More Great Dog Stories: Inspirational Tales About Exceptional Dogs
Can$9.95
Author-Roxanne Willems Snopek
These are tales about people who turned around the lives of their dogs, and dogs who turned around the lives of their people.
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More Great Cat Stories: Inspirational Tales About Exceptional Cats
Can$9.95
Author-Roxanne Willems Snopek
The bond between cats and their people comes to the fore in these charming true stories.
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Canada's West Coast
Can$29.95
Author-Chris Cheadle
Chris Cheadle walked the streams of the rainforests, kayaked to remote beaches, sailed the inlets, explored the islands and listened to the wisdom of First Nations elders to capture the images in this book, which depict the west coast of British Columbia in all its glory.
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Simple Treasures: from the Collection of Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts
Can$29.95
Author-Alistair Barnes
Simple Treasures offers an opportunity to experience world-class dining in your own home, with easy-to-follow recipes selected from the award-winning kitchens of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Resorts family of restaurants and lodges.
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Reena: A Father's Story
Can$29.95
Author-Manjit Virk
The story of the Virk family is set against a tragic backdrop that remains one of the most widely discussed crimes of our time.
On the night of November 14, 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk, a troubled Victoria high-school student, was swarmed and beaten by a group of teenagers and eventually killed. At the time, Reena's father Manjit, a soft-spoken, sensitive immigrant from the Punjab state of India, had already been let down by both social-services and law-enforcement authorities. He and his wife, Suman, had struggled with the challenges of conflicting cultures and religions, of family dissension and child-rearing ideologies, and with allegations of wrongdoing and the resulting tarnished reputations.
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Ice Warriors: The Pacific Coast/Western Hockey League 1948-1974
Can$19.95
Author-Jon C. Stott
Ice Warriors tells the story of the Western Hockey League (known as the Pacific Coast Hockey League before 1952), a determined, ambitious league that at its height aspired to establish itself as a second major league, a western counterpart to the eastern NHL.
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The First Beaver
Can$24.95
Author-Caroll Simpson
This is a story of how the first beaver came to be. It tells of how a girl child, Reedee, is born with hair the colour of Mother Earth, not the colour of the Raven like the rest of the people in her tribe.
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Never Shoot a Stampede Queen: A Rookie Reporter in the Cariboo
Can$19.95
Author-Mark Leiren-Young
foreword by-Ian Ferguson, co-author of How to be a Canadian
The cops wanted to shoot me, my bosses thought I was a Bolshevik, and a local lawyer warned me that some people I was writing about might try to test the strength of my skull with a steel pipe. What more could any young reporter hope for from his first real job?
Never Shoot a Stampede Queen is a collection of true-life tall tales about a rookie reporter's adventures in Canada's still-very-wild West.
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From Home to Home: Autumn Wanderings in the North-West, 1881-1884
Can$19.95
Author-A.S. Hill
Alexander Stavely Hill was the founder of Alberta's famous Oxley Ranch. A British Conservative MP from 1868 to 1900, he travelled to Canada annually between 1881 and 1884. From Home to Home, first published in 1885, is an account of those travels.
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Robert Service: Under the Spell of the Yukon, Second Edition, SOFTCOVER
Can$19.95
Author-Enid Mallory
Robert Service's time in the Yukon, at first as a transplanted bank clerk and later living off the royalties of poems like "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," is the core of a fascinating life. Starving in Mexico, residing in a California bordello, farming on Vancouver Island and pursuing unrequited love in Vancouver were only preludes to his Yukon years and his first poems.
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Portrait of British Columbia
Can$16.95
Author-Al Harvey
British Columbia is a province of immense diversity, vast spaces and unparalleled majesty. Photographer Al Harvey travelled the province-by car, foot, plane, bike, kayak and canoe-to capture these definitive images.
