In the vast, lawless ocean beneath the thick surface ice of Jupiter's moon Europa, independent undersea miners compete against megacorporations for natural resources, and pirates hunt for unwary prey. Kassia McCullough will stop at...
Read Alberta eBook Collection
A partnership of the Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) and Alberta Municipal Affairs’ Public Library Services Branch (PLSB) launched the Read Alberta eBook Collection to make Alberta-published eBooks available to readers across the province and country. Titles are added quarterly.
- Author(s):Wagner, B. J.Summary:
- Author(s):Runningdeer, IsleneSummary:
The Musician Healer resurrects a long-forgotten role for musicians and provides clear guidance for preparation and self-development as a musician healer in order to reactivate this role for the modern world. It begins with the author's...
- Author(s):McCharles, RandySummary:
A collection of three new novellas by Canadian Speculative Fiction author Randy McCharles. The collection includes: The Necromancer Candle Cassidy’s family has a secret. An ancient, ugly candle passed down through the...
- Author(s):Tagore, RabindranathSummary:
This elegant volume of Tagore's poems, translated, is copiously illustrated by colour photographs from John Berridge, Professor of Religion at Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada. William Radice, who has translated Tagore for...
- Author(s):Pepper-Smith, RobertSummary:
Robert Pepper-Smith's trilogy of novels chronicling the lives of those with deep roots in the orchard lands of British Columbia comes full circle with this volume, collecting newly revised editions of The Wheel Keeper and House of...
- Author(s):Irvine, DavidSummary:
Uncover the hidden secrets of the journey within. Reach new summits of success. The Other Everest is a 'MUST READ' for anyone interested in harnessing the full power of authentic leadership. A milestone book in the career of David...
- Author(s):Statham, SusanSummary:
A mystery set around an artist’s studio in Toronto. A Toronto artist finds herself in the unlikely role of amateur sleuth as she sets about unraveling the strange death of her mentor, a renowned artist, through the tangle of...
- Author(s):Whigham, Thomas L.Summary:
Reissued with a new preface by the author, The Paraguayan War is an engrossing and comprehensive account of the origins and early campaigns of the deadliest and most extensive interstate war ever fought in Latin America. A 2003 CHOICE...
- Author(s):Beaty, GeorginaSummary:
An edgy, environmental-themed debut exploring the climate crisis and young women on the verge of transformation These hip, thoroughly modern stories introduce us to young women grappling with the climate crisis and trying to make...
- Author(s):Trenholm, HaydenSummary:
After decades of stability, climate stresses, never far from the surface, are bringing droughts, crop failures, and massive storms. The world's end--avoided once, centuries before--seems likely to succeed the second time. Scientist...
- Author(s):Timoney, Kevin P.Summary:
"In the delta, water is boss, change is the only constant, and creation and destruction exist side by side." The Peace-Athabasca Delta in northern Alberta is a globally significant wetland that lies within one of the largest...
- Author(s):Devine, HeatherSummary:
The search for a Métis identity and what constitutes that identity is a key issue facing many Aboriginals of mixed ancestry today. The People Who Own Themselves reconstructs 250 years of Desjarlais family history across a substantial...
- Author(s):Maharaj, RabindranathSummary:
This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Tommy lives with his family in Ajax, a small town close to Toronto. His parents are Ismaili Muslims...
- Author(s):Anyanwu, Ogechi E.Summary:
Through analysis of exceptionally rich data obtained from the Carnegie Corporation in New York, and from Nigeria’s national archives, author Ogechi Anyanwu demonstrates how the pursuit of mass university education not only...
- Author(s):Gaskell, ElizabethSummary:
Gaskellâ's gothic masterpiece weaves the tale of a lonely old woman whose curse upon the murderer of her cherished dog unleashes unintended consequences. The impulse of revenge is turned to contrition after the discovery of an...
- Author(s):Foster, Jason, Barnetson, BobSummary:
This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides students with an overview of the major domains of human resource management (the "how-to") with a focus on the practical application of the most recent HRM...
- Author(s):Dumont, DawnSummary:
The hilarious story of an unlikely group of Indigenous dancers who find themselves thrown together on a performance tour of Europe. The Tour is all prepared. The Prairie Chicken dance troupe is all set for a fifteen-day trek through...
- Author(s):Penner, LyndonSummary:
Creating and maintaining the perfect yard on the prairies isn’t as hard as you might think, but the short growing season doesn’t give you much time to transform your winter-weary yard into a glorious garden. To...
- Author(s):Francis, R. D.Summary:
So the emblem of the West Our bright Maple Leaf is bless'd To its children of the goodly open hand; All the nations of the earth Are now learning of its worth And are flocking to this wealthy, promised land. - The Sugar Maple Tree Song...
- Author(s):McCharles, RandySummary:
An intriguing anthology where reality is transient and the puzzle box holds the key to the meaning of life. Archeology Professor Albert Mallory understands reality. He knows the way the world works. When he steals an ancient puzzle box...
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