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Various & Sundry
 Globish: How the English Language Became the World's Language
Robert McCrum
In author Robert McCrum's fascinating analysis, the cultural revolution of our times is the emergence of English, a global phenomenon as never before, to become the world's language. Globish takes us on the riveting and enlightening journey of the spread of a global English, from the icy swamps of pre-Roman Saxony to the shopping malls of Seoul, from the study of 'crazy English' in China to crowds of juvenile wizards mobbing bookshops across the world. Hardcover, $32.95.
 No Culture, No Future
Simon Brault Translated by Jonathan Kaplansky
A longtime advocate of the arts in Montreal, Brault has taken action to re-establish that city as one of the most culturally accomplished communities in Canada. No Culture, No Future is part of his campaign to convince the people and governments of cities across Canada that investment in the arts benefits all citizens. $21.00.
 Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto
Sean Micallef
Stroll celebrates Toronto's streetscapes -- in details both subtle and grand -- at the speed of walking. In doing so, this book helps us to get to know the city's many neighbourhoods, taking us from well-known spots like the CN Tower and Pearson Airport to the overlooked corners of Scarborough and all the way to the end of Leslie Street Spit in Lake Ontario. Softcover, 310 pp. $24.95.
 Celebrity
Marina Hyde
This is an hilarious and appalling portrait of a world obsessed to the point of lunacy with celebrity. If you've ever wondered what possesses entertainers to think that they are qualified to solve problems like war, poverty, injustice, and AIDS, then this is the book for you. Softcover, 239 pp. $21.95.
 Inspiring Creativity
Bernadette McDonald
Marking the 75th anniversary of the Banff Centre, this volume celebrates the Centre's connection with the world's artists, leaders, writers, musicians, mountaineers and dancers, and calls to the muse in all of us. Beautifully illustrated throughout this book features reflections from a wide selection of esteemed creative minds. Softcover, 175 pp. $25.00.
 The Art of the Conversation
Catherine Blyth
Every day we use cell phones and computers to communicate, but are we losing touch with face-to-face talk? Find out exactly what you stand to lose with this rallying cry for the venerable art of conversation. Taking lessons from philosophy, anthropology, and literature, Catherine Blyth uncovers the rules and some surprising secrets, with advice for navigating conversational situations from bedroom to boardroom, and hilarious tales of how it can all go wrong. Softcover, 288 pp. $18.50.
 The Artist in the Office
Summer Pierre
This ingenious little book isn't about throwing over your day job, it's about integrating the work you have to do with the work you want to do. Even when it seems like you are living two lives, this book will show you that it is only one and it's yours. The Artist in the Office will help you thrive at your creative work and your day job. Softcover, $17.50.
Voices from the Wings
Ned Sherrin
Voices from the Wings is a collection of thousands of anecdotal gems, witty or malicious putdowns, potted biographies, and caustic one-liners from the lively worlds of the performing arts. Lovers of showbiz in all its forms, from theatre to television and musicals to operetta, will welcome this new edition of a much-admired work, now extensively revised and expanded. Hardcover, 421 pp. $27.95.
 Slumdog Millionaire
Vikas Swarup
Ram Mohammed Thomas has been arrested on suspicion of fraud for answering all twelve questions correctly on TV's Who Will Win a Billion? A brilliantly conceived fable with a modern sensibility, Slumdog Millionaire is a comic and charming novel that paints an enthralling portrait of humanity. Softcover, 302 pp. $17.95.
 The Art of Conversation
Catherine Blyth
Every day we use cell phones and computers to communicate, but are we losing touch with face-to-face talk? Find out exactly what you stand to lose with this rallying cry for the venerable art of conversation. Taking lessons from philosophy, anthropology, and literature, Catherine Blyth uncovers the rules and some surprising secrets, with advice for navigating conversational situations from bedroom to boardroom, and hilarious tales of how it can all go wrong. Hardcover, 289 pp. $24.50.
