A white lawyer arrives at a remote area in Northern Ontario to defend Indigenous activists who are blocking a logging company's clearcut of old growth on their land. A pacifist by nature, he finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist named Arthur,...
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"500 insane-but-true facts that will shock and impress your friends"-- Front cover.
Recruited by the CIA to rescue hostages held by guerilla fighters in a Central American country, Schwarzenegger and his men encounter an enemy more deadly than any on Earth--because the Predator is not of this Earth.
Monsters once lived in hiding, even from each other, because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a school where everyone was welcome and accepted for who they ar...
"Happiness is a new Peanuts collection, Charlie Brown! The whole gang is back in this third volume, featuring brand-new original stories from a variety of writers and artists, as well as classic strips from the legendary Charles M. Schulz."--P. [4] of cover.
Halftime is party time for the gifted street drummer who snares the top spot in his university's marching band. However, he initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.
"Torture is banned because it is cruel and inhumane. But as Shane O'Mara writes in this account of the human brain under stress, another reason torture should never be condoned is because it does not work the way torturers assume it does. In countless films and TV shows such as H...
"Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. Every day, we put one foot in front of the other--yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this bo...
Get ready to be bamboozled by nature's most bizarre, hilarious, and utterly astonishing secrets that will make you say, "Bull$#*t!"
"Reconciliation has become a contested buzz word filled with promises and good intentions but rarely any meaningful follow through. While Canada's history is filled with darkness, this collection of poems aims to unpack that history to clean the wounds of the infection so the nat...
"From Captain Rex to Commander Cody to the Bad Batch, this Little Golden Book will introduce young readers to all the clones from the ... Star Wars saga"--Publisher marketing.
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns...
Clark Kent here, back and ready for action! This year I'm starting a new school year at Justice Prep with my friends Bruce and Diana. I like it here--all my friends are here, and there are some really cool new teachers. And if that wasn't enough, Principal Gordon announced that t...
A collection of comic strips featuring Linus as his sister takes him to the doctor for a shot, he helps Snoopy and Woodstock when a strange creature shows up in Woodstock's nest, and amazes the gang with his ability to blow balloons up in odd shapes.
"This second collection features a healthy mix of classic comic strips by PEANUTS creator Charles M. Schulz as well as all-new stories" -- p. [4] of cover.
"AFTER TILLER intimately explores the highly controversial subject of third-trimester abortions in the wake of the 2009 assassination of practitioner Dr. George Tiller. The procedure is now performed by only four doctors in the United States, all former colleagues of Dr. Tiller, ...
"Twelve-year-old Shane Woods is just a regular boy. He loves pitching for his baseball team, working on his graphic novel, and hanging out with his best friend, Josh. But Shane is keeping something private, something that might make a difference to his friends and teammates, even...
Steve finds out that Janet is four months pregnant, Kelly and Donna prepare the reopening of the boutique since the shooting for Donna's men's line fashions, Dylan asks Gina to move out of his hotel suite, Shane and his friend Carl kidnap Noah and then send a ransom email to Dyla...