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Spring 2019 Academic & Professional Publishing Academic & Professional Publishing Spring 2019 Table of Contents Architecture ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 88–89 Art...........................................................................................21, 89–93 Backlist ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������207–221 Banks & Banking ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������25 Biography / Autobiography & Memoir ������������������������7, 14, 22, 24, 95–109 Business & Economics ��������������������������������������������������������������26–34, 38 Education ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 76–79 Fiction..................................... 1, 6, 8–11, 14–16, 18, 20–21, 23, 109–118 Gardening �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������11 Health........................................................................................... 85–86 History..................................................... 6–7, 15, 23, 45–69, 87, 95, 106 Juvenile / Children’s ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 2–3, 10 Language Studies & Linguistics ����������������������������������������������������117–118 Law �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������157–206 Literary Collections & Literary Criticism �����������������������������������������119–124 Medicine.....................................................................................140–146 Nature..................................................................................13, 133–136 Philosophy.....................................................................................12, 69 Photography ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������94 Poetry ��������������������������������������������������� 4–5, 13, 15, 19–20, 22, 123–133 Political Science...................................................................40, 42–44, 68 Project Management �����������������������������������������������������������������17, 35–37 Psychology �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������81 Reference ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 63, 133 Religion & Spirituality ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 70–74 Science............................................................................... 136–138, 143 Series ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������147–156 Social Science ��������������������������������������������������� 41, 71, 74–76, 80, 82–85 Sports.................................................................................................86 Technology & Engineering �����������������������������������������������������������138–139 Travel............................................................................................12, 87 True Crime ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������119 Index ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������222–225 A special message to our agency plan customers: All titles in this catalog are available for agency plan discounts unless otherwise noted with a § symbol IPG Academic & Professional Publishing Fiction Fog The Daughters’ Story Rana Bose Murielle Cyr “Suspenseful and sublime, Fog is a powerful novel of intrigue It’s October 1970 in Montreal, Quebec. Nadine is a trade union- and love, family and friendship in which fog is a feeling ‘like a ist with the garment-workers union. Twenty years earlier in 1950, tenderness of the soul.’ Grounded in place with exquisite detail at the age of 15, she was banished to a home for unwed mothers. and held aloft by an inspiring worldview, this is a story with Her baby daughter, whose father is shrouded in secrecy, was giv- unforgettable characters whose entanglements lead us through en away for adoption without her permission. This prompts her the magically rendered streets of Montréal and across continents to cut all ties with her mixed Irish and French-Canadian Catholic in search of adventure and truth.” —Cora Siré, author of Behold family whose past is cluttered with secrets, betrayals, incest and Things Beautiful and other books violence. She vows one day she will reunite with her daughter. A small plane was blown up in an act of sabotage several years Following the FLQ kidnapping of a British Trade Commissioner ago over Northern Quebec, Canada. The incident was quickly and the Quebec Minister of Labour, Ottawa proclaims the War analyzed and termed a mechanical failure. The case was closed Measures Act and sends the army into Quebec. These staggering in a rush. A young