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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "It is one of the best narrative histories I've read." --The Wall Street Journal Named a BEST BOOK OF 2025 by TIME, The Economist, and Bloomberg From the bestselling author of Too...

It has been over a decade since Marion Crook arrived in the Cariboo for her first job out of nursing school. The vast rural territory that once left her awestruck now feels like home, as she embraces life on the ranch with her husband, Carl, three young children, and...

Winner, BC Historical Federation's Community History Book Award 2021 The true story of an adventurous young nurse who provided much-needed health care to the rural communities of the Cariboo-Chilcotin in the 1960s. In 1963, newly minted public health nurse Marion McKinnon arrived in...

A mesmerizing firsthand account of the warping of American reality over the past decade as Donald Trump has risen to dominance--from a participatory witness who got so far inside the distortion field that it swallowed her whole. Olivia Nuzzi spent a third of her life observing...

A 2025 Booklist Editors' Choice Pick As bad as Covid-19 was, the next pandemic could be worse--but we have the tools to prepare, as revealed in this urgent, gripping warning by the New York Times bestselling authors of Deadliest Enemy....

An instant New York Times Best Seller! This mouthwatering cookbook features 100 quick and easy plant-based recipes inspired by the blue zones, many made in 30 minutes or less. The #1 New York Times best-selling author and Emmy-winning host of Netflix's...

Darrell Bricker and John Ibbitson's explosive new polemic, arrives in the midst of the greatest political crisis Canada has ever faced. The country stands at risk. Even before Donald Trump returned to the U.S. presidency, brandishing tariffs and threats of annexation, Canada had started to crack....

The history of Germany is intricately woven. Threaded in time through its struggles and triumphs with religion, industrialisation, enlightenment, politics, unification, and war. In A Brief History of Germany, Jeremy Black questions how the Germany we know today came to be,...

An annotated edition of the 1923 war memoir of a young Catholic priest in France from the author of A Canadian Nurse in the Great War. Benedict Joseph Murdoch's The Red Vineyard was a captivating autobiographical tale of a young man's experience as a chaplain during...

Canadian Criminal Law in Ten Cases explores the development of criminal justice in Canada through an in-depth examination of ten significant criminal cases. Martin L. Friedland draws on cases that went to the Supreme Court of Canada or the Privy Council, including well-known cases such as those...

A jarring portrait of a deeply unequal Canada and how a wealth tax could rein in the destructive power wielded by today's billionaires. As the ultra-wealthy siphon off an ever-larger share of the world's wealth, they now dominate us to a degree unimaginable even a...

Get into the holiday spirit with these entertaining stories of family and friends... laughter and love... giving and gratitude... comedy and creativity! These 101 true, personal stories capture the magic, joy, and spirit of the holiday season. From Thanksgiving to Hanukkah, to...

This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese myth--through Chinese New Year festivities or the classic adventures of the Monkey King in Journey to the West--not everyone understands...

With unsettling beauty and a quiet magic, award-winning poet Souvankham Thammavongsa's Cluster will awe and amaze. PAT LOWTHER MEMORIAL AWARD FINALIST Acclaimed poet Souvankham Thammavongsa returns with her fourth collection, a book about meaning. Meaning can...

"Wholly transportive and spellbinding. I was beguiled." --Ling Ma, bestselling author of Severance and Bliss Montage "A fascinating account of a remarkable woman dangerously ahead of her time." --Kevin Kwan, bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians ...

Install data analytics into your brain with this comprehensive introduction Data Analytics & Visualization All-in-One For Dummies collects the essential information on mining, organizing, and communicating data, all in one place. Clocking in at around 850 pages, this tome of...

At age 21, Alison hitchhiked to the Yukon and spent the summer living in a tent. 10 years later, in the deep of winter and seven months pregnant, she returns. Degrees of Separation is about what happened in between. Over the course of a decade, artist Alison McCreesh lived,...

Immerse yourself in the dark and complex mythology of Ancient Egypt. Alongside the mummies and the great treasure-filled burial chambers of the Pyramids are the many gods, heroes, monsters and legends that defined their universe. Atum, the first being -- who then begat Nut, the sky...

"Funny, short snippets of Canadiana wrung through the hilariously encyclopedic mind of Charlie Demers--so good."--Ins Choi, creator of Kim's Convenience A laugh-out-loud funny guide to how to talk, live, and feel like a Canadian--from CBC "The Debaters" fan...

