FALL 2009 TITLE LIST
The Books For Everybody Title List for Fall 2009 is now available:
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NB: titles may be still added to this list until mid-July. Updates will be posted and sent to all booksellers.
Not all publisher have been able, or willing, this year to support this important marketing tool for independents; please let participating publisher reps know you appreciate their support.
Attila Berki,
Associate Publisher
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14. What to Read Next
Flip Flap Airport / My Parents Are Sex Maniacs
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Flip Flap Airport
Rob Lloyd Jones
Follow the helter-skelter journey of the luggage to the plane, see how a plane prepares for takeoff and what happens in the control room in this behind the scenes look at a hustling-bustling airport.
Ages 2 and up.
$19.95 hc
colour illus. throughout,
13 pp. 9 x 10 1/2
978-07460-9846-2
(Usborne/RWP)
My Parents Are Sex Maniacs
Robyn Harding
Sixteen-year-old Louise Harrison’s world is turned upside down when her dad’s affair with her best friend’s mom is revealed. Will things ever be normal again?
Ages 14 and up.
$19.95 hc
240 pp. 5 x 7 1/4
978-1-55451-179-2 hc
$10.95 pb
978-1-55451-178-5 pb
(Annick Press)
13. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
One Careless Moment / Perfecting
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
One Careless Moment
Dave Hugelschaffer
From former forest firefighter Hugelschaffer comes the sequel to Day Into Night, a thrilling mix of murder mystery, forest fire investigation and old-fashioned adventure.
$19.95 pb
320 pp. 5 1/8 x 7 5/8
978-1-897151-08-2
(Cormorant Books)
Also available:
Day Into Night
$21.95 pb
978-1-896951-93-5
(Cormorant Books)
Perfecting
Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer
In the dry scrub of New Mexico, a beautiful, confused woman follows the Mormon Hope Trail into a nest of betrayal and murder.
$22.95 pb
336 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
978-0-86492-515-2
(Goose Lane Editions)
12. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
Death or Canada / Give Peace a Chance
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Death or Canada
The Irish Famine Migration to Toronto, 1847
Mark McGowan
This book brings to light the stories of the men and women who faced a desperate choice: starvation in Ireland or a perilous sea voyage to a faraway place called Canada. Fascinating history and great for genealogists too.
$24.95 pb
32 b&w photos and illus.
196 pp. 7 x 9
978-2-89646-129-5
(Novalis)
Vol. I: Give Peace a Chance
John and Yoko’s Bed-In for Peace
Joan Athey & Paul McGrath; Gerry Deiter, photos
From May 26 to June 2, 1969, in a Montreal hotel room crowded with media, musicians and friends, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged the second of their “bed-ins.” An internationally publicized event meant to protest the Vietnam War, their bed-in elevated the newlyweds into peace activists and inspired one of the most famous anthems for peace. Give Peace a Chance is an intimate photo journal of one of rock history’s most iconic moments.
$29.95 hc
100+ colour and b&w photos
128 pp. 10 x 9
978-0-470-16044-2
(John Wiley & Sons Canada)
11. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
Beatitudes for the Workplace / Fit in Five
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Beatitudes for the Workplace
Max Oliva
An exploration of the eight virtues: wisdom, integrity, compassion, honesty, justice for the earth, forgiveness, generosity and courage, to help people find meaning and faith in their workplace.
$21.95 pb
200 pp. 6 x 9
978-2-89646-125-7
(Novalis)
Fit in 5
5-, 10-, & 30-Minute Workouts for a Leaner, Stronger Body
Greg Whyte
Build fitness into your lifestyle with workouts that can be done anywhere, anytime. Maximize your time, meet your goals and reap the rewards of exercise.
$20.95 pb
326 colour photos, 3 colour illus.
192 pp. 7 1/2 x 9 1/4
978-0-7360-8271-6
(Human Kinetics/LBC)
10. Spring /Summer Books For Everybody
Dal & Rice / Not Yet
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Dal & Rice
Wendy M. Davis
An affectionate portrait of a childhood spent in India during the last days of the British Raj. Part social history, part travelogue, but mostly a very personal account of a relationship with an exotic, chaotic and often mysterious country.
$27.95 hc
60 b&w photos
224 pp. 6 1/2 x 8
978-0-7735-3432-2
(McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Not Yet
A Memoir of Living and Almost Dying
Wayson Choy
The acclaimed author of the Jade Peony and Paper Shadows tells of his two brushes with death and his reason for living. Not Yet is a passionate and sensitive exploration of the importance of family, which for him is constituted not through blood but through love, and a quiet manifesto for embracing life.
$27.95 hc
208 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 1/8
978-0-385-66310-6
(Doubleday Canada)
09. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis / True Patriot Love
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis
Peter H. Russell & Lorne Sossin, eds.
