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Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies

Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies

by Sid Marty

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 316 PAGES

A native Albertan and park warden in the Canadian Rockies, Marty relates colorful anecdotes from friends, colleagues and his own youth in this collection of tales, which includes A Horse Named Candy. (CND186, $19.95)

Canada by Train, The Complete Via Rail Travel Guide

Canada by Train, The Complete Via Rail Travel Guide

by Chris Hanus

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Written by a guide and former activities director aboard VIA Rail Canada, this comprehensive, illustrated guide features 500 color photographs and plenty of practical detail, including mile-by-mile route guides. (CND355, $26.95)

Canada Map

Canada Map

by ITMB

  • 2010
  • MAP

This attractive color map of all Canada (1:6,000,000) shows topographic relief, transportation routes, cities and towns. (CND15, $9.95)

 
Canadian Rockies Explorer's Map and Guide

Canadian Rockies Explorer's Map and Guide


by Gem Trek Maps

  • 2012
  • MAP

This full-color map shows Banff, Jasper and Yoho at a birds-eye scale of 1:400,000 on one side with detailed local maps on the reverse. (CND36, $5.95)

Eyewitness Top Ten Vancouver & Victoria

Eyewitness Top Ten Vancouver & Victoria


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Vancouver and Victoria. (CND265, $14.00)

Lonely Planet Canada

Lonely Planet Canada


by Mark Lightbody | Thomas Huhti | Ryan Ver Berkmoes

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 902 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to all of Canada, redigned for this 11th edition. (CND54, $26.99)

Trans-Canada Rail Guide

Trans-Canada Rail Guide


by Melissa Graham

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A compact, kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the 4,000-mile rail journey across North America from Halifax to Vancouver. (CND04, $22.95)

A Traveller's History of Canada

A Traveller's History of Canada


by Robert Bothwell

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 220 PAGES

A readable and admirably concise march through Canadian history from prehistory to today, including a timeline. (CND82, $14.99)

Blood, Iron, and Gold

Blood, Iron, and Gold


by Christian Wolmar

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES

Wolmar chronicles how railways transformed the world in this rousing history of trains from Panama to the Punjab, Tasmania to Turin. (WLD192, $17.99)

Railroads Across North America, An Illustrated History


by Claude Wiatrowski

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

This entertaining account of the golden age of rail in the U.S. and Canada is illustrated with 600 vintage and modern photographs, period advertisements, maps, timetables, postcards and brochures. (CND353, $29.95)

Rails Across Canada


by Tom Murray

  • HISTORY
  • 2011
  • HARD COVER
  • 320 PAGES

An illustrated, authoritative history of the Canadian Pacific Canadian National Railways from formation through the 21st century. (CND354, $30.00)

Spectacular Canada

Spectacular Canada


by Gerald Bryan Hall

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 132 PAGES

Featuring 177 color photographs showcasing the diversity and grandeur of our neighbor to the north. (CND352, $25.00)

The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881

The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881


by Pierre Berton

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 456 PAGES

Part one of the great Berton's exhilarating account of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad, from idea to the start of construction. (CND178, $24.95)

Why I Hate Canadians

Why I Hate Canadians


by Will Ferguson

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 305 PAGES

The tenth anniversary edition of Ferguson's wickedly astute cultural salvo, the collection of humorous essays that launched his career. As you might guess, the title is tongue-in-cheek. (CND154, $15.95)

First Class, Legendary Train Journeys Around the World

First Class, Legendary Train Journeys Around the World


by Patrick Poivre D'Arvor

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 360 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Inspired by the steamer trunks of old, this beautifully packaged book celebrates great trains, past and present, including the Orient Express, Trans-Siberian and California Zephyr. Second in the series is Legendary Ocean Liners (WLD172). (WLD126, $35.00)

Mud, Sweat, and Gears: A Rowdy Family Bike Adventure Across Canada on Seven Wheels

Mud, Sweat, and Gears: A Rowdy Family Bike Adventure Across Canada on Seven Wheels


by Joe Kurmaskie

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

Kurmaskie, his long suffering wife and three kids (including a one-year-old) pedal across Canada in this latest by "The Metal Cowboy." (BCY16, $23.95)

In the Skin of a Lion

In the Skin of a Lion


by Michael Ondaatje

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 243 PAGES

This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. Its protagonist is a tough woodsman who comes to the rough-and-tumble city. (CND13, $15.00)

Of Wolves and Men

Of Wolves and Men


by Barry Lopez

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

This eloquent, powerful book is an outstanding overview of the wolf, as well as a survey of wolf mythology and its relationship to human society. First published in the 1980s, it has been reprinted with a new afterword by the author. (BST31, $20.00)

Rising from the Plains

Rising from the Plains


by John McPhee

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1986
  • PAPER
  • 213 PAGES

McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love. (USW18, $16.00)

The Rockies, A Natural History

The Rockies, A Natural History


by Richard Cannings

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

This engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies is geared for naturalist-travelers and includes hundreds of color photographs. (RKY82, $29.95)

Birds of Canada

Birds of Canada


by Gregory Kennedy | Tyler Hoar

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

This field guide includes range maps, color illustrations and brief descriptions of 500 species. (CND371, $32.95)

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America


by Jon Dunn

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 576 PAGES

From Alaska to Baja California, Nova Scotia and Florida, this guide is the veteran's choice for birding anywhere in the United States. Tabbed for easy access, the color range maps in this sixth edition are outstanding. (FG09, $27.95)

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