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  • Bees of the World

    A Guide to Every Family

    by Laurence Packer ...
    Series series A Guide to Every Family
    A beautifully illustrated introduction to the incredible variety of bees from around the worldWhen many people think of bees, they are likely to picture the western domesticated honey bee, insects that live in large, socially complex societies inside a hive with a single queen and thousands of workers. But this familiar bee is just one of more than 20,000 species of bees—and almost none of the ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Keeping The Bees

    Why All Bees Are at Risk and What We Can Do to Save Them

    by Laurence Packer ...
    A world without bees would be much less colourful, with fewer plants and flowers. But that's not all -- food would be in much shorter supply, and available in much less variety. While the media focuses on colony-collapse disorder and the threats to honey bees specifically, the real danger is much greater: all bees are at risk. And because of the integral role these insects play in the ecology of ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Beepedia

    A Brief Compendium of Bee Curiosities

    by Laurence Packer ...
    Series series Pedia Books
    An enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the bee lover in all of usBeepedia is a one-of-a-kind celebration of bees, from A to Z. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics ranging from pollination and beekeeping to the peculiar lifestyles of cuckoo bees and carrion-eating vulture bees, this enticing, pocket-sized compendium takes you on an unforgettable journey into the remarkable world of ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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  • Waiting for the Man

    A Novel

    by Arjun Basu ...
    An advertising man searches for meaning in this "fascinating dissection of the media world we live in . . . A thought-provoking road-trip tale" ( Chicago Tribune).Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller PrizeIn his mid-thirties, Joe works as an advertising copywriter for a slick New York agency. But he feels disillusioned with his life, and finds himself experiencing dreams about a mysterious man, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Law of Dreams

    by Peter Behrens ...
    Winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction. Peter Behrens's bestselling novel is gorgeously written, Homeric in scope, and haunting in its depiction of a young man's perilous journey from innocence to experience. The Law of Dreams follows Fergus O'Brien from Ireland to Liverpool and Wales during the Great Potato Famine of 1847, and then beyond -- to a harrowing Atlantic crossing to ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

    by Chris Hadfield ...
    As Commander of the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield captivated the world with stunning photos and commentary from space. Now, in his first book, Chris offers readers extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut, and shows how to make the impossible a reality.Chris Hadfield decided to become an astronaut after watching the Apollo moon landing with his family on Stag Island, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Alan Turing: The Enigma

    by Andrew Hodges ...
    A new edition to celebrate Alan Turing's centenary, includes a new foreword by the author and a preface by Douglas Hofstadter.Alan Turing was the extraordinary Cambridge mathematician who masterminded the cracking of the German Enigma ciphers and transformed the Second World War. But his vision went far beyond this crucial achievement. Before the war he had formulated the concept of the universal ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Lost Child of Philomena Lee

    A Mother, Her Son and a Fifty Year Search

    by Martin Sixsmith ...
    The Lost Child of Philomena Lee is the tale of a mother and a son whose lives were scarred by the forces of hypocrisy on both sides of the Atlantic and of the secrets they were forced to keep. A compelling narrative of human love and loss, Martin Sixsmith's moving account is both heartbreaking yet ultimately redemptive.When she fell pregnant as a teenager in Ireland in 1952, Philomena Lee was sent ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Goldfinch

    A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

    by Donna Tartt ...
    A young New Yorker grieving his mother's death is pulled into a gritty underworld of art and wealth in this “extraordinary” and beloved novel that "connects with the heart as well as the mind" (Stephen King, New York Times Book Review), named a New York Times Best Book of the 21st Century.Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Beaded Bugs

    Make 30 Moths, Butterflies, Beetles, and Other Cute Critters

    by Nicola Tedman, Jean Power ...
    Build your beading skills with this step-by-step guide to capturing the delightful shapes and vibrant colors of beautiful bugs.Beaded Bugs features thirty fun, easy, and creative projects designed to help beginners learn new beading skills. Based on just six basic prototypes, the projects are graded by difficulty level, so you can start with a quick and simple butterfly before moving on to more ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Savage Garden, Revised

    Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

    by Peter D'Amato ...
    For fifteen years, The Savage Garden has been the number one bestselling bible for those interested in growing carnivorous plants. This new edition is fully revised to include the latest developments and discoveries in the carnivorous plant world, making it the most accurate and up to date book of its kind.You may be familiar with the Venus flytrap, but did you know that some pitcher plants can ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Bonsai

    The Beginners Guide

    by Bonsai Empire ...
    How often do I need to water my Bonsai tree?Should I prune my tree?Although caring for a Bonsai tree is not nearly as difficult as most people believe, you need to learn about some basic techniques in order to keep your tree thriving. Our beginners guide contains all the essential information you need in order to succeed. It covers the basic techniques, well illustrated with over two hundred ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus