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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-YoungFrom bestselling author and beloved columnist Jack Knox comes a new collection of unforgettable true stories ... + Read More
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The Codfish Dream Chronicles of a West Coast Fishing Guide Paperback David Giblin 9781772032420 $19.95 HUMOR Sep 18, 2018

"You'll meet eccentric shore workers, wealthy guests who arrive by yacht and floatplane, as well as essential guides Big Jake, Lucky Petersen, Vop and Wet Lenny. . . . A deadpan narrative keeps the absurdity coming as earnest RCMP, FBI and Fisheries officers encounter the salmon-obsessed denizens of the island resort. This book is a keeper." —Western Mariner 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 ... + Read More
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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... + Read More
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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... + Read More
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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... + Read More
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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... + Read More
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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... + Read More
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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-BookFinalist, 2019 Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young PeopleA 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 Gene... + Read More
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Inner Ranges An Anthology of Mountain Thoughts and Mountain People Paperback Geoff Powter 9781771602877 $22.00 TRAVEL Sep 07, 2018

Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Climbing Literature Winner of the 2019 National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature Shortlisted for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award Inner Ranges brings together an enlightening and entertaining selection of mountain writing by one of Canada’s most respected adventure journalists and thinkers.This collection of original and previously published pieces includes provocative editorial and opinion work about the state of adventure, personal tales from a life of exploration and risk-taking, some t... + Read More
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Lines on a Map Unparalleled Adventures in Modern Exploration Paperback Frank Wolf 9781771602891 $25.00 TRAVEL Aug 28, 2018

Shortlisted for the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Award for Adventure Travel Two decades of adventure writing are captured in this entertaining and inspiring collection of travel journalism by renowned adventurer, writer, filmmaker and environmentalist Frank Wolf.Lines on a Map is a compilation of Frank Wolf’s best work from the past two decades. Some of the adventures include: two friends on a cycling and volcano-climbing odyssey across Java, the world's most populous island, in the world's most populous Muslim country, Indonesia, in the wake of 9/... + Read More
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A Few Feet Short An Uncommon Journey to Everest Paperback Jamey Glasnovic 9781771602914 $25.00 TRAVEL Aug 14, 2018

In the follow-up to his first book, Lost and Found, Jamey Glasnovic ventures into the Himalaya to get away from the monotony of the workaday grind, searching for direction, inspiration and for his place in the world.From the Kathmandu Valley to the Middle Hills and the highest peaks on the planet, Glasnovic’s journey takes him through the cultural melting pot of northeastern Nepal and up into the Khumbu Valley, traditional homeland of the Sherpa people, finding his way eventually, and without any intention of actually climbing it, to the base o... + Read More
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The Secret Marathon Empowering Women and Girls in Afghanistan through Sport Paperback Martin Parnell 9781771602990 $25.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Oct 30, 2018

Martin Parnell's third book highlighting the power of sport to change lives takes the reader on an inspirational journey into Afghanistan, a country known for political chaos and female oppression. “The children were stoning us, the people said bad words like ’prostitutes, why don’t you stay at home? You are destroying Islam.’” —Zainab, Afghanistan's first female marathon runner In 2016, Martin Parnell went on a journey that many believed was madness: running a marathon in Afghanistan in a quest to fight for women’s rights and gender equality. ... + Read More
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Total Transition The Human Side of the Renewable Energy Revolution Paperback Sandeep Pai 9781771602488 $22.00 NATURE Sep 07, 2018

Follow the journey of a Canadian and Indian couple, Savannah and Sandeep, as they travel the world to capture the human side of one of the biggest energy transitions of our times – the global shift from fossil fuels to renewables.In this exciting and provocative new book, readers are taken into the homes of the coal miners who live and work in Jharia, a town in India that has been on fire for the past 100 years due to poor coal mining practices. Life in Jharia is a version of Dante’s inferno – 700,000 people live in the most unimaginable condit... + Read More
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Series: An RMB Manifesto Quenching the Dragon The Canada-China Water Crisis - An RMB Manifesto Hardcover Robert William Sandford 9781771602938 $16.00 NATURE Sep 07, 2018

In this latest RMB Manifesto, Canadian freshwater expert Robert Sandford takes readers to China and shares what it is like to deal with some of the most intractable freshwater problems in the world.It all started out innocently enough: an airliner over the Pacific and a flight attendant passing out bottles of water. What those bottles represented, however, was the depth of China’s notorious bottled-water trade and the short-sightedness of the Government of Canada in declaring Canadian water an agricultural product that can be exported in billio... + Read More
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Northern Light The Arctic and Subarctic Photography of Dave Brosha Hardcover Dave Brosha 9781771602983 $50.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 02, 2018

