Ecw Press: 559 books
Summers in Supino
Becoming Italian
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Every summer Maria and her husband, Bob, went to their little house in the Italian village of Supino, and every year it was a new adventure. Only in Supino would you find a pizzeria in a sheep pasture, a seafood restaurant hidden in the woods, or an electrical cord draped from one balcony to the next...
Born to Walk
The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The case for getting back on our feet — now in paperback
The humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit. Yet with our modern fixation on speed, this healthy...
Once They Were Hats
In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
“Unexpectedly delightful reading—there is much to learn from the buck-toothed rodents of yore” (National Post).
Beavers, those icons of industriousness, have been gnawing down trees, building dams, shaping the land, and creating critical habitat in North America for at least a million...
by Leonard “Red” Kelly
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
The life and times of the eight-time Stanley Cup winner
When Boston coach Lynn Patrick was asked who he’d pick between Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe he answered, “Neither! I’ll take Red Kelly!” The only player to have won eight Stanley Cups without playing for Montreal, Red began his...
Starmaker
Life As a Hollywood Publicist with Farrah, The Rat Pack and 600 More Stars Who Fired Me
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
This memoir by the legendary publicist offers “an intimate glimpse into the best and the worst of the golden age of Hollywood” (Stacy Keach, Golden Globe Award–nominated actor).
Jay Bernstein, an entertainment industry fixture who helped launch the careers of celebrities including Farrah...
Boiling Point
Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and Canada’s Water Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Passionate and cogent, this could be the most important book of the year for Canadians
We are complacent. We bask in the idea that Canada holds 20% of the world’s fresh water — water crises face other countries, but not ours. We could not be more wrong. In Boiling Point, bestselling author...
Whipped
An Arthur Beauchamp Novel
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2017
The toughest case of Beauchamp’s brilliant career features sex, slander, and dirty politics
Montreal journalist Lou Sabatino, under witness protection after nearly being gunned down by the Mafia, is sucked into the quirky world of a conniving Russian dominatrix who has secretly recorded herself...
Chasing Utopia
The Future of the Kibbutz in a Divided Israel
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
A fascinating, non-partisan exploration of an incendiary region
Say the word “Israel” today and it sparks images of walls and rockets and a bloody conflict without end. Yet for decades, the symbol of the Jewish State was the noble pioneer draining the swamps and making the deserts bloom:...
Fun and Games
My 40 Years Writing Sports
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Find out what it’s like to have “the best job in town”
Dave Perkins was once told by a bluntly helpful university admissions officer: “You don’t have the looks for TV or the voice for radio. You should go into print.” Which he did, first at the Globe and Mail, and then for 36 well-travelled...
No Heavy Lifting
Globetrotting Adventures of a Sports Media Guy
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Join Rob Simpson on a dozen once-in-a-lifetime adventures in the world of international media
Though hes now known to hockey fans across North America for his NHL commentary and as co-host of the Stellick and Simmer SiriusXM radio show, Rob Simpson didnt start his radio and TV career rinkside:...
Gambatte
Generations of Perseverance and Politics, A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
“Gambatte” means do your best and never give up, and that spirit is at the heart of David Tsubouchi’s life story. This memoir of the former Ontario cabinet minister begins as his family strives for acceptance amid the imprisonment of Canadians of Japanese descent and the confiscation of their...
One Night Only
Conversations with the NHL’s One-Game Wonders
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Get to know the men who fulfilled their childhood dream
From the beer league to the minor league, hockey players from coast to coast often say they’d give anything to play just one game in the NHL. One Night Only brings you the stories of 39 men who lived the dream — only to see it fade...
Chasing the Dream
Life in the American Hockey League
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Go on the road with the best hockey players not in the NHL
What is life really like in North American hockey’s top minor league? As told by dozens of the players, coaches, broadcasters, personnel, and owners who work a grinding schedule every winter, Chasing the Dream goes behind the scenes...
The Never-Ending Present
The Story of Gord Downie and the Tragically Hip
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
The biography of “Canada’s band”
In the summer of 2016, more than a third of Canadians tuned in to watch what was likely the Tragically Hip’s final performance, broadcast from their hometown of Kingston, Ontario. Why? Because these five men were always more than just a band. They sold...