A Saturday night spent with Ron MacLean has been a tradition for twenty-five years. Known for his quick wit, arched eyebrows and encyclopedic hockey knowledge, MacLean is the skilled ringmaster of Canada’s most watched weekly program. He has interviewed the greatest players, coaches and personalities of an era and is a master at coaxing the best in substance and entertainment from his guests, as well as from his opinionated and often irascible co-host, Don Cherry, on Coach’s Corner

Every Canadian town has a hockey story, and Ron MacLean has a hockey story for every town. A new book by the co-author of the national bestseller Cornered.When you first meet Ron MacLean, he asks where you’re from, and he always comes back with a story. No one has crossed this country more than MacLean. In his 28 years on Hockey Night in Canada and now as host of Rogers’ Hometown Hockey, Ron has met fascinating people from coast to coast ...

Gordon Downie, lead singer and lyricist for the popular Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, released his first solo record, Coke Machine Glow in Spring 2001. Alongside the album, his first book of poetry and prose under the same title was published, including the lyrics to the sixteen songs on the record. Now, on the 20th anniversary year of Coke Machine Glow, fans have more to delight in: the audiobook of Coke Machine Glow and a brand new album by Downie, rel...

We’re sunk deep in ice and snow at the moment, but luckily we have power and Internet service and can work to get the new issue out. And it’s a good one, anchored by original tales from Michael Bracken, Peter DiChellis, Ron Miller, Michael Palmeri, and Nick Manzolillo. Plus we have rare tales from British masters Philip E. High and John S. Glasby, plus another from U.S. au...

Canada's first Olympic gold medallist couldn't walk until he was ten, and became the greatest runner of his generation.Who was the first Canadian to Win an Olympic Gold Medal? When Mark Hebscher was asked this simple trivia question, he had no idea that it would lead him on a two year odyssey, researching a man he had never heard of.Paralyzed as a child and told he would never walk again, George Washington Orton persevered, eventually becoming the greatest ...

1950s Science Fiction 10Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray LeinsterWarning From the Stars by Ron CockingConsignment by Alan E. NourseJames P. Crow by Philip K. DickSolitary by Robert SilverbergCollision Orbit by Clyde BeckCollision Orbit by Katherine MacLeanThe Untouchable Adolescents by Harlan EllisonProject Hush by William TennHomesick by Lynn VenableThe Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 361 thru 380 delivers another unforgettable collection of twenty classic stories where science fiction, horror, fantasy, mystery, and literary imagination collide. These are the stories that challenged readers, inspired generations of writers, and proved that the Golden Age of speculative fiction had room for every kind of extraordinary idea.Journey from impossible scientific discoveries to terrifying supernatural encounters. Explore paradoxes tha...

The first authorized biography of Art Ross, Hockey Hall of Famer, NHL founding father, and long-time member of the Boston Bruins.Though he last played the game nearly one hundred years ago, Art Ross remains connected with the greatest stars in hockey. Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky, and Sidney Crosby have all won the award that bears his name, the trophy given annually to the NHL’s top scorer. Ross himself managed just one goal during his NHL career; however...

A compelling look at the contemporary art and artists that are transforming Detroit's physical landscape.Detroit's unique and partly abandoned cityscape has scarred its image around the world for decades. But in the last several years journalists have begun to view the city through a different lens, focusing on the wide range of contemporary artists finding inspiration amid the emptiness and adding a more complex chapter to the story of a city long labeled as a hau...