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Shiver me timbers and avast ye hearties! We think we know pirates, from Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow to Errol Flynn as Captain Blood, or literatures Long John Silver and Captain Hook. But what do we really know? The true Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, and lots more, from ancient keelhauling to twenty-first-century buccaneering, are all here in Q & A commodore Doug Lennoxs Now You Know Pirates. Arrrr!
What is the origin of the word pirate? Who were the Barbary Corsairs? What did pirates do to St. Patrick? What is the difference between a pirate and a privateer? What is the Oak Island Treasure? How many female pirates have there been? What are "pieces of eight" and "doubloons"? Who were the buccaneers? How old is piracy?

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As Canadians, we all think we know hockey inside and out, but Doug Lennox, the head referee of Q&A;, delivers the score on everything from All-Stars to Zambonis and stickhandles the skinny on who wore the first mask in hockey, how the term hat trick originated, and just where hockey was invented. Along the way, youll discover all sorts of fascinating things about the giants of the game, from Jean Beliveau and Sidney Crosby to Gordie Howe and Alexander Ovechkin.
Who was the first black player in the NHL?Where did the word deke come from?What was the greatest womens hockey team of all time?How did the Rocket Richard riot start?Who was the first Russian to play in the NHL?When was the Stanley Cup not awarded?What team beat Canada for the gold medal in the 1936 Winter Olympics?

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This is a follow-up to last years runaway bestseller Now You Know ... The Book of Answers, which went through five printings and sold over 20,000 copies!

Why do we shout "Fore" on a golf course? Why is confetti thrown at a wedding? Exactly how long is a "moment" or a "jiffy"? Why is breaking a mirror bad luck, and a rabbits foot good luck?

In this second book, Lennox continues to trace the concise and fascinating history and reasons for hundreds of expressions in our everyday language, as well as customs and habits, in the same entertaining format that was so successful last year. These gems are from the original syndicated radio scripts broadcast daily to millions across Canada through the Sound Source Network of Standard Broadcasting.

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Everybody seems to be a golfer or at least knows someone who is. The game is one of the worlds most popular sports, and now Doug Lennox, the links pro of Q&A;, hits the green with a barrage of golfing trivia on everything from albatrosses and barkies to Vardon grips and zingers. All the titans, male and female, take a swing, including Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Kathy Whitworth, Vijay Singh, Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie, and, of course, Tiger Woods.
What is the oldest playing golf course in the world?Where was golf invented?How does the term sandbagger connect golf with criminals?What member of British royalty introducedgolf to Continental Europe?Who was the first female golfer to compete in a major mens professional match?What type of golf club did astronaut Alan Shepard use on the moon?

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"When it rains, it pours," especially when it comes to best-selling author Doug Lennoxs Now You Know Extreme Weather. Global warming, killer hurricanes, murderous tornadoes, melting permafrost weather concerns us all, and now with this tightly packed compenium of questions and answers, everyone can get the lowdown on things like:

What makes a perfect storm perfect?

Wheres the worlds hottest place?

Why was Hurricane Katrina so destructive?

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Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and tidal waves, fires, mine cave-ins, bridge collapses, ship sinkings, airplane crashes, explosions, and plagues natural and human-engineered calamity and catastrophe have many forms and guises. In Now You Know Disasters, Q & A ringmaster Doug Lennox showcases the what, why, when, where, who, and how of everything thats gone tragically and terribly wrong, past and present.
How does a tsunami occur? Why do Canadian engineers wear iron rings? Who was Richter in the Richter scale? What was the worst freshwater ship disaster ever in North America? What is wildfire? Who was Typhoid Mary? How is "ring around the rosie" related to disaster? How did the Halifax Explosion occur? What was the worlds worst airplane crash?

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With hit cop TV dramas like the various CSI and Law and Order shows, Bones and Criminal Minds. everybody seems to think theyre a forensics expert. But what do we really know? Now, with Now You Know Crime Scenes, we can all get the dope on:

How long does it really take to analyze a DNA sample?

Who started the first forensics laboratory?

Who invented criminal profiling?

