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Direct Red
Trade Paperback | 192 pages | Anchor Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Medical
978-0-385-66581-0 (0-385-66581-4)
March 2, 2010 | $19.95
In this powerful and sometimes shocking account, a surgeon reveals her experience of hospital life with rare frankness.
In her mid-twenties, Gabriel Weston - an arts graduate with no scientific qualification beyond high school-level biology - decided to become a surgeon. She enrolled at night school, then went through many years...
Trade Paperback | 192 pages | Anchor Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Medical
978-0-385-66581-0 (0-385-66581-4)
March 2, 2010 | $19.95
In this powerful and sometimes shocking account, a surgeon reveals her experience of hospital life with rare frankness.
In her mid-twenties, Gabriel Weston - an arts graduate with no scientific qualification beyond high school-level biology - decided to become a surgeon. She enrolled at night school, then went through many years...
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Hardcover | 320 pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics
978-0-307-35727-4 (0-307-35727-9)
February 16, 2010 | $32.00
Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives?
The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are...
Hardcover | 320 pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics
978-0-307-35727-4 (0-307-35727-9)
February 16, 2010 | $32.00
Why is it so hard to make lasting changes in our companies, in our communities, and in our own lives?
The primary obstacle is a conflict that's built into our brains, say Chip and Dan Heath, authors of the critically acclaimed bestseller Made to Stick. Psychologists have discovered that our minds are...
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eBook.
Citizens of London
Hardcover | 496 pages | Bond Street Books | History
978-0-385-66937-5 (0-385-66937-2)
February 2, 2010 | $34.95
While justly acclaimed as the closest, most successful military partnership in history, the "special relationship" forged between the United States and Britain during World War II was anything but the inevitable alliance it appears to be in hindsight. As the countries of Western Europe fell one by one to Hitler, and...
Hardcover | 496 pages | Bond Street Books | History
978-0-385-66937-5 (0-385-66937-2)
February 2, 2010 | $34.95
While justly acclaimed as the closest, most successful military partnership in history, the "special relationship" forged between the United States and Britain during World War II was anything but the inevitable alliance it appears to be in hindsight. As the countries of Western Europe fell one by one to Hitler, and...
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The Smart Cookies' Guide to Couples and Money
Hardcover | 240 pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics - Personal Finance
978-0-307-35798-4 (0-307-35798-8)
January 26, 2010 | $29.95
This hip and accessible guide addresses all of the nagging money questions and thorny situations that come up when you're in a relationship, whether you're just starting to get serious or you're already married.
This book gives couples the perfect excuse to break the silence and start talking about… money! Staying on...
Hardcover | 240 pages | Random House Canada | Business & Economics - Personal Finance
978-0-307-35798-4 (0-307-35798-8)
January 26, 2010 | $29.95
This hip and accessible guide addresses all of the nagging money questions and thorny situations that come up when you're in a relationship, whether you're just starting to get serious or you're already married.
This book gives couples the perfect excuse to break the silence and start talking about… money! Staying on...
Also available as an
eBook.
How to Succeed in Anything by Really Trying
Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Vintage Canada | Self Help - Motivational; Business & Economics - Motivational
978-0-307-35725-0 (0-307-35725-2)
January 12, 2010 | $17.95
An experienced executive himself, Lyman MacInnis has guided the careers and affairs of successful executives and entrepreneurs as well as internationally renowned entertainers and athletes.
An inspiring and practical book of career advice for everyone, from executives and partners, to mid-career professionals and even graduates looking to get in on the ground...
Trade Paperback | 224 pages | Vintage Canada | Self Help - Motivational; Business & Economics - Motivational
978-0-307-35725-0 (0-307-35725-2)
January 12, 2010 | $17.95
An experienced executive himself, Lyman MacInnis has guided the careers and affairs of successful executives and entrepreneurs as well as internationally renowned entertainers and athletes.
An inspiring and practical book of career advice for everyone, from executives and partners, to mid-career professionals and even graduates looking to get in on the ground...
