Of all the subjects taught in the school system, dramatic arts probably has the greatest potential to help students prepare for life.
Shorter work hours are likely to lead to a happier, healthier, and more productive work force, as well as to reduced stress on the health-care system,... Læs mere
Gonzalo and Erica have one child and another on the way when they discover Erica has terminal cancer. Gonzalo's memoir explores reconciling hope with tragedy and doing your best when you're a widowed single father of two sons under two.
A teenager sets out to meet her lover by an Ottawa waterfall. Days later her body washes up in the shallows. The public fears a sexual predator is on the loose,... Læs mere
The story of Kanao Inouye, a Japanese Canadian born in Kamloops, B.C. in 1916, the “Kamloops Kid†moved to Japan where he became a translator assigned to a prisoner of war camp in Hong Kong where he took his revenge on scores of soldiers.
With her essay collection Black Cake, Turtle Soup, and Other Dilemmas, Blizzard explores the spaces where art, music, spirit, ecology, race and culture collide.... Læs mere
On June 27, 1918, a Canadian military hospital ship was torpedoed by U-Boat 86, a German submarine. The sub commander... Læs mere
A portrait of Luisa Abrego, a freed slave who became the first woman of mixed race to marry a white man in 16th century Spain. She is tried by the Inquisition for bigamy.... Læs mere
With new scenarios covering marijuana use and medically-assisted dying, the fourth edition of Parenting Your Parents provides a leading geriatrician's counsel on what to consider when dealing with aging in the family.
The insight and creativity of a few courageous men and women transformed medical science. Dr. Murphy captures the mind of the inventor, their tenacity and determination, and... Læs mere
Police academy dropout Patrick Bird mostly works divorce cases as a private investigator, until the case of missing sixteen-year-old Abbie Linklater and all the trouble that comes with her.