FAITHS AND RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD
Author:
ISBN: 9781552786864
Price: $39.95
Religion / History

Why are there so many religions in the world? Why do they differ? What do they have in common? How have they all come into being? Are they all, in fact, aspects of the same belief system? Faiths and Religions sets out to answer these fundamental questions.

This book provides a graphic panorama and explanation of the religions of the world, from earliest times to the present. It begins with a spectacular gatefold chart, enabling readers to compare aspects of over 100 religions, their churches and offshoots, their origins, geography, history, beliefs, methods of worship and much more.

FANTASY IN FLORENCE
Author: Rod McQueen Illustrations by Sandy McQueen
ISBN: 9781552786437
Price: $29.95
Non Fiction

When Sandy and Rod McQueen sold their house in Toronto, put their furniture into storage, and moved to Florence, they launched themselves into a fantasy life that everyone talks about but few take. As high school sweethearts at the leading edge of the Baby Boomers, they knew if they postponed their dream, it might never happen. “This,” they agreed, “is the now or never plan.”

The couple lived for nine months in the historic centre of Florence with the Medici Chapels and Brunelleschi’s Domes almost within reach of their apartment windows. Sandy continued her studies at the Ontario College of Art and Design; Rod wrote what they saw, heard, and felt. Energized by Renaissance art, modern design, and the beauty of the Tuscan landscape, they were befriended by local artisans, learned from their inspirational creativity, and were welcomed into their homes.

But the Italians taught them something else that was far more profound: How to live. As one new friend put it: "Italy is like the cartoons, everything is possible. And you are never bored."

FAULT LINES
Author: Nancy Huston
ISBN: 9781552786641
Price: $29.95
Fiction

'Explosive in its control and its ambition.' Le Figaro

Sol is a gifted but also terrifying six year old; his mother believes he is destined for greatness. He has a birthmark, like his dad, his grandmother and great-grandmother. But when they all make an unexpected trip to Germany, terrible secrets emerge about their family’s story during World War II. Perhaps birthmarks are not all that has been passed down through this family.

With its domestic focus but epic scope, Fault Lines is a compelling, touching and often funny novel about four generations of children and their parents. From California to New York, from Haifa to Toronto and Munich, the secrets unwind back through time, the present haunted by the past, until we reach the devastating truth. Nancy Huston tells a riveting, vigorous tale, in which love, music and faith rage against the shape of evil.  You’ll find Fault Lines, with its powerfully drawn characters, hard to put down.

A bestseller in France, where it won the prestigious Prix Femina in 2006, Fault Lines is currently being translated into eighteen languages.

Nancy Huston was born in Calgary, Alberta. Her previous books have won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens, the Prix Elle (Quebec) and the Governor General’s Award.  Her novel THE MARK OF THE ANGEL was an international bestseller, which won the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle, the Canadian Jewish Fiction Book Award, the Torgi Award and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize. Nancy Huston lives in Paris with her husband, the writer Tzvetan Todorov, and their two children.

FAULTY TOWERS
Author: Graham McCann
ISBN: 9780340898116 / 9780340898123
Price: $39.95 / $29.95
Performing Arts

Fawlty Towers was only on our screens for 12 half-hour episodes, but it has stayed in our lives ever since. The Major; 'Don’t mention the war!'; 'He’s from Barcelona'; Basil the Rat – everyone has a favourite line, moment or character.

In this, the first biography of the show, Graham McCann holds up to the light each of the unpredictable elements - the demented brilliance of John Cleese, his creative partnership with Prunella Scales -  that added up to an immortal sitcom, beloved all over the world, even in Barcelona.

FILM FESTIVAL CONFIDENTIAL
Author: William Marshall
ISBN: 1-55278-523-8
Price: $24.95
Non Fiction

William Marshall, founder of the Toronto Film Festival, takes us behind the scenes of TIFF and other major festivals 30 years ago and through the heady days since, offering readers a mix of gossip, glamour and tips about the Top Ten Festivals in the world.