"A jolting perspective changer." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review Did you know that bees charge themselves like batteries? That frogs float on magnetic fields, and seals use radar? This groundbreaking nonfiction graphic novel explores the vital but often...

Amazon's Best Nonfiction Book of the Month for June 2023 Nylon's "June 2023's Must-Read Book Releases" Pure Wow's "11 Books We Can't Wait to Read in June" The Skimm's "17 of Our Favorite Books Coming Out This Summer"

"This isn't just a tale of one cultish company--it's a mirror held up to tech's dark side, so full of greed and self-delusion." --Ashlee Vance, New York Times bestselling author of When the Heavens Went on Sale and Elon Musk A cautionary tale of...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER The story of a hotel. The story of a nation. When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan's first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world. More than fifty years on, the ...

For three decades following World War II, the Great Lakes overtook Europe as the epicenter of global economic strength. The region was the beating heart of the world economy, possessing all the power and prestige Silicon Valley does today. And no ship represented the apex of the American Century...

"Gloriously unruly...an incisive look at an artist who never recovered from the success of his youth." --Publishers Weekly From graphic novelist Youssef Daoudi comes a radically new look at the director of Citizen Kane and Touch of Evil: legendary filmmaker...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER 2025 TASTE CANADA AWARDS SILVER WINNER Can what you eat actually affect your mood? The short answer is YES. Discover how to eat to reduce stress, boost energy, help focus, instill calm, and improve sleep. In Good Food, Good Mood, you'll learn...

#1 GRE Exam Prep Book by Test Prep Insight: Test Prep Insight is a review and analytics site that is a Kaplan affiliate but uses an independent review process. TRUST THE EXPERTS AT KAPLAN AND MASTER THE NEW 2-HOUR GRE We've been doing this for 80 years. We...

NPR SciFri Book Club Pick Next Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022" Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022 A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve,...

The census is an essential survey of our population, and it is a source of basic information for local and national government and for various organizations dealing with education, housing, health and transport. Providing the researcher with a fascinating insight into who we were in the past, Emma...

The head of the Guinness family tells the dramatic true story of how his ancestors created the largest brewery in the world. Growing up at Farmleigh, the country house outside Dublin, Arthur Edward Guinness - Ned for short - was fascinated by the secrets and legends that...

Food is the primary way andrea bennett connects with the world. They worked in the restaurant industry for a decade, and though they don't eat much meat and can't eat gluten, they take as much pleasure in food as Jeffrey Steingarten, Anthony Bourdain, or Guy Fieri. When they want to show someone...

Gold Winner, 2025 Taste Canada Awards in General Cookbooks Elevate your summer entertaining with beach town classics from Heydays at The June Motel.   Located on the shores of Lake Huron in beautiful Sauble Beach, Ontario, Heydays at The June Motel is a retro-inspired...

One of Waterstones' Best Biographies of 2025 'A compelling tale . . . Brilliantly insightful and well-written.' - Times Fernande Olivier, Olga Khokhlova, Marie-Therese Walter, Dora Maar, Francoise Gilot, and Jacqueline Roque. These six...

Draws on a lifetime's study and a decade of new research to address the first question that every visitor asks: how was Stonehenge built? Icon of the New Stone Age, sculptural and engineering marvel, symbol of national pride: there is nothing quite like Stonehenge. These great...

The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as "essential reading" for anyone who wants to "make informed decisions" and "have a basic understanding of the economy": an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet's favorite financial educators. "Few people can...

A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America's broken two-party system. Rachel Maddow calls it "a brave firecracker of a book." In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press...

From an award-winning professor of economics, an accessible and comprehensive introduction to what causes, and what can address, increases in the cost of living. Anyone who has balked at the price of a carton of eggs or lamented the cost of a tank of gas in the past five years...

While people around the world love Japan's cultural exports--from manga and anime to Zen--not everyone is familiar with Japan's unique mythology that shapes these interests, which is enriched by Shinto, Buddhism, and regional folklore. The Japanese Myths is a smart and succinct guide to the rich...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 60 quick and tasty recipes for hassle-free meals from the viral creator of Your Barefoot Neighbor, featuring comforting slow cooker, sheet pan, and one-pot dinners Social media creator Matthew Bounds is beloved for his simple and satisfying...

A provocative journey through human sexual history, packed with fun factoids and forgotten stories, from the historian and storyteller behind Kinky History, @esme.louisee on TikTok Contrary to popular belief, our predecessors had all sorts of obscene hobbies long before Christian...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER With award-winning author Mimi Thorisson as your guide, discover the rich culinary treasures of Italian cuisine in this personal, transportive collection of 100 simple yet elegant recipes that will find their way into your daily lives and hearts alike. A...

