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Series: The Survival Guide to British Columbia Paperback Ian Ferguson 9781772032840 $19.95 HUMOR Oct 15, 2019

A completely satirical yet oddly practical guide to surviving and thriving in Canada’s westernmost province.So you’ve arrived in British Columbia. Perhaps you’re just passing through; perhaps you want to stay a while. You may even be contemplating making British Columbia your home. What you need is a well-researched, comprehensive guide to living and even prospering in Canada’s westernmost province. This isn’t it. However, the information contained in this book will allow you to experience British Columbia with minimal damage to your well being... + Read More
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Series: Christmas in Mariposa Sketches of Canada's Legendary Little Town Paperback Jamie Lamb 9781772032871 $19.95 HUMOR Oct 01, 2019

A funny and heart-warming tribute to Canada’s most famous small town, and its most celebrated humourist, Stephen Leacock.Many Canadians grew up in small towns, or at least in neighbourhoods that felt like small towns. But what if you grew up in Canada’s most famous small town—Stephen Leacock’s Mariposa? This was the world that journalist Jamie Lamb was raised in, the actual place that inspired Leacock’s Canadian classic, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, over a century ago. The Mariposa of Lamb’s time is slightly different, yet still embodies... + Read More
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Series: The Group of Seven Reimagined Contemporary Stories Inspired by Historic Canadian Paintings Hardcover Karen Schauber 9781772032888 $24.95 ART Oct 01, 2019

A celebration of Canada’s most famous group of painters, expertly blending visual artistry with evocative works of short fiction. Founded in 1920, the Group of Seven has captured the imagination and hearts of Canadians for a century, helping to shape our national identity with their stunning landscape paintings representing every region of the country. In honour of the one-hundred-year anniversary of the Group’s formation, The Group of Seven Reimagined takes a fresh look at twenty-one paintings from the Group’s vast oeuvre, extracting narrative... + Read More
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Series: Fishes of the Salish Sea Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca Hardcover Theodore Pietsch 9781772032932 $179.00 NATURE Aug 06, 2019

A comprehensive, visually stunning, scientifically accurate guide to the vast variety of fish species in the Salish Sea. Fishes of the Salish Sea is the definitive guide to the fishes of Puget Sound and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. Featuring striking illustrations of the Salish Sea’s 260 fish species by noted illustrator Joseph Tomelleri, this comprehensive three-volume set details the ecology and life history of each species, and recounts the region’s rich heritage of marine research and exploration.Leading scientists Theodore Piet... + Read More
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Series: Four Who Dared Inspiring Stories of Canadian Airmen in the Second World War 1st edition Paperback Kenneth B. Cothliff 9781772032949 $22.95 HISTORY Oct 29, 2019

An absorbing testament to the contributions of four brave young Canadian volunteers who flew with British Bomber Command in the Second World War.More than one million Canadians volunteered to serve in the Second World War—both in the Canadian armed forces and in forces across the British Commonwealth. In Four Who Dared, author and historian Kenneth B. Cothliff lifts four Canadian volunteer pilots out of obscurity, highlighting their personal stories and acts of heroism.Unknown to each other, the four pilots in this book are forever united in th... + Read More
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Series: Driving to Treblinka A Long Search for a Lost Father Paperback Diana Wichtel 9781772032994 $22.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Aug 13, 2019

An intimate memoir recounting a woman’s quest to solve the mystery of her Holocaust survivor father’s death.As a child growing up in Vancouver in the 1950s and early ’60s, Diana Wichtel knew there was something different about her family. Her parents were far from forthcoming about the harrowing details of her Jewish father’s journey from Poland to Canada during the Second World War, often leaving young Diana with more questions than answers.She was told that during the War, Benjamin Wichtel and several members of his family were herded onto a ... + Read More
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Series: Scallywag on the Salish Sea Paperback Sara Cassidy 9781772032789 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 7 - 9 Aug 20, 2019

