Books from James Lorimer & Company

  • Heads Up!
    By Karen Hunter, Dawn Hunter

    Heads Up! is a story about the hard choices young people face every day, and how friends can help us make them. [Fry Reading Level - 3.4]

  • Hit and Run
    By Hunter, Dawn, Hunter, Karen

    Glen Thomson, a talented eleven-year-old star pitcher for his city's baseball team, learns a lesson in sportsmanship when the coach benches him for three games after he loses his temper with a weaker player.

  • Touring the Cabot Trail: Second Edition
    By Susan Biagi

    This guide to the Cabot Trail and to many of the other fine attractions of around Cape Breton Island has more than a hundred images by photographer Keith Vaughan.

  • The Hamiltonians: 100 Fascinating Lives
    By Margaret Houghton

    Margaret Houghton JAMES MARSHALL ( 1852-1929 ) Buried Barton Stone United Church , 21 Stone Church Road West James Marshall was born in a log house on his father's farm in Barton Township , above the escarpment , on 27 April 1852 ...

  • Rose of Acadia
    By Margaret M. Saunders

    Rose of Acadia is a passionate story about the legacy of the past--personal and historical--and how it shapes lives in the present.

  • Beautiful Joe
    By Margaret M. Saunders

    This tale of tender devotion between a dog and his owners changed the way we look at our best animal friends. Beautiful Joe is a profoundly touching story that revolutionized our understanding of the humane treatment of animals.

  • Nothing But Net
    By Michael Coldwell

    Even Chip was knocked speechless as Morrison crowdsurfed on the first ten rows of students before being thrown back onto the stage. Morrison whipped off a few more crazy riffs on his guitar before high-fiving the bass player.

  • Wildflowers of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island: Revised and Expanded Edition
    By Mary Primrose, Marian Munro

    In this wildflower collection, photographer Mary Primrose offers up a vivid display of nature at its finest.

  • First Spring on the Grand Banks
    By Bill Freeman

    When they were halfway to shore they heard Hunter's voice . “ There he is ! He's the big man in the dory . Now you arrest him right away , constable ! ” A crowd of people were waiting on shore . Hunter was wearing his black suit and ...

  • Counting Out The Scholars: The Case Against Performance Indicators in Higher Education
    By William Bruneau, Donald C. Savage, Canadian Association of University Teachers

    Bogue , E. Grady . ... Toronto : ITP Nelson , 1998 , 472–83 . and D. Savage . ... Higher Education Program , The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government , State University of New York , Albany , New York , 2000 .

  • Heritage Treasures: The Historic Homes of Ancaster, Burlington, Dundas, East Flamborough, Hamilton, Stoney Creek and Waterdown
    By Susan Evans Shaw

    McHugh, Patricia, Toronto Architecture: A City Guide. Toronto: Mercury Books, 1985. McKay, A.G., Victorian Architecture in Hamilton. Hamilton: The Hamilton-Niagara Branch, Architectural Conservancy of Hamilton, 1967.

  • Lily : A Rhapsody in Red: Volume 2 The King Years
    By Heather Robertson

    “ I want my trunk , my piano , Kenny , and .... ” “ It will be very unpleasant , I must warn you . You will have to tell everything , Mrs. McPherson . There will be some very intimate questions . ” " I don't mind .

  • Family Violence: A Canadian Introduction: Second Edition
    By Ann Duffy, Julianne Momirov

    ... woman was killed in a domestic dispute, and nine members of a British Columbia Sikh family were killed by a jealous ex-husband. ... as a result, the violence is more likely to become part of the public record (Todd and Lundy 2006).

  • Reservations Are for Indians
    By Heather Robertson, Bryce, Molly

    The phrases which Morris used here have become almost the stock language of Indian - white relations . Indians , priests , Indian agents use this childish jargon , and the concepts , " children , " " father , ” and “ great mother ...

  • The Unmaking of Canada: The Hidden Theme in Canadian History Since 1945
    By Robert Chodos, Rae Murphy, Eric Hamovitch

    Thus , Pearson's overture to Kennedy probably cost the Liberals a majority government in 1963 . The American issue put the Liberals on the defensive and was directly responsible for their desperate slogan of the final stage of the ...

  • Agnes Macphail and the Politics of Equality
    By Terence Allan Crowley

    When he learned how many people had invaded Ottawa , Bennett was dumbfounded . He had met with business leaders for four hours shortly before , but only one hour was scheduled for the farmers and that was all they got .

  • Heads Up!
    By Hunter, Dawn, Hunter, Karen

    Glen and Jacob are best friends who play on the same soccer team, until Danny, a new kid, joins the team and tries to win Glen over with his soccer skills.

  • Time's Up!: Mandatory Retirement in Canada
    By Thomas R. Klassen, C.T., David MacGregor

    7 Locating “ Mandatory Retirement ” in the Midst of Economic and Social Transformations Norene Pupo & Ann Duffy " he issue of mandatory retirement can only be fully addressed when situated in the midst of the profound social and ...

  • Split Screen: Home Entertainment and the New Technologies
    By David Ellis, Julia Johnston, Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

    Quarterly Journal of Economics , February 1977 . " Television's Future , a Space Odyssey . " The Globe and Mail , November 18 , 1991 . Time Warner , Annual Report , 1990 . Video Innovations , June 1992 . Waldman , Steven .

  • The Olivieri Report: The Complete Text of the Report of the Independent Inquiry Commissioned by the Canadian Association of University...
    By Jon Thompson, Patricia Baird, Jocelyn Downie

    Ms. Hudgins in her testimony to Col dates the meeting as “ August 26. " Testimony of Hudgins to Col ; see also letter , Hudgins to Thompson ( Col ) , 010330 ( in Appendix G to this report ) . . Testimony of Love to Col. 6 .