Agassiz, A Novel in Stories  •  Sandra Birdsell  •  R.W. Scholes LITERATURE •  1991 •  HARD COVER  • 346 PAGES Through 23 interlocking short stories set in one town in Manitoba, Canadian novelist Birdsell weaves a novel that spans several generations of the Lafreniere family. You'll meet Maurice and his Russian Mennonite wife Mika, their three oldest daughters and a host of other characters. The focus is on the three daughters as they come of age in the 1950s and 60s. (CND55, $14.95)
Alberta & British Columbia Map  •  ITMB MAP A map of Alberta and British Columbia, shown at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CND52, $6.95)
Alberta Map  •  Map Art Maps MAP A colorful travel map of the Canadian province of Alberta, at a scale of 1:1,250,000. Published in Canada. (CND77, $4.95)
Ancient People of the Arctic  •  Robert McGhee ARCHAEOLOGY •  2001 •  PAPER  • 244 PAGES In this nicely illustrated overview of the Paleo-Eskimos (Doreset), Robert McGhee, an archaeologist, brings vibrantly to life North America's first settlers and their culture. With photographs of ancient sites, art objects and tools. McGhee is curator of Arctic archaeology at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Quebec. (ARC163, $32.95)
Arctic Kingdom, Life at the Edge  •  National Geographic NATURAL HISTORY •  1996 •  NTSC VIDEO • COMING IN 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 •  1995 •  PAPER  • 496 PAGES The grand historical novel, first published in 1933, 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 •  1992 •  HARD COVER  • 78 PAGES This in-depth, oversize atlas presents the demographics, resources, economy and geography of Newfoundland. It's an excellent overview -- and highly recommended for its colorful presentation of detailed statistical information. (NFL04, $49.95)
Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast  •  Bill Richardson LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 152 PAGES Lake Woebegone goes British Columbian in this humorous slip of a novel, which features twin bookworm brothers, a talking parrot and a motley crew of hotel guests. With little plot and lots of atmosphere, it's an escapist, laugh-out-loud bedtime book, ideal reading for vacationers on Vancouver Island. (CND133, $13.95)
Banff & Jasper National Parks Map  •  Gem Trek Maps 2002 •  MAP • FAVORITE A driver's map of Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta, at a birds-eye scale of 1:400,000. This is a good planning map for anyone contemplating a trip to Banff, Jasper, Yoho, Kootenay, Waterton Lakes or Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National parks. (CND36, $5.95)
Banff & Mt. Assiniboine Map  •  Gem Trek Maps MAP A hiking map for Banff National Park, at a scale of 1:100,000 and featuring colorful relief shading, topographic lines, trails and travel information. It covers the region surrounding the town of Banff, as far north as Lake Louise and as far south as Mount Assiniboine. (CND53, $8.95)
Baynes Sound Chart  •  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  •  Dietland Muller-Schwarze  •  Lixing Sun NATURAL HISTORY •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 193 PAGES A comprehensive, accessible monograph on the biology and management of the beaver, a keystone species in both North America and Eurasia. With 50 color and 29 black and white illustrations. The authors argue persuasively that the beaver played a intrumental role in shaping American history. (BST89, $37.00)
The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession  •  Mark Obmascik NATURAL HISTORY •  2005 •  PAPER  • 272 PAGES 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, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven. (BRD29, $14.00)
The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife  •  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. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association. (NAM21, $19.95)
The Blind Assassin  •  Margaret Atwood LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 544 PAGES Winner of the Booker Prize in 2000 and the City of Toronto Book Award in 2001, 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 2000 •  MAP A colorful map of British Columbia, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CND61, $8.95)
Burrard Inlet, A History  •  Doreen Armitage HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES A short history of Burrard Inlet, the port surrounding Vancouver. One of the largest ports in North America, 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 •  1999 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES An in-depth look at Canada-Quebec relations through interviews with prominent Canadian figures. (CND69, $32.95)
Canada Wall Map  •  National Geographic 2000 •  MAP A rolled wall map of Canada, featuring National Geographic cartography (1 inch = 109 miles). Dimensions are 34" x 23". Price includes shipping via U.S. mail in a sturdy tube. (CND158, $24.99)
