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Examining the roots and fruits of the urban foodscape

The Genie in the Bottle makes science downright fun. Dr. Joe Schwarcz blends quirky anecdotes about everyday chemistry with engaging tales from the history of science.

In hockey, goalies have always been a contradiction — solitary men in a team game, the last line of defence and the stalwarts expected to save the day after any and every miscue and collapse from h

Ride the Lightning: A fast, powerful read full of action, twists, and dark humour.

Long before he became “Hardcore Holly,” Robert Howard was a fighter.

“A stylish noir.” — The Globe and Mail on The Drop Zone

Canada's former poet laureate looks back at a life lived in literature and hockey fandom Hockey forms the backdrop of our lives.

At the centre of the critically acclaimed Fox drama House, British actor Hugh Laurie has become the focus of fans across North America, Britain, and Australia.

A Big Easy legend returns to the limelight

Wishing for something out of Alice in Wonderland, something beyond her adventureless life, 16-year-old Ash is counting down the days until she and her mother move away from their prairie h

A poignant and surreal fable about the nature of good and evil filled with a dazzling cast of characters … and millions of hiccups

Part biography, part memoir, and all catharsis Jim Harrison grew up on the prairies, played Junior in Saskatchewan, and pro with the Bruins, Leafs, Hawks, and Oilers.

“What a lucky girl!” Everybody who has adopted a daughter from China has heard that one.

Over the past decade, the magic of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has spread across the globe, touching the imagination of hundreds of millions of people of all ages. From the 1997 U.K.

Neil Peart’s travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa, reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock’s greatest lyric