The Mourner's Dance
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Vintage Canada | Self Help - Death, Grief, Bereavement; Social Science - Death & Dying
978-0-307-39869-7 (0-307-39869-2)
January 12, 2010 | $22.00
One of the prices we pay for human attachment is that we mourn when a loved one dies. Every society has found ways to support and contain the mourner’s grief, from the heavy crape veils of the Victorians to the boisterous wakes of the Irish, from the Jewish custom of shiva...
Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Vintage Canada | Self Help - Death, Grief, Bereavement; Social Science - Death & Dying
978-0-307-39869-7 (0-307-39869-2)
January 12, 2010 | $22.00
One of the prices we pay for human attachment is that we mourn when a loved one dies. Every society has found ways to support and contain the mourner’s grief, from the heavy crape veils of the Victorians to the boisterous wakes of the Irish, from the Jewish custom of shiva...
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You Better Watch Out
Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Vintage Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs
978-0-307-39675-4 (0-307-39675-4)
January 12, 2010 | $21.00
“It is, I contend, no small achievement to survive the perfect family.” So Greg Malone says at the beginning of a graceful, generous and sometimes hilarious memoir of his childhood in the St. John’s of the 1950s and 60s.
A memoir from one of Canada’s comic geniuses that is as moving as...
Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Vintage Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs
978-0-307-39675-4 (0-307-39675-4)
January 12, 2010 | $21.00
“It is, I contend, no small achievement to survive the perfect family.” So Greg Malone says at the beginning of a graceful, generous and sometimes hilarious memoir of his childhood in the St. John’s of the 1950s and 60s.
A memoir from one of Canada’s comic geniuses that is as moving as...
59 Seconds
Hardcover | 336 pages | Random House Canada | Psychology & Psychiatry; Self Help
978-0-307-35811-0 (0-307-35811-9)
January 5, 2010 | $32.00
Professor Richard Wiseman offers many quick and practical ways to improve your life gleaned from today's cutting edge-science, and in the process gives a psychologist's myth-busting response to the self-help movement.
Whether you're looking to be more decisive in your life, to find a new job, or simply to be happier, the...
Hardcover | 336 pages | Random House Canada | Psychology & Psychiatry; Self Help
978-0-307-35811-0 (0-307-35811-9)
January 5, 2010 | $32.00
Professor Richard Wiseman offers many quick and practical ways to improve your life gleaned from today's cutting edge-science, and in the process gives a psychologist's myth-busting response to the self-help movement.
Whether you're looking to be more decisive in your life, to find a new job, or simply to be happier, the...
Also available as an
eBook.
The Spice Necklace
Hardcover | 480 pages | Doubleday Canada | Travel - Caribbean & West Indies
978-0-385-66336-6 (0-385-66336-6)
January 5, 2010 | $32.95
A follow-up to the national bestseller An Embarrassment of Mangoes, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband navigate the Caribbean on a sailboat, discovering local culture in each tiny port, and collecting sumptuous original recipes along the way.
Spices and herbs are the heart and soul of Caribbean cooking, adding more to the pleasures...
Hardcover | 480 pages | Doubleday Canada | Travel - Caribbean & West Indies
978-0-385-66336-6 (0-385-66336-6)
January 5, 2010 | $32.95
A follow-up to the national bestseller An Embarrassment of Mangoes, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband navigate the Caribbean on a sailboat, discovering local culture in each tiny port, and collecting sumptuous original recipes along the way.
Spices and herbs are the heart and soul of Caribbean cooking, adding more to the pleasures...
Also available as an
eBook.
Rob Carrick's Guide to What's Good, Bad and Downright Awful in Canadian Investments Today
Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Doubleday Canada | Business & Economics - Personal Finance
978-0-385-66745-6 (0-385-66745-0)
December 29, 2009 | $19.95
From the author of How to Pay Less and Keep More for Yourself, the essential Canadian investment guide.