Canada's First Nations, A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times  •  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  •  Don Gillmor  •  Pierre Turgeon HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 320 PAGES An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective, soliciting expert accounts of seminal events. This, the first of two volumes, covers from early exploration to the dawn of the industrial age in the late 19th century. Volume 2 is also available (CND161). (CND160, $60.00)
Canada: A People's History, Volume 2  •  Don Gillmor  •  Pierre Turgeon HISTORY •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 352 PAGES An illustrated history of Canada from a distinctly Canadian perspective, soliciting expert accounts of seminal events. This, the second of two volumes, covers from the late 19th century to today. Volume 1 is also available (CND160). (CND161, $60.00)
Castles of the North, Canda's Grand Hotels  •  Barbara Chisholm ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 304 PAGES A celebration of extravagant hotels throughout Canada, including Quebec City's Chateau Frontenac, Toronto's Royal York and Banff Springs. Illustrated with 400 full-color photographs. (CND120, $29.95)
City of Ice  •  John Farrow LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 480 PAGES Set in bone-chilling Montreal, this is a page-turning crime thriller with a complex and imaginative plot. Police officer and local hero Emile Cinq-Mars must protect himself from the biker gangs, CIA informers, the Mafia and Russian gangsters that threaten the safety of his city. (CND65, $25.00)
Cliffhanger  •  Renny Harlin LITERATURE •  2002 •  DVD (RKY85, $14.95)
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams  •  Wayne Johnston LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 562 PAGES The fictional biography of a minor character who was the father of the confederation of Newfoundland. A hilarious, splendidly entertaining account of a strange man in an even stranger place. This novel takes its power not from the bare facts of a not-so-dramatic life, but instead from the powerful setting and turbulent relationship between the protagonist, Joe Smallwood, and a powerful woman -- the alcoholic, larger-than-life Shelagh Fielding -- who contributes the hilarious excerpts from a condensed history of Newfoundland that are interspersed throughout the novel. (NFL08, $15.95)
A Death on the Barrens  •  George Bird Grinnell TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2005 •  PAPER  • 179 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, $19.00)
Dinosaur Country, Unearthing the Alberta Badlands  •  Renie Gross SCIENCE •  1998 •  PAPER  • 243 PAGES An overview of the Badlands of Alberta and a primer on paleontology in the region, this is the ideal guide for travelers to Dinosaur Provincial Park and the Red Deer River Valley. The author, a resident of the area, weaves science, history and geography into an engaging story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. With a few black-and-white photographs and maps. (CND76, $12.25)
Eastern Canada Map  •  ITMB MAP A colorful, double-sided, folded map of Eastern Canada, at a scale of 1:2,600,000 and covering Quebec, Ontario, the Maritime Provinces, Newfoundland, Labrador and Hudson Bay as far north as the southern tip of Baffin Island. It includes all the Great Lakes. (CND182, $6.95)
Emily Carr, an Introduction to Her Life and Art  •  Anne Newlands ART & ARCHITECTURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 64 PAGES A brief, illustrated overview of Emily Carr, an important early 20th-century Canadian artist. Carr was an author as well as a painter, and some of her writings are incorporated with reproductions of her art. (CND118, $14.95)
Empire of the Bay, The Company of Adventurers That Seized a Continent  •  Peter C. Newman HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 646 PAGES • COMING IN 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. Originally published in two volumes: "Company of Adventurers" and "Caesars of the Wilderness," this book is well worth the effort. (CND78, $16.00)
The Eskimos  •  Ernest S. Burch, Jr. CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1988 •  HARD COVER  • 128 PAGES An ethnographic portrait of Eskimo society, culture and beliefs, featuring 120 color photographs by Werner Forman and accompanying essays by anthropologist Ernest Burch. The oversize book shows the range and diversity of peoples of the circumpolar north with examples from eastern Siberia, the Aleutians, Alaska, Canada and Greenland. Its focus is on the Eskimo peoples of Alaska. (ARC165, $19.95)
Evangeline  •  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 by the English. The story follows the Acadians' journey from Grand Pre to Louisiana, and Evangeline's search for Gabriel down the Mississippi. The heroine Evangeline has remained an icon of Acadian identity throughout North America ever since the poem's publication in 1847. (CND46, $6.95)
Eyewitness Guide Canada  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES This superb guide to all of Canada features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the country's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (CND188, $25.00)
