• Where the Ghosts Are

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    If you’re from Halifax, you’ve probably heard that the Five Fisherman Restaurant is supposedly haunted, and that Georges Island is overrun with ghosts. If you’re from Nova Scotia, you probably know about rumours of buried treasure on Oak Island, or about the UFO sighting in Shag Harbour. But what about the Grey Lady of Stoney Beach? Or the Ghost of Haddon Hall? Featuring addresses and GPS coordinates, this guide to Nova Scotian haunts maps out the origin stories of 50 spooky tales.

    Author Steve Vernon has covered every corner of the province in search of the spooky, bizarre, and unexplained. The perfect companion for those interested in the history of the province and thrill-seekers alike, Where the Ghosts Are is a DIY-ghost tour of Nova Scotia’s most haunted spots.

    $22.95
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    Vancouver Island Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Vancouver Island and Were Going to Ask Anyway

    Created by: Peter Grant

    From Hudson’s Bay outpost to gold rush fever and coal and lumber barons to political scandals Island-style to the mighty Douglas fir and Pacific salmon and profiles of Emily Carr, Cougar Annie and the Dunsmuir clan, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Island Book of Everything. No book is more fun! Well-known Islanders weigh in on their favourite things about Vancouver Island. Robert Bateman shares his five most inspiring island locales; Michael Halleran tells us the five graves you simply must visit at Ross Bay Cemetery; Ian Vantreight tells us his five Island weather complaints; history teacher and Vancouver Island digital archive editor Patrick Dunae gives us his five essential Vancouver Island reads; professor Barbara Helem Whittington gives us her five favorite memories of growing up on the island. From politics to the country’s best weather to the origins behind place names, Island slang, serial killers and the First People…it’s all here! Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about Vancouver Island. If you love Vancouver Island, you’ll love the Vancouver Island Book of Everything!

    $14.95
  • When A Parent is Sick Helping Parents Explain Serious Illness to Children

    Created by: Joan Hamilton
    Publisher: Pottersfield Press

    This books provides parents and other caregivers with suggestions on how to approach children with the information that their parent is seriously ill. There are many examples of how and what to say to children and teens.

    $17.95
  • Peggy’s Cove The Amazing History of a Coastal Village

    Created by: Lesley Choyce
    Publisher: Pottersfield Press

    A history of Peggy’s Cove from the formation of the rocks through settlement and on to the present day. A story of sea, fish, settlers, sea monster, rogues, heroes, storms, artists, tragedy and tourism of one of the world?s most famous coastal communities.

    $19.95
  • Don’t Panic How to Manage your Finances and Financial Anxieties During and After Coronavirus

    Created by: Christine Ibbotson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    As soon as the COVID-19 global pandemic hit North America, Licensed Financial Advisor Christine Ibbotson, syndicated “Ask the Money Lady” columnist and recent author of How to Retire Debt-Free and Wealthy, started receiving hundreds of emails from concerned citizens. Should I sell off my stocks? How should I budget my spending during a temporary work stoppage? Is a mortgage payment holiday a really good thing—what’s the catch? How can we use this situation to make money and lower debt?

    Ibbotson has worked quickly and diligently in the face of this global financial crisis to provide readers in Canada, the US, and UK with a collection of thoughtful responses to, and practical advice for, their most pressing concerns. Topics include what help banks and governments can offer during the pandemic, what we can learn from past financial crises, how to financially secure your future—including pent-up demand that will turn the markets, and best investment and lending strategies—and how to create a financial plan and move your finances in a different direction, ultimately leading to a safe and secure—and maybe even early—retirement.

    $12.95
  • How to Retire Debt-Free and Wealthy A Finance Coach Reveals the Secrets, Tips, and Techniques of How Clients Become Millionaires

    Created by: Christine Ibbotson
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    For most people, planning for the future is usually last on the to-do list. They simply wait to long to save and plan—and then panic. Licensed Financial Advisor Christine Ibbotson offers accessible and realistic guidelines in a series of achievable steps, from debt elimination to wealth management. Ibbotson’s book is sure to leave readers with all the tools and techniques to create an easy-to-follow financial plan.

