The Last Martini is a wry and amusing look at the prevalence of the hangover experience through the history of literature. It is the first survey of some of the most vivid, hilarious, and moving descriptions ...

“An unknown and hitherto untold story of one of the true pioneers of the international oil industry.” William McGarvey was crowned the “Petroleum King of Austria,” dubbed “Europe’s Rockefeller,” ...

Taste of Evil is thoroughly researched and historically accurate fictionalized story of one of Hitler’s food tasters and her relationship with Albert Speer. It contains excerpts from important documents, ...

Two powerful forces converged to shift global development in the last three decades from the West to the East and Asia. These same forces now make Africa the “construction site of the century. ” Africa ...

Mira Falardeau looks at the work of great women artists and their experiences in the industry to reveal advice and positive encouragement for future cartoonists. Heavily illustrated with cartoons and ...

A remarkable debut from Canadian-Coptic writer, Mina Athanassious, who takes readers into the heartbreaking world of Coptic children coming of age in Egypt. “All Good Things Thrown Away” delves into ...

In a small mountain town, newspaper reporter Stella Mosconi never speaks of her crippling fear of deep water. Spring runoff sends local creeks on the rampage, and Stella watches as the lake rises outside ...

August 1945, Soviet agent Freda Linton’s world is about to fall apart. She’s spent WWII infiltrating the highest levels of the Canadian government for Moscow’s military police but cipher clerk Igor ...

No other book about Leonard Cohen gets so close to the man, his city, his poems and songs, his friends, his background, and the many original influences that forged this world-famous poet, songwriter ...