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Agassiz, A Novel in Stories

by Sandra Birdsell | R.W. Scholes

LITERATURE
1991
HARD COVER
346 PAGES

Several generations of the Lafreniere family set in the fictional town of Agassiz in Manitoba. (CND55, $14.95)

Alberta Map

by Map Art Maps

MAP

A colorful travel map of Alberta. (CND77, $4.95)

Alias Grace

by Margaret Atwood

LITERATURE
1997
PAPER
480 PAGES

Atwood turns her eye to one of the most sensational trials of the 19th century in this novel of the crime and sentencing of Grace Marks, the 16-year old housemaid who murdered her employer and his mistress. (CND322, $15.95)

Ancient People of the Arctic

by Robert McGhee

ARCHAEOLOGY
2001
PAPER
244 PAGES

In this nicely illustrated overview of the Paleo-Eskimos, Robert McGhee, an archaeologist, brings vibrantly to life North America's first settlers and their culture. (ARC163, $32.95)

Arundel

by Kenneth Roberts | N. C. Wyeth

LITERATURE
1995
PAPER
496 PAGES

The grand historical novel of Colonel Benedict Arnold's doomed march on Quebec in 1775, told through the eyes of a soldier in the Continental Army. Rich in historical detail. (CND43, $18.95)

Atlas of Newfoundland & Labrador

by Mem U Nfld Dept Geog

REFERENCE
1992
HARD COVER
78 PAGES

An in-depth atlas featuring statistical information on Newfoundland. It's an excellent overview -- highly recommended. (NFL04, $49.95)

Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast

by Bill Richardson

LITERATURE
1997
PAPER
152 PAGES

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, $15.99)

Banff & Mt. Assiniboine Map

by Gem Trek Maps

MAP

A hiking map for Banff National Park, at a scale of 1:100,000 with colorful relief shading, topographic lines, trails and travel information. (CND53, $8.95)

Baynes Sound Chart

by Canada Map Office

MAP

A hydrographic chart of Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. (CND60, $30.00)

The Beaver, Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer

by Dietland Muller-Schwarze | Lixing Sun

NATURAL HISTORY
2003
HARD COVER
193 PAGES

A comprehensive, accessible monograph on the biology and management of the beaver. (BST89, $37.00)

The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession

by Mark Obmascik

NATURAL HISTORY
2011
PAPER
272 PAGES

Friday, October 14 sees the opening of David Frankel's The Big Year, the most unlikely Hollywood movie of the season. Who would have thought that Jack Black, Steve Martin and Owen Wilson would star in a movie about ... birding. The movie is based on Mark Obmascik's utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd) to see the most birds in a year. (BRD29, $15.00)

The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife

by Christopher W. Leahy | Gordon Morrison

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
1072 PAGES

A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. (NAM21, $19.95)

The Blind Assassin

by Margaret Atwood

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
544 PAGES

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, $15.00)

British Columbia Map

by ITMB

2005
MAP

This attractive map ( 1:1,250,000), covers the region from Seattle to the Yukon and across to the Rockies, including Alaska's Inside Passage. (CND61, $8.95)

Burrard Inlet, A History

by Doreen Armitage

HISTORY
2001
HARD COVER
240 PAGES

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)

Canada

by Mike Grandmaison

NATURAL HISTORY
2009
PAPER
239 PAGES

With 239 colorful photographs, this illustrative book captures some of Canada's breathtaking wildlife and natural sights. (CND348, $25.00)

Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories

by Robert Bothwell

HISTORY
1999
PAPER
296 PAGES

An in-depth look at Canada-Quebec relations through interviews with prominent Canadian figures. (CND69, $32.95)

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 Wall Map

by

2000
MAP

A large wall map of Canada. (CND158, $24.99)

