Ecw Press: 559 books
Chasing Captain America
How Advances in Science, Engineering, and Biotechnology Will Produce a Superhuman
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Could we create a real-life superhero by changing human biology itself?
The form and function of the human body, once entirely delimited by nature, are now fluid concepts thanks to recent advances in biomedical science and engineering. Professor, author, and comic book enthusiast E. Paul Zehr...
After The Error
Speaking Out About Patient Safety to Save Lives
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Medical errors kill 24,000 Canadians each year, adversely affect hundreds of thousands, and cost close to two billion dollars. Victims of medical errors and their families who speak out often do so at considerable emotional, psychological, and financial expense. But their willingness to share their...
Eat the Beetles!
An Exploration into Our Conflicted Relationship with Insects
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
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 history, humans have eaten insects. While many get squeamish at the idea, entomophagy —...
A Forgotten Hero
Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish Humanitarian Who Rescued 30,000 People from the Nazis
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
The true story of Folke Bernadotte’s heroic rescue of 30,000 prisoners during WWII
In one of the most amazing rescues of WWII, the Swedish head of the Red Cross rescued more than 30,000 people from concentration camps in the last three months of the war. Folke Bernadotte did so by negotiating...
Heal
The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
**How man’s best friend could help cure man’s greatest scourge: “**An Emperor of All Maladies for dog lovers” (Dr. Sarah Boston, author of Lucky Dog: How Being a Veterinarian Saved My Life).
Drawn from extensive research, on-the-ground reporting, and personal experience, this book explores...
Clearly Now, the Rain
A Memoir of Love and Other Trips
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
This memoir of a relationship with a self-destructive woman is “as elemental, lyrical and cringe-inducing a love story as they come” (Kirkus Reviews).
Suspenseful, darkly funny, and devastating, this is Eli Hastings’s true story of his troubled, decade-long relationship with his friend Serala....
Dennis Maruk
The Unforgettable Story of Hockey’s Forgotten 60-Goal Man
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
From feared NHL sniper to ship captain and bellhop — with hockey’s greatest ‘stache
Only 20 men in NHL history have scored 60 or more goals in a single season: Gretzky, Lemieux, and Hull all hit the magical mark. And so did an undersized, take-no-prisoners centre named Dennis Maruk. When...
by R.D. Cain
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
**A disgraced Toronto police detective tries to save a missing teenage girl in a novel that “**ramps up the suspense to fever pitch” (Publishers Weekly).
He may have been cleared of murder charges, but that doesn’t mean Steve Nastos’s troubles are over. Some of his former colleagues on...
Great Expectations
The Lost Toronto Blue Jays Season
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The making of the Blue Jays’ 2013 season.
After a disastrous 2012 season, the Blue Jays had a major makeover, adding an array of star players through trades and free–agent signings, including R.A. Dickey, the best pitcher in the National League last year, and ticket sales have since soared....
Death of the Territories
Expansion, Betrayal and the War that Changed Pro Wrestling Forever
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
For decades, distinct professional wrestling territories thrived across North America. Each regionally based promotion operated individually and offered a brand of localized wrestling that greatly appealed to area fans. Promoters routinely coordinated with associates in surrounding regions, and the...
Career Rookie
A Get-It-Together Guide for Grads, Students and Career Newbies
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2019
A shot of encouragement, a kick in the ass, and a loving push for young people who have no idea what they want or how to get it
Career Rookie is a book for every grad, student, and 20-something who feels lost, overwhelmed, and anxious. It tackles the emotional and logistical WTF-ness of starting...
Fast Ice
Superstars of the New NHL
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
The speed and skill of a new hockey generation — in photos and stories
From the incredible debut of Auston Matthews to the unparalleled speed of Connor McDavid, the NHL is experiencing a rebirth that is based on speed and skill, not size, fighting, or intimidation. Fast Ice: Superstars of...
Hockey Card Stories 2
59 More True Tales from Your Favourite Players
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
A follow-up to the 2014 national bestseller Hockey Card Stories, Ken Reid’s new offering presents 59 more stories about your favorite hockey cards from the players themselves. Hockey Card Stories 2 will take you all the way back to the 1960s and right up to the Hockey Card Boom of the 1990s. How...
Black Ice
The Val James Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Val James became the first African American player in the NHL when he took to the ice with the Buffalo Sabres in 1982, and in 1987 he became the first black player of any nationality to skate for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Born in central Florida, James grew up on Long Island and received his...