The surprising links between garbage-obsessed archaeologists, pirates past and present, sea snakes, several very large tuna fish, a Commodore 64, and a broken compass whose needle points to the Aleutian village of Nikolski. Canada Reads 2010 Winner!
Were Charles Dickens' nocturnal forays into London's demimonde and obsessions with the grotesque mere research... or something darker? A fictional account of the great author's twilight years, narrated by his friend and Salieri-esque rival, Wilkie Collins.
A young Indian travels through the Islamic world, on a quest to understand the roots of his estrangement from his father and his own unease with his Muslim heritage. Part memoir, part travelogue, this is the story of a man's search for family and his own identity.
Diet For a Hot Planet
Ever wonder how the food at the end of your fork might affect the environment? Read about the tangled web of our global food system, how it contributes to massive greenhouse-gas emissions, and what you can do to make a difference.
A Nobel-winning physicist is roused from his professional and personal hibernation by a freak accident, and sets out to revive both his career and his marriage... and perhaps save the world in the process. A darkly satirical novel from the award-winning author of Atonement.
The story of Griffintown, the Montreal enclave that became the heart of Canada's Irish immigrant community. From the construction of the Lachine Canal in the 1820s to the Roaring 1920s, this book illuminates Irish working class culture in North America.
The history of an idea, from ancient Greece to the Enlightenment to today.
Canadian Art
The rich diversity and heritage of Canadian art, from its beginnings to the dawn of the 21st Century.
Intrigue, heresy and scandal in the Rome of Galileo and Caravaggio.
The Death of Sigmund Freud
The legacy of Freud's last days, in post-Anschluss Vienna and London.
A survival guide to the curious jargon of modern life.
The Secret Life of Words
The story of how English became English -- by absorbing words from more than 350 other languages!
Important inventions, from the wheel to DNA fingerprinting.
The War of the World
The chronicle of 20th Century conflict and the descent of the West.
The Believers
A comic, tragic, supremely entertaining novel about one family's struggles with the consolations of faith and the trials of doubt.
The Enlightened Bracketologist
The ingenious, addictive tool for judging everything... including your March Madness picks!
The Secret Lives of Saints
An examination of Bountiful, the fundamentalist Mormon community in British Columbia.
Lavishly illustrated guide to ancient life along the Nile.