How to Be a Canadian, Even If You Already Are One

by Ian Ferguson | Will Ferguson

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2008
PAPER
275 PAGES

A tongue-in-cheek portrait of Canadian people and society, written by two native sons. Not entirely (but mostly) in jest, the book is an insightful look at the Canadian national character. (CND208, $18.95)

Canada's First Nations, A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times

by Olive Patricia Dickason

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
560 PAGES

A scholarly history of the native peoples of Canada, from their first arrival on the continent, through their development into 50 distinct nations, the impact of European colonization and modern issues. (CND214, $49.50)

Canada: A People's History, Volume 1

by Don Gillmor | Pierre Turgeon

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
320 PAGES

An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective. (CND160, $23.95)

Canada: A People's History, Volume 2

by Don Gillmor | Pierre Turgeon

HISTORY
2002
PAPER
352 PAGES

An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective. (CND161, $23.95)

The Canadian Frontier, 1534-1760

by W. J. Eccles

HISTORY
1983
PAPER
258 PAGES

A popular, groundbreaking academic history of New France in the colonial era. (CND356, $27.95)

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)

Cliffhanger

by Renny Harlin

LITERATURE
2002
DVD

A mountain climber who has lost his nerve finds himself on a rescue mission involving millions of stolen Treasury dollars and ruthless criminals in this film starring Sylvester Stallone. (RKY85, $14.95)

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

by Wayne Johnston

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
562 PAGES

A probing fictional biography of Joseph Smallwood, first premier of the newly created Atlantic province of Newfoundland. It's a hilarious account of a strange man in an even stranger place. (NFL08, $17.00)

A Daytripper's Guide to Manitoba: Exploring Canada's Undiscovered Province

by Bartley Kives

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
234 PAGES

A guide to Canada's prairie province, home of polar bears, fishing camps, and its capital city Winnipeg. (CND59, $24.95)

A Death on the Barrens

by George Bird Grinnell

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2010
PAPER
296 PAGES

A 1955 canoe trip through the Canadian Arctic leads the author and five other men on a journey rife with perils, including food shortages, record low temperatures and a tumble over a waterfall that proves fatal for the group leader. (CND259, $17.95)

Dinosaur Country, Unearthing the Alberta Badlands

by Renie Gross

SCIENCE
1998
PAPER
243 PAGES

An overview of the Badlands of Alberta and a primer on paleontology in the region. (CND76, $12.25)

Emily Carr, an Introduction to Her Life and Art

by Anne Newlands

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1996
PAPER
64 PAGES

A brief, illustrated overview of the early 20th-century Canadian artist. (CND118, $14.95)

Empire of the Bay, The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent

by Peter C. Newman

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
646 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A big, lively history of Hudson's Bay Company, the enormous fur trading organization that controlled and explored much of the Canadian wilderness in the 18th and 19th centuries. (CND78, $16.00)

Escape, In Search of the Natural Soul of Canada

by Roy MacGregor

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2003
PAPER
288 PAGES

MacGregor weaves anecdote, memoir, geography and history in these vivid essays on the idea of wilderness in Canada, drawing in his own family and their house by the lake in the woods of Ontario. (CND222, $16.95)

The Eskimos

by Ernest S. Burch, Jr.

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1988
HARD COVER
128 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated, authoritative portrait of diverse peoples, cultures and landscapes of the circumpolar north with a focus on the Eskimo peoples of Alaska. (ARC165, $19.95)

Evangeline

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

LITERATURE
1999
PAPER
176 PAGES

Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia. (CND46, $7.99)

Eyewitness Guide Canada

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
488 PAGES

An on-the-ground guide to Canada -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (CND188, $25.00)

Eyewitness Top Ten Toronto

by DK Publishing

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Toronto. (CND212, $14.00)

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)

Fall on your Knees

by Ann-Marie MacDonald

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
508 PAGES

A best-selling epic following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island throughout the first half of the 20th century. (CND49, $16.00)

