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	Agassiz, A Novel in Stories • Sandra Birdsell • R.W. Scholes • LITERATURE • Several generations of the Lafreniere family set in the fictional town of Agassiz in Manitoba. (CND55, $14.95)
	Alberta & British Columbia Map • ITMB • (CND52, $6.95)
	Alberta Map • Map Art Maps • A colorful travel map of Alberta. (CND77, $4.95)
	Ancient People of the Arctic • Robert McGhee • ARCHAEOLOGY • 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)
	Arctic Kingdom, Life at the Edge • National Geographic • NATURAL HISTORY • OUT OF PRINT • An entry in the National Geographic series "World's Last Great Places." Much of the excellent, hour-long program focuses on polar bear and other Arctic wildlife of the Canadian Arctic. (ARC116, $19.95)
	Arundel • Kenneth Roberts • N. C. Wyeth • LITERATURE • 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 • Mem U Nfld Dept Geog • REFERENCE • An in-depth atlas featuring statistical information on Newfoundland. It's an excellent overview -- highly recommended. (NFL04, $49.95)
	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)
	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)
	Banff & Mt. Assiniboine Map • Gem Trek Maps • 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 • Canada Map Office • (CND60, $30.00)
	The Beaver, Natural History of a Wetlands Engineer • Dietland Muller-Schwarze • Lixing Sun • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • Mark Obmascik • NATURAL HISTORY • Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year. It's an utterly compelling account of a three-way race (roofing contractor, tycoon, software nerd), likely never again to be equaled. (BRD29, $14.00)
	The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • 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)
	British Columbia Map • ITMB • A colorful traveler's map of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CND61, $8.95)
	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)
	Canada and Quebec: One Country, Two Histories • Robert Bothwell • HISTORY • An in-depth look at Canada-Quebec relations through interviews with prominent Canadian figures. (CND69, $32.95)
	Canada Wall Map • National Geographic • A large wall map of Canada. (CND158, $24.99)
	Canada's First Nations, A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times • Olive Patricia Dickason • HISTORY • 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 • Don Gillmor • Pierre Turgeon • HISTORY • An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective. (CND160, $60.00)
	Canada: A People's History, Volume 2 • Don Gillmor • Pierre Turgeon • HISTORY • An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective. (CND161, $60.00)
	Castles of the North, Canda's Grand Hotels • Barbara Chisholm • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A celebration of extravagant hotels throughout Canada. (CND120, $29.95)
	City of Ice • John Farrow • LITERATURE • A page-turning crime thriller involving a Montreal police officer. (CND65, $25.00)
	Cliffhanger • Renny Harlin • LITERATURE • (RKY85, $14.95)
	The Colony of Unrequited Dreams • Wayne Johnston • LITERATURE • 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, $15.95)
	A Death on the Barrens • George Bird Grinnell • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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, $19.00)
	Dinosaur Country, Unearthing the Alberta Badlands • Renie Gross • SCIENCE • An overview of the Badlands of Alberta and a primer on paleontology in the region. (CND76, $12.25)
	Eastern Canada Map • Hildebrand • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE • A full-color map of Eastern Canada at a scale of 1:1,500,000, covering the entire St. Lawrence Seaway and the Atlantic coast. (CAN03, $12.95)
	Eastern Canada Map • ITMB • A double-sided, folded map of Eastern Canada. (CND182, $6.95)
	Emily Carr, an Introduction to Her Life and Art • Anne Newlands • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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 • Peter C. Newman • HISTORY • 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)
	The Eskimos • Ernest S. Burch, Jr. • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow • LITERATURE • Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia. (CND46, $6.95)
	Eyewitness Guide Canada • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • An on-the-ground guide to Canada -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (CND188, $25.00)
	Eyewitness Top Ten Toronto • DK Publishing • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Toronto. (CND212, $12.00)
	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)
	Fall on your Knees • Ann-Marie MacDonald • LITERATURE • 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 • Ken McGoogan • EXPLORATION • A compelling biography of the Scottish explorer who pioneered Inuit methods, completed the Northwest Passage and found Franklin. (ARC118, $14.00)
	Fifth Business • Robertson Davies • LITERATURE • Robertson Davies' first -- and possibly best -- novel, set in rural Ontario and Toronto. It's laugh-out-loud funny, filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. (USW42, $14.00)
	Fodor's Montreal's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $11.95)
	Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador • Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $16.95)
	Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador • Inc. (EDT) Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. (CND311, $16.95)
	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)
