In the pages of Adventurous Dreams, Adventurous Lives, 120 outstanding individuals, representing a Who's Who of international exploration, relate those indelible moments in their youth when the dre...

From Peter Puck to the Lucky Loonie, from hat tricks to hockey hair, a fond celebration of Canada’s unoffcial religion. So much more than a sport, hockey has become an integral part of our natio...

In 1957, Farley Mowat shipped out aboard one of Newfoundland’s famous coastal steamers, tramping from outport to outport along the southwest coast. The indomitable spirit of the people and the blea...

Canada is the second largest country in the world, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, and north to the Arctic. Between these boundaries lies an astonishing array of landscapes. From...

A superb portfolio of pictures by one of Canada's greatest photographers. Canada's landscape is like no other. Its sheer diversity is staggering: vast prairies and forests, impressive coastlines...

What greeting did Alexander Graham Bell hope would catch on with telephone callers? What is a “Shawinigan handshake”? How old is the average Canadian? Why are the Toronto Maple Leafs not t...

Canada abounds in historical burial places. Once you begin noticing their presence, old cemeteries seem to be everywhere. But these important links to the past are in danger of disappearing forever...

In May 1949, at the age of twenty, Barbara Kingscote left her farm in Mascouche, Quebec, and set out for the Pacific Ocean on horseback. Barbara and her equine companion Zazy reached the West Coast...

Over the course of half a century, as radio producer, editor, talent scout, impresario, and anthologist, Robert Weaver nurtured and sustained three generations of writers. Among those he gave their...

Every family has its secrets.When you commit acts of arson during Christmas dinner, attempt to start a life of crime by shoplifting a lipstick, or sink your false teeth into the forbidden pleasure ...

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for thirty creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past. Set alongside the deep, mur...

Straight from the heart of the music industry, a book that answers a question that has nagged music fans across the nation. What are the best Canadian albums of all time? A unique panel of those...

Roy MacGregor is one of Canada’s great writers of the outdoors, and in this delightful dockside reader, he offers a highly evocative and humorous collection of essays celebrating the Canadian cotta...

Did you know that Canada''s Criminal Code still has provisions outlawing the practice of witchcraft and "crafty sciences"? Did you know that blasphemy is a crime in Canada? And did you know that ...