1.
Series:
On the Rocks with Jack Knox
Islanders I Will Never Forget
Paperback
Jack Knox
9781772032666
$19.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Nov 27, 2018
A captivating collection of Jack Knox’s most memorable, heart-warming, inspiring, and off-beat human-interest stories. Praise for Jack Knox:“Canada needs more Knox!”—Will Ferguson“Knox is the most underrated writer in Canada.”—Les Leyne“There are a few key secrets to a happy life in Victoria—avoiding downtown when the cruise ships are in, knowing exactly how late you can get to the ferry terminal, and reading Jack Knox.”—Mark Leiren-Young From bestselling author and beloved columnist Jack Knox comes a new collection of unforgettable true storie...
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2.
Series:
The Codfish Dream
Chronicles of a West Coast Fishing Guide
Paperback
David Giblin
9781772032420
$19.95
HUMOR
Sep 18, 2018
A colourful portrait of life in a fishing village on the BC coast. After spending fifteen years as a fishing guide on the BC coast, David Giblin decided that the offbeat people and places he’d encountered during that colourful period in his life had to be preserved. Like any good fishing story, wherein the fish seem to grow faster after they are dead, the forty-seven interconnected narratives in what eventually became The Codfish Dream took on a life of their own. The result is a series of hilarious, strange, keenly observed, true (or mostly t...
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3.
Series:
Out of the Woods
Woodworkers along the Salish Sea
Paperback
Pirjo Raits
9781772032604
$34.95
ART
Oct 30, 2018
A breathtaking art book profiling twenty-six wood carvers, sculptors, and artisans who draw inspiration from the natural beauty of the Salish Sea.It could be a pile of driftwood on a rock-strewn beach resembling the bleached bones of some ancient creature. It could be the old growth of the lush coastal rain forests, or the winds that blow across the water like a life-affirming force. The Salish Sea inspires artists working in many mediums, but there is no greater representation of the symbiotic relationship between natural environment and creat...
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4.
Series:
A Not-So-Savage Land
The Art and Times of Frederick Whymper, 1838–1901
Paperback
Peter Johnson
9781772032208
$29.95
ART
Oct 30, 2018
A richly illustrated exploration of the art, life, and historical impact of artist Frederick Whymper, who documented the landscape of the North American west.Before the advent of photography, the topography of the colonial North American landscape was recorded by travelling artists hired to reproduce what they saw with unadulterated realism. One of these artists was British-born Frederick Whymper, a young man whose honest vitality and unabashed worldview are evident in work he leaves behind.Throughout the 1860s, Whymper sketched his way from Ca...
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5.
Series:
Last Flight to Stuttgart
Searching for the Bomber Boys of Lancaster EQ-P
Paperback
Lisa Jean Russ
9781772032628
$22.95
HISTORY
Oct 16, 2018
A woman’s journey to uncover the fate of seven RCAF crewmen who perished in the Second World War.For most of her life, Lisa Russ knew little about her second cousin, Robert “Bud” George Alfred Burt. All she had were two grainy photos, a poem Bud had written shortly before his death, and the knowledge that he was a tail gunner in a Lancaster bomber during the Second World War. It was only when Russ—a self-described “discouraged modern-day war bride”—found herself displaced, unemployed, and homesick in Australia that she began to search for a dee...
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6.
Series:
From Rinks to Regiments
Hockey Hall-of-Famers and the Great War
Paperback
Alan Livingstone MacLeod
9781772032680
$19.95
HISTORY
Oct 09, 2018
A celebration of thirty-two heroes of the First World War enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.Praise for Remembered in Bronze and Stone:“A remarkable look at the many ways we honoured our war dead.”—Canada’s History“A fine tribute and a call to current and future generations.”—Mark Zuehlke, author of the Canadian Battle Series and Through Blood and SweatThis year marks the centenary of two pivotal events in Canadian history—one of them weighty, the other an enduring source of delight. In November 1918, the catastrophe of the First World War ca...
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7.
Series:
The Mystery of Croaker's Island
Paperback
Linda DeMeulemeester
9781772032512
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 11, 2018
A group of friends risk their lives to solve a sinister, supernatural mystery that is plaguing their otherwise-sleepy town. Praise for Linda DeMeulemeester's Grim Hill Series: "An essential purchase for school libraries."—Resource Links "Another appealing mix of realism, whimsy, and legend.”—Booklist Blending adventure and realism with a speculative twist, The Mystery of Croaker’s Island introduces a group of unlikely friends who discover connections between a haunted island, monstrous sounds in the briny deep, vanishing cats, and teenage...
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8.
Series:
Miles To Go
Paperback
Beryl Young
9781772032642
$12.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 9 - 12
Sep 11, 2018
Gold Medal Winner, 2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Pre-Teen Fiction E-Book Finalist, 2019 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People A powerful and poignant story of two young girls' friendship, family, loss, and loyalty, set in 1940s Saskatchewan.“Beryl Young's novel Miles to Go is sparse, poetic and, at times, perfectly heart wrenching. It subtly captures the coming of age of two young prairie girls. The beauty of this story is in the little things, the life things. In short: it’s wonderful.”—Arthur Slade, Governor Ge...
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