The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories edited by Jane Urquhart

The Penguin Book of Canadian Short Stories edited by Jane Urquhart

Internationally acclaimed writer Jane Urquhart has thoughtfully selected over sixty extraordinary short stories to create this majestic anthology of literary treasures. Spanning more than a century of rich, diverse prose, this collection features Canada’s literary greats as well as its emerging voices, ranging from early-twentieth-century luminaries right up to the present day. This stunning volume of outstanding stories is quite possibly the best collection of its kind.

 

No Angel by Jay Dobyns and Nils Shelton-Johnson

No Angel by Jay Dobyns and Nils Shelton-Johnson

My harrowing undercover journey to the inner circle of The Hells Angels – Jay Dobyns. “An absolutely amazing account of one man’s willingness to go above and beyond. Jay Dobyns, his team, and those like them live life on the edge in an environment most can only imagine. This book provide a rare opportunity to share in the intensity, feel the adrenaline rush, smell the fear and admire true courage and dedication.”

 

Run for Your Life by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Run for Your Life by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

Move over Alex Cross – Manhattan is Detective Michael Bennett’s territory, and only he can stop the Teacher’s lethal lessons.

 

Cross Country by James Patterson

Cross Country by James Patterson

“Detective Alex Cross pursues the most ruthless killer he’s ever encountered – to a land of sheer terror”. Sounds like another exciting tale in the Alex Cross series.

 

Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill

The is a stunning and inspiring journey of a free African girl turned into a woman and a slave. You can never forget this character.

 

THE TRUTH ABOUT CANADA Some Important, So me Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country by Mel Hurtig

THE TRUTH ABOUT CANADA Some Important, So me Astonishing, and Some Truly Appalling Things All Canadians Should Know About Our Country by Mel Hurtig

Mel Hurtig is renowned as a Canadian Patriot, a man proud to be described as a Canadian nationalist. After writing a string of best selling books, he had the brilliant idea of combing through international statistics to see how Canada really measures up, in world terms.

The Truth About Canada is the result of that research. The book’s findings, as the subtitle suggests, are important, astonishing, and, in some cases, truly appalling. They may spark many conversations and debates in homes, in classes and in “hollowed out” offices across the nation.

 

Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories: Azar Nafisi

Things I’ve Been Silent About: Memories: Azar Nafisi

Azar Nafisi author of the beloved international bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, now gives us a stunning personal story of growing up in Iran, memories of her life lived in thrall to a powerful and complex mother, against the background of a country’s political revolution. A girl’s pain over family secrets; a young woman’s discovery of the power of sensuality in literature; the price a family pays for freedom in a country beset by political upheaval – these and other threads are linked together in this beautiful memoir, as a gifted storyteller once again transforms the way we see the world and “reminds us of why we read in the first place”.

 

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert

“Think you know what makes you happy? This absolutely fantastic book will shatter your most deeply held convictions about how the mind works.”

 

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

“Malcolm Gladwell’s fascinating look at snap judgments is sure to inspire a following. The author is in top form in BLINK, and the reading here is a real pleasure. As in the best of Gladwell’s work, BLINK brims with surprising insights about our world and ourselves, ideas that you’ll have a hard time getting out of your head, things you’ll itch to share with all your fiends.”

 

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

# 1 bestselling author of The Tipping Point and Blink.

Why do some people succeed far more that others?

“There is a story that is usually told about extremely successful people, a story that focuses on intelligence and ambition. In Outliers Malcolm Gladwell argues that the true story of success is very different, and that if we want to understand how some people thrive, we should spend more time looking around them – at such things as their family, their birthplace, or even their birth date. The story of success is more complex – and a lot more interesting – than it initially appears.”

 

Portraits From North American Indian Life by Edward S Curtis

Portraits From North American Indian Life. by Edward S Curtis

A very nice book published in 1972. ” Here are the heroic and the grand; all aspects of Indian Life are portrayed from the crafts, the dress, the customs, and rituals. Like no other photographer before him, Curtis has penetrated the very spirit of a people”.

A hardcover book – $35

 

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Very good, fine detail, fast paced, engaging, an excellent historical thriller. Very well researched. A spellbinding epic.

 

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama

“Provocative – persuasively describes belonging to two different worlds, and thus belonging to neither”.

“Insightful, Obama guides us to the intersection of the most serious questions of identity, class and race”.

 

Passchendale based on the screenplay by Paul Gross

Passchendale based on the screenplay by Paul Gross

In WW1. A small band of Canadian Soldiers challenged an enormous German Army. This is their story.

“A gripping novel of warm love, futility and sacrifice. It vividly brings to life our country’s greatest strengths and war’s unending sorrows”.

 

The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva

The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva

Here is another compelling thriller from Daniel Silva – A terrorist plot in London leads Israeli spy Gabriel Allon on a desperate search for a kidnapped woman-a race against time that will take him from Amsterdam to Germany to the very end of Denmark. And, as the hour of the missing woman’s death draws near, Allon’s own conscience and life will be compromised…….

“A hold your-breath climax.