	Fodor's Toronto, With Niagara Falls & the Niagara Wine Region • Fodor's Travel Publications • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide in the popular series is packed with insider information in an easy-to-use format. (CND307, $16.95)
	Fodor's Vancouver & British Columbia • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CND301, $16.95)
	Footprint Western Canada Handbook • Matthew Gardner • GUIDEBOOK • 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 British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies • Bill McRae • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $19.99)
	Frommer's Canada • Hilary Davidson • GUIDEBOOK • 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. (CND297, $22.99)
	Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City • Leslie Brokaw • GUIDEBOOK • COMING IN DECEMBER • 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 • Louise Dearden • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, frequently revised guide to exploring Niagara Falls and surroundings. (CND254, $19.99)
	Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria • Donald Olson • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $17.99)
	Frommer's Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands & the San Juan Islands • Chris McBeath • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $16.99)
	Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History • Mike Grandmaison • Noel Hudson • NATURAL HISTORY • A large-format history of Georgian Bay from prehistory to cottagers with 400 archival photos. (GLK14, $45.00)
	The Golden Spruce, A True Story of Myth, Madness, And Greed • John Vaillant • HISTORY • 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 • Anne Newlands • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	High Latitudes, An Arctic Journey • Farley Mowat • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A chronicle of Mowat's hopscotch across the Canadian Arctic in 1966 on behalf of the Canadian government. In high spirits, Mowat encounters and interviews an eccentric cast of characters throughout the north. (ARC141, $15.95)
	Holman, Forty Years of Graphic Art • Darlene Coward Wight • ART & ARCHITECTURE • An exhibition catalog from the Winnepeg Art Gallery. (ARC120, $25.00)
	How to be a Canadian, Even If You Already are One • Ian Ferguson • Will Ferguson • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $19.95)
	Ice Trap, A Novel of Suspense • Kitty Sewell • LITERATURE • (CND304, $24.95)
	Identities in North America, The Search for Community • Robert Earle • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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, $24.95)
	In the Skin of a Lion • Michael Ondaatje • LITERATURE • 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, $13.00)
	Insider's 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)
	Insight Pocket Guide Quebec Province • Insight Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A compact guide to Quebec, with 16 suggested itineraries, including Quebec City, Montreal and the Gaspe Peninsula. With color photographs and excellent local maps, including a separate pull-out map with insets of Montreal and Quebec City. (CND38, $13.95)
	Into the Dinosaurs' Graveyard: Canadian Digs and Discoveries • David A. E. Spalding • NATURAL HISTORY • A spirited history of personalities and politics of dinosaur collecting in Canada. (CND137, $13.95)
	Inuit Art, An Introduction • Ingo Hessel • Dieter Hessel • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A history, survey and guide to appreciating Inuit drawings, prints, textiles and sculpture with 125 color photographs. (ARC142, $35.00)
	Inuit Language in Inuit Communities in Canada • Natascha Sontag • REFERENCE • 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: Beauty, Power and Lies • Ginger Strand • HISTORY • A witty, well-researched tale of the transformation of a natural wonder into an engineering feat, spectacle and monument. (CND302, $25.00)
	Island, The Complete Stories • Alistair MacLeod • LITERATURE • From one of Canada's most important writers comes a collection of stories about family and tradition in Nova Scotia. They tell of a young generation who has adapted to the New World but still tries to find their place within the Old World traditions of Scotland. (CND73, $14.95)
	Islands of the Arctic • Julian Dowdeswell • Michael Hambrey • NATURAL HISTORY • The authors, glaciologists both, use examples from their work in Greenland, Spitsbergen, Russia and the Canadian Arctic in this illustrated survey. (ARC122, $50.00)
	Jasper National Park & Maligne Lake Map • Gem Trek Maps • A detailed hiking map to popular trails at a scale of 1:100,000. (RKY52, $9.95)
	Kensington • Jean Cochrane • Vincenzo Pietropaolo • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A pictorial portrait of Toronto's Kensington Market, past and present, featuring 120 black-and-white photographs. No neighborhood is more emblematic of polyglot Toronto than Kensington, where Indians, Italians, Afro-Carribeans, Chinese and Anglo-Saxons eat, sleep and haggle side-by-side. (CND144, $29.95)
	Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $14.00)
	Knopf Guide Quebec • Knopf Guides • GUIDEBOOK • 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 Champlain, Key to Liberty • Arthur Cohn • Ralph Nading Hill • HISTORY • The history surrounding Lake Champlain, the gateway between Quebec and New York. (USE145, $24.95)
	Lake Louise and Yoho Map • Gem Trek Maps • 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 • Robert McGhee • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Sid Marty • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A personal quest to capture the Pacific wind and the spirit of the Canadian Rockies. (CND185, $18.95)
