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Series: ISSN Unlocking 1st edition Paperback Amy LeBlanc 9781773851396 $19.99 FICTION Jun 15, 2021

Louise Till, mother of two, has inherited her father's hardware store after her parents' unexpected deaths. She begins to cut copies of her customers' keys for herself, each one a talisman against grief and the terrible guilt she feels at not having realized that her parents were desperately unhappy.Louise could use the keys, but she doesn't. Not until her life is overturned, again, when her marriage falls apart. Lou gives in to temptation, letting herself into Euphemia Rosenbaum's home. What follows is a tale of blackmail, break-ins, an unsolv... + Read More
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Series: Spirit of Nature We Remember the Coming of the White Man Special Edition in Recognition of the 100th Anniversary of the Signing of Treaty 11 Second Edition Paperback Raymond Yakeleya 9781988824635 $42.00 HISTORY Mar 21, 2021

SPECIAL 2021 EDITION, recognizing the 100th Anniversary of Signing of Treaty 11. We Remember the Coming of the White Man chronicles the history of the Sahtú (Mountain Dene) and Gwinch’in People in the extraordinary time of the early 20th century. This 2021 Special Edition of the book recognizes the anniversary of the signing of Treaty 11, which is greatly controversial due to the emotional and economic fallout for the People. As well as poignant essays about Treaty 11, the book includes transcripts of oral histories by Elders. They talk about t... + Read More
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Series: Every River Literary Series Chasia's Enchantment Meditations, Poems and Inspirations Paperback Hilda Chasia Smith 9781988824536 $21.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Jan 28, 2021

Drawing upon wisdom and teachings of the Torah, Pranayama yoga, and her own virtuosity for living a peaceful life, Hilda Chasia Smith’s guided meditations and inspirational words take us on journeys of calmness and joy. From Pranayama come essences of breath, mindfulness, and inner peace. From teachings of the Torah and Kabbala come kindness, compassion, humility, and self-respect. These motifs work together with love to immerse us into the enchanted world of Hilda Chasia Smith. Included in the book is a CD of guided meditations from the audiob... + Read More
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Series: We All Go Back to the Land The Who, Why, and How of Land Acknowledgements Paperback Suzanne Keeptwo 9781550598674 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 03, 2021

Since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Report in 2015, Land or Territorial Acknowledgments have been sweeping the nation. Academic conferences, government press conferences, cultural events, and even hockey games now often begin with an acknowledgment of the Original Peoples of the lands they are situated upon. Initially, Land Acknowledgments may have made an impact as most Canadians didn’t know which Indigenous Land base their suburb or city or town was built upon, but most acknowledgements now have a standardized, token feel ... + Read More
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Series: Vertical Reference The Life of Legendary Mountain Helicopter Rescue Pilot Jim Davies Paperback Kathy Calvert 9781771604154 $28.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 12, 2021

An exciting and heart-pounding look at one of Western Canada’s most adventurous individuals, known as a pioneer pilot of the heli-ski industry and as the first mountain-rescue pilot in the Canadian National Parks system. Jim Davies is an icon of competence and courage as the first heli-skiing pilot in Canada. But it is his groundbreaking work as a helicopter rescue pilot for Parks Canada that made him a legend to all who worked with him. His stellar career as a pilot overshadowed his other talents as a ski racer and artist.Jim received several ... + Read More
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Series: Our Whole Gwich’in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich’in K’yuu Gwiidanda`i’ Tthak Ejuk Go`onlih Stories from the People of the Land Hardcover Leslie McCartney 9781772124828 $99.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Dec 09, 2020

Our Whole Gwich’in Way of Life Has Changed / Gwich’in K’yuu Gwiidanda`i’ Tthak Ejuk Go`onlih is an invaluable compilation of historical and cultural information based on a project originally conceived by the Gwich’in Social and Cultural Institute to document the biographies of the oldest Gwich’in Elders in the Gwich’in Settlement Region. Through their own stories, twenty-three Gwich’in Elders from the Northwest Territories communities of Fort McPherson, Tsiigehtshik, Inuvik, and Aklavik share their joy of living and travelling on the land. Thei... + Read More
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Series: Mother Earth Plants for Health & Beauty Indigenous Plants, Traditions, and Recipes Hardcover Carrie Armstrong 9781926696645 $24.95 BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Dec 01, 2020

