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Peter Mansbridge One on One
Hardcover | 352 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35784-7 (0-307-35784-8)
October 20, 2009 | $35.00
From one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable journalists comes a collection of the best interviews with the leading thinkers and cultural icons of our time, from the country’s most trusted interview show.
An extraordinary selection from Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One, including politicians, journalists, arts and sports figures and newsmakers behind...
Hardcover | 352 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-307-35784-7 (0-307-35784-8)
October 20, 2009 | $35.00
From one of Canada’s most respected and recognizable journalists comes a collection of the best interviews with the leading thinkers and cultural icons of our time, from the country’s most trusted interview show.
An extraordinary selection from Newsworld’s Mansbridge One on One, including politicians, journalists, arts and sports figures and newsmakers behind...
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Canada and Other Matters of Opinion
Hardcover | 352 pages | Doubleday Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-385-66726-5 (0-385-66726-4)
October 6, 2009 | $32.95
A cornucopia of comment from Canada’s most opinionated man — a man seen, read, and listened to by millions of Canadians each week.
Canada’s most distinctive commentator presents his fearless and thought-provoking views on a head-spinning range of subjects, from Dr. Johnson’s greatness to Bono’s gratingness, from doubts about Obama to utter...
Hardcover | 352 pages | Doubleday Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-385-66726-5 (0-385-66726-4)
October 6, 2009 | $32.95
A cornucopia of comment from Canada’s most opinionated man — a man seen, read, and listened to by millions of Canadians each week.
Canada’s most distinctive commentator presents his fearless and thought-provoking views on a head-spinning range of subjects, from Dr. Johnson’s greatness to Bono’s gratingness, from doubts about Obama to utter...
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Glimmer
Hardcover | 352 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs; Art - Design
978-0-307-35673-4 (0-307-35673-6)
October 13, 2009 | $35.00
The first mainstream book to explore how the problem-solving, creative and insightful powers of Bruce Mau and the world’s other great designers can be applied to our everyday lives and businesses — and spawn creative epiphanies around the world.
What can be learned from great designers? How can design improve our lives?...
Hardcover | 352 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs; Art - Design
978-0-307-35673-4 (0-307-35673-6)
October 13, 2009 | $35.00
The first mainstream book to explore how the problem-solving, creative and insightful powers of Bruce Mau and the world’s other great designers can be applied to our everyday lives and businesses — and spawn creative epiphanies around the world.
What can be learned from great designers? How can design improve our lives?...
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What Is Stephen Harper Reading?
Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Vintage Canada | Political Science; Literary Criticism & Collections; Literary Criticism & Collections - Canadian
978-0-307-39867-3 (0-307-39867-6)
October 5, 2009 | $21.00
“I know you’re very busy, Mr. Harper. We’re all busy. But every person has a space next to where they sleep, whether a patch of pavement or a fine bedside table. In that space, at night, a book can glow. And in those moments of docile wakefulness, when we begin to...
Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Vintage Canada | Political Science; Literary Criticism & Collections; Literary Criticism & Collections - Canadian
978-0-307-39867-3 (0-307-39867-6)
October 5, 2009 | $21.00
“I know you’re very busy, Mr. Harper. We’re all busy. But every person has a space next to where they sleep, whether a patch of pavement or a fine bedside table. In that space, at night, a book can glow. And in those moments of docile wakefulness, when we begin to...
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God Is.
Hardcover | 176 pages | Doubleday Canada | Religion - Philosophy
978-0-385-66651-0 (0-385-66651-9)
August 18, 2009 | $29.95
In this invaluable contribution to the continuing debate about religious belief, David Adams Richards offers an exhilaratingly fresh perspective and a voice more impassioned, heartfelt, and sometimes furious, than anything written about God by an atheist.
David Adams Richards, one of Canada’s most beloved and celebrated authors, has been wrestling with...
Hardcover | 176 pages | Doubleday Canada | Religion - Philosophy
978-0-385-66651-0 (0-385-66651-9)
August 18, 2009 | $29.95
In this invaluable contribution to the continuing debate about religious belief, David Adams Richards offers an exhilaratingly fresh perspective and a voice more impassioned, heartfelt, and sometimes furious, than anything written about God by an atheist.
David Adams Richards, one of Canada’s most beloved and celebrated authors, has been wrestling with...
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The Case for God
Hardcover | 432 pages | Knopf Canada | Religion - History; Religion - Sociology of Religion; Philosophy - Religious
978-0-307-39743-0 (0-307-39743-2)
September 22, 2009 | $34.95
From the bestselling author of A History of God and The Great Transformation comes a balanced, nuanced understanding of the role religion plays in human life and the trajectory of faith in modern times.
Why has God become incredible? Why is it that atheists and theists alike now think and speak about...
Hardcover | 432 pages | Knopf Canada | Religion - History; Religion - Sociology of Religion; Philosophy - Religious
978-0-307-39743-0 (0-307-39743-2)
September 22, 2009 | $34.95
From the bestselling author of A History of God and The Great Transformation comes a balanced, nuanced understanding of the role religion plays in human life and the trajectory of faith in modern times.