Fatal Passage, The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot

by Ken McGoogan

EXPLORATION
2003
PAPER
328 PAGES

A compelling biography of the Scottish explorer who pioneered Inuit methods, completed the Northwest Passage and found Franklin. (ARC118, $15.95)

Fifth Business

by Robertson Davies

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
266 PAGES

The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. This is the gem that launched his career, laugh-out-loud funny and filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $15.00)

Fodor's Montreal's 25 Best

by Fodor's

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide to Montreal, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (CND41, $11.99)

Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador

by Fodor's Travel Publications

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
316 PAGES

With its many photographs, great introductory chapters and practical travel information, this book is an excellent overview of Italy and its attractions for visitors. Featuring separate sections on suggested places to visit, recommended walks, practical information, descriptions of restaurants and hotels, ratings of sights, and a chronology of historic events. (CND306, $16.99)

Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador

by Inc. (EDT) Fodor's Travel Publications

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
320 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. (CND311, $16.99)

Fodor's Toronto, With Niagara Falls & the Niagara Wine Region

by Fodor's Travel Publications

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
304 PAGES

This practical guide in the popular series is packed with insider information in an easy-to-use format. (CND307, $18.99)

Fodor's Vancouver & Victoria

by

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
336 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CND301, $18.99)

Footprint Western Canada Handbook

by Matthew Gardner

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
416 PAGES

Covering Vancouver, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies, and the Yukon, this guidebook is an excellent resource for deciding where to go and what to do in the Canadian West. With maps, color photographs, and short sections on history and culture. (CND264, $23.95)

Frommer's Alberta

by Murray Whyte

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CND331, $21.99)

Frommer's British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies

by Bill McRae

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
433 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (CND298, $20.99)

Frommer's British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies

by Frommer's

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
438 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CND337, $20.99)

Frommer's Canada

by Leslie Brokaw

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CND333, $24.99)

Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City

by Leslie Brokaw

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
320 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, with plenty of practical information on where to go and stay. (CND316, $17.99)

Frommer's Niagara Region

by Louise Dearden

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
245 PAGES

A practical, frequently revised guide to exploring Niagara Falls and surroundings. (CND254, $18.99)

Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island

by Paul Karr

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
344 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CND334, $16.99)

Frommer's Ottawa

by James Hale

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
224 PAGES

A practical travel guide to Canada's capital city featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With maps, color photos and suggested excursions. (CND225, $19.99)

Frommer's Toronto

by Hilary Davidson

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CND335, $17.99)

Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria

by Donald Olson

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
320 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (CND300, $19.99)

Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria

by Donald Olson

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CND336, $17.99)

Frommer's Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands & the San Juan Islands

by Chris McBeath

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
256 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (CND299, $17.99)

Frommer's Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands & the San Juan Islands

by Chris McBeath

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
256 PAGES

A practical travel guide featuring excellent annotated listings of what to do and where to eat and sleep. With one-color maps and suggested excursions. (CND299, $17.99)

The Golden Spruce, A True Story of Myth, Madness, And Greed

by John Vaillant

HISTORY
2006
PAPER
255 PAGES

Set on Canada's Queen Charlotte Island, this true story of loggers versus environmentalists tugs at the heartstrings and forces the reader to examine the consequences of deforestation. (CND308, $24.95)

The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, An Introduction

by Anne Newlands

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2008
PAPER
64 PAGES

A slim, accessible introduction to the art and times of the famous Canadian landscape painters, eight men who revolutionized Canadian approaches to art and wilderness in the early 20th century. (CND142, $14.95)

The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
320 PAGES

Atwood's highly acclaimed novel depicts a monotheocratic future in which American women are assigned one of three roles-- housekeeper, chaste wife, or child-bearing handmaid. (CND323, $15.00)

Holman, Forty Years of Graphic Art

by Darlene Coward Wight

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2001
PAPER

An exhibition catalog from the Winnepeg Art Gallery. (ARC120, $25.00)

