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THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME (BUT MOSTLY ME)
MCCALL, BRUCE
When it comes to the lifestyles of American Express Black Card holders, you'd never know we're in a
recession. This Land Was Made For You and Me (But Mostly Me) is a hilarious catalog of the absurdly
extravagant lifestyles, impossibly glamorous escapes, and pet projects of North America's one
percenters. From fiberglass Baobab tree houses in the foothills of the Rockies with machine-gun ports at
every level, to a four-star open-air restaurant precariously balanced atop the leafy rainforests of the
Amazon basin, longtime friends and mutual fans McCall and Letterman have created an Architectural
Digest-style satire of the (obscenely) rich and famous. Featuring beautiful hand-painted illustrations in
McCall's inimitable style and the brilliantly caustic wit of both authors, This Land takes you on a dizzying
tour of vacation homes and resorts at once utterly ridiculous and eerily plausible.
HUMOUR
SIGNAL
9780771057113
$35.00 HC
NOVEMBER 2013
1ST PRINTING 15,000 IN CANADA
96 PAGES
THROWING STONES
RAE, AL
A social history of curling with plenty of good jokes. A valentine to the small town, with some speculation
on curling's future in the changing demographics of Canada, the US and Europe. A tribute to the world's
most unassuming athletes and their favorite brand of smokes. Some angles on the physics of the game,
as well as its secret language and its origins. Like George Plimpton famously did in Paper Lion, Al Rae
suits up himself to try something he's never done in his life (even despite being a Scottish-born
Canadian). Rolling Stones is not only a dive into a subculture that turns out to have universal appeal, but
also becomes a journey of self-discovery for the author.
SPORTS – CURLING
RANDOM HOUSE CANADA
9780345812513
$28.00 HC
NOVEMBER 2013
1ST PRINTING 15,000 IN CANADA
256 PAGES
TIME NOW FOR THE VINYL CAFE STORY EXCHANGE
MACLEAN, STUART
In Time Now for the Vinyl Cafe Story Exchange, Stuart McLean and his long-time radio producer, Jess
Milton, have collected their favourite stories from a decade of their much-loved show. This is a wise,
wonderful collage of rituals and romance, roadtrips and guitar licks, Saturday-night hockey games and
Sunday morning pancakes. A story about an exploding outhouse sits right beside one about a lost love
because that’s just what happens in life. Sad things are all tangled up with funny things and sweet things,
too.
HUMOUR
PENGUIN
9780670064755
$32.00 HC
SEPTEMBER 2013
1ST PRINTING 50,000 IN CANADA
288 PAGES