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Portrait of Vancouver
Can$16.95
With its wealth of amenities, from parks, gardens and beaches to bustling markets, unique shops and fine restaurants, Vancouver has it all. This book celebrates the city with a selection of photographs that visitors and long-time residents alike will appreciate and enjoy.
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Portrait of Vancouver Island
Can$16.95
Author-Chris Cheadle
Vancouver Island is a place with much to see, from the old-growth forest of the Carmanah Valley and the orcas that frequent the surrounding waters to the rich histories of the First Nations and the early settlers. Its charm is captured beautifully by internationally celebrated photographer Chris Cheadle.
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Totem Poles
Can$19.95
Author-Pat Kramer
This book guides readers to the many places in British Columbia, Washington, and Alaska where totem poles can be found and helps viewers understand the "language" of the poles. Learn about their origin and history, the symbols and ceremonies linked to them, types of figures and how to identify them, and where to see authentic poles and pole collections.
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Bugaboo Dreams: A Story of Skiers, Helicopters and Mountains
Can$29.95
Author-Topher Donahue
Take the snowiest mountains in Canada, add two Austrian immigrants, an army of adrenaline-addicted skiers (kings, queens, billionaires, average people and everyday ski bums) and throw a helicopter into the mix for an unforgettable story of mountain adventure.
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Morning Light: Triumph at Sea & Tragedy on Everest
Can$29.95
Author-Margaret Griffiths
Written from taped accounts, diaries, letters and reports, Morning Light: Triumph at Sea & Tragedy on Everest is a poignant saga of adventure and high emotion that celebrates the human spirit and its need to explore.
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Expedition to the Edge: Stories of Worldwide Adventure
Can$22.95
Author-Lynn Martel
From skilled weekend warriors to internationally recognized stars of the professional adventure game, Lynn Martel has interviewed dozens of the most dynamic, creative and accomplished self-propelled adventurers of our time.
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The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns
Can$16.95
Author-Robert William Sandford
As cities continue to grow at unprecedented rates, more and more people are looking for peaceful, weekend retreats in mountain or rural communities. More often than not, these retreats are found in and around resorts or places of natural beauty. As a result, what once were "small towns" are fast becoming "mini cities", complete with expensive housing, fast food, traffic snarls and environmental damage, all with little or no thought for the importance of local history, local people and local culture.
The Weekender Effect is a passionate plea for considered development in these bedroom communities and for the necessary preservation of local values, cultures and landscapes.
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Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips: Volume One
Can$29.95
Author-Laurel Archer
This first volume of the guidebook series Northern British Columbia Canoe Trips describes in detail eight northern BC paddling routes over eleven rivers, and is designed to provide canoeists with all the information they require to plan a river trip appropriate to their skill level and special interests.
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Portrait of the Canadian Rockies (Softcover)
Can$14.95
Photographer-Elizabeth Wilson
The Canadian Rockies are one the world's most popular as well as most beautiful places. From pristine mountain lakes to jagged, glacier-studded peaks, this wilderness area is a dramatic and powerful statement of the beauty inherent on our planet. This book - a complete look at this amazing region - includes historic images that date back over 125 years, as well as colour photographs of the large mammals that inhabit the region. And of course, the book features beautiful colour photographs of all the important scenic views for which the Canadian Rockies is famous, taken by some of the Rockies best-known photographers.
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The Rockies of Canada: A Revised & Enlarged Edition of Camping in the Canadian Rockies (MOUNTAIN CLASSICS COLLECTION #5)
Can$19.95
Author-Walter Wilcox
foreword by-Neil Wedin
First published in 1900, The Rockies of Canada is based on one of the first major works to be written about the mountains of western Canada,
Camping in the Canadian Rockies (1896). Focusing upon the escapades of the "Lake Louise Club", a group of relatively inexperienced climbers from Yale University and elsewhere in the eastern United States, this fifth volume in the Mountain Classics Collection offers the reader a glimpse not only of the remarkable beauty and grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, but also the danger and rigours these early adventurers experienced nearly every day.