The recipes and traditions found in this book reflect the culture and the knowledge of the Medicine Wheel, featuring 26 edible and medicinal plants that you can gather in nature as Carrie and her grandmother did. Create a luxurious and natural beauty regime by crafting your own lotions, soaps and teas from all-natural ingredients. From stress-busting teas and bath bombs to skin-smoothing lotions and creams, get vibrant skin and a healthy glow with Carrie’s creations based on her grandmother’s traditional teachings. "I remember gathering plan... + Read More
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Series: Leadersh*t How to Cut the Crap and Lead in the Modern Workplace Electronic book text, EPUB Derrick Clough 9781989915004 $9.99 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Nov 18, 2020

“Hi, I’m Derrick Clough, and I wrote this book about leadership because so many people get it wrong. After reading Leadersh*t, you’ll do less, accomplish more, and your people will thank you for it. Cut down the meetings. Quit measuring everyone to death. Don’t try to implement every great idea you have. Sound crazy? Yes, but it works.” Derrick Clough grew up on a horse ranch near Vancouver, and never gave up his cowboy boots, even as an executive with one of North America's biggest banks, where he earned a reputation as a maverick and a strai... + Read More
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Series: Bogart Creek Bogart Creek 2 Paperback Derek Evernden 9781988903903 $19.99 HUMOR Nov 18, 2020

Collecting even more of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden's laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. Similar in style to The Far Side, Bogart Creek is a perfect book for washroom reading.
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Series: Goth Girls of Banff Paperback John O'Neill 9781988732954 $19.95 FICTION Nov 15, 2020

Shortlisted for a 2021 ReLit Award in the short fiction category!Finalist for Trade Fiction Book of the Year at the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!John O'Neill's gothic short stories, set in the Canadian Rockies, are haunted by the violence inherent in nature and humans. The mountains are majestic and impassive. The characters are surprising, bent, but also empathetic. Their survival is tenuous. A two-sister team of goth tour guides offers guided excursions up switchback mountain trails; a paroled convict thumbs his way into the life of a ... + Read More
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Series: Horseplay My Time Undercover on the Granville Strip Paperback Norm Boucher 9781988732985 $21.95 TRUE CRIME Nov 15, 2020

Shortlisted for the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book at the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence!Finalist for Book Cover Design at the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!In his first true crime memoir, undercover operator Norm Boucher recounts eight months spent infiltrating Vancouver's heroin scene, a world of paranoia, ripoffs, and violence. It is 1983 and the War on Drugs is intensifying. From his barroom observer's seat, Boucher candidly reveals the lives of heroin addicts who spend each day looking for their nex... + Read More
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Series: What Bears Teach Us Hardcover Sarah Elmeligi 9781771603935 $45.00 NATURE Nov 10, 2020

A lavishly illustrated book that explores the complex behavioural characteristics of North America’s largest land carnivores by examining the bear–human relationship from the bear’s perspective. From the first moment Sarah Elmeligi came eye to eye with a grizzly bear, her life changed. In a moment that lasted mere seconds, she began to question everything she thought she knew about bears. How could this docile creature be the same one with a fearsome reputation for vicious attacks? Through years of research, Elmeligi grew to appreciate that bea... + Read More
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Series: All the Night Gone Paperback Sabrina Uswak 9781988754284 $16.95 FICTION Nov 03, 2020

A tragic car accident, and two brothers are left to cope. No one seems to notice that the boys are left alone; the older one takes care of the younger, and the years drag on.Then she arrives. She is lost like them, and she glides into their lives almost imperceptibly. They are almost a family. Almost.When she suddenly disappears, what else can they do but get in the car and search? The brothers don't agree on much lately, but this is unquestionable: no one could need her as much as they do.
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Series: Humane Paperback Anna Marie Sewell 9781988754246 $19.95 FICTION Nov 02, 2020

'In Humane, Anna Marie Sewell's brings an Indigenous and poetic sensibility to the crime novel, infusing it with imagery and dance as a Métis mother of two works as an unlicensed Private Investigator. Like its Métis characters, Humane straddles two worlds, following the contours of Western-based novel but infusing it with Indigenous storytelling and allegory. It's a wonderful read, a significant addition to the canon of authentic Indigenous crime novel.' Wayne Arthurson, award-winning writer of the Leo Desroches novels. Who steals a dog from a... + Read More
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Series: Image Decay Paperback Mark Lisac 9781988732893 $19.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2020

