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	Trans-Canada Rail Guide  •  Melissa Graham GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES A compact, kilometer-by-kilometer guide to the 4,000-mile rail journey across North America from Halifax to Vancouver (including spur lines to Churchill and Prince Rubert). With 30 maps of cities and town en route, brief descriptions of major attractions and much information on the railroad itself. 4th edition. (CND04, $19.95)
	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)
	Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies  •  Sid Marty BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2003 •  PAPER  • 328 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, $18.95)
	Alberta Wildlife  •  James Kavanagh FIELD GUIDE •  2005 •  PLASTIC CARD A fold-up, laminated card featuring color drawings and short descriptions of commonly encountered wildlife in Alberta. (CND279, $5.95)
	Canada Map  •   Map Art Maps MAP A folded, color map of all Canada at a scale of 1:4,500,000. It's better than most, and at an unbeatable price. (CND15, $4.95)

	Banff & Jasper National Parks Map  •   Gem Trek Maps   • FAVORITE  •  A regional overview at a bird's eye scale of 1:400,000. We also carry more detailed maps of Lake Louise (RKY50, $10.95), Banff (CND53, $8.95) and Jasper (RKY52, $8.95). (CND36, $5.95)
	Fodor's See It Canada  •   Fodors   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Fodor's vibrant and informative guide to touring Canada. Each page displays full-color photos accompanied by much useful information on how to eat, sleep, shop, and sightsee in Canada. (CAN04, $22.95)
	Fodor's Toronto's 25 Best  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket guide to Toronto, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on the best restaurants, shops and sights to see. (GLK07, $11.95)
	Insight Pocket Guide Vancouver  •   Insight Guides   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A pocket guide to Vancouver and surroundings featuring a good pullout map of the city, suggested itineraries, excursions, and helpful short descriptions of major points of interest. (PNW22, $13.95)
	Moon Handbook Canadian Rockies  •  Andrew Hempstead   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This comprehensive guide includes useful information on history, nature and attractions, as well as in-depth chapters on Banff and Jasper National Parks. (CND231, $17.95)
	The Illustrated History of Canada  •  Craig Brown   • HISTORY  •  A good, nicely illustrated history of Canada, featuring contributions by six Canadian historians, along with hundreds of engravings, maps, photographs and illustrations. (CND19, $32.95)
	The Last Spike, The Great Railway, 1881-1885  •  Pierre Berton   • HISTORY  •  Part two in Berton's exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. (CND179, $24.95)
	The National Dream, The Great Railway, 1871 to 1881  •  Pierre Berton   • HISTORY  •  An exhilarating narrative of the boldest project in Canadian history, the building of the transcontinental railroad. The first of two parts, this book follows the railway from idea to the beginning of construction. (CND178, $24.95)
	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)
	Why I Hate Canadians  •  Will Ferguson   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  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, $19.95)
	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)
	Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw, Travels in Search of Canada  •  Will Ferguson   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  Ferguson (Why I Hate Canadians) dredges up odd characters and amusing icons of Canadian history on his erratic travels across Canada from the west coast, across prairies to Churchill and its famous polar bears, culminating with a visit to the Viking site at L'Anse aux Meadows. (CND236, $14.95)
	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)
	Wallace Stegner, His Life and Work  •  Jackson Benson   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  An award-winning portrait of this prototypical western writer and his times. (CND18, $20.00)
	Shadows on the Rock  •  Willa Cather   • LITERATURE  •  Set at the end of the 17th century in rural Quebec, this beautifully realized novel highlights the struggles of the Parisian widower Auclair and his young daughter to adapt to their new land. (CND10, $13.95)
	The Blind Assassin  •  Margaret Atwood   • LITERATURE  •  Winner of the Booker Prize in 2000, this hauntingly beautiful novel interweaves two disparate strands: one, a murder mystery set in Toronto at the close of WWII; the other, the text of the murdered woman's science fiction novel, which may hold a clue to her death. (CND139, $14.95)
	The Deptford Trilogy  •  Robertson Davies   • LITERATURE  •  An omnibus edition of Fifth Business (1970), The Manticore (1972) and World of Wonders (1975). Noteworthy for their faultless prose, memorable characters and trenchant humor, these novels follow the fate of three youths in Ontario. (CND223, $21.00)
	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)
	The Road Past Altamont  •  Gabrielle Roy  •  Joyce Marshall   • LITERATURE  •  Roy depicts a young girl's world through four connected stories that ultimately trace her coming of age. (CND57, $7.95)
	The Canadian Landscape  •  J.A. Kraulis   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A portfolio of 150 striking color photographs from Atlantic Canada to Vancouver, with accompanying text in English and French. (CND220, $24.95)
	The Canadian Rockies  •  Douglas Leighton   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  This beautiful portrait of the landscapes, wildlife and nature of Banff, Jasper and other parks in the region, featuring 200 oversize color photographs, showcases the best of Douglas Leighton, a naturalist and photographer from the Canadian Rockies. (CND149, $29.95)
	The Natural History of Canada  •  Michal Polak   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A good illustrated introduction to the nature of the north. (CND05, $29.95)
	The Rockies, A Natural History  •  Richard Cannings   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An engaging, illustrated guide to the geology, history, habitats, wildlife and climate of the Rockies, geared for naturalist-travelers. (RKY82, $29.95)
	National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •   National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)
	Rocky Mountain Wildflowers  •  John J. Craighead   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A Peterson guide to 590 species of wildflowers, with both line drawings and a section of color photographs. Focusing on family and genus, the book includes the most conspicuous and commonly encountered flowers. (USW41, $21.00)

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