    $24.95
  • Canadian Spirits The Essential Cross-Country Guide to Distilleries, Their Spirits, and Where to Imbibe Them

    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Take a spirited tour of the distilleries of Canada with award-winning, bestselling authors Stephen Beaumont and Christine Sismondo. Featuring over 75 colour photos, Canadian Spirits provides thirsty readers with reviews of spirits and the distilleries in which they are produced, as well as the history of Canada’s distilling industry. Raise a glass with this cross-Canada roadmap to exploring craft spirits.

    $29.95
  • Titanic Halifax (2nd edition) A Guide to Sites

    Created by: Alan Jeffers, Rob Gordon
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Titanic Halifax presents the dramatic stories of those who didn’t survive the sinking, and details the efforts made from Halifax to gather and bury the dead. This guidebook includes accounts of the “Unknown Child” controversy, details on Halifax’s role in storing and maintaining Titanic artifacts, and the city’s participation in Titanic, the movie. This pocket guide includes maps and photographs of the city’s many Titanic sites. A perfect companion while discovering the places where Titanic’s ghosts roam. Updated edition with the latest findings and information.

    $12.95
  • Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia (3rd edition) A Guide to Paddling Routes Along the Coast

    Created by: Scott Cunningham
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Nova Scotia has some of the most spectacular coastline on the continent. The sea kayak is ideal for exploring those isolated nooks and crannies, where few other vessels dare to venture. Each route includes departure points, trip lengths, and necessary charts and maps; of special note are the safety considerations and the detailed points of interest. With 48 routes spanning Nova Scotia from Briar Island to the Cape Breton Highlands, from Halifax to Pictou, and everywhere in between, this guide includes useful information for what gear to pack, safety concerns, and techniques to make your kayaking expedition as enjoyable as possible.

    The new 3rd edition of Sea Kayaking in Nova Scotia includes new routes, new preface, updated maps and text, 3 eight-page colour inserts with photos, and many of the existing photos have been updated or replaced.

    $24.95
  • Cumberland County Facts and Folklore

    Created by: Laurie Glenn Norris
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Cumberland County is one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest counties and its personalities, history, geography, natural life, and legends are second to none. Its shores are touched by the majestic Bay of Fundy and the beautiful Northumberland Strait, its landscape was carved by glaciers, and its prehistoric climate created and preserved fossils that today are worthy of UNESCO World Heritage Site designation. From Amherst to Advocate, Minudie to Malagash, Port Howe to Port Greville, the beauty of its forests, crystal-clear lakes and rivers, and pastoral scenery are a delight for visitors and locals alike.

    Discover this incredible part of Nova Scotia through amusing anecdotes, fun facts, and quirky trivia in Cumberland County Facts and Folklore

    $15.95
  • Miramichi Facts and Folklore

    Created by: Ken Smith
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    Find out how moose got to Newfoundland, the truth about the Dungarvon Whooper, and which farmers’ markets, bike trails, recipes, and heritage sites will most tickle your fancy. In Miramichi Facts and Folklore, extensive geographical, historical, and cultural lessons will have you schooled in the life of a true “Miramichier.”

    This mighty book is a fact-filled journey through northern New Brunswick’s Miramichi region, from the golden age of immigration and industry through years of tragedy including illnesses, shipwrecks, and the Great Miramichi Fire–to the heritage destination it is today. The newest edition in the “Facts and Folklore” series, Miramichi Facts and Folklore is the perfect companion for anyone looking for an eccentric yet educational guide to this fascinating region.

    Includes 15 photographs of important landmarks and people.

    $14.95
  • Halifax Haunts

    Created by: Steve Vernon
    Publisher: Nimbus Publishing

    The streets of Historic Halifax are paved with the dark and eerie tales of its colourful and gruesome past. Shadowy secrets and hints of the unknown are lurking around every corner and in the mist that rolls in from the Atlantic. Centuries of tragic happenstance have left behind many restless spirits that are awaiting your discovery: the ghost of an eighteenth-century French admiral has been spotted marching- to the beat of his own missing heart- across the harbour and through the streets of Halifax; the haunting profile of a victim of the Halifax Explosion has been seen in the window of the city’s oldest church; a spectral tall ship has been sighted plying the waters just off Point Pleasant looking for a rematch with its War of 1812 opponent.

    Halifax Haunts presents the spooky history behind thirty-three of the city’s scariest places. Master storyteller Steve Vernon serves as your trusted guide and offers phenomenal detail while winding you through the ghostly and ghastly happenings that still haunt Halifax to this day.

