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Kids' Books
$9.99
Starless Night
June 18, 2019 |
369 pages
In the sequel to the Dark Elf trilogy, Drizzt Do'Urden braves the perils of the Underdark to return to his birthplace, the subterranean city of Menzoberranzan, to free himself, once and for all time, from the enemies that seek his death. Reprint.
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$17.95
Day I Became a Bird, The
Kids Can Press Ltd |
September 6, 2016 |
40 pages
What will a boy do for love? The day he starts school, a young boy falls in love for the very first time. He’s so in love, in fact, that Sylvia is all he can see. But Sylvia doesn’t see him. Sylvia has eyes only for birds. So in a bold gesture to get her attention, the boy goes to school... More Info
$14.95
Goth Girl
April 30, 2017 |
180 pages
There are only three things fifteen-year-old Victoria Markham truly enjoys: English class, her signature "Goth Girl" look, and art. It's just that she tends to do the last one late at night, with spray paint, in public places. It isn't long before Vic is caught red-handed and forced into community... More Info
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Ukiuqtaqtuup Uumajunginnik Ilittilusi!
Inhabit Media Incorporated |
February 24, 2010 |
32 pages
"Which Arctic mammal has the largest litter of any mammal in the world? Who is the "canary of the sea?" Learn all about the fascinating wildlife of the Arctic! This book is full of scientific facts and Inuit knowledge about the animals that live in the complex ecosystem of the Canadian Arctic." --... More Info
$14.95
Moe & Malaya Visit the Nurse
Inhabit Media |
June 9, 2010 |
40 pages
Follow Moe and Malaya as they make fascinating discoveries at the nurses' office. Moe wants to play with his best friend and cousin, Malaya. But before they can go exploring, Malaya has to visit the nurse for a checkup. What seems like an ordinary visit is going to be a funfilled learning... More Info
Literature - International
$19.99
The Golden Son
Harper Perennial |
January 3, 2017 |
432 pages
An instant bestseller in Canada, The Golden Son is a “sensitive and intelligent work” with an unforgettable story of family, responsibility, love, honour and tradition, in which two childhood friends must balance the expectations of their culture and their families with the desires of their own... More Info
$19.95
Amazing Grace
Nimbus Publishing (CN) |
March 7, 2016 |
288 pages
Grace Willingdon s blissful life is rudely interrupted when her estranged son calls from New York City. Grace soon finds herself the temporary guardian of her self-absorbed granddaughter, Melissa. Trapped between a past she s been struggling to resolve and a present that keeps her on her toes,... More Info
$16.50
Pulphead
FSG Originals |
October 25, 2011 |
384 pages
A New York Times Notable Book for 2011 One of Entertainment Weekly's Top 10 Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011A Time Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction book of 2011A Boston Globe Best Nonfiction Book of 2011One of Library Journal's Best Books of 2011 A sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America’s... More Info
$19.99
Driving the King
Harper Perennial |
January 19, 2016 |
352 pages
A daring and brilliant novel that explores race and class in 1950s America, witnessed through the experiences of Nat King Cole and his driver, Nat Weary. The war is over, the soldiers are returning, and Nat King Cole is back in his hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, for a rare performance. His... More Info
$24.95
The last shot
Thomas Allen & Son |
August 21, 2009 |
229 pages
From one of Canada's most compelling and imaginative writers of short fiction comes a new collection of eleven stories and a novella. With stories both magical and unexpected, Leon Rooke astounds with his approach to the art of storytelling.
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Political Economy
$16.00
The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Terrorism
September 15, 2008 |
144 pages
Terrorism and counter-terrorism have become key points in political talk and government policy. This No-Nonsense Guidehas been revised and updated to take account of the major changes in global terrorism over the past seven years. Jonathan Barker presents a highly accessible history of terrorism... More Info
$38.95
The Virtuous Citizen
Cambridge University Press |
July 31, 2012 |
264 pages
What does it mean to be a citizen in a multicultural society? And what role must patriotism play in defining our relationship with our country and fellow citizens? In The Virtuous Citizen Tim Soutphommasane answers these questions with a critical defence of liberal nationalism.
