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      • Trusted Partner
        Business, Economics & Law
        January 2018

        Special Interest Tourism

        Concepts, Contexts and Cases

        by Carol Southall, Lynn Minnaert, Nazia Ali, Ade Oriade, Allan Watson, Glen Croy, Ralf C Buckley, Dallen J Timothy, Steven Rhoden, Alison Caffyn, Richard Benfield, Cheng-Fei Lee, Sheela Agarwal, Graham Busby, Rong Huang

        Special interest tourism is growing rapidly due to a discerning and heterogeneous travel market and the demand for more focused activity or interest-based tourism experiences. This book approaches the topic from the perspective of both supply and demand, and addresses the complexities now inherent in this area of tourism. It presents a contextualised overview of contemporary academic research, concepts, principles and industry-based practice insights, and also considers the future of special interest tourism in light of the emergence of ethical consumerism. With a clear, user-friendly structure, the book: -Links theoretical frameworks to clear practical applications. -Reviews key emerging issues for tourism relating to families and faith, the performing arts, active and passive pursuits, therapeutic leisure and travelling. -Includes contributions and case studies from international academics and practitioners to give a truly global overview. Sometimes referred to as niche or contemporary tourism, this book provides a complete introduction to the study of special interest tourism for students.

      • Romance
        May 2015

        Saving Grapes

        by J.T. Lundy

        Thirty-two-year-old Jason Barnes recently lost his job, and his heart. Now, thanks to a meddling ex-wife and a golf cart fiasco, he has just thirty days to pay a $60,000 fine or go to jail.Jason was hoping his Aunt Clara would come to his rescue, but she unexpectedly dies, gifting her liquid assets to charity. She does, however, will Jason a picturesque French vineyard--and it's worth millions. But there's a catch! If Jason goes to jail, the vineyard will transfer to his unscrupulous stepbrother.To raise the cash he needs, Jason travels to France with his knucklehead of a best friend to sell the vineyard. Cashing in will not be so simple, though. Formidable nuns farm the vineyard, and he needs their blessing to sell. To persuade the good sisters, Jason attempts a madcap series of dubious schemes, and while doing so falls for what he thinks is the perfect French woman. Amidst this melee of wine, women, nuns, and villains, Jason must unearth his true values in order to save more than just his soul.Infused with J.T. Lundy's deliciously skewed sense of humor, and full of flawed but irresistible characters, Saving Grapes is a rollicking, good-hearted Wodehousian comedy that speaks to the hapless romantic in all of us.

      • Crime & mystery
        April 2022

        To Those Who Killed Me

        by J.T. Siemens

        Disgraced ex-cop Sloane Donovan has relied on her job as a fitness instructor to keep her mental illness and PTSD in check—until she finds a close friend dead, apparently by her own hand. Obsessive demons triggered and doubtful of the official narrative, she teams up with Wayne Capson, a PI willing to bend the law, to find out who really killed her friend. The search leads Sloane from Vancouver's wealthiest enclaves to the street's darkest corners, questioning millionaires, tennis instructors, sex workers, former police colleagues—anyone who might provide answers.   Recalling the works of Jo Nesbø and Gillian Flynn, J.T. Siemens’s To Those Who Killed Me is a debut that provides a heavy dose of hardboiled suspense and introduces a fiery new heroine in crime fiction.

      • Graphic novels
        May 2017

        Freehand Robbery

        by Lundi, Javier Ara

        "Being a cartoonist is suicide these days if you have to raise a family, but what is really tragic is being the widow of a cartoonist. Robbing a bank may be your last option. Let me explain in my graphic novel how I did it." Lundi drew this work during the last years of his life, when he was already aware of his fatal illness. In order not to leave his daughter and his wife abandoned with debts and without resources, he came up with a seemingly crazy solution: robbing a bank. What was unknown until now is that Lundi had drawn this comic to explain to her daughter Elisa the reasons why he decided to rob the bank. However, the handwritten work that Elisa received when she came of age was unfinished, and the author in a posthumous note asked Javier Ara, the draftsman who was his assistant to fix his drawings for years, to finish it. Javier Ara accepts the task, but his hatred of Lundi makes him embark on a much larger undertaking: expanding the comic by unmasking Lundi and finding out whether the bank was actually robbed. This work is a longseller that has already sold out its third edition and we are preparing the fourth edition. A short animated film by Javier Ara, author of this comic Freehand Robbery, but also of Dark Investment  and The Great Battle of the Gusis, has gone viral in 2022 and has tens of millions of views on social networks.More than 43 million views on TikTok:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMLQ2jHMb/On youtube it already has more than 1.5 million views:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-G2lG-o_uk&t=33sAnd the number of views is growing every day.