This is the kind of investment advice that Canadians crave, at a time when they need it most: super-savvy, easy to use, and written in a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners style that's often outrageously outspoken.
Rob Carrick...
Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Doubleday Canada | Business & Economics - Personal Finance
978-0-385-66745-6 (0-385-66745-0)
December 29, 2009 | $19.95
From the author of How to Pay Less and Keep More for Yourself, the essential Canadian investment guide.
This is the kind of investment advice that Canadians crave, at a time when they need it most: super-savvy, easy to use, and written in a no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners style that's often outrageously outspoken.
Rob Carrick...
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eBook.
The G.I. Diet, Revised
Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Random House Canada | Health & Fitness - Diets
978-0-307-35832-5 (0-307-35832-1)
December 29, 2009 | $24.95
Rick Gallop's ground-breaking G.I. Diet, revised and updated to provide the best new basics for people looking to get started on the green-light road to health.
The original G.I. Diet and The Revised G.I. Diet have helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world to lose weight and keep it off...
Trade Paperback | 208 pages | Random House Canada | Health & Fitness - Diets
978-0-307-35832-5 (0-307-35832-1)
December 29, 2009 | $24.95
Rick Gallop's ground-breaking G.I. Diet, revised and updated to provide the best new basics for people looking to get started on the green-light road to health.
The original G.I. Diet and The Revised G.I. Diet have helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world to lose weight and keep it off...
The G.I. Diet Guide to Shopping and Eating Out, Revised
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Random House Canada | Health & Fitness - Diets
978-0-307-35833-2 (0-307-35833-X)
December 29, 2009 | $9.99
The popular G.I. Diet Guide to Shopping and Eating Out, revised and updated for everyone who wants to carry a checklist to eating the green-light way with them in their pockets or purse.
Whether you're already losing weight on the G.I. Diet or have just decided to start the foolproof plan, The...
Trade Paperback | 112 pages | Random House Canada | Health & Fitness - Diets
978-0-307-35833-2 (0-307-35833-X)
December 29, 2009 | $9.99
The popular G.I. Diet Guide to Shopping and Eating Out, revised and updated for everyone who wants to carry a checklist to eating the green-light way with them in their pockets or purse.
Whether you're already losing weight on the G.I. Diet or have just decided to start the foolproof plan, The...
The Optimist
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Anchor Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs
978-0-385-66453-0 (0-385-66453-2)
December 29, 2009 | $19.95
When it comes to bad news, we’ve never had it so good.
Laurence Shorter is feeling anxious. Every time he opens a newspaper or turns on the radio he finds another reason to be tearful. It’s time to make a change. It’s time to be optimistic!
His plan is simple:
1. Learn how...
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Anchor Canada | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs
978-0-385-66453-0 (0-385-66453-2)
December 29, 2009 | $19.95
When it comes to bad news, we’ve never had it so good.
Laurence Shorter is feeling anxious. Every time he opens a newspaper or turns on the radio he finds another reason to be tearful. It’s time to make a change. It’s time to be optimistic!
His plan is simple:
1. Learn how...
Power Up
Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Random House Canada | Health & Fitness
978-0-307-35672-7 (0-307-35672-8)
December 15, 2009 | $19.95
Along with Drs. Oz, Weil, and Northrup, Dr. Merrell is a towering figure in integrative medicine. Power Up shows us how to "power up" our minds, bodies and spirits with this clinically proven, revolutionary program.
Exhaustion is epidemic in our society. Dr. Woodson Merrell shows readers how to transform themselves from...
Trade Paperback | 400 pages | Random House Canada | Health & Fitness
978-0-307-35672-7 (0-307-35672-8)
December 15, 2009 | $19.95
Along with Drs. Oz, Weil, and Northrup, Dr. Merrell is a towering figure in integrative medicine. Power Up shows us how to "power up" our minds, bodies and spirits with this clinically proven, revolutionary program.
Exhaustion is epidemic in our society. Dr. Woodson Merrell shows readers how to transform themselves from...
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