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Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis

In the tradition of crusading animal lovers such as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, zoologist, lawyer, and wildlife conservationist Ronald Orenstein has penned a passionate call to rescue two of the planet’s oldest and most ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Anna Carries Water

By Olive Senior; Laura James, illus.

Anna lives with her family in the beautiful Jamaican countryside. Every evening she and her siblings walk to the spring, where they fill their containers with water for cooking, drinking, and washing. They always walk ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

50 Canadians Who Changed the World

By Ken McGoogan

The humble list is having a major media moment. The success of Buzzfeed, a news and culture site that has embraced the list form, has pushed established news outlets (such as the CBC and The ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: History

Once Upon a Memory

By Nina Laden; Renata Liwska, illus.

In their new picture book, American author Nina Laden and Canadian illustrator Renata Liwska aim to gently confront children with the themes of memory and change. Laden’s text, written in rhyming couplets, offers one line ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

The NHL: 100 Years of On-Ice Action and Boardroom Battles

By D’Arcy Jenish

The author of histories of the Montreal Canadiens and the St. Lawrence Seaway, D’Arcy Jenish clearly enjoys comprehensive retrospectives, and this trait is evident in his new book on the NHL’s first century. If you’re ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

The Heart Accepts It All: Selected Letters of John Glassco

By John Glassco; Brian Busby, ed.

In the introduction to A Gentleman of Pleasure, his 2011 biography of John Glassco, Brian Busby points out that the flamboyant memoirist, pornographer, poet, and flâneur characterized himself as “a great practitioner of deceit.” “Among ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Spark

By Kallie George; Geneviève Côté, illus.

Spark is a lovable little dragon with a big problem: he can’t control his fire. His parents try everything they can think of to help: they teach him lessons from a book, they give him ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper’s Canada

By Chris Turner

Chris Turner is angry. And he has every right to be. In The War on Science, the veteran journalist lays out the federal Conservatives’ systematic efforts to remove science from Canadian politics. His argument is ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ Chuvalo: A Fighter’s Life

By George Chuvalo and Murray Greig

Here are some things commonly said of boxing hall-of-famer George Chuvalo: he could take a punch, he threw powerful body shots that sometimes drifted below the belt, he never won a major title, and his ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Dollybird

By Anne Lazurko

Set in and around Moose Jaw and Ibsen, Saskatchewan, in 1906, Dollybird tells the story of a 20-year-old Newfoundlander named Moira Burns who is banished by her mother when she becomes pregnant out of wedlock. ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis

Anna Carries Water

50 Canadians Who Changed the World

Once Upon a Memory

The NHL: 100 Years of On-Ice Action and Boardroom Battles

The Heart Accepts It All: Selected Letters of John Glassco

Spark

The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper’s Canada

★ Chuvalo: A Fighter’s Life

Dollybird

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