1.
Series:
As A Dog Thinketh
Daily Words of Wisdom for Dog People
Paperback
Monique Anstee
9781771512374
$22.00
PETS
Dec 12, 2017
Daily reflections, guidance, and sound advice from a top trainer and competitor. Confused by your canine? Monique Anstee believes we have made dog training much too hard, when it really is very simple. Anstee teaches you to think differently, which will help you get out of your mind and into the moment. Monique Anstee trains dogs kindly, but effectively, and her clients love her for her honesty. Now, she has compiled a book of daily wisdom in which she shares her most deeply held values and philosophies, and her most sought-after lessons gleane...
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2.
Series:
First, We Brunch
Recipes and Stories from Victoria’s Best-Loved Breakfast Joints
Paperback
Rebecca Wellman
9781771512312
$30.00
COOKING
Oct 24, 2017
Winner of three Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in English CanadaFinalist for a Gourmand World Cookbook Best in World AwardA carefully curated collection of recipes from Victoria, BC, the brunch capital of Canada.It’s the weekend in picturesque Victoria, and whether you’re planning on enjoying a scenic seaside hike or indulging in some window shopping, we all have priorities: First, we brunch.This exquisitely photographed cookbook showcases more than 60 recipes from the city’s most beloved mid-morning eateries. Food writer and photographer Rebec...
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3.
Series:
Greece
Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers
Hardcover
Emily Lycopolus
9781771512343
$22.00
COOKING
Nov 07, 2017
The second book in the Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers’ cookbook series made with specialty olive oil and balsamic vinegars in mind. With just two types of olive oil—Eureka Lemon Fused and Garlic Infused—and two balsamic vinegars—Apricot White Balsamic and Black Cherry Dark Balsamic—you can produce all fifty of the classic Greek recipes featured in Greece: Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers. This full-colour book includes recipes for appetizers, soup and salad, mains, and sweets, and also offers five full menus for planning a spectacular din...
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4.
Series:
The Haunting of Vancouver Island
Supernatural Encounters with the Other Side
Paperback
Shanon Sinn
9781771512435
$20.00
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
Oct 10, 2017
A compelling investigation into supernatural events and local lore on Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island is known worldwide for its arresting natural beauty, but those who live here know that it is also imbued with a palpable supernatural energy. Researcher Shanon Sinn found his curiosity piqued by stories of mysterious sightings on the island—ghosts, sasquatches, sea serpents—but he was disappointed in the sensational and sometimes disrespectful way they were being retold or revised. Acting on his desire to transform these stories from unsubst...
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5.
Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery
An Old, Cold Grave
A Lane Winslow Mystery
3rd edition
Paperback
Iona Whishaw
9781771512404
$16.95
FICTION
Sep 26, 2017
The third book in the popular Lane Winslow mystery series by an author the Globe and Mail has called a “writer to watch.”It’s early spring of 1947 in idyllic King’s Cove, and the Hughes ladies, mère et filles, are gardening and sorting through the jars of food that have been put up for the winter. But while cleaning up after the roof of their root cellar has caved in slightly, they are horrified to discover a small skeletal hand embedded in the mess. Panicked, they call Lane Winslow, the ex-British secret service agent, and, not without some mi...
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6.
Series:
Your Heart Is the Size of Your Fist
A Doctor Reflects on Ten Years at a Refugee Clinic
Paperback
Dr. Martina Scholtens
9781927366684
$22.00
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sep 26, 2017
An absorbing and touching read, this collection of true stories is the first book by a Canadian doctor on the topic of refugee health. Your Heart Is the Size of Your Fist draws readers into the complicated, poignant, and often-overlooked daily happenings of a busy urban medical clinic for refugees. An Iraqi journalist whose son has been been murdered develops post-traumatic stress disorder and mourns his loss of vocation. A Congolese woman refuses antiretroviral treatment for her new HIV diagnosis, and instead places her trust in Jesus. Two con...
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7.
Series:
A Thousand Consolations
Paperback
Julie Roorda
9781927366653
$22.00
FICTION
Oct 03, 2017
Moving, entertaining, and witty, A Thousand Consolations is a literary romantic comedy for fans of David Nicholls’s Us and Emma Straub’s Modern Lovers. Paula doesn’t put much faith in the candles she designs for her customers, which promise to cure everything from unrequited love to ingrown toenails; it’s just a business she started after her husband’s untimely death put an end to their joint dream of a career on the stage. Believing she may have somehow contributed to Teddy’s illness, Paula is too crippled by guilt to pursue the dream of actin...
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8.
Series:
The Whole Beautiful World
Stories
Paperback
Melissa Kuipers
9781927366622
$22.00
FICTION
Oct 10, 2017
Original, witty, and subtle, these stories feature characters who must navigate life in a small town, and will appeal to fans of Miriam Toews and Kathleen Winter. This collection of beautifully crafted short stories features complex characters whose internal struggles manifest in their most intimate relationships, told by a writer with a compassionate eye. A narrator watches her social sphere deteriorate after her boyfriend’s rough-housing leads to his best friend’s tragic paralysis. Childhood sweethearts, finally united later in life, find tha...
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9.
Series:
Walking in the Woods
A Métis Memoir
Paperback
Herb Belcourt
9781927366714
$22.00
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Oct 17, 2017
An updated edition of Herb Belcourt’s remarkable life story with a brand-new foreword by the author. The eldest of ten children, Belcourt grew up in a small log home near the Métis settlement of Lac Ste. Anne during the Depression. His father purchased furs from local First Nations and Métis trappers and, with arduous work, began a family fur trading business that survives to this day. When Belcourt left home at 15 to become a labourer in coal mines and sawmills, his father told him to save his money so he could work for himself. Over the next ...
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