Eyewitness Top Ten Toronto  •  DK Publishing GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Toronto. (CND212, $12.00)
Eyewitness Top Ten Vancouver & Victoria  •  Eyewitness Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES 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 •  1998 •  PAPER  • 508 PAGES An epic novel following the lives of a Lebanese-Canadian family from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia during the first half of the 20th century. The story is wide in scope, taking place not only in coastal Canada, but also in Europe during World War I and New York City during the "Roaring 20s." Full of hidden family secrets and mounting tragedies, this is a powerful -- and often darkly humorous -- yarn, written by an award winning playwright and actress. (CND49, $16.00)
Fatal Passage, The Story of John Rae, the Arctic Hero Time Forgot  •  Ken McGoogan EXPLORATION •  2003 •  PAPER  • 328 PAGES This compelling biography provides a good look into Victorian arctic exploration and politics -- and does much to place John Rae among the great polar explorers. A doctor and explorer from Orkney, he distinguished himself with the Hudson Bay Company by his ability to lead small land parties. Unlike many European contemporaries, Rae learned Inuit methods for winter transport and coping with the cold, adopting traditional techniques and clothing. Like many, he joined the massive manhunt for the missing John Franklin expedition, which McGoogan argues was his downfall. (ARC118, $14.00)
Fifth Business  •  Robertson Davies LITERATURE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 266 PAGES If you have yet to stumble across Robertson Davies, you're in for a treat. The great man of Canadian letters wrote a slew of novels, many set in rural Ontario and Toronto. His books are laugh-out-loud funny, filled with memorable characters and dazzling prose. This novel, his first -- and some say his best -- is as good a place as any to begin. (USW42, $14.00)
Fodor's Montreal's 25 Best  •  Fodor's GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 96 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 -- all in a slipcover. (CND41, $11.95)
Fodor's Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada, With New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador  •  Fodor's Travel Publications GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER 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 •  2008 •  PAPER A practical guide in the popular series, revised annually. (CND311, $16.95)
Fodor's See It Canada  •  Fodors GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES An inaugural volume in this new line of guides by Fodor's this book is notable for its especially vibrant presentation of the country. 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 •  2008 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES 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 •  2008 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES 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 •  2006 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES 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 •  2008 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES A detailed and comprehensive guide to Vancouver, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, the Canadian Rockies, and the Yukon. Includes practical information and excellent maps and color photographs. (CND264, $23.95)
Frommer's British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies  •  Bill McRae GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  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, $19.99)
Frommer's Canada  •  Hilary Davidson GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 848 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. (CND297, $22.99)
Frommer's Montreal & Quebec City  •  Leslie Brokaw GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES • 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 •  2008 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A practical, frequently revised guide to exploring Niagara Falls and surroundings. (CND254, $19.99)
Frommer's Vancouver & Victoria  •  Donald Olson GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  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, $17.99)
Frommer's Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands & the San Juan Islands  •  Chris McBeath GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 224 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, $16.99)
Georgian Bay, An Illustrated History  •  Mike Grandmaison  •  Noel Hudson NATURAL HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 240 PAGES The nicely illustrated story of how the wind-driven waters of Georgian Bay shaped the lives of the men and women who came to her shores from prehistoric natives, missionaries, fur traders, loggers, farmers, sailors, and industrialists to present-day cottagers. With maps and 400 archival photographs. (GLK14, $45.00)