actor from Montreal dies in Afghanistan. political events lay the foundation for a reunion between Nadine Killed by a missile from a drone. His death opens up wounds and her daughter Lisette, embittered after been bounced from one and discussions that are not in the public domain. foster home to another since she was a baby. Lisette and her part- These two seemingly disparate events form the backbone of a ner Serge, who is close to the FLQ, need money and see Nadine compelling contemporary “ideas thriller,” set in Montreal’s Main as a possible source based on information they’ve gathered about district and in the blue-green mountains of Kandahar. Past val- Nadine’s family. ues, local history, neighborhood myths and intense psychosexual World Wars I and II, the Great Depression, and the 1970 October vectors are suddenly on a collision course with the current inter- crisis provide the backdrop to this family saga spanning some 60 national context of wars, migration, exile and terror. A soupy, years. Murielle Cyr breaks new ground by telling The Daughters’ foggy atmosphere hangs low over the district. In the backdrop Story, an unsung, overlooked but intensely passionate tale of is the cold case of the airplane sabotage that occurred over a women, propelled by their unquenchable need to belong despite decade ago. Was the plane crash hushed-up? Why? oppressive conditions hard to imagine nowadays, and who man- Three friends from Montreal’s Plateau and Mile End districts age to survive and thrive. manage to de-freeze the cold case, burn up the fog and hell Murielle Cyr is a Québec writer who holds Creative Writing breaks loose, not only in their personal lives, but in their own af- and Education degrees from Concordia University. She taught filiations. What does it take to clear the fog of complex emotions, in elementary school for many years before pursuing her love of the unresolved local conflicts and the intricate remembrances of writing. Her short stories and poetry have appeared in several lit- various communities in a fabled neighborhood? erary magazines. She is the author of, Culloo, a novella for young Rana Bose’s works have been broadcast and reviewed on CBC, adults. The Daughters’ Story is her debut historical fiction novel. as well as in the Montreal Gazette, the Globe and Mail, Montreal Murielle Cyr lives just south of Montreal. Serai and the Ottawa Citizen. FICTION/ HISTORICAL/GENERAL FICTION/ THRILLERS/ESPIONAGE FICTION/ WOMEN FICTION/ MYSTERY & DETECTIVE/INTERNATIONAL MYSTERY & CRIME 300 PAGES, 6 X 9, TRADE PAPER, $24.95 (CAN $24.95) 220 PAGES, 5.5 X 8.5, TRADE PAPER, $22.95 (CAN $22.95) ISBN: 9781771861823 RIGHTS: WORLD ISBN: 9781771861847 RIGHTS: WORLD BARAKA BOOKS APRIL BARAKA BOOKS JUNE 1 Juvenile Religion IPG – Spring 2019 Tender Years Series Tender Years Series A Tiny Seed I am a Child Illustrations by Elaheh Mottahedeh Bos Illustrations by Elaheh Mottahedeh Bos A colorful, vibrant board book aimed at babies and toddlers A colorful, vibrant board book aimed at babies and toddlers ages 0-3. Containing a short passage from the Bahá’í Writings, ages 0-3. Containing a short passage from the Bahá’í Writings, each page includes only a few words, making it easy for young each page includes only a few words, making it easy for young children to learn and memorize the prayer. This is the launch of a children to learn and memorize the prayer. This is the launch of a new series from Bellwood Press titled the Tender Years Series. new series from Bellwood Press titled the Tender Years Series. Elaheh Mottahedeh Bos is an author, illustrator, and founder of Elaheh Mottahedeh Bos is an author, illustrator, and founder of Plant Love Grow, a resource site that helps children learn and Plant Love Grow, a resource site that helps children learn and grow through their emotions and challenges. She is a public grow through their emotions and challenges. She is a public speaker, a self-taught artist, and an entrepreneur. She lives in speaker, a self-taught artist, and an entrepreneur. She lives in Montreal, Canada. Montreal, Canada. JUVENILE NONFICTION/ RELIGION/GENERAL JUVENILE NONFICTION/ RELIGION/GENERAL 12 PAGES, 5 X 5, 12 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS, FOUR-COLOR INTERIOR 12 PAGES, 5 X 5, 12 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS, FOUR-COLOR INTERIOR BOARD BOOK, $6.95 (CAN $8.95) BOARD BOOK, $6.95 (CAN $8.95) ISBN: 9781618511379 ISBN: 9781618511362 RIGHTS: US & CANADA RIGHTS: US & CANADA BAHA’I PUBLISHING/BELLWOOD PRESS FEBRUARY BAHA’I PUBLISHING/BELLWOOD PRESS FEBRUARY 2 IPG Academic & Professional Publishing Juvenile / Children’s Tender Years Series