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Forthcoming Books
Greenbelt Trails
Ontario’s Greenbelt offers hundreds of kilometres of trails. Here, for the first time, is a guide that presents the best nature walks and trails along this protected natural terrain. Outdoor…
$27.95, paperback
Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890–1960
This second volume of Bryan Palmer’s history of Canada covers 1890 to 1960. Weaving together themes that include business, labour, politics, and social history, this account brings the experiences of…
$39.95, hardcover
Targeting Libya
For over four decades, Canada has played a pivotal yet little-known role in Libya’s history. In Targeting Libya, investigative journalist Owen Schalk examines how Canadian business and government actors influenced…
$27.95, paperback
Toronto’s Birds
Toronto and the GTA afford wonderful opportunities to see a surprising variety of birds. Here is a book that, for the first time, showcases the range of birds who share…
$27.95, paperback
Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks
Here is a gripping look at the underbelly of Toronto’s explosive postwar growth, when labour leaders, politicians, contractors and crime figures battled for control of the city’s booming construction industry.…
$27.95, paperback
Canadian Architectural Styles
Featuring over 1,000 photographs, this guide identifies more than 40 important architectural styles in Canada, ranging from the nineteenth-century Georgian, Gothic Revival and Italianate buildings to twentieth- and twenty-first-century Art…
$27.95, paperback
Canadian History
Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890–1960
Capitalism and Colonialism: The Making of Modern Canada 1890–1960 continues the examination of our nation’s past through a new lens, incorporating the scholarship of Canadian historians to portray a richly endowed and wealthy but very unequal first-world country.
$39.95, hardcover
Family Ties: How a Ukrainian Nazi and a living witness link Canada to Ukraine today
Award winning author Peter McFarlane exposes the ignored and little known history of Ukrainian Nazis settling in Canada.
$27.95, paperback
Residential Schools: Righting Canada’s Wrongs
This updated Adult Trade edition includes the findings of unmarked graves at residential schools and examines the work still to be done to implement the Calls to Action of the TRC Report.
$29.95, paperback
Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume One: Summary
The official report that lays bare the devastation of Canada’s colonial attitudes and practices on Indigenous peoples$27.95, paperback
Business and Politics
Breaking Free of Neoliberalism: Canada’s Challenge
Neoliberalism – idealizing free-market capitalism – sets the boundaries for how we are governed in Canada, no matter who is in power. Author Alex Himelfarb explores why these ideas persist when the need for dramatic action on issues like inequality and global warming is obvious to all.
$27.95, paperback
The Trudeau Record: Promise v. Performance
An authoritative review of Justin Trudeau’s tenure, with 25 independent experts weighing in on his promises and performance.
$27.95, paperback
The Scandalous Rise of Inequality in Canada
A distinguished economist breaks the silence and explains why most Canadians are stuck — while a few grow rapidly more wealthy
$27.95, paperback
Ending Homelessness in Canada
Homelessness is at critical levels. This book identifies the causes and offers ideas about what it will take to prevent Canadians from finding themselves without a roof over their head.
$27.95, paperback
Local Interest Titles
Condo Questions and Answers: Ontario Edition
In Condo Questions and Answers, author Sally Thompson gives Ontario condo residents exactly what they need to get the most out of their homes.
$27.95, paperback
Toronto’s Ravines and Urban Forests
A guide to the most popular of Torontos unique ravine parks and the trees, birds and plants visitors can easily identify$24.95, paperback
Paddling the Grand River
Your complete guide to Ontario’s Historic Grand River$24.95, paperback
Lorimer Field Guide to 225 Ontario Birds
A concise, full-colour guide to Ontario’s most common wild birds, with listings of the best birding hotspots from Point Pelee to Ottawa
$24.95, paperback