Inspired by turn-of-the-century American apothecaries, farmhouse living of the northern East Coast, and intimate British tea rooms, Kitten and the Bear is beloved for its cosy feeling of nostalgia, blue-ribbon collection of signature scones, and hand-crafted, small batch fruit preserves made using...

An in-depth history of Large Language Models-and what their ubiquity, disruption, and creativity mean from a wider sociopolitical perspective. In November 2022, ChatGPT swept the globe with a mixed frenzy of excitement and anxiety. Was this a step closer to reaching singularity...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER FORBES BEST COOKBOOKS OF FALL 2025 The ultimate pasta cookbook; 100+ authentic Italian recipes, from the bestselling author, television icon, and "doyenne of Italian cooking" (The New York Times). No one knows pasta like...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringIn 1816, when eighteen-year old Mary Godwin began writing Frankenstein, the idea that a woman could dream up such a tale was as far-fetched as raising a being from the dead. But Mary wasn't just any woman. The daughter of two notorious radicals,...

A therapeutic guide to recognizing, releasing, and recovering from relationships that harm your mental and emotional health. Relationships are meant to nourish us--but what happens when they cause harm instead? In Mend or Move On, licensed professional counselor and board...

Longlisted for the André Simon Award for Food Books for 2024 "Essential reading for anyone wanting to learn all they can about the ways in which humans, and our domesticates, share this world with microbes."--David Zilber, chef and food scientist; coauthor of The Noma Guide...

What makes us peek at a car wreck or binge-watch true crime shows late into the night? Why are some of us drawn to horror movies while others shudder at the thought? In Morbidly Curious, scientist Coltan Scrivner takes readers on a thrilling journey into the psychology of morbid curiosity,...

Bestselling author, NYU professor, and cohost of the Pivot podcast Scott Galloway offers a path forward for men and parents of boys. Boys and men are in crisis. Rarely has a cohort fallen further and faster than young men living in Western democracies. Boys are less likely...

The bestselling guide from the maker of the TOEFL® test--fully updated to reflect recent changes to the test The Official Guide to the TOEFL iBT® Test is the most complete and reliable guide to the test that is used to meet English-language...

100 simple, comforting, and special one-pot recipes that yield the perfect single serving for people who cook, eat, or live alone and want to eat well. Cooking for one just got easier and more delicious--no more eating leftovers or washing multiple pots and pans. Here you'll find...

The ArQuives, the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archive in the world, is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and celebrating the stories and histories of LGBTQ2+ people in Canada. Since 1973, volunteers have amassed a vast collection of important...

Exclusive 1,500-word excerpt in People magazine "A riveting behind-the-scenes account about the investigation, capture, and prosecution of the Golden State Killer." --Paul Holes, bestselling author of Unmasked In The People vs. the...

The powerful ways the metals we need to fuel technology and energy are spawning environmental havoc, political upheaval, and rising violence -- and how we can do better. An Australian millionaire's plan to mine the ocean floor. Nigerian garbage pickers risking their lives to...

Food has long played an important role in queer culture. Lesbian- and queer women run feminist restaurants, cafes, and coffeehouses have been safe spaces for queer and trans folk where gender norms can be challenged and where female authority is legitimized. During the AIDS epidemic, gay men and...

For two years, the world watched in horror as 2 million people on 140 square miles of land bore an unprecedented and unfathomable pummelling by the Israeli Army. More bombs were dropped on Gaza than in World War II; more children killed, wounded and orphaned than in any other conflict of this...

In Retribution, Jonathan Karl's unparalleled access brings us behind closed doors deep inside the White House and presidential campaigns, revealing the extraordinary moments that ended one man's presidency and brought another back to power. This is a story of unprecedented political plot twists,...

An acclaimed scholar tells the full, breathtaking history of Rome, from its emergence in the Iron Age to the capture of Constantinople in the thirteenth century "A sweeping historical survey that spans two millennia...Those intrigued by the ebb and flow of political...

Discover the revelatory royal autobiography of the year, with stories featuring Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III and many more. From an early age, Grant Harrold was always obsessed with the royal family. Glued to the television screen watching countless...

A guide to fostering more security, intimacy, and peace in our relationships, and in ourselves, by the author of Anxiously Attached The topic of attachment theory has never been hotter. The hashtag #attachmentstyle has appeared more than a billion times on social media-...