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$39.95
East Timor
June 9, 2009 |
340 pages
This book tells the story of the traumatic creation of Asia's youngest country, East Timor, which has been struggling to rebuild itself ever since the mayhem of Indonesia's reluctant withdrawal in 1999. The author, one of a mere handful of journalists who refused to be evacuated in the final days... More Info
$44.00
Global mufti
Columbia Univ Pr |
March 31, 2009 |
262 pages
A widely respected legal scholar, Islamist activist, and renowned host of al-Jazeera's most popular religious program, Sharia and Life, Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an extremely controversial figure in contemporary Islamism. When he was a young man, Qaradawi attended a lecture by Hassan al-Banna, founder... More Info
$30.95
22 Ideas to Fix the World
August 30, 2013 |
492 pages
"A joint publication of the Social Science Research Council and New York University Press."
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Unusual Histories
$26.95
Leftover Women
May 1, 2014 |
192 pages
A century ago, Chinese feminists fighting for the emancipation of women helped spark the Republican Revolution, which overthrew the Qing empire. After China's Communist revolution of 1949, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that "women hold up half the sky." In the early years of the People's... More Info
$30.00
Plowed Under
November 11, 2014 |
322 pages
During the Great Depression, with thousands on bread lines, farmers were instructed by the New Deal Agricultural Adjustment Act to produce less food in order to stabilize food prices and restore the market economy. Fruit was left to rot on trees, crops were plowed under, and millions of piglets and... More Info
$19.95
Comfort Food for Breakups
Arsenal Pulp Pr Ltd |
April 1, 2007 |
176 pages
A moving and sensual food memoir combining family, lesbian identity, and desire.
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$38.95
Arthur Ashe
JHU Press |
August 28, 2014 |
344 pages
Arthur Ashe explains how this iconic African American tennis player overcame racial and class barriers to reach the top of the tennis world in the 1960s and 1970s. But more important, it follows Ashe’s evolution as an activist who had to contend with the shift from civil rights to Black Power.... More Info
$13.50
Introducing Islam
Icon Books |
June 18, 2019 |
173 pages
Islamic culture has produced some of the finest achievements of humanity. "Introducing Islam" is a fascinating look into a sometimes misunderstood faith.
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Political Action
$35.95
Unplanned Development(s)
Zed Books |
November 27, 2012 |
288 pages
Unplanned Development(s) offers a fascinating and fresh view into the realities of development planning. While to the outsider most development projects present themselves as thoroughly planned endeavors informed by structure, direction and intent, Jonathan Rigg exposes the truth of development... More Info
$27.95
Revolution Interrupted
Univ of Wisconsin Press |
April 14, 2011 |
230 pages
In October 1973 a mass movement forced Thailand's prime minister to step down and leave the country, ending nearly forty years of dictatorship. Three years later, in a brutal reassertion of authoritarian rule, Thai state and para-state forces quashed a demonstration at Thammasat University in... More Info
$32.00
Taking a Stand
Macmillan |
September 27, 2011 |
256 pages
"Juan Mâendez has experienced human rights abuse first hand. As a result of his work with political prisoners in the late 1970s, the Argentinean military dictatorship arrested, tortured, and held him for more than a year. During that time, Amnesty International adopted him as a "Prisoner of... More Info
$34.95
Challenge for Change
McGill Queens Univ |
February 1, 2010 |
574 pages
An examination of the radical politics and cinema of the legendary documentary film program devoted to social change.
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$48.99
The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought
Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
December 5, 2014 |
300 pages
The essays in The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought address the contribution that political theories of modern political philosophers have made to our understandings of peace. The discipline of peace research has reached a critical impasse, where the ideas of both “realist peace”... More Info
Philosophy
$16.00
Man's Search for Meaning
Beacon Press |
June 18, 2019 |
165 pages
Frankl's timeless memoir and meditation on finding meaning in the midst of suffering With a new Foreword by Harold S. Kushner and a new Biographical Afterword by William J. WinsladePsychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death... More Info
$13.50
Introducing Critical Theory
Totem Books |
June 18, 2019 |
175 pages
Provides information in graphic novel format about the wealth of critical theories from sources including deconstructionists, poststructuralists, postmodernists, second-wave feminists, new historicists, and cultural materialists.