Featuring remarkable landscapes and powerful portraits, Dave Brosha’s first book of photography transports the viewer to stunning Arctic and Subarctic locations.“Epic, awesome shots …” —Martin Hartley, National Geographic contributing photographer“Amazing shots …” —Phil Plait, “Bad Astronomy” from Discover magazine“One of the most celebrated creative photographers in the world …” —Nikon“Critically acclaimed … spectacular photos …” —The Globe and MailDave Brosha is one of Canada's most passionate and widely published photographers. On a continu... + Read More
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Alberta Book Photographs by George Webber Hardcover George Webber 9781771602976 $45.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Dec 09, 2018

George Webber’s latest book of photography focuses on the vernacular architecture, abandoned townscapes and fading commercial signage from 1950s and 1960s rural Alberta.“The prairies are Webber’s physical and spiritual home. Born and raised in Drumheller and now living in Calgary Webber has a palpable connection to the places he photographs. His interpretations are direct, sincere and invested with a sense of history and intimacy that imbues his photographs with a heightened, surreal sense of colour and ambiguity that moves them from the ordina... + Read More
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Calgary through the Eyes of Writers Hardcover Shaun Hunter 9781771602730 $30.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Nov 06, 2018

A literary journey around Calgary as seen through the eyes of writers, from its frontier beginnings to today’s contemporary city.Shaun Hunter tours readers and urban explorers through a place that has captivated writers since 1792. She has selected excerpts from over 150 novels, stories, poems and essays that sing the city’s human and natural terrain, plumb its past, and question its prevailing mythologies.Writers take us beyond the city’s familiar stereotypes of cowboys and oil barons and reveal Calgary’s multiple worlds and its interiors. The... + Read More
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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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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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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 scho... + Read More
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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 A Lane Winslow Mystery Paperback Iona Whishaw 9781771512893 $18.95 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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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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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 in C... + Read More
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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 ask... + Read More
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The Hidden Life of Trees The Illustrated Edition Hardcover Peter Wohlleben 9781771643481 $45.00 NATURE Aug 28, 2018

This beautiful, timeless book shares text from the New York Times bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees alongside stunning photographs of forests, taking readers on an unforgettable visual journey.In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers’ eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders to life like never before.With compelling, abridged selections from the original book and stunning, large-format photographs of trees f... + Read More
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Buffy Sainte-Marie The Authorized Biography Hardcover Andrea Warner 9781771643580 $36.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Sep 25, 2018

"Buffy Sainte-Marie is an icon and inspiration. This book is necessary—an authorized insight into the making of a legend." —Terese Marie Mailhot, author of Heart Berries A powerful, intimate look at the life of a beloved folk icon and activist. Folk hero. Songwriter icon. Living legend. Buffy Sainte-Marie is all of these things and more. In this, Sainte-Marie’s first and only authorized biography, music critic Andrea Warner draws from more than sixty hours of exclusive interviews to offer a powerful, intimate look at the life of the beloved a... + Read More
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Sound A Memoir of Hearing Lost and Found Paperback Bella Bathurst 9781771643825 $21.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 02, 2018

"Bathurst is a restless, curious writer… After reading this book, I found myself listening in a richer and more interested way." — Guardian A profound, beautifully written exploration of sound by a young woman who lost her hearing, then regained it.In this surprising and moving book, award-winning writer Bella Bathurst shares the extraordinary true story of how she lost her hearing and eventually regained it and what she learned from her twelve years of deafness. Diving into a wide-ranging exploration of silence and noise, she interviews psych... + Read More
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Adventures in Memory The Science and Secrets of Remembering and Forgetting Hardcover Hilde Østby 9781771643474 $29.95 SCIENCE Oct 09, 2018

A novelist and a neuroscientist uncover the secrets of human memory.What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what, exactly, is a memory?With playfulness and intelligence, Adventures in Memory answers these questions and more, offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties. The authors—two Norwegian sisters, one a neuropsychologist and the other an acclaimed writer—skillfully interweave history, research, and exceptional personal stories, taking readers on a captivating exploration of the evolving understanding of th... + Read More
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Papa Goose One Year, Seven Goslings, and the Flight of My Life Hardcover Michael Quetting 9781771643610 $29.95 NATURE Sep 18, 2018

“Papa Goose is destined to become a classic. This book has everything in it I love: great animals beautifully portrayed as individuals; cool science; drama, discovery, and personal transformation.” —Sy Montgomery, author of Birdology and The Soul of An OctopusThe charming true story of one man’s journey to raise seven goslings in the name of science.In Papa Goose, Michael Quetting shares the hilarious and moving true story of how he became a father to seven rambunctious goslings—and the surprising things he learned along the way. Starting right... + Read More
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The Little Book of Cannabis How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life Paperback Amanda Siebert 9781771644044 $14.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Oct 17, 2018

Discover 10 evidence-based ways cannabis can improve your life—including better sleep, stress reduction, chronic pain relief, anti-aging, and more.Cannabis. Weed. Bud. Whatever you choose to call it, it’s been a health aid, comfort, and life-enhancer for humankind for more than three thousand years. But while cannabis is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world, more than a century of prohibition has resulted in confusion about its status: Is it healthy? Is it medicinal? Will it make you crazy?In this fun, illuminating book, cann... + Read More
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GAYBCs A Queer Alphabet Hardcover Rae Congdon 9781771643948 $21.95 HUMOR Sep 18, 2018