The Golden Spruce, A True Story of Myth, Madness, And Greed  •  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  •  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. Several of the eight, including their de facto leader Thomson, started out as entry-level draftsmen at a Toronto commercial art firm. (CND142, $14.95)
High Latitudes, An Arctic Journey  •  Farley Mowat TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 300 PAGES A chronicle of Mowat's hopscotch across the Canadian Arctic in 1966 on behalf of (would you believe it!) the Canadian government. Mowat encounters and interviews an eccentric cast of characters: fast disappearing traditional and re-settled Inuit, missionaries and priests, Hudson Bay managers and traders, government officials and refugees from the South. Mowat interweaves these diverse stories with his own tales, an altogether enjoyable, important book, in the spirit of "People of the Deer.' With photos, maps, and interview transcripts. The trip was part of an ambitious project with dozens of Canadian writers traipsing about the north, including not only Mowat but also Robertson Davies and Pierre Berton. (ARC141, $15.95)
Holman, Forty Years of Graphic Art  •  Darlene Coward Wight ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2001 •  PAPER An exhibition catalog from the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The exhibition represents Holman graphic art from its origins in 1961 to the present. The gallery has received over 600 prints from the Holman Co-operative -- an almost complete collection of limited-edition prints -- and continues to receive gifts annually. (ARC120, $25.00)
How to be a Canadian, Even If You Already are One  •  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. It's a guidebook for newcomers to Canada. The Fergusons have a good time poking fun at their compatriots, while at the same time providing insights into the cultural landscape. Will Ferguson is the author of Why I Hate Canadians. (CND208, $19.95)
Ice Trap, A Novel of Suspense  •  Kitty Sewell LITERATURE •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 352 PAGES At the height of his career, a British surgeon has found success in both the hospital and at home. He and his wife have everything they want out of life, except the child she longs for, the child Dr. Woodruff secretly believes he may never be ready to parent. Suddenly, the delicate equilibrium of their relationship is blown apart by the arrival of shocking news. Deep in the desolate sub-Arctic wilderness of Canada where Woodruff lived and worked years before, a woman claims he is the father of her thirteen-year-old twins. (CND304, $24.95)
Identities in North America, The Search for Community  •  Robert Earle CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  1995 •  PAPER  • 256 PAGES Mexican, Canadian -- or "American"? Contributors to this academic conference ponder what it all means. 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 •  1997 •  PAPER  • 243 PAGES This richly lyrical, poetic novel by Michael Ondaatje is set in 1920's Toronto and rural Ontario. It's a demanding -- and rewarding -- book. 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 •  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, annotated listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CND147, $18.95)
Insight Pocket Guide Quebec Province  •  Insight Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 92 PAGES 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 •  2001 •  PAPER  • 305 PAGES A wide-ranging account of dinosaurs and paleontology in Canada, from a natural history curator at the Provincial Museum of Alberta. Spalding traces the personalities and politics of dinosaur collecting in his spirited history. (CND137, $13.95)
Inuit Art, An Introduction  •  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. Ingo Hessel, a carver himself, was a project officer at the Canadian Inuit Art Information Centre. Originally published in hardcover in 1998. (ARC142, $35.00)
Inuit Language in Inuit Communities in Canada  •  Natascha Sontag REFERENCE •  2006 •  PAPER This full-color map of northern Canada outlines each region where an Inuit dialect or subdialect is spoken. From Labrador in the east to Banks Island and the northern Yukon, this map gives the names of major settlements in English and syllabics. An accompanying table details the language retention rates in each community shown on the map. Arrows indicate how communities have moved over time, while a descriptive text explains the syllabic system, gives examples of how subdialects developed, and provides suggestions for additional reading. (ARC202, $16.95)
Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power and Lies  •  Ginger Strand HISTORY •  2008 •  HARD COVER  • 256 PAGES Strand turns her initial impulse to make fun of the kitchy, overexposed honky tonk at modern Niagara Falls into this 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 •  2002 •  PAPER  • 320 PAGES 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 •  2002 •  HARD COVER  • 280 PAGES A nicely illustrated 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. The authors, glaciologists both, have worked throughout the circumpolar north with 40 years of field work between them. With 242 color photographs by the authors, illustrating a wide variety of Arctic phenomena, including glaciation, frost action, sea ice, coastal features, and life of the icy seas and tundra. The book concludes with chapters on human habitation and the future of the Arctic. (ARC122, $50.00)
Jasper National Park & Maligne Lake Map  •  Gem Trek Maps 2001 •  MAP A detailed hiking map to popular trails in Jasper National Park at a scale of 1:100,000 with shaded relief and 50-meter contour lines. The map covers the park and surroundings from Miette Hot Springs and Maligne Lake west to the town of Jasper, the Tonquin Valley, and south to Fortress Lake. Printed on water and tear-resistant paper. (RKY52, $9.95)
Kensington  •  Jean Cochrane  •  Vincenzo Pietropaolo CULTURAL PORTRAIT •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 160 PAGES 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 •  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. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973. (BRD27, $14.00)
Knopf Guide Quebec  •  Knopf Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2005 •  FLEXI-BOUND  • 408 PAGES Portable and compact, this resourceful guide contains over 1,000 color photographs and illustrations, as well as detailed maps, recommendations and overviews of Quebec history and culture. (CND235, $27.50)
Lake Champlain, Key to Liberty  •  Arthur Cohn  •  Ralph Nading Hill HISTORY •  1995 •  PAPER  • 316 PAGES A 20th anniversary edition of the detailed cultural history of Lake Champlain and its role in American history from settlement to steamships.With chapters on the historic sites and key battles fought on the shores of this inland sea from Fort Ticanderoga north to Canada. The co-founder and director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum provides a concluding chapter on historic shipwrecks in the region. (USE145, $24.95)
Lake Louise and Yoho Map  •  Gem Trek Maps 2001 •  MAP A detailed, double-sided trail map and hiking guide to the Lake Louise and Yoho area at a scale of 1:50,000 with shaded relief and contour lines at 25-meter intervals. It covers the trail network around the Chateau Lake Louise and Village, Moraine Lake, Skoki Valley, Emerald Lake, Yoho Valley, and Lake O'Hara. Printed on printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. (RKY50, $8.95)
The Last Imaginary Place  •  Robert McGhee BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  2007 •  PAPER  • 296 PAGES In this wide-ranging portrait of the Arctic, McGhee combines a lifetime of archaeological field work, history and travel, touching on whalers and ivory-hunters, explorers, fur-traders, Viking farmers and, most particularly, the native peoples in a series of illuminating essays. With 37 black-and-white illustrations, 31 color photographs and nine maps. Published in conjunction with the Canadian Museum of Civilization, where McGhee is curator of Arctic archaeology. (ARC164, $18.00)
Leaning on the Wind, Under the Spell of the Great Chinook  •  Sid Marty TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 374 PAGES Folklorist Sid Marty blends legend, history, nature and personal reflection on the topic of Chinook, the warm Pacific wind. (CND185, $18.95)
Lives of Girls and Women  •  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, $13.95)
Lonely Planet Montreal and Quebec City  •  Jeremy Gray GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  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. With a few color photographs, neighborhood maps, site plans, and excellent travel information. (CND105, $16.99)
The Making of an Explorer: George Hubert Wilkins and The Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1916  •  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. Wilkins, who went on to become a celebrated photographer and explorer, was second in command to Stefansson -- and his lifelong friend. The book is an especailly good account of the Copper Eskimos and discoveries on Banks Island. Niven roundly trounced Stefansson in her book, The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk. (ARC177, $49.95)
Mammals of North America  •  Roland W. Kays  •  Don E. Wilson FIELD GUIDE •  2002 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings. (NAM11, $19.95)
Mammals of North America, Temperate and Arctic Regions  •  Adrian Forsyth NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES A handsome, illustrated reference to the mammals of North America from polar bears to bison, mountain lions and the black squirrel. Forsyth ("Tropical Nature"), includes not only up-to-date information on taxonomy and distribution but also discusses the behavior and ecology of each species. With range maps and hundreds of color photogrpahs. (NAM02, $29.95)