A nameless boy finds treasure, courage, and clues to his past in this hilarious high-seas adventure.The Greasy Lobster, a pirate ship run by the notorious Captain Gallows, is no place for a kid. But when a young orphan arrives on board, the boy has no choice but to take the captain’s orders and get to work gutting fish in the galley. Without family, freedom, or even a name to call his own, the boy’s fate appears to be sealed, until fortune arrives in the least likely (and most disgusting) of places. Can he really turn his luck around in this sh... + Read More
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Series: Magical Beings of Haida Gwaii Hardcover Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson 9781772032963 $22.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 8 Nov 19, 2019

Based on ancient Haida narratives, this vibrantly illustrated children's book empowers young people and teaches them to live in harmony with nature.Haida Gwaii is home to a rich and vibrant culture whose origins date back thousands of years. Today, the Haida People are known throughout Canada and the world for their artistic achievements, their commitment to social justice and environmental protection, and their deep connection to the natural world. Embedded in Haida culture and drawn from ancient oral narratives are a number of Supernatural Be... + Read More
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Series: Polepole A Training Guide for Kilimanjaro and Other Long-Distance Mountain Treks Paperback Erinne Sevigny Adachi 9781771603133 $35.00 TRAVEL Oct 08, 2019

“Polepole” (po-lay-po-lay) — a Swahili term meaning “slowly, slowly” — is what porters on Kilimanjaro say as you climb the mountain. It’s also how you train for other long-distance mountain treks. Of the estimated 35,000 people that attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania every year, about half do not make it to the top. There are several reasons for this, but one of the primary blocks is people arriving to the mountain physically unprepared for what their bodies are about to endure. Polepole is a comprehensive long-distance mountain tre... + Read More
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Series: With You By Bike One Couple’s Life-Changing Journey Around the World Paperback Katrina Rosen 9781771603157 $25.00 TRAVEL Sep 03, 2019

After many years together Katrina and Mike's marriage has unravelled. In a quest to mend their relationship they embark on a year long, 13,000 kilometre cycling tour with the hope of strengthening their commitment to one another.Katrina is an adventure athlete who craves the wild; her husband, Mike, watches sports with his buddies. Like many couples, after 11 years in a relationship they’ve grown apart and have become mere acquaintances, as opposed to husband and wife. When they hit rock bottom they realize it's time for a change and they make ... + Read More
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Series: In Search of Al Howie Paperback Jared Beasley 9781771603386 $25.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

The story of Al Howie is a remarkable and at times unbelievable adventure into the heart of the longest races in the world with one of modern history’s most eccentric ultra-marathon runners.If you ran 2225 kilometres from Winnipeg to Ottawa, you’d be crazy. If the day after you arrived in Ottawa you showed up to a 24-hour race and started knocking back beers, you would be stupid. If you then ran the 195 kilometre, 24-hour race, won it, and ran all the way back to Winnipeg, you’d be a true freak of nature. If later, at 46 years old, you ran 7200... + Read More
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Series: Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss Life and Death at the Birth of Free-Climbing Hardcover David Smart 9781771603232 $32.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jul 30, 2019

An intriguing biography of the renowned Austrian alpinist Paul Preuss, who achieved international recognition both for his remarkable solo ascents and for his advocacy of an ethically "pure" alpinism (meaning without any artificial aids).In the months before his death in 1913, from falling more than 300 metres during an attempt to make the first free solo ascent of the North Ridge of the Mandlkogel, Paul Preuss’s public presentations on his climbing adventures filled concert halls in Austria, Italy, and Germany.George Mallory, the famed English... + Read More
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Series: Rain Comin' Down Water, Memory and Identity in a Changed World Paperback Robert William Sandford 9781771603171 $22.00 SCIENCE Oct 22, 2019

From one of the world's foremost authorities on the connections between water, landscape, and our changing climate comes an intimate look at what drives one man's obsession with the world's most precious resource. Robert Sandford has spent a lot time watching and thinking about water. This was not because he was predisposed to do so, but because the importance of water gradually caught up with who he was and what he was doing with his life. As this self-reflective book demonstrates, when one takes up the serious study of water, one cannot but b... + Read More
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Series: An RMB Manifesto The Anthropocene Disruption Hardcover Robert William Sandford 9781771603195 $20.00 SCIENCE Oct 01, 2019