      • Children's & YA
        July 2015

        Chuff Chuff

        Brave Little Engine

        by J.T. Chapin (author), Clyde Peterson (Illustrator)

        Remember the way children’s books used to be? Exciting bedtime stories with bright painted pictures, read by mom or dad or grandma or grandpa? Elm Grove Publishing presents the first in a special series of classical style children’s books, never before published, featuring brand new stories and characters with a traditional, feel-good flavor. Written almost 50 years ago by an upcoming writer for his 3 year old daughter, and superbly illustrated by then unknown cartoonist Clyde Peterson (C.P. Houston), Chuff Chuff: Brave Little Engine is a timeless story of heroism. Of never giving up hope, even when things seem to be as bad as they can get.  Chuff Chuff, a rusty little railroad engine, and his old engineer are about to be retired, when they bravely volunteer for a dangerous rescue mission because all the shiny new engines won’t go… Specially designed and printed for grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles, even big brothers and sisters, to read to small children, the story of Chuff Chuff will capture the imagination and the heart of the whole family.

      • Fiction
        October 2020

        GABRIEL GERFAUT’S INVESTIGATIONS VOL.10: THE FORTRESS OF THE CURSED

        When Gerfaut learns that Brittany, land of legends, is also called the gate of hell, he knows that he will have to face the impossible.

        by Gilles Milo-Vacéri

        In Brittany (western France), near Yeun Elez, a ghosthunter vanishes during an investigation, two childrendisappear and a man is crucified and beaten to death.The prosecutor panics and calls Major Gerfaut as abackup. When the latter learns that this land of legendsis also called the gate of hell, he knows that he will haveto face the impossible, starting with the secret of theFortress of the Cursed.Used to sadistic killers and defying the invisible, Gerfautexpects the worst. Unfortunately, there is always aworse than the worst ...

      • Asian Vegetables

        by Caroline Ho-Yi Wang, Patricia Ho-Yi Wang, Stéphanie Ho-Yi Wang, photos by Virginie Gosselin

        If bok choy has been able to acquire a prominent place on Western shelves, many other Asian vegetables still remain unknown. But these tasty, nutritious vegetables can be easily grown in temperate, and even northern, climates! Caroline, Stephanie andPatricia Ho-Yi Wang, three sisters of Cantonese origin, have made it their mission to introduce these vegetables, which everyone will love, in a unique book that is both a guide to gardening and a cookbook, as well as the story of a family. Presenting 15 Asian vegetables according to each season, the book offers advice to Sunday gardeners as well as future market gardeners on how to organically grow and harvest these vegetables, as well as provides preservation techniques, nutritional information and cookingmethods. Around forty recipes, some of which were created by famous chefs, are presented as well. The Wang sisters also explore the world of Asian vegetables from a cultural point of view, tracing the place that these hold in their own lives and in those of their family members, many of whom left China to emigrate to Madagascar before finally settling in Quebec. A true homage to the earth, good food and one’s roots!