    $19.95
  • Everything Manitoba The Ultimate Book Lists

    Created by: Christine Hanlon

    Everything Manitoba will take you on a wild romp across the province. From Dave Baxter’s 10 Manitoba cold cases to Adam Kelly’s 10 favourite Manitoba landscapes to Charles Burchill’s 10 favourite Manitoba canoe routes and Joanne Kelly’s 11 favourite books written by a Manitoba author … it is all here.

    From the top 10 things that make Manitoba a great place to live to the 10 most successful recording artists from Manitoba, 10 Manitoba records according to Guinness and top 10 must-have items for surviving a Manitoba winter, this is a book that wow and entertain you on every page. In addition to Chris Rutkowski’s top 10 Manitoba haunts and Shanley Spence’s 8 favourite stops on Manitoba’s pow wow circuit, we get well-known Manitobans to weigh in on their favourite things about Manitoba. In Everything British Manitoba you’ll also find lists by Ace Burpee, Mike Green, Niigaan Sinclair, Chris D. and many, many more.

    If you love Manitoba (and we know that you do), you’ll love Everything Manitoba. Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about Manitoba and no book is more fun!

    $19.95
  • Everything British Columbia The Ultimate Book of Lists

    Everything British Columbia will take you on a wild romp across the province. From Lainey Lui’s list of the 5 biggest celebrity scandals in BC, to crime historian Eve Lazarus’s list of the 10 most bizarre murders, to chef Tojo’s top 10 delicious sushi ingredients, and Stephen Hui’s list of 10 long BC hikes worthy of your bucket list … it is all here.

    From 11 cities (and 1 planet) Vancouver has played in the movies to 10 facts about the Ogopogo (most of them true) to 10 gigantic BC roadside attractions, this is a book that will wow and entertain you on every page. In addition to 10 weird and wonderful BC museums to 12 crotchety quotes form legendary newspaperwoman “Ma” Murray, and 10 times Kim Campbell was delightfully candid on Twitter, we get well-known British Columbians to weigh in on their favourite things about British Columbia. In Everything British Columbia you’ll also find lists by David Suzuki, Rick Hansen, Bif Naked and many, many more.

    If you love British Columbia (and we know that you do), you’ll love Everything British Columbia. Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about British Columbia and no book is more fun!

    $19.95
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Outstanding Outhouse Reader

    Created by: Vernon Oickle

    Do you know when the Vikings established their settlement at L’ase aux Meadows? Or that the only known case of Germans landing in North America during the Second World War was in Newfoundland? When was the last public execution held in Newfoundland and what was it like on execution day? From North America’s oldest city to the eastern point in North America, the Newfoundland and Labrador Outstanding Outhouse Reader is the book that should be in every Newfoundlander’s outhouse. If you love Newfoundland and Labrador (and we know you do), you simply must have the Newfoundland and Labrador Outstanding Outhouse Reader.

    $19.95
  • Vancouver Island Book Of Everything 2nd edition

    Created by: Peter Grant

    From Hudson’s Bay outpost to gold rush fever and coal and lumber barons to political scandals Island-style to the mighty Douglas fir and Pacific salmon and profiles of Emily Carr, Cougar Annie and the Dunsmuir clan, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Island Book of Everything. No book is more fun! Well-known Islanders weigh in on their favourite things about Vancouver Island. Robert Bateman shares his five most inspiring island locales; Michael Halleran tells us the five graves you simply must visit at Ross Bay Cemetery; Ian Vantreight tells us his five Island weather complaints; history teacher and Vancouver Island digital archive editor Patrick Dunae gives us his five essential Vancouver Island reads; professor Barbara Helem Whittington gives us her five favorite memories of growing up on the island. From politics to the country’s best weather to the origins behind place names, Island slang, serial killers and the First People…it’s all here! Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about Vancouver Island. If you love Vancouver Island, you’ll love the Vancouver Island Book of Everything!

    $14.95
  • Saskatchewan Book of Everything 2nd edition

    Created by: Kelly-Anne Reiss

    From the fur-trade stronghold to the Land of the Living Skies and from the North-West Rebellion and the Roughriders to profiles of Joni Mitchell, Gordie Howe, Guy Vanderhaegh, Tommy Douglas, and the entrepreneurial Hill family, no book on Saskatchewan is more comprehensive and fun.