Ice Trap, A Novel of Suspense

by Kitty Sewell

LITERATURE
2008
HARD COVER
352 PAGES

(CND304, $24.95)

Identities in North America, The Search for Community

by Robert Earle

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1995
PAPER
256 PAGES

David Crombie (the former mayor of Toronto) writes on Canadian cities, Mark Pachter takes on American identity, and several politicians debate the Quebec question. It is a stimulating, wonderfully uneven book. (CND14, $26.95)

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)

Insider's Guide Victoria & Vancouver Island

by Gerald Hill | Kathleen Hill

GUIDEBOOK
2007
PAPER
360 PAGES

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)

Into the Dinosaurs' Graveyard: Canadian Digs and Discoveries

by David A. E. Spalding

NATURAL HISTORY
2001
PAPER
305 PAGES

A spirited history of personalities and politics of dinosaur collecting in Canada. (CND137, $13.95)

Inuit Art, An Introduction

by Ingo Hessel | Dieter Hessel

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2003
PAPER
198 PAGES

A history, survey and guide to appreciating Inuit drawings, prints, textiles and sculpture with 125 color photographs. (ARC142, $45.00)

Inuit Language in Inuit Communities in Canada

by Natascha Sontag

REFERENCE
2006
PAPER

This full-color map shows the range of Inuit communities across Arctic Canada from Labrador to Banks Island and the Yukon. (ARC202, $16.95)

Inventing Niagara

by Ginger Strand

HISTORY
2008
PAPER
352 PAGES

A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $16.00)

Island, The Complete Stories

by Alistair MacLeod

LITERATURE
2011
PAPER
448 PAGES

Raised in Cape Breton, Alistair MacLeod writes of family, the pull of old Gaelic traditions, love and the landscape and folkways of Nova Scotia in this collection of 16 stories. Winner of the Pen/Malamud Award. (CND73, $15.95)

Islands of the Arctic

by Julian Dowdeswell | Michael Hambrey

NATURAL HISTORY
2002
HARD COVER
280 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated, authoritative overview of the physical geography of the Arctic, especially the role of glaciers and ice in shaping the land and history of northern islands across the Arctic from the Canadian Archipelago, Greenland and Svalbard to the Russian Arctic. (ARC122, $60.00)

Jasper National Park & Maligne Lake Map

by Gem Trek Maps

2001
MAP

A detailed hiking map to popular trails at a scale of 1:100,000. (RKY52, $9.95)

Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand

by Kenn Kaufman

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2006
PAPER
336 PAGES

Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. (BRD27, $14.95)

Knopf Guide Quebec

by Knopf Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2005
FLEXI-BOUND
408 PAGES

This compact, comprehensive guide includes an overview of the history, culture and attractions of the province, with an abundance of color illustrations and maps. (CND235, $27.50)

Lake Louise and Yoho Map

by Gem Trek Maps

2001
MAP

A topographic map of this popular hiking region from Lake Louise to Emerald Lake, at a scale of 1:50,000. (RKY50, $8.95)

The Last Imaginary Place

by Robert McGhee

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2007
PAPER
296 PAGES

A curator at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, McGhee combines a lifetime of field work, ethnography and travel in this illuminating account of the human history of the Arctic. (ARC164, $18.00)

Leaning on the Wind, Under the Spell of the Great Chinook

by Sid Marty

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2009
PAPER
374 PAGES

A personal quest to capture the Pacific wind and the spirit of the Canadian Rockies. (CND185, $22.95)

Lives of Girls and Women

by Alice Munro

LITERATURE
2001
PAPER
288 PAGES

Munro's only novel, a heartfelt and insightful story of a young girl's coming-of-age on a fox farm in Ontario. (CND215, $15.00)

Lonely Planet Discover Canada

by Lonely Planet

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
400 PAGES

Focusing on must-see and memorable places and experiences, this all color guide by the discerning editors at Lonely Planet, featuring hundreds of color photographs and maps, includes suggested tours and itineraries along with not-to-be-missed places to stay, eat, shop and see. (CND377, $24.99)

