An eccentric ex-fertility doctor's quest to redress geo-zoological discrimination in Canada takes an unexpected twist when he meets up with a mysterious hitchhiker.After months of painstaking preparation, Wyley McFadden is finally ready to carry out an outlandish scheme. In what looks remarkably like an ordinary camper van, McFadden is transporting a secret cargo -- one he's been accumulating for the better part of a year -- from Toronto to Alberta. But just past the town of Wawa, off the eastern flank of Lake Superior, in the midst of miles and miles of aspen and conifer, he spots a girl in a tennis outfit on the side of the road. Hopping from one foot to the other, bending in oddly rhythmic intervals and waving her arms, she appears to be performing some exotic dance. But as McFadden gets closer, he realizes she is being eaten alive by mosquitoes and black flies, and he slows to pick her up. Fearful, starving and exhausted, the girl doesn't seem to know where she's headed and refuses to explain how she came to be hitchhiking in the middle of the bush. She wards off McFadden's questions by asking him about his own past. But once McFadden has revealed his secrets, including the purpose of his peculiar mission, the girl can no longer avoid telling him her own shocking and terrifying story. By turns playful and disturbing, The Dominion of Wyley McFadden is a daring first novel full of surprises.

The Dominion of Wyley McFadden

Gardiner, Scott

Literature & Fiction

Random House Canada

The world's only rat-free zone is about to be invaded by a contrary man with a mission. Wyley McFadden, ex-fertility doctor-turned-urban trapper, has launched an outlandish scheme to redress geo-zoological discrimination in Canada. In what looks like an ordinary camper van, McFadden is transporting a contraband cargo from Toronto to Alberta. But just past Wawa, he spots a female hitchhiker in a mud-encrusted tennis outfit. As McFadden gets closer, he realizes she is being eaten alive by mosquitoes and black flies. Fearful, starving and exhausted, the girl doesn't seem to know where she's headed and refuses to explain how she came to be hitchhiking in the middle of nowhere, warding off his questions by asking him about his own past. But once McFadden reveals his secrets, including the reason for his journey, she launches into her own shocking and terrifying story.

World Literature

Vintage Canada

Let's hear it for Mom. She washes your clothes; she cooks your favorite meals; she keeps a happy, well-run home, and she does it all with a smile. She must enjoy picking up your dirty socks, right' Not so fast. As Mother Knows Best shows, Mom has other ideas about motherhood, even if you never hear her complain.At first glance, Mother Knows Best appears to be a homey collection of happy sentiments voiced by contented mothers of a bygone era. Look closer, though, and literally read between the lines to find out what Mom really thinks about cooking, cleaning, and motherhood in general. Only Mom could deliver these funny lines with such a serene smile: MOTHERdoes all the work but Father still thinks heKNOWS BEST.OH BOY, I GET TO slave over a hot oven because no one else knows how toCOOK DINNER!EVERY DAY IS a never-ending list of chores that earns you "oh boy!" a box of candy on MOTHER'S DAY.Hilarious photos of smiling moms enhance the combination of the grumbling reality of motherhood sandwiched between the saccharine sweet ideal.

Mother Knows Best

Humor & Entertainment

bCreative

Buckhorn, Dean

Humor

Andrews McMeel Publishing

A hilarious political satire in the tradition of Mordecai Richler. This is a funny, biting political satire set in the not-too-distant future. A series of minority governments, and endless Quebec referendums (designed to lose narrowly, to keep the money coming) have left Canada almost ungovernable. When the Governor General resigns in disgrace and the House of Windsor implodes in London, a media baron launches the idea of a Canadian king or queen elected by lottery. It starts as a joke — except that the lucky winner, King John, a bright and charismatic guy from Toronto, knows exactly what people want. Soon Quebec is gone, while Toronto’s surprise bid to leave Canada is averted by shifting his official residence, the new seat of power, to the Toronto waterfront. Many good things happen, and the politicians go along for the ride. And the blockades of Native lands are ended for good, after John is heroically wounded keeping the peace at risk to his life. His popularity soars and Canadian morale soars with it. Soon the rest of the world is taking notice of this model leader. In the United States, the blue states look enviously northward. Then Canada’s king, ignoring assassination threats, goes on a formal visit to Washington. . .