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$26.95
Mindreading Animals
Bradford Book |
August 28, 2015 |
264 pages
Animals live in a world of other minds, human and nonhuman, and their well-being and survival often depends on what is going on in the minds of these other creatures. But do animals know that other creatures have minds? And how would we know if they do? In Mindreading Animals, Robert Lurz offers a... More Info
$12.50
Introducing Foucault
Icon Books |
August 1, 2009 |
175 pages
Presents an account, in graphic novel form, of Foucault's life and his philosophies on the concepts of power, authorship, transgression, and sex, and discusses how his ideas have influenced modern society.
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Introducing Kierkegaard
Icon Books |
April 4, 2013 |
176 pages
A graphic guide to Kierkegaard, the founder of Existentialism.
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Pop Culture
$31.95
The Ramones at 40
Sterling |
March 29, 2016 |
208 pages
The Ramones helped kick-start the punk movement and change rock history. Now, on the 40th anniversary of their critically acclaimed debut album, comes the first full-color book on the legendary band. Written by veteran music journalist Martin Popoff, "Ramones at 40" explodes with visuals and offers... More Info
$10.95
Bill Daniel's Mostly True April 1908
Microcosm Pub |
November 15, 2012 |
168 pages
A companion piece to the author's documentary Who Is Bozo Texino?, this collection of railroad boxcar graffiti gives fascinating insight into vagabond culture. Filled with railroad nostalgia, freight-riding stories, historical oddities, and interviews with the graffiti artists themselves, this... More Info
$22.95
The David Brent Songbook
Blue Streak |
November 8, 2016 |
192 pages
“I’m a friend first, boss second. Probably an entertainer third.” The Office’s David Brent is back in a new film documentary following his incredible musical tour… Relive all of David’s greatest hits with his official songbook, brought to you by the man, the myth, the legend... More Info
$22.95
Fifteen Minutes of Fame
January 31, 2013 |
240 pages
Over 150 regular folks getting their time in the spotlight--some are heroes, some are far from that. But they all share one thing in common: they weren't planning to become famous.
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$22.95
Sisterhood of the Squared Circle
April 11, 2017 |
320 pages
Documenting the rise of women’s wrestling from sideshow to WWE main event Sisterhood of the Squared Circle presents the fascinating history of women’s wrestling, from the carnival circuit of the late 1800s to today’s hugely popular matches. With more than 100 wrestler profiles, find out how... More Info
Cookbooks
$22.95
Put 'em Up! Fruit
Storey Books |
April 10, 2013 |
288 pages
A preserving guide and cookbook all in one! This creative collection has 80 inventive recipes for preserving all kinds of fruit, from apples, berries, and cherries to lemons, quince, and tomatoes, but it also has 80 recipes for using those preserves (or ones you buy at the store) in main dishes,... More Info
$25.00
California Cuisine and Just Food
MIT Press |
September 28, 2012 |
354 pages
Can a celebrity chef find common ground with an urban community organizer? Can amaker of organic cheese and a farm worker share an agenda for improving America's food? In the SanFrancisco Bay area, unexpected alliances signal the widening concerns of diverse alternative foodproponents.