Manitoba Map  •  Rand McNally Maps MAP 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 •  1996 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES A slim guide to Canada's prairie province, home of polar bears, fishing camps, and its capital city Winnipeg. Filled with color photographs, and featuring information on history, culture and architecture, it is a concise overview of the region. (CND59, $19.95)
Montcalm and Wolfe, The French and Indian War  •  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  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP A folded, laminated map of the city center of Montreal at a nice scale of 1:15,000. (CND104, $7.95)
Moon Handbook Alberta and the Northwest Territories  •  Andrew Hempstead GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 500 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  •  Mark Morris GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 472 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  •  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 Canadian Rockies  •  Andrew Hempstead GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 330 PAGES A practical guide for the independent traveler, with plenty of useful information on where to go and what to do. Now in its 4th edition, the book includes information on Banff and Jasper National Parks. (CND231, $17.95)
Moon Handbook Montreal and Quebec City  •  Jennifer Edwards GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 350 PAGES A practical, in-depth guide in the popular series. (CND270, $17.95)
Moon Vancouver and Victoria, Including Whistler and Vancouver Island  •  Andrew Hempstead GUIDEBOOK •  2008 •  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, $17.95)
Mountain Home, Tales of Seeking a Family Life in Harmony With Nature  •  Adolf Hungry Wolf BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1997 •  PAPER  • 168 PAGES Getting back to the land isn't easy, as Mr. Hungry Wolf will testify after 25 years of raising his family in the wilderness of the Canadian Rockies. He shares tales of herbal remedies, wild animals, home schooling his four children, and living without running water, phone, TV or electricity. (CND31, $14.95)
The Museum Guard  •  Howard Norman LITERATURE •  1999 •  PAPER  • 310 PAGES 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. The woman gradually becomes obsessed with one of the paintings that DeFoe watches over and this leads him to steal it for her. What results is a strange string of events, a unique vision of small town Canada from Howard Norman, author of "The Bird Artist." (CND40, $15.00)
My Famous Evening: Nova Scotia Sojourns, Diaries and Preoccupations  •  Howard Norman TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2004 •  HARD COVER  • 208 PAGES 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. A volume in the National Geographic Directions series. (CND204, $20.00)
Nature Wells Gray, Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Trails & More  •  Trevor Goward  •  Cathie Hickson NATURAL HISTORY •  1996 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES This convenient guide to Wells Gray Provincial Park includes excellent wildlife viewing tips, maps and black-and-white photographs. Along with practical travel information, the authors present a good overview of the geology and flora of the Clearwater Valley. (CND47, $14.95)
The New Victoria Walking Guide  •  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  •  John Grant  •  Ray Jones NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER An illustrated overview of Niagara Falls' allure, attractions, history and nature, published in conjunction with a documentary television program. (CND238, $24.95)
Niagara: A History of the Falls  •  The History Channel HISTORY •  2005 •  DVD 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 •  2001 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES The first novel from short story writer Alistair MacLeod tells the story of the MacDonalds, a Scottish family who moved to the New World and settled on Cape Breton Island, but never forgot their Gaelic roots. Following the MacDonalds from the late 18th century up to the present, 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 •  1996 •  HARD COVER  • 216 PAGES The late Richard Condon offers a vivid account of the Holman region from prehistory to contemporary life, combining research, oral history and 100 one hundred photographs and drawings. Julia Ogina (who provided translation) and the Holman elders participated in the project. (ARC119, $34.95)
Of Wolves and Men  •  Barry Lopez NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 302 PAGES An eloquent, powerful book, that 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 MAP A road map of the province. (CND25, $4.95)
Ontario Pocket Atlas  •  Map Art Maps MAP A pocket atlas to Ontario. (CND165, $19.95)
Owls in the Family  •  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. Even for a boy in love with animals (of which he has very many), these creatures are a challenge. Geared for 7-10 year olds (it's a "Yearling" book, the whole family will enjoy the deft prose and plot. With line drawings. (BRD18, $5.50)
