A poignant, humourous and heartfelt coming-of-age memoir from one of Canada's most beloved musicians.From the prairies of Saskatchewan to sharing the stage with some of the most important musicians of all time, Colin James is one of Canada’s greatest talents.In Playing the Changes, Colin looks back at his early years, as he emerges as a full-formed musical talent in his teens. Growing up in Saskatchewan, the son of social worker parents, Colin was ...

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, questions about the purpose and future of the education of her citizens have never been more urgent. The Phoenix Principles offers a bold and unifying vision for how good education can renew the American spirit and sustain a free and virtuous republic for generations to come.Education is, as G.K. Chesterton put it, the “soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” That transmission is neither automatic nor gua...

A doctor uses music to raise his patients' spirits, while struggling with faith and love, in this novel set during America's worst tuberculosis epidemic.In the wake of the Great War and the Spanish flu pandemic, a tuberculosis outbreak ravaged Kentucky's Jefferson County. Those suffering from the incurable disease were sent to the Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanitorium on the outskirts of Louisville. Some patients endured intrusive surgical proced...

It’s cookie time with Pete and his friends in this zany picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling classic series Pete the Cat!Pete the Cat is baking cookies. And when he sees his friends playing outside, Pete wishes the baking would just hurry up. So, he builds an invention…BEHOLD! The Cookie-O-Matic! It’s cool, it’s groovy, it’s fantastic!The machine bakes a lot of cookies—and fast. But what happens when the cookies spin...

A poignant, humourous and heartfelt coming-of-age memoir from one of Canada's most beloved musicians.From the prairies of Saskatchewan to sharing the stage with some of the most important musicians of all time, Colin James is one of Canada’s greatest talents.In Playing the Changes, Colin looks back at his early years, as he emerges as a full-formed musical talent in his teens. Growing up in Saskatchewan, the son of social worker parents, Colin was ...

America is falling, one bite at a time.When a devastating bioterror attack unleashes a zombie-like plague, the nation descends into chaos. Cities crumble, the government seizes power, and survivors face a nightmarish new reality. Stranded in the neon jungle of Las Vegas, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to navigate this apocalyptic landscape. Their goal? To make it home in a world where "home" may no longer exist. They'll face unimaginable horrors:...

Rivals by design. Lovers by choice. Enemies by destiny.Alaire Aerendyl has survived by her fists, her wits, and sheer defiance. An orphaned human, unjustly imprisoned by the powerful fae houses that rule her world, she's never truly known freedom—only how to fight for scraps of it. So when she's offered a place at a brutal fae academy known for its deadly magical trials and bonded mythical winged creatures, she doesn’t hesitate. Freedom is worth any risk.Alaire is meant to ...

Meet Layla and Franklin Bishop. They're a married Los Angeles pair in their late thirties whose twelve-year relationship began like a house on fire-but now all that's left are the dying embers. When a maddening incident involving a fender bender, a gushing Hydro Flask, and their back-seated dog, Betty, becomes the last straw for the teetering spouses, they impulsively separate.Money, work matters, and property issues quickly complicate things. But when Layla and Franklin each deman...

There is an empire among men that exists only in the mists of illusion, a Gray Empire where what is true cannot be distinguished from what is not. This series of novels is the story of a great treasure hidden in that gray mist, and of the lust that drives men to want to possess it."Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you. Because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it." -- Roald Dahl

"A vibrant addition to the literature on the oft-misunderstood subject of autism." - KirkusA memoir of autism, masking, and belonging by a clinical psychologist.Why would a person learn to treat love, safety, and belonging as a problem to solveAgain and again, a young man misreads social situations and learns the rules only after the punishment: exclusion, embarrassment, lost chances, distance. Can he break down human behaviour...

Warm, witty and deeply moving, The Friendship Circle is a story about second chances, unlikely friendships, and the magic that finds us when we're finally ready to believe in it.Eve moved to the coast to be alone.After the loss of her beloved bakery and the life she'd spent thirty years building, a small cottage by the sea feels like the fresh start she desperately needs.But from the moment her neighbour Ruth appears on the doorstep with a ...

Offered to the King vol. 1In a medieval kingdom where power and desire dictate the secret rules, the young Marguerite, 18 years old, marries King Achille. Although she had initially nurtured tender feelings for him, hoping a true bond might grow despite their arranged union, she is quickly disillusioned: their nights bear not the slightest trace of passion.Everything changes when she meets Philibert, a handsome and attentive servant. In his...