Welcome to an alternate Canada, where steam technology and the wonders and horrors of the mechanical age have reshaped the past into something both wholly familiar yet compellingly different. These fifteen supercharged all-new tales reimagine Canadian historical events, explore other Canadas, and gather inspiration from the northern landscape to make us wonder: what if history had gone a different way? Experience steam-powered buffalo women roaming the plains; visit brutal gas-lit working ...

Memory flows like a river, and it is through its constant flow that we come into being. Twelve of our most exciting contemporary writers consider the subject of rivers and how they shape us throughout our lives, demarcating cities as well as moulding our creative consciousness. Tessa Hadley revisits Rumer Godden's The River; Jo Hamya pays homage to Virginia Woolf; Michael Malay goes nightfishing for eels along the River Severn; Marchelle Farrell revisits the tropical waterfalls of her chil...

Tupac Shakur is not just a posthumous hip-hop icon. In the years since his September 1996 murder, he has attained a status that led some to coin him 'the Black Elvis'. More successful as a recording artist than at the active peak of his career, his posthumous albums continue to sell in massive quantities around the world. His cultural importance is reflected in a 'Tupac's not dead' myth - the first time a black performing artist has been mythologised on the level of a Presley or a James De...

Celebrate throughout the calendar year with handmade crafts, from knitting and quilting to beading and cake decorating.Want to make gorgeous homemade gifts, cakes, cards, and decorations? This stunning collection of all-new projects includes something for every occasion with a wide range of crafts to enjoy, from stitching stuffed animals to baking cookie bouquets, creating macramé bracelets to constructing gift boxes.101 Ways to Stitch, Craft, Create fo...

A fun and festive collection of crocheted Christmas baubles and decorations from five talented designers, presented in Christmassy themes. Select one theme or mix and match to create your perfect Christmas tree decorations. The designs are suitable for all levels of crocheters and are quick and simple to make. Each theme offers five new patterns; choose from Santa's Grotto which includes the classic Santa Claus with his reindeer to traditional Christmas trees, elves and a string of dancing...

Dip your toe—and hands—into projects that showcase your newfound quilting prowess, from totes and table mats to coasters and cushions.A collection of quick and easy quilting projects including designs by quilters such as Linda Clements ( The Quilter's Bible), Marion Elliot, and Tacha Bruecher of Fat Quarterly. The projects include home decorations, such as hanging hearts, quilted oven gloves, table mats, and cushions. Every project is quick and ea...

This overview of the religious customs of ancient cultures boasts an international selection of contributors, all of whom are leading scholars in their field. The cultural practices of popular as well as formal religion are explored in detail, giving an impression of all, not only elite societies. Every topic is placed in its own cultural context, while bearing in mind its relevance to a wider historical and sociological debate. The result is an erudite and thoroughly readable handbook to ...

From a creepy spirit lurking in a deserted bungalow and a goddess reborn demanding blood, to a haunted school, sinister wind chimes and a possessed doll, this spine-tingling collection is filled with eerie encounters and chilling mysteries.Packed with deliciously spooky tales, this much-loved collection now returns as Greatest Ghost Stories, perfect for readers who love a good fright. Featuring stories by some of the finest voices in children’s literature, including: • Adi...

From a scene-stealing parrot and a mango dessert showdown to big ice-cream dreams and a celestial visitor lost in Mumbai’s chaos, this sparkling anthology brings many more adventures, along with mischief, mayhem and plenty of laughs.Full of joy, friendship and unforgettable escapades, this much-loved collection now returns as Greatest Holiday Stories—the perfect companion for long, lazy holidays and joyful reading. Featuring stories by some of the finestvoices in ch...

Cycling? It's one of my life's constants, it feeds my need for beauty, for delight and for aimless exploring . . . I hope to continue pedalling, nice and slowly, for the rest of my life, with the same curiosity that ignited my childhood. Twelve writers consider the joys and consolations of cycling, whether in a city late at night or along country lanes on a summer's day. Yara Rodrigues Fowler and Xani Byrne write movingly on coming to terms with loss through tandem biking; Jon McGregor tak...

Complete Ceramics marries modern appeal with an age-old craft. This book features a collection of techniques beginning with basics such as making pinch pots, coil building and slab construction to more advanced techniques such as throwing and mould-making.All techniques are followed by several inspiring projects such as the square-slabbed dish and square porcelain wall boxes. Once familiarised with the basics, the reader can progress to more advanced projects, which include glazing...

"Today, this very day, 5,500 Africans will die of AIDS. If this isn't emergency, what is?" -Bono (U2)The aWAKE Project, Second Edition is an updated collection of stories and essays geared toward educating and mobilizing Americans to help with the AIDS crisis in Africa. Action is needed for a continent on which five people die every minute from the deadly AIDS virus. aWAKE stands for: AIDS-Working toward Awareness, Knowledge and Engagement.Compiled of articles writ...