Views on the 2008 parliamentary crisis, the coalition and prorogation. A primer for Canadians should it all happen again, featuring a foreword by the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson.
$24.95 pb
256 pp. 6 x 9
978-1-4426-1014-9
(University of Toronto Press)
True Patriot Love
Four Generations in Search of Canada
Michael Ignatieff
Recalling the novelistic flair of The Russian Album, Ignatieff blends history, love of country and tradition into an unforgettable family memoir. Retracing his great-grandfather’s mapping out of the railway line that links Canada from ocean to ocean, Ignatieff sees the country through his ancestor’s optimistic vision and traces how that vision filtered through his illustrious family tree.
$30.00 hc
b&w photos throughout
224 pp. 5 1/4 x 8 1/4
978-0-670-06972-9
(Viking Canada/PBC)
08. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
Boo Hoo Bird/ Garden Design / An Irish History of Civilization
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Boo Hoo Bird
Jeremy Tankard
Bird is back! This time he’s sad. In this adorable companion to Grumpy Bird, his friends do all they can to make him feel better.
Ages 3–5.
$16.99 hc
colour illus. throughout
32 pp. 10 x 10
978-0-545-06570-2
(Scholastic)
Garden Design
Planning, Building, and Planting Your Perfect Outdoor Space
Chris Young, ed.
From first ideas to a finished masterpiece, this is a complete resource on everything needed to plan and build the perfect outdoor space.
$45.00 hc
1500+ colour photos and artworks
360 pp. 9 x 11 ¼
978-0-7566-4274-7
(DK Publishing/TOUR)
An Irish History of Civilization
Vol. 1 & 2
Don Akenson
Newly published in paperback.
“Don Akenson has one-upped Joyce and forged the consciousness of a race” (Globe and Mail).
Vol. I: $27.95 pb
840 pp. 6 x 9
978-0-7735-3548-0
(McGill-Queen’s University Press)
Vol. II: $27.95 pb
6 x 9 704 pp.
978-0-7735-3549-7
(McGill-Queen’s University Press)
“Genuinely brilliant achievement.” Independent (UK) review
07. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers/ Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Trucks 2009–2010 / One Pot French
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
A Professional Image Editor’s Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC
Martin Evening
Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
The Ultimate Workshop
Jeff Schewe & Martin Evening
This series has become the classic reference source for photographers at all skill levels. Whether you are an accomplished user or just starting out, Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers titles contain a wealth of practical advice, hints and tips to help you achieve professional-looking results.
$64.95 pb
350 colour photos
704 pp. 7 7/16 x 9 11/16
978-0-240-52125-1
(Elsevier/LBC)
$64.95 pb
700 colour photos
400 pp. 7 7/16 x 9 11/16
978-0-240-81118-5
(Elsevier/LBC)
Lemon-Aid Used Cars and Trucks 2009–2010
Phil Edmonston
New from Canada’s automotive “Dr. Phil comes five books in one – an exposé of car scams and gas consumption lies; a do-it-yourself service manual; an independent guide to beaters, lemons and collectibles; an archive of secret service bulletins granting free repairs; and an unbeatable legal primer.
$28.99 pb
522 pp. 7 1/2 x 9 1/4
978-1-55488-404-9
(The Dundurn Group)
One Pot French
Jean-Pierre Challet
Savour the best of French cooking in more than 100 easy, authentic recipes. The pairing of classic French cuisine with easy one-pot cooking makes a delicious combination, a natural for aromatic sauces and slow-cooked, hearty meals.
$29.95 hc
colour photos throughout
200 pp. 7 x 9
978-1-55278-775-5
(McArthur & Company)
06. Spring / Summer Books For Everybody
The Lost Art of Listening, 2nd Ed. / Newfoundland & Labrador / Underground
A selection of titles featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Books For Everybody: the essential catalogue of quality titles from your independent bookseller.
The Lost Art of Listening, 2nd Ed.
How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships
Michael P. Nichols
An experienced therapist explains why we often fail to connect when speaking with those we care about and provides easy-to-learn techniques for becoming a better listener.
$52.50 hc; $22.50 pb
314 pp. 6 x 9
978-1-60623-064-0 hc
978-1-59385-986-2 pb
(Guilford Publications/LBC)
Newfoundland & Labrador
A History
Sean T. Cadigan
Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of its entry into Confederation, Newfoundland & Labrador: A History is the definitive history of one of North America’s most distinct and beautiful regions.
$29.95 pb
19 b&w photos, 4 b&w illus.
400 pp. 6 3/4 x 9 3/4
978-0-8020-8247-3
(University of Toronto Press)
Underground
June Hutton
One man’s journey from First World War trenches to the roads of Depression-era Canada to Spanish battlefields, all in search of a place to belong.
$21.00 pb
300 pp. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
978-1-896951-81-2
(Cormorant Books)
