Category Archives: Travel Guides
Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent
“Tar Sands” critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America. Bitumen, the sticky stuff that ancients used to glue the Tower of Babel together, is the world`s most expensive hydrocarbon. This difficult-to-find resource has made Canada the number-one supplier of oil to the United
Escape from Tibet: A True Story
Two brothers face cruelty, hardship, and hope, on the ultimate journey in search of freedom. Eleven-year-old Tenzin hasn`t seen his older brother, Pasang, in five years, so he is thrilled when Pasang unexpectedly returns to their Tibetan village late one night. Now eighteen, Pasang is an educated monk whose return from India provokes the suspicious
British Columbia MapArt Road Atlas
British Columbia Road Atlas including provincial maps, regional maps, large scale back road maps, GPS compatible.Includes: – bike trails – boat launches – ferry information – skiing – parks – golf courses – whale watching.
The Japanese Kitchen
Includes over 250 recipes, reflecting Japanese culinary history from ancient to modern times. The recipes tell how to: choose and fillet a fish for sashimi; make a rolled omelette; grill a chicken yakitori-style for a glossy exterior; make miso soup, sushi, and sukiyaki; make your own sweet pickled ginger and udon noodles, and much more.
The Restless
Structured like a Creole quadrille, this lyrical novel is a rich ethnography bearing witness to police violence in French Guadeloupe. Narrators both living and dead recount the racial and class stratification that led to a protest-turned-massacre. While Dambury`s English debut is a memorial to a largely forgotten atrocity, it is also a celebration of the
The Balcony
From internationally acclaimed illustrator Melissa Castrillon comes a magical story of how a girl’s garden in her new home changes her life and the lives of people all around her.When a little girl moves from her home to an apartment in the city, she takes her pretty plants with her and one by one they
Gods of Jade and Shadow: A Wildly Imaginative Historical Fantasy
“This is historical fantasy at its best” S.A. Chakraborty, author of `The City of Brass`Inspired by Mexican folklore, `Gods of Jade and Shadow` is a magical, wildly imaginative coming-of-age tale for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Helene Wecker.The Jazz Age is in full swing, but it`s passing Casiopea Tun by. She`s too busy
Rust: One woman`s story of finding hope across the divide
When Eliese Goldbach was nine years old, she decided to become a Catholic nun. Twenty years later, with a Master`s degree, she found herself making steel in the Rust Belt during the 2016 US election season. A small part of her wondered if she`d got stuck inside a dream that had gone horribly wrong. Trump
Power & the People: Five Lessons from the Birthplace of Democracy
Democracy was born in Athens. From its founding myths to its golden age and its chaotic downfall, it`s rich with lessons for our own times.Why did vital civic engagement and fair debate descend into populism and paralysis? Can we compare the demagogue Cleon to President Trump, the Athenian Empire to modern America, or the stubborn
How to Hold Animals
The calming art of connecting with creatures big & small.Should you hold a mouse by its tail? A grasshopper by its leg? A butterfly by its wing?How do you pick up a prickly hedgehog? A slithering snake? A hissing cat?Most of us don`t have nearly enough experience of being around animals. We feel a bit
Bees and Their Keepers: Through the seasons and centuries, from waggle-dancing to killer bees, from Aristotle to Winnie-the-Pooh
A beautifully illustrated and thoroughly engaging cultural history of beekeeping – packed with anecdote, humour and enriching historical detail. The perfect gift.Beekeeper and garden historian Lotte Moeller explores the activities inside and outside the hive while charting the bees` natural order and habits. With a light touch she uses her encyclopaedic knowledge of the subject
Adolphe (riverrun editions)
`One of the undisputed masterpieces of early nineteenth-century French prose fiction.`From Richard Sieburth`s preface to AdolphePublished simultaneously in London and Paris in 1816, Adolphe is the story of a tragic love affair between its narrator and his lover Ellenore, two characters locked into a fatal dance of self-destruction. In what is one of the earliest
A Watermelon, a Fish and a Bible: A Heartwarming Tale of Love Amid War
A moving novel of love and war by the author of `The Beekeeper of Aleppo`It is July 1974 and on a bright, sunny morning, the Turkish army has invaded the town of Kyrenia in Cyprus. For many people, this means an end to life as they know it. But for some, it is a chance
Love in Five Acts
Five women attempt the impossible – to love, to be strong, and to stay true to themselves.Bookseller Paula has lost a child, and a husband. Where will she find her happiness? Fiercely independent Judith thinks more of horses than men, but that doesn`t stop her looking for love online. Brida is a writer with no
The Road Trip: The heart-warming new novel from the author of The Flatshare and The Switch
`Joyful and uplifting` Sheila O`Flanagan`O`Leary`s best yet` Gillian McAllister`A charming, heartfelt story of love found and love potentially lost` Laura Jane Williams`This book is perfect` Rosie Walsh`So romantic and moving and brilliantly told` Louise O`Neill`O`Leary does it again! The Road Trip is another sure-fire hit, filled with characters you won`t forget` Mike Gayle`An achingly tender
A History of the Universe in 100 Stars
From the Big Bang to the Gaia Mission, this is a very personal history of the universe through the author`s favourite 100 stars.Astronomer Florian Freistetter has chosen 100 stars that have almost nothing in common. Some are bright and famous, some shine so feebly you need a huge telescope. There are big stars, small stars,
Lockdown: the crime thriller that predicted a world in quarantine
`They said that twenty-five percent of the population would catch the flu. Between seventy and eighty percent of them would die. He had been directly exposed to it, and the odds weren`t good.`A CITY IN QUARANTINE London, the epicenter of a global pandemic, is a city in lockdown. Violence and civil disorder simmer. Martial law