Includes author-curated discussion questions!Mark Lisac's Image Decay returns to the pugnacious world of backroom politics laid out in his award-nominated Where the Bodies Lie. Set again in that "unnamed capital city east of the Rockies," where the Brutalist architecture of the downtown core reflects the body politic laid bare.When a cantankerous ex-government photographer seeks ownership of his prints, the powers-that-be are determined to prevent the release of certain sensitive photos. Set in the 1990s, this political thriller delves into que... + Read More
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Series: A Chris Ryder Thriller Weight of Blood, The Paperback D.B. Carew 9781988732923 $18.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2020

After barely surviving the events of The Killer Trail, Vancouver psychiatric social worker Chris Ryder once again finds himself at the centre of a high-profile murder case: Marvin Goodwin, a young man who falls on the extreme end of the autism spectrum, is found covered with blood at the murder scene of a local ice cream truck driver. When Chris is called in to learn what he can about Marvin, he finds that the weight of blood might just be too much for him to bear.Complicating matters are Chris' strained relationship with his father; the viciou... + Read More
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Series: Rough Paperback Robin van Eck 9781988754260 $19.95 FICTION Nov 01, 2020

"When the river jumps the banks, eating the city's downtown core as it goes, one man, homeless by choice, is forced to confront his past in order to save those he cares about. Visually rich and intense, Robin van Eck's debut novel provides a deep reflection on humanity- An eye-opening, haunting, and unforgettable read." Fran Kimmel, author of No Good Asking. It is 2013 and Calgary's Bow river is beginning to rise. Two homeless men stand by the bank and contemplate the death of another friend-an accident?Taking cover downtown that night, Sherme... + Read More
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Series: Stories of Ice Adventure, Commerce and Creativity on Canada’s Glaciers Paperback Lynn Martel 9781771603898 $40.00 NATURE Oct 27, 2020

With the state of global ice constantly in the news, one mountain journalist examines Canadian glaciers to uncover their secrets and their future. From a mother/daughter duo who spent five months skiing across icefields from Vancouver to Alaska, to scientists discovering biofilms deep inside glacier caverns, to protesters camping for weeks to protect their beloved local glacier, western Canada’s glaciers are dynamic, enigmatic, exquisitely beautiful, sometimes dangerous environments where people play, work, run businesses, explore, and create a... + Read More
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Series: Meena's Story Flight to Freedom Hardcover 9781988440507 $19.95 FICTION Oct 15, 2020

Meena's Story: Flight to Freedom" is set around true events. Covering a span of nearly 80 years. It begins when her mother, Elizabeth stumbles into the arms of a handsome Indian man, Ali, in London. It is love at first sight. Ali has to leave England and return home to Hyderabad. Elizabeth finds it impossible to stay on in England without her love and she boards a P&O liner and surprises Ali in Hyderabad.Enduring cultural challenges laced with comic and ironic instances, the couple are accepted by Ali's widowed mother, uncle and aunt and other ... + Read More
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Series: We are One Poems from the Pandemic Paperback George Melnyk 9781988440484 $14.95 POETRY Oct 15, 2020

An anthology of Canadian poets marking the 2020 Pandemic.
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Series: Taken by the Muse On the Path to Becoming a Filmmaker Paperback Anne Wheeler 9781774390016 $20.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Oct 15, 2020

Finalist for the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton Book Prize at the 2021 Alberta Literary Awards!Finalist for the High Plains Book Awards in the Nonfiction CategoryFinalist for Trade Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!Laced with humour and revelation, Anne Wheeler's creative non-fiction stories tell of her serendipitous journey in the seventies, when she broke with tradition and found her own way to becoming a filmmaker and raconteur.Join this celebrated screenwriter and director as she travels south of Momb... + Read More
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Series: The Virtues of Disillusionment Paperback Steven Heighton 9781771993265 $19.99 PHILOSOPHY Sep 30, 2020

Most people go through life chasing illusions of success, fame, wealth, happiness, and few things are more painful than the reality-revealing loss of an illusion. But if illusions are negative, why is the opposite, being disillusioned, also negative? In this essay based on his inaugural writer-in-residence lecture at Athabasca University, internationally acclaimed writer Steven Heighton mathematically evaluates the paradox of disillusionment and the negative aspects of hope. Drawing on writers such as Herman Melville, Leonard Cohen, Kate Chopin... + Read More
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Series: Super Explorers Knots for Kids Paperback Nicholle Carrière 9781897278963 $6.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Sep 15, 2020

