Knighton tells the story of his 15-year descent into blindness. Stumbling literally and emotionally into darkness, into love, and into adulthood, he provides a window into the human condition. He is powerful and irreverent in words and...
Canadian nonfiction
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Author:Knighton, RyanSummary: - Author:Soole, Shawn, Caudle, NateSummary:
The new art of the cocktail has arrived in bars and lounges. In this exquisitely produced book, world-class bartenders Shawn Soole and Nate Caudle compile cutting-edge recipes for the experienced bartender and beginner mixologist alike...
- Author:Rose, GeorgeSummary:
The devastation of the North Atlantic cod stocks, particularly the tremendous stocks of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Grand Banks, has become an icon for the unsustainable relation between human exploitation and Nature. Here, George...
- Author:Cross, L.D.Summary:
In late 1942, Britain was desperate to win the ongoing Battle of the Atlantic. German U-boats had sunk hundreds of Allied ships containing millions of tons of cargo that was needed to continue the war effort. Prime Minister Churchill...
- Author:Swanson, KerrySummary:
This collection of essays provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new media arts practice in Canada. The writers are established artists, scholars, and curators who cover thematic concepts and underlying approaches...
- Author:Leake, JohnSummary:
In August of 1989, Duncan MacPherson--a pro hockey player from Saskatoon, Canada--vanished without a trace in Europe. With no help from the police, his parents, Lynda and Bob, drove all over the Alps looking for him, and finally found...
- Author:Bell, Eric, Reder, Deanna, Nest, Michael WallaceSummary:
A small team uncovers new evidence and exposes police failure in one of the North's most enduring missing persons cases. Missing persons. Double murder? Métis leader James Brady was one of the most famous Indigenous activists in Canada...
- Author:Lazarus, EveSummary:
Hundreds of murders remain unsolved in Vancouver, some dating back decades; their victims are now essentially invisible, forgotten by everyone except family and friends. Sometimes their cases are reopened, looked at again with a fresh...
- Author:Sandford, Robert WilliamSummary:
Cold Matters is a vital and approachable work that distills the scientific complexities of snow, ice, water and climate and presents the global implications of research put forth and funded by the Canadian Foundation for Climate and...
- Author:Mellor, LeeSummary:
Canada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history. Limited time offer. There are more than 60 serial murderers in Canadian history. For too long...
- Author:Powers, BillSummary:
Conventional wisdom has North America entering a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. But has industry been honest? Cold, Hungry and in the Dark argues that declining productivity combined with increasing demand will trigger...
- Author:Jackson, LornaSummary:
Star-struck biographies, nostalgic histories, gonzo road trips: hockey books say we're obsessed with the game because we grew up wanting to be players. Now women. Cold-cocked: On Hockey is the first book to explore a woman's way of...
- Author:Kelly, Robert W.Summary:
Collaborative Creativity: Educating for Creative Development, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship speaks to educators, administrators, educational designers, government officials, and parents about a new way of being educationally in the...
- Author:Bartlett, Stephanie, Christensen, Keith, Quinn, Erin, Samuelson, Carla-Jayne, Kelly, Robert W.Summary:
The Collaborative Creativity Idea Book for Educators is designed to accompany and support the textbook Collaborative Creativity: Educating for Creative Development, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (Kelly, 2020), and also to serve as a...
- Author:Downe, PamelaSummary:
This engaging ethnography explores how Indigenous women and their communities practice collective care to sustain traditional lifeways in what has been called Canada's "HIV hot zone."
- Author:Pattison, TaniaSummary:
This book has been written for adult students of English Language Arts at a Grade 10 level. As such, it meets the criteria established by the British Columbia Ministry of Education while providing content suitable for adult learners....
- Author:Mawani, RenisaSummary:
Encounters among Aboriginal peoples, European colonists, Chinese migrants, and mixed-race populations generated a range of racial anxieties that underwrote colonialism in BC. By focusing on these points of contact, this book forges...
- Author:Wallis, Maria A.Summary:
Colonialism and Racism in Canada situates current, important readings within a practical pedagogical apparatus and structure. Each chapter follows the same pedagogical structure: a brief Introduction, a list of Learning Objectives, A...
- Author:Richmond, Randy, Villemaire, TomSummary:
Sure, Canada was built on dreams and hard work, but it was also built on failure - mix-ups, mistakes, screw-ups, and boondoggles. Failing at things, and laughing about them, has long been a characteristic of our citizens. Where else but...
- Author:Richmond, Randy, Villemaire, TomSummary:
Did you hear the one about the canal builder who forgot canals need water? The battle where everyone ran away? Or the boat made of ice, and the town that mixed up time? How about the shovel invented for soldiers with a hole in it?...
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