A cheeky, progressive adult alphabet book that celebrates and illuminates LGBTQ terminology.What would happen if someone picked up a classic ABC book, crossed out the words, and replaced them with LGBTQ terms?The result would be GAYBCs ?a playful, subversive alphabet book that aims to spread awareness and demystify queer terminology for everyone. Instead of apple, ball, and chick, this book?s ABCs are ally, bisexual, and cisgender. A ladybug gains a matching girlfriend to become lesbian, kiss becomes kink, and tie gets a gender-bending twist... + Read More
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Tree A Life Story Paperback David Suzuki 9781771644198 $19.95 NATURE Aug 07, 2018

The story of a single tree, from the moment the seed is released from its cone until, more than five hundred years later, it lies on the forest floor as a nurse log, giving life to ferns, mosses, and hemlocks, even as its own life is ending. In this unique biography, David Suzuki and Wayne Grady tell story that spans a millennium and includes a cast of millions but focuses on a single tree, a Douglas fir, Tree describes in poetic detail the organism’s modest origins that begin with a dramatic burst of millions of microscopic grains of pollen. ... + Read More
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Bird Brains The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays Paperback Candace Savage 9781771644259 $29.95 NATURE Jul 24, 2018

Internationally celebrated nature writer Candace Savage presents the Corvid family— surprisingly bright, brassy, and colorful birds—in a remarkable collection of full-color, close-up photographs by some of the world’s best wildlife photographers. Birds have long been viewed as the archetypal featherbrains—beautiful but dumb. But according to naturalist Candace Savage, “bird brain,” as a pejorative expression, should be rendered obsolete by new research on the family of corvids: crows and their close relations.The ancients who regarded these rem... + Read More
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Tuco and the Scattershot World A Life with Birds Paperback Brian Brett 9781771643009 $22.95 NATURE Aug 26, 2018

For thirty years, Brian Brett shared his office and his life with Tuco, a remarkable parrot given to asking such questions as ?Whaddya know?” and announcing ?Party time!” when guests showed up at Brett’s farm. Although Brett bought Tuco on a whim as a pet, he gradually realizes the enormous obligation he has to the bird and learns that the parrot is a lot more complex than he thought.Simultaneously a biography of this singular bird and a history of bird/dinosaurs and the human relationship with birds, Tuco also explores how we ?other” the world... + Read More
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Arthur The Dog who Crossed the Jungle to Find a Home Paperback Mikael Lindnord 9781771644471 $22.95 PETS Sep 04, 2018

A Sunday Times bestseller The epic true story of a man, a dog, and how they found each other. "[A] miraculous tale."—Washington Post "An incredible journey."—Daily Telegraph "A heroic and heartwarming story."—Forbes As seen on an ESPN SC Featured documentary When you're racing 435 miles through the jungles and mountains of South America, the last thing you need is a stray dog tagging along. But that's exactly what happened to Mikael Lindnord, captain of a Swedish adventure racing team, when he threw a scruffy but... + Read More
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The Way of the HR Warrior Leading the CHARGE to Transform Your Career and Organization Paperback Monica Frede 9781928055327 $26.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Sep 17, 2018

Human Resources has immense power to affect an organization’s bottom line as well as its culture, but it gets a bad rap. In The Way of the HR Warrior Monica Frede and Keri Ohlrich aim to inspire an HR revolution. The Way of the HR Warrior is a guide for HR professionals who really care to demonstrate the true power of the HR department to influence business strategy and the bottom line, especially in the changing landscape of business with a multi-generational and global workforce, the gig economy, the knowledge economy, the rise of conscious ... + Read More
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Ordinary Strangers Paperback Bill Stenson 9781896949703 $23.95 FICTION Oct 01, 2018

astonishing and compelling novel about a child abduction “At times very funny, at times horrific and at times so sad, this novel will make you think hard about what it means to be a family and how far one can travel on the rocky road to forgiveness without completely falling apart.”–Audrey Thomas, final judge. This novel begins at a fair on a hot August day in 1971 in Hope, BC. Sage and Della Howard are driving to Fernie to start a job and begin a new life. They stop for a break, lose their dog and in the search find a crying toddler in the nea... + Read More
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Undiscovered Country Paperback Al Rempel 9781896949697 $19.95 POETRY Sep 15, 2018

Undiscovered Country is filled with soulful accomplished writing in a variety of lyrical modes, including the long poem. When someone we love dies, what we miss are their presences and particulars. In this new book Rempel journeys through the grieving process, exploring death and loss, and the “dark night of the soul”; through the filters of the geographies and seasons of northern BC. What he finds is an “undiscovered country.” Even the bright clouds in spring or the colours of fall, or an afternoon with his daughter, offer an opportunity for t... + Read More