Super Explorers brings you ALL the knots you might need for camping, sailing or tying up your sister: • Basic Knots—General purpose knots for tying packages, bandages or binding objects together, e.g. Reef or Square Knot • Bends—Knots used to join two lengths of rope or other material, e.g. Fisherman’s Knot • Loops—Knots that make a loop of rope that can be either fixed or sliding, e.g. Harness Loop • Stoppers—Knots that are used to prevent a rope from passing through a hole or to keep the end of a rope from fraying, e.g. Figure 8 Stopper • Hit... + Read More
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Series: Super Explorers Weird Ocean Creatures Paperback Tamara Hartson 9781926700144 $6.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Sep 15, 2020

Super Explorers brings you all the weird fish, mammals and other strange creatures that inhabit the deep, deep ocean: • The Frilled Shark is a strange-looking prehistoric shark that swallows its prey whole. • The Japanese Spider Crab has the largest leg-span of any of its species. • Vampire Squids are covered in light-producing organs that flash to confuse their prey. • Fangtooth has impressive-looking teeth and really looks like a monster from the deep! And many more…
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Series: Finding Wakâ Jaysen's Story Paperback Jaysen Flett-Paul 9781926696829 $9.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Sep 15, 2020

Fourteen-year-old Jaysen Flett-Paul's true story of how Elders guided him through his first Sundance ceremony to heal the anger and grief stemming from his mother’s violent murder. It sensitively tackles the heart-breaking problem of suicide in Indigenous communities, an issue of great importance to this community and for communities across North America.
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Series: Finding Wakâ Sunflower's Story Paperback Sunflower Paul 9781926696843 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 13 - 18 Sep 15, 2020

A personal account of a young Indigenous girl who experiences intolerance, a sense of not belonging and family struggles. She learns from her grandfather the traditional ways of ceremony and fasting to go beyond the needs of the body to where she begins to know her higher self.
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Series: iThink Series Alberta Alphabet Book Paperback Nicky Bird 9781897206232 $6.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Sep 15, 2020

Bucky Beaver, Bertie Bear, Scotty Squirrel and Robbie Rabbit take you on an alphabet journey across the province of Alberta. See all the beautiful and fascinating places to visit! • B is for Banff National Park, Canada's first national park. • H is for Hoodoos, towers of rock shaped by the weather. • V is for Vulcan, home of the Trek Station.
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Series: iThink Series Hockey Rules for Kids How to Play the Game Paperback Peter Boer 9781897206218 $9.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 10 Sep 15, 2020

In Hockey Rules for Kids, Bucky Beaver, Bertie Bear, Simon Squirrel and Robbie Rabbit tell you all about Canada’s national game. Learn about: • Scoring goals • Making saves • Types of penalties • Parts of the rink • Referee signals • All the hockey lingo: Penalty Kill, Power Play, Overtime and more!
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Series: One Madder Woman Paperback Dede Crane 9781988298689 $23.95 FICTION Sep 15, 2020

A memorable and clandestine love story between two visionary artists in 19th-century Paris. "These madmen -- and one madder woman -- paint as if suffering seizures! One cannot make heads or tails of the work without taking ten paces back." In One Madder Woman, Dede Crane vividly recreates the life of Berthe Morisot, the sole female member of the renowned group of artists known as the Impressionists. Inspired by true events, One Madder Woman charts her complicated relationship with her sister and rival, Edma, and her tumultuous love affair with ... + Read More
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Series: Universal Disorder Paperback Bernice Friesen 9781988298559 $22.95 FICTION Sep 15, 2020

A novel about Charlie, neurodivergent, preoccupied with numbers, and desperately trying to solve for love. Growing up on an isolated farm, Charlie is clearly different. He can never make sense of what anyone else is thinking or feeling, and finds solace in the infinitely fascinating world of numbers. Many years later Charlie sees a phone number pop up on his call display for the first time in ten years, belonging to a woman he assumed dead. On the verge of another breakdown, he searches the streets of Montreal for a lost love -- forced to face ... + Read More
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Series: Mushrooms of Western Canada 2nd edition Paperback Helene Schalkwijk-Barendsen 9781772130652 $28.95 NATURE Sep 15, 2020