An important and timely book that addresses the new reality of the Anthropocene and what we should be doing about it. In what is now being heralded as the Second Copernican Revolution, Earth scientists have discovered that our self-regulating planetary life support system is a single, dynamic integrated system, and not a collection of ecosystems as we once thought. The view that the planet needs to be understood as a unified, complex, evolving system that is more than the sum of its parts has led in turn to three linked breakthroughs in Earth s... + Read More
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Series: Following the Good River The Life and Times of Wa'xaid Hardcover Briony Penn 9781771603218 $38.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Nov 17, 2020

Based on recorded interviews and journal entries this major biography of Cecil Paul (Wa’xaid) is a resounding and timely saga featuring the trials, tribulations, endurance, forgiveness, and survival of one of North America’s more prominent Indigenous leaders. Born in 1931 in the Kitlope, Cecil Paul, also known by his Xenaksiala name, Wa’xaid, is one of the last fluent speakers of his people’s language. At age ten he was placed in a residential school run by the United Church of Canada at Port Alberni where he was abused. After three decades of ... + Read More
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Series: Bad Law Rethinking Justice for a Postcolonial Canada Paperback John Reilly 9781771603348 $25.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 01, 2019

From the bestselling author of Bad Medicine and its sequel Bad Judgment comes a wide-ranging, magisterial summation of the years-long intellectual and personal journey of an Alberta jurist who went against the grain and actually learned about Canada’s Indigenous people in order to become a public servant.”Probably my greatest claim to fame is that I changed my mind,” writes John Reilly in this broadly cogent interrogation of the Canadian justice system. Building on his previous two books, Reilly acquaints the reader with the ironies and futilit... + Read More
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Series: Bad Medicine - Revised & Updated A Judge’s Struggle for Justice in a First Nations Community – Revised & Updated 2nd edition Paperback John Reilly 9781771601948 $25.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 13, 2019

This revised and updated edition details the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership and the state of governance on Canadian reserves.When Bad Medicine first appeared in 2010 it was an immediate sensation, a Canadian bestseller that sparked controversy and elicited praise nationwide for its unflinchingly honest portrayal of tribal corruption in a First Nation in Alberta.Now, in a new, revised and updated edition, retired Alberta jurist John Reilly sketches the latest legal developments surrounding tribal leadership at Morley and... + Read More
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Series: Bad Judgment – Revised & Updated The Myths of First Nations Equality and Judicial Independence in Canada 2nd edition Paperback John Reilly 9781771601962 $25.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 13, 2019

This revised and updated edition looks at the future of the Canadian legal and political systems as they relate to this country’s indigenous communities.During John Reilly’s more than 30-year career with the Provincial Court of Alberta he became interested in how the Canadian judicial system dealt with Indigenous societies. He saw the failure of the “white” legal system to do justice for First Nation peoples, the harm caused to them by Canadian colonialism, and the failure of all levels of government, including tribal leadership, to alleviate t... + Read More
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Series: The Wild Coasts of Canada Hardcover Scott Forsyth 9781771603331 $60.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition: Mountain Image AwardAn astounding collection of photographs and essays celebrating the grandeur of Canada’s most remote regions located along the three ocean coastlines.Divided into three main sections--the Atlantic (Newfoundland and Labrador), the Arctic (Nunavut and The Northwest Passage), and the Pacific (Haida Gwaii and The Great Bear Rainforest)--the book will highlight features of geographical and cultural significance using glorious full-colour photographs and personal reflections. These stu... + Read More
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Series: Feel the Wild Hardcover Daniel Fox 9781771603713 $40.00 TRAVEL Oct 08, 2019

Feel the Wild is an intimate and powerful story about Nature and our relationship with it, told through stunning photography and thought-provoking writing. To “Feel the Wild” is to connect with the wilderness – the untamed Nature, the untamed Us, the essence of Life, through all of our senses and experience everything it has to offer – the physical, the emotional, the philosophical, and the spiritual. Daniel Fox's book of outdoor photography is ultimately about learning who we are and our place on this planet. It is a journey of growth told thr... + Read More
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Series: Nuptse and Lhotse in the Land of the Midnight Sun 1st edition Hardcover Jocey Asnong 9781771603096 $18.00 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 08, 2019

