Re-solve, Re-new, Re-book
Ah January, the time of year that breeds fresh starts, new year's resolutions, re-commitments and re-dedications to that which has previously gone by the wayside in favour of busy schedules, busy lives and ravenous attacks on poultry and chocolate. It's time to begin again and start anew. And to help reset the clock (and fend off the winter blahs) here's a list of books to help get you energized for the coming year.
Forget the sweets, devour a BC book instead.
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At the World’s Edge—Curt Lang’s Vancouver: 1937–1998
by Claudia Cornwall, ISBN 978-1-89694-917-8, $29.95 CAN
Curt Lang’s life energetically parallels the history of Vancouver from the hip subculture years to the electronic 1990s. Poet, painter, street photographer, bookseller, boat builder, fisherman, and software inventor.
www.mothertonguepublishing.com
The Beginning Runner’s Handbook: The Proven 13-Week RunWalk Program
by Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia, ISBN 978-1-55365-860-3, $19.95 CAN
Since it was first published in 1999, The Beginning Runner’s Handbook has helped more than 35,000 participants at community clinics across Canada realize their goal of running 10k.
www.dmpibooks.com
Charlie: A Home Child’s Life in Canada
by Beryl Young, ISBN 978-1-55380-140-5, $12.95 CAD
In a new and revised edition, Charlie explores the “home child” experience: between 1870 and 1938 some 100,000 British children were sent as indentured labourers to Canada.
www.ronsdalepress.com
High Steaks: Why and How to Eat Less Meat
by Eleanor Boyle, ISBN 978-0-86571-713-8, eBook 978-1-55092-499-2, $17.95 CAD
What’s the matter with meat? A solution-oriented guide to developing food systems that nourish people and the planet.
www.newsociety.com
Mayan Horror: How to Survive the End of the World in 2012
by Bob Robertson, ISBN 978-1-89753-587-5, $20.00 CAN
When the Mayan Calendar runs out on December 21st, 2012, life as we know it will come to an end; but, it doesn’t mean you can’t survive, and even prosper financially, in the post-apocalyptic world.
www.anvilpress.com
No More Mac ‘n’ Cheese! The Real-World Guide to Managing Your Money for 20-Somethings
by Lise Andreana, CPP, ISBN 978-1-77040-090-0, $18.95 CAD
No More Mac ‘n’ Cheese! is a guide for today’s young adults who are looking to be financially independent without having to eat cheap noodles for every meal.
www.self-counsel.com
Nowhere Else on Earth: Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest
by Caitlyn Vernon, ISBN 978-1-55469-303-0, $22.95 CAD
A hands-on guide to the magic and majesty of British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest, with suggestions for activism in any community.
www.orcabook.com
Shake Awakes
by Robert Heidbreder, illustrated by Marc Mongeau, ISBN 978-1-896580-71-5, $18.95 CAN
Kids still not up? Still sound asleep? Read aloud from… SHAKE-AWAKES! Elves, Green goo—oops! —stuff that breaks—you’ll find them all in… SHAKE AWAKES!
www.tradewindbooks.com