James Lorimer Company Ltd Publishers: 361 books
Fire on the Water
The Red-hot Career of Superstar Rower Ned Hanlan
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
How did the son of Irish immigrants outrow blueblood scullers from Oxford and Cambridge to become one of the most famous athletes of his time? Award-winning author Wendy A. Lewis recounts the compelling story of the "Boy in Blue," from his childhood on the Toronto Islands, where he rowed...
Crazy Canucks
The Uphill Battle of Canada's Downhill Ski Team
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Crazy Canucks recounts the trials and triumphs off the Canadian men's alpine ski team of the 1970s and early 1980s. Eric Zweig offers a behind-the-scenes look at this innovative team that dared to take risks other skiers were too afraid of. The team rose from obscurity to prominence on the European...
Bassett
John Bassett's forty years in politics, publishing, business and sports
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2012
John White Hughes Bassett is an extraordinary figure in Canadian public life, a man who's been at the centre of politics, sports, the media and business for over forty years.
True to his style, John Bassett doesn't approve of an independent journalist who's neither a bosom friend nor an implacable...
Jarome Iginla
How the NHL's first black captain gives back
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
He's the face of the Calgary Flames, but there's much more to Jarome Iginla's story than just being the first black captain of an NHL team. He's also renowned for his social commitment and generosity off the ice. Jarome (nicknamed Iggy) grew up in a single-parent household in St. Albert, Alberta....
China Clipper
Pro football's first Chinese-Canadian player, Normie Kwong
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Normie Kwong's parents immigrated to Canada from China in the early 1900s. For them, and many other Asian immigrants, moving meant having to face both the government's anti-Asian policies and society's attitude of Chinese exclusion. But Normie overcame it all and, despite his small stature, in 1948...
Sold Down the Yangtze
Canada's lopsided investment deal with China
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
When legal experts finally saw the terms of the investment deal Canada had signed with China, they could hardly believe what their eyes. The deal was unprecedented -- Canada had never given so much away to a trading partner. But Ottawa did not allow a full public review, and ultimately ratified the...
The Underground Railroad
The long journey to freedom in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
Slavery existed throughout the western Hemisphere, but after its abolition in the British empire it persisted for decades in much of the U.S. Even in states where slavery was illegal, slaves were subject to capture and return to their owners. The only sure escape was to cross the border into Canada.
The...
The Mass Media in Canada
Fourth Edition
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Canada has one of the most advanced mass-media systems in the world, which allows Canadians more access to American culture via television, the movies, and the Internet than ever before. At the same time, governments support the production and distribution of Canadian content to Canadians.
In...
How We Changed Toronto
The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada's largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, high-rise apartments, and skyscraping downtown office towers were transforming the city. City officials were cheerleaders...
Arms Canada
The Deadly Business of Military Exports
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2011
This 1987 book begins with a scene from the American invasion of Grenada: as politicians in Ottawa argued whether Canada had been misled or merely ignored over the invasion, the fighter aircraft, helicopters, and ships used in the operation employed key Canadian components.
Grenada was only...
by Sylvia Gunnery
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Jay Hirtle's back in Rockets territory and he's determined to help his former teammates win the basketball championship. But some of his teammates aren't very welcoming, including Colin, Jay's former best friend and last season's MVP. When Jay wins out in a close vote for team captain, Colin's behaviour...
by Sylvia Gunnery
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Jay Hirtle plays on the basketball team at Richmond Academy in a small rural Nova Scotian town. The team to beat is Centreville, where star player Mike Murphy is seen as Richmond's number one opponent. After the Hirtle house is destroyed by fire, Jay's family moves in with his grandfather and the...
Champion for Health
How Clara Hughes fought depression to win Olympic gold
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Clara Hughes has won multiple medals in both summer and winter Olympic Games. As a cyclist and speed skater, Clara pushed through pain to get to the finish line, trying to have her best race every day. Few knew that the same determination and focus were also needed to fight her own personal battles....
by Michael Coldwell
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2011
Jeff is not impressed when his family moves from Toronto to small-town Nova Scotia. He doesn't know anyone and there isn't much to do--until he joins his new school's basketball team.
Jeff is fast on the court and has a sharp jump shot, and soon he's hanging out with with his new teammates....