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The cookbook of the summer! Make the most of summer living with stunning salads from The Globe and Mail #1 bestselling cookbook.

As Commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield captivated the world with stunning photos and commentary from space. Now, in his first book, Chris offers readers extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality. Chris Hadfield decided to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo moon landing with his family on Stag Island, Ontario, when he was nine years old, and it was impossible for Canadians to be astronauts.

Terry Fox defined perseverance and hope for a generation of Canadians. Forty years after Terry's run ended, Forever Terry reflects what Terry's legacy means to us now, and in the future. To mark the 40th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope, Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters recounts the inspiration, dedication, and perseverance that Terry Fox embodied, and gives voice to an icon whose example spoke much louder than his words.

An affecting biography of the author of Anne of Green Gables is the first for young readers to include revelations about her last days and to encompass the complexity of a brilliant and sometimes troubled life. Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maud who adored stories. When she was fourteen years old, Maud wrote in her journal, "I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them." Not only did Maud grow up to own lots of books, she wrote twenty-four of them herself as L. M. Montgomery, the world-renowned author of Anne of Green Gables .

A searing and revelatory account of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls of Highway 16, and an indictment of the society that failed them.

For decades, Indigenous women and girls have gone missing or been found murdered along an isolated stretch of highway in northwestern British Columbia. The highway is known as the Highway of Tears, and it has come to symbolize a national crisis.

A best-selling text thoroughly updated, including new chapters on the last 30 years.
"An excellent study that will help historians appreciate the importance of Christianity in the history of the United States and Canada." – The Journal of American History 
“Scholars and general readers alike will gain unique insights into the multifaceted character of Christianity in its New World environment. Nothing short of brilliant.” – Harry S. Stout, Yale University 

The extraordinary life of one of the world’s greatest music and literary icons, in the words of those who knew him best.

This book gives a panoramic view of the rise and progress of the LDS Church in Canada. It has all the elements of a great saga, including that of early faithful missionaries preaching in eastern Canada without "purse or scrip" in the 1830s and 18402 and the exodus of early Canadian converts who joined with the main body of the Church an trekked across the Great Plains to Utah. It tells of Mormon pioneers from Utah arriving in southern Alberta after 1887, having made a second grand trek to escape their persecutors and details the settlement of Mormons in Alberta.

Le match est considéré comme le meilleur livre jamais écrit sur le hockey, et l'un des meilleurs ouvrages de tous les temps sur le sport. Plus qu'un simple livre de hockey, Le match s'est imposé comme un classique incontournable — un regard à la fois profond et provocant sur la vie de hockeyeur et sur le sport lui-même. Ken Dryden, membre du Temple de la renommée du hockey et du Panthéon des sports canadiens, est reconnu comme l'un des plus grands gardiens de but de l'ère moderne. En outre, il est l'un des commentateurs les plus intelligents et perspicaces du monde du hockey.

"Perdre un enfant à sa naissance... Comment voir clair à travers toute cette tristesse, cette culpabilité, cette impuissance, cette colère, cette peur ? Comment continuer à être vivante ? A propos de l'auteure Caroline Paquin a vu le jour à Chicoutimi. A l'âge de dix-huit ans, déjà passionnée par l'écriture, elle s'installe à Montréal. Elle obtient d'abord un baccalauréat en langue et littérature, ensuite un certificat en enseignement, puis une maîtrise en littérature française. Elle enseigne le français et la littérature au Programme d'éducation internationale à Saint-Jérôme.