Knitting is a booming pastime enjoying a resurgence of interest, spawning books, movies, a brisk online trade in wool and knitted goods -- even tra...

At his death in 1985, Alden Nowlan stood in the first rank of Canadian writers. Today, his poetry is beloved by Maritimers and popular across Canad...

This book tells the tale of Richard Whitney and describes in detail the banking and investment structure that precipitated the stock market collaps...

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) remains one of the most important figures in the history of the common law. The essays collected in this volume provide...

Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) remains one of the most important figures in the history of the common law. The essays collected in this volume provide...

This book, originally published in 1884, chronicles men of invention and industry up to the end of the 19th century. The early chapters relate to t...

So how much are we worth, in your opinion? I asked. Just in case someone, maybe you, wants to buy us tomorrow morning, how much are we worth? Rick ...

Even celebrities die -- and he was the man who picked up the bodies! Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in...

In this collection of firsthand accounts by those who knew Cesar Chavez best, a portrait of an uncommonly complex man, both driven and focused, yet...

"Ever since the earliest days of commerce, business people have organized themselves into partnerships. They formed groups with a common interest ...

Legendary media baron Sir Frank Packer was pugnacious, autocratic and always controversial. After joining forces with Labor politician E.G. Theodor...

The writer's main purpose in this book is to arouse interest on the reader's part in an extraordinary personality. Michael Sadler was a Comparative...

The summer of 1840, and Boston Harbor is thrumming with politicians, business people, civic leaders, members of the judiciary, and the public. The ...

A National Bestseller. Now available in paperback. "On a Rrrroll! You may not be familiar with Ron Buist, but you know his handiwork." -- The Ottaw...

The development of agriculture in Alberta owes much to Arnold W. Platt, who set out to plant a seed of positive change. Whether as a plant breeder,...

In 1838, Dr Alexander Skinner leaves Scotland for Australia to make his fortune. He had met Scots whose families owned sugar plantations in the Wes...

This is an expanded English edition of the book 'Tiger in the Tank' that was first published in German in 2002. It is a compilation of interviews a...

Twilight on the Bay: The Excursion Boat Empire of B. B. Wills tells the story of one man's effort to sail against the tide. In 1934 when Benjamin B...

A Globe and Mail Best BookA CBC New Brunswick Book List SelectionAs tech investors the world over search for elusive unicorns (start-ups valued at ...

The greatest success stories can spring from the humblest of beginnings. Such is the case with Tariku Bogale. From his early days raised in poverty...

Robert Wang fled the Chinese civil war at the age of five and came to Hong Kong with nothing. The colony was a harsh place in the 1950s and 1960s. ...

This definitive exposé reveals the shrouded world of ultra-high rollers and the Faustian pacts they forge with their hosts, the casino representati...

Jack Leblanc arrived in China in 1989 intending to teach for just two years. He was to spend the next two decades on a very different learning curv...

Ever wonder why some people achieve impressive success while others reach for the brass ring only to see it slip from their grasp? Join Michael B D...