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A finalist for the 1995 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language non-fiction. Winner of the Mountain Environment and Culture Award at the 1995 Banff Mountain Book Festival.

Considered wise and powerful by the Inuit and other Native cultures, and celebrated in legend and literature, polar bears have become a charismatic symbol of animals threatened by climate change in

“Oertel knows how to develop a scene for maximum humorous or scary effect.”—Kirkus Reviews. When their friend is accused of stealing ancient artifacts, Cody, Eric, and Rachel spring into action.

Experience Alberta's heritage and the outdoors in Country Roads of Alberta, an intriguing photographic guidebook that takes you to places off the beaten track.

Canadian history is full of touching stories of animal companionship, and some relationships between people and their cherished companions are legendary.

Bronc Busters and Hay Sloops tells the story of ranching in the West from the beginning of the Great War until 1960.

The legend of the Lost Lemon Mine is one of the most enduring unsolved mysteries of the Canadian West.

Vancouver Island in the late nineteenth century was a major port of entry for people from all walks of life.

It’s 1981, and Sylvia Taylor has signed on as rookie deckhand on a wallowy 40-foot salmon troller.

In 1858, some 30,000 gold seekers stampeded to the Fraser River.

Jayne Seagrave—author of the bestselling Camping British Columbia and Yukon—is back with a book that only an avid camper with children could write.

A former Olympic rower reflects on his evolution from ultra-competitive athlete to supportive coach and offers his game-changing thoughts on achieving success.

"Merve Wilkinson and Wildwood, his small patch of forest, provide powerful evidence that a forest can be logged while its integrity is maintained in perpetuity.

Although her name today is synonymous with the women’s suffrage movement in Canada, Nellie McClung’s long and varied career covered several fields—from social activist to elected politician, from n

Every year, thousands of wild animals are injured or orphaned in Canada, while the habitat and very existence of others is threatened by human activity.