By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families
By: R.H. Thomson
3.74
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
From one of Canada’s most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that ex…
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1. Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)
By: Agatha Christie , Sophie Hannah
3.60
Format: 0 pages, Kindle Edition
The world's most famous detective returns in this ingenious, stylish, and altogether delicious myst… read more
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"Nothing is ever known for certain in this world, Michael."-Agatha Christie, Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)
"Good sense appears the most underhand of tactics to a man who has no reserves of his own to draw upon."-Agatha Christie, Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)
2. No Great Mischief
By: Alistair MacLeod
4.02
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Alistair MacLeod musters all of the skill and grace that have won him an international following to… read more
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3. My Effin' Life
By: Geddy Lee
4.58
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock… read more
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- history
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4. Nineteen Steps
By: Millie Bobby Brown
3.73
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: N… read more
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5. The Adversary
By: Michael Crummey
3.85
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents (“Extraordinary”— Wall Street … read more
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6. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)
By: Waubgeshig Rice
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more
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7. How to Survive History: How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes
By: Cody Cassidy
4.06
Format: 195 pages, Paperback
A detailed guide to surviving history’s most challenging threats, from outrunning dinosaurs to maki… read more
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- history
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8. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
By: Michael Palin
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more
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9. The Defector (Apollo Murders, #2)
By: Chris Hadfield
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author, astronaut, and fighter pilot Chris Hadfield comes a rivetin… read more
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10. Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
By: John Vaillant
4.35
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of … read more
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- nonfiction
11. The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
By: Jon Billman
3.69
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
The critically acclaimed author and journalist Jon Billman's fascinating, in-depth look at people w… read more
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- nonfiction
12. Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
By: Omid Scobie
3.31
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the internati… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Everyone already knows that King Charles might have preferred a life as Queen Camilla's tampon."-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"The King has lived a full life out in the public as an outspoken environmental activist, an occasional meddler in politics, a successful businessman, a flawed father, and a philandering husband who d…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"And, despite calls from campaigners for a redesign, one of Britain's highest-honor medals bestowed by King Charles to ambassadors and diplomats for distinguished service still features a depiction of…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
"A stubborn eccentric who has spent most of his life waiting and planning for his ascension, even at the cost of his relationships with his own sons, the former Prince of Wales is not only far less po…"-Omid Scobie, Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
13. Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
By: Anna Bogutskaya
3.72
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
How bitches, trainwrecks, shrews, and crazy women have taken over pop culture and liberated women f… read more
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- history
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"All high school experiences are inherently dramatic because they are being experienced for the first time."-Anna Bogutskaya, Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
"Unlikeable" is code. It's code for "fair game." If a woman in unlikable, she is stepping out of bounds. Which makes it fair game to decimate her socially, emotionally, or physically. Likeability give…"-Anna Bogutskaya, Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
"In 2015, a study about jury deliberation bias conducted at Arizona State University found that "when men expressed their opinion with anger, participants rated them as more credible, which made them …"-Anna Bogutskaya, Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
"When men get angry onscreen, they're angry at the system. When women are angry onscreen, they're angry at someone. Women are not allowed to be angry at the system, because that would be a tacit accep…"-Anna Bogutskaya, Unlikeable Female Characters: The Women Pop Culture Wants You to Hate
14. What Wild Women Do
By: Karma Brown
3.76
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Two women's lives unexpectedly intertwine in this intriguing dual timeline novel from the #1 intern… read more
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15. The Peace: A Warrior's Journey
By: Roméo Dallaire
4.04
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
International humanitarian icon and bestselling author General Roméo Dallaire guides readers on a c… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Denison Avenue
By: Christina Wong
4.17
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more
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17. Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
By: Helen Knott
4.31
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behi… read more
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- nonfiction
"What else have I made my responsibility that no one asked me to take on?"-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
"Mama's arms felt like ceremony on nights when the ghosts of my past experiences wouldn't let me sleep."-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
"The women in my family are medicine. They are backbones and ribcages and hearts. They are whispers in men's ears. They are the guardians that kept us whole."-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
"Teetering on the brink of relapse and the edge of insanity. I can't fuck or fight my way out of these feelings, so that's a bitch, but the weather is nice. More cream for your coffee, Edna?"-Helen Knott, Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir
18. We Meant Well
By: Erum Shazia Hasan
4.05
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
A propulsive debut that grapples with timely questions about what it means to be charitable, who de… read more
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19. Three Holidays and a Wedding
By: Uzma Jalaluddin
3.59
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos. As strangers and seatmates Maryam Azi… read more
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20. Behind You
By: Catherine Hernandez
4.04
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
As terror grips a city, a young girl faces danger closer to home and chilling memories that last a … read more
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21. Dominion: The Railway and the Rise of Canada
By: Stephen R. Bown
4.20
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Stephen R. Bown continues to revitalize Canadian history with this thrilling account of the enginee… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
22. Followed by the Lark
By: Helen Humphreys
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A novel as wise as it is tender, a meditation on the miracle of friendship and the heartbreak of ch… read more
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23. Held
By: Anne Michaels
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more
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"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."-Anne Michaels, Held
24. Never Been Better
By: Leanne Toshiko Simpson
3.63
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A hilariously offbeat and tender comedy about one bipolar woman’s messy search for love at a seasid… read more
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25. Dispersals: On Plants, Borders, and Belonging
By: Jessica J. Lee
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A prize-winning memoirist and nature writer turns to the lives of plants entangled in our human wor… read more
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26. A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War, and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever
By: Jeff Rubin
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author and economist Jeff Rubin looks ahead and warns that the inflation that took the … read more
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27. The Heart of a Superfan: A memoir of grit, love, family and basketball
By: Nav Bhatia
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The Raptors' story is an underdog story—and the same is true for their greatest superfan. This memo… read more
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28. A Gentleman and a Thief: The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
By: Dean Jobb
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
“A master of narrative nonfiction … in this mesmerizing tale about a Jazz Age gentlemanly thief, Jo… read more
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- nonfiction
29. The Mistletoe Mystery (Molly the Maid, #2.5)
By: Nita Prose
3.81
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Molly the Maid has a whole new mystery to solve this holiday when a Secret Santa gift exchange rais… read more
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30. We Rip the World Apart
By: Charlene Carr
4.26
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Hold My Girl comes a sweeping multi-generational story about motherhoo… read more
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31. By the Ghost Light: Wars, Memory, and Families
By: R.H. Thomson
3.74
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
From one of Canada’s most beloved performing artists comes an audacious work of non-fiction that ex… read more
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