Why has God become incredible? Why is it that atheists and theists alike now think and speak about...
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Where Men Win Glory
Hardcover | 416 pages | Doubleday | Biography & Autobiography - Military
978-0-385-52226-7 (0-385-52226-6)
September 15, 2009 | $34.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In...
Hardcover | 416 pages | Doubleday | Biography & Autobiography - Military
978-0-385-52226-7 (0-385-52226-6)
September 15, 2009 | $34.00
The bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a remarkable young man’s haunting journey.
Like the men whose epic stories Jon Krakauer has told in his previous bestsellers, Pat Tillman was an irrepressible individualist and iconoclast. In...
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Egg on Mao
Hardcover | 256 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs - International; History - China
978-0-307-35579-9 (0-307-35579-9)
September 29, 2009 | $32.95
The eagerly-awaited new book by Denise Chong, author of the award-winning, national bestseller, The Concubine’s Children.
In her first book in a decade, beloved author Denise Chong, tells the story of a man who humiliated a repressive regime in front of the entire world, and whose daring gesture informs our view of...
Hardcover | 256 pages | Random House Canada | Current Affairs - International; History - China
978-0-307-35579-9 (0-307-35579-9)
September 29, 2009 | $32.95
The eagerly-awaited new book by Denise Chong, author of the award-winning, national bestseller, The Concubine’s Children.
In her first book in a decade, beloved author Denise Chong, tells the story of a man who humiliated a repressive regime in front of the entire world, and whose daring gesture informs our view of...
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Rowed Trip
Hardcover | 384 pages | Doubleday Canada | Travel - Adventure
978-0-385-66633-6 (0-385-66633-0)
September 29, 2009 | $29.95
Two bestselling authors combine their strengths in a travelogue, a search for roots, a romance — and a seat-of-your-pants adventure.
One sunny day in 2006, Julie and Colin Angus were talking about the future, as newly engaged couples do. More unusually, they were at the time travelling together from Moscow to Vancouver...
Hardcover | 384 pages | Doubleday Canada | Travel - Adventure
978-0-385-66633-6 (0-385-66633-0)
September 29, 2009 | $29.95
Two bestselling authors combine their strengths in a travelogue, a search for roots, a romance — and a seat-of-your-pants adventure.
One sunny day in 2006, Julie and Colin Angus were talking about the future, as newly engaged couples do. More unusually, they were at the time travelling together from Moscow to Vancouver...
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The Secret Life of War
Hardcover | 288 pages | Doubleday Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-385-66574-2 (0-385-66574-1)
September 1, 2009 | $29.95
A provocative story of war that offers rare insight into the real effects of conflict on civilians, reporters, and societies themselves.
Once it was simple to write about war. States or ideologies clashed; battles were fought between national armies or movements. But war has changed.
War has become “privatized” by small armed...
Hardcover | 288 pages | Doubleday Canada | Current Affairs
978-0-385-66574-2 (0-385-66574-1)
September 1, 2009 | $29.95
A provocative story of war that offers rare insight into the real effects of conflict on civilians, reporters, and societies themselves.
Once it was simple to write about war. States or ideologies clashed; battles were fought between national armies or movements. But war has changed.
War has become “privatized” by small armed...
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The Rise and Fall of Communism
Hardcover | 752 pages | Doubleday Canada | Political Science - Communism & Socialism; History
978-0-385-66272-7 (0-385-66272-6)
October 13, 2009 | $39.95
Published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall — a definitive and ground-breaking account of the revolutionary ideology that changed the modern world.
The inexorable rise of Communism was the most momentous political phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century. Its demise in Europe...
Hardcover | 752 pages | Doubleday Canada | Political Science - Communism & Socialism; History
978-0-385-66272-7 (0-385-66272-6)
October 13, 2009 | $39.95
Published to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall — a definitive and ground-breaking account of the revolutionary ideology that changed the modern world.
The inexorable rise of Communism was the most momentous political phenomenon of the first half of the twentieth century. Its demise in Europe...
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The Fat Mexican
Hardcover | 240 pages | Random House Canada | True Crime
978-0-307-35660-4 (0-307-35660-4)
October 27, 2009 | $32.00
From the #1 national bestselling author of Befriend and Betray, an intimate exposé of a criminal empire and the massacre that nearly started a global biker war.
Having once infiltrated the Bandidos for three years in a landmark police operation, Alex Caine is uniquely positioned to reveal the untold story of the...
Hardcover | 240 pages | Random House Canada | True Crime
978-0-307-35660-4 (0-307-35660-4)
October 27, 2009 | $32.00
From the #1 national bestselling author of Befriend and Betray, an intimate exposé of a criminal empire and the massacre that nearly started a global biker war.
Having once infiltrated the Bandidos for three years in a landmark police operation, Alex Caine is uniquely positioned to reveal the untold story of the...
