Monster wildfires in Australia, January golfers in PEI, ruined fruit crops in California, starving polar bears in the North. Climate change is no longer a vague threat. Over the next few centuries...
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Author: Weaver, AndrewSummary:Genre: Math and science, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Gutstein, DonaldSummary:Margaret Thatcher transformed British political life. So did Ronald Reagan in the United States. Now Canada has experienced a similar, dramatic shift to a new kind of politics, which author Donald...
Genre: Political science, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Bromberger, AllenSummary:The current business-for-profit model rewards short-term thinking, narrow self-interest, and a social-and-environmental-costs-be-damned attitude. Non-profits, while more focused on the greater...
Genre: Business and economics, Social science -
Author: Bourrie, MarkSummary:Information, the lifeblood of democracy, is under attack in Canada. Instead of the transparency Stephen Harper promised, the nation's business is done in secret, and an army of lobbyists and...
Genre: Political science, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Reisen, AbrahamSummary:Avrom Reisen (1876-1953) was an acclaimed and prolific Yiddish poet and short story writer for the American Yiddish dailies.This is a superb translation by Harvey Fink of some of Reisen's best...
Genre: Short stories -
Author: Nadir, MoisheSummary:That Is How It Is - another impressive translation by Harvey Fink - offers more than fifty short pieces by Moishe Nadir, almost entirely about America - "a land where people do not go for strolls...
Genre: Short stories -
Author: Bollier, DavidSummary:In our age of predatory markets and make-believe democracy, our troubled political institutions have lost sight of real people and practical realities. But if you look to the edges, ordinary...
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Author: Stuchner, Joan BettySummary:On a small farm in Chelm, a man and his daughter set out to find a way to get milk from their hens, and the results are not only funny, they're wacky. This edition combines both written and spoken...
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Picture books -
Author: Edwards, WallaceSummary:In this picture book, a shoe journeys through an imaginative world to encounter a variety of animals and insects along the way. This edition combines both written and spoken words.
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Canadian fiction -
Author: Kulbak, MosheSummary:This is the first complete English-language translation of a classic of Yiddish literature, one of the great comic novels of the 20th century. The Zelmenyaners describes the travails of a Jewish...
Genre: Historical fiction, Humorous fiction -
Author: Carmichael, JodiSummary:While on a family vacation, three cousins discover their Great-Grandad's memories and hidden messages throughout the streets of Paris.
Genre: Juvenile fiction, Canadian fiction -
Author: Pavlis, RobertSummary:
Soil Science for Gardeners is an easy-to-read, practical guide to the science behind a healthy soil ecosystem and thriving plants. The book debunks common myths, explains soil science basics, and...
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Author: Pavlis, RobertSummary:
Compost Science for Gardeners demystifies the full range of composting methods and helps readers determine or select the best technique for their situation. This comprehensive, plain-language,...
Genre: Gardening, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Pavlis, RobertSummary:
Plant Science for Gardeners is the key to growing better plants. This easy introduction to plant biology and chemistry gives you the knowledge and confidence to analyze problems, find solutions,...