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Young Xemion is at a crossroads. War looms on the horizon, and his dream of becoming a swordfighter is finally a reality, but without his warrior beloved, Saheli, by his side, he's incomplete. He must break the spell that separates them and find his way back to her. For one more kiss.

A tale of deception and adversity, Hardscrabble tells how unscrupulous politicians, emigration agents, and philanthropists lured impoverished emigrants to farm the Muskoka backwoods in the 1870s. What these new settlers weren't told was that their land was situated on the rocky Canadian Shield.

On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker announced to the House of Commons the cancellation of the CF-105 Arrow. Its development costs to that time were $340 million. The Arrow was to be the world's unsurpassed interceptor aircraft. Yet within two months of the Prime Minister's announcement, six completed aircraft were dismantled and all papers and documents associated with the project were destroyed. Here is the history and development of the Arrow - the plane that would make Canada the leader in supersonic flight technology. The Arrow was designed to fly at twice the speed of sound and carry the most advanced missile weapons system. Here are the stories of the men and women who were in the vanguard of the new technology - who had come from England, Poland, and the United States to make aviation history.

Award-winning author Schecter blends practical and emotional advice to help dads stay connected to their kids through the ordeal of a marital breakup. Frank, honest, heartfelt, and compassionate, it's ideal for any dad who needs help instilling hope in place of the despair and hurt he may be keeping to himself.

The Wrecking Crew reveals the dramatic details of Operation Colossus, the first Allied airborne commando raid of the Second World War.

As the sixties became the seventies, legendary interviewer Earle Toppings recorded sixteen emerging Canadian writers who would go on to become icons of CanLit. Presented here alongside critical notes and the recollections of Toppings himself, the transcripts of these recordings are a window on the early careers of Canada's literary masters.

Abby is overjoyed when she is paired with champion showjumper Dancer. But strange events at an old converted barn start putting unexpected, and dangerous, obstacles in her path. With the help of a brave coyote named Cody and her extraordinary horse, Abby must find the truth: is someone is out to get her?

A humorously dark fairy tale of witchcraft, bullying, revenge, and a mysterious bowler hat. Ron Sexsmith takes the visual way with words usually showcased in his award-winning music and brings it to this whimsical yet serious story about a boy who finds out what happens when you kill a dog that belongs to a witch.

Mort Halbman is the prime suspect in an arson investigation when his family home burns down. Juggling complicated family matters, he feels compelled to continually return to the ruin of his former home, and to the memories the place still holds for him. This is the story of Mort's daring attempt to risk everything for a last shot at redemption.

In Black Dad Matters, Casey Palmer relies on dozens of dads' experiences to show that diversity's more than skin deep. Despite a world often painting Black dads with a single brush, no two dads are alike, more than any one definition could ever do justice.

The candid memoir of George Smitherman, one of Canada's most distinctive and impactful politicians in the past two decades.

A troubled girl and a damaged horse find each other, and against all odds -- mistaken identity, abandonment, corruption, and fraud -- make an unbeatable team.His name is Sundancer, and from the moment he arrives at Saddle Creek Farm, Bird is fascinated by him. The horse is suspicious and guarded, touchy, and even cruel. Bird's Aunt Hannah calls him "unrideable," and Bird has to admit that Sundancer might be trouble. But Bird, whose mother left her to be raised by her aunt halfway across the country, is a bit of trouble herself. How else would you describe a girl who hasn't spoken since she was six, and hears things no one else can hear -- like the thoughts of the animals she befriends?Sundancer is a wounded horse with a story he's not ready to share. Bird starts to feel like, maybe, they aren't so different, and maybe she needs him as much as he needs her. Will she be able to reach him before it's too late?

Candace Starr considers herself retired from the world of professional hits since she got out of prison. That's until a society maven wants her daughter's boyfriend removed from their lives permanently. When he shows up dead, Candace has to help the cops catch the killer, even as she's a prime suspect.

This book summarizes the five major legislative approaches for the conservation and revitalization of buildings and districts.

Against the Seas tells how we have coped with rising sea levels since the end of the Ice Age - by moving, building defences, or magic. Flood stories in different cultures show just how traumatic those experiences were. But what happened in the past may help us in the future and gives hope that we will survive.

A series of essays on Canadian authors profiling the writers work, providing insight into themes, and giving a chronology of the authors life.

In this timely book, Patrick Boyer examines the important role that direct democracy - through the occasional use of referendums, plebiscites, and initiatives - can play in concert with our existing institutions of representative democracy.