Prince Edward Island Map  •  Map Art Maps MAP A map of Prince Edward Island at a terrific scale of 1:250,000. (CND72, $4.95)
Prince Edward Island, A Colourguide  •  Laurie Brinklow GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 200 PAGES 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 •  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 City Map  •  Insight Maps 2006 •  MAP A laminated, folded map of the center of Quebec City, at a great scale of 1:25,000. (CND170, $4.95)
Quebec Province Map  •  Map Art Maps MAP A map of the Canadian province of Quebec at a scale of 1:800,000. (CND26, $4.95)
Quebec Road Atlas  •  Map Art Maps 2001 •  MAP A detailed atlas of the province of Quebec with city and regional maps. (CND164, $19.95)
Quebec, Ulysses Travel Guide  •  Ulysses Travel Guide GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 554 PAGES A comprehensive, up-to-date guide to Quebec Province, including a brief overview of history, culture and nature along with travel information. It features maps, practical travel information and a rating system for attractions. With extensive listings, including activities, hotels, and restaurants. (CND44, $27.95)
Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul  •  Scott Weidensaul NATURAL HISTORY •  2006 •  PAPER  • 416 PAGES Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America. (USA123, $15.00)
Rising from the Plains  •  John McPhee NATURAL HISTORY •  1986 •  PAPER  • 213 PAGES Few nature writers are as vivid or compelling as John McPhee. A great storyteller and reporter, here he profiles U.S. Geological Survey scientist David Love while simultaneously writing a sophisticated, elegant and accessible description of the geology of Wyoming and, by extension, the northern Rockies. (USW18, $15.00)
The Road Past Altamont  •  Gabrielle Roy  •  Joyce Marshall LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 154 PAGES Often compared to Willa Cather, Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) here depicts a young girl's world through four interconnected stories that ultimately trace her coming of age. Set in the expansive Canadian wilderness of Manitoba, the fictitious story of French-Canadian Christine reflects Roy's own childhood growing up on the Canadian prairie. Originally published in 1966. (CND57, $7.95)
Rocky Mountain Natural History, Grand Teton to Jasper, A Trailside Reference  •  Daniel Mathews FIELD GUIDE •  2003 •  PAPER  • 672 PAGES A comprehensive field guide and handbook covering the plants, animals, insects, geology and history of the region. With 480 color photographs and 11 line drawings. (RKY61, $26.00)
Rocky Mountain Wildflowers  •  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. Each species is thoroughly described with information on range and habitat, as well as "interesting facts." A classic first published in 1963, this book is a good choice for travelers from Northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia. With a focus 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 •  2007 •  PAPER  • 1136 PAGES This comprehensive travel guide in the British series includes an excellent historical and cultural overview of Canada along with extensive listings. (CND209, $26.99)
Rough Guide Music Canada  •  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  •  Phil Lee  •  Helen Lovekin GUIDEBOOK •  2006 •  PAPER  • 240 PAGES A no-nonsense, pocket guide to the city with descriptions of attractions and a good overview of history and culture. The outstanding British Rough Guide series provides an insider's sense of local life. With color maps. (CND136, $16.99)
Rough Guides Canada 25 Ultimate Experiences  •  Rough Guides GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES 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. With an appendix including, for example, excellent reading and some practicalities, these teasers might just help you choose the next trip. As a celebration of Rough Guides, their scope and personality, they can't be beat. (CND278, $5.99)
Runaway, Stories  •  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  •  James Halfpenny  •  Todd Telander FIELD GUIDE •  2001 •  PAPER  • 145 PAGES An essential pocket guide to tracks, scats and signs of not just the mammals of the region, but also of the reptiles, amphibians and birds. Each of 70 species gets a double-page spread, with line drawings of the animal, scat and track, range map and description. Winner of the 1999 National Outdoor Book Award in the Nature Guidebook Category, it features shaded pencil drawings by Todd Telander. (USW118, $9.95)
Sea of Slaughter, A Chronicle of the Destruction of Animal Life in the North Atlantic  •  Farley Mowat NATURAL HISTORY •  2004 •  PAPER  • 448 PAGES This massively researched book documents human exploitation of the marine resources of the North Atlantic, including a blow-by-blow account of the extinction of the Great Auk, a long chapter on the Basque whaling industry and much information on the cod. This influential book was originally published in 1984. (OCE07, $16.95)