	Lives of Girls and Women • Alice Munro • LITERATURE • Munro's only novel, a heartfelt and insightful story of a young girl's coming-of-age on a fox farm in Ontario. (CND215, $13.95)
	Lonely Planet Montreal and Quebec City • Jeremy Gray • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $16.99)
	The Making of an Explorer: George Hubert Wilkins and The Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916 • Stuart E. Jenness • EXPLORATION • A portrait of the young Australian Wilkins, expedition leader Vilhjalmur Stefansson, and the Canadian Arctic Expedition. (ARC177, $49.95)
	Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson • FIELD GUIDE • The most comprehensive guide to mammals found north of Mexico. (NAM11, $19.95)
	Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions • Adrian Forsyth • NATURAL HISTORY • A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America. (NAM02, $29.95)
	Manitoba Map • Rand McNally Maps • A map of the Canadian province of Manitoba at a scale of 1:1,000,000. (CND51, $4.95)
	Manitoba, A Colourguide • Marilyn Morton • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to Canada's prairie province, home of polar bears, fishing camps, and its capital city Winnipeg. (CND59, $19.95)
	Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War • Francis Parkman • Caleb Carr • John Keegan • HISTORY • 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 • Borch Maps • A folded, laminated map of the city center of Montreal. (CND104, $7.95)
	Moon Handbook Alberta and the Northwest Territories • Andrew Hempstead • GUIDEBOOK • 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 • Mark Morris • GUIDEBOOK • 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 • Andrew Hempstead • Jane King • GUIDEBOOK • 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 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)
	Moon Handbook Montreal and Quebec City • Jennifer Edwards • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, in-depth guide in the popular series. (CND270, $17.95)
	Moon Vancouver and Victoria, Including Whistler and Vancouver Island • Andrew Hempstead • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $17.95)
	Mountain Home, Tales of Seeking a Family Life in Harmony With Nature • Adolf Hungry Wolf • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Mr. Hungry Wolf shares tales of herbal remedies, wild animals, home schooling his four children and living without running water, phone, TV or electricity in the Canadian Rockies. (CND31, $14.95)
	The Museum Guard • Howard Norman • LITERATURE • Set in Halifax in 1938, this is the odd tale of a museum guard and his relationship with the woman who is caretaker at a local cemetery. (CND40, $15.00)
	My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations • Howard Norman • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	Nature Wells Gray, Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Trails & More • Trevor Goward • Cathie Hickson • NATURAL HISTORY • A guide to Wells Gray Provincial Park (CND47, $14.95)
	The New Victoria Walking Guide • Rosemary Neering • GUIDEBOOK • A small guide to favorite walks in Victoria, British Columbia. (CND119, $12.95)
	Niagara Falls: An Intimate Portrait • John Grant • Ray Jones • NATURAL HISTORY • An illustrated overview of Niagara Falls' allure, attractions, history and nature, published in conjunction with a television series. (CND238, $24.95)
	Niagara: A History of the Falls • The History Channel • HISTORY • The History Channel overview of the falls, its history, attractions and allure as a tourist destination. (CND239, $24.95)
	No Great Mischief • Alistair MacLeod • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)
	The Northern Copper Inuit, A History • Julia Ogina • Richard G. Condon • HISTORY • A vivid history of the Holman region of the Northwest Territories. (ARC119, $34.95)
	Of Wolves and Men • Barry Lopez • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $18.00)
	Ontario Map • Map Art Maps • A road map of the province. (CND25, $4.95)
	Ontario Pocket Atlas • Map Art Maps • A pocket atlas to Ontario. (CND165, $19.95)
	Owls in the Family • Farley Mowat • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $5.50)
	Prince Edward Island Map • Map Art Maps • A map of Prince Edward Island at a scale of 1:250,000. (CND72, $4.95)
	Prince Edward Island, A Colourguide • Laurie Brinklow • GUIDEBOOK • A region-by-region guide to Canada's smallest province, featuring 400 color photographs. Published in Canada, it is a nice introduction to Prince Edward Island and its attractions. (CND71, $16.95)
	Prisoners of the North • Pierre Berton • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 City Map • Insight Maps • A laminated, folded map of the center of Quebec City. (CND170, $4.95)
	Quebec Province Map • Map Art Maps • A map of the Canadian province of Quebec at a scale of 1:800,000. (CND26, $4.95)
	Quebec Road Atlas • Map Art Maps • A detailed atlas of the province of Quebec with city and regional maps. (CND164, $19.95)
	Quebec, Ulysses Travel Guide • Ulysses Travel Guide • GUIDEBOOK • A comprehensive, up-to-date guide to Quebec Province, including a brief overview of history, culture and nature along with travel information. (CND44, $27.95)
	Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $15.00)
	Rising from the Plains • John McPhee • NATURAL HISTORY • McPhee's elegant and accessible essays show the geology the Rockies though his travels with U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love. (USW18, $15.00)
