Greystone Books Ltd : 167 books
Wasted
An Alcoholic Therapist's Fight for Recovery in a Flawed Treatment System
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
A harrowing, wry, and riveting account of a therapist's struggle with alcohol and his quest to find a better way of treating addiction
“With tactile intimacy and surgical wit, Pond invites us to share the tragedy of his addiction with a sad smile. And then reveals a singular truth about how...
That Lonely Section of Hell
The Botched Investigation of a Serial Killer Who Almost Got Away
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2015
An ex-police detective’s searing personal account of sexism, racism, and mishandling in the investigation of missing and murdered women.
In That Lonely Section of Hell, police detective Lori Shenher describes her role in Vancouver’s infamous Missing and Murdered Women Investigation and...
Who Killed Mom?
A Delinquent Son's Meditation on Family, Mortality, and Very Tacky Candles
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2011
"A touching -- if decidedly and deliberately offbeat -- family memoir...Expect to encounter laughs and tugs on the heartstrings in pretty much equal amounts." -- Booklist
"Burgess has written not only the funniest book published this year, but one of the most moving memoirs Canada's...
Barle's Story
One Polar Bear's Amazing Recover from Life as a Circus Act
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
In this inspiring and moving story, world-renowned zookeeper Else Poulsen describes how a female polar bear named Bärle was rescued from the filthy, inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to the safety of the Detroit Zoo, where Poulsen helped her recover. There Bärle feels dirt...
Paris Times Eight
Finding Myself in the City of Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2009
"Erudite, charming, and yet sharply appraising, Kelly's ode to Paris evokes the spirit of the city itself. A lovely book." -- Patricia Pearson
"Paris Times Eight is a fast-paced, breezy read, its substance subtly woven into a tale of a city whose glamour and beauty never fades."...
Geography of Blood, A
Unearthing Memory from a Prairie Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
A Globe and Mail top 100 book of 2012
Winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction
A bestselling author embarks on a profound and dramatic journey through the eloquent landscape of southwestern Saskatchewan.
When Candace Savage and her partner buy a house in...
Arthur
The Dog Who Crossed the Jungle to find a Home
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017
The epic true story of one man, a dog, and how they found each other
As seen on an ESPN SC Featured documentary
When you're racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael...
My Journey into the Heart of Terror
Ten Days in the Islamic State
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
An alarming and enlightening first-hand account of what’s really going on behind the borders of the Islamic State.
ISIS, IS, the ISLAMIC State. It's an organization that has taken on chilling associations due to the horrific deeds committed in its name. ISIS beheads journalists—and yet...
Risking it All
My Student, My Lover, My Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2004
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In the spring of 2000, Heather Ingram, a 30-year-old high school teacher in a small town on the coast of British Columbia, was convicted of the sexual exploitation of a minor for having an affair with a 17-year-old student. Why would a highly respected and accomplished teacher take such...
White Planet
A Mad Dash through Modern Global Ski Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
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""Brilliant, funny, evocative. Made me want to ski now. Hands down the best ski-travel book ever written. But then, what else would you expect from the master of ski travel?"" -- Jake Bogoch, former editor of SKIER
A fun and informative look at the global ski...
by David Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2010
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""The two greatest things about Carpenter's sterling hunting memoir is how well-informed and precise it is -- positively erudite; but never show-offish or exclusive. The second involves how much this knowing-ness is the natural tropism of the author’s great and generous heart,...
British Columbia
A Natural History of Its Origins, Ecology, and Diversity with a New Look at Climate Change
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2015
This revised and expanded edition of an award-winning book not only explores British Columbia’s stunning ecology but also features an increased focus on climate change. With expanded sections on the province’s geological history, updated information on the mountain pine beetle and the future of...
An Intimate Wilderness
Arctic Voices in a Land of Vast Horizons
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
An unforgettable and beautifully illustrated memoir of one man’s journeys in the eastern Arctic over 50 years, and a revealing look into the world of the Inuit.
Arctic researcher, author, and photographer Norman Hallendy’s journey to the far north began in 1958, when many Inuit, who traditionally...
Breakfast at the Exit Café
Travels Through America
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2010
"Whether it's the sign of a symbiotic marriage or of seasoned writers crafting a seamless travel collage, the narrative in this road trip through America flows as easily as a new car on an empty highway." -- Globe & Mail
Part travelogue, part exploration-a road trip into the reality...