    $14.95
  • Prince Edward Island Book of Musts

    Created by: Erin Moore

    From potters and painters in Breadalbane to a museum devoted exclusively to seaweed in Miminagash, open mic at Baba?s Lounge in Charlottetown to a sleep over at the West Point Lighthouse and the wonders of the Daylily farm in Belfast, this is the MUST list every Islander MUST have. From a beach with sand that sings, to the best greasy breakfast for your buck, it is all here.We also get Islanders from across the province to weigh in with their MUST Lists. Singer-songwriters Lennie Gallant and Rose Cousins, professor Brent MacLaine, photographer Anna Karpinski and historian George Dalton all have secret places you simply MUST visit.This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Prince Edward Island, you simply MUST have the PEI Book of Musts.

    $13.95
  • Manitoba Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Manitoba and Were Going to Ask Anyway

    Created by: Christine Hanlon

    From the Hudson’s Bay Company, Louis Riel, and the Winnipeg General Strike to bone-chilling winters, flood waters, The Guess Who and profiles of Cindy Klassen, Peter Nygard, Duff Roblin and the Golden Boy atop Manitoba’s Legislature, no book is more comprehensive than the Manitoba Book of Everything. No book is more fun! Well known Manitobans weigh in on the province. Filmmaker Guy Maddin gives us his favourite lost Winnipeg buildings, former Premier and Canadian Governor General Ed Schreyer details Manitobans that he admires most, Olympic goaltender Sami Jo Small provides us with her favourite outdoor sports memories, broadcaster Peter Warren recounts his most memorable interviews and musician Ray St. Germain lists his top Aboriginal acts. From rivers, lakes, and beaches to the Winnipeg arts scene to famous crooks and hoodlums, Manitoba slang, the Métis and the mighty mosquito … it’s all here. Whether you are a native Manitoban or visiting for the first time, there simply is no more complete book about Manitoba. If you love Manitoba, you’ll love the Manitoba Book of Everything!

    $14.95
  • Hamilton Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Hamilton and Were Going to Ask AnywayHamilton Book of Everything

    Created by: Kim Arnott

    From the War of 1812 and George Hamilton to Steel City, the Ti-Cats, the Botanical Gardens and the Mountain to profiles of Daniel Lanois, Thomas McQuesten, Martin Short and Lincoln Alexander, no book is more comprehensive than the Hamilton Book of Everything. No book is more fun! Well-known Hamiltonians weigh in on their favourite things about Hamilton. Former mayor Larry Di Ianni’s gives us his five memories of arriving in Canada; landscape painter Catherine Gibbon tells us her five favourite landscapes; Hamilton Public Library archivist Margaret Houghton gives us her five turning points in Hamilton history; Hamilton Spectator food writer Katrina Simmons gives us her five personal favourite dining spots; and singer-songwriter Shawn Brush tells us five great places to listen to live music. From politics to weather to the one-way streets, Hamilton slang, greatest crimes and immigrant city . . . it’s all here! Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about Hamilton. If you love Hamilton, you’ll love the Hamilton Book of Everything!

    $14.95
  • Edmonton Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Edmonton and Were Going to Ask Anyway

    Created by: Cheryl Mahaffy

    From gold and oil fever and the West Edmonton Mall and the SCTV studio to profiles of W. P. Kinsella, Wayne Gretzky, and Emily Murphy, no book on Edmonton is more comprehensive and fun.

    $14.95
  • Ottawa Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Ottawa and Were Going to Ask Anyway

    Created by: Arthur Montague

    From lumber town and G-town to capital city and the Byward Market, and from Rideau Canal and the Beaver Tail to profiles of Colonel By, Alanis Morissette, Michael Cowpland, and the Stopwatch Gang, there is no book on Ottawa as comprehensive and as fun.