Lonely Planet Montreal and Quebec City

by Jeremy Gray

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
320 PAGES

In its hallmark style, this practical guide to Montreal by Lonely Planet features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and much nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. (CND105, $18.99)

Mad Dogs and an Englishwoman: Travels with Sled Dogs in Canada's Frozen North

by Polly Evans

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2009
PAPER
304 PAGES

Evans (Fried Eggs With Chopsticks) takes on Northern Canada and the Yukon Quest, a dog-sledding race more arduous than the Iditarod, in this entertaining travelogue. One in a series of her light-hearted travel adventures. (CND324, $14.00)

The Making of an Explorer: George Hubert Wilkins and The Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916

by Stuart E. Jenness

EXPLORATION
2004
HARD COVER
418 PAGES

A portrait of the young Australian Wilkins, expedition leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and the Canadian Arctic Expedition. (ARC177, $65.00)

Mammals of North America

by Roland W. Kays | Don E. Wilson

FIELD GUIDE
2009
PAPER
248 PAGES

Fully revised, this second edition covers 462 mammals found throughout the United States and Canada. With 112 color plates, range maps and concise descriptive information. (NAM11, $19.95)

Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions

by Adrian Forsyth

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
352 PAGES

A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)

Manitoba Map

by ITMB

MAP

A map of the Canadian province at a scale of 1:900,000. (CND51, $7.95)

Michelin Green Guide Alberta and the Rockies

by Michelin

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
288 PAGES

A handy Green Guide in the well-known series, with excellent local maps, site plans and practical details. (CND380, $19.95)

Michelin Green Guide Atlantic Canada

by Michelin

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
288 PAGES

A handy Green Guide in the well-known series, with excellent local maps, site plans and practical details. (CND381, $19.95)

Michelin Green Guide British Columbia and the Rockies

by Michelin

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
288 PAGES

A handy Green Guide in the well-known series, with excellent local maps, site plans and practical details. (CND382, $19.95)

Michelin Green Guide Canada

by Michelin

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
480 PAGES

With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture. (CND383, $21.99)

Michelin Green Guide Ontario

by Michelin

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
288 PAGES

With the same focus on driving tours, detailed maps and the Michelin star system, the venerable Green Guides are even better -- organized regionally, in color and with an overview of history, art and culture. (CND384, $19.95)

Michelin Must Sees Montreal & Quebec City

by Michelin

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER

A pocket guide to sights and activities, organized thematically. With practical advice on what to do for fun, where to stay and eat, and what to do with kids. (CND385, $11.99)

Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War

by Francis Parkman | Caleb Carr | John Keegan

HISTORY
2001
PAPER
640 PAGES

This volume, a reprint of the original 1884 edition by the great Francis Parkman, is an extensively researched account of the French and Indian War and of the great generals Montcalm and Wolfe. (CND16, $24.95)

Montreal Map

by Borch Maps

2006
MAP

A folded, laminated map of the city center of Montreal. (CND104, $8.95)

Moon Handbook Alberta including Banff, Jasper and the Canadian Rockies

by Andrew Hempstead

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
541 PAGES

A guide to northern Canada from the Arctic and the high mountain ranges of the Canadian Rockies to the fossil rich Alberta Badlands and cities such as Calgary, Banff, Jasper and Edmonton. (CND75, $21.95)

Moon Handbook Atlantic Canada

by Mark Morris

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
500 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. With regional maps and detailed descriptions of St. John's and other points of interest, along with an overview of the people, wildlife and history of the region. (CAN02, $19.95)

Moon Handbook British Columbia including the Canadian Rockies

by Andrew Hempstead

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
480 PAGES

This comprehensive guide stakes out the best sites throughout British Columbia, nicely balancing practical detail with a good overview of the region and its attractions. (CND132, $21.95)