With imaginative text and colourful artwork, Nuptse and Lhotse's latest adventure showcases the history, culture, and environment of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Welcome to the Land of the Midnight Sun! While waiting for the first snowfall of winter to arrive, Nuptse and Lhotse are excited when they find an unusual snow globe in their home that can change the weather. With the help of Roald, a Polar Explorer Fox, they set off together on an adventure to northern Canada and the Arctic, on a quest to find the great treasure of t... + Read More
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Series: Nuptse and Lhotse Adventures Nuptse and Lhotse in the Land of the Midnight Sun 1st edition Paperback Jocey Asnong 9781771603102 $12.00 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 8 Oct 08, 2019

With imaginative text and colourful artwork, Nuptse and Lhotse's latest adventure showcases the history, culture, and environment of the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. Welcome to the Land of the Midnight Sun! While waiting for the first snowfall of winter to arrive, Nuptse and Lhotse are excited when they find an unusual snow globe in their home that can change the weather. With the help of Roald, a Polar Explorer Fox, they set off together on an adventure to northern Canada and the Arctic, on a quest to find the great treasure of t... + Read More
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Series: Discovering People: English * French * Cree Board book Neepin Auger 9781771603270 $12.00 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Oct 08, 2019

The fourth book in this colourful and unique series introduces twenty-two basic words in English, French, and Cree relating to familiar people at home and in the community. Neepin Auger's books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early education level concepts familiar to everyone. Playful and bold, this dynamic series will educate and entertain preschoolers, parents, and teachers alike. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic and u... + Read More
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Series: Discovering Numbers: English * French * Cree 2nd edition Board book Neepin Auger 9781771603317 $12.00 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Dec 10, 2019

This updated edition is expanded to include more numbers and new illustrations, making it an even finer resource for teaching the basics of counting in English, French, and Cree. Neepin Auger’s books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early education level concepts familiar to everyone. Playful and bold, this dynamic series will educate and entertain preschoolers, parents, and teachers alike. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic... + Read More
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Series: Discovering Words: English * French * Cree — Updated Edition 2nd edition Board book Neepin Auger 9781771603294 $12.00 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Dec 10, 2019

This updated edition includes a few replacement words and new artwork, gently refreshing the content to help teach the basics of early language in English, French, and Cree. Neepin Auger's books for children contain original, brightly coloured images and early education level concepts familiar to everyone. Playful and bold, this dynamic series will educate and entertain preschoolers, parents, and teachers alike. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, making these some of the most dynamic and ... + Read More
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Series: Cedar and Salt Vancouver Island Recipes from Forest, Farm, Field, and Sea Hardcover DL Acken 9781771512947 $45.00 COOKING Oct 08, 2019

A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book that Shaped 2019Winner of a 2019 Alcuin Society Award for Excellence in Book DesignWinner of a 2020 Gourmand World Cookbook Award in CanadaFinalist for a 2021 Pacific Northwest Book Award Finalist for a 2020 Taste Canada AwardFinalist for a 2020 BC and Yukon Book PrizeHomegrown, modern recipes that feature the most treasured local ingredients from Vancouver Island’s forests, fields, farms and sea.Off the shore of Canada’s west coast lies a food lover’s island paradise. Vancouver Island’s temperate climate nurtures ... + Read More
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Series: E. J. Hughes Paints British Columbia Hardcover Robert Amos 9781771513104 $35.00 ART Nov 05, 2019

A retrospective on one of BC’s most famous artists that features beautifully reproduced landscape paintings from all over mainland BC, and unveils new photographs, sketches, and ephemera from the artist’s estate.E. J. Hughes (1913–2007) is British Columbia’s best-loved landscape painter. His lavish, picturesque views of the province are appreciated by art professionals and the public alike.Following the success of his previous volume, E. J. Hughes Paints Vancouver Island, author and artist Robert Amos tracks the footsteps of Hughes as he travel... + Read More
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Series: In Nature's Realm Early Naturalists Explore Vancouver Island Hardcover Michael Layland 9781771513067 $40.00 HISTORY Oct 08, 2019