    $14.95
  • Vancouver Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Vancouver and Were Going to Ask Anyway

    Created by: Samantha Amara

    From “Gassy” Jack Deighton and the Klondike Gold Rush to the Chinese Head Tax to Japanese Internment, the Strathcona Protest, Vancouver Canucks and the 2010 Olympic Winter Games to profiles of the original ‘Dominic Da Vinci,’ Larry Campbell, famed author Douglas Coupland, and environmentalist David Suzuki, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Book of Everything. No book is more fun. Well-known Vancouverites weigh in on every aspect of their beloved city. Historian Chuck Davis gives us his top five events that shaped its history; author Jen Sookfong Lee gives us her top five best things about living in Vancouver; Vancouver Sun restaurant critic Mia Stainsby gives us the city’s top five cheap eats and Global TV’s meteorologist, Mark Madryga, offers up his top five Vancouver weather events. From the city’s First People and infamous weather to its slang, heinous crimes, and the ubiquitous Japa dog, it’s all here. Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there is no better resource about the city of Vancouver. If you love Vancouver – and who doesn’t – you’ll love the Vancouver Book of Everything.

    $14.95
  • Beaches of Lunenburg Queens

    Created by: Vernon Oickle

    With almost 8,000 kilometers of shoreline, Nova Scotia has been described as one long beach. With a population of under one million, it is still possible here to have your own secret beach all to yourself. From water temperatures and maps, this is the beach book every visitor and Nova Scotian MUST have.

    $9.95
  • Day Trips from Halifax

    Created by: Jon Tattrie

    A densely packed guide to Nova Scotia’s most raucous adventures, inspiring landscapes, and amazing history, this book ensures that visitors to and residents of the region never have a boring weekend again. From tidal-bore rafting on the Shubenacadie River or strolling among lions at the Oaklawn Zoo to searching for ancient fossils on Joggins Beach, Day Trips from Halifax is filled with all you need to know about hidden beaches, unexpected hiking trails and much, much more.

    $19.95
  • Vancouver Island Imagine

    A visual guide to the scenic wonders and vibrant inhabitants of Vancouver Island, this stunning book of photography captures the diversity and beauty of the island and the cluster of smaller islands that surround it. A treasured keepsake for lovers of photography and geography, this collection brings Canada’s west coast islands to life.

    $19.95
  • You Might Be From Saskatchewan If… (Vol 2) Volume 2

    A delightful romp through one of Canada’s most beloved provinces, this second, even funnier volume of geographical quips, barbs, and jokes takes an intimate look at what it’s like to be from Saskatchewan. Perfect for visitors or longtime residents, this joke book is sure to bring laughs to any reader familiar with the Land of the Living Sky.

    $12.95
  • Nova Scotia in Your Pocket

    Created by: Stella MacNeil

    A photographic tour of some of Nova Scotia’s most popular and historic sights.

    $9.95
  • Cape Breton Fiddle Companion

    Created by: Liz Doherty

    Celtic music scholar and musician Liz Doherty is no stranger to Cape Breton music – in fact she has made a study of it. Doherty’s exposure to, and research of, the island’s music traditions was the germination for this encyclopaedia on the Cape Breton fiddle: the history, the people, the tunes, the recordings.

    $27.95
  • Ashtanga Yoga The Definitive Guide to Therapeutic & Traditional Yoga

    Created by: Greg Tebb, Manju Jois
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    This ground–breaking guide to Ashtanga yoga, by two of the world’s leading teachers, Manju Jois and Greg Tebb, is the only book on yoga you’ll ever need.

    $25.95
  • The Keto Solution A Practical Guide for Living Your Low-Carbohydrate Life

    Created by: Angela Doucette
    Publisher: Acorn Press

    At the age of 40, Angela Doucette was seriously overweight and starting to show signs of metabolic disease. She had developed high blood pressure, had some concerning numbers in my cholesterol/lipid profile and was about 50 pounds overweight. She felt miserable and frustrated having tried so many weight loss and exercise programs but nothing seemed to work long term. She switched to “Primal” eating and was finally able to shift the weight. Surprisingly, though, her blood pressure decreased naturally, her hs-CRP (an inflammatory marker) dropped significantly, and her lipid profile improved without medication! As a way to share the benefits, she started a weight loss and coaching program and offers workshops as well as online and in-person meetings. She has created a peer support network through the Keto Solution Facebook group, which continues to grow.

    As Dr. Gary Fettke says, “Once you see the benefits, you can’t unsee them.” This journey has not only changed her professional outlook and career path, it has also given her hope for her future. With the knowledge and motivation to make the changes, she feels that other Maritimers can see these changes too. Packed with recipes and helpful hints, The Keto Solution is the only book you need for switching to a Keto lifestyle.

    $19.95