Searching for Crusoe: A Journey Among the Last Real Islands  •  Thurston Clarke EXPLORATION •  2002 •  PAPER  • 352 PAGES From Mas a Tierra off the coast of Chile to Campobello of Canada, Clarke visits a scattering of remote islands around the world. In the grip of "Islomania" (described as a common malady), Clarke organizes the 13 islands into famous, pesonal and symbolic. (EXP10, $19.00)
Selected Stories  •  Alice Munro LITERATURE •  1997 •  PAPER  • 688 PAGES Master stylist Alice Munro is among Canada's very best writers. This collection of 28 short stories represents some of her finest work, a powerful range of emotional, evocative tales set throughout the cities and rural towns of her native country. (CND200, $16.95)
Sleeping Island, A Journey to the Edge of the Barrens  •  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)
Sources of the River, Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America  •  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  •  Gem Trek Maps MAP A nice map at a scale of 1:600,000, covering from Edmonton to the U.S. border and well into B.C. It's ideal for exploring the foothills and mountains of Alberta. Includes golf courses, campgrounds, mountain lodges, tourist attractions and all the backroads. (CND29, $5.95)
Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas  •  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's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $17.00)
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)
This Marvellous Terrible Place, Images of Newfoundland and Labrador  •  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)
The Tin Flute  •  Gabrielle Roy  •  Philip Stratford LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 392 PAGES 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 •  2006 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers. (BRD28, $14.00)
Toronto Street Names, An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins  •  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  •  Richard Somerset MacKie HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 368 PAGES A history of early fur trade and exploration in the Pacific Northwest by the Hudson Bay Company, written for those with a serious interest in the economic development of British Columbia and surrounding regions. (PNW123, $35.95)
True North  •  Lawrence Millman  •  Elliott Merrick TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2006 •  PAPER 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 in a remote community (her told her story in Northern Nurse). With Merrick's original illustrations. (CND257, $19.00)
Vancouver Island Map  •  ITMB MAP A colorful paper travel map of the island, at a scale of 1:250,000. (CND134, $6.95)
Vancouver Map  •  Borch Maps 2006 •  MAP 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 •  1996 •  PAPER  • 112 PAGES 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 •  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. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America). (BRD26, $14.95)
Victoria, A History in Photographs  •  Peter Grant HISTORY •  1996 •  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, $12.95)
Victoria, Vancouver Island Map  •  Map Art Maps 2002 •  MAP 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 •  2003 •  HARD COVER  • 467 PAGES A lively, sophisticated history of the search for the Northwest Passage during the Age of Enlightenment. Williams, a professor at the University of London and popular author on voyages of discovery, draws on research to present an overview of the early journeys, based on very limited geography and some strange ideas, that sought a sea route across temperate North America. They had some fantastic notions about the world -- and North American geography in particular before the 19th century -- that these voyages, once and for all, put to rest. Williams covers the early exploratory voyages along the western coast of Hudson Bay along with Bering's two Pacific voyages, and the voyages of Cook, Vancouver and other that charted the Pacific coast of the Americas. (ARC128, $40.00)
Wallace Stegner, His Life and Work  •  Jackson Benson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1997 •  PAPER  • 472 PAGES An award-winning portrait of the prototypical western writer and his times, this book captures the harsh Saskatchewan plains and the rough-and-ready timber camps of Stegner's youth. (CND18, $20.00)
The West Beyond the West, A History of British Columbia  •  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 many cultural and social influences that have shaped the region. (CND116, $39.95)
Whistler and Region Map  •  ITMB MAP 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 •  1987 •  PAPER  • 260 PAGES An examination of the watercolors of one of America's beloved artists, Winslow Homer. Analytical essays and discussions of technique accompany 132 color reproductions, chronicling his work throughout New England, the Adirondacks, Key West, the Bahamas and Bermuda. This is a valuable book for