This book is the first comprehensive field guide to the mushrooms of the Northwest - that region which covers the area from Alaska to northern California and from Saskatchewan and Montana to the Pacific Coast. A total of 550 species are meticulously illustrated and dealt with in the text. With accurate scientific information and superb illustrations, this book appeals to readers who are scientifically or artistically inclined. The classification overview and keys to color illustrations simplify identification. Each species description includes ... + Read More
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Series: A Slug Story Paperback Mandi Kujawa 9781988903767 $14.99 JUVENILE FICTION Sep 09, 2020

Marcus is an enthusiastic young boy, but when ridiculed at school, he begins to feel that his best efforts are second-rate. His confidence already low, Marcus suffers a serious brain injury. While in the hospital, and with the help of fellow patient Emily, Marcus learns to embrace the reality of who he is. Mixing fact and fantasy, A Slug Story is a semi-autobiographical, middle-grade, graphic novel by Mandi Kujawa (Jacqueline the Singing Crow) and her daughter Hana, engagingly Illustrated by Claude St. Aubin and Lovern Kindzierski.
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Series: Awkward Pause Paperback Ryan Harby 9781989754023 $19.99 HUMOR Sep 09, 2020

Awkward Pause is an anthology collection curated from Ryan Harby's popular online comic series Honey Dill. A love letter to odd humour, Awkward Pause is a mix of joy and sorrow, both soft and sharp. The book includes over 50 comics, which range in topic from mental health to time travel, murder, and butts. Absurd and strange in ways that will warm even the coldest of hearts.
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Series: True Cases Series Go Ahead and Shoot Me! And Other True Cases About Ordinary Criminals Paperback Doug Heckbert 9781988824345 $38.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Sep 01, 2020

Go Ahead and Shoot Me! is a collection of stories written by former probation officer Doug Heckbert about real people who have been convicted of real crimes and who have been on probation, on parole, or in prison. The title story is of a woman who shot her husband upon his insistence and who, like many other subjects in the book, have come to see their offences as being “pretty stupid.” Some stories might be described as ordinary crimes and some are stunningly extraordinary, but all stories show the human side of criminals that Heckbert worked ... + Read More
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Series: If Sylvie Had Nine Lives Paperback Leona Theis 9781988298719 $22.95 FICTION Sep 01, 2020

An innovative, gorgeously written story about the small decisions that shape our lives. Meet Sylvie—funny, sly, sensual and flawed. She can’t always count on herself to make good choices. She may or may not recognize a life-or-death moment, may or may not cancel her own wedding with a day to spare, might just try to walk past store security with a little something in her pocket. Like all of us, Sylvie must make decisions that have reverberations for years to come. Unlike the rest of us, Sylvie gets to live more than one life. In airy prose... + Read More
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Series: Alberta Nature Guide 2nd edition Paperback Krista Kagume 9780986786242 $24.95 NATURE Sep 01, 2020

The Alberta Nature Guide lets you discover the wondrous diversity of nature that lies right outside your front door. Covering every inch of Alberta's incredibly varied landscape, this book teaches you to identify 411 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates, trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses and ferns: * Colour illustrations of each species * Native uses of plants * Animal behaviour * Ecology and range * Similar species cross-referenced * Colour maps showing ecoregions, parks and nature areas across Alberta.
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Series: Addicted to Heaven Flights of Marigold Hardcover Susan Forest 9781988140216 $37.00 FICTION Aug 11, 2020

Publishers Lunch Buzz Books 2020 selection. Recommended by Publishers Weekly. Flights of Marigold tells an epic tale of addictions, survival, revenge, and redemption of three magiel sisters hiding in an insignificant hinterland. Can they hold on to happiness, dreams, and sisterhood when desire becomes addiction? ONE RISK, ONE CHANCE. Peace in the seven realms of Shangril: shattered. Nobility of the magiel race: broken. Lands of the High King’s opponents: usurped. And Heaven may no longer be attainable. Meg and Janat Falkyn, fugitive daughters ... + Read More
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Series: Rapid Response Guide to Opioid Emergencies Paperback Greg Clarkes 9781550598414 $19.95 HEALTH & FITNESS Jul 16, 2020

If you are prepared, you can save lives. In the current opioid epidemic, opioid emergencies can arise without warning, among those we didn’t expect to be affected. This guide shows you how to prepare and what to do. It describes the equipment you need, and the step-by-step procedures you need to know to care for a person in crisis and keep yourself safe. As a rescuer, you may have training in opioid emergency response through your job, or you may have no formal training. This guide is for everyone. In an easy-to-scan format, it breaks down info... + Read More
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Series: Perimeter's Ridge Marks, Musings and Machinations of F. Spina Paperback Ferdinando Spina 9781988440378 $21.95 ART Jul 01, 2020

