Just Say Yes: A Memoir chronicles the highlights of McDonald’s life, from his youth in Orillia to his status as a high-profile science reporter and radio host. Along the way, McDonald discusses how being open to new opportunities was a key to his success.
When cutting out doesn’t seem feasible, cutting back is still a worthwhile goal.
Dealing with chronic pain, losing a family member, and Clemente Susini’s dissectible wax woman dubbed Anatomical Venus are among the subjects dealt with in Courtney Bates-Hardy’s poetry collection Anatomical Venus.
In The Wedding, author Gurjinder Basran weaves a fictional story depicting an extravagant wedding between two wealthy Sikh-Canadian families living in Vancouver.
As someone who enjoys crossword puzzles, I awaited the arrival of O Canada Crosswords Book 25 with anticipatory curiosity.
Not surprisingly for someone who chose stand-up comedy as a profession, some of Kimmett’s writing is laugh-out-loud funny.
Burgess discusses tourist attractions that have succeeded and failed. His description of his experiences at a temple in Nara, Japan had me laughing . . .
An unswerving look at issues related to biodiversity in Canada.
Written by someone who clearly respects and appreciates the natural world, The Road to Appledore might well appeal to a broad range of people.
In a book stuffed with theories, facts, and figures, some levity is always appreciated, and Hellner-Mestelman delivers.
Rituals can enhance our days, providing a sense of comfort.
This brief collection offers some captivating images.
Deeply researched and entertainingly told, this story of two eminent men of their day should appeal to those interested in biology, zoology, and historical narratives.
Written in a readable, relatable, and interesting manner, with enough humor worked in to keep things light, Dialed In is both entertaining and instructive.
In Hazard, Home, Christine Lowther offers 52 poems about the natural world and our relationship with it.
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