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$38.50
Renewing America's Food Traditions
Chelsea Green Publishing |
May 15, 2008 |
304 pages
This work represents a dramatic call to recognize, celebrate, and conserve the great diversity of foods that give North America the distinctive culinary identity that reflects its multi-cultural heritage. Included are recipes and folk traditions associated with 100 of the continent's rarest food... More Info
$21.99
Dinner at Your Door
Gibbs Smith |
August 15, 2008 |
176 pages
We love to cook. But every night? No way! On the other hand, we don't want to eat out or have frozen pizza. On the nights we don't cook, we want something delicious-a balanced meal with quality ingredients. Come to think of it, what we really want are home-cooked meals made by somebody else and... More Info
$27.95
Complete Book of Home Preserving
June 18, 2019 |
448 pages
From the experts, the definitive book on home preserving. Bernardin Home Canning Products are the gold standard in home preserving supplies, the trademark jars on display in stores every summer from coast to coast. Now the experts at Bernardin have written a book destined to become the Bernardin... More Info
Indigenous Studies
$39.95
From Princess to Chief
University Alabama Press |
August 10, 2013 |
144 pages
A collaborative life history of Priscilla Freeman Jacobs, From Princess to Chief tells the story of the first female chief (from 1986 to 2005) of the state-recognized Waccamaw Siouan Indian Tribe of North Carolina. In From Princess to Chief, Priscilla Freeman Jacobs and Patricia Barker Lerch detail... More Info
$19.95
The Story of the Blackfoot People
Firefly Books Limited |
March 5, 2013 |
104 pages
For the first time in history, the Blackfoot people share their culture, beliefs and traditions with the rest of the world. In an innovative partnership with the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, Alberta, a team of elders and spiritual leaders from the Blackfoot community agreed to share their history,... More Info
$37.50
History in person
School for Advanced Research on the |
April 1, 2001 |
389 pages
How is history lived "in person" -- in everyday, subjectively experienced events and practices? How does it shape the identities of individual people? The ten essays in this book explore these questions within a framework of conflict or "struggle," demonstrating how subjects' intimate self-making... More Info
$31.00
Gambling with the future
Purich Pub |
October 1, 2006 |
231 pages
First Nations run casinos are a visible part of the Canadian landscape. Many view such enterprises as an important tool of economic development for impoverished First Nations communities, while others view them with suspicion.
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$22.95
Modern Blackfeet
January 1, 2014 |
144 pages
Modern Blackfeet sheds light on the politics, economics, society, and especially the acculturation of the Blackfeet Indians of Montana. The Blackfeet Reservation has an established government and an active and diverse population that has long supported itself through ranching, industry, and oil and... More Info
Feminism
$26.95
Women of Brave Mettle
October 15, 2012 |
224 pages
In this much-anticipated second volume in the Extraordinary Women Anthology series, Diana French follows up on Gumption and Grit with more stories of the women who have contributed, or who are still contributing, to the vibrant mosaic that is the Cariboo Chilcotin. The area has more than its share... More Info
$30.95
Reluctant Bedfellows
Kumarian Pr |
June 18, 2019 |
229 pages
This book outlines key facets of the authors' five year development project on sex tourism and prostitution in the Philippines, and is a powerful reflection on the raging debates taking place among feminists about the Third World. Ralston and Keeble follow the history of prostitution in former... More Info
$29.95
Bar Codes
Univ of British Columbia Pr |
August 30, 2007 |
242 pages
Examines women lawyers' attempts to reconcile their professional obligations with other aspects of their lives; charts the life courses of women who constitute a first wave -- an avant-garde -- in a profession designed by men, for men, where formal codes of conduct and subtle cultural norms promote... More Info
$31.00
Afghan Women
Zed Books |
August 15, 2007 |
176 pages
This book looks at how Afghan women have fought repression and challenged stereotypes, both within the country and in diasporas in Iran, Pakistan, the US and the UK. Covering topics from the Taliban and the impact of 9/11 to the role of NGOs and the growth of the opium economy, Rostami-Povey gets... More Info
$21.00
The Will to Change
Washington Square Pr |
December 21, 2004 |
208 pages
In a thought-provoking social and cultural analysis, the author of All About Love explores the world of masculinity and maleness to address some of men's most common concerns, including a fear of intimacy and the loss of their patriarchal place in society, arguing that an emotionally rewarding... More Info
Media, Science & Technology
$33.95
Crisis Without End
September 30, 2014 |
304 pages
The only document of its kind, Crisis Without End represents an unprecedented look into the profound after-effects of Fukushima. In accessible terms, leading experts from Japan, the United States, Russia and other nations weigh in on the current state of knowledge of radiation-related health risks... More Info
$54.95
Working in a Global Era : Canadian Perspectives
Canadian Scholars Press |
June 18, 2019 |
399 pages
Featuring work by such prolific and talented writers as David Broad, Naomi Klein, Alan Sears, and David Livingstone, this is ideal for those interested in the changing structure of work in Canada and abroad. Its strength comes from its critical perspective as well as the examination of the role of... More Info
$42.58
Intelligence in the Flesh
Yale University Press |
August 15, 2015 |
344 pages
An enthralling exploration that upends the prevailing view of consciousness and demonstrates how intelligence is literally embedded in the palms of our hands.
