Douglas And Mcintyre 2013 Ltd : 94 books
by Farley Mowat
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
The follow-up to And No Birds Sang, Farley Mowat’s memoir My Father’s Son charts the course of a family relationship in the midst of extreme trial. Taking place during Mowat’s years in the Italian Campaign, the memoir is mostly told through original letters between Mowat and his mother, Helen,...
Darwin's Bastards
Astounding Tales from Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
These 23 stories take us on a twisted fun ride into some future times and parallel universes where characters as diverse as a one-legged International Actuarial Forensics specialist, a pharmaceutical guinea pig, and a far-sighted fetus engage in their own games of the survival of the fittest. From...
The Cougar
Beautiful, Wild and Dangerous
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
The Cougar is a skillful blend of natural history, scientific research, First Nations stories and first person accounts. With her in-depth research, Wild explores the relationship between mountain lions and humans, and provides the most up-to-date information on cougar awareness and defense tactics for those living, working or travelling in cougar country.
The Oil Man and the Sea
Navigating the Northern Gateway
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2013
A sailing trip along the proposed Northern Gateway marine route with a fresh new voice in non-fiction.
With oil and gas behemoth Enbridge Inc.’s Northern Gateway proposal nearing approval, supertankers loaded with two million barrels of oil may soon be plying the waters from northern British...
Voices of British Columbia
Stories from Our Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Between 1959 and 1966, the late CBC Radio journalist Imbert Orchard travelled across British Columbia with recording engineer Ian Stephen interviewing nearly a thousand of the province’s pioneers. The resulting collection - 2,700 hours of audiotapes describing both extraordinary events and everyday...
Through Blood and Sweat
A Remembrance Trek Across Sicily's World War II Battlegrounds
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2015
As part of Operation Husky 2013, a group of Canadians walked this route to honour the memory of the nation’s soldiers who fought in Sicily seventy years earlier and whose sacrifice has been largely forgotten. Under a searing sun, with Mount Etna’s soaring heights always in the distance, a small...
Hockey Fight in Canada
The Big Media Faceoff over the NHL
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2018
In late 2013, Canadians were intrigued to learn the NHL chose Rogers as its exclusive national broadcaster over both CBC and Rogers’s bitter rival, Bell Canada. The decision was met with equal parts fascination, shock and anger. When CBC rank-and-file employees came to believe their leaders...
Craft Beer Revolution
The Insider's Guide to B.C. Breweries
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2015
The most detailed collection of craft beer breweries is now more comprehensive than ever! Since the first edition of Craft Beer Revolution was published, fifteen new BC breweries have opened and another eighteen are scheduled to open by the end of 2014. Joe Wiebe, the Thirsty Writer, revisits the...
by Richard Wagamese
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
One Native Life is a look back down the road Richard Wagamese has traveled - from childhood abuse to adult alcoholism - in reclaiming his identity. It’s about what he has learned as a human being, a man, and an Ojibway in his 52 years on Earth. Whether he’s writing about playing baseball, running...
On to Victory
The Canadian Liberation of the Netherlands, March 23-May 5, 1945
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
The eighth Canadian Battle Series volume is the little-told story of the tense final days of World War II, remembered in the Netherlands as the sweetest of springs,” which saw the country’s liberation from German occupation.
The Liberation Campaign, a series of fierce, desperate battles...
The White Guy
A Field Guide
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Let's face it: Everyone’s a little bit racist. So why not talk about it the only way we can, this side of warfare - via humor? In The White Guy, Stephen Hunt tries to come to grips with his whiteness in order to continue to rule the world, amass the bulk of its wealth, and generally dominate things...
by Gil Courtemanche
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2012
On Christmas Eve, a family has gathered around the table for the obligatory dinner. The father, once an imposing figure who terrorized his children, has suddenly fallen prey to Parkinson’s. Yesterday’s tyrant is now trapped inside a disintegrating body. André, the eldest child, is nearing 60....
Emily Carr and Her Dogs
Flirt, Punk, and Loo
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
This delightful book combines 25 stories about dogs with 16 playful drawings by famous Canadian writer, artist, and animal lover Emily Carr. She tells of her joys and tribulations raising Old English sheepdogs, from her decision to start a kennel to the sad day when she had to close it. With each...
Patriot Hearts
Inside the Olympics That Changed a Country
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
A riveting behind-the-scenes account of the transformative 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games-an extraordinary story of visionary leadership, love of country and the ability to dream boldly.
When John Furlong emigrated from Ireland in 1974, the customs officer greeted him with Welcome...