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Health Hacks
How to get the best care from the healthcare system, from Nova Scotia’s fiercest patient advocate.
$27.95, Paperback
Mass Murder, Police Mayhem
A layperson’s guide to the report that explains how the senseless tragedy in Portapique happened, and how we can prevent such violence in the future.
$24.95, Paperback
J.L. Ilsley: A Political Biography
This biography of J. L. Ilsley offers a new vantage point on Mackenzie King’s Liberal government during the Second World War and a portrait of a fiscal conservative who opened the floodgates of spending while clamping down on profiteering and the rich.
$27.95, Paperback
Stompin' Tom Connors
An in-depth look at the man who created the myth of Stompin’ Tom, updated with new information.
$24.95, Paperback
Lyme Disease in Canada
An up-to-date resource for anyone worrying about ticks and Lyme disease, including how to deal with ticks and tick bites, the science of the bacteria causing Lyme disease, the controversies about treatment, the role of global warming in the spread of the disease, and resources for those experiencing the disease.
$24.95, Paperback
How Government Really Works
The authors lift the veil on the work bureaucrats do and offer practical advice on how to survive and even thrive in the bureaucracy.
$22.95, Paperback
The Ku Klux Klan in Canada
The history of the racist terrorist KKK organization in Canada, from street violence, to media intimidation, to influencing elections and everything in-between.
$24.95, Paperback
The Attack on Nova Scotia Schools
An insiders history of 25 tumultuous years in public education in Nova Scotia
$22.95, Paperback
Best School in the World
This book gives an account of an exceptional school in Halifax that has developed an approach to education that enables kids to truly love learning. Using the example of the Halifax Independent School, readers will find ideas big and small for how Canadian schools could do a better job of engaging, challenging and educating their students.
$22.95, Paperback
Pauline
The story of a beautiful, talented, romantic woman who dazzled Victorian Canada in her role as Mohawk princess-poet.$22.95, Paperback
Equal as Citizens
Enshrined in our constitution, Canadians expect equal treatment from their government. Canada's provinces have unequal means to pay for those responsibilities, as the balance of wealth shifts over time. Richard Starr traces the history of equalization & shows how it has been undermined & proposes how it can be reframed for the twenty-first century.
$22.95, Paperback
Our Nell
The inspiring story of a passionate Canadian champion for women's rights who was years ahead of her time.$22.95, Paperback
Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick
The little-known story of democratic-minded New Brunswick Loyalists who refused to acquiese to rule by their betters$22.95, Paperback
Inventing Academic Freedom
An account of the campus sit-in and ensuing controversy that triggered a revolution in Canadian universities and was key to establishing the principles of academic freedom in Canada$22.95, Paperback
An Arctic Man
Ernie Lyall wrote about the north like no one had ever done before, and his classic text is presented here with an insightful new introduction.$19.95, Paperback
The Spirit of Africville
The Spirit of Africville is a multi-faceted account of a proud African Nova Scotian community, and of the systematic neglect, ignorance and arrogance that led to its demolition.$29.95, Paperback
The Grammar School
The first book to chronicle the history of the Halifax Grammar School
$19.95, Paperback
Halifax at War
A history of Halifax's extraordinary role in the Second World War.
$24.95, Paperback
Micmac by Choice
Micmac by Choice is the inspiring account of a remarkable woman and of the remarkable community she chose as her home.$24.95, Paperback