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Gin, Turpentine, Pennyroyal, Rue: A Novel is a tender account of love that cannot be acknowledged, of loss and regret, risk and defiance, abiding friendship, and the powerful bonds of chosen family.

A pitch-perfect, eccentric story of friendship, loyalty, and determination set during the Cuban Missile Crises of the 1960s in Vancouver and told through a delightful 10-year-old girl's widening understanding of the world and her community.

For the first time ever, the amazing story of the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair will be told in stunning detail, illustrating why he's one of the greatest ever to lace up his boots.

Canadian Writers and Their Works: Poetry Volume VI

This volume is a carefully delineated study of the plays of James Reaney, written by his son, James Stewart Reaney, who is very familiar with the plays and the characters as he literally grew up with them. This young writer treats his father's work with an objectivity and clarity surprising in one who has been so intimately and closely associated with them since childhood. The author presents a short biographical sketch of his father - the man and the playwright - followed by an analysis of his plays.

A story told in two parts as a graphic novel and novella, about elderly Wong Cho Sum's attempt to cope with the death of her husband by taking up bottle and can collecting. Denison Avenue explores the price of progress in cities like Toronto and those it leaves behind.

One of the most beloved figures in Toronto Blue Jays history, John Gibbons, tells all about his life, sports career, and his time with the Jays.

After emerging from a bunker, Sergeant Elsie Sharpcot, a shrewd war vet, and her PTSD-afflicted second in command, Dorian Wakely, must lead a group of six soldiers through a world in which all products of human creation have been arranged by an unknown hand into a vast grid resembling an outdoor warehouse.

Essayist, translator, and AskMen Senior Editor Alex Manley's guide to pushing back against the various ways masculinity harms rather than heals, unlearning what it means to "be a man," and replacing toxic masculinity with something healthier.

The Trauma Beat examines the impact of the news media on trauma survivors and the impact of trauma on members of the media. Told from the perspective of a longtime crime reporter who is discovering the meaning of trauma-informed journalism, Cherry shares the stories of more than 100 trauma survivors.

The Marigold melds ecofiction with body horror as it weaves disparate storylines around a crumbling condo tower, its foundation plagued by a grotesque infection, and illustrates the precarious role of community and the fragile designs that bind us together.

A blend of memoir and journalism, a scathing examination of how the uterus has been sidelined, ignored, and mistreated. For the tens of millions globally who suffer from endometriosis as well as those looking to understand the deeply rooted misogyny of the medical system.

The inside story of a Canadian soccer superstar, who, by age 20, captured the hearts of a nation and became an inspiration to refugees around the world.

A love letter to the hard-rocking, but often snubbed, music of the era of excess: the 1980s. Removing the guilt from the pleasure, Kelly invites readers to experience a critical examination of a time when big hooks, big hair, and big fun ruled the airwaves.

Meet Lucy Selberg. She's in her 20s and trying to navigate sex and friendships while figuring out who she wants to be. A hot and hilarious comic-erotic debut from the smart and funny Anna Fitzpatrick.

Most books about saving for retirement are based on simple formulas like "pay yourself first" or "save 10%" when the reality is that this just isn't always possible. Retirement expert Fred Vettese introduces a new way of saving that takes into account the demands on our income at various stages of life.

Kateiko is back in the third installment of the alternative high historical fantasy Call of the Rift series. Before Flight, in another world beyond the veil, Kateiko must leave her family to salvage a life she once desperately wanted, or stay with them and build a new life with those she swore to protect.

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 away almost as quickly as it arrived. Ken Reid talks to players who had one game, and one game only, in the National Hockey League -- including the most famous single-gamer of them all: the coach himself, Don Cherry. Was it a dream come true or was it heartbreak? What did they learn from their hockey journey and how does it define them today? From the satisfied to the bitter, Ken Reid unearths the stories from hockey's equivalent to one-hit wonders in the follow-up to his bestselling Hockey Card Stories.

Providing in-depth, original criticism on Canadian writers?, this series features essays by Canadian literary specialists. Each volume contains four to five essays that are unified in a general introduction. This volume covers works by Charles Mair, Charles Sangster, Isabella Valancy Crawford, and Charles Heavysege.

Providing in-depth, original criticism on Canadian writers?, this series features essays by Canadian literary specialists. Each volume contains four to five essays that are unified in a general introduction. This volume covers works by W.W.E. Ross, Raymond Knister, Dorothy Livesay, and E.J. Pratt.

Our minor hockey system is rife with problems. But most hockey books don't represent the real story of the journey from novice to pro. Justin Davis has won at every level and provides the real scoop only a true hockey insider can.

Two of the afterlife's most recognizable souls have the first baby born in the hereafter. The baby holds a secret that brings together history's most recognizable characters as Socrates sets out on an uproarious quest to assassinate everyone who can remember the mortal world.

A charming and nostalgic memoir by the former and much loved Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster, creator of Peter Puck, and beloved hockey author, Brian McFarlane.

This book is the product of two journalists' dangerous investigation, a deep look into the heart of the North American Mafia. It lifts the veil on the life -- and on the end -- of some of the most influential actors of organized crime of recent years: Vito Rizzuto and Andrew Scoppa.