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Former RCMP Sergeant Charlie Scheideman, author of Policing the Fringe: The Curious Life of a Small-Town Mountie, is back with the same wry humour and a new collection of incredible stories drawn from his twenty-seven years of patrolling the small communities of the interior of British Columbia. These new adventures have him re-polishing his boots and relaying untold tales, such as the lone officer who takes on three legendary hard-fighting drunks—earning him the respect of the citizens of Prince George including the louts he single-handedly flattened.

A completely satirical yet oddly practical guide to surviving and thriving in Canada's westernmost province. So you've arrived in British Columbia. Perhaps you're just passing through; perhaps you want to stay a while. You may even be contemplating making British Columbia your home. What you need is a well-researched, clearly written, and comprehensive guide to living and even prospering in Canada's westernmost province. This isn't it.

Broadcaster and bestselling author Mike McCardell haunts British Columbia's past in order to summon spellbinding tales of Western Canada. Reprising his 2013 bestseller Haunting Vancouver, Mike McCardell summons the ghost of real-life pioneer Jock Linn to provide hair-raising and humorous versions of what really happened during some of the formative events that shaped British Columbia.

A collection of humorous essays about Vancouver Island's unique quirks—from the south end to the north—from beloved storyteller, Anny Scoones. Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands have a reputation for their ineffable charisma, laid-back pace, and distinct grooviness. As Anny Scoones travels the length of our beloved Vancouver Island, and visits the little coastal and inland towns and iconic places, she shares her observations, musing on its fascinating and layered history.

Celebrated humorist and short-story writer M.A.C. Farrant's new non-fiction work comprises ninety-three puzzle pieces that mimic the actual practice of assembling a jigsaw puzzle. By turns whimsical, insightful, meditative, funny, and factual, the "pieces" of Jigsaw touch on themes readers of the celebrated humorist and fiction writer M.A.C. Farrant have encountered before: existence, love, joy, science, history, aging, roads, and Buddhism—and our seemingly universal love of jigsaw puzzles.

A national bestseller. "I could not put this book down. It's so funny."—Ru Paul—"I love this book for its honesty and dark (and light!) comedy."—Rachel Dratch (Instagram)—"It's f*cking great!!! Raw, intimate, hilarious, actually inspiring."—Jon Stewart. A recommended read from: NPR—PureWow—UsWeekly—People—Bustle—She Reads—Nylon—BookRiot—and more. The dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous upbringing and uproarious career path into Hollywood.

An instant national bestseller. From actor, comedian, co-creator of Marcel the Shell—and New York Times bestselling author of Little Weirds—Jenny Slate, a wild, soulful, hilarious collection of genre-bending essays depicting the journey into motherhood as you've never seen it before.

In this "morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly) New York Times bestseller that launched the death positive movement, a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession. Armed with a degree in medieval history and a flair for the macabre, Caitlin Doughty took a job at a crematory and turned morbid curiosity into her life's work. She cared for bodies of every color, shape, and affliction, and became an intrepid explorer in the world of the dead.

#1 New York Times bestseller • From the author of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and creator of The Mindy Project and Never Have I Ever comes a hilarious collection of essays about her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life. “This is Kaling at the height of her power.”—USA Today.

An introvert spends a year trying to live like an extrovert with hilarious results and advice for readers along the way. What would happen if a shy introvert lived like a gregarious extrovert for one year? If she knowingly and willingly put herself in perilous social situations that she'd normally avoid at all costs? Writer Jessica Pan intends to find out.