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Number of Titles Found: 46
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| Title: A Story of Karma |
| Sub-title: Finding Love and Truth in the Lost Valley of the Himalaya |
| By (author): Michael Schauch |
| ISBN10-13: 1771604670 : 9781771604673 |
| A deeply personal travel memoir that combines alpine adventure, family connections, and spiritual encounters in two very different worlds: a Himalayan village and Vancouver, Canada. In 2012, Michael Schauch and his wife, Chantal, undertook an expedition deep in the Himalaya of northern Nepal, into a remote valley that had been closed off to outsiders for decades. They led a team of artists (a photographer, a musician, and a painter), with the objective of capturing a moment in time through their unique lenses. As a mountaineering fanatic, Michael had a second (and less conspicuous) goal to climb an unknown mountain he had only identified through a photograph. What unfolded in the mountains forced him to question his values and his own identity, and eventually resulted in meeting a little girl, which was the most profound encounter of his life. Little did either know that from that moment they would completely change the trajectory of each others life. The book recounts this journey, and the years that follow as Karma (the little girl), and Michael and Chantal grow their lives together amidst the confusing dichotomies and backdrop of Karmas 17th-century Himalayan village; the impoverished and polluted Kathmandu; and the modern world of Vancouver, Canada. |
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Pages: 328
Size: 215x140mm
Illustrations: colour photos
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - October 2020 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Buddhist life & practice : Climbing & mountaineering : Travel writing : Nepal |
| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
| Title: 1 of: 46 |
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| Title: Adventures with Adoptable Dogs |
| Sub-title: An Instagram Guide for Animal Advocates |
| By (author): Rachael Rodgers |
| ISBN10-13: 1771603798 : 9781771603799 |
| Advocates for pet adoption -- along with those who have already adopted a pet or are considering fostering one -- are always interested in finding the best ways to gain positive exposure for the animals in their care in the most efficient, positive, and cost-effective way possible. By making engaging and thoughtful online posts, social media can provide this exposure for free! Featuring fun photos and descriptions of several silly, sceptical, sweet, and sometimes brilliant dogs encountered at various shelters, Adventures with Adoptable Dogs is a useful social-media resource and playful gift book that will touch the heart and tickle the funny bone of dog lovers of all kinds. |
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Pages: 144
Size: 180x180mm
Illustrations: colour photos
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - March 2020 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Dogs as pets |
| List Price: 20.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 6 |
| Title: 2 of: 46 |
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| Title: All That Glitters |
| Sub-title: A Climbers Journey Through Addiction and Depression |
| By (author): Margo Talbot |
| ISBN10-13: 1771604336 : 9781771604338 |
| World-renowned ice climber Margo Talbot shares her compelling story of healing and self-discovery amid the frozen landscapes of the planet. Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Margo Talbot grew up with a distant mother who ruled the household with her eyes; a father who opted to spend much of his time away from home; and four siblings struggling to deal with their particular domestic situation. As a result of her familys dysfunction and her own growing mental illness, young Margo rarely smiled, had difficulty connecting with others, and was plagued with a black wave of anger and sadness that overshadowed much of the world around her. In time, drugs, alcohol, sex, and violence became her primary ways to connect with herself and others. From the depths of suicidal depression and a conversation with Death, Talbot eventually found solace and redemption in both the healing power of nature and the glory of climbing frozen landscapes in some of the worlds most pristine and challenging environments. Heart-breaking, honest, energizing, and inspiring, this is a remarkable memoir that shines a fresh light of hope on mental illness. |
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Pages: 288
Size: 215x140mm
Illustrations: photos
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - September 2020 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Memoirs : Violence in society : Addiction & therapy : Coping with illness & specific conditions : Climbing & mountaineering : Alberta : New Brunswick : Arctic regions : Antarctica |
| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Title: 3 of: 46 |
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| Title: Along the Western Front |
| Photographs by: Leah Hennel |
| ISBN10-13: 1771602058 : 9781771602051 |
