1.
Series:
A Perfect Eden
Encounters by Early Explorers of Vancouver Island
Hardcover
Michael Layland
9781771511773
$39.95
HISTORY
Oct 04, 2016
Shortlisted for two 2016 BC Book PrizesFinalist for the 2016 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical WritingA compelling history of the earliest explorers to Vancouver Island, brought to life with illustrations and maps. In 1842, when explorer James Douglas encountered the rugged natural paradise that would become Vancouver Island, he described it as “a perfect Eden." This book gathers the early recorded histories and personal accounts left by Chinese seafarers, Spanish and British naval officers, traders seeking sea otter pelts, colonial su...
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Series:
Aqua Vitae
A History of the Saloons and Hotel Bars of Victoria, 1851-1917
Paperback
Glen A. Mofford
9781771511896
$19.95
HISTORY
Oct 18, 2016
A rowdy, rollicking popular history that celebrates the tales of Victoria’s drinking establishments in their heyday.From the raunchy saloons that lined Victoria’s notorious Johnson street to the lavish high-class hotel-bars like the Driard and the Empress, Aqua Vitae is a collection of fascinating true stories from the days of swinging doors, smoky bars, and five-cent beers.Read about how the quick actions of an employee of the Bee-hive saloon saved a young Emily Carr from possible death. Discover the gruesome secret uncovered by a startled wor...
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3.
Series:
Glorious Victorian Homes
150 Years of Architectural History in British Columbia's Capital
Paperback
Nick Russell
9781771511865
$29.95
ARCHITECTURE
Nov 11, 2016
Winner of the 2016 Hallmark Heritage Society AwardDiscover the rich and diverse architectural history of Victoria through the city’s most historically significant homes.Unlike many cities that have demolished its old houses to make way for new condos and cookie-cutter cul-de-sacs, an astonishing array of historically significant homes still grace the tree-lined streets of BC’s beautiful capital city. This guided tour reveals a captivating cross-section of the city’s residential architecture, from the rustic charm of early vernacular homesteads ...
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4.
Series:
150 Years of Canadian Beer Labels
Hardcover
Lawrence C. Sherk
9781771511926
$29.95
DESIGN
Oct 25, 2016
Shortlisted for the 2017 Taste Canada Food Writing AwardsIn celebration of Canada’s 150 birthday, one of the country’s most avid collectors of breweriana showcases a stunning selection of beer labels dating from the late 1870s to the present day.What’s more Canadian than beer? Craft brewing has exploded across Canada, reinvigorating the country’s love and appreciation for its favourite beverage. But Canadians have always treasured beer—a fact evidenced by these 150 vintage labels that showcase both stunning skills in typography and a true passi...
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5.
Series:
Gold Rush Queen
The Extraordinary Life of Nellie Cashman
Paperback
Thora Kerr Illing
9781771511599
$18.95
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Sep 20, 2016
A biography of the extraordinary Nellie Cashman, a well-loved miner, entrepreneur and philanthropist who lived and worked in the roughest boomtowns of the West in the late-nineteenth century.At a time when well-bred women wore tight corsets and entertained each other at tea, Nellie Cashman (1845–1925) was trekking for hundreds of miles through blizzard conditions to deliver food and supplies to trapped miners in Northern BC.An Irish immigrant, Cashman travelled from Boston to San Francisco in search of opportunity. She followed the mining boomt...
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6.
Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery
A Killer in King's Cove
A Lane Winslow Mystery
Paperback
Iona Whishaw
9781771511988
$18.95
FICTION
Oct 04, 2016
A smart and enchanting postwar mystery that will appeal to fans of the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear.It is 1946, and war-weary young ex-intelligence officer Lane Winslow leaves London to look for a fresh start. When she finds herself happily settled into a sleepy hamlet in the interior of British Columbia surrounded by a suitably eclectic cast of small-town characters she feels like she may finally be able to put her past to rest.But then a body is discovered, the victim of murder, and although she works alongside the town’s inspec...
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7.
Series: A Cait Morgan Mystery
The Corpse with the Ruby Lips
Paperback
Cathy Ace
9781771511957
$14.95
FICTION
Oct 18, 2016
A new book from Bony Blithe award–winning mystery author Cathy Ace where her sleuth Cait Morgan investigates a chilling cold case from a university in Budapest. A gig as guest lecturer at the university in Budapest should have been a dream job for a travelling criminologist and food lover. But wherever Cait Morgan goes, murder seems to follow. One of Cait’s new students pleads with her to solve the mystery of her grandmother’s brutal slaying. She agrees, but when she is repeatedly hassled by a weird colleague, and as bizarre details about the s...
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8.
Series:
Waiting for the Cyclone
Stories
Paperback
Leesa Dean
9781927366509
$19.95
FICTION
Oct 04, 2016
A Trillium Book Award FinalistWomen are too often cast in literature as inherently good and dependable—but this is not the case in the audacious stories of Waiting for the Cyclone.Mary, a closet drinker, leaves her children with Debbie, a seemingly perfect housewife who shoots pharmaceuticals at night. Alison vacations with her husband, but wakes up in the tattooed arms of another man. Donna lies to her family about volunteering in Afghanistan so she can parasail with a lover in Turkey.With authenticity and intensity, Dean challenges traditiona...
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