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General Books

The General Book Department carries a wide selection of academic titles as well as a great collection of general interest books for all ages. Check out our stock online to see if we carry a certain title: if we don't have it in stock we can special order it for you. Grab our Simplicity book club card, for extra savings on all general books.

Online Catalogue

General Books Online CatalogueCheck out all our general books online, browse and purchase if you live out of town. Our catalogue is about 20,000 titles with a bend towards the academic.

20% off tasty summer reading :: July 13 to 31

Tasty Summer Reading - 20% off all fiction July 13-31, 2010Tasty Summer Reading
All fiction on sale
July 13 to 31, 2010

Give your imagination the healthy nutrition it craves by selecting from our extensive menu of fiction. There’s something to satisfy every taste.

The fine print: discount applies only to titles in our general books department. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discount.

Lansdowne Era

Lansdowne EraThe Lansdowne Era: Victoria College, 1946-1963
Edited by Edward Harvey

The Lansdowne Era: Victoria College 1946-1963 chronicles the years immediately prior to the founding of UVic in candid essays by 27 former students and instructors. Contributors include former federal cabinet minister David Anderson, BC Chief Justice Lance Finch and UVic Chancellor Ron Lou-Poy. Edited by Ted Harvey, a former student of Victoria College and now a consultant and professor at the University of Toronto, The Lansdowne Era shows how one college and its students responded to the Baby Boom, rapid economic growth and the emergence of youth culture. And as a document of an important part of the history of post-secondary education in Victoria, it stands as a fitting tribute to the late Peter Smith, a popular UVic professor and unofficial university historian.

Published by McGill-Queen’s University Press
180 pages (hard cover)         $49.95

Every day Bestsellers

20% off UVIC Bestsellers Every month a superb selection of fabulous fiction and intriguing non-fiction will be 20% off. See our in-store display or browse on-line. Either way, you’re sure to find something you like.

Simplicity - the card for the constant reader

Simplicity Card - for the constant readerIt's as easy as 10 - 10 - 5

  • $10 annual fee
  • 10% off in stock general books
  • extra 5% off on sale days

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