FIRECRACKER
Author: Sean Stewart
ISBN: 0297 84826 7
Price: $29.95
Fiction

He's haunted by family, by dead people with unfinished business, and by perfect pop songs he can’t get out of his head.

He’s a 32-year-old Texan still in love with his ex-wife, who just lost his job at a pet shop for eating cat food. His air-conditioning is broken, he's been dreaming about ghost roads and his twelve-year-old daughter Megan has started wearing a bra.

When Will's cousin calls in the middle of the night about a dead girl haunting his garage, helping him out seems like an easy way for Will to make a thousand dollars.
But nothing is ever that simple, especially when family is involved ...

FIRST AMONG SEQUELS
Author: Jasper Fforde
ISBN: 9780340835753
Price: $29.95
Fiction

Fourteen years after Thursday Next pegged out at Superhoop '88, her Jurisfiction job has been downgraded due to a potential conflict of interest, since her previous adventures are now themselves in print. Thursday’s time is spent worrying about her teenage son Friday and tutoring new recruits. This being fiction, however, jeopardy is never far away. Sherlock Holmes is killed at the Rheinbach falls and his series is stopped in its tracks. Before this can be righted, Miss Marple dies in a narratively inexplicable car accident, bringing her series also to a close. Thursday, receiving a death-threat clearly intended for her written self, realises what is going on - there is a serial killer is loose in the Bookworld. Meanwhile, Goliath have perfected a 22-seater Prose Portal Luxury Coach, and plan on taking literary tourists on a holiday to the works of Jane Austen. Thursday alone realises the true intent of Goliath's unwanted incursions into fiction, but she can't fight all these battles on her own. She must team up with the one person she really can't get along with – the written Thursday Next, currently starring in The Great Samuel Pepys Fiasco. But it's no time to be picky.

FIRST ROMAN MYSTERIES QUIZ BOOK
Author: Caroline Lawrence
ISBN: 9781842555941
Price: $9.95
Children
Ages: 9-11 years

This quiz book features questions about the characters, places and events occurring in books 1-6 of the Roman Mysteries. In addition, there will be questions based on the popular maps in the books, quizzes about ancient Roman food, fashion, customs literature, music , plus a mammoth general quiz. Answers supplied at the back of the book.

FOREVER ROSE
Author: Hilary Rose
ISBN: 9780340931110
Price: $18.95
Children

It’s tough being the youngest – Rose is lonely.  Her family are always busy doing their own things so Rose comes home to a dark, quiet, empty house very day.  Saffy is off with Sarah, Indigo has his paper round and guitar lessons, Eve’s in quarantine in the shed, Bill’s not much use in London, and who knows where Caddy is since she disappeared with Michael’s postcards!  The only one around is David and Rose would rather be alone than be with him!  At least Rose still has her friends at school;  the brilliant Kiran and the nice but boring Molly.  But school is no longer a peaceful place where Rose can daydream. Mean Mr Spencer is always shouting about SATs.  And now he’s cancelled Christmas!

FOURTH BEAR, THE
Author: Jasper Fforde
ISBN: 0-340-835729
Price: $24.95
Fiction

DI Jack Spratt and DS Mary Mary return in the second book of the phenomenally successful Nursery Crimes adventures.

“Comic genius.” The Observor

A FRIEND LIKE HENRY
Author: Nuala Gardner
ISBN: 9780340952740
Price: $29.95
Biography

Dale was still a baby when his parents realised that something wasn't right. Worried, his mother Nuala took him to see several doctors, before finally hearing the word ‘autism’ for the first time in a specialist’s office. Scared but determined that Dale should live a fulfilling life, Nuala describes her despair at her son's condition, her struggle to prevent Dale being excluded from a ‘normal’ education and her sense of hopeless isolation. Dale's autism was severe and violent and family life was a daily battleground.
But the Gardner's lives were transformed when they welcomed a gorgeous Golden Retriever into the family. The special bond between Dale and his dog Henry helped them to produce the breakthrough in Dale they had long sought.  From taking a bath to saying 'I love you', Henry helped introduce Dale to all the normal activities most parents take for granted, and set him on the road to being the charming and well-adjusted young man he is today.