Moon Vancouver and Victoria, Including Whistler and Vancouver Island

by Andrew Hempstead

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
300 PAGES

A no-nonsense practical guide in the Moon series, jam-packed not only with travel necessities (hotels, restaurants, sights), but also with a good overview of history, flora and fauna and geology. (CND312, $17.99)

Moon Western Canada

by Andrew Hempstead

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
635 PAGES

A great resource for the independent traveler, this guidebook features a good introduction to land, history and culture, as well as practical detail on getting around, where to go, and where to stay. With personality, detailed local maps, glossary and suggested itineraries. (CND350, $23.95)

My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations

by Howard Norman

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2004
HARD COVER
208 PAGES
FAVORITE

Howard Norman returned to Nova Scotia over a period of 30 years to interview local legends and research the folklore of the area. Norman writes with an impressionistic intimacy to create a portrait of this enchanting place and its people. (CND204, $20.00)

The Native Trees of Canada

by Leanne Shapton

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2010
PAPER
96 PAGES

A bold reinterpretation of a century-old book, Shapton turns an old government catalog into a gorgeously colored, striking celebration of the trees, leaves, seeds and cones of pine, birch and other iconic trees of boreal Canada. (CND372, $19.95)

Nature Wells Gray, Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Trails & More

by Trevor Goward | Cathie Hickson

NATURAL HISTORY
1996
PAPER
224 PAGES

A guide to Wells Gray Provincial Park (CND47, $14.95)

The New Victoria Walking Guide

by Rosemary Neering

GUIDEBOOK
2003
PAPER
128 PAGES

A small guide to favorite walks in Victoria, British Columbia. (CND119, $12.95)

Niagara Falls: An Intimate Portrait

by John Grant | Ray Jones

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
160 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

An illustrated overview of Niagara Falls' allure, attractions, history and nature, published in conjunction with a television series. (CND238, $24.95)

No Great Mischief

by Alistair MacLeod

LITERATURE
2011
PAPER
304 PAGES

A novel covering 200 years in the history of a family of Scottish immigrants living in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. MacLeod creates a modern saga of the immigrant experience, familial bonds and life in coastal Canada. (CND48, $15.95)

Northeastern USA, Eastern Canada Map

by Michelin

MAP

This colorful map covers all the Great Lakes, extending south to Washington and north to New Brunswick at a scale of 1:2,400,000. (CND182, $6.95)

The Northern Copper Inuit, A History

by Julia Ogina | Richard G. Condon

HISTORY
1996
HARD COVER
216 PAGES

A vivid history of the Holman region of the Northwest Territories. (ARC119, $34.95)

Northern Nurse

by Elliott Merrick | Lawrence Millman

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2003
PAPER
332 PAGES

A classic account of life and adventures in Labrador, originally published in 1941. It's the story of Australian nurse Kate Austen at Labrador's Grenfell Mission, written by her writer and novelist husband Elliott Merrick -- and a wonderful portrait of place. (CND190, $14.00)

Northwest Territories

by ITMB

2008
MAP

A traveler's map of the region at a scale of 1:1.3 million with good topographic relief. (ALA89, $12.95)

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)

Ontario Map

by Map Art Maps

MAP

A folded travel map of the province at a scale of 1:750,000. (CND226, $4.95)

Ontario Pocket Atlas

by Map Art Maps

MAP

A pocket atlas to Ontario. (CND165, $19.95)

Owls in the Family

by Farley Mowat

NATURAL HISTORY
1981
PAPER
91 PAGES
FAMILY

The hilarious adventures of Billy, his friend Bruce and two newly adopted great horned owls, Wol and Weeps, set in Saskatchewan prairie by the incomprable Farley Mowat. (BRD18, $5.99)

Prisoners of the North

by Pierre Berton

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
2005
PAPER
336 PAGES

In this engaging series of biographies, Berton recounts the lives and adventures of poet Robert Service, gold prospector Joe Boyle and other personalities of the Canadian North. (CND217, $26.00)

