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The book's central theme is GUILT: how it's a uniquely human idea, and whether this raises us higher or drags us lower than other animals; how guilt is disabling and why individuals and s

"The Woods is the cure-all to Perfect Island Getaway nostalgia.

The inspiring story behind today's craft beer revolution is the subject of this lively memoir by Frank Appleton, the English-trained brewmaster who is considered by many to be the father of Canada'

150,000 innocents died in Changchun at the end of WW2 when Mao's Revolutionary Army laid siege.

At fourteen he became the head of his impoverished family, responsible for feeding eleven on the rough American frontier.

From Michael Jordan to George Bush Sr. Craig Hodges has never been shy about speaking truth to power.

'Teenage Head changed the face of music in this country. I would not be who I am today without their first record ...

Nominated for a 2014 Saskatchewan Book Award Françoise Mouly, an editor and publisher of uncommon taste and creativity, and an artist in her own right, has spent nearly four decades transforming co

The problem of consciousness may just be a semantic one. The brain absorbs a sea of sensory input, the tiniest fraction of which reaches the shore of our awareness.

In the original introduction to Pascal D'Angelo's Son of Italy, the renowned literary critic Carl Van Doren praised D'Angelo's autobiography as an impassioned story of his "enormous struggles again

A richly woven story about life in the heart of Umbria, this travel narrative is filled with nostalgic and personal recollections of the city's history, architecture, culture, and its unique people

Frank Lentricchia was born to working-class parents in Utica, New York, on May 23rd in 1940. He earned his M.A. from Duke University in 1963, and his Ph.D. in 1966.

This collection features essays on Nova Scotia-born poet, playwright and literary critic George Elliott Clarke.

Born near Park Valley, Saskatchewan, on Crown land, often referred to by locals as a road allowance community, Maria Campbell is the oldest of 8 children.

Compulsive Acts explores the films, plays and personality of prolific playwright, novelist, filmmaker and poet Sky Gilbert through the eyes of a handful of the people who have observed his work clo