Greystone Books imprint: 184 books
Slow Road to Brownsville
A Journey Through the Heart of the Old West
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2014
In Slow Road to Brownsville, Englishman David Reynolds embarks on a road trip along Highway 83, a littleknown twolane highway that runs from Swan River, Manitoba, to the Mexican border at Brownsville, Texas, on the Gulf of Mexico.
Enthralled by the myth of the Wild West and the romance of the...
Big Fit Girl
Embrace the Body You Have
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2017
In Big Fit Girl, Louise Green describes how the fitness industry fails to meet the needs of plus-size women and thus prevents them from improving their health and fitness. By telling her own story of how she stopped dieting, got off the couch, and unleashed her inner athlete-as well as showcasing...
The Flood of 2013
A Summer of Angry Rivers in Southern Alberta
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the Calgary Foundation's Flood Rebuilding Fund.
The Flood of 2013 chronicles an unforgettable summer of angry rivers, unprecedented flooding and undeniable human spirit. This book looks at how the disaster irrevocably changed...
Rick Hansen's Man In Motion World Tour
30 Years Later—A Celebration of Courage, Strength, and the Power of Community
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2017
A beautifully illustrated 30th anniversary celebration of Rick Hansen's Man in Motion Tour, which broke barriers for people with disabilities and inspired ordinary citizens to realize impossible dreams.
On March 21, 1985, world-class wheelchair marathoner and multiple Paralympic medalist Rick...
by Don Weekes
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
It's not only the biggest book on NHL trivia-it's also the best!
Following the successful The Big Book of Hockey Trivia, here's The Biggest Book of Hockey Trivia. Don Weekes has cherry-picked more than eight hundred of the most compelling trivia questions and records.
Irreverent, captivating,...
The Riverton Rifle
My Story—Straight Shooting on Hockey and on Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Hockey hero Reggie Leach’s tumultuous and inspirational life story, told by the man himself.
“It all comes down to making the right life choices,” says the NHL’s legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers...
by Don Weekes
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2010
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Thrilling, amusing and mind-bending quizzes for hockey fans of all ages.
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Tar Sands [Revised and Updated]
Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
The book that put the tar sands -- and their devastating environmental impact -- on the map, for better or worse.
Andrew Nikiforuk's Tar Sands is a critical expose of the world's largest energy project -- the Alberta oil sands -- that has made Canada one of the worst environmental offenders...
Frozen in Time
The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2017
The international bestseller revealing the fate of the doomed Franklin Expedition—now with a new afterword on the discovery of Erebus and Terror, and a new section of color photos.
In 1845, Sir John Franklin and his men set out to “penetrate the icy vastness of the north, and to circumnavigate...
Addicted
Notes from the Belly of the Beast
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2001
With new material from Susan Cheever, Molly Jong-Fast, and Rick Whitaker. What is this craving that overpowers all else? What is it like to be addicted, and what does it take to get straight or sober? In this new and expanded edition of a widely praised collection, an outstanding roster of courageous...
Hockey's Original 6
Great Players of the Golden Era
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
An electrifying collection of rarely seen hockey photos highlighting the greatest heroes of the Original 6 era.
The hockey stars of the fifties and sixties -- Rocket Richard, Gordie Howe, Dave Keon, Bobby Hull, Jean BÈliveau, Terry Sawchuk, Tim Horton, and others -- were some of the most passionate...
Cow
A Bovine Biography
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2011
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In Cow: A Bovine Biography, German musician and author Florian Werner delivers an in-depth and surprisingly thoughtful piece of non-fiction...Werner reminds us that bovines are inextricably linked to humans, and that thinking more deeply about our relationship with them can give us a...
Way of a Gardener, The
A Life's Journey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
A personal and revealing exploration of a life lived close to the earth, from one of Canada's best-loved gardeners.
Called "a green-thumb rogue" (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), accomplished novelist, satirist, and garden writer Des Kennedy describes his life journey from a childhood...
War in the Country
How the Fight to Save Rural Life Will Shape Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
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An award-winning writer's provocative look at rural communities and a passionate call to arms to save them.
Rural life in North America has changed dramatically over the past fifty years. The few remaining family farms now struggle to survive. They have been replaced by corporate-backed...