Quebec Province Map

by Borch Maps

MAP

A map of the province (1:800,000) with insets of Old Montreal, Quebec city and the region. (CND26, $4.95)

Quebec Road Atlas

by Map Art Maps

2001
MAP

A detailed atlas of the province of Quebec with city and regional maps. (CND164, $24.95)

Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul

by Scott Weidensaul

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
416 PAGES

An eye-opening trek in the footsteps of conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, whose 1953 journey across America resulted in the classic Wild America. (USA123, $16.00)

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 Road Past Altamont

by Gabrielle Roy | Joyce Marshall

LITERATURE
1996
PAPER
154 PAGES

Roy depicts a young girl's world through four connected stories that ultimately trace her coming of age. (CND57, $7.95)

Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference

by Daniel Mathews

GUIDEBOOK
2003
PAPER
672 PAGES

A comprehensive field guide featuring 800 line drawings and 480 color photographs. (RKY61, $26.00)

Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

by John J. Craighead

FIELD GUIDE
1998
PAPER
277 PAGES

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)

Rough Guide Canada

by Christina Williams | Tanya Smith | Phil Lee | Tim Jepson

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
1136 PAGES

An opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions. (CND209, $26.99)

Rough Guide Music Canada

by Various Artists

MUSIC
2003
AUDIO CD

Various immigrant and ethnic groups have lent Canada a rich musical tradition, from Celtic fiddle music to Quebecois chanson to Inuit throat singing. (CND266, $14.95)

Rough Guide Toronto

by Phil Lee | Helen Lovekin

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
256 PAGES

A no-nonsense, pocket guide to the city with descriptions of attractions and a good overview of history and culture. (CND136, $19.99)

Runaway, Stories

by Alice Munro

LITERATURE
2005
PAPER
352 PAGES

In this collection, Alice Munro, a master of the short story, offers up eight impeccably observed and crafted tales of women. Several of the affecting stories originally appeared in the New Yorker. (CND216, $15.95)

Scats and Tracks of the Rocky Mountains

by James Halfpenny | Todd Telander

FIELD GUIDE
2001
PAPER
145 PAGES

An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description. (USW118, $9.95)

Searching for Paradise

by Thurston Clarke

EXPLORATION
2002
PAPER
352 PAGES

In the grip of Islomania, which he describes as a common malady, Clarke romps around the world visiting 13 islands from Mas a Tierra to FDR's sleepy Campobello, quirkily organized into islands "famous, personal and symbolic." (EXP10, $19.00)

Sleeping Island, A Journey to the Edge of the Barrens

by R.H. Cockburn | P.G. Downes

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2006
PAPER
267 PAGES

Harvard graduate Downes recounts his solo 1939 canoe adventure through the Great Barren Lands of the Canadian North to the then-unmapped Nueltin Lake. He meets Indians and Inuits who remain completely untouched by the world of white men. (CND258, $19.95)

Songs of the North

by Sigurd Olson

NATURAL HISTORY
1995
PAPER
288 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

A collection of 20 lyrical essays on the nature of the Saskatchewan wilderness of northern Minnesota and Ontario, selected and introduced by Howard Frank Mosher. (CND09, $17.00)

Sources of the River, Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America

by Jack Nisbet

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
228 PAGES

This biography recounts David Thompson's great western explorations from the years 1784-1812, interweaving author Jack Nisbet's narrative with entries and drawings from Thompson's own journals. With 16 maps. (RKY91, $14.95)

Southwest Alberta - Southeast British Columbia Map

by Gem Trek Maps

MAP

At a scale of 1:600,000, this simple, foldup map shows from Edmonton to the U.S. Border. (CND29, $5.95)

Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas

by Ronald Wright

HISTORY
2004
PAPER
464 PAGES

A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account. (NAM20, $24.95)

