Viking imprint: 640 books
Now I'm Catching On
My Life On and Off the Air
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Hockey's most famous voice, now in his own words.
If you are a hockey fan, you know Bob Cole's legendary voice.
He has done the play-by-play for some of hockey's best-remembered games, including the Summit Series, Canada's gold-medal game in Salt Lake City, and twenty years of Stanley...
The Little Book of Perfumes
The Hundred Classics
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
The quintessential guide to the one hundred most glorious perfumes in the world.
When Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez published Perfumes: The Guide in 2008, it was hailed as "ravishingly entertaining" by John Lanchester in The New Yorker, "witty and knowledgeable" on Style.com,...
Quinn
The Life of a Hockey Legend
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
**LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 RBC TAYLOR PRIZE
A tribute to the larger than life story of a hockey icon and hero.**
The hockey world mourned when Pat Quinn died in November 2014.
Tough guys sobbed. Networks carried montages of Quinn's rugged hits, his steely-eyed glare, and his...
Run, Hide, Repeat
A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
**Winner of the 2018 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Longlisted for British Columbia's National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2018
Shortlisted for the 2018 Evelyn Richardson Non-fiction Award
Shortlisted for the 2018 Atlantic Book Awards - Margaret and John Savage...
Irving vs. Irving
Canada's Feuding Billionaires And The Stories They Won't Tell
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
They are Canada’s third wealthiest family, the fifth-largest private landowner in the U.S.A. They have a monopoly on New Brunswick’s English-language print media and billions of dollars in offshore accounts.
They are the Irvings. And they have always placed a premium on discretion and family...
Journeyman
The Many Triumphs (and Even More Defeats) Of A Guy Who's Seen
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing in the NHL, of skating on a line with his hero and drinking champagne in the dressing room after winning the Stanley Cup. But kids should watch what they wish for. They may make it to the pros, like Sean Pronger, only to end up playing for sixteen...
Unaccountable
Truth and Lies on Parliament Hill
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
A unique insider's account of the Harper government so damning that it cannot be ignored
In March 2008, Kevin Page was appointed by the federal Conservatives to be the country's first Parliamentary Budget Officer. The move fulfilled a Tory campaign promise to deliver greater government transparency...
by Randy Bachman
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Randy Bachman has been rolling out chart-topping songs his whole life—“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,” “These Eyes,” “American Woman,” “Taking Care of Business”—and, since 2005, treating fans to a lifetime of stories on his hit CBC Radio show Randy’s Vinyl Tap.
His approach...
Alone Against the North
An Expedition into the Unknown
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
**Winner of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's 2016 Young Authors Award
Winner of the 2017 Louise de Kiriline Award for Nonfiction
The age of exploration is not over.**
When Adam Shoalts ventured into the largest unexplored wilderness on the planet, he hoped to set foot where...
Trust the Dog
Rebuilding Lives Through Teamwork with Man's Best Friend
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
A groundbreaking look at the special bond between guide dogs and those who thrive with their help
From a pioneering guide dog organization comes the first book to explore one of the most profound and inspiring relationships between humans and animals.
In Trust the Dog, the Fidelco Guide...
by Ann Walmsley
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
A daring journalist goes behind bars to explore the redemptive power of books with bikers, bank robbers, and gunmen
An attack in London left Ann Walmsley unable to walk alone down the street, and shook her belief in the fundamental goodness of people. A few years later, when a friend asked...
Manulife
How Domenic D'Alessandro Built A Global Giant And Fought To Save
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
In this engaging book, award-winning business writer Rod McQueen examines how the pugnacious personality and hard-driving leadership style of Dominic D'Alessandro led Manulife Financial to its position as one of the largest and most profitable life insurance companies in North America, and the fourth...
by Charles Foran
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Born in 1921 into a working-class family, Maurice Richard came of age as a French Canadian and athlete during an era when the majority population of Quebec slumbered. A proud, reticent man, Richard aspired only to score goals and win championships for the Montreal Canadiens. But he represented far...
Son of a Critch
A Childish Newfoundland Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
**Winner of the 2019 Margaret and John Savage First Book Award – Non-Fiction
Shortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
Longlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize
Shortlisted for the 2019 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
A hilarious story of family, getting into trouble,...