 The Element
Ken Robinson
With humour and insight, Ken Robinson looks at the conditions that enable us to find ourselves in The Element -- the point at which our natural talents meets personal passion. The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. It is also an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the twenty-first century. Hardcover, 274 pp. $28.50.
 How To Be An Explorer Of The World
Keri Smith
At any given moment, no matter where you are, there are hundreds of things around you that are interesting and worth documenting. In Keri Smith's latest interactive book, you will be repeatedly asked to suspend your disbelief, complete tasks that make you feel a bit strange, look at the world in ways that make you think differently, conduct experiments on a regular basis, and see inanimate objects as alive. Softcover, 204 pp. $16.95.
 Robertson Davies: A Portrait in Mosaic
Val Ross
After spending a year as a journalism fellow at Massey College, Val Ross decided to track down the people who knew Robertson Davies in order to collect their memories of the man. From the chorus of well over a hundred different voices come an oral biography that is surprising, witty, charming, sad, alarming and inspiring. Thes individual stories are skillfully and unobtrusively arranged to produce a fascinatinf portrait in mosaic. Hardcover, 385 pp. $36.99.
 The Reel Stuff
Edited by Brian Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg
A collection of science fiction stories which have, since publication been inspirations for various films. Authours include: Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Clive Barker, George R.R. Martin, John Varley, and Barry Longyear. This is your chance to check our the "real" stories that became the reel stuff! Softcover, $16.50.
 The Knight Book or Several Knights Later
Michael Whitfield & Susan Benson
Reeling from the success of their first volume of illustrated knight puns, Susan and Michael have created a companion volume for their original The Knight Book-Pun Gloria Ad Infinitum. The Knight Book engages the reader in a journey of the imagination through a series of pun guessing games. Hilarious and smart, this book is sure to provide a great deal of amusement and thought. Softcover, 50 pp. $15.00.
 The Poem I Turn To
Jason Shinder
In The Poem I Turn To, some of our leading actors and directors share their favourite poems and how poetry has inspired and influenced their lives. Includes readings of the work of such incendiary poets as: W.H. Auden, Seamus Heaney, Sylvia Plath, Andrew Marvell, Denis Johnson, and William Carlos Williams. Hardcover, 227 pp. $29.95.
 Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie
Rachel Corrie
Let Me Stand Alone reveals the late activist Rachel Corrie's striking gifts as a poet and writer as she tells her story in her own words, from her precocious reflections as a young girl to her final emails. Her writing brings to life all that it means to come of age--a dawning sense of self, a thirst for one's own ideals, and an evolving connection to others near and far. Hardcover, 311 pp. $23.95.
 Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints
Joan Acocella
From one of our most admired cultural critics, thirty-one essays on some of the most influencial artists of our time - writers, dancers, choreographers, sculptors - and two saints of all time, Joan of Arc and Mary Magdalene. What unites the book is Acocella's interest in the making of art and in the courage, perseverance, and, sometimes, dumb luck that it requires. Softcover, 524 pp. $18.95.
 The Arrival
Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan delivers a shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan fashions a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McKay. The Arrival renders the immigrant experience into a documentary magically told by way of Surrealism. Hardcover, 120 pp. $24.99.
 The Lost Massey Lectures
John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul Goodman, Jane Jacobs, Eric W. Kierans & Martin Luther King
The CBC Massey Lectures, Canada's pre-eminent public lecture series, are a highly anticipated annual feast of ideas. Now, at last, a selection of the lost lecures is again available to a world hungry for innovative ideas. The thinkers bound together in this elegant volume present ideas that are not only historically significant but remain strikingly relevant to the problems we all face today. Softcover, 400 pp. $24.95.
 Midnight Mavericks: Reports from the Underground
Gene Gregorits
Midnight Mavericks features the most eclectic assortment of artists ever gathered between two covers. From angry stand-up commedians, performance artists, and hardcore crime novelists to controversial cartoonists, cutting-edge exploitation filmmakers and independent minded musicians, this book casts a bright light on underground culture. Softcover, 352 pp. $41.95.
