A woman trapped in a plastic suit sprays poisons onto schoolyards in the deserted small hours of morning. Another aims her rage over the loss of her daughter to cancer at a small group of children on Christmas Eve. A teenage boy sees an...
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.
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Author(s):Scott, BarbaraSummary: - Author(s):Yakeleya, RaymondSummary:
The Rainbow, the Midwife & the Birds contains seven Dene stories, as told by Raymond Yakeleya. "Flight Through the Rainbow" is about flying through a rainbow in a small plane and experiencing multi-sensations of colour. It also...
- Author(s):Weiser, RichardSummary:
Although much has been written about Tom Thomson's mysterious death, little to nothing has been written about his life's accomplishment: how in less than four years, a man with little experience and no art school education was...
- Author(s):Penn, BrionySummary:
The Real Thing is the first official biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan (1910–2010), the “father of Canadian ecology.” Authorized by his family and with the research support and participation of the University of Victoria...
- Author(s):Wisseman, NickSummary:
Magic awakens in early America. The Red Wraith is born. Cast into exile by his clan for being a spawn of human and spirit, Naysin is lost in a world of change as pale men from the sea arrive to plunder the riches of the New World....
- Author(s):Dathan, WendySummary:
The Reindeer Botanist: Alf Erling Porsild, 1901-1977 is the first biography of one of Canada's most remarkable botanists. Alf Erling Porsild (1901-1977) grew up on the Arctic Station in West Greenland and later served as curator of...
- Author(s):Evans, Brian L.Summary:
Scholar and diplomat Brian L. Evans gives us the first English-language biography of Chester A. Ronning (1894-1984): diplomat, politician, educator, and one of Canada's major public figures. This fascinating story depicts Ronning,...
- Author(s):Bickersteth, BertrandSummary:
Bertrand Bickersteth's debut poetry collection explores what it means to be black and Albertan through a variety of prisms: historical, biographical, and essentially, geographical. The Response of Weeds offers a much-needed window on...
- Author(s):Alber, LoriSummary:
A point-of-care resource for the management of rheumatologic problems. Topics include: Physical examinations and approaches to common rheumatologic presentations, How to select and interpret laboratory tests and imaging, How to handle...
- Author(s):Braz, AlbertSummary:
Tracing Louis Riel's metamorphosis from traitor to Canadian hero, Braz argues that, through his writing, Riel resists his portrayal as both a Canadian patriot and a pan-Indigenous leader. After being hanged for high treason by the...
- Author(s):Foster, Karen R.Summary:
In this collection, researchers analyze rural societies, economies, and governance in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia through the lens of rights and citizenship, across such varied domains as education, employment, and health....
- Author(s):Farrugia, PeterSummary:
Does history matter any more? In an era when both the past and memory seem to be sources of considerable interest and, frequently, lively debate, has the academic discipline of history ceased to offer the connection between past and...
- Author(s):Coutts, Robert J.Summary:
The Road to the Rapids: Nineteenth-Century Church and Society at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River, rich in detail, provides an account of the impact of the Anglican Church on the nineteenth-century Red River parish of St. Andrew...
- Author(s):Wilcox, WalterSummary:
As I paused on a massive ledge far out on the moraine I was nearly overcome with the deathly silence. The power and majesty of mountains stand forth most clearly when accompanied by some great sound, the crashing of thunder or avalanche...
- Author(s):McCague, ClaireSummary:
Wanted: Translator for first contact. Immediate opening. Danger pay allowance. Estlin Hume lives in Twin Butte, Alberta surrounded by a horde of affectionate squirrels. His involuntary squirrel-attracting talent leaves him evicted,...
- Author(s):McLachlan, J. A.Summary:
What if someone you love gambled on her life? Games are serious business on Salaria, and the stakes are high. When Kia's older sister, in a desperate bid to erase their family debt, loses the game and forfeits her freedom, Kia is...
- Author(s):McGrath, WendySummary:
Wendy McGrath's The Santa Rosa Trilogy, a decade in the making, is finally available in a complete collection. Join a young Canadian girl in mid-century Edmonton, Alberta, as she seeks answers to life's questions and finds...
- Author(s):Robinson, EdenSummary:
In March 2010 the Canadian Literature Centre hosted award-winning novelist and storyteller Eden Robinson at the 4th annual Henry Kreisel Lecture. Robinson shared an intimate look into the intricacies of family, culture, and place...
- Author(s):Reiff, TanaSummary:
This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Lindy loves wood. She loves the look of wood. She loves the feel of wood. She gets a job in a...
- Author(s):Heath, Christine, Carpenos, LoriSummary:
The Secret of Love is a compilation of amazing stories from couples whose relationships improved or completely turned around just by being pointed within, toward their true nature. These couples began to see how they were contributing...
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