In twenty-third-century Russia, the world is linked by virtual reality. The Internet is used as an instrument of thought control. Maya is a human camera, a reporter that transmits her feelings and thoughts as well as the news. She investigates an old atrocity and finds herself f…
Four and a half years after the disappearance of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin and his two ships, HMS Investigator sets sail in search of them. Instead of rescuing lost comrades, the Investigator's officers and crew soon find themselves trapped in their own ordeal, facing st…
In 1962, a young physics professor, Gordon Bernstein, is conducting a routine experiment. The results are far from routine. He begins to realize that he is receiving a communication from the future -- a message sent in 1998, when the world faces ecological collapse and famine an…
Subtitle: the common sense guide to successful financial planning. Roy, the wealthy barber, combines simple concepts, common sense, and an insight into human nature to shape the financial affairs of David, Sue, Tom and Cathy. These fictional conversations provide practical, easy…
Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, Casey explores how the country's history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Describes a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aborig…
Blending writing on nature, travel, and science, Casey explores how the country's history and culture originates at the lakeshore. Describes a series of interconnected journeys by the author, punctuated by the seasons and the personalities he meets along the way including aborig…
A short account of the history of the doctrine and practice of democracy, from ancient Greece and Rome through the American, French, and Russian revolutions, and of the usages and practices associated with it in the modern world. It argues that democracy is a necessary but not a…
Practical suggestions and stories about ways children can get along with all kinds of people, stay out of trouble, and resolve conflicts peacefully.
It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of sea-level rise, you are barely scratching the surface of what terrors are possible. In California, wildfires now rage year-round, destroying thousands of homes. Across the US, …
Memoirs of Harry Assu, a chief of the Lekwiltok, from Quadra Island, British Columbia. He tells the story of the Lekwiltok from legendary times to the present, drawing upon the oral tradition of his people, including the story of the Great Flood, and a description of a modern-da…
Ethel Wilson, best-known for "Swamp angel", did not write her first novel until she was 60 years old. This book includes six essays on Canadian literature and writing, nine short stories, and Ethel's correspondence to her editor and other writers, such as Earle Birney and Margar…
In January 2000, Rob Ferguson went to Uzbekistan to work on an environmental project to save the Aral Sea. By the time he left Central Asia a year later, he was under suspicion for murder. And despite the support of the World Bank and millions of dollars of donors' money, the en…
Everyone believes Annie Trimble is an idiot, so the town bully Douglas Montgomery has no qualms about raping her. His brother, Alex, runs him out of town, however, marries the pregnant Annie, and adopts the baby. Alex patiently helps Annie overcome her fear of men, and he is qui…
Faith Madison is married to an investment broker and has two grown daughters, but she carries a secret that no one else knows. After the sudden death of her step-father, Faith is reunited with an old friend she had known as a child and the decisions she will make next will chang…
The Berenstain Bear cubs are anxiously awaiting all the candy and Easter eggs that Easter will bring, but Mama Bear and Mother Nature show them the true wonder of the season. Grades K-3. 2002.
Sarah was only eight when her mother died and she was sold into prostitution. When she is in her early twenties and working in a California brothel as "Angel," a devout Christian gentleman rescues her. But Sarah has trouble accepting God's redeeming love.
A perceptive portrait of the Norwegian actress as she recounts her failures and achievements both as a woman and an actress. 1977.
In this essay which takes the form of letters written to an American friend, Berton's conviction is that Canadian culture has its own unique origins and that we are a people quite distinct from Americans. c1982.
