Canadian nonfiction

  • Message in a bottle : ocean dispatches from a seabird biologist

    Creator

    Hogan, Holly

    Abstract

    From the heart of the Labrador Current to the furthest reaches of our global oceans, Message in a Bottle conjures an exquisite diversity of marine life and warns of a central threat to its survival: ocean plastic. The dovekie is a stocky seabird the size of a child’s heart that spends its winters on the coast of Newfoundland, thriving in one of the toughest climates on Earth. The polar bear is an apex predator, designed to persevere in the Arctic's extreme conditions.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Knopf Canada

    Not specified
  • Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls

    Creator

    Sterritt, Angela

    Abstract

    As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to light a path for Indigenous women, girls, and survivors.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    LaVergne

    Greystone Books

    Not specified
  • Serpent river resurgence : confronting uranium mining at Elliot Lake

    Creator

    Leddy, Lianne C.

    Abstract

    Focusing on the impacts of uranium mining at Elliot Lake, Ontario, this book examines how the forces of the Cold War and settler colonialism shaped the lives of the Serpent River Anishinaabek in the second half of the twentieth century.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    University of Toronto Press

    Not specified
  • Song of the sparrow : a memoir

    Creator

    MacLean, Tara

    Abstract

    An astonishing memoir about how song saved a life. Singer/songwriter Tara MacLean has had an extraordinary musical career. From being discovered singing on a BC ferry to touring with Dido, Tom Cochrane and Lilith Fair, her solo albums and those with the band Shaye have touched legions of fans. But she hasn't, until now, disclosed the details of how the power of song saved her from a childhood filled with danger. From her earliest days in the backwoods of Prince Edward Island, Tara was surrounded by nature, the songs of her musician father and the love of her actor mother.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAvenue

    Not specified
  • Kiss the cod : superstitions, traditions, omens and old wives' tales of Atlantic Canada

    Creator

    Oickle, Vernon

    Abstract

    If a fisherman pees in the ocean, a bad storm will come. Good luck will come to your household if you own a three-coloured cat. Ancient, entertaining and sometimes-quirky folklore enrich all cultures, but many superstitions and traditions of Atlantic Canada are truly unique.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Blue Bike Books

    Not specified
  • UFO sightings in Canada : true stories, strange encounters and cover-ups

    Creator

    Wojna, Lisa

    Abstract

    Shrouded in mystery, unidentified flying objects have been reported in every corner of Canada. Surprisingly, some of these seemingly far-fetched stories may be based in fact, while others will never be explained.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Folklore Publishing

    Not specified
  • Disasters of Western Canada : courage amidst the chaos

    Creator

    Hollihan, Tony

    Abstract

    The history of western Canada has its share of disasters, both natural and man-made. The devastation, the loss of life and the courage in the face of adversity make for powerful and poignant stories that are well told in this collection by bestselling author Tony Hollihan.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Edmonton, Alberta]

    Folklore Publishing

    Not specified
  • Bogart Creek, volume 3

    Creator

    Evernden, Derek

    Abstract

    Collecting the latest and funniest of Bogart Creek, Derek Evernden's laugh out loud funny, single-panel comics of absurd and dark humour. If life scares the hell out of you one minute and cracks you up the next, you'll feel right at home in Bogart Creek.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Canmore, Alberta]

    Renegade Arts Entertainment

    Not specified
  • Violence, imagination, and resistance : socio-legal interrogations of power

    Abstract

    Much of the discussion of social transformation and resistance in socio-legal studies centres around the question of whether and how the law can be used to achieve practical change. However, the editors of this volume argue that it will never be possible to enact change through the law because it is inseparable from violence, be it metaphysical, social, or political. They posit that a "just world," free from oppressive power relations, requires us to imagine communities where the state and its law cease to exist.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    Athabasca University Press

    Not specified