Charles bukowski

Fear makes me a writer, fear and a lack of confidence. A major new biography on an increasingly important American...

Little cyclone

"A true story of extraordinary bravery, betrayal, tragedy and triumph."—The Daily Telegraph On a hot afternoon in August 1941, a...

The haitian revolution

Toussaint L’Ouverture was the leader of the Haitian Revolution in the late eighteenth century, in which slaves rebelled against their...

The duke of kent the memoirs of darcy mc keough

A refreshingly honest memoir about politics and private life Few Canadians have served their nation as well and as widely...

Dancing with the octopus a memoir of a crime

For readers of Educated and The Glass Castle, a harrowing, redemptive and profoundly inspiring memoir of childhood trauma and its...

The price to pay a muslim risks all to follow christ

During his military service, Muhammad, a young Muslim Iraqi from a leading Shiite family, discovers to his dismay that his...

You don't look like anyone i know

An unusual and uncommonly moving family memoir, with a twist that give new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness. Heather...

Selected letters of dashiell hammett

A selection from the letters of Dashiell Hammett, the American writer of crime fiction. Here is Hammett the family man,...

A year of living generously dispatches from the front lines of philanthropy

A Year of Living Generously follows award-winning journalist Lawrence Scanlan as he volunteers with 12 different charities, among them well-known...

The molsons their lives and times

This is the true story of a remarkable family as told by a direct descendant of John Molson. Through generations,...

The spinster and the prophet

Adventures in the west henry halpin

This is the story of Irish-born Henry Ross Halpin, who by the age of 16 began a long association with...

Elizabeth posthuma simcoe

The diaries, letters, and sketches of Elizabeth Simcoe are drawn upon as sources in this portrayal of the energetic and...

Sir john johnson loyalest baronet

Sir John Johnson: Loyalist Baronet is the first full-length biography of a man who played a central role in the...

Your heart

An encouraging, inspiring, and "absorbing" (Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize winner) true story of how a boy from India overcame a...

Stalin's war a new history of world war ii

A prize-winning historian reveals how Stalin—not Hitler—was the animating force of World War II in this major new history. World...

Beyond the wand the magic and mayhem of growing up a wizard

From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a...

Chasing my cure a doctor's race to turn hope into action; a memoir

LOS ANGELES TIMES AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLER • The powerful memoir of a young doctor and former college athlete diagnosed...

Not for king or country edward cecil smith

Not for King or Country tells the story of Edward Cecil-Smith, a dynamic propagandist for the Communist Party of Canada...

For valour canadians and the victoria cross in the great war

The collected stories of the Canadian recipients of the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration. As Canada came into its...

Dr. oronhyatekha: security, justice, and equality [paperback] jamieson, keith and hamilton, michelle a.

2016 Ontario Historical Society Joseph Brant Award — Winner • 2017 Speaker's Book Award — Shortlisted A man of two...

By chance alone a remarkable true story of courage and survival at auschwitz

In the tradition of Elie Wiesel’s Night and Primo Levi’s Survival in Auschwitz comes a bestselling new memoir by Canadian...

Chuvalo a fighter's life the story of boxing's last gladiator

The inspirational memoir of the Canadian boxer who fought some of the greatest heavyweights in history, including Muhammad Ali and...

Red quarter moon a search for family in the shadow of stalin