King John of Canada

Humor & Satire

Douglas Gibson Books

A hilarious political satire in the tradition of Mordecai Richler. This is a funny, biting political satire set in the not-too-distant future. A series of minority governments, and endless Quebec referendums (designed to lose narrowly, to keep the money coming) have left Canada almost ungovernable. When the Governor General resigns in disgrace and the House of Windsor implodes in London, a media baron launches the idea of a Canadian king or queen elected by lottery. It starts as a joke — except that the lucky winner, King John, a bright and charismatic guy from Toronto, knows exactly what people want. Soon Quebec is gone, while Toronto’s surprise bid to leave Canada is averted by shifting his official residence, the new seat of power, to the Toronto waterfront. Many good things happen, and the politicians go along for the ride. And the blockades of Native lands are ended for good, after John is heroically wounded keeping the peace at risk to his life. His popularity soars and Canadian morale soars with it. Soon the rest of the world is taking notice of this model leader. In the United States, the blue states look enviously northward. Then Canada’s king, ignoring assassination threats, goes on a formal visit to Washington. . . From the Hardcover edition.

Emblem Editions

Intel and other companies throughout the computer and communications industries are adopting PCI Express' technology as the successor to today's Conventional PCI and PCI-X architectures. PCI Express Electrical Interconnect Design is a how-to guide for system design engineers, board and layout designers, signal integrity engineers, designers of high-speed communications devices, test engineers and technicians, and validation engineers. With design flowcharts, example implementations, and testing guidelines at your fingertips, you will learn how to translate PCI Express electrical specifications into a reliable and robust interface implementation. Intel experts relate their insights and experience, thoroughly explaining each step from design through validation. Developers can directly apply this knowledge to improve both quality and time-to-market for desktop, server, workstation, mobile, and communication platform designs.

PCI Express* Electrical Interconnect Design

Computers & Technology

Coleman, David

Peters, Stephen

Kolbehdari, Mohammad

Computer Science

Intel Pr

A wicked Richleresque satire about a charismatic advertising executive and the three beautiful women who turn his life upside down. Julius Roebuck is the creative director of a successful ad agency, husband to the headstrong Anne, and father to three lively children. He is also the attentive lover of a poet named Lily. When his wife’s beautiful friend Yasmin announces her plan to get pregnant and describes him as the perfect sperm donor, Julius is startled at first. Then he decides that if she wants his DNA, she must also want him. Julius would have no trouble hopping into bed with Yasmin, but more children are out of the question. When he has a secret vasectomy to ensure there are no mistakes, his already-complicated life spirals out of control … Fire in the Firefly is a wickedly funny satire about love, relationships, and the perennial war between the sexes.

Fire in the Firefly

TAP Books

Written between the years 1992 - 2017 and appearing in a collection for the first time, the poems in this book cover the time-honored topics of love lost and love found, promise(s) unfulfilled, self-doubt, angst, and hope. The reader will be able to see themselves in each poem and feel the emotion that is raw and open in each and every line.

We Own the Sunset -- We Own the Sky: A Book of Poetry

Poetry

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Last Chance Town is the second collection of poetry from Scott Gardiner. Much like his first collection, this book focuses on themes of love, lost love, introspection, and the desire to become better. Written in a straight-forward manner, light on metaphor but heavy on truth, readers will find out truths about the author while at the same time reading truths about themselves.

Last Chance Town: A Book of Poetry

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The Dominion of Wyley McFadden

The Dominion of Wyley McFadden

Mother Knows Best

King John of Canada

King John of Canada

PCI Express* Electrical Interconnect Design

Fire in the Firefly

We Own the Sunset -- We Own the Sky: A Book of Poetry

Last Chance Town: A Book of Poetry