(2012) Gift Books
The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting colder and your neighbours are tastefully decorating their house with a twelve-foot animatronic snowman: the 2012 Holiday Season is on its way!
Whether you're buying for friends, family, coworkers or for your own fire-side reading, BC books make the perfect gift.
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For the Chef:
Flavours of the West Coast
by Cedarwood Productions with Chef Steve Walker-Duncan and guests ISBN 9781927129258, $29.95 CAN
In this colourful cookbook inspired by the popular TV program, signature dishes from the region’s top restaurants, chefs, and foodies are shared with the at-home cook.
Backyard Bounty: The Complete Guide to Year-Round Organic Gardening in the Pacific Northwest
Linda Gilkeson ISBN 9780865716841 $24.95 CAN
With advice on soil preparation, composting, seeding, watering, mulching, pruning, winter crop planting schedules, greenhouses and more, as well as a wealth of information specific to the West Coast climate, Backyard Bounty will get you growing.
New Society Publishers
Hollyhock Cooks: Food to Nourish Body, Mind and Soil
by Linda Solomon and Moreka JolarISNB 9780865714885, $29.95 CAN
Globally influenced local cuisine, with over 200 recipes including everything from soups and salads to entrees, sauces and spreads, desserts and drinks.
New Society Publishers
For the Artist:
George Littlechild: The Spirit Giggles Within
by George Littlechild ISBN 9781927051511, $59.95 CAN
“George Littlechild paints with light and butterfly medicine. This retrospective showcases his brilliance, beauty and grace of his work.” —Richard Van Camp
Heritage House Publishing
People of the Land: Legends of the Four Host First Nations
with Aaron Nelson-Moody, Glenn George and Tewanee Joseph ISBN 978-1-894778-77-0, $36.95 CAN
People of the Land features spectacular photographs and artwork alongside fascinating stories and legends of the Lil’wat, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations peoples.
Theytus Books
111 West Coast Literary Portraits
Photographs by Barry Peterson and Blaise Enright. Text by BC Authors. Introduction by Alan Twigg. ISBN 9781896949239, $48
Photographs by Barry Peterson and Blaise Enright, features rare B & W portraits of emerging, midcareer and well-known writers who have lived in B.C. An unprecedented and elegant gift book.
Mother Tongue Publishing
For the Athlete:
Backspin: 120 Years of Golf in British Columbia
by Arv Olson ISBN 9781927051412, $28.95 CAN
A comprehensive overview of everything golf-related in BC. This encyclopedic reference explores the growth of the game, legendary figures and the golf courses of BC.
Heritage House Publishing
For the Nature-Lover:
Unlearn, Rewild: Earth Skills, Ideas and Inspiration for the Future Primitive
by Miles Olson ISBN 9780865717213, $15.95
Combining philosophical exploration with a guide to endangered primitive and traditional skills, this entirely unique and unconventional book will make you question what it means to be civilized.
New Society Publishers
Gardens Aflame: Garry Oak Meadows of BC’s South Coast
by Maleea Acker ISBN 9781554200658, $19 CAN
A story about a unique and vanishing ecosystem, Garry Oak meadows and people who have made it their life’s work to save them.
New Star Books
All Roads Lead to Wells: Stories of the Hippie Days
by Susan Safyan ISBN 9781894759762 , $26.95 CAN
Colourful and engaging stories describing the impact of the back-to-the-land movement and the sexual revolution on the remote town of Wells, BC.
Caitlin Press
For the History Buff:
Our Friend Joe: The Joe Fortes Story
By Lisa Anne Smith and Barbara Rogers
ISBN 978-1-55380-146-7 ebook ISBN 978-1-55380-142-9, $21.95 CAN
The first-ever biography of the black lifeguard who won the hearts of Vancouver’s citizens, teaching their children to swim in English Bay.
Ronsdale Press
The Private Journal of Captain G.H. Richards: The Vancouver Island Survey (1860–1862)
Edited by Linda Dorricott and Deidre Cullon
ISBN 978-1-55380-127-6 ebook ISBN 978-1-55380-133-7, $24.95 CAN
Published for the first time after 150 years, this journal is an exciting addition to the history of BC. With 12 colour maps & photos; 30 b&w photos
Ronsdale Press
Women of Brave Mettle: More Stories of the Cariboo Chilcotin Extraordinary Women: Volume 2
by Diana French ISBN 978-1-894759-86-1, $26.95 CAN
More stories of the remarkable women who have contributed, or who are still contributing, to the vibrant mosaic that is the Cariboo Chilcotin.
