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From Layton to Singh
An incisive analysis of the federal NDP since 2000, examining the ongoing, unresolved tension between the party’s idealistic grassroots base and centrist bureaucracy at its core.
$24.95, PaperbackJ.L. Ilsley: A Political Biography
This biography of J. L. Ilsley offers a new vantage point on Mackenzie King’s Liberal government during the Second World War and a portrait of a fiscal conservative who opened the floodgates of spending while clamping down on profiteering and the rich.
$27.95, PaperbackStompin' Tom Connors
An in-depth look at the man who created the myth of Stompin’ Tom, updated with new information.
$24.95, PaperbackProud to Play
Profiles of Canadian LGBTQ+ athletes who made the playing field more inclusive — including 2020 Olympic Summer Games athletes$24.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-18Reading level: Grade 5John Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Year Canada Was Cool
While the Beatles were breaking up, John Lennon and Yoko Ono headed to Canada to stage a bed-in for peace, play a peace concert, and meet prime minister Trudeau.
$24.95, PaperbackJordin Tootoo
This is the story of Jordin Tootoo, who triumphed over discrimination, racism, and grief after the suicide of his NHL-bound brother, and went on to become the first Inuk to play in the NHL.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18P.K. Subban
A biography of Canadian defenceman P.K. Subban, which focuses on his determination, his experience with racism and his support for charities for children$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 800LJust Watch Me
How can we remember Pierre Trudeau? Let Zolf count the ways.Written as Trudeau retired from active politics, illustrated with dozens of photographs chronicling his career, Just Watch Me is a fascinating record of the career of one of Canada's most enigmatic leaders.
$24.95, PaperbackHarry Livingstone's Forgotten Men
An untold story about the clandestine operation to transport 80,000 Chinese labourers from remote Chinese villages, across Canada and all the way to the European battlefront to aid in the war effort and the mistreatment and racism they faced along the way.$27.95, PaperbackBlack Cop
A shocking, first-person account of a Mountie who went from small-town Newfoundland to undercover drug work in Toronto to guarding prime ministers and presidents. All along, the racism he encountered from the public was easier to handle than the racism of fellow police officers — and the RCMP hierarchy.$24.95, PaperbackBeverley McLachlin
As a biography of one of the most influential Canadian judges, this book provides an account of Beverley McLachlin's unequalled impact on Canadian life$29.95, HardcoverStompin' Tom Connors
An in-depth look at the man behind the myth.$16.99, Digital (ePub)BlackBerry Town
A new history of the Blackberry innovation that documents how the resources and people of Kitchener-Waterloo supported, facilitated and benefited from the achievement that Blackberry represents$24.95, PaperbackLucy Maud Montgomery
This is the story of a life that doesn't go according to plan. Despite this, Lucy Maud Montgomery has created a world that still resonates deeply with readers.$16.95, PaperbackMy River
When Stella was told she couldn't swim in her back yard river because hundreds of houses flushed their raw sewage into it she decided to try to do something about the issue. This is the true story of Stella's astonishingly successful grade six science project to clean up the LaHave River.$16.99, Digital (ePub)Interest ages: 7-11Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 720LBreaking Through
Profiles of Canadian women athletes who are breaking down barriers and taking the game for themselves.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL720LBlack Donnellys
A compelling account of the murder by a vigilante gang of Canada's most notorious criminal family, the Black Donnellys.
$16.95, PaperbackAlexander Graham Bell
The world of communications was forever changed by his invention of the telephone, but that's not all Alexander Graham Bell put his mind to$16.95, PaperbackCarey Price
This is the story of how Carey Price became the highest paid goalie in the NHL and a role model for Indigenous youth everywhere.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 890LChurchill and Fisher
A distinguished Canadian historian's portrait of two unforgettable figures$39.95, PaperbackShopping CartScroll to Top