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British Columbia   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to British Columbia. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies  •  Andrew Hempstead  •  Jane King
GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES
This comprehensive practical guide in the Moon series published in the Pacific Northwest stakes out the best food, transportation, accommodation, and sights throughout British Columbia. The guide nicely balances practical detail and a good overview of the region and its attractions. Seventh edition. (CND132, $21.95)
  Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies
A Traveller's History of Canada  •  Robert Bothwell
HISTORY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES
An admirably concise march through Canadian history by Robert Bothwell, who has also written "Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories." Compact, easy-to-read and covering from prehistoric times to today, it's a useful introduction to the country, designed specifically for travelers. (CND82, $14.95)
  A Traveller's History of Canada
Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest  •  Katharine Berry Judson
LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 204 PAGES
First published in 1910 and with a new introduction by Jay Miller, this book collects the oral traditions of the Klamath, Nez Perce, Modoc, Chinook and other tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Presented here with 52 photographs, the stories reveal myths and traditions of the creation of the universe, rebirth of the salmon and, most interestingly, the formation of noted geographical features of the territory. It's a wonderful introduction to the traditional mindset and importance of the land to Native Americans of the region. (PNW17, $14.95)
  Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest
British Columbia Map  •   ITMB
2000 •  MAP
A colorful map of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CND61, $8.95)
  British Columbia Map
 

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Gulf Islands of British Columbia Map  •   ITMB    •  A colorful travel map of the Gulf Islands of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:60,000. (CND171, $14.95)
 
 
Queen Charlotte Islands Map  •   ITMB    •  A colorful travel map of British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Islands. (CND168, $8.95)
 
 
San Juan Islands Map  •   Great Pacific Map Company    •  A detailed map and guide to the San Juan Islands at a scale of 1:70,000. (PNW68, $5.95)
 
 
Vancouver Island Map  •   ITMB    •  A colorful paper travel map of the island, at a scale of 1:250,000. (CND134, $6.95)
 
 
Vancouver Map  •   Borch Maps    •  A laminated, folded map of Vancouver, British Columbia at a scale of 1:15,000. (CND125, $7.95)
 
 
Eyewitness Top Ten Vancouver & Victoria  •   Eyewitness Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Vancouver and Victoria. (CND265, $12.00)
 
 
Hidden British Columbia, Including Vancouver, Victoria & Whistler  •  Eric Lucas   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A travel guide to British Columbia, with information on both its major cities and its wilderness retreats, including chapters on the neighborhoods of Vancouver and Victoria. (PNW74, $18.95)
 
 
Hill Guide Victoria & Vancouver Island  •  Gerald Hill  •  Kathleen Hill   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A quirky, personal guide to Vancouver Island by two residents, with a focus on out of the way places, food and cultural attractions. Organized by neighborhood, the guide includes excellent listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CND147, $18.95)
 
 
Burrard Inlet, A History  •  Doreen Armitage   • HISTORY  •  A short history of Burrard's Inlet, the port surrounding Vancouver. The Inlet's story is one of Native Americans, developers, businessmen, environmentalists and other influential figures in the rise of the Greater Vancouver area. (CND121, $32.95)
 
 
The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia  •  Jean Barman   • HISTORY  •  A fascinating history of the Canadian province from the 18th century to the mid-1990s. The author weaves portraits of major personalities and events into a readable overview of the cultural and social influences that have shaped the region. (CND116, $39.95)
 
 
Vancouver, A History in Photographs  •  Aynsley Vogel   • HISTORY  •  The story of Vancouver as seen through historic photographs. (CND122, $10.95)
 
 
Victoria, A History in Photographs  •  Peter Grant   • HISTORY  •  The story of Victoria, British Columbia from its days as a mining colony to its development into a city. Nearly 150 archival photographs are organized together with a short text. (CND117, $12.95)
 
 
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast  •  Hilary Stewart   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A concise, illustrated overview of the diverse art produced by the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. It focuses on the spiritual and cultural meaning of common motifs that characterize the rich art of the area. (PNW06, $17.95)
 
