They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth II and Margaret was dramatically altered.

A biography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.

During the First World War, Henri Bourassa - fierce Canadian nationalist, politician, and journalist from Quebec - took centre stage in the national debates on Canada's participation in the war, its imperial ties to Britain, and...

Three years after giving up drinking, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne at a party celebrating the birth of her first child. This marked her immediate, full-blown return to crippling alcoholism. This book...

A story of success from one of the most unlikely places on the planet. The story develops on a First Nation reservation, in northern Canada. The child of a single mom of 4, living on welfare, was forever changed through a simple act of...

Part memoir, part graphic novel, part narrative history, Caldecott Medalist Allen Say chronicles his journey as an artist during WWII when he apprenticed under Noro Shinpei, Japan's premier cartoonist.

Charismatic and ambitious, Simon Forman rose from a poor upbringing in Wiltshire to become one of the wealthiest doctors in London. This account of his life sees him denounced as a quack and an astrologer who used black magic. It covers...

"The role played by the Canadian Jewish Community during World War II, particularly the approximately 17,000 individuals who enlisted, representing 10% of the Jewish population in Canada at the time. Interviews with surviving veterans,...

On June 6, 1944, 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy and suffered an astonishingly low rate of casualties. D-Day was a stunning military accomplishment, but it was also a masterpiece of trickery. Operation Fortitude...