 The Impossible Takes Longer
David Pratt
"The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer," said Fridtjof Nansen, the 1922 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Nansen is one of the roughly 250 Nobel laureates quoted in The Impossible Takes Longer, a remarkable assemblage of the insights into the world and the human condition by some of history's wisest men and women. Softcover, 268 pp. $19.95.
 Away from Her
Alice Munro
Away from Her is a collection of nine short stories that deal with the substance of adult life. In each one, an unexpected twist or a suddenly recaptured memory can trace the arc of an entire life. Personal histories, both complex and simple, unfold in rich detail in this collection. Softcover, 426 pp. $13.50.
 The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
From one of America's iconic writers, a book of honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage - and a life, in good times and bad - particularly thought-provoking to anyone who has ever loved a husband or a wife or a child. Softcover, 227 pp. $17.95.
 The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
In this book, one will learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of one's life - money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction one has in the world. The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers - men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. Hardcover, 198 pp. $28.99.
 Reflections in a Dancing Eye: Investigating the Artist's Role
in Canadian Society
Joysanne Sidimus & Carol Anderson
Featuring 47 prominant Canadians - artists, politicians, scientists, academics,
and business leaders, Reflections in a Dancing Eye is a timely look at the role
of the arts and the artists in Canadian society. Part conversation, part memoir,
each unique reply begins from the same set of questions. Contributors include
June Callwood, Wayson Choy, Evelyn Hart, Karen Kain, Mark Kingwell, Zacharias
Kunuk, Silken Laumann, David MacFarlane, Preston Manning, Svend Robinson, Albert
Schultz, and Veronica Tennant. Softcover, 403 pp. $32.95.
The Secret
Rhonda Byrne
In this book, one will learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of one's life--money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction one has in the world. The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers - men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. Hardcover, 198 pp. $28.99.
 The Flight of the Creative Class
Richard Florida
The creative class - skilled individuals ranging from money managers to makeup artists, software programmers to steadicam operators. These workers are in constant demand around the world. Florida argues that this demand means that the United States is truly in danger of losing its status as the world's greatest talent magnet. The Flight of the Creative Class explores this global competition to attract these skilled workers and shows how several key events have put the US at a substantial disadvantage just as smaller countries are doing everything in their power to attract these workers. Florida outlines the causes and potentially disastrous effects of this growing migration, and discusses ways in which the US can make itself more attractive to creative workers - ways that other countries may discover first. Softcover, 326 pp. $19.95.
 LA 411
Dana Myers
Turn your collection into cash! Collectors are paying big money for music and entertainment-related memorabilia! Join hundreds of thousands of online members today for free at HeritageAuctions.com/join. Enter Reference 4904 for bonus auction catalog or book of your choice. Coil bound, 867 pp. $102.95.
 The Magic of Alan Wakeling: The Works of a Master Magician
Jim Steinmeyer
Alan Wakeling's acclaimed magic has been the "secret source" for
leading professional magicians for many years. His extensive career
featured stage magic, illusions, close-up and stand-up effects,
including many memorable complete acts. This book presents some
of the groundbreaking professional material developed by the master,
including mind-reading, billiard ball tricks, and many large-scale
illusions that the magicians, designers, and producers of today
continue to integrate into their acts. Fully illustrated and beautifully
designed, this book is a treasure for any aspiring magician or
ardent amateur. Softcover, 345 pp. $24.95.
