The third book in the popular Lane Winslow mystery series by an author the Globe and Mail has called a “writer to watch.”It’s early spring of 1947 in idyllic King’s Cove, and the Hughes ladies, mère et filles, are gardening and sorting...
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Auteur:Whishaw, IonaSommaire: - Auteur:Deverell, WilliamSommaire:
Arthur Beauchamp, the scholarly, self-doubting legend of the B.C. criminal bar, is enjoying his retirement on B.C.’s Garibaldi Island when he is dragged back to court to defend an old client. Nick “The Owl” Faloon, one of the world’s...
- Auteur:Alrawi, KarimSommaire:
Arab Fairy Tale Feasts is the latest title in the highly-praised Fairy Tale Feasts Collection, a creative series that folds enchanting folk tales into cookbooks of kid-friendly recipes. Award-winning writer and storyteller, Karim Alrawi...
- Auteur:Scott, JoelSommaire:
There's nowhere to hide in the Great Sea Reef in this heart-stopping thriller of a yarn In this follow-up to 2018's Arrow's Flight, a tale of an 18th-century sunken ship and a fortune in gold sends Arrow and her crew on a venture that...
- Auteur:Nickel, Sarah A.Sommaire:
Established narratives portray Indigenous unity as emerging solely in response to the political agenda of the settler state. But unity has long shaped the modern Indigenous political movement. With Indigenous perspectives in the...
- Auteur:Bowers, CedarSommaire:
What if you could see yourself as others see you? Astra is a beguiling debut novel that reveals the different faces of one woman, as seen through the eyes of ten people over a lifetime. Born and raised on a remote British Columbia...
- Auteur:Wickwire, WendySommaire:
At the Bridge chronicles the little-known story of James Teit, a prolific ethnographer who, from 1884 to 1922, worked with and advocated for the Indigenous peoples of British Columbia and the northwestern United States. From his base at...
- Auteur:Little, J. I.Sommaire:
Vancouver prides itself on being a green city, and the west coast is known for its active environmental protest culture. But the roots of this mentality reach far beyond the founding of organizations such as Greenpeace. Small campaigns...
- Auteur:Westerling, A.M.Sommaire:
Faced with financial ruin and the loss of her good name, Rose Chadwick decides to make a new start for herself and her young daughter Hannah in the rough-and-tumble gold rush town of Barkerville, British Columbia. However, making a new...
- Auteur:Barrett, DaveSommaire:
This is a memoir of one of B.C.'s most colourful politicians. He served as premier for three years in the early 1970's and introduced a blizzard of legislative reforms which had lasting effect. He went on to become a talk show host and...
- Auteur:Henry, BonnieSommaire:
Dr. Bonnie Henry has been called "one of the most effective public health figures in the world" by The New York Times. She has been called "a calming voice in a sea of coronavirus madness," and "our hero" in national newspapers. But in...
- Auteur:Terry, Bill, Bates, RosemarySommaire:
You may never look at a garden in the same way again. Though not a “how-to” book, Beauty By Design is a treasure trove of ideas and enchantment for seasoned gardeners and beginners alike. Eleven inspired artists of the garden share...
- Auteur:Stott, Jon C.Sommaire:
It’s no secret that Canadians love beer, and in the western provinces, the large number of successful microbreweries continues to prove that distinct beer—high-quality beer—is important to our national pint-lovers. Beer Quest West is...
- Auteur:SkaaySommaire:
Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay was born in the Haida village of Qquuna about 1827 and lived most of his adult life in the village of Ttanuu. He survived the epidemics that annihilated more than nine-tenths of the Haida population, and...
- Auteur:Morrison, NancySommaire:
Fifty years in a law profession she loves, twenty-four spent as a judge, Nancy Morrison is a story-teller and trail-blazer. Entertaining, at times warm and witty, this memoir also reminds us of dark times, of the ever-relevant social...
- Auteur:Cannings, Richard, Cannings, RussellSommaire:
Two expert birders reveal their favorite places to watch B.C. birds.
In this unique guidebook that will appeal to novice and experienced birders alike, the authors of acclaimed Birdfinding in British Columbia explore their 30... - Auteur:Franz, MargaretSommaire:
The courageous life and tragic death of a brave and passionate young social worker and prison justice advocate, caught up in the terror of a hostage-taking at the B.C. Penitentiary in June 1975.
- Auteur:Zaremba, EveSommaire:
In a deadly game of multinational terrorism, detective Helen Keremos searches for a long-lost 60s revolutionary who happens to be the daughter of a right-wing U.S. presidential candidate. The Keremos mysteries was one of the first...
- Auteur:Rustad, HarleySommaire:
Finalist, Banff Mountain Book Competition. On a cool morning in the winter of 2011, a logger named Dennis Cronin was walking through a stand of old-growth forest near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. His job was to survey the land and...
- Auteur:Saxifrage, CarrieSommaire:
The Big Swim puts forward the idea that personal growth arises from facing both inner tensions and threats to the biosphere. In a collection of stories that is frequently touching, surprisingly funny and always thought-provoking, author...
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