For much of her adult life, Darlene believed she wouldn't make a good mother: "Besides, I couldn't admit to anyone that I didn't know how to do mother things. So I married someone who didn't want t...

"A truly remarkable book." - Jewish Tribune "An amazing book." - CBC Radio Faye Schulman was a teenager when the Nazis invaded her town on the Russian-Polish border. She survived, and ...

From Bridgehead, the trading company owned by OXFAM-Canada which promotes economic justice through fair trade with the developing world, comes a cookbook with a difference. Recipes combine easily a...

This year's edition profiles these 12 amazing international women:

Sheila Watt-Cloutier (Canada) — Inuit environmental activist Sheryl Swoopes (United States) — African-Amer...

Adoption Reunions is the most comprehensive book about reunions. "Michelle McColm has presented a sensitive and compassionate guide for those involved in all phases of the reunion proces...

This book in the popular Women's Hall of Fame Series includes photos and sidebars containing fun facts and quotes.

This collection features ten women athletes from Canada and around the ...

Reflections of the world through the eyes of creative trailblazers The newest addition to the acclaimed Women’s Hall of Fame series profiles ten phenomenal women with a passion for art. Poli...

Endorsed by the National Ovarian Cancer Association, Gilda's Club and the Department of Gynecological Oncology at Princess Margaret Hospital. Proceeds from the book will benefit the National Ovaria...

For the first time, adults in their 20s share their real experiences living with disability. This collection of first-person narratives and dialogues is grouped into sections pertaining to differen...

"A top-notch cookbook." Toronto Star

"A rare hybrid, healthy food with pizzazz." Joanne Kates, author and critic

This acclaimed cookbook provides nutritious recipes...

Sportswriters and broadcasters in this country agree that Bobbie Rosenfeld may be Canada's greatest female athlete of the twentieth century.

A Sports Hall of Famer, Bobbie was born in 19...

A transplanted American, Katherine Morrison has long been fascinated with the attempts of Canadians to articulate how their culture differs from that of their southern neighbor. Examining three ...

"I cannot recommend Consuming Passions too highly." Calgary Herald Twenty-two experts share their extensive knowledge on women's preoccupation with body size. They consider the continuum ...

"...filled with delightful stories of her rich life and extensive travels, this is an essential addition to Canadian, artistic and women's history" The Globe and Mail Doris McCarthy: My Life is ...

At 94, Doris McCarthy remains one of Canada's great living artists, prolific in her output. With a special passion for the Canadian landscape, she carries on the tradition of the Group of Seven. An...

Dancing to Change the World The women profiled here have become masters of their art, dancing and choreographing their way around the world. All of them have helped transform their style of dan...

From Rachel Carson, the woman who started the modern environmental movement, to Severn Cullis-Suzuki, former host of Suzuki's Nature Quest, to Marina Silva, who fights to keep the Brazilian rain fo...

A thirst for adventure, a deep desire to push themselves beyond their comfort zones, and innate curiosity about the world and its peoples fill the 10 biographies in Extraordinary Women Explorers. ...

Women have been doctors for a very long time. From a great variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, women have overcome great odds to heal and help their communities. This new book of ten bio...