This collection of paintings and writings by Fred Spina is a much-awaited sequel to his Arctic Notes and Prairie Places published by Bayeux Arts.
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Series: Necromantic Paperback Kindzierski Lovern 9781988903699 $19.99 COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS Jun 17, 2020

Young lovers try to find time for each other whilst fighting off the undead, and avoiding conscription into the armies of hell. Jesse is a top intelligence agent working for the Agency. Her boyfriend, Blake, is a Spec Ops soldier working for the Agency, when he is killed in action. However, this does not mean an end to their relationship as Blake discovers that Jesse is a powerful medium and his soul is still tethered to her. Jesse is sent out on an assignment where she uncovers a conspiracy led by a powerful necromancer who is building an arm... + Read More
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Series: Plants of the Western Forest Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Boreal and Aspen Parkland 3rd edition Paperback Derek Johnson 9781772130577 $29.95 NATURE Jun 10, 2020

This beautifully illustrated, easy-to-use field guide provides detailed information about more than 620 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found in the boreal and aspen parkland regions of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Whether you are a naturalist, a day hiker or an armchair adventurer, you can explore our great forests with this handy reference in your backpack or library. Plants of the Western Forest: Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba includes: * More than 800 colour photographs * Almost 900 line dr... + Read More
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Series: Howdy Books Howdy, I’m John Ware Paperback Ayesha Clough 9781999108786 $17.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 2 - 6 Jun 01, 2020

Howdy, I’m John Ware is a children's picture book about Canada's legendary Black cowboy. The story, ideal for ages 8-12, brings the real-life legend to a new generation of kids. Despite experiencing enslavement, war and discrimination, this gifted horseman blazed a trail of kindness, becoming one of Alberta’s most loved and respected pioneer ranchers. This 48-page full-colour illustrated biography includes a timeline, maps and educators' notes. It fits perfectly with the Grade Four curriculum but is suitable for Grades Two to Seven. Also an exc... + Read More
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Series: A "Hammerhead" Jed Mystery Rolling Thunder Paperback A.J. Devlin 9781988732862 $18.95 FICTION May 15, 2020

Former pro wrestler "Hammerhead" Jed Ounstead, now a fully-fledged private investigator, is riding high after his first successful case. In this second episode, Jed leaves the wrestling realm to enter a new arena: women's flat-track roller derby. When old acquaintance Stormy Daze seeks his help finding her team's missing coach, Jed discovers that the turnbuckle-and-metal-chair mayhem of the wrestling ring pales in comparison to roller derby's four-wheeled ferocity.As his search intensifies, Jed is drawn into the criminal orbit of a shady entrep... + Read More
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Series: Old Man’s Garden The History and Lore of Southern Alberta Wildflowers Paperback Annora Brown 9781771603447 $30.00 NATURE May 12, 2020

Through pen and ink illustrations and stories, Old Man’s Garden conveys the legends and folklore connected with Southern Alberta’s wildflowers, native plants, and Indigenous culture. Originally published in 1954, Annora Brown’s Old Man’s Garden is a Canadian classic that tells the story of Southern Alberta’s native plants and wildflowers through art and in consideration of Indigenous traditional knowledge from the region.Accompanying the new RMB edition of Old Man’s Garden, Sidney Black of Fort Macleod, the Indigenous Anglican Bishop for Treaty... + Read More
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Series: Speechless Paperback Anne Simpson 9781988298627 $22.95 FICTION May 02, 2020

Winner of the 2021 Thomas Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award A'isha Nasir is a Nigerian teenager who has been charged with adultery and sentenced to death. Sophie MacNeil is an ambitious young Canadian journalist who meets A'isha and writes an impassioned article about her plight. But when the article sets off waves of outrage and violence, Sophie is forced to come to terms with the naivete with which she approached the story. Who can -- and should -- tell a story? Speechless is a stunning novel of justice, witness, and courage. In luminous prose,... + Read More
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Series: Nunatak First Fiction Series In Veritas Paperback C.J. Lavigne 9781988732831 $21.95 FICTION May 01, 2020

