WINNER of the 2014 RBC Taylor PrizeThe Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the complete subversion of a history—in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be “Indian” in North America.Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship bet...

An illustrated edition of the award-winning, bestselling Canadian classic, featuring over 150 images that add colour and context to this extraordinary work."Every Canadian should read [this] book." —Toronto StarSince its publication in 2012, The Inconvenient Indian has become an award-winning bestseller and a modern classic. In its pages, Thomas King tells the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Native and Indigenous pe...

Trickster Coyote experiences the pitfalls of excessive consumption in this comically irreverent solstice tale.Trickster Coyote is having his friends over for a festive solstice get-together in the woods when a little girl comes by unexpectedly. She leads the party-goers through the snowy woods to a shopping mall -- a place they have never seen before.Coyote gleefully shops with abandon, only to discover that filling your shopping cart with goodies is not qu...

A tender picture book about loss, intergenerational love and the power of family keepsakes, from acclaimed author Thomas King and for fans of Memory Jars.After Nana passes away, Xavier, his mother and Comet the kitten all head up to Nana's attic to help clean it up.At first, Xavier is a little nervous. Though there are no dragons up there, it looks like a dragon's cave — it's gloomy, dusty and full of cobwebs. But as Xavier explores the attic, he d...

"A fresh new perspective that will be a true revolution to readers and will open new lines of discussion on . . . the importance of the city of New Orleans for generations to come." —Dr. Michael White, jazz clarinetist, composer, and Keller Endowed Chair at Xavier University of LAAn untold authentic counter-narrative blues history and the first written by an African American blues artistAll prior histories on the blues have alleged it origina...

Markus Crowe-Valdez arrives as a prisoner in a commercially owned gulag on a far away world, where he witnessed firsthand the harsh conditions of exoplanet colonization . After discovering a dark secret about the colony, he is caught in the middle of a brutal rivalry between terraforming moguls. To save himself and his fellow prisoners, he must lead them in a rebellion against overwhelming odds and gain favor of a sophisticated alien race who eyes humankind with caution and suspicion.

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A joyful picture book about confidence featuring a little girl making her mark on the world, from acclaimed author Thomas King, and for fans of Ladybug Girl.Lala wakes up one morning and decides that she owns the world. Quick as a fox, she bounds to her box of treasures and finds her shiny red dots — to mark what is hers, because there's nothing that's not!Lala's bear gets a dot, as does her blankie, boots, and even the markers she uses to make scr...

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The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the complete subversion of a history—in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be “Indian” in North America.Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in the centuries since the two first enc...

Too Strong to Die is a western, written in the style of a narrative from the point of view of the main character. The story is based on observations of how challenging and unforgiving life can be, especially at that time in the Wild West. He finds himself abandoned aged 8 after his mother dies from illness and just 1 year later his father is killed by his own prize bull.The young man has to be tough in order to just survive, as he details the astonishing cruelties he has endured. I...

The tips in this book will aid in accomplishing asuccessful pregnancy. You will find an answer for just about everyemotional issue you may encounter on your nine-month journey.When we, as men, understand the significance and importanceof our role as a husband and father-to-be during the pregnancy,then the picture becomes clear: men are pregnant, too!