On January 22, 1906, the passenger ship Valencia lost her way in heavy fog and rain and rammed into the deadly rocks at Pachena Point on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the wreck was shattered by the pounding waves, the survivors...
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Author:Dalton, AnthonySummary: -
Author:Crerar, David, Crerar, HarrySummary:A new, full-colour guidebook for outdoor enthusiasts interested in exploring the dynamic and awe-inspiring peaks and trails of Vancouver's internationally renowned coastal-mountain landscape. The beautiful mountains of the North Shore...
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Author:Dandurand, Joseph A.Summary:A story for children by Kwantlen storyteller and award-winning poet Joseph Dandurand. The Girl Who Loved the Birds is the third in a series of Kwantlen legends by award-winning author Joseph Dandurand, following The Sasquatch, the Fire...
- Author:Huson, Brett D.Summary:
To the Gitxsan of Northwestern British Columbia, Nox Ga'naaw is a storyteller, speaking truths of the universe. When Nox Ga'naaw, the frog mother, releases her eggs among the aquatic plants of a pond, the tiny tadpoles are left to fend...
- Author:Varner, CollinSummary:
The Flora and Fauna of Coastal British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest is an extensive, easy-to-follow resource guide to the plant and animal life of the vast and diverse bioregion stretching from Juneau, Alaska, south to coastal...
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Author:Muckle, Robert J.Summary:The First Nations of British Columbia, now in its third edition, is a concise and accessible overview of BC’s First Nations peoples, cultures, and issues. Robert J. Muckle familiarizes readers with the history, diversity, and complexity...
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Author:Muckle, Robert JamesSummary:The First Nations of British Columbia, 2nd edition, is a concise and accessible overview of First Nations peoples, cultures, and issues in the province. Robert J. Muckle familiarizes readers with the history, diversity, and complexity...
- Author:George, SamSummary:
"My name is Sam George. In spite of everything that happened to me, by the grace of the Creator, I have lived to be an Elder." The crimes carried out at St. Paul's Indian Residential School in North Vancouver scarred untold numbers of...
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Author:Twigg, AlanSummary:From Franz Boas to Alice Munro: welcome to an unprecedented panorama of the most significant authors and books of British Columbia culled from Alan Twigg's unrivalled knowledge of more than two centuries of B.C. literary history. The...
- Author:Turner, Nancy J.Summary:
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Author:Huson, Brett D.Summary:An engaging look at how the animals, people, and seasons within an ecosystem are intertwined. To the Gitxsan people of Northwestern British Columbia, the eagle is an integral part of the natural landscape. Together, they share the land...
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Author:Campbell, BartSummary:Finalist, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize (BC Book Prizes). Finalist, City of Vancouver Book Prize. Long listed for CBC Canada Reads 2015.
The Door Is Open is a compassionate, reflective, and informative memoir about three-and-a-...
- Author:Haldane, SeanSummary:
Victoria, British Columbia. 1869. In a forest a mutilated body is discovered: Dr. McCrory, an American 'alienist' whose methods include phrenology, Mesmerism, and sexual-mystical 'magnetation'. Chad Hobbes, arrived...
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Author:Kalteis, DietrichSummary:A fast and powerful crime novel full of action, vengeance, twists, and dark humour Grey Stevens took over the family business after his uncle passed away, and now he grows the best pot in Whistler. It's called Eight Miles High and the...
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Author:Hawkins, GordonSummary:This biography explores what drove William Smith to change his name, in the gold fields of California in the 1850s, to Amor De Cosmos. Hawkins traces how De Cosmos became one of the most feared journalists in British Columbia and then...
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Author:Ross, Jane, Kyba, DanielSummary:A classic, full-colour guide to one of Alberta’s most spectacular and underrated wilderness areas, The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide continues to introduce adventurous tourists and locals to the heart of the Canadian Rockies....
- Author:Deverell, WilliamSummary:
Twenty members of a cult are found massacred on an isolated island on Canada's West Coast. Their leader, Shiva Ram Acharya, is brought to trial, and the great Arthur Beauchamp defends him, assisted by his junior counsel Max Macarthur....
- Author:Blanchet, M. WylieSummary:
After her husband died in 1927, leaving her with five small children, everyone expected the struggles of single motherhood on a remote island to overcome M. Wylie Blanchet. Instead, this courageous woman became one of the pioneers of "...
- Author:Mangan, MikeSummary:
Comprehensive trusted guide written in plain language. Full of examples and easy to understand explanations of complex issue. A favourite resource for property managers, strata council members and lawyers.
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Author:Laut, Agnes C., French, DianaSummary:Agnes C. Laut’s The Cariboo Trail is a fascinating history of the Canadian gold rush that began in 1858. When, in early 1849, a group of ragged miners arrived in the sleepy town of Victoria from California, no one would have believed...
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