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Sarah's Tea Time
Can$19.95
Author-Sarah Amos
Everything stops for tea-and we don't just mean a cup of tea. In this charming little book, Victoria artist Sarah Amos shares the traditions of afternoon tea with recipes and stories brought over from her early years of British farm life. Enjoy a buttermilk scone, pecan rum square or a slice of almond cake and sit around the dining table with family and friends over endless cups of tea. At the heart of the book are Amos' own classic recipes, thoughtfully illustrated with her exquisite and vibrant artwork that has been created over the past 25 years. Both practical and delightful,
Sarah's Tea Time is a book about heart and home.
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Nobody's Father: Life Without Kids
Can$19.95
Edited by-Lynne Van Luven and Bruce Gillespie
foreword by-Tomson Highway
In a sequel to the celebrated collection of stories Nobody's Mother comes an honest and poignant collection of essays from men who have forgone fatherhood.
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Seaweed on the Rocks
Can$12.95
Author-Stanley Evans
In this fourth mystery of the Seaweed series, Victoria neighbourhood cop Silas Seaweed is as always sensitive to his Coast Salish culture, but when he's confronted by a ten-foot-tall bear on a marsh on the city's outskirts, he suspects that this is no creature from the unknown world but someone out to con him. And Silas is right, but his attempts to unmask the bear lead him into a labyrinth of blackmail and murder. Along the way he investigates a homeless people's sit-in at Beacon Hill Park, a burglary in the office of hypnotherapist Dr. Lawrence Trew, and the barely legal world of small-time hood Titus Silverman. And whenever Silas is not busy finding corpses, he's on the lookout for a missing artist and two eight-year-old runaways.
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The Frog Lake Massacre
Can$18.95
Author-Bill Gallaher
In the spring of 1884, an adventurous young man packs his bags in Victoria, BC, and heads for the prairies, looking for a new life and hoping to get involved in an Indian "war." Instead, he lucks into an exciting job in the fur trade and meets and befriends many of the great chiefs of the Cree nation, such as Poundmaker and Big Bear, and ends up between a bullet and a target when the North-West Rebellion erupts. After witnessing the historic Frog Lake Massacre and the murder of his friends, Jack is captured by the Cree warriors and, later, guides the famous Inspector Sam Steele on the hunt for Cree Chief Big Bear.
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The Promise: Love, Loyalty & the Lure of Gold - BACK IN PRINT
Can$18.95
Author-Bill Gallaher
It was 1862 and the Cariboo Gold Rush was in full swing. Sophia Cameron, the Beauty of
Barkerville, lay dying of typhoid when her husband, John "Cariboo" Cameron, made one last promise to his fading young wife.
The Promise is a compelling story of a great love and an epic struggle to honour a dying wife's final request: to take her body home to eastern Canada.
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The Remarkable World of Frances Barkley: 1769 - 1845 - BACK IN PRINT
Can$19.95
Authors-Beth Hill and Cathy Converse
Frances Barkley was just eighteen when she became the first European woman to set foot on the west coast of North America. After a sheltered upbringing in England, Frances found herself boarding the
Imperial Eagle in 1786 to set sail on an adventurous, round-the-world voyage with her husband, Captain Charles William Barkley.
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A Taste of the Canadian Rockies Cookbook
Can$14.95
Authors-Myriam Leighton and Chip Olver
The Canadian Rockies is renowned for its incredible variety of dining opportunities. Chefs come from around the world to create dishes to tempt you and your friends.
A Taste of the Canadian Rockies includes many of the mouth-watering recipes from the best restaurants in the towns of Banff, Jasper, Lake Louise, Waterton and
Canmore, as well as selections from the backcountry resorts and lodges nestled throughout the Canadian Rockies.
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Portrait of the Canadian Rockies (Hardcover)
Can$19.95
Photographer-Elizabeth Wilson
This book - a complete look at this amazing region - includes historic images that date back over 125 years, as well as colour photographs of the large mammals that inhabit the region. And of course, the book features beautiful colour photographs of all the important scenic views for which the Canadian Rockies is famous, taken by some of the Rockies best-known
photographers.
