Posts Tagged ‘canadian’
HIGH ROAD, THE
“Honest Angus McLintock is an amateur politician who dares to do the unthinkable: tell the truth. Political aide Daniel Addison thought he just might escape from his job until “his” candidate brings down the government and decides to run again.” – publisher.
Read MoreBased on a True Story
“As its title suggests, Norm Macdonald tells the story of his life–more or less–from his origins in a rural small town in the-back-of-beyond Canada to an epically disastrous appearance on Star Search, to his possibly incredible account of auditioning for Lorne Michaels and his memorable run as the anchor of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update.”…
Read MoreDrunk Mom
Three years after giving up drink, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne like it was ginger ale. “It’s a special occasion,” she said to her boyfriend. And indeed it was. It was a party celebrating the birth of their first child. It also marked Jowita’s immediate, full-blown return to alcoholism and…
Read MoreCompany Town
Madeline Ashby’sCompany Town is a brilliant, twisted mystery, as one woman must evaluate saving the people of a town that can’t be saved, or saving herself. “Elegant, cruel, and brutally perfect,Company Town is a prize of a novel.” —Mira Grant,New York Times Bestselling and Hugo-Award nominated author of the Newsflesh series New Arcadia is a…
Read MoreFifteen Dogs
A bet between the gods Hermes and Apollo leads them to grant human consciousness and language to a group of dogs overnighting at a Toronto veterinary clinic. Suddenly capable of more complex thought, the pack is torn between those who resist the new ways of thinking, preferring the old ‘dog’ ways, and those who embrace…
Read MoreVictory at Vimy
At the height of the First World War, on Easter Monday April 9, 1917, in early morning sleet, sixteen battalions of the Canadian Corps rose along a six-kilometre line of trenches in northern France against the occupying Germans. All four Canadian divisions advanced in a line behind a well-rehearsed creeping barrage of artillery fire. By…
Read MoreThe Great Escape
2014 Libris Award — Joint Winner, Non-Fiction Book of the Year Globe and Mail Bestseller Toronto Star Bestseller A unique retelling of WWII’s most dramatic escape, told through first-hand recollections of the soldiers who experienced it. On the night of March 24, 1944, eighty airmen crawled through a 400-foot-long tunnel, code-named “Harry,” and dashed from…
Read MoreThe Ontario Craft Beer Guide
Forget wine tours! This is the comprehensive guide to Ontario’s craft-beer revival and the brewers behind it. The renaissance of craft beer that has swept North America over the past thirty years has transformed the Ontario landscape, leaving over two hundred breweries, great and humble, dotting the province. The diversity of craft beers we now…
Read MoreHaunted Canada 2
Spine-chilling tales from across the country! Strange disappearances, unexplained accidents and grisly ghosts! Following the success of Haunted Canada, this second volume collects more frightening Canadian tales.Whether you’re looking for a spooky Halloween story, something scary to read by the campfire, or a peek at the darker side of Canada, Haunted Canada 2 is sure…
Read MoreHaunted Canada 3
More true ghost stories collected from across Canada! These creepy stories are perfect for around the campfire and at Halloween. Will you be able to read them all?
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