Finalist for the 2021 Crawford Award!Winner of Speculative Book of the Year at the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!Best of List for Tor.com and Every Book a DoorwayAirdrie Reads WINNING book!"Things that are and are not, she thinks, and the dog is a snake."In this fantastic and fantastical debut, C.J. Lavigne concocts a wondrous realm overlaying a city that brims with civic workers and pigeons. Led by her synesthesia, Verity Richards discovers a hidden world inside an old Ottawa theatre. Within the timeworn walls live people who should not ... + Read More
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Series: Family Walks and Hikes Family Walks and Hikes in the Canadian Rockies – Volume 2 Bragg Creek – Kananaskis – Moraine Lake – Yoho – Icefields Parkway – Jasper Paperback Andrew Nugara 9781771603058 $20.00 TRAVEL Apr 28, 2020

Family Walks and Hikes is an exciting series of books written specifically for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. These accurate, attractive guides feature expertly curated routes, informative maps, and colour photographs. Andrew Nugara’s second book for families looking to experience the splendour of the Canadian Rockies describes additional trips in Bragg Creek, Banff, and Kananaskis that were not included in Volume 1 due to redevelopment of these hiking hotspots since the dramatic Alberta floods of 2013. As well, Volume 2 include... + Read More
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Series: Nunatak First Fiction Series Hunger Moon Paperback Traci Skuce 9781988732800 $19.95 FICTION Apr 15, 2020

Finalist for the Seventh Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the Literary Fiction categoryIncludes author-curated discussion questions!Traci Skuce's Hunger Moon is a collection of stories that echo with the yearning to be replenished, to be made full. Here are characters at cusp-points in their lives, attempting to shift their trajectories: to cease wrapping up their heart's desire in a pink bubble by launching it into the universe. Some turn to ESP, some to a belief in ghosts, some to the future caught inside a glass bottle, each char... + Read More
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Series: Crow Said Poetry Lullabies in the Real World Paperback Meredith Quartermain 9781988732787 $18.95 POETRY Apr 01, 2020

Long-listed for the 2021 Raymond Souster Award!Finalist for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry at the 2021 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!Meredith Quartermain's Lullabies in the Real World is a sequence of poems about a train journey from West Coast to East Coast that invokes a patchwork of regions, voices and histories. Her language zings with train rhythms as she unfolds a complex conversation with poets such as bpNichol and Robin Blaser.This collection reflects and refracts Canada from diverse angles, and challenges colonizing literatures ... + Read More
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Series: Crow Said Poetry Response of Weeds, The A Misplacement of Black Poetry on the Prairies Paperback Bertrand Bickersteth 9781988732794 $18.95 POETRY Apr 01, 2020

Winner of the 2021 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award!Winner of the Stephan G. Stephansson Award for PoetryWinner of a 2021 High Plains Book Award for First Book!Finalist for the 2020 City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize!A 2020 CBC Poetry Book of the Year!Finalist for a 2021 High Plains Book Award for PoetryBertrand Bickersteth's debut poetry collection explores what it means to be black and Albertan through a variety of prisms: historical, biographical, and essentially, geographical. The Response of Weeds offers a much-needed window on often ov... + Read More
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Series: The Art of Communication in a Polarized World Paperback Kyle Conway 9781771992930 $24.99 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Mar 31, 2020

People’s minds are hard to change. In North America and elsewhere, communities are fractured along ideological lines as social media and algorithms encourage individuals to seek out others who think like they do and to condemn those that don’t. This social and political polarization has resulted in systemic discrimination and weaponized communication trends such as gaslighting and fake news. In this compelling new book, Kyle Conway confronts the communication challenges of our modern world by navigating the space between opposing perspectives. ... + Read More
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Series: Along the Western Front Hardcover Leah Hennel 9781771602051 $40.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Mar 31, 2020

A stunning debut collection of photography focusing on contemporary cowboy culture and the modern ranching lifestyle throughout central and southern Alberta.Growing up in the city, Leah Hennel would spend summers with her cousins on a farm near Stettler, Alberta, about halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. The ranching and farming lifestyle intrigued and fascinated her from an early age, though she could already see that it was not an easy life to live. It’s always been hard work, but one of the glories of living it is that those who are able t... + Read More
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Series: Pourin' Down Rain A Black Woman Claims Her Place in the Canadian West 2nd edition Paperback Cheryl Foggo 9781550598339 $19.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 24, 2020