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The Dangerous River
Can$19.95
Author - R.M. Patterson
"A truly enchanting book." -The New Yorker
"The excitement, anxiety and hardships are slipped naturally into a story which conjures up pictures with the effortlessness of good and restrained writing." -The Times, London
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Camping British Columbia: A Complete Guide to Provincial and National Park Campgrounds, Sixth Edition
Can$19.95
Author - Jayne Seagrave
Over the last 18 years, Jayne Seagrave has travelled through every region of BC, taking in some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world-and she's done so conveniently and cheaply by staying in the multitude of provincial and national parks this province has to offer. After you've read her book, you will no doubt want to do the same.
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Blue Heaven: Encounters with the Blue Poppy
Can$24.95
Author- Bill Terry
With wit and erudition, author Bill Terry examines the world of the fabled Himalayan Blue Poppy and its relatives. Ranging from the slopes of the high Himalayas through the gardens of contemporary poppy lovers, Terry-himself an accomplished Meconopsis grower-also provides clear guidelines for the successful cultivation and propagation of these notoriously temperamental beauties. But buyer beware! Meconopsis obsession may ensue."
-Des Kennedy, author of An Ecology of Enchantment: A Year in the Life of a Garden
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Scammed
Can$12.95
Author- Ron Chudley
"Grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go." -The Globe and Mail
"Anger, fear and staggering grief is so strong and passionately written that it drives the reader into turning the pages . . . . The writing is explosive. . . . the conclusion is a riveting gunshot. A hard-to-put-down winner."
-The Hamilton Spectator
"Enjoyed the chase 'em, catch 'em, beat 'em, lose 'em story line. . . . would make a great thriller-style movie." -St. Albert Gazette
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26 Feet to the Charlottes: Exploring the Land of the Haida
Can$19.95
Author- June Cameron
A mutual love of sailing, fishing and beachcombing brought June Cameron and Paul Holsinger together, but it was their shared sense of adventure that took them to the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii).
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Never Sleep with a Suspect on Gabriola Island: An Islands Investigations International Mystery
Can$14.95
Author- George Szanto and Sandy Frances Duncan
Murder, forgery and international intrigue are part of the newest TouchWood Mystery Series.
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Public Art in Vancouver: Angels Among Lions
Can$19.95
Author- John Steil and Aileen Stalker
Featuring more than 500 public art installations, this is the essential guide for tourists and Vancouver residents alike.
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Wilderness Tales: Adventures in the Backcountry
Can$9.95
Author-Peter Christensen
In Wilderness Tales, Peter Christensen describes working for the parks service maintaining trails and warden patrol stations in national parks.
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Hudson's Bay Company Adventures: The Rollicking Saga of Canada's Fur Traders
Can$9.95
Author-Elle Andra-Warner
The explorers and fur traders who started the Hudson's Bay Company were brash and daring adventurers in search of their fortunes in the New World. Hudson's Bay Company Adventures vividly relates the frequently violent early history of the iconic Canadian company and the characters who laboured for it.
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CSI Alberta: The Secrets of Skulls and Skeletons
Can$9.95
Author-Peter B. Smith
Drawing on his years as a Calgary crime reporter, Peter Smith tells the stories of baffling and bizarre Alberta crime scenes.
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Ghost Town Stories of BC: Tales of Hope, Heroism and Tragedy
Can$9.95
Author-Johnnie Bachusky
Johnnie Bachusky introduces readers to some of the characters and towns that have faded into the past.
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Ghost Town Stories of Alberta: Abandoned Dreams in the Shadows of the Canadian Rockies
Can$9.95
Author-Johnnie Bachusky
Johnnie Bachusky, a collector of ghost-town stories, takes us on an amazing journey into the past through the ghost towns of the Canadian Rockies and foothills.