 
Grass Beyond the Mountains, Discovering the Last Great Cattle Frontier on the North American Continent  •  Richard Hobson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  Hobson's classic memoir of his cross-country trek and pioneering days as a rancher in British Columbia's undiscovered remote north. (CND241, $12.95)
 
 
River of the Angry Moon, Seasons on the Bella Coola  •  Mark Hume   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A lyrical memoir of a year on the Bella Coola, exploring not only the nature and wildlife of the river but also the human activities that imperil its future. (CND97, $15.95)
 
 
The Curve of Time  •  Muriel Wylie Blanchet   • EXPLORATION • FAVORITE  •  Blanchet's delightful, unlikely account of life aboard a 25-foot ketch with her young family. It's a funny, vivid account of Vancouver Island, full of memorable detail on people and place. (PNW48, $15.95)
 
 
The Island Within  •  Richard Nelson   • EXPLORATION  •  A beautifully written tribute to the Pacific Northwest. Drawn from the author's journals, this is an account of the natural and cultural history of an island in the waters of Haida Strait, with emphasis on the relationship between people and the land. (ALA17, $15.00)
 
 
First Fish, First People, Salmon Tales of the North Pacific Rim  •  Meg McHutchinson  •  Judith Roche  •  One Reel   • ANTHOLOGY  •  A collection of native voices from Pacific shores, all remembering the salmon. It's a lovely book, illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, and made more poignant by the salmon's decline in the coastal regions. (PNW116, $24.95)
 
 
Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast  •  Bill Richardson   • LITERATURE  •  Lake Woebegone goes British Columbian in this humorous slip of a novel about an unconventional Vancouver B&B, which features twin bookworm brothers, a talking parrot and a motley crew of hotel guests. (CND133, $13.95)
 
 
The Raven Steals the Light  •  Robert Bringhurst  •  Bill Reid  •  Claude Levi-Strauss   • LITERATURE  •  A classic collection of 10 Haida myths and legends with accompanying black and white etchings by Vancouver artist Bill Reid. These stories capture the storytelling traditions of the Haida. (PNW53, $14.95)
 
 
Glacier Ice  •  Austin Post  •  Edward R. LaChapelle   • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT  •  An extraordinary book of aerial black-and-white photographs of mountains, glaciers and ice accompanied by explanatory text. This beautiful photograph collection introduces the major surface features and varieties of glaciers. (SCI07, $27.95)
 
 
Salmon Country, A History of the Pacific Salmon  •  Robert H. Busch   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A lively, illustrated natural history of Pacific Salmon. Robert H. Busch mixes plenty of biology with a history of the fishing industry and conservation issues. (FSH05, $17.95)
 
 
The Last Wild Wolves, Ghosts of the Rain Forest  •  Ian McAllister  •  Chris Darimont   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Life among the wolves of British Columbia's coastal forest, one of the species last refuges. Ian McAllister has spent the last two decades photographing and studying two packs, one from a coastal island, and one from the interior. (CND288, $39.95)
 
 
The Rain Forests of Home, Profile of a North American Bioregion  •  Peter Schoonmaker  •  Bettina von Hagen  •  Edward Wolf   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A detailed biological, cultural and historical portrait of the coastal rain forest. The result of a multidisciplinary conference, it's a gold mine of facts, figures and descriptive information on the region by a diverse group of experts. (PNW08, $50.00)
 
 
Wonderful Life, The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History  •  Stephen Jay Gould   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A now-classic -- and still provocative -- study of the 600 million-year-old fossils found in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia. An intriguing look at a heated scientific debate, and an eloquent account of paleontology. (CND86, $16.95)
 
 
Field Guide to the Grizzly Bear  •  Lance Olsen   • FIELD GUIDE • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE  •  A brief introduction of the ecology, natural history and conservation of the grizzly, sponsored by the Great Bear Foundation. (BST38, $6.95)
 
 
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest  •  Peter Alden   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW50, $19.95)
 
 
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide published by the National Geographic Society, now in its fifth edition (with tabs!), is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
 
 
Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska  •  Andy MacKinnon  •  Jim Pojar   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A terrific handbook to nearly 800 species of trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns, mosses and lichens found along the Pacific coast from Oregon to Alaska. (PNW02, $24.95)
 
 


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