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Orchids of North America
This practical guide to the identification of North American species is not only a useful and reliable addition to any enthusiast's library-it is also splendidly beautiful. Although many of our orchids are modest little plants, hard to find and sometimes difficult to appreciate because of their small size, they are captured here in closeups that br …
Mooching
A complete and accurate description of the techniques and skills required to become a highly successful moocher and eloquently transmits the big picture. Mr. Nuttall has not only given a complete and accurate description of the techniques and skills required to become a highly successful moocher, but also - has eloquently transmitted the big pictur …
On the Track of Sasquatch
Both signed and unsigned copies available of this original publication from John Green in 1980. The second of three books, these originals are incredibly rare and hard to find. First-person accounts of meetings with Bigfoot. Black and white illustrations. "John Green is the pre-eminent authority on the fascinating question of whether mankind shares …
Orienteering Handbook
The teaching of Orienteering should begin with simple activities and progress to the more complex. However, progression is dependent on the individual participant rather than being determined by any Grade level. The levels approach has been developed to reinforce this concept. The guidelines presented in this handbook are suggestions only and may b …
Safety in Gymnastics
A comprehensive guide to spotting and safety techniques in the gymnasium.
Basketball Handbook
This series provides concise, basic information on a variety of Physical Education activities. The Handbooks are aimed at assisting both beginning and experienced educators in planning, teaching and evaluating their programs. Skills are clearly identified and ordered according to levels of difficulty. Each Handbook details skills, drills and teachi …
Argillite
An exploration of the art of the Haida, an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. Their main territory is the archipelago of Haida Gwaii in northern British Columbia, Canada. Haida society continues to produce a robust and highly stylized art form, a leading component of Northwest Coast art. In particular, this work expl …
Lady Rancher
A modern pioneer story strongly evocative of the undaunted spirit that shaped Western Canada. Gertrude Roger's story opens at the old Cruikshank Ranch near Beechy, Saskatchewan. As a young woman, she marries John Minor and lives, works and raises a family on a large, prosperous cattle ranch. The Minor's later owned the huge Chilco Ranch in the Chil …
Pioneer Days in British Columbia
Pioneer Days is a blend of words and photos that proves British Columbia's history is as interesting as that recorded anywhere else in North America. Every article is true, many written or narrated by those who, 100 or more years ago, lived the experiences they relate. Each volume contains 160 pages, plus some 60,000 words of text and over 200 his …
Steelhead
Steelhead is a tribute to this magnificent fish and to steelheaders throughout the Pacific Northwest who have worked to protect steelhead and the rivers they inhabit. Full of helpful hints and secrets for success. Steelhead, the Prince of Salmon, is the trophy trout which river anglers in the Pacific Northwest acknowledge from experience is the gre …
Old Wooden Buildings
Old wooden buildings from around British Columbia. The author was farming when this photographic collection was commenced, and also contributing articles and photographs to publications with rural circulation, and this sideline led him to explore not only his own neighborhood but as much of the interior as he could without neglecting his farm opera …
Emily Carr
An in depth look at the more personal side of one of Canada's most prominent and memorable artist/writers. Who was this woman who is generally recognized as one of Canada's foremost painters and who also achieved an enviable reputation as a writer? She is thought of by some as a cranky oddball who wore outlandish clothes, had innumerable pets, and …
Mining in BC
- A Historical Account of BC's Mining Industry.
Totem Poles of the Northwest
The illustrations primarily illustrate Haida poles, the tools carvers used, and the meaning of the symbolic figures seen on the poles.
Fogswamp
A trilogy of stories by the Edwards family about their fascinating life in the Bella Coola area. Trudy, daughter of Ralph Edwards, continues the Lonesome Lake story. She, her husband and daughter carried on the work with the trumpeter swans that Ralph had begun. The book tells of their life on the isolated farm they built for themselves in the Chil …
Eskimo Life of Yesterday
Detailed account of life as an Eskimo.This book was first published as a tribute to the Eskimo peoples. It presents a simple and classic view of Eskimo life from Labrador, the Canadian Arctic, Alaska and Siberia at the turn of the Century.
Canada's Oil & Gas Industry
- The history of oil & gas industry in Canada.
Women of British Columbia
- A Historical Look at the Prominent Women in BC.
Bridging the Gulf
- Comical life in the Gulf Islands.
Images Stone: British Columbia
- Thirty centuries of Northwest Indian Sculpture.
Bird Watching in Canada
- Guide to bird watching locations in Canada.
Theme for Diverse Instruments
Jane Rule’s first collection of short stories, some of which were first published in The Ladder, the first nationally distributed lesbian publication in the United States. Jane Rule is also the author of Desert of the Heart and Memory Board.
In the sensual and tender “Middle Children,” two closeted young lesbians radiate the joy of their love …
British Columbia–Yukon Sternwheel Days
Over 300 sternwheelers plied the BC-Yukon waters, a record in North America. In icy northern lakes, rivers and the open sea, these flat-bottomed steamers served for 100 years. Ripped open by rapids, gutted by fire, crushed by ice, they left a memorable wake that altered history forever. This book includes portraits of flamboyant captains and crews, …
Listen to the Wind
In a Perth County farmhouse some time during the 1930s, a boy named Owen decides to spend the summer putting on plays with the help of his cousins, his grown-up relatives and the neighbourhood children. One of the plays they put on is their adaptation of a Victorian novel, The Saga of Caresfoot Court. In James Reaney’s Listen to the Wind, we watc …