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Vancouver: A History in Photographs
Can$14.95
Author-Aynsley Vogel and Dana Wyse
This book shares the city's extraordinary coming of age through 150 striking images.
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Alberta: A History in Photographs
Can$14.95
Author-Faye Reineberg Holt
This book is a wonderful collection of images and stories that tell of Alberta's many roots.
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Greetings From British Columbia: A Journey in Vintage Postcards
Can$26.95
Author-Fred Thirkell and Bob Scullion
Award-winning popular historians Fred Thirkell and Bob Scullion have assembled an all-new collection of postcard views capturing different communities around British Columbia as they appeared at the turn of the 20th century.
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Dances with Light: The Canadian Rockies
Can$29.95
Author-Darwin Wiggett
This gallery of exceptional photographs captures the essence of this magnificent wilderness in all its changeable moods: dramatic, exciting, colourful, raw and universally inviting.
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SuperGuide: Wild Animals of Western Canada
Can$16.95
Author-Kevin Van Tighem
An excellent guide to all the major animals that live in western Canada. There are over 40 profiles that range from mighty grizzly bears to graceful whales.
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Sport Climbs in the Canadian Rockies: Sixth Edition-Updated
Can$34.95
Author-John Martin and Jon Jones
This updated edition of Sport Climbs features over 2,000 bolt-protected routes located throughout the Bow Valley, including climbs at Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Kananaskis Country and the Ghost River area.
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Canadian Rockies: Photo Album
Can$14.95
Author-Elizabeth Wilson
The Canadian Rockies Photo Album contains 150 images from some of the finest mountain photographers in the world. The photos are of the highest quality, but in the end it is the sublime beauty of the mountains themselves that makes them unforgettable. They are the reason over six million people visit the Canadian Rockies each year.
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The Mad Trapper: Unearthing a Mystery
Can$19.95
Author- Barbara Smith
Ever since he was gunned down in a torrent of RCMP bullets in February 1932, the true identity of Albert Johnson, a.k.a. the "Mad Trapper of Rat River," has remained a mystery.
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The David Thompson Highway: A Hiking Guide
Can$19.95
Author- Jane Ross and Daniel Kyba
Another of Rocky Mountain Books' bestselling hiking guides, The David Thompson Highway describes a variety of accessible trails located between Nordegg and Banff National Park along one of Alberta's most scenic drives.
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Superguide: Bears
Can$24.95
Author- Kevin Van Tighem
This is a comprehensive portrait of bears of all kinds including their habitat, family life, behaviour and the way they are perceived in human culture.
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Jimmy Simpson: Legend of the Rockies
Can$24.95
Author- E.J. "Ted" Hart
This book is the story of Jimmy Simpson's 80-year epic as one of the most important guides, outfitters, lodge operators, hunters, naturalists and artists in the Canadian Rockies.
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Trails of the Southern Cariboo: Second Edition
Can$19.95
Author- Colin Campbell
Surrounded by the historic remnants of the Gold Rush, with a tiny population and a huge landmass comprising a variety of subregions and topographies, the south-central region of the British Columbia interior's trails have always been famous for great hiking.
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SuperGuide: The Columbia Icefield
Can$14.95
Author- R.W. Sandford
As a geographic area, the Columbia Icefield looks back to a time when the world, including the early history of mankind, was dominated by ice.
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Where the Clouds Can Go
Can$29.95
Author- Conrad Kain
In this internationally anticipated reissue of Where the Clouds Can Go-first published in 1935, with subsequent editions in 1954 and 1979-Rocky Mountain Books has accentuated the original text with an expanded selection of over 50 archival images that celebrate the accomplishments of Conrad Kain in the diverse mountain landscapes of North America, Europe and New Zealand.
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Inspiring Animal Tales: Heartwarming Stories of Courage and Devotion
Can$9.95
Author- Roxanne Willems Snopek
The touching stories in this collection provide hope to everyone who has ever wondered if they could overcome a difficult start.