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$34.95
Challenge for Change
McGill Queens Univ |
February 1, 2010 |
574 pages
An examination of the radical politics and cinema of the legendary documentary film program devoted to social change.
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$27.95
Borges and Memory
MIT Press |
September 21, 2012 |
213 pages
Imagine the astonishment felt by neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga when he found afantastically precise interpretation of his research findings in a story written by the greatArgentinian fabulist Jorge Luis Borges fifty years earlier. Quian Quiroga studies the workings ofthe brain--in particular... More Info
Environmental Politics
$25.95
Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture, Second Edition
February 7, 2014 |
368 pages
No summary available.
$24.95
Peace Out
Red Deer Press |
July 15, 2014 |
184 pages
Every energy sector out there wants a piece of the Peace River Valley, one of the last great wild places in North America. The oil industry wants it, the frackers, the solar, wind and nuclear industries. Why? As Charles Wilkinson paddles through the issues he engages hydro and natural gas energy... More Info
$18.95
The Consumer Guide to Home Energy Savings
New Society Pub |
November 27, 2012 |
288 pages
The most complete and up-to-date guide available to energy savings in the home
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$16.00
The Columbia River Treaty: A Primer
Rocky Mountain Books Ltd |
October 7, 2014 |
168 pages
The Columbia River Treaty: A Primer is a vital work that clearly explains the nature of this complex water agreement between Canada and the United States and how its impending update will impact communities, landscapes, industry and water supplies between the two countries for many years to come.... More Info
$19.95
Toxic burn
Univ Of Minnesota Press |
April 24, 2007 |
280 pages
Debates over global warming and fossil fuel dependence dominate public discussions of the environment. For many of us, these debates are abstract because environmental problems do not yet disrupt our daily lives. But in communities throughout the United States and around the globe, environmental... More Info
Biography
$20.00
It's All about Kindness
May 15, 2011 |
256 pages
As a writer, broadcaster, and social activist, June Callwood made other people her business. Despite personal tragedies, including the death of her youngest son, Casey, Callwood tried to better the lives of those in difficult situations. She founded many organizations, including Casey House, a... More Info
$20.00
Field Notes from Elsewhere
Columbia University Press |
October 7, 2014 |
288 pages
In the fall of 2005, Mark C. Taylor, the controversial public intellectual and widely respected scholar, suddenly fell critically ill. For two days a team of forty doctors, many of whom thought he would not live, fought to save him. Taylor would eventually recover, but only to face a new threat:... More Info
$21.95
Howard Zinn: A Life on the Left
New Press |
October 1, 2013 |
400 pages
Howard Zinn was perhaps the best-known and most widely celebrated popular interpreter of American history in the twentieth century, renowned as a bestselling author, a political activist, a lecturer, and one of America's most recognizable and admired progressive voices.
