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The book follows Will Ferguson as he hitchhikes 1,800 miles north through Japan following the Cherry Blossom Front (Sakura Zensen). The arrival of the blossom is a national event in Japan, eagerly tracked on television bulletins, and besides marking the end of winter and the start of the business cycle it facilitates a burst of heavy drinking disguised as a communal meditation on transience. Surveying the country from the not quite private, not quite public, position of the passenger seat, Ferguson sees the Japan not written about in guide books, but gets to the heart of this intriguing and contradictory country. This is a laugh out loud, warm-hearted account with a generous helping of satire.

First published in 1997, this hilarious book launched satirist Will Ferguson's career. Challenging the notion that Canadians are “nice,â the book asks, “Do we as Canadians deserve a country so great?â Tackling subjects from Canada's favorite inbred royals to the mighty beaver as national icon, from sex in a canoe to all-Canadian "superhero" Captain Canuck, Ferguson rampages across the cultural landscape. The book also provides a fast-paced, opinionated overview of telling moments in Canadian history, including its run-amok Mounties and “fun-loving daysâ of the country's (unacknowledged) slave trade.

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Being Canadian can be a chore, says Will Ferguson, but it can be a lot of fun, too. For this follow-up to his runaway bestseller Why I Hate Canadians, Ferguson, a Canuck himself, recruited his brother Ian to create this ultimate guide to the country's cultural quirks, from diet and sex to sports and politics. The result is a nonstop comic ride through such topics as "Canadian Cuisine—and How to Avoid It," "Regional Harmony (Who to Hate and Why)," and "How to Make Love Like a Canadian."

From internationally bestselling travel writer Will Ferguson, author of Happiness™ and Spanish Fly, comes a novel both epic in its sweep and intimate in its portrayal of human endurance. A car tumbles through darkness down a snowy ravine. A woman without a name walks out of a dust storm in sub-Saharan Africa. And in the seething heat of Lagos City, a criminal cartel scours the Internet, looking for victims. Lives intersect. Worlds collide. And it all begins with a single email: “Dear Sir, I am the daughter of a Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help…” Will Ferguson takes readers deep into the labyrinth of lies that is “419,” the world’s most insidious Internet scam. When Laura Curtis, a lonely editor in a cold northern city, discovers that her father has died because of one such swindle, she sets out to track down—and corner—her father’s killer. It is a dangerous game she’s playing, however, and the stakes are higher than she can ever imagine. Woven into Laura’s journey is a mysterious woman from the African Sahel with scars etched into her skin and a young man who finds himself caught up in a web of violence and deceit. And running through it, a dying father’s final words: “You, I love.”

A once-beloved television sleuth finds herself far from Hollywood and witnesses a murder during a small-town theatre production, convinced it’s up to her to solve the case. Miranda Abbott, known for her crime-solving role as a karate-chopping church pastor, faces ruin after being turned down for a cable reality show. A mysterious postcard summons her to Happy Rock, a small Pacific Northwest town, but nothing is as expected. In dire straits, she joins an amateur production at the Happy Rock Little Theatre, vying for the lead against the local real estate agent. On opening night, one actor is murdered live in front of the audience, yet no one saw what happened. Everyone becomes a suspect, including the sardonic town doctor, a high-school drama teacher, an oil-stained mechanic, an elderly gentleman with possible CIA ties, and Miranda herself. To unravel the mystery, Miranda must tap into her skills as television’s Pastor Fran and enlist the help of her new sidekick, Susan, a shy bookstore clerk who seems to know everyone’s secrets. With the show must go on, the duo embarks on a comedic journey to uncover the truth.