The 30th anniversary edition of Cheryl Foggo’s landmark work about growing up Black on the Canadian prairies Cheryl Foggo came of age during the 1960s in Calgary, a time when a Black family walking down the street still drew stares from everyone they passed. She grew up in the warm embrace of a community of extended family and friends, with roots in the Black migration of 1910 across the western provinces. But as an adolescent, Cheryl struggled against the negative attitudes towards Blackness she and her family encountered. She struggled agains... + Read More
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Series: Birds of Alberta 2nd edition Paperback Chris Fisher 9781772130676 $28.95 NATURE Jan 15, 2020

This illustrated field guide helps readers identify, understand and appreciate the birds of Alberta. It contains full-colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of 388 species, with each account including information on: * Size * Status * Habitat * Nesting * Feeding * Voice * Similar species cross-referenced * Best sites for viewing * Range maps showing seasonal occurrences of the bird and migration routes. * Colour-coded header bars and a quick reference guide make finding information fast and easy. Also includes a glossary of terms and a ... + Read More
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Series: First Nations Self-Government 17 Roadblocks to Self-Determination, and One Chief’s Thoughts on Solutions Paperback Leroy Wolf Collar 9781550598216 $24.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 13, 2020

Indigenous Peoples in Canada are continuing to assert their right to self-determination in this era of reconciliation. While dozens of Indigenous communities have signed varying forms of self-government agreements with the federal government, Indigenous Nations still face many obstacles along the path to true self-determination. As a former Chief of Siksika Nation in southern Alberta, Leroy Wolf Collar dealt with many of the same problems other Indigenous Nations face across the country. From serious housing shortages to the lack of opportuniti... + Read More
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Series: CLC Kreisel Lecture Series An Autobiography of the Autobiography of Reading Paperback Dionne Brand 9781772125085 $12.99 LITERARY CRITICISM Jan 08, 2020

The geopolitics of empire had already prepared me for this…coloniality constructs outsides and insides—worlds to be chosen, disturbed, interpreted, and navigated—in order to live something like a real self. Internationally acclaimed poet and novelist Dionne Brand reflects on her early reading of colonial literature and how it makes Black being inanimate. She explores her encounters with colonial, imperialist, and racist tropes; the ways that practices of reading and writing are shaped by those narrative structures; and the challenges of writin... + Read More
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Series: Dakghar The House that Calls Hardcover Ashis Gupta 9781988440354 $21.95 FICTION Dec 15, 2019

Based on true incidents, this complex novel remembers the staging of Tagore's play 'Dakghar' in a Warsaw ophanage run by Dr Janusz Korczak, days before 200 orphange children, staff and Dr Korczak were sent by railcars to the Treblinka Death Camp.
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Series: Art & Artists Generative Art Algorithms as Artistic Tool Paperback James R. Parker 9781988824383 $38.95 ART Dec 15, 2019

Generative art is the art of the algorithm where artists must carefully design the nature of their work, and then implement it as a computer program. In the book, J.R. Parker presents computer programming concepts and generative art principles as a way to create algorithmic computer art using art and design best practices. In addition, readers have access to program codes and video tutorials through the book’s web site at http://genart.ca.
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Series: Masters and Servants The Hudson’s Bay Company and Its North American Workforce, 1668–1786 Paperback Scott P. Stephen 9781772123371 $49.99 HISTORY Dec 13, 2019

In Masters and Servants, Scott P. Stephen reveals startling truths about Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) workers. Rather than dedicating themselves body and soul to the Company’s interests, these men were hired like domestic servants, joining a “household” with its attendant norms of duty and loyalty. The household system produced a remarkably stable political-economic entity, connecting early North American resource extraction to larger trends in British imperialism. Through painstaking research, Stephen shines welcome light on the lives of these l... + Read More
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Series: Brave & Brilliant Air Salt A Trauma Mémoire as a Result of the Fall 1st edition Paperback Ian Kinney 9781773851129 $18.99 POETRY Nov 15, 2019

Ian Kinney fell seven stories, and he survived. In Air Salt, Kinney (un)writes his hospitalization and recovery, using poetry as neuro-rehabilitation. A memoir written by an amnesiac, this collection stitches splintered narratives with projective verse, cutting up and reassembling found text from Get Well Soon Cards, emails between friends, excerpts from personal journals, written records of eye witnesses, the Police and EMS reports, relevant Real Estate listings, nurses’ charts, doctors’ notes, hospital brochures, and Kinney’s Neuropsychologic... + Read More