A creature of myth and magic emerging from the mist-shrouded forests of the Northwest, Coyote appears as a creator, messenger, hero, trickster, fool or shapeshifter. Always on the lookout for fun, mischief or the opportunity to help...
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- Author:George, ThomasSummary:
- Author:Anderson-Dargatz, GailSummary:
This high-interest, low-vocabulary novella is intended for adult basic education (ABE) and English as a Second Language (ESL) readers. Sara used to be a back-up singer in a band. She left her singing career to raise a family. She is...
- Author:Heyking, Amy vonSummary:
How does one learn to be a good citizen? A good Canadian? Creating Citizens : History and Identity in Alberta's Schools, 1905 to1980 looks at the role schools have played in creating and sustaining a sense of Canadian identity for...
- Author:McLean, Cheryl L.Summary:
Creative Arts in Humane Medicine is a book for medical educators, practitioners, students and those in the allied health professions who wish to learn how the arts can contribute toward a more caring and empathic approach to medicine....
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- Author:Page, JoannaSummary:
With a burgeoning academic interest in Latin American science fiction and cyberfiction and in representations of science and technology in Latin American literature and cinema, this book adds new understanding to the growing body of...
- Author:Absolute XPressSummary:
Writers everywhere were issued a challenge—write an epic flash fiction story in under 1000 words. But there was a twist, it couldn’t be just any story. It had to tell the tale of a creature that haunts the night; one that lurks in the...
- Author:Gray, R.W.Summary:
Crisp confronts the unspeakable parts of memory, meditating on characters caught in isolation and struggling to make sense of grief, disappointment, and the occasional dinner party gone wrong. Along the way, these characters don't...
- Author:Fabijancic, TonySummary:
In his travels through Croatia, Tony Fabijancic saw a world of peasants, shepherds and fishermen irrevocably giving way to the new reality of a modern European state. With a deft and sure touch, he records moments that capture the...
- Author:Soderlund, Walter C., Soderlund, Walter C., Brin, Colette, Brin, Colette, Miljan, Lydia, Miljan, Lydia, Hildebrandt, Kai, Hildebrandt, KaiSummary:
This is the first in-depth analysis of major French- and English-Canadian news companies to show the impact of cross-media ownership on the diversity of new content. Surprisingly, the study lays to rest fears over content convergence of...
- Author:Einsiedel, Edna F., Timmermans, FrankSummary:
Technologies of the life sciences offer tremendous possibilities but also numerous challenges. Crossing Over : Genomics in the Public Arena looks at the social and ethical issues around the new biology, particularly genomics and...
- Author:Holmes, Tori, Gleeson, PaulSummary:
Acting on self-assured determination and an ever-growing sense of adventure, Tori Holmes, a 21-year-old from Alberta, Canada, and Paul Gleeson, a 29-year-old financial advisor from Limerick, Ireland, embraced the dream of rowing a tiny...
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- Author:Panofsky, Ruth, Kellett, KathleenSummary:
“Notwithstanding their differing approaches—digital, archival, historical, iterative, critical, creative, reflective—the essays gathered here articulate new ways of seeing, investigating, and apprehending literature and culture.” – From...
- Author:McCallum, PamelaSummary:
In the past decade, Jane Ash Poitras, a First Nations woman from northern Alberta, has emerged as one of the most important Canadian artists of her generation. Raised by a German widow who powdered her dark skin and tried to make her...
- Author:MacLaren, I. S.Summary:
Adults need playgrounds. In 1907, the Canadian government designated a vast section of the Rocky Mountains as Jasper Forest Park. Tourists now play where Native peoples once lived, fur traders toiled, and Métis families homesteaded. In...
- Author:Swart, LauraSummary:
"If your writing needs a pick-me-up, here's a triple espresso. You don't have to be a grammar whiz to improve your writing. This quick guide delivers maximum results with minimum pain. If you're a student, Cut it Out will help you write...
- Author:Langford, DanSummary:
With over 15,000 copies sold, Cycling the Kettle Valley has proven to be a remarkable resource for anyone interested in the stunning abandoned railbed located in the southern interior of British Columbia. One of the premier rail trails...
- Author:Acorn, JohnSummary:
With iridescent blues and greens, damselflies are some of the most beautiful flying insects as well as the most primitive. As members of the insect order Odonata they are related to dragonflies but are classified in a separate suborder...
- Author:Stocks, CassieSummary:
WINNER OF THE 2013 Stephen Leacock Award for Canadian Humour Writing!
Twenty-seven-year-old Frieda Zweig is at an impasse. Behind her is a string of failed relationships and half-forgotten ambitions of being a painter; in front...