As the radio voice of the Calgary Flames from 1980 until his retirement in 2014, Peter Maher has witnessed more than his fair share of Flames action up close and personal--from the 1989 Stanley Cup championship to the individual brilliance of stars like Lanny McDonald, Al MacInnis, Theo Fleury, and Jarome Iginla. Through singular anecdotes only Maher can tell as well as conversations with current and past players, If These Walls Could Talk: Calgary Flames provides fans with a one-...

Aldo Renaldo turns numbers into a circus of fun and discovery, showing kids that math isn’t just about worksheets—it’s an adventure full of personality, patterns, and playful learning. This book makes numbers memorable, magical, and meaningful.Step into Aldo’s playroom, where numbers have minds of their own!From the mischievous odd numbers that dance and crow, to the even numbers decked out as Roman warriors, this hilarious adventure turns ...

Acclaimed science writer George Johnson brings his formidable reporting skills to the first biography of Nobel Prize-winner Murray Gell-Mann, the brilliant, irascible man who revolutionized modern particle physics with his models of the quark and the Eightfold Way.Beautifully balanced in its portrayal of an extraordinary and difficult man, interpreting the concepts of advanced physics with scrupulous clarity and simplicity, Strange Beauty is a tour de force of both science...

Most Calgary Flames fans have attended a game at the Scotiabank Saddledome, seen highlights of a young Theo Fleury, and remember where they were when the team won the Stanley Cup in 1989. But only real fans know what the team traded to acquire Miikka Kiprusoff, the best place to grab a bite before the puck drops, or who served as the radio voice of the Flames before Peter Maher. 100 Things Flames Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of...

This "moving" story (in both senses of the word) features Pinky, the smallest house on her block, as she tries to discover whether she will host a new family, be torn down, or moved to a new location to find a new life.

At last, a humorous, anecdote-filled exploration of the many ways in which women stab each other in the back and talk about each other behind closed doorsIf you exhibit any of these traits, you may be guilty of being a Player hateHER:You get upset when people don't notice how fabulous you are.You vow to get revenge on your boyfriend's mistress, instead of him.You become angry when you see someone wearing the same outfit you purchased, as if it were...

Jim "Bearcat" Murray knows what it means to live and breathe Calgary Flames hockey, and he's carved out his own spot in team history as an unforgettable character. The young man from Okotoks who once dreamed of becoming a jockey found his calling as the Flames' longtime athletic trainer, went on to sip beer from the Stanley Cup, and later was unanimously voted into the Hall of Fame.Murray now reflects on decades of incredible memories, from the Flames' earliest days after moving to ...

A POWERFUL NOVEL OF ELEMENTAL LOVE AND FURY ON A DOOMED, ENCHANTED ISLAND WORLD….In the cradle of civilization, rocked by the waters of the blue Aegean, lies the tiny, barren island of Kalymnos. It is cloaked in antiquity and rich with the vibrant life of a proud and passionate people who have stubbornly endured the ravages of man and nature for three thousand years. And yet Kalymnos is dying, its means of survival crushed beneath the juggernaut of progress.Here is a moving s...

A dazzling, irresistible collection of the ten most groundbreaking and beautiful experiments in scientific history.With the attention to detail of a historian and the storytelling ability of a novelist, New York Times science writer George Johnson celebrates these groundbreaking experiments and re-creates a time when the world seemed filled with mysterious forces and scientists were in awe of light, electricity, and the human body. Here, we see Galileo sta...

A charming picture book for ages 4–8 about a lovable pink house’s journey to a new home, celebrating change, belonging, and the happy surprises life can bring.Meet Pinky, a tiny pink house with a big heart, who discovers that sometimes the scariest changes lead to the happiest surprises! Pinky is the youngest house on her street, and at just one hundred house-years old that's five in people years!, she loves being surrounded by her family. But when her house-siblin...

When the woman he loved was diagnosed with a metastatic cancer, science writer George Johnson embarked on a journey to learn everything he could about the disease and the people who dedicate their lives to understanding and combating it. What he discovered is a revolution under way—an explosion of new ideas about what cancer really is and where it comes from. In a provocative and intellectually vibrant exploration, he takes us on an adventure through the history and recent advances of canc...

"A short, excellent account of [Leavitt’s] extraordinary life and achievements." —Simon Singh, New York Times Book ReviewGeorge Johnson brings to life Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who found the key to the vastness of the universe—in the form of a “yardstick” suitable for measuring it. Unknown in our day, Leavitt was no more recognized in her own: despite her enormous achievement, she was employed by the Harvard Observatory as a mere number-cruncher, at a wage n...