Lands of Lost Borders Out of Bounds on the Silk Road Kate HarrisPublisher: Knopf Canada Book Description Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved –-that of a generalist explorer— had gone extinct. So she vowed to become a scientist and go to Mars. To pass...
Just Let Me Look at You On Fatherhood Bill GastonPublisher: Hamish Hamilton Book Description Sons clash with fathers, sons find reasons to rebel. And, fairly or unfairly, sons judge fathers when they take to drinking. But Bill Gaston and his father could always fish...
Jan in 35 Pieces A Memoir in Music Ian HamptonPublisher: Porcupine’s Quill Book Description In his memoir, Jan in 35 Pieces, acclaimed cellist Ian Hampton recounts his years of music and camaraderie, ably capturing his life-long dedication to the history and culture...
A Matter of Confidence The Inside Story of the Political Battle for BC Rob Shaw and Richard ZussmanPublisher: Heritage House Book Description British Columbia’s political arena has always been the site of dramatic rises and falls, infighting, scandal, and...
The Woo Woo How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family Lindsay WongPublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description Lindsay Wong grew up with a paranoid schizophrenic grandmother and a mother who was deeply afraid of the “woo-woo” —...