Winner of the 2020 Basil Stuart Stubbs Prize Winner of the 2019 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Historical Writing A celebration of the richly diverse flora and fauna of Vancouver Island as explored through the records of explorers, settlers, and visitors, and with due respect to the wealth of Indigenous traditional knowledge of the island’s ecosystems.In Nature’s Realm gathers initial reports, recorded histories, and personal accounts left by Vancouver Island’s early naturalists who studied the region’s flora and fauna.Many, such as Archibald ... + Read More
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Series: Return to Spinner's Inlet Stories Paperback Don Hunter 9781771513081 $22.00 FICTION Oct 29, 2019

A collection of connected short stories set in a fictional town in BC’s Gulf Islands where attitude is everything, and everybody has one.For years, “Spinner's Inlet” was Don Hunter's beloved serialized newspaper column that ran in the Province, Vancouver’s newspaper. Eventually Hunter compiled the columns to create Spinner's Inlet, the bestselling book published in 1989. Thirty years later, Hunter revisits the fictional coastal community and its quirky inhabitants, who are ready to entertain a brand-new generation of readers.Although the cast o... + Read More
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Series: Dance Me to the End Ten Months and Ten Days with ALS Paperback Alison Acheson 9781927366868 $22.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 08, 2019

A profoundly honest and intensely personal story of a woman who cares for her husband after the devastating terminal diagnosis of ALS.Marty, age 57, was given a preliminary diagnosis of ALS by his family doctor. Seven weeks later, the diagnosis was confirmed by a neurologist. Ten months and ten days later, Marty passed away. From day one, Alison, Marty’s spouse of over twenty-five years, kept a journal as a way to navigate the overwhelming state of her mind and soul. Soon the rawness of her words harmonized to tell the story of Marty’s diagnosi... + Read More
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Series: Radiant Voices 21 Feminist Essays for Rising Up Inspired by EMMA Talks Paperback Carla Bergman 9781927366844 $22.00 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Oct 08, 2019

A collection of essays inspired by EMMA Talks, a speakers’ series committed to amplifying the voices of thinkers, activists, scholars, artists, and community builders who are also women-identified, trans, and gender-nonconforming folks.From Idle No More to Black Lives Matter to the Me Too movements and more, one thing is certain: There is a burgeoning collective desire to hear non-dominant voices in subtle, curious, generative ways.The Vancouver-based EMMA Talks speakers’ series amplifies the voices of women-identified, trans, and gender-noncon... + Read More
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Series: Emily Carr's B.C. Book Three - South Coast to the Interior Paperback Laurie Carter 9781927878057 $24.95 TRAVEL Apr 21, 2019

The final volume of Laurie Carter’s groundbreaking trilogy, Emily Carr’s B.C., presents the culmination of a journey far beyond anything Carter ever imagined when she set out to explore the landscapes, historical environment, and First Nations traditions that shaped an icon. Author and artist Emily Carr led a merry chase to some of the best-loved destinations and remotest outposts of the province, revealing her character and motivation every step of the way. Wherever this epic traveller (and her trusty canine companions) ventured, Carter was de... + Read More
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Series: Emily Carr's B.C. Northern B.C. & Haida Gwaii Paperback Laurie Carter 9781927878033 $24.95 TRAVEL Jun 30, 2016

Journalist Laurie Carter knew she had a tiger by the tail when she set out to retrace the epic travels of Emily Carr, delving into the life, landscapes, and First Nations traditions that shaped an icon. She too has trekked more than 20,000 kilometres, though in greater comfort and probably raising fewer eyebrows than the lone artist and her dog. In this journey, Carter seeks to provide modern context while revealing the artist/author through Carr’s own words. Following up her Vancouver Island adventures, book two of Emily Carr’s B.C. explores C... + Read More
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Series: Emily Carr's BC Emily Carr's B.C. Vancouver Island Paperback Laurie Carter 9781927878019 $24.95 TRAVEL May 14, 2015