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$20.00
Pray Standing
July 1, 2013 |
332 pages
A fascinating account of a life begun in Hong Kong, rooted in a family influenced equally by ancient Chinese tradition and modern Western perspective. Frank Ling survived the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, went on to flirt with a career in show business, overcame college and career challenges in... More Info
$17.95
Fidel Castro
March 15, 2013 |
224 pages
Fidel Castro had ruled the island of Cuba for fifty-two years when ill health forced him to step down in 2008. Over the course of that time, he changed Cuba from a republic to a communist state and became one of the most divisive leaders in the second half of the twentieth century. For some, he is... More Info
Poetry
$18.95
Thunderbird Poems
Harbour Publishing |
May 1, 2015 |
80 pages
Norval Morrisseau's revered work has been honoured, copied and recognized throughout the art world and beyond. Less widely known but equally captivating is the artist's personal life story, which poet and biographer Armand Garnet Ruffo related in his powerful narrative biography, Norval Morrisseau:... More Info
$15.95
Senegal Taxi
March 21, 2013 |
128 pages
“I wish I could find the words to tell you the story of our village after you were killed.” So begins Senegal Taxi, the new work by one of contemporary poetry’s most vibrant voices, Juan Felipe Herrera. Known for his activism and writings that bring attention to oppression and injustice,... More Info
$19.00
In the millennium
October 14, 2009 |
146 pages
Poetry. IN THE MILLENNIUM is a thirteen-part sequence written over the last ten years that measures a wide range of the poet's experience. The writing emerges in response to human processes, conditions and places: love, sex, death, the insecurities and pressures of the inner and outer world, and... More Info
$14.95
Rising with a Distant Dawn
October 15, 2011 |
80 pages
Rising with a Distant Dawn is a powerful and moving poetry collection, which stretches across the boundaries of skin colour, language, and religion to give voice to the lives and experiences of ordinary Aboriginal Canadians. The book captures timely personal and cultural challenges, and ultimately... More Info
$18.95
Diversion
September 15, 2015 |
120 pages
New poems from one of Canada’s best-known poets Where most poetry seeks contemplative quiet, as in Wordsworth’s "emotion recollected in tranquility,” Diversion asks: What happens to poetry if one stops trying to block the incoming cacophony and instead embraces the multiple streams of data... More Info
Health Studies
$25.00
Notes of a Love Song
FriesenPress |
May 14, 2015 |
360 pages
When Claire Verney agreed to 'for better or for worse, in sickness and in health' she never imagined the journey that lay ahead of her. Her husband Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of forty-six. Notes of a Love Song chronicles their lives as Claire becomes her husband's... More Info
$22.95
The Obesity Code
Greystone Books Ltd |
January 26, 2016 |
296 pages
In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition. Flying in the face of the weight-loss recommendations that have failed in the past, this book reveals that obesity is a hormonal, not a... More Info
$41.00
Baglady Or Powerhouse?
April 30, 2009 |
424 pages
No summary available.
$36.50
Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools
July 1, 2009 |
198 pages
"Sometimes breastfeeding doesn't work for various reasons. Our technological society has come up with a variety of tools for these situations.In Selecting and Using Breastfeeding Tools, lactation consultant Cathy Watson Genna shares her knowledge on which tools to use in various situations,... More Info
Canada
$22.95
Harperism
James Lorimer & Company |
August 31, 2014 |
288 pages
Margaret Thatcher transformed British political life forever. So did Ronald Reagan in the United States. Now Canada has experienced a similar, dramatic shift to a new kind of politics, which author Donald Gustein terms Harperism.
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$21.00
On a Cold Road
McClelland & Stewart Ltd |
October 1, 1998 |
288 pages
"I never ask for mercy and seek no one's sympathy. I would never, as was once needlessly feared in this court, be a fugitive from justice in this country, only a seeker of it." —Conrad Black, in his statement to the court, June 24, 2011 In 1993, Conrad Black was the proprietor of London's Daily... More Info
$26.52
Canadian Immigration and South Asian Immigrants
Xlibris Corporation |
September 19, 2014 |
399 pages
South Asian immigrants have made a significant contribution to the Canadian mosaic. However, their trials and tribulations and their successes and failures constitute a story that remains untold. To know of their arrivals, their struggles to beat the odds, as well as their successes, is to read a... More Info
$17.95
The Little Book of Ontario
April 30, 2017 |
80 pages
In The Little Book of Ontario, George Fischer captures the crystal clear lakes, sprawling forests, and glittering skylines of the Heartland Province. From the Great Lakes to the Canadian Shield, Fischer takes readers on a visual journey, with nearly 80 stunning full-colour photographs, across... More Info
Family
$23.95
A Gift of Time
JHU Press |
January 12, 2011 |
408 pages
A Gift of Time is a gentle and practical guide for parents who decide to continue their pregnancy knowing that their baby's life will be brief. When prenatal testing reveals that an unborn child is expected to die before or shortly after birth, some parents will choose to proceed with the pregnancy... More Info
$28.50
Welcome to the Aquarium
New Press, The |
December 1, 2008 |
249 pages
A tribute to the unique contributions of veteran teachers as demonstrated by a year in the educational lives of a class of prototypical kindergarteners guides readers through myriad details of classroom life while offering insight into school culture, curriculum, and teaching models. 15,000 first... More Info
$48.99
Girls, Texts, Cultures
Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
April 30, 2015 |
330 pages
This book focuses on girls and girlhoods, texts for and about girls, and the cultural contexts that shape girls’ experience. It brings together scholars from girls’ studies and children’s literature, fields that have traditionally conducted their research separately, and the collaboration... More Info
$7.95
Foster Families
Pebble Books |
February 1, 2010 |
24 pages
"Simple text and photographs present foster families, including how family members interact with one another"--Provided by publisher.
