A unique collection of stories about the Kootenay Rockies gleaned from original East Kootenay and regional newspaper articles. Relying on the vernacular of the day these historical stories take...
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Author: Pervin, ArleneSummary: -
Author: Forscutt, KenSummary:
Ken Forscutt flew a Cessna for 17 years into various places in Northwestern Canada, and this is the true life adventure, based on the logbook entries and the recollections of fellow pilots.
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Author: Williams, MauriceSummary:
The Kettle Valley Railway played a vital role in developing the southern interior of British Columbia. This is the story of the unnamed labourers who physically built this incredible railway line...
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Author: McCardell, MikeSummary:
Mike McCardell has spent over 30 years on a B.C. news program showing that the truly important events that make our world go round are not the wars and murders that grab the headlines, but the...
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Author: Black, ArthurSummary:
In this collection of views of modern life, Black campaigns for the adoption of the afternoon nap while also delving into the fine art of cow tipping. He shares what he learned at a mushroom class...
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Author: British Columbia Ministry of Health, BC Centre for Disease ControlSummary:
The book addresses many of the barriers to healthy eating: time, effort, knowledge and skills, taste and cost. It includes information about supplements and how to eat with a chronic disease. And...
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Author: Schroeder, Adam LewisSummary:
In 1942 Singapore, Canadian seaman Harry Winslow falls madly in love with Lily, a young Englishwoman. They are separated during an air raid and Harry begins a desperate search for her. Years later...
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Author: Perrin, DavidSummary:
Veterinarian Dave Perrin is building his dream home in the peaceful community of Lister, B.C., and puts in overtime to deal with some of the most improbable clients and frustrating cases of his...
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Author: MacKinnon, J.B.Summary:
On June 22, 1965, a soldier in the Dominican Republic reported that he had just shot two policemen and an outspoken Canadian priest. It was the opening scene in a mystery that compels the author...
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Author: Bolan, KimSummary:
When Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib Singh Bagri walked out of a Vancouver courtroom as free men in March 2005, the nation gasped in disbelief. The prime suspects for the murder of 331 people in...
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Author: Godfrey, RebeccaSummary:
The murder of Reena Virk is one of the most notorious - and heartbreaking - cases in Canadian history. Who were the seemingly ordinary suburban teenagers who found themselves under the bridge on...
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Author: Deverell, WilliamSummary:Now, after six years of retirement, Arthur Beauchamp, the scholarly, self-doubting legend of the B.C. criminal bar, is dragged back to court to defend an old client, Nick "the Owl" Faloon. He must...
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Author: Craig, Wallace GilbySummary:
The author recounts with warmth, humour and insight, his journey from the family shack in Vancouver to a downtown law practice and twenty-six years on the bench of the Vancouver criminal division...