Emily Carr was an epic traveller. She covered more than 20,000 kilometres in British Columbia during a time when women rarely set off on their own—certainly not with the intention of visiting remote aboriginal villages. While this wanderlust and fearless sense of adventure fuelled her reputation as an eccentric, it also propelled her to become the artist and author we revere today. Laurie Carter set out to rediscover Vancouver Island by following Carr’s path, delving into the home life, landscapes and First Nations traditions that shaped the wo... + Read More
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Series: My Father, Fortune-tellers & Me A Memoir Book Eufemia Fantetti 9781896949758 $21.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 25, 2019

My Father, Fortune-tellers & Me: A Memoir is a powerful and witty coming-of-age story of fate versus free will. As the daughter of southern Italian immigrants joined in an acrimonious arranged marriage, Eufemia Fantetti weathered the devastating consequences of her mother’s treatment-resistant schizophrenia for years before moving to the West Coast to escape the constant turmoil. In her search for meaning beyond a host of ancestral superstitions—malocchio, maledictions and stregheria—she writes, cracks jokes, meets counselors, studies the sky f... + Read More
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Series: What Is Long Past Occurs in Full Light Book Marilyn Bowering 9781896949727 $21.00 POETRY Aug 13, 2019

Beautiful meditations on absences and loss interwoven with personal, local and cultural memories.This new and remarkable book of poetry weaves beautifully crafted and intuitive meditations on absences and loss, with personal, local and cultural presence and memories. The poems awaken transformative interconnections between literature, ecology, civilization, history and individual study. A story of acknowledgment and philosophical and spirit renewal are told from various points of view and identities; from vanished figures from a Victoria childh... + Read More
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Series: This Little Finger Paperback Sandra Butt 9781999484606 $11.99 JUVENILE FICTION Reading age, years from 4 - 8 Jun 30, 2019

A joyful, sing-along counting rhyme that also teaches you left and right, with numbers 1 to 10 in ASL (American Sign Language) and BSL (British Sign Language).Sing, count, learn left and right, and how to count from 1 to 10 in SIGN LANGUAGE.This much loved sing-along counting rhyme is a great way to learn to count from 1 to 10. Put a band-aid on, or mark the little finger on the right, and quickly learn left from right.Included are the hand signs for 1 to 10 in ASL (American Sign Language) and BSL (British Sign Language), a beginner vocabulary ... + Read More
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Series: How to Catch a Mole Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature Hardcover Marc Hamer 9781771644792 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 01, 2019

In this evocative and heart-wrenching memoir, a hard-working Welsh molecatcher reveals his double life as a poet and a dreamer • “A wonderful memoir … hands down the most charming book I read last year.”—Margaret Renkl, The New York Times“How to Catch a Mole is a small book of many things. In quiet, crystalline prose, it blends memoir, keen observations of nature, and ruminations about life, aging and death.”—Wall Street JournalKneeling in a muddy field in the Welsh countryside, clutching a creature that is soft and blue-black, Marc Hamer vows ... + Read More
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Series: Every Little Scrap and Wonder A Small-Town Childhood Hardcover Carla Funk 9781771644662 $29.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 15, 2019

From an award-winning essayist and acclaimed poet comes this radiant, observant, and warmly funny memoir about childhood, family, and small-town life. Carla Funk grew up in a place of logging trucks and God, pellet guns and parables. Every Sunday, she sat with her mother and brother in the same pew at the Mennonite church while her dad stayed home with his cigarettes and a fridge full of whiskey. In these tender, humorous stories, Funk stitches together the wondrous and the mundane: making snow angels and carrying sacks of potatoes, tossing pig... + Read More
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Series: In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond In Search of the Sasquatch Hardcover John Zada 9781771645188 $19.95 NATURE Aug 27, 2019

“An adventure story in the tradition of Paul Theroux and, in parts, Jon Krakauer . . . Zada is a latter-day Henry David Thoreau or John Muir.”—Globe and MailThis evocative work of nature writing traverses the world’s largest temperate rainforest to uncover the legend of the Sasquatch.Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest is home to trees as tall as skyscrapers and moss as thick as carpet. According to the people who live there, another giant may dwell in these woods. For centuries, locals have reported encounters with the Sasquatch—a species of hairy ... + Read More
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Series: The Rise of Wolf 8 Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog Hardcover Rick McIntyre 9781771645218 $34.95 NATURE Oct 15, 2019