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Graphic Novels
$24.95
Attack
Firefly Books |
September 14, 2016 |
152 pages
A timely and disturbing journey that illuminates the human cost of terrorism and deceit.
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$19.19
1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike
February 8, 2019 |
120 pages
After suffering the hardships and horrors of the First World War, workers and soldiers faced the agony of the post-war Canadian economy. With rising inflation, unprecedented unemployment, and an increasingly repressive state, the atmosphere was ripe for revolt. The Russian Czar had been overthrown... More Info
$11.95
Everything Takes Forever
Koyama Press |
April 30, 2013 |
60 pages
Surreal and humorous collection of comics where tacos have bodies and the line between dreams and reality blurs.
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Race
$28.00
Blinded by the Whites
October 22, 2013 |
192 pages
The election of Barack Obama gave political currency to the (white) idea that Americans now live in a post-racial society. But the persistence of racial profiling, economic inequality between blacks and whites, disproportionate numbers of black prisoners, and disparities in health and access to... More Info
$17.50
Salvation
Harper Collins |
December 18, 2001 |
256 pages
Acclaimed visionary and intellectual bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the bestselling All About Love: New Visions. Here she continues her love song to the nation in the groundbreaking and soul-stirring Salvation: Black People and Love. Whether talking... More Info
$19.95
Debating Cultural Hybridity
Zed Books |
February 8, 2015 |
320 pages
Why is it still so difficult to negotiate differences across cultures? In what ways does racism continue to strike at the foundations of multiculturalism? Bringing together some of the world's most influential postcolonial theorists, this classic collection examines the place and meaning of... More Info
$15.95
Deadly Force
Ap Editions |
April 20, 2015 |
With the well publicized tension between police and minorities, calls for more effective and humane policing are increasing. The Associated Press deals with this highly controversial topic through its reporting and cameras.