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How to Raise the Perfect Dog
Hardcover | 320 pages | Harmony | Pets - Dogs
978-0-307-46129-2 (0-307-46129-7)
October 6, 2009 | $32.99
From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer, the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog.
For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent...
Hardcover | 320 pages | Harmony | Pets - Dogs
978-0-307-46129-2 (0-307-46129-7)
October 6, 2009 | $32.99
From the bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer, the only resource you’ll need for raising a happy, healthy dog.
For the millions of people every year who consider bringing a puppy into their lives–as well as those who have already brought a dog home–Cesar Millan, the preeminent...
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The Ice Passage
Hardcover | 320 pages | Doubleday Canada | History - Expeditions & Discoveries; History - Polar Regions; Science - Environmental Science
978-0-385-66532-2 (0-385-66532-6)
October 20, 2009 | $35.00
A thrilling account of suffering and survival, The Ice Passage charts an epic quest from desire to destiny.
It begins as a mission of mercy. Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator sets sail in search of them. Instead...
Hardcover | 320 pages | Doubleday Canada | History - Expeditions & Discoveries; History - Polar Regions; Science - Environmental Science
978-0-385-66532-2 (0-385-66532-6)
October 20, 2009 | $35.00
A thrilling account of suffering and survival, The Ice Passage charts an epic quest from desire to destiny.
It begins as a mission of mercy. Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator sets sail in search of them. Instead...
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Runaway Devil
Hardcover | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | True Crime - Murder; True Crime; History - Modern - 21St Century
978-0-7710-7360-1 (0-7710-7360-7)
August 4, 2009 | $29.99
Marc and Debra seemed to have it all — a lovely home in the Prairie town of Medicine Hat, fulfilling careers, a supportive marriage, and two beautiful children: eight-year-old Jacob and twelve-year-old JR. After years of struggle to reach this point, they finally felt their future held promise. But on April...
Hardcover | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | True Crime - Murder; True Crime; History - Modern - 21St Century
978-0-7710-7360-1 (0-7710-7360-7)
August 4, 2009 | $29.99
Marc and Debra seemed to have it all — a lovely home in the Prairie town of Medicine Hat, fulfilling careers, a supportive marriage, and two beautiful children: eight-year-old Jacob and twelve-year-old JR. After years of struggle to reach this point, they finally felt their future held promise. But on April...
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Knockout
Hardcover | 352 pages | Crown | Health & Fitness - Diets
978-0-307-58746-6 (0-307-58746-0)
October 20, 2009 | $32.99
In Knockout, Suzanne Somers interviews doctors who are successfully using the most innovative cancer treatments—treatments that build up the body rather than tear it down. Somers herself has stared cancer in the face, and a decade later she has conquered her fear and has emerged confident with the path she's chosen.
Now...
Hardcover | 352 pages | Crown | Health & Fitness - Diets
978-0-307-58746-6 (0-307-58746-0)
October 20, 2009 | $32.99
In Knockout, Suzanne Somers interviews doctors who are successfully using the most innovative cancer treatments—treatments that build up the body rather than tear it down. Somers herself has stared cancer in the face, and a decade later she has conquered her fear and has emerged confident with the path she's chosen.
Now...
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You Were Always Mom's Favorite!
Hardcover | 256 pages | Random House | Family & Relationships - Family Relationships
978-1-4000-6632-2 (1-4000-6632-8)
September 8, 2009 | $32.00
"I love her to death. I can't imagine life without her," a woman says about her sister. Another remarks, "I don't want anyone to kill my sister because I want to have that privilege myself." With these two comments, begins this eye-opening and entertaining new book.
New York Timesbestselling author Deborah Tannen...
Hardcover | 256 pages | Random House | Family & Relationships - Family Relationships
978-1-4000-6632-2 (1-4000-6632-8)
September 8, 2009 | $32.00
"I love her to death. I can't imagine life without her," a woman says about her sister. Another remarks, "I don't want anyone to kill my sister because I want to have that privilege myself." With these two comments, begins this eye-opening and entertaining new book.
New York Timesbestselling author Deborah Tannen...
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How to Be a Mentsh (And Not a Shmuck)
Hardcover | 224 pages | Knopf Canada | Self-Help - Personal Growth; Humor
978-0-307-39800-0 (0-307-39800-5)
September 8, 2009 | $29.95
Wise and hilarious, this is a book about happiness, your own and that of others. The principles outlined here will work for anyone, Jewish or not, who makes the effort to put them into practice.
Drawing on the “wisdom of the ages,” bestselling author Michael Wex shows readers how to figure...
Hardcover | 224 pages | Knopf Canada | Self-Help - Personal Growth; Humor
978-0-307-39800-0 (0-307-39800-5)
September 8, 2009 | $29.95
Wise and hilarious, this is a book about happiness, your own and that of others. The principles outlined here will work for anyone, Jewish or not, who makes the effort to put them into practice.
Drawing on the “wisdom of the ages,” bestselling author Michael Wex shows readers how to figure...
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