      • Children's & YA
        September 2020

        Les Aventures scientifiques de Lillicorn au Pays de Woo-Woo

        by Lisa Moss, Dr. Thomas Bernard, Ayelen Lamas, Bram Hartman, Marine Rocamora

        Les Aventures de Lillicorn entend inspirer la prochaine génération de leaders en compétences STEM (Sciences, Technologie, Ingénierie et Mathématiques) à travers les péripéties d’une jeune héroïne curieuse et passionnée de sciences, qui adore trouver des solutions créatives au cours de ses nombreuses enquêtes. L’histoire encourage les enfants de 4 à 8 ans à avoir le goût de l’aventure et à explorer des endroits lointains, tout en les incitant à utiliser leur esprit scientifique pour résoudre une série d’activités pédagogiques STEM amusantes. Faites la connaissance de Lilli, une petite fille intrépide intriguée par les sciences qui adore concevoir de nouvelles expériences et inventions. La nuit, dans ses rêves, elle devient la super héroïne Lillicorn et s’associe à ses amis, y compris le lecteur, pour voyager vers un pays lointain et trouver des solutions innovantes pour remporter tous les défis ! Le livre interactif illustré écrit en rimes a été créé pour enseigner dès le plus jeune âge les compétences STEM fondamentales (ex. : abstraction, perception spatiale, reconnaissance des formes) et pour développer les compétences cognitives du 21ème siècle (les « 4 C » : Critical thinking (Pensée critique), Créativité, Coopération et Communication) de manière ludique. The Adventures of Lillicorn series is designed to introduce little engineers and budding computer scientists to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) skills such as structured problem solving, creative thinking, pattern recognition and coding within a playful, imaginative and interactive way. Featuring a young curious heroine, who has a passion for science and coding, and loves to find creative solutions on her many quests. The story inspires 4 to 8-year-old children to  be adventurous and explore faraway places, and encourages them to use their scientific ‘brain smarts,’ to solve a series of fun STEM educational activities. Meet Lilli, a fearless little girl, who loves to conceive new experiments and inventions. In her dreams at night, she transforms into Lillicorn, a superhero, where she teams up with friends, including the reader, to travel to distant lands, and figure out innovative solutions that save the day! The rhyming story books are designed so that children can solve ten different STEM quests and earn charm tokens (provided in the book). It’s an exciting way for children to learn fundamental STEM skills (e.g. abstraction, coding, pattern recognition, etc.) at an early age, as well as develop 21st century learning skills (the 4Cs – critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication).

      • Quadrivium,The Four Classical Liberal Arts of Number, Geometry, Music and Cosmology

        by Miranda Lundy / Daud Sutton / Anthony Ashton / Jason Martineau /John Martineau

        First in a series of illustrated cultural refernce titles including: Quadrivium Sciencia  Designa Geomancia Trivium Megalith

      • Fiction

        Simon & Schuster Australia

        by Books From Australia

        Simon & Schuster Australia is part of the CBS Corporation and is a major force in today’s publishing industry, dedicated to bringing an extensive range of books, in all formats, into the hands of readers. Simon & Schuster Australia publishes and distributes a variety of books in Australia and New Zealand across a range of genres including fiction, non-fiction and children’s books under our local and international imprints. These include Atria, Free Press, Gallery, Howard, Pocket, Scribner, Simon & Schuster and Touchstone. Simon & Schuster Australia also acts as the local sales and distribution partner for: 4 Ingredients, Berbay Publishing, Big Sky Publishing, Black Library, Cider Mill Press, Elliott & Thompson, Fox Chapel Publishing International, Gallup Press, Hazelden, Hunter Publishers, Inner Traditions, Insight Editions, Manuscript Publishing, Pegasus Books, Printers Row, Regan Arts, Rockpool Publishing, Smith Street Books, Ventura Press, Viz Media, Waterhouse Press, Weldon Owen and Wild Dog Books.

      • Mon lit de rêves

        by Written by Gilles Tibo, illustrated by Mathilde Cinq-Mars

        Welcome to the cozy little world of the night: sleep, warmth, dreams and stories. An ode to the imagination, to the pleasure of lying around in bed, and the joys of childhood. A wonderfull mix between Gilles Tibo’s words and the charming work of Mathilde Cinq-Mars.

      • Métal Hurlant 5

        Métavers : les émotions synthétiques

        by Various

        Le mythique Métal Hurlant est de retour avec une nouvelle formule, alternant les numéros originaux avec les numéros vintage Chaque année, retrouvez quatre nouveaux numéros consacrés à la science-fiction : deux numéros dédiés à la création, avec des histoires et articles inédits, et deux numéros consacrés à la « première génération Métal ». La rédaction travaille sous la direction de Jerry Frissen et sous l’égide d’un ange tutélaire bien particulier : l’inimitable Jean-Pierre Dionnet, l’un des pères fondateurs de la revue.

      • Children's & YA
        September 2019

        Phobia

        by Fanny Vandermeersch

        Sophia is a brilliant student. But when she arrived at the college, everything changed. Her grades drop, her friends abandon her, anxiety eats away at her. Until the day when she no longer feels capable of getting through the school gate. With the help of her parents and what is left of her friends, she will end up putting her problems into words: she suffers from school phobia. A novel that demystifies, invites sharing and exchange, on a subject that affects many teenagers today.

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