A Taste of Quebec

by Julian Armstrong

FOOD
2001
PAPER
200 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Featuring new recipes as well as traditional favorites, this survey of food in Quebec makes for a nice cookbook. It also incorporates history, culture and folklore to distinguish the culinary diversity found throughout the province. (CND181, $19.95)

This Marvellous Terrible Place, Images of Newfoundland and Labrador

by Yva Momatiuk | John Eastcott

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
1998
PAPER
176 PAGES

This portrait of Newfoundland, compiled by two accomplished photojournalists, combines color photographs and oral histories of the area. (NFL07, $24.95)

To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession

by Dan Koeppel

NATURAL HISTORY
2006
PAPER
304 PAGES

In this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Koeppel chronicles his father's growing obsession and accomplishment as an elite birdwatcher, one of a handful of people who have tallied 7,000 species. (BRD28, $14.00)

Toronto Street Names, An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins

by Leonard Wise | Allan Gould

HISTORY
2000
PAPER
224 PAGES

The authors trace the origins of 350 street names, uncovering much Toronto history en route, an unusual approach to civic history, illustrated with archival photographs. (CND143, $24.95)

Trading Beyond the Mountains, the British Fur Trade on the Pacific, 1793-1843

by Richard Somerset MacKie

HISTORY
1998
PAPER
368 PAGES

A history of early fur trade and exploration in the Pacific Northwest (PNW123, $35.95)

True North

by Lawrence Millman | Elliott Merrick

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2010
PAPER
312 PAGES

Merrick's 1933 ode to Labrador, a warmly detailed, affectionate account of abandoning city life for the wilderness, his experiences living and working with trappers and settlers, and the nurse he met and married. (CND257, $16.95)

Vancouver Island Map

by ITMB

MAP

A colorful paper travel map of the island, at a scale of 1:250,000. (CND134, $6.95)

Vancouver Map

by Borch Maps

2006
MAP

A laminated, folded map of Vancouver, British Columbia at a scale of 1:15,000. (CND125, $8.95)

The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder

by Peter Cashwell

NATURAL HISTORY
2003
PAPER
269 PAGES

A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. (BRD26, $16.95)

Victoria, A History in Photographs

by Peter Grant

HISTORY
2010
PAPER
112 PAGES

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, $14.95)

Victoria, Vancouver Island Map

by Map Art Maps

2002
MAP

A folded map of Victoria, Vancouver Island, at a nice scale of 1:25,000. (CND124, $4.95)

Wallace Stegner, His Life and Work

by Jackson Benson

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1997
PAPER
472 PAGES

An award-winning portrait of this prototypical western writer and his times. (CND18, $20.00)

The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia

by Jean Barman

HISTORY
2007
PAPER
450 PAGES

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, $43.95)

Whistler and Region Map

by ITMB

MAP

A colorful travel map of Whistler with topographical detail at a scale of 1:50,000. (CND207, $8.95)

Winslow Homer Watercolors

by Helen A. Cooper

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1987
PAPER
260 PAGES

An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. This is a valuable book for anyone wishing to understand Homer's work and the American watercolor tradition. (USE85, $39.95)

The Woman Who Walked to Russia

by Cassandra Pybus

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
2003
PAPER
238 PAGES

A journey in the footsteps of the remarkable Lillian Alling, a refugee from Russia and bon vivant in 1920s Yiddishkeit who, homesick, sets off across America with a hand-drawn map. (PNW205, $14.00)

Wonderful Life, The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

by Stephen Jay Gould

NATURAL HISTORY
1990
PAPER
347 PAGES

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, $17.95)

Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race

by John Balzar

SPORT
2001
PAPER
306 PAGES

Balzar follows mushers on the 1,023-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race, an excellent opportunity to examine the rugged landscape and those who inhabit it. He adroitly profiles some of the trappers and mushers on the race. (ALA211, $18.99)

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