An unsettling secret joins husband and wife as they sift through layers of recollection in a quest to find comfort, philosophical acceptance, and ultimately forgiveness. Set on a family farm in Sundre, Alberta during the late 1960s, at...
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- Author:Willard, ChristopherSummary:
- Author:Hart, BruceSummary:
Straight from the Hart is the no-holds-barred book about the often surreal, physically and psychologically brutal and politically cutthroat world of professional wrestling that fans everywhere — from the most casual or...
- Author:McKay, S. NoëlSummary:
Stony Point tells the story of a woman who succeeds in doing things at a time when custom restricts her from doing anything. In 1903, shortly after the Frank slide, a newspaper reporter vanishes from a mining town in the...
- Author:Martin, John, Jones, JonSummary:
With over 15,000 copies of previous editions sold internationally, this completely revised and updated new edition is now in full colour and destined to remain the bestselling guide to one of the world’s most stunning mountaineering...
- Author:Stalker, Aileen, Keen, TonySummary:
Snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport in North America. With this new guidebook, outdoor enthusiasts interested in stepping out of their skis and into a pair of snowshoes will be able to find some of British Columbia’s most...
- Author:Adams, Robert J.Summary:
Stories from a Canadian fish and wildlife officer.
- Author:Kane, AlanSummary:
Having sold more than 40,000 copies of previous editions, this authoritative climbing guide has been completely revised, updated and redesigned for a whole new generation of mountaineers. The original edition of Scrambles in the...
- Author:Langhorse, BarbaraSummary:
- Author:Feutl, RitaSummary:
Janey doesn't want to spend the summer away from her friends in Toronto - and certainly not in Edmonton with the grandmother she hardly knows. But her parents will be away - her mother in Turkey designing housing for earthquake victims...
- Author:Finch, DavidSummary:
The escapades of this great Canadian are brought to life in a story that combines the lure of gold, the thrill of wilderness exploration and comic tales about life on a southern Alberta ranch. With access to Patterson’s diaries, letters...
- Author:Matheson, ShirleeSummary:
For twelve-year-old Sherri, moving is a way of life. Her family has lived in seven different places in as many years, three in the last year alone. But no place has ever been as strange as Gardin, Alberta, a ranching community right out...
- Author:Kobayashi, TamaiSummary:
Not every story has a happy ending. Since her brother's death, eight-year-old Egg Murakami has been living day-to-day on the family ostrich farm near Bittercreek, discovering life to be an ever-perplexing condition. Mama Murakami has...
- Author:Davidson, DianaSummary:
In the deep winter of 1891, on the Métis settlement of Lac St. Anne, known as Manito Sakahigan in Cree, "Spirit Lake" has been renamed for the patron saint of childbirth. It is here that people journey in search of tradition, redemption...
- Author:Hustak, AlanSummary:
Published by McClelland & Stewart in 1979, this biography of Alberta's premier from 1971 to 1985 was written midway through his career by notable Canadian author and journalist Alan Hustak.
- Author:McCoy, HeathSummary:
Calgary’s Stampede Wrestling spawned some of the biggest wrestling stars in history, from mat kings of the past like Gene Kiniski and Superstar Billy Graham to modern idols like Bret “Hitman” Hart, the British Bulldogs, and Chris Benoit...
- Author:Guest, JacquelineSummary:
A 2012 Gold Moonbeam Award winner from Jacqueline Guest, recipient of the 2013 Indspire Award for the Arts.
After the death of her father, Kathryn must go to live with her Aunt Belle in Alberta. But a shock is in store for this...
- Author:Greene, AlandaSummary:
In the mid-1800s, southern Alberta was dominated by the tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Snake Woman, from the Blackfoot Blood tribe, was born into a life of respect and cooperation with the rhythm of the natural world, a rhythm...
- Author:Winter, MichaelSummary:
Henry Hayward is a drowning man. With a soured long-term romance finally at an end, no family, and no refuge to be had in work, he progressively spends his days in the solace of alcohol and his nights with a series of interchangeable...
- Author:Poulsen, David A.Summary:
A musical cold case has Cullen and Cobb back on the beat.
On February 28, 1965, a young singer named Ellie Foster stepped into the alley behind The Depression, a Calgary folk club where she shared the bill with Joni Anderson,...
- Author:Farrell Holler, SueSummary:
Lacey Little Bird loves spending time with Kahasi, an elder on her reserve who is like a grandmother to her. From her Lacey is learning about their people, the Siksika Blackfoot tribe of Alberta, including the art of beadwork. Lacey...