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$26.95
Dark Side of the Light
U of Minnesota Press |
February 24, 2006 |
165 pages
Enlightenment thinkers such as Rousseau and Montesquieu are best known for their humanist theories and liberating influence on Western civilization. But as renowned French intellectual Louis Sala-Molins shows, Enlightenment discourses and scholars were also complicit in the Atlantic slave trade,... More Info
Class
$17.95
Breadline USA
Polipoint Press |
April 2, 2011 |
208 pages
Trapped in a triangle of the housing market collapse, rising energy costs, and an increasingly dysfunctional healthcare system, America's working poor are now battling an even more formidable enemy: hunger. This time, the battle is taking place well outside of the media spotlight, which has focused... More Info
$30.00
The Presumption of Guilt
Palgrave Macmillan |
June 22, 2010 |
256 pages
"Shortly after noon on Tuesday, July 16, 2009, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., MacArthur Fellow and Harvard professor, was mistakenly arrested by Cambridge police sergeant James Crowley for attempting to break into his own home. The ensuing media firestorm ignited debate across the country. The... More Info
$24.95
Winnipeg 1919
Lorimer |
March 6, 2019 |
312 pages
On May 15, 1919 workers from across Winnipeg, ranging from metal workers to telephone operators, united to spark the largest worker revolt in Canadian history. Even the Winnipeg police voted to join the strike, although they remained on duty at the request of the strike committee in order to... More Info
$19.19
1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike
February 8, 2019 |
120 pages
After suffering the hardships and horrors of the First World War, workers and soldiers faced the agony of the post-war Canadian economy. With rising inflation, unprecedented unemployment, and an increasingly repressive state, the atmosphere was ripe for revolt. The Russian Czar had been overthrown... More Info
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Emergent publics
Arbeiter Ring Pub |
June 18, 2019 |
102 pages
Recently much of the Left has shifted emphasis away from issues of class, toward "democracy." Indeed, democracy is now emerging as an overarching label for the goals of anti-globalization activists. What is the relationship between such social movements and democracy? In Emergent Publics, Ian Angus... More Info
Gardening
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Landscape Planning
Firefly Books Limited |
February 15, 2008 |
247 pages
An updated edition of the best guide to all the basics of landscaping, from assessing the property to choosing plants -- projects, plant lists, sample plans, irrigation and much more. Illustrated throughout in color.
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The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving
Firefly Books Ltd |
February 20, 2007 |
376 pages
Provides canning process recipes for jellies, jams, marmalades, conserves, relishes, salsas, chutneys, pickles, dessert sauces, fruit butter, vinegars, mince meats, and curds.
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$18.95
How to Get Your Lawn Off Grass
Harbour Publishing |
February 1, 2002 |
208 pages
This is a vital publication for all North Americans who are concerned about water scarcity and water quality.
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$24.95
Timber Press Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials
Timber Press (OR) |
June 18, 2019 |
252 pages
Rich with descriptions and illustrations of more than 1000 readily available species and cultivars that will enliven and thrive in your shade garden. The easy-to-read format, illustrated with more than 300 photographs, makes this the perfect handy reference. You will find definitions of shade... More Info
International Politics & Socialism
$22.99
Capital
Penguin UK |
March 1, 1993 |
624 pages
Records Marx's critical study of capitalism as an economic system and briefly evaluates his handling of the subject
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Telling Tales
Penguin Classics |
August 27, 1992 |
417 pages
Records Marx's critical study of capitalism as an economic system and briefly evaluates his handling of the subject
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Remembering the dismembered continent
June 18, 2019 |
318 pages
Armah, Ayi Kwei
Per Ankh Publishing
Paperback
9782911928147
1885, Berlin: European and American globalizers set up colonies that impoverished Africans by exporting raw resources to fuel European and American prosperity.
1960s: "Independent" Africa's rulers, far from uniting Africa to create... More Info
Globalization
$19.95
Unfair Trade
Random House Business Books |
May 1, 2012 |
240 pages
How is it that our favourite brands can import billions of pounds' worth of goods from the developing world every year, and yet leave the people who produce them barely scraping a living? Is it that big business is incompatible with the eradication of poverty? And, if so, are charity and fair trade... More Info
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Changing tides
Fernwood |
June 18, 2019 |
307 pages
This book brings together contributions from researchers and community workers from thirteen countries of the world. Juxtaposing academic case studies with accounts from activists and fisheries workers, it points to the ways in which globalization and associated resource degradation, privatization,... More Info
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The rebel sell
July 7, 2005 |
390 pages
Joseph Heath & Andrew Potter
Harper Perennial; 2005
Paperback; 368 pages
9780006394914
This book is not currently in stock, but is available to order (1-2 weeks).
With the popularity of Michael Moore, Adbusters magazine and Naomi Klein’s No Logo, it’s hard to ignore the growing tide of... More Info
$23.95
Collateral Damage
Polity |
June 28, 2011 |
224 pages
The term 'collateral damage' has recently been added to the vocabulary of military forces to refer to the unintended consequences of armed interventions, consequences that are unplanned but nevertheless damaging and often very costly in human and personal terms. But collateral damage is not unique... More Info
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