The bear sleeping safely in her den, kohkom telling a story by the fire, the trees crackling with cold--we are all connected to the seasons and the cycle of nature. The calming rhythm of the words echoes the rhythm of the land in this...
North America
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Author:Körner, Miriam, Johnson-Laxdal, BerniceSummary: -
Author:Lowinger, Kathy, Yellowhorn, EldonSummary:What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the...
- Author:Raymond, Hélène, Mathé, JacquesSummary:
En Amérique du Nord comme en Europe, des agriculteurs renouvellent leur métier en construisant des relations directes avec les consommateurs, promouvant ainsi le plaisir et le goût des aliments authentiques. Ici, on redécouvre son...
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Author:Summary:All cultures have tales of the trickster – a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself....
- Author:Bumsted, J. M.Summary:
What did happen to the body of Thomas Scott? The disposal of the body of Canadian history’s most famous political victim is the starting point for historian J.M. Bumsted’s new look at some of the most fascinating events and...
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Author:Yalfani, MehriSummary:Mehri Yalfani’s stories in The Street of Butterflies feature Iranian women dealing with displacement, cultural change, and struggles for survival and adaptation as immigrants in North America. At the same time, the challenges...
- Author:Eastman, Charles A.Summary:
Eastman, a Sioux educated in white society, kept his sense of the wholeness and beauty of the Indian's relation to the natural world. These six essays, told in very personal terms and coupled with seven folk tales, illuminate the...
- Author:Rumbolt, Paula IkuutaqSummary:
In this Inuit tale, the actions of a hare and a fox change the Arctic forever by creating day and night. In very early times, there was no night or day and words spoken by chance could become real. When a hare and a fox meet and express...
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Author:King, ThomasSummary: -
Author:Gailus, JeffSummary:Provocative, passionate and populist, RMB Manifestos are short and concise non-fiction books of literary, critical, and cultural studies. The grizzly bear, once the archetype for all that is wild, is quickly becoming a symbol of nature’...
- Author:Turtledove, HarrySummary:
The Great Depression leaves the USA and CSA vulnerable. Though victors in the War of Secession, the CSA still reels from losing the Great War. Powerful and bloated by prosperity, the USA ignores ominous events nearby.
- Author:WHITE, Stewart EdwardSummary:
The Blazed Trail is the story of early lumbermen in the northern woods of Michigan. The novel portrays the challenges faced by the workers focusing on one, Harry Thorpe, as he endeavors to be successful though completely unskilled when...
- Author:Bailyn, BernardSummary:
Presents an account of the first great transit of people from Britain, Europe, and Africa to the North American British colonies, evaluating its diversity, the survival struggles of immigrants, and their relationships with the...
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Author:Childs, CraigSummary:Nature writer Craig Childs presents a collection of forty essays, each of which focuses on a personal encounter with a particular species. Replete with astonishing facts about the species' behavior, habitat, breeding, and lifespan...
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Author:Grant, GeorgeSummary:George Grant -- philosopher, conservative, Canadian nationalist -- was one of Canada's most significant thinkers and the author of Lament for a Nation. In Technology and Empire, Grant reflects on the extent to which technology has...
- Author:King, Lindsay ChristinaSummary:
Have you ever wondered why Rabbit has such long ears? Or why Raccoon is wearing a mask? In this collection of funny and unique short stories, young Skye enlightens us in a number of Indigenous teachings, passed down to her from her...
- Author:Florence, MelanieSummary:
This picture book explores the intergenerational impact of Canada's residential school system that separated Indigenous children from their families. The story recognizes the pain of those whose culture and language were taken from them...
- Author:Arthurson, WayneSummary:
First Nations peoples and Native Americans in North America have long believed in the power of spirit animals or totems. They believed that these animals had lessons to teach and healing or inspirational powers: One of the strongest...
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Author:Veroni, CliveSummary:In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow, Clive Veroni's Spin is a fascinating investigation of how the techniques of political strategists are being applied to the world of consumer...
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Author:Hyman, Louis, Tohill, JosephSummary:Consuming with a conscience is one of the fastest growing forms of political participation worldwide. Every day we make decisions about how to spend our money and, for the socially conscious, these decisions matter. Political consumers...
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