Caitlin Press
Vancouver Noir: 1930-1960
by John Belshaw and Diane Purvey ISBN 9781897535837, $25 CAN
It was an era of gambling, smuggling rings, police corruption, bootleggers, brothels, and murders. Vancouver Noir provides a fascinating insight into life in the Terminal City, noir-style.
Anvil Press
Sensational Victoria: Bright Lights, Red Lights, Murders, Ghosts & Gardens
by Eve Lazarus ISBN 9781927380062, $24 CAN
Sensational Victoria gives us a glimpse into aspects of Victoria rarely talked about in the tourist brochures or flowery garden guidebooks.
Anvil Press
For the Fiction Fan:
Passage on the Cardena
by Mel Dagg ISBN 9781927129340, $19.95 CAN
An unforgettable journey into BC’s coastal history, featuring the legendary steamship Cardena. While on board, Matt befriends soon-to-be-famous painter, Emily Carr who’s searching for a new direction in her art.
TouchWood Editions
The Judge and the Lady
by Marlyn Horsdal ISBN 9781927129319, $19.95 CAN
An engaging portrait of colonial Victoria and Gold Rush–era Cariboo, featuring delightful characters such as Eleanor Wentworth and the fascinating judge Matthew Begbie.
TouchWood Editions
Porcupines and China Dolls
by Robert Arthur Alexie ISBN 9781894778725, $24.95 CAN
Porcupines and China Dolls is a riveting story of a Northern community coming to terms with the terrible experience of residential schools and moving forward.
Theytus Books
Sweet Assorted: 121 Takes From a Tin Box
by Jim Christy ISBN 9781927380055, $20 CAN
For forty years, Jim Christy has thrown seemingly random items from his travels into an old Peek Freans box. The box has provided the ingredients for highly entertaining tales.
Anvil Press
Mayan Horror: How to Survive the End of the World in 2012
by Bob Robertson ISBN 9781897535875, $16 CAN
Mayan Horror: How to Survive the End of the World in 2012 is the handbook you’ll want to have in your pocket when the Mayan Calendar ticks down and all hell breaks loose.
Anvil Press
Tears of Mehndi
by Raminder Sidhu ISBN 9781894759731, $24.95 CAN
A courageous and timely novel, Tears of Mehndi explores the rich, complex and often heartbreaking lives of a tight-knit community in Vancouver’s Little India.
Caitlin Press
The Taste of Ashes
by Sheila Peters ISBN 9781894759779, $24.95 CAN
Two unlikely worlds collide in this story of redemption and the resilience of the human spirit, in its most frail and vulnerable moments.
Caitlin Press
For the Memoir-Lover:
Journeywoman
by Kate Braid ISBN 9781894759878, $24.95 CAN
In this provocative and important memoir, Poet Kate Braid tells how she became a carpenter in the1970s in the face of skepticism and discouragement.
Catilin Press
Tse-loh-ne (The People at the End of the Rocks) Journey Down the Davie Trail
by Keith Billington ISBN 9781894759885, $22.95 CAN
Keith Billington’s fascinating memoir about being invited on a challenging yet inspiring traditional Sekani trek through treacherous terrain in Northern BC.
Caitlin Press
My Life with the Salmon
by Diane Jacobson Illustrated by Harold Alfred ISBN 9781894778886, $18.95 CAN
My Life with the Salmon shows Honey’s journey to find a sense of place in life and her community’s efforts to save the salmon.
Theytus Books
For the Young:
I’ll be Home Soon
by Luanne Armstrong< ISBN 9781553801801, $11.95 CAN
Through her search for her mother, and her connections with the people who truly care for her, Regan discovers her own inner strength and independence.
Ronsdale Press
The Salmon Twins
by Caroll Simpson ISBN 9781927051528, $24.95 CAN
Inspired by First Nations’ stories, The Salmon Twins tells the tale of the young twins and shows how working together keeps a community healthy.
Heritage House Publishing
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