Since October 2023, Israel has carried out one of the most brutal military onslaughts in modern history on the Gaza Strip, in response to the Hamas-led attacks of October 7. But Gaza had long been in crisis even prior to the current violence, now widely recognized as genocidal. For seventy-seven...

Since Alan Turing first posed the question, 'Can machines think?', artificial intelligence has evolved from a speculative idea to a transformative force. The Shortest History of AI traces this evolution, from Ada Lovelace's visionary work to IBM's groundbreaking defeat of the chess world...

'For who is so indifferent or indolent as not to wish to know by what means the Romans succeeded in subjecting nearly the whole inhabited world to their sole government - a thing unique in history?' -Polybius, second century BCE The Roman Empire is one of history's most...

As we enter the "Asian century," China demands our attention for being an economic powerhouse, a beacon of rapid modernization, and an assertive geopolitical player. To understand the nation behind the headlines, we must take in its vibrant, tumultuous past--a story of "larger-than-life...

France has long been feted for its unsurpassed cultural and historical riches. Gothic architecture, Louis XIV opulence, revolutionary spirit, café society . . . what could be more quintessentially French? Rarely do we think of France as a melting pot, and yet historian Colin Jones asserts it's no...

India--a cradle of civilization with five millennia of history, a country of immense consequence and contradiction--often defies ready understanding. What holds its people together--across its many cultures, races, languages, and creeds--and how has India evolved into the liberal democracy it is...

Based on decades of research, it is now known that the most effective program for the reversal of chronic insomnia is called "Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia" or CBT-I. However, this treatment is rarely available to the general public as CBT-I is usually only offered by specially...

From master "baker" Snoop Dogg comes his first baking book! Featuring 55 recipes that can be made with or without weed. Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller From Crook to Cook (more than 1.5 million copies sold) and...

An enchanting, highly personal tour of some of the most iconic cemeteries of the world--part travelogue, part memoir, part "excursions through death," by the author of Our Share of Night and "queen of horror" (Los Angeles Times) "Not a travelogue so much as a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Something from Nothing is Alison Roman's latest book featuring over 100 deceptively simple, casually stylish, impossibly delicious recipes that make the most of your pantry. AN NPR AND ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ...

* 2025 Taste Canada Award Winner * Enrich your weeknight meals with 100 easy-to-make, traditional and modern Middle Eastern dishes filled with bold spices and exquisite flavors. In Souk to Table, popular food blogger Amina Al-Saigh (...

"An astonishing true story of courage, love, and betrayal, told with the verve of a thriller. Freedland is a master at weaving spellbinding entertainments drawn from forgotten corners of history."--Mick Herron, bestselling author of Slow Horses From the New York Times bestselling...

USA TODAY BESTSELLER and THE GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER A handbook to disempower the trauma standing between individuals and their financial wellbeing The Trauma of Money: Mapping Compassionate Pathways to Healing Financial Trauma and Disempowering...

Explores how gravestones offer valuable genealogical and social history insights, aiding family research and uncovering hidden stories. Everyone dies, it's the one certainty in life. Whilst burials have been taking place for thousands of years, the eighteenth and nineteenth...

"On par with Into the Wild... Fast-paced, yet thoughtful and empathetic, all the way to its devastating conclusion, this psychological thriller will haunt me whenever I step off the pavement into the woods. I couldn't stop reading it, and I can't stop thinking about it." -- Bill Gifford, #1...

A MAID death is like no other -- it is deliberate, legal, and comes at an appointed time. Through the eyes of his widow, this memoir tells the story of Ron's MAID journey and of its effects on his family. Ron suffered for years with chronic pain, slowly losing his quality of life. When finding...

From an award-winning journalist, a reflective, smart, and deeply reported look at the millennial generation that draws on the experiences of five diverse individuals and explores where we go from here What happened to millennials? At the birth of America's largest...

From Sarah Weinman, author of Scoundrel and The Real Lolita, comes an eye-opening story about the first major spousal rape trial in America and urgent questions it raised about women's rights that would reverberate for decades. In 1978, Greta Rideout was the first woman in United States...

"A singularly--thrillingly--persuasive chronicle of globalization's spectacular rise and fall." ―Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author of Age of Ambition The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven...

"A book of great importance and one that will likely become a classic." - New York Times Book Review A Time Magazine Must-Read Book of 2025 From the Pulitzer Finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Cobalt Red: How the...