How do you do a walk-through?

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A Collection of Classics with 150 Fascinating New Items

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Once again Doug Lennox, the toastmaster of trivia, serves up a mammoth selection of some of his most cherished Q&As; culled from his previous books. Also featured in this wide-ranging compendium are 150 brand-new questions answered with Dougs inimitable flair for unearthing intriguing arcana on everything from animals and the arts to superstitions and show business. Customs, conventions, expressions, everyday words, rituals, and traditions Doug has dug deep to deliver the goods on a vast array of perplexing subjects.
Why is a warm autumn called "Indian summer"?What is the origin of "nicknames"?Why is a decorated parade vehicle called a "float"?Why is the rubber around a car wheel called a "tire"?Why are sailors known as "tars"?Why is a bad dream called a "nightmare"?Why are published periodicals called "magazines"?

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Doug Lennox is back with a treasure trove of his favourite trivia culled from his four previous Now You Know books plus 125 brand new questions answered by the master of Q & A. Lennox dispenses knowledge concisely, never losing sight of the joy and fun of discovering the why or ordinary things. He covers a wide range of topics from sports to war, from crime to religion, from pop culture to politics. Answers to questions and the origins of hundreds of expressions and customs are brought together in this fascinating compilation. Thanks to Doug, youll learn the answers to:

Why do humans kiss?

Why is a miserly person called a "cheapskate"?

Why is an evil adversary called a "villain"?

Why is football played on a "gridiron" and a leg injury called a "charley horse"?

Why is confetti thrown at a wedding?

Why do golf courses have 18 holes?

Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right?

Why is a road called a "highway" and the ocean the "high seas"?

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From oversized socks filled with treats to firs in living rooms and strange stories and songs, Christmas makes us all scratch our heads now and then. Now You Know Christmas will help everyone make sense of the holiday season, with answers to questions like:

How fast would Santa have to travel in order to deliver toys to all the children in the world in one night?

Why are Christmas songs called "carols"?

Why did the Wise Men bring gold, frankincense and myrrh as gifts?

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The phenomenal success of the Now You Know and Now You Know More has encouraged this third Book of Answers. Now You Know Almost Everything continues with the same formula of dispensing knowledge concisely, never losing sight of the joy and fun of discovering the why of ordinary things.

In Now You Know Almost Everything you will discover answers to hundreds of questions:
Why cant grooms see their bride on the day before the wedding?Why is a swindle called a "double-cross"?Why do people say, "Thats all she wrote"?Where did the word "Canuck" come from?
Now You Know Almost Everything makes sure that you just about know it all.

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Why are golf assistants called caddies? Why do the British drive on the left and North Americans on the right? Why is football played on a "gridiron," and a leg injury called a "Charlie horse"? The answers to these questions and the origins of hundreds of other expressions and customs are brought together in this fascinating collection of the history behind everyday words and routines. With all the conciseness of his original radio scripts, Doug Lennox "cuts to the quick" in telling you the things you always wanted to know.

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A Look Back at Radio in Canada and How It Changed the World

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Radio made its debut in the early twentieth century, and the world was never the same. The mysterious magic box brought people together as no other communication medium had ever done. In Nothing On but the Radio, author Gil Murray tells how the new household toy put voices and music into millions of homes. In the 1920s, families gathered around the crystal set; in the 1930s, radio comedians helped offset the Depression; in the wartime 1940s, radio kept up morale; in the 1950s and 1960s, its music, news, and information spread knowledge and entertainment. This book spotlights a popular revolution that was never quiet.

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Barney Danson began as a twenty-one-year-old sergeant in the Canadian army and rose to the lofty heights of parliamentary secretary to Pierre Trudeau and, eventually, Minister of National Defence. In these positions, he gained insights into previously unknown facts about this remarkable prime minister, and he gives an insiders view of Canadian politicians and world leaders. Dansons own story, told in a touching and often humorous tone, is also the story of a generation of Canadians who faced the hardships of the Depression, the reality of war, and the many changes that followed.

