Greystone Books imprint: 184 books

"Vallely transports the reader to places few will ever go: the very edges of the earth and of human endurance." —Evan Solomon In this gripping first-hand account, four seasoned adventurers navigate a sophisticated, high-tech rowboat across the Northwest Passage. One of the "last...

Easy Hiking around Vancouver presents sixty-two of seasoned hiker Jean Cousins' favorite destinations. For quick reference, hikes are arranged in nine geographic regions in and around the Vancouver area. Easy to follow directions take hikers north as far as Pemberton, east to Manning Park and the Fraser...

Brigid exposes the commodification of the Wellness industry, and explore what it is about modern life that result in our tendency to swing between hedonism and health.   The drive for wellness and the clean, lean and serene life has led to orthorexia, a term for an eating disorder characterised by...

Road trips to introduce the diverse geography, flora and fauna, and historical landmarks of British Columbia's spectacular wine country. Biologist Richard Cannings, who was born and raised in the Okanagan Valley, guides the reader along his favorite road trips through this fascinating region....

" When two thousand British bank clerks, butchers, housewives, saleswomen, remittance men and ex-Boer War soldiers followed the charismatic but inept Anglican minister, Isaac Barr, to the Canadian prairies in 1903 their rallying cry was ""Canada for the British."" Despite...

"Only God can make a tree," wrote Joyce Kilmer in one of the most celebrated of poems. In Tree: A Life Story, authors David Suzuki and Wayne Grady extend that celebration in a "biography" of this extraordinary -- and extraordinarily important -- organism. A story that spans a millennium...

" The compelling stories of seven adventurous women. Polar explorers were the superstars of the ""heroic age"" of exploration, a period spanning the Victorian and Edwardian eras. In this engaging book, author Kari Herbert explores the unpredictable, often heartbreaking...

“A rich and resonantly detailed account of an unlikely partnership that enabled the hard-working tribespeople of a remote coffee-growing village in Thailand to emerge from poverty and obscurity to success in the refined new world of fine coffee.” —Coffee Review A multi-faceted, inspiring...

" ""In a clear and compelling fashion, [A Thousand Dreams is] a case for governments and communities to work together, to think 'outside the box' and to achieve longer-lasting solutions for complex social problems."" -- Vancouver Sun In this mix of history, journalism,...

Interest in the plight of refugees is at an all-time high as US borders are closing to those most in need of refuge The UN Refugee Agency reported that in 2015, only 18 percent women of refugees and migrants reaching Europe were women, compared to adult men at 54 percent. Western media...

A treasure trove of information and anecdotes about the wise guys of the avian world, the bright-eyed, black-winged members of the Genus Corvus, or ravens and crows, now with stories about these bright birds. This revised and expanded edition of Candace Savage’s best-selling book about ravens...

" From the seas of antiquity to the city streets of today, A Mermaid's Tale explores the myth and meanings of the mermaid. Beginning with Melusina, the bathing mermaid par excellence, Amanda Adams goes on to describe the seductive sirens and their honeyed songs, the powerful Arctic sea...

"Buffy Sainte-Marie is an icon and inspiration. This book is necessary—an authorized insight into the making of a legend." —Terese Marie Mailhot, author of Heart Berries A powerful, intimate look at the life of a beloved folk icon and activist. Folk hero. Songwriter icon....

“A blast of fresh air through the stale, half-empty corridors of Canadian journalism.”–Ronald Wright An urgent, necessary look at why Canada’s media is dying—and how we can save it. Canada’s media companies are melting faster than the polar ice caps, and in No News Is Bad...