 Toronto: The Essential Guide to the Best of the City
Barrett Hooper
Want to know where to eat, drink, sleep, shop, play and party? NOW points
the way, from the hippest hangs to exotic eats, the hottest art
galleries to the coolest accomodations. Written by the people who
know the city best--the writers and editors NOW Magazine, Canada's
leading alternative weekly for more than 25 years--it's the ultimate
guide to surviving and thriving in Canada's biggest, baddest and
boldest metropolis. But this is more than a travel guide. It's
an indispensable reference for life in multiculti T.O., jam-packed
with info on everything from film festivals, comedy clubs and rock
concerts to second-hand shops, sex shops and head shops. There's
no need to look anywhere else. The NOW City Guide is guaranteed
to deliver must-have info to Toronto explorers, whether you were
born on Bloor Street or in downtown Bangkok. Softcover, 264 pp.
$19.95.
 Ticket
Stub Diary
Henry Quiroga
Do you hang on to tickets from sporting events or concerts you've attended? Or
collect stubs and memorabilia from trips you go on? This handy journal is just
the ticket for preserving and showing them off. Use the roomy sleeves to store
tickets of all shapes and sizes, and jot down your memories of the experiences
in the lined space provided. The handsome package will keep your memorabilia
in mint shape for years to come. Hardcover, 52 pp. $15.95.
 On Broadway! Theatre Posters
The Library of Congress
On Broadway! celebrates the larger-than-life, distinctly American
musical, a hybrid that is part high art and part circus, with reproductions of
thirty concisely synopsized posters from the archives of the Library of Congress.
Greeting/Postcards, $13.95.
 The Complete New Yorker
Every article, every cartoon, every illustration, every advertisement, exactly
as it appeared on the printed page, in full colour. On these eight DVD-ROMS,
you can search through hundreds of thousands of articles, catalogued by date,
contributor, department, and subject. The Complete New Yorker offers a detailed,
entertaining history of life in the city, the nation, and the world since 1925.
$135.00.
 uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto
Jason McBride & Alana Wilcox
How would you improve Toronto? In uTOpia, thirty-four Torontonians tackle
that question, lauding, lambasting and leading the charge for change
into Canada's biggest metropolis. They tack about streetlights and
streetcars, about strip malls, about scenesters and sidewalks. They
profile exemplary
Torontonians, they collect TTC transfers, they explore the architecture
of our buildings and our imaginations. Above all, they ask us, with
both
playfulness and pragmatism to look ahead to Toronto the Could. Softcover,
287 pp. $22.95.
 Christmas Days
Derek McCormack & Seth
Christmas Days is an Advent calendar in words and pictures. The chapters
are doors, each decorated by Seth. Wrapping paper, toy stockings,
tree stands--when did these all become a part of Christmas? Where
in Canada were they made? Who made them and how? An appealing mix
of history, reportage,
wit and enthusiasm for the holiday makes this the perfect book for
fans of the stuff of Christmas. Hardcover, 296 pp. $24.95.
 Dylan Thomas: The Caedmon Collection
Dylan Thomas
On February 22, 1952, Dylan Thomas made his first recording for Caedmon
Records, A Child's Christmas in Wales and Five Poems. It was the
first of many albums Thomas was to record for Caedmon. This recording
launched not only Caedmon, but the spoken-word industry as well.
Here, at
long last,
in celebration of over 50 years of spoken-word publishing, Caedmon
presents this unique collection of Dylan Thomas reading his finest
works, as well
as some of his favourites by W.H. Auden and Willliam Shakespeare.
Audio CD, $42.50.
 Opera & Wine: Wine in Opera
Valentino Monticello
This glorious volume fuses Valentino Monticello's three loves: opera, wine, and
fine art. In a series of highly imaginative visual tableaux, he has illustrated
the relationship between wine and several key international operas. As if this
undertaking was not extraordinary enough, Monticello has created his masterpieces
using wine labels as his exclusive artistic medium. The result is a collection
of stunning works of art, and a truly fascinating piece of cultural history.
Hardcover, 264 pp. $150.00.
