Full of interesting facts and useful information, this book has something for anyone with an interest in birds, from the casual backyard observer to the keen naturalist. You'll find full-page accounts
Billy Proctor, resident legend of Echo Bay, BC, recounts almost a century's worth of experience with this collection of stories, memories and local knowledge of the central BC coast region around Blac
Breath of the Onion: Italian-American Anecdotes is a collection of prose pieces and a few old, family recipes. Beginning in a twelfth-century Tuscan mountain village in the 1940s, Pagnucci celebrates
Poetry. "MY MULTIVERSE is a contemporary 'Metamorphoses'—a collection of finely wrought shifts and surprises. Kathleen Halme is one of those astonishing poets whose every line is a poem itsel
Raincoast Chronicles was a small do-it-yourself magazine about life in British Columbia first published in the 1970s. Unexpectedly popular, it continues and has spun off into a Canadian publishing hou
Champ and Walter, two boys from very different worlds, have a seemingly insignificant thing in common--their love for potato chips--but when Champ's world starts to crumble, Walter's kindness helps hi
"The Earth Remembers Everything" is a masterful blend of history, travel and poetic narrative, tracing the author's journeys to some of the most difficult destinations in the world; the Cui Chi Tunnel
Christine Allen and Michael Kluckner's portrayal of life on Killara Farm moves thoughtfully through a year of gardening with a rich, detailed narrative that evokes the many pleasures of life in rural
For more than a decade, the "Globe and Mail" has featured comprehensive obituaries of notable British Columbians by columnist Tom Hawthorn. He recounts the lives of the recently departed in an engagin
"Dirt of Ages" is the highly anticipated second book of poetry by Gillian Wigmore, whose debut collection "soft geography" (2007) captured the ReLit Prize for Poetry and was shortlisted for the Doroth
By far the largest of the Raincoast Chronicles collections at 420 pages, "Fourth Five" is living proof that some things just keep getting better. Containing thirty-two inimitable stories, poems and ar
Poetry. "In THE RADIO TREE, Corey Marks masterfully navigates the sometimes magical, sometimes heartbreaking geographies of time and narrative—of language itself. To read this book is 'to hear a new w
A witty, brightly-written memoir of childhood in the Yukon, The Cinnamon Mine traces the adventures of the Porsild family from Denmark to Greenland, through Arctic Canada, and finally to remote Johnso
Selected for Poetry in Transit 2009A Well-Mannered Storm is an exploration of loose correspondence between one of Canada's greatest musicians, Glenn Gould, and "K," an admiring fan.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2006 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD"Elizabeth Bachinsky is one of those rare poets capable of negotiating poetic forms with rigour and testing their limits, while never losing sight of t
Linda Misleh Wagner brings an unheard of honesty to the life of a binge eater. Brought up in a very loving, supporting, and very traditional Christian Palestinian American family, Linda reveals the st
Arthur Black's best lines are like a shot of whisky--sharp, invigorating and with a good kick. Following the success of his many previous titles, the multiple-award-winning humorist once again deliver
Aly helps train her sister Emily in the ways of magic and mythical creatures, but as danger creeps ever closer, Aly wonders if she can do enough to keep her little sibling safe.
The water belongs to itself. undercurrent reflects on the power and sacredness of water--largely underappreciated by too many--whether it be in the form of ocean currents, the headwaters of the Fraser
Long-time journalist Cam Tait has seen some interesting times on the sports beat--rolling alongside Rick Hansen in the Man in Motion tour, playing in fundraising golf tournaments, and tipping back som
Based on true events, this book tells the story of two remarkable women; the irrepressible Annie Parker, a three-time cancer survivor and the geneticist Mary-Claire King whose discovery of the breast
Now in Paperback! A unique study of the maritime heritage of the Great Lakes from an Artist's viewpoint featuring over fifty paintings & drawings of Great Lakes ships starting with the Griffon and end
"In this engrossing memoir, Judy McConnell journeys back into her 1940 to 1950s childhood and teen years. With an almost astonishing memory for details, she invites the reader into the mind, heart, an
When Lucas throws a frisbee into an oil painting of the freighter ship Edmund Fitzgerald, he uncovers a mystery involving the ship's 1975 sinking on Lake Superior and a high-stakes art heist.
This book is for anyone who has faced, is facing, or will face a difficult time in their life. Meaning: it's for everyone. Equal parts humorous, inspirational, informative, and painfully honest, it pr
This book is for anyone who has faced, is facing, or will face a difficult time in their life. Meaning: it's for everyone. Equal parts humorous, inspirational, informative, and painfully honest, it pr
In this collection of 60 short essays, Canadian Des Kennedy writes very personally about gardening. Most of the pieces were first published in his “Earth Words” column in Garden Wise magazine, and abo
Diane Tucker's Bonsai Love is an eloquent book of poems about the sensual delicacy of love. Carefully pruned, intricate in design, and sensitive to intrusion, these poems create an image of intimacy t
Following tragic events from which Juliee O'Dale believes she will never recover, she buys into her husband Ian's dream to give up their comfortable city lives and retreat to the isolated Chilcotin ar
Surgei Galipova, a Russian immigrant and a rancher in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, owes his life to the Countess Catherine Stanislavovna Federov. When the Countess asks Surgei to send his e
A plot to kill Lincoln that reaches far beyond John Wilkes Booth, into the Masons, the Catholic Church, and Knights of the Golden Circle. This is the fourth book in the Uprising series.
In this much-anticipated second volume in the Extraordinary Women Anthology series, Diana French follows up on "Gumption and Grit" with more stories of the women who have contributed, or who are still
History in BC grows profusely and luxuriantly, but with odd undergrowth," observed historian J.M.S. Careless many years ago. This claim is fully borne out by this impressive anthology of some of the p
Trucks are everywhere--crowding the highways, lining up for the ferries, roaring down dusty logging roads--and yet trucking is often left off the list when talk turns to British Columbia's major indus
With gorgeous full-colour photos arranged in an easy-to-use colour coded chart for quick identification, this pocket-sized laminated pamphlet is perfect for taking along on walks and hikes through the
Professor Reis Welling's life is idyllic. A respected professor of botany at Cornell, he's been granted early tenure, has received a grant to carry out field research in the Adirondack Forest, and has
Whitewatercooks with Friends adds a new dimension to Shelley's awesome recipes: its fun and casual, with a dollop of easy but impressive recipes that people will LOVE! For every home cook who's entert
Poetry. "Keelan's work, always politically engaged, here takes a tender and personal turn. Much of what is mourned in these interwoven elegies is private, close in, but even the larger, more public th
This is the tenth book in the bestselling O Canada Crosswords series, with over 150,000 copies sold. This new volume offers 50 new Canadian-themed puzzles featuring tricky wordplay and other tests of
Author Tom Powers presents a book filled with incredible stories of great courage, narrow escapes, tragedy, faith, odd twists of fate, and the dogged perseverance of those who were caught in the hurri
