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Series: Syria Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers Hardcover Emily Lycopolus 9781771512817 $22.00 COOKING Sep 18, 2018

A new cookbook in the series that reveals the best ways to use specialty olive oils and vinegars in international cuisines—now featuring the succulent, flavourful dishes of Syria.Eating together in Syrian culture is all about generosity and hospitality, bustling community, and lively conversation over tables laden with fragrant dishes. Whether you’re a culinary expert or just taste-curious, the newest cookbook in the Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers series offers you plenty of easy, inspired menu items for your next dinner party. Indulg... + Read More
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Series: Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers Boxed Set Hardcover Emily Lycopolus 9781771512916 $88.00 COOKING Sep 25, 2018

Now you can own all four books in the complete international Recipes for Olive Oil and Vinegar Lovers series in a beautiful box set format.Savor the culinary magnificence of the Mediterranean and the Middle East from the comfort of your very own kitchen! Italy, Greece, Spain, and Syria come together in one convenient box set, sending olive oil and vinegar lovers on a culinary adventure into the very heart of these rich, ancient cultures. Each one of these books shows you how to amplify the flavour in all of these dishes using four specialty oli... + Read More
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Series: From Bear Rock Mountain The Life and Times of a Dene Residential School Survivor Hardcover Antoine Bear Rock Mountain 9781927366806 $30.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 28, 2019

In this poetic, poignant memoir, Dene artist and social activist Antoine Mountain paints an unforgettable picture of his journey from residential school to art school—and his path to healing. In 1949, Antoine Mountain was born on the land near Radelie Koe, Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories. At the tender age of seven, he was stolen away from his home and sent to a residential school—run by the Roman Catholic Church in collusion with the Government of Canada—three hundred kilometres away. Over the next twelve years, the three residential sch... + Read More
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Series: City in Colour Rediscovered Stories of Victoria's Multicultural Past Paperback May Q. Wong 9781771512855 $22.00 HISTORY Oct 23, 2018

A timely, intriguing collection of the overlooked stories of Victoria’s pioneers, trailblazers, and community builders who were also diverse people of colour. Often described as “more English than the English,” the city of Victoria has a much more ethnically diverse background than historical record and current literature reveal. Significant contributions were made by many people of colour with fascinating stories, including:the Kanaka, or Hawaiian Islanders, who constructed Fort Victoria, and members of the Kanaka community such as Maria Mahoi... + Read More
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Series: A Lane Winslow Mystery A Sorrowful Sanctuary Paperback Iona Whishaw 9781771512893 $16.95 FICTION Sep 25, 2018

In the fifth book of the series that the Globe and Mail calls “terrific,” Lane Winslow investigates the murder of an unidentified man she found adrift in a boat near King’s Cove.Lane Winslow is enjoying a perfect, sunny day at the lake when she spots a gravely injured young man drifting in a sinking rowboat. Hypothermic, bleeding, and soaked in icy, bloody water, he is unable to speak, leaving Lane at a loss. What series of events brought him to this grisly fate?Darling and Ames are quick to pick up the case, but leads are few until Angela’s yo... + Read More
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Series: Great Canadian Ghost Stories Legendary Tales of Haunting from Coast to Coast Paperback Barbara Smith 9781771512794 $20.00 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Oct 09, 2018

A compelling collection of iconic ghost stories from all across Canada.Time and place are infused with ghosts and hauntings. From coast to coast to coast, Canada’s provinces and territories teem with the supernatural—phantoms obscured in the mists of time, spectres that delight in wreaking terror, and spirits destined to linger forever at the edge of the veil.Visit the far-flung corners of Canada to discover the folklore and legends behind:the ghost of a Newfoundland outlaw that leads blizzard-blind men to safety A poltergeist infestation that ... + Read More
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Series: Island Home Out and About on Vancouver Island Paperback Anny Scoones 9781771512589 $20.00 HUMOR Apr 30, 2019

A collection of humorous essays about Vancouver Island’s unique quirks by the convivial and thoughtful storyteller Anny Scoones. Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are celebrated for their ineffable charisma, laid-back pace, and distinct grooviness. Anny Scoones travels the length of Vancouver Island to explore the nooks and crannies of coastal communities, inland towns, and iconic places, sharing observations, musings, and tidbits about the region’s fascinating and layered history. Whether it’s an account of the chainsaw carving festival ... + Read More
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Series: Following the Curve of Time The Untold Story of Capi Blanchet Paperback Cathy Converse 9781771512961 $20.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 18, 2018

A paperback edition of the BC Book Award–nominated biography of Capi Blanchet, the author of the BC coastal classic, The Curve of Time. After her husband died in 1926 from a suspected drowning, Capi Blanchet spent every summer cruising BC’s west coast with her five children and their dog in the family’s 25-foot boat. The Curve of Time is the book Capi wrote chronicling these adventures, and it remains a bestseller and a classic in the annals of nautical literature. But little is known about the rest of her life. Cathy Converse found herself as... + Read More