 Legends 2: Women Who Have Changed the World
John Miller & Kristen Miller
In this stunning collection of photos and essays, women writers pay tribute to
some of the most influencial women of our time. A follow-up to the popular photography
book Legends, which profiled women of the twentieth century, Legends
2 moves into the twenty-first. These are the women who are changing
our time. Hardcover, 124 pp. $41.95.
 Christmas at the New Yorker: Stories, Poems, Humor, and Art
New Yorker Magazine
From the pages of America's most influential magazine come eight decades
of holiday cheer -- plus the occasional comical coal in the stocking -- in one
incomparable collection. Sublime and ridiculous, sentimental and searing, Christmas
at The New Yorker is a gift of great writing and drawing by literary legends
and laugh-out-loud cartoonists. Hardcover, 305 pp. $34.95.
 Celebrity Lies!
Boze Hadleigh
Assembled by the king of Hollywood gossip, Boze Hadleigh, this cheeky collection
of more than a thousand of the most outrageous celebrity myths, fabrications,
and
falsehoods is sure to entertain for hours on end. Softcover, 320 pp. $23.95.
 Robota
Doug Chiang & Orson Scott Card
Academy Award-winning artist Doug Chiang and best-selling science fiction author
Orson Scott Card join forces in Robota, an extraordinary illustrated adventure.
A riviting tale of love, betrayal, and revenge, Chiang's vividly imagined story
and meticulously rendered paintings, in conjunction with Card's masterful prose,
bring to life an electric alter-universe and a battle nothing short of epic.
Hardcover,
176 pp. $52.50.
 Dickens' Christmas
Simon Callow
This beautifully illustrated anthology of the holiday that fascinated
Dickens contains the entire text of A Christmas Carol. Also
included are excerpts from Dickens' other writings, which vividly
describe houses decorated with greenery and lighted candles, mistletoe
in the hall and holly wreaths on the door, and lavish, waistcoat-popping
dinners. In all, this is a wonderous volume that celebrates Victorian
Christmas in all its warmth and charm. Hardcover, 155 pp. $39.95.
 Beautiful Angiola: The Great Treasury of Sicilian Folk and Fairy Tales
Jack Zipes
Beautiful Angiola is an instant classic. In one of the most startling literary
discoveries of recent years, Jack Zipes has uncovered this neglected treasure
trove of Sicilian folk and fairy tales. These universal tales of heroines and
princes, sorcery and surprise, and the deeds of the brave and the treacherous,
will delight readers, both young and old, for years to come. Hardcover, 364
pp. $45.00.
 Obsession: Celebrities and their Stalkers
David Harvey
Because celebrities are constantly in the media spotlight, they are particularly
susceptible to stalker attacks. This informative book uncovers some of the
most shocking stalking cases of recent times, including those involving Jodie
Foster, Brad Pitt, John Lennon, Steven Spielberg, and Madonna. Softcover, 258
pp. $19.95.
 Eunoia
Christian Bok
In this sublime tour de force Eunoia -- the shortest word in the English
language to contain all 5 vowels -- Christian Bok has delighted awestruck readers
everywhere by crafting five stunning stories, each of which only uses one vowel.
This audio recording is performed by the author himself. Audio CD $16.95.
 James Dean Died Here: The Locations of America's Pop Culture Landmarks
Chris Epting
This book takes you on an anecdotal journey across North America to the exact
locations where the most significant events in American pop culture took place.
Featuring hundreds of photographs, this encyclopedic look at famous and infamous
pop culture landmarks, is an amazing portrait of the bizarre, shocking weird
and wonderful moments that have come to define America. Softcover 310 pp. $25.95.
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Great Escapes: New Designs for Home Theatres by Theo Kalomirakis
Geishas
Seats: New York
Remembering Peter Gzowski: A Book of Tributes
By the Sword
The Petty Details of
So-And-So's Life
Jump the Shark: When Good Things Go Bad
The Avant Guide to Toronto
Personal
Velocity
Poetry Speaks
On the Wing
Unless: Audio Cassette Recording
Love in a Dark Time
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