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Gold Fever: Incredible Tales of the Klondike Gold Rush
Can$9.95
Author- Rich Mole
Rich Mole gives a vivid account of the gold rush from the earliest strikes to the climactic events of 1897 and their often tragic consequences.
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Celebrated Pets: Endearing Tales of Companionship and Loyalty
Can$9.95
Author- Cheryl MacDonald
Canadian history is full of touching stories of animal companionship, and some relationships between people and their cherished companions are legendary.
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The Mounties: Tales of Adventure and Danger from the Early Days
Can$9.95
Author- Elle Andra-Warner
The Mounties is an exciting account of the turbulent early days of the Force.
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Leaning on the Wind: Under the Spell of the Great Chinook
Can$22.95
Author- Sid Marty
In composing his ode to the land he loves, bestselling author and mountain man Sid Marty skillfully weaves together First Nations legends with the harrowing tales of miners, early homesteaders and his own family's experiences living in an old ranch headquarters.
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Rebel Women of the Gold Rush: Extraordinary Achievements and Daring Adventures
Can$9.95
Author- Rich Mole
Many of the women who arrived in the Klondike longed for the thrill of adventure and an end to the tedium of everyday life, while others sought riches.
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Native Chiefs and Famous Métis: Leadership and Bravery in the Canadian West
Can$9.95
Author- Holly Quan
These tales of bravery, courage and decisive action in times of terrible conflict are the stories of heroes.
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Baby Wild Animals
Can$6.95
Author- Dennis and Esther Schmidt
Featuring very cute baby pictures of some of North America's best-known wild animals, this book helps young readers to identify them by name. A fun read and a great teaching tool.
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Rocky Mountain Madness: A Historical Miscellany
Can$16.95
Author- Edward Cavell and Jon Whyte
This entertaining collection of historical photographs, amusing newspaper accounts, reminiscences and letters evokes the capricious antics the mountains summoned for these people, and, to quote the authors, includes "accounts of occasional accomplishment, accomplished adventure, adventurous rambling and rambling discourse.
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An Edible Journey (3rd Edition): Exploring the Islands' Fine Foods, Farms and Vineyards
Can$24.95
Author- Elizabeth Levinson
With thoughtful detail and thorough research, Elizabeth Levinson has expanded and updated her award-winning An Edible Journey to its third edition.
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Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: A History of the Sunshine Coast
Can$18.95
Authors- Betty Keller and Rosella Leslie
Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits tells the stories of the homesteaders, loggers, prospectors and fishermen who carved out a living on the treacherous mountainside that rises straight out of the inlets.
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Far Pastures
Can$19.95
Author- R.M. Patterson
The stories in Far Pastures take readers to R.M. Patterson’s homestead in the Peace River country of northern Alberta.
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Hell’s Half Acre - New Edition
Can$19.95
1-894384-82-2
Author - David Finch
Hell’s Half Acre is the story of the people who lived and worked in Turner Valley, western Canada’s first commercial oilfield, located southwest of Calgary.
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A People on the Move: The Métis of the Western Plains
Can$9.95
Author- Irene Gordon
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Riding on the Wild Side: Tales of Adventure in the Canadian West
Can$9.95
Author- Dale Portman
This collection of stories about working horses and the people who make a living riding them in Canada's mountain national parks suggests how eventful and adventurous life can be on horseback.
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Medicine Paint: The Art of Dale Auger
Can$59.95
Author- Dale Auger
Medicine Paint is a collection of Dale Auger's best work, reproduced in glorious full colour and reflecting the evolution of the artist's distinctive style. Including a revealing look back at his life and professional development, the book is a stunning tribute to the master Aboriginal artist.
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Rescue Dogs: Crime and Rescue Canines in the Canadian Rockies
Can$9.95
Author- Dale Portman
Reading these stories of working dogs will give you a new appreciation of the important roles they play and how they really are our silent heroes.
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