Harpercollins Publishers: 6293 books
The Devil And Bobby Hull
How Hockey's Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game's Lost Legend
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
An award-winning writer sets the record straight on hockey's forgotten golden boy--Bobby Hull
In his prime, few could dispute Bobby Hull's athletic brilliance--the first to have five 50-goal seasons, the highest scorer on the 1976 Canada Cup team, the first to use the slapshot as a scoring...
Between The Lines
Not-So-Tall Tales From Ray "Scampy" Scapinello's Four Decades in the NHL
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
To hockey fans, Ray Scapinello's name and face are as recognizable as any star player or coach in the NHL. Scampy, as he is affectionately known, has had a long and storied career as a linesman in the NHL. His 5-foot-7 frame and 163 pounds belie his ability and endurance on the ice. When Ray retired...
The Power Of Generosity
How to Transform Yourself and Your World
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
DAVE TOYCEN, President and CEO of World Vision Canada, believes that generosity can save your life. He knows it can build community and help bring social justice and peace to our troubled world. He has seen it in the most unlikely places, witnessing the freedom individuals have gained simply through...
Causeway
A Passage from Innocence
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Causeway is Linden MacIntyre’s evocative memoir of his Cape Breton childhood. At once a vibrant coming-of-age story, a portrait of a vanishing way of life and a reflection on fathers and sons, the narrative revolves around the construction of the Canso Causeway that would link the small Cape Breton...
by Linden MacIntyre
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
From a gifted storyteller and one of Canada’s most respected journalists, The Long Stretch is a saga of love and war, the story of those who have "gone away" and those who are compelled to stay. In one apocalyptic night, John Gillis and his estranged cousin Sextus confront a half century...
by Don Newman
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
In Welcome to the Broadcast, titled after his famous greeting to the viewers of his highly popular program Politics, journalist and broadcaster Don Newman writes about his many decades reporting on Canadian and international politics. He covered some of the most critical events of our time: more than...
The Water Boy
From the Sidelines to the Owner's Box: Inside the CFL, the XFL, and the NFL
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
When Bobby Ackles became the B.C. Lions' original water boy, he probably never dreamed that he would lead the team to a Grey Cup victory over 50 years later. From his earliest days with the team to becoming its general manager and now president, Ackles has demonstrated a commitment and dedication...
Ford Nation
Two Brothers, One Vision
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
During his tumultuous term as mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford always stayed on message—saving taxpayers money and putting the brakes on the “gravy train” at city hall. He also returned every phone call, even showing up on people’s doorsteps late at night to help them with their problems. But despite...
by Julie Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2012
Seen Reading is the exciting debut collection of microfictions from Canada’s pre-eminent literary voyeur, Julie Wilson. Based on the beloved online movement of the same name, Seen Reading collects more than a hundred stories inspired by sightings of people reading on Toronto transit, each reader...
Guantanamo's Child
The Untold Story of Omar Khadr
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
A prize-winning journalist tells the troubling story of Canadian Omar Khadr, who has spent a quarter of his life growing up in Guantanamo Bay. Khadr was captured in Afghanistan in July 2002 at the age of 15. Accused by the Pentagon of throwing a grenade that killed U.S. soldier Sgt. First Class Christopher...
How Rob Ford Happened
A History of the Toronto Mayor from the Pages of the National Post
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Drawing on a wealth of articles written by by National Post journalists including Christie Blatchford, Jonathan Kay, Andrew Coyne, Chris Selley and more, How Rob Ford Happened examines the precipitous rise and calamitous fall of one of the most controversial public figures in Canadian political history....
by Nazanin Afshin-Jam, Susan McClelland
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Nazanin Afshin-Jam was on top of the world. In 2006, she had just signed her first record deal and, after placing as first runner-up for Miss World, was a sought-after fashion model and icon within the Iranian dissident community. But one afternoon, she received an email that would change the course...
No Surrender
A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2010
Hugh Segal is that rare political animal: a Progressive Conservative partisan who is liked and respected by members of all political parties and who is one of our favorite political pundits. He brings clear-eyed. pragmatic and humorous perspective to this candid and thoughtful memoir, a book that...
Right Honourable Men
The Descent of Canadian Politics from MacDonald to Chrétien
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Updated with an insightful and controversial assessment of Jean Chrétien
Since first published in 1994, Right Honourable Men has remained the definitive source for Canadians wanting to know more about the quality of our leaders and the personalities behind the policies. Now, in this timely...