Words for Elephant Man

Words for Elephant Man first appeared from Black Moss Press in 1983. This new edition includes a series of gorgeous etchings by noted artist and woodcarver George Raab. The collection was written during a period ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Ash Steps

By M. Travis Lane

The 14th book of poetry by M. Travis Lane is an exploration of memory, longing, and contemplation. There is a quietness, an insular element to Lane’s verse, and her hushed poetics focus on themes of ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The Lives of Gang Members in Canada

By Mark Totten

Initially, it might seem ill-advised to have purloined the title for this book from the most famous passage in Leviathan: a rather modest work on Canadian social policy is, after all, unlikely to share many ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Tecumseh & Brock: The War of 1812

By James Laxer

This summer is the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, and publishers are marking the occasion with a wave of commemorative titles. James Laxer’s popular history stands out from the pack ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

The New Northwest Passage: A Voyage to the Front Line of Climate Change

By Cameron Dueck

For generations, an intercontinental route through Canada’s northern waters was one of the world’s most sought-after discoveries. The names of its explorers – Frobisher, Hudson, Vancouver – pepper the modern map, and the stories of ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

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By Marjorie Celona

Victoria-born writer Marjorie Celona (who now lives in Cincinnati) chose Vancouver Island as the setting for her buzzy debut novel, the coming-of-age story of Shannon, a young misfit with a curly blond halo, a lazy ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt

By Yves Engler

Yves Engler is part of that rare but growing group of social critics unafraid to confront Canada’s self-satisfied myths, regardless of whose feathers he ruffles in the process. He will likely find himself left off ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

Road to Valour: A True Story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation

By Aili and Andres McConnon

Siblings Aili and Andres McConnon have produced a genial, if slightly eccentric, account of the exploits of Gino Bartali, the feisty Italian cyclist who still holds the record for the longest span – 10 years ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

Seeking Sickness: Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease

By Alan Cassels

What will happen if I do nothing? Most patients are conditioned to avoid asking that question after a self-assured physician reports the result of a test or investigative procedure that uncovers evidence of a scary ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Mr. Churchill’s Profession: The Statesman as Author and the Book that Defined the “Special Relationship”

By Peter Clarke

Equal parts quotable orator, dogged statesman, and caricature-prone cigar-chewing Victorian, Winston Churchill remains synonymous with British politics. And yet few people are aware that he was also the recipient of the 1953 Nobel Prize in ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

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