“The powerful origin story of one of Yellowstone’s greatest and most famous wolves.”—Washington Post“[The Rise of Wolf 8] is a goldmine for information on all aspects of wolf behavior and clearly shows they are clever, smart, and emotional beings.”—Marc Bekoff, Psychology TodayYellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves—but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995.This is the incredible true story of one of... + Read More
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Series: The Obesity Code Cookbook Recipes to Help You Manage Insulin, Lose Weight, and Improve Your Health Hardcover Jason Fung 9781771644761 $36.95 COOKING Dec 10, 2019

The companion cookbook to the international bestseller The Obesity Code Dr. Jason Fung has inspired thousands of people around the world to transform their diets with his groundbreaking books The Obesity Code, and The Diabetes Code. Now, The Obesity Code Cookbook makes it even easier to follow Dr. Fung’s weight-loss advice. 100 mouth-watering recipes—from slow-roasted pork shoulder to chia pudding and almond cake—showcase healthy fats, nutrient-dense foods, and low or no carbs. The Obesity Code Cookbook is an indispensable tool for ... + Read More
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Series: Strangers in the House A Prairie Story of Bigotry and Belonging Hardcover Candace Savage 9781771642040 $32.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 24, 2019

A renowned author investigates the dark and shocking history of her prairie house.When researching the first occupant of her Saskatoon home, Candace Savage discovers a family more fascinating and heartbreaking than she expectedNapoléon Sureau dit Blondin built the house in the 1920s, an era when French-speakers like him were deemed “undesirable” by the political and social elite, who sought to populate the Canadian prairies with WASPs only. In an atmosphere poisoned first by the Orange Order and then by the Ku Klux Klan, Napoléon and his young ... + Read More
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Series: Voice of Rebellion How Mozhdah Jamalzadah Brought Hope to Afghanistan Hardcover Roberta Staley 9781771644136 $32.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 22, 2019

The first-ever biography of Mozhdah Jamalzadah: refugee, pop singer, and champion of women’s rights. Many have tried to silence her, but Mozhdah Jamalzadah remains the most powerful female voice of her generation in Afghanistan, boldly speaking out about women’s rights. Voice of Rebellion charts her incredible journey, including arriving in Canada as a child refugee, setting her father’s protest poem to music (and making it a #1 hit), performing that song for Michelle and Barack Obama, and, finally, being invited to host her own show in Afghani... + Read More
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Series: The Making of You The Incredible Journey from Cell to Human Hardcover Katharina Vestre 9781771644921 $26.95 SCIENCE Oct 08, 2019

A quirky and inspired guide to your very own origin story. This enlightening and irresistible book for adults explains how you were made—not with the standard euphemisms told to us as children, but with vivid, exacting prose that unveils all the complex processes we never knew produced human life. With a brilliant talent for thoughtful, charming science writing, Katharina Vestre takes us from cell to human and shares surprising facts along the way—such as that sperm have a sense of smell and that hiccups were likely inherited from our ancient, ... + Read More
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Series: Scatterbrain How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful Hardcover Henning Beck 9781771644013 $34.95 SCIENCE Oct 08, 2019

In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless—and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite song? What if someone told you that such embarrassing “brain farts” are actually secret weapons, proof of your superiority to computers and AI? In Scatterbrain, we learn that boredom awakens the muse, distractions spark creativity, and misjudging time creates valuable memories, among other benefits of ... + Read More
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Series: Almost Human The Story of Julius, the Chimpanzee Caught between Two Worlds Hardcover Alfred Fidjestøl 9781771643856 $32.95 NATURE Sep 17, 2019

"Alternately joyous and heartbreaking..." —Jane Goodall A moving and revealing biography of Norway’s most famous chimpanzee. Julius is a national celebrity, the inspiration behind pop hits and bestselling books. He’s also a chimpanzee, born in captivity but raised in a zookeeper’s home after his own mother rejects him. Julius’s new parents change his diapers and comfort him when he has nightmares, and their daughters play with him. But soon they must reintroduce Julius to the zoo, a challenging task that brings new learnings on primate behavior... + Read More
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Series: Winterlust Finding Beauty in the Fiercest Season Hardcover Bernd Brunner 9781771643528 $32.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 05, 2019