	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)
	Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference • Daniel Mathews • FIELD GUIDE • A comprehensive field guide featuring 800 line drawings and 480 color photographs. (RKY61, $26.00)
	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)
	Rough Guide Canada • Christina Williams • Tanya Smith • Phil Lee • Tim Jepson • GUIDEBOOK • An opinionated, thorough travel guide with region-by-region descriptions. (CND209, $26.99)
	Rough Guide Music Canada • Various Artists • MUSIC • 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 • Phil Lee • Helen Lovekin • GUIDEBOOK • A no-nonsense, pocket guide to the city with descriptions of attractions and a good overview of history and culture. T (CND136, $16.99)
	Rough Guides Canada 25 Ultimate Experiences • Rough Guides • GUIDEBOOK • Subtitled Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, these colorful pocket guides, 25 in all, published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Rough Guides, celebrate remarkable, not-to-be-missed things to do and places to go, certain to inspire. (CND278, $5.99)
	Runaway, Stories • Alice Munro • LITERATURE • 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 • James Halfpenny • Todd Telander • FIELD GUIDE • An essential pocket guide to 70 species of mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, with line drawings, range map and description. (USW118, $9.95)
	Sea of Slaughter, A Chronicle of the Destruction of Animal Life in the North Atlantic • Farley Mowat • NATURAL HISTORY • An examination of human exploitation of the marine resources of the North Atlantic, with sections on whaling, the Great Auk and cod. (OCE07, $16.95)
	Searching for Crusoe: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands • Thurston Clarke • EXPLORATION • An exploration of islands around the world to explore man's fascination with islands. (EXP10, $19.00)
	Selected Stories • Alice Munro • LITERATURE • A collection of 28 short stories represents some of the Canadian author's finest work. (CND200, $16.95)
	Sleeping Island, A Journey to the Edge of the Barrens • R.H. Cockburn • P.G. Downes • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	Sources of the River, Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America • Jack Nisbet • HISTORY • 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 • Gem Trek Maps • Fairly detailed map covering Edmonton to the US Border. (CND29, $5.95)
	Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright • HISTORY • 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, $17.00)
	Switchbacks, True Stories from the Canadian Rockies • Sid Marty • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	This Marvellous Terrible Place, Images of Newfoundland and Labrador • Yva Momatiuk • John Eastcott • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • This portrait of Newfoundland, compiled by two accomplished photojournalists, combines color photographs and oral histories of the area. (NFL07, $24.95)
	The Tin Flute • Gabrielle Roy • Philip Stratford • LITERATURE • Originally published in 1945, this classic of Canadian literature is set in the Montreal slum of St. Henri during World War II. Roy's story focuses on one family's search for love amidst poverty and urban decay. (CND103, $10.95)
	To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession • Dan Koeppel • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • Leonard Wise • Allan Gould • HISTORY • 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 • Richard Somerset MacKie • HISTORY • A history of early fur trade and exploration in the Pacific Northwest (PNW123, $35.95)
	True North • Lawrence Millman • Elliott Merrick • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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, $19.00)
	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)
	Vancouver, A History in Photographs • Aynsley Vogel • HISTORY • The story of Vancouver as seen through historic photographs. (CND122, $10.95)
	The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder • Peter Cashwell • NATURAL HISTORY • 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, $14.95)
	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)
	Victoria, Vancouver Island Map • Map Art Maps • A folded map of Victoria, Vancouver Island, at a nice scale of 1:25,000. (CND124, $4.95)
	Voyages of Delusion, The Quest for the Northwest Passage • Glyn Williams • EXPLORATION • A lively, sophisticated history of the search for the Northwest Passage during the 18th century. (ARC128, $40.00)
	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)
	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)
	Whistler and Region Map • ITMB • A colorful travel map of Whistler with topographical detail at a scale of 1:50,000. (CND207, $8.95)
	Winslow Homer Watercolors • Helen A. Cooper • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $37.00)
	Wolfe at Quebec, The Man Who Won the French and Indian War • Christopher Hibbert • HISTORY • A history of British General James Wolfe's last year of life. Hibbert traces the neurotic general's life through diaries, letters, ships' logs and firsthand accounts for this portrait of the man who defeated General Montcalm at Quebec. (CND67, $15.95)
	The Woman Who Walked to Russia • Cassandra Pybus • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • 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)
	Yukon Alone: The World's Toughest Adventure Race • John Balzar • SPORT • 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, $16.00)

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