the world for the better??Meet the beetles: there are millions and millions of them and many fewer of the rest of us ? mammals, birds, and reptiles. Since before recorded hi
100 years of love, celebration, heartbreak, and even paradesOn December 19, 2017, the Toronto Maple Leafs officially turn 100. In the spirit of the centenary celebrations, Toronto and the Maple Leafs
The death of Bon Scott is the Da Vinci Code of rockIn death, AC/DC’s trailblazing frontman has become a rock icon, and the legend of the man known around the world simply as “Bon” grows with each pass
A precisely crafted, darkly humorous portrait of a family in mourningSunday’s father is dying of cancer. They’ve come home to Malagash, on the north shore of Nova Scotia, so he can die where he grew u
Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before. This time it explodes.Eight-year-old Hariet, known to a
The story of the enigmatic woman who captured the hearts of two extraordinary artists — now in trade paperAt 22, Marianne Ihlen travelled to the Greek island of Hydra with writer Axel Jensen. While Ax
This quirky, intimate, and irreverent guide to San Diego explores the appeal of the Sunshine City beyond its world famous zoo, lush climate, and military bases. Local attractions and vacationer spots
The Fin de Siecle Spirit uses the biography of an unjustly forgotten writer to recreate some of the intersecting and contrasting features of the Canadian and American literary milieux in the 1890s. Bo
These studies of Canadian authors fulfill a real need in the study of Canadian literature. Each monograph is a separately bound study of about 55 pages. Each contains a biography of the author, a desc
From the beer league to the minor league, from coast to coast, hockey players often say they’d give anything to play just one game in the NHL. One Night Only brings you the stories of 41 men who lived
35 concerts. 17,000 motorcycle miles. Three months. One lifetime. Now in paperbackIn May 2015, the veteran Canadian rock trio Rush embarked on their 40th anniversary tour, R40. For the band and t
The leaders of Tae Kwon Do, an Olympic sport and one of the world’s most popular martial arts, are fond of saying that their art is ancient and filled with old dynasties and superhuman feats. In fact,
Lawyer Foster Cobb prosecutes the mysterious Dr. Au, the West Coast’s primary drug trafficker. But Cobb ? under pressure of a failing practice and a disintegrating marriage ? has himself taken up a lo
Their name is synonymous with royalty and their stores were landmarks in virtually every Canadian city, but as the Eaton empire rose and fell in the last century with the company's patriarchs, there w
In the middle of the afternoon on a busy downtown Toronto street a man is shot in the head behind the wheel of his SUV. The killer drives away before the light changes. It could be road rage, or it co
Glimpse is a book of 409 aphorisms, a form that straddles the line between poetry and philosophy, yet is likely more accessible to the general public than either. Each tiny, crafted piece is not simpl
Over the past decade, the magic of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has spread across the globe, touching the imagination of hundreds of millions of people of all ages. From the 1997 U.K. publicatio
"This humorous encyclopedia of ôfound goddessesö introduces new and wildly inventive goddesses to help frustrated individuals cope with life in the 21st century. Goddesses from A (Acme and Agenda) to
They’re crude, tasteless, vulgar, and offensive. But enough about Cher’s hot tub parties. The organization that brought you stand-up comedy in malls and tap water in Evian bottles ? YUK YUK’S ? proudl