“Mr. Brunner’s winning book is a reassuring, nostalgic reminder that winter is the season of both play and regeneration.”—Wall Street JournalIn Winterlust, a farmer painstakingly photographs five thousand snowflakes, each one dramatically different from the next. Indigenous peoples thrive on frozen terrain, where famous explorers perish. Icicles reach deep underwater, then explode. Rooms warmed by crackling fires fill with scents of cinnamon, cloves, and pine. Skis carve into powdery slopes, and iceboats traverse glacial lakes.This lovingly ill... + Read More
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Series: Magic Moments in BC Sports A Century in Photos Paperback Kate Bird 9781771644518 $24.95 SPORTS & RECREATION Sep 10, 2019

A striking collection of two hundred iconic sports photographs—from local heroes to international icons, pickup games to sold-out stadiums. From the growth of community sports around the province to the successful hosting of large-scale sporting events, and with the impressive development of world-class athletes, British Columbia boasts a vibrant and rich history of sports over the past century. Vancouver Sun and Province photojournalists and other local photographers have had a front-row seat to the action, producing sports photographs with th... + Read More
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Series: Birdsong Hardcover Julie Flett 9781771644730 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 8 Sep 30, 2019

A tender, luminous portrait of art, nature, and connecting across generations.When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of arts and crafts. Can the girl navigate the changing seasons and failing health of her new friend? Acclaimed author and artist Julie Flett’s textured images of birds, flowers, art, and landscapes bring vibrancy and warmth to this powerful story, which highlights the fulfillment of intergenerational relationsh... + Read More
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Series: Can You Hear the Trees Talking? Discovering the Hidden Life of the Forest Hardcover Peter Wohlleben 9781771644341 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 8 - 10 Oct 01, 2019

WINNER OF THE AAAS/SUBARU PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE BOOKSBASED ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES This interactive book for kids aged 8-10 introduces the wonderful science of the forest through outdoor activities, quizzes, fun facts, photographs, and more! A fun and immersive gift for nature lovers.Discover the secret life of trees with this nature and science book for kids: Can You Hear the Trees Talking? shares the mysteries and magic of the forest with young readers, revealing what trees feel, how they communicat... + Read More
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Series: Spur, a Wolf's Story Hardcover Eliza Robertson 9781771643412 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 5 - 9 Sep 30, 2019

This captivating tale will inspire children across the world to build compassion for an iconic yet vulnerable animal.Stirring, gorgeous illustrations of wolves, snow, and trees illuminate this uplifting and empowering story, which offers a gentle message for protecting wild wolves in North America and beyond. Just like us, wolves have brothers, sisters, parents, and friends—and they very much need our help.In award-winning author Eliza Robertson’s stunning debut children’s book, a young, brave wolf named Spur is looking for food with her brothe... + Read More
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Series: Hello, Crow Hardcover Candace Savage 9781771644440 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 8 Sep 30, 2019

“A wonderful way to introduce young readers to the natural world that lurks just outside their windows.”—Globe BooksWill Franny ever prove to her dad that crows and kids can be friends?Franny has a new friend—a crow who brings her presents in its beak. Like a red button! And a silver heart! Franny’s dad doesn’t believe her. He says crows and kids can’t be friends. But Franny knows better. How will Franny prove her new playmate is real? And what will the crafty crow bring next?Award-winning author Candace Savage, whose crow expertise is lauded i... + Read More
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Series: The Moose of Ewenki Hardcover Gerelchimeg Blackcrane 9781771645386 $26.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 5 - 9 Sep 30, 2019

A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year, and a Junior Library Guide Selection! From one of China’s most beloved, bestselling children’s authors comes this touching story of friendship and empathy, which celebrates the traditional way of life for the Indigenous Ewenki peoples of Mongolia. When a Mongolian elder named Gree Shrek hunts a female moose by mistake, her young calf is left behind. Saddened by her loss, Gree Shrek names the calf Xiao Han (“Little Moose”) and the moose and man form an authentic attachment. Xiao Han accompanies Gree Shre... + Read More