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The portrait of three generations of the Chan family living in Vancouver's Chinatown, where history repeats itself through the generations.

In 1942 Singapore, Canadian seaman Harry Winslow falls madly in love with Lily, a young Englishwoman. They are separated during an air raid and Harry begins a desperate search for her.

Travelling by horse and canoe, Dawson was a groundbreaker in the Geological Survey's opening up of the Canadian West in the late 1800's.

The joys and sorrows, excitements and mishaps, of life on a working farm.

Glamorgan Farm is one of the oldest farms on Vancouver Island. The original log barns house rare breeds of livestock; heirloom plants thrive in its orchards and gardens.

The book addresses many of the barriers to healthy eating: time, effort, knowledge and skills, taste and cost. It includes information about supplements and how to eat with a chronic disease.

In this collection of views of modern life, Black campaigns for the adoption of the afternoon nap while also delving into the fine art of cow tipping.

Mike McCardell has spent over 30 years on a B.C.

The book describes the author's experiences over the 17 years he's spent exploring the north coast of B.C., one of the last places on the planet where wolves live in an undisturbed way.

Artist Toni Onley's serene and spectacular landscapes are known to millions, but the man behind the brush has remained an intriguing enigma - until now.

The author captures the voices of Coast Guard Skippers, coast pilots, commercial fishermen and divers, tugboaters and deep-sea drillers. Fishermen recall the pandemonium of a fishery opening.

In 1930, Collier, his wife and young son reached the Stack Valley in B.C., where they lived in an abandoned cabin.

The story of two young lovers, Nathan and Leah, who meet in 1913.

The Fraser River gold rush, the most spectacular phenomenon in the history of BC, exploded in the spring of 1858.

Just a few miles north of Nelson, a settlement of predominantly British farmers was established after the turn of the century.