Best Sellers – 琉璃社区 琉璃社区 Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Tue, 14 May 2024 12:33:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Murphy’s Logic /store/murphys-logic.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:51:04 +0000 /store/murphys-logic Former anchor of CTV News at Six Steve Murphy offers lessons learned and opinions garnered on the changing face of the news industry over his forty-five-year career in this candid […]

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]]> 91898 Mommy Don’t /store/mommy-dont.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:50:26 +0000 /store/mommy-dont An award-winning journalist recreates the shocking story of the murder of “Bridgewater’s daughter,” Karissa Boudreau, in this riveting work of true crime. On January 29, 2008, just days after a […]

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]]> 90722 Recipe for a Good Life /store/recipe-for-a-good-life.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:50:16 +0000 /store/recipe-for-a-good-life Globe & Mail bestselling Lesley Crewe’s new novel follows a mystery author with writer’s block from 1950s Montreal to rural Cape Breton, in search of much more than her next […]

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]]> 91706 Brighten the Corner Where You Are /store/brighten-the-corner-where-you-are.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:44:43 +0000 /store/brighten-the-corner-where-you-are In this bittersweet novel inspired by the life of Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis, master storyteller Carol Bruneau gives voice to the artist, allowing her to speak from beyond the grave, freed from the stigmas of gender, poverty and disability that marked her life and shaped her art.

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]]> 84608 Lexicon 19 /store/lexicon-19.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:38:52 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/lexicon-19 Theresa Williams's lexicon puzzles have been hugely popular since they were first published by the Halifax Chronicle-Herald in 1988. Half-crossword, half-word search, the lexicon engages and entertains fans of all ages. Puzzle buffs will delight in this opportunity to try 52 all-new puzzles.

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]]> 78948 Beholden /store/beholden.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:37:37 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/beholden The story begins with Nell, the "spinster on the hill" near St. Peter's, Cape Breton. Scarred by her own childhood, she swears she could never love a child and that she will never marry, denying herself a life with the man she loves. She's proven wrong when a baby is born just down the road from her. Her love of little Jane, despite herself, propels us forward through generations trying to untangle their own traumas and secrets. Eventually, we meet Bridie鈥攋oyful, kind, capable Bridie鈥攁nd see her struggling through the echoing pain of those who came before her. Her choices, her bravery, her "nest of wonderful women," and her ultimate refusal to settle for anything less than love, eventually redeem her and everyone around her鈥攅ven the spinster on the hill.

As real as our own family dramas, Beholden is full of Lesley Crewe's trademark laugh-out-loud moments, heartbreaking losses, incredible women with unbreakable friendships, and the sweet wildness of Cape Breton.

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]]> 78930 Christmas in Atlantic Canada /store/christmas-in-atlantic-canada.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:37:11 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/christmas-in-atlantic-canada Some of the most comforting and enjoyable parts of Christmas are the heartwarming traditions we celebrate year after year. But do you ever wonder where those traditions came from? Who started them, and how did they become so ingrained? From dragging trees indoors to decorate them to bundling up to take in a Santa Claus parade, prolific folklorist David Goss traces the history of the holiday in our region from its earliest celebration鈥攑ossibly 1604鈥攖o modern times.

Using historical records, diaries, and old newspapers, as well as a few fictional short stories, he documents the fascinating narrative of how Christmas in Atlantic Canada has been marked, both religiously and secularly.

Includes 50 images. Features a foreword by Gerry Bowler, author of Santa Claus, A Biography and The World Encyclopedia of Christmas.

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]]> 78950 Westray /store/westray.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:35:59 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/westray Vernon Theriault was off shift when the Westray mine exploded in 1992, killing twenty-six men in Plymouth, Nova Scotia. Theriault took part in the perilous rescue operation that followed. As the magnitude of Westray took hold, Theriault found himself struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares. When he tried to re-educate himself for another line of work, he discovered that he was both illiterate and dyslexic. Theriault found new purpose when he became part of a labour movement that successfully lobbied the federal government to bring in a worker-safety law that became known as the Westray Bill.

Theriault openly discusses his complicated journey in this straightforward, simply written memoir, which begins with the promise of a good job with good pay at Westray.

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]]> 78944 Be Prepared! /store/be-prepared.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:35:56 +0000 /store/be-prepared.html/be-prepared Ever wonder where clouds come from? Or how meteorologists predict the weather? This brand new book, starring Nova Scotia's favourite weather reporter, Frankie MacDonald, and written by author Sarah Sawler, shares stories from Frankie's early years, along with facts about all things sunny, rainy, snowy, and stormy. Filled with pictures, graphics, and advice from Frankie himself, this book has everything you need to Be Prepared!

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]]> 56201 EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street /store/everybodys-different-on-everybody-street.html Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:34:44 +0000 /store/everybodys-different-on-everybody-street.html/everybodys-different-on-everybody-street If ever you go travelling
On EveryBody Street
You'll see EveryBody's Different
Than EveryOne you meet

Sheree Fitch's playful words lead you into this beautiful children's book and invite you to celebrate our gifts, our weaknesses, our differences, and our sameness. Fitch displays her wit and mastery of words in quick, rollicking rhymes that are complemented by Emma Fitzgerald's lively illustrations. EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street was originally produced in 2001 as a fundraiser to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Festival of Trees in support of the Nova Scotia Hospital and to raise awareness for mental illness and addiction.

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