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This is the story of a young mans journey through World War II. It covers a wide cross section of the strengths and weaknesses of young men not attuned to killing, and not mentally prepared to face the horror of seeing their close friends die violent deaths in battle. The story is about the hopes, the prayers, the fears, the daily miseries and even the lighter moments that the aspiring heroes of the Perth Regiment experienced on the Italian front as part of 11th Infantry Brigade, 5th Canadian Armoured Division.

As the title suggests, from his first battle inoculation Private Stan Scislowski realizes he is not destined for the heroic role to which he once aspired. His fears affect him deeply: his burning dream of returning home a national hero becomes more and more improbable, and his attempts to come to terms with his un-heroic nature make the war as much a mental battle as a physical one. His story is much like that of the overwhelming number of Canadians who found themselves in the cauldron of war, serving their country with all the strength they could find, even when that strength was fading fast.

Not All of Us Were Brave focuses not on the heroes, but on the ordinary soldiers who endured the mud, the misery, the ever-present fear, the inspiration, and the degradation. The narrative holds nothing back: the dirty linen is aired along with the clean; the light is shown alongside the dark. It shows what war is all about.

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Northern Algoma is a vast wilderness north of Lake Superior and a land rich in natural resources fur, gold, iron ore, endless tracts of forests. Its modern history began in the eighteenth century with the fur traders. Then came the gold-seekers, followed by the lumber barons and the industrialists. As railways opened up the area to the world, more and more people came to seek their fortune, work, and adventure. The pages of Northern Algoma are filled with the voices of many of these people as they look back and remember. More than sixty historic photographs accompany their words.

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Commended for the 2004 Canadian Childrens Book Centre Our Choice Selection, short-listed for the 2005 Red Maple Award and Rocky Mountain Book Award

When the Armenians of Turkey are marched into the desert to die in 1915, Mariam is rescued by her Turkish friend Rustem, and lives with mixed acceptance as a guest in his fathers harem. Kevork is shot and left for dead in a mass grave in the desert, but is rescued by nomadic Arabs and nurtured back to health.

Both teens must choose between the security of an adopted home or the risk of death in search of family.

A sequel to the highly successful The Hunger, Nobodys Child is a stirring and engaging account of one of the twentieth centurys most significant events.

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The Battle Against Human Rights Violations

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The late twentieth century witnessed massive human rights violations. What can to done to stop them? How can the root causes be addressed? The issue of human rights has become the secular religion of our time. Yet violations continue to occur in a gross and flagrant manner. Author David Matas examines examples of human rights violations and suggests what individuals, private organizations, governments, and the UN can do about this worldwide problem. He also focuses on how Canada stands p to international human rights standards and provides a thorough analysis of the contribution of Amnesty International.

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In the early 1800s, Timothy Robers, a Quaker millwright from Vermont, drew a flourishing community of fellow Quakers to the area which became the new-market for settles and traders.

It soon became the commercial hub of a rich farming area. By the mid-1800s it was a central point on the Ontario, Simcoe, and Huron Railway. Over the following decades, gas deposits were confirmed there and a barge canal was built along with a street railway. In the early 20th century Newmarket languished through a long period of slow growth wars and the Depression took a terrible toll on the small town. Yet in the 1940s it was another war that brought thousands of soldiers to Newmarkets training camp on their way to battlefields in Europe.

It took the 1960s to bring real prosperity builders began developing the inexpensive land, industries came, and the town flourished. The pace of construction continued through the 1980s as Newmarket prepared for its busy life of today.

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From prospectors to politicians, promoters to profiteers, New Westminsters known them all. It is Western Canadas oldest city, aptly named by Queen Victoria as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia. On the mighty Fraser River, it has survived gold rushes, loss of capital status, fire, flood, the Depression, and two world wars. This collection of illuminating black and white photographs, artwork, and text shows how its tenacious citizens have thrived. It follows the citys festivals, traditions, organizations, people, and neighbourhoods. The city has both witnessed and been the centre of the fascinating events that shaped B.C. This multifaceted photographic history album depicts almost 150 years of the City of New Westminster.