| A stunning debut collection of photography focusing on contemporary cowboy culture and the modern ranching lifestyle throughout central and southern Alberta. Growing up in the city, Leah Hennel would spend summers with her cousins on a farm near Stettler, Alberta, about halfway between Calgary and Edmonton. The ranching and farming lifestyle intrigued and fascinated her from an early age, though she could already see that it was not an easy life to live. It's always been hard work, but one of the glories of living it is that those who are able to deal with its gritty realities are rarely shackled to a desk or an ordinary suburban life. In this time of high-speed everything, the rural life is a calling that requires patience and know-how. The appeal is the general simplicity of the lifestyle and its regular exposure to the beauty of the landscape. Most people, however, never get a glimpse of this way of life. They get their daily sustenance from supermarkets and rarely give a thought to where these necessities come from or how they are produced. But whether city folks realize it or not, ranching and farming will always be vitally important. Hennel specialises in and is passionate about documenting rural life. Through her always remarkable, vibrant and at times intensely personal photographs, she is able to both celebrate this essential pursuit and, in doing so, perhaps educate those who are less familiar with it. The book represents a fresh perspective on this iconic way of life and introduces photography enthusiasts to one of photojournalism's more evocative shooters. |
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Pages: 192
Size: 215x190mm
Illustrations: colour & b/w photos
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - March 2020 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Photography & photographs : Photographs: collections : Travel & holiday guides : Places & peoples: general & pictorial works : Canada |
| List Price: 40.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Title: 4 of: 46 |
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| Title: Bad Law |
| Sub-title: Rethinking Justice for a Postcolonial Canada |
| By (author): John Reilly |
| ISBN10-13: 1771603348 : 9781771603348 |
| From the bestselling author of Bad Medicine and its sequel Bad Judgment comes a wide-ranging, magisterial summation of the years-long intellectual and personal journey of an Alberta jurist who went against the grain and actually learned about Canadas indigenous people in order to become a public servant. Probably my greatest claim to fame is that I changed my mind, writes John Reilly in this broadly cogent interrogation of the Canadian justice system. Building on his previous two books, Reilly acquaints the reader with the ironies and futilities of an approach to justice so adversarial and dysfunctional that it often increases crime rather than reducing it. He examines the radically different indigenous approach to wrongdoing, which is restorative rather than retributive, founded on the premise that people are basically good and wrongdoing is the aberration, not that humans are essentially evil and have to be deterred by horrendous punishments. He marshalls extensive evidence, including an historic 19th-century US case that was ultimately decided according to Sioux tribal custom, not US federal law. And then he just comes out and says it: My proposition is that the dominant Canadian society should scrap its criminal justice system and replace it with the gentler, and more effective, process used by the indigenous people. Punishment; deterrence; due process; the socially corrosive influence of anger, hatred and revenge; sexual offences; the expensive futility of wars on drugs; the radical power of forgivenessall of that and more gets examined here. And not in a bloodlessly abstract, theoretical way, but with all the colour and anecdotal savour that could only come from an author who spent years watching it all so intently from the bench. |
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Pages: 240
Size: 216x140mm
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - January 2019 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Biography: general : Indigenous peoples : Legal profession: general : Human rights & civil liberties law : USA |
| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 10 |
| Title: 5 of: 46 |
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| Title: Badlands |
| Sub-title: An Illustrated Tribute |
| By (author): Robert Kroetsch By (photographer): George Webber |
| ISBN10-13: 1771600632 : 9781771600637 |
| Originally published in 1975, Badlands has been heralded as a comic triumph for decades. The story starts in 1916, when scientist William Dawe leads a paleontological expedition into the badlands of Alberta, obsessed with achieving world renown by discovering dinosaur fossils. Fifty years later, his daughter, Anna, enters these same badlands. In her visit to the expedition site, she exposes not only the absurdity of her fatherâ s work but also the folly of his male ambition and attitudes. This new, beautifully packaged edition of Kroetschâ s classic novel is reborn and reimagined for a contemporary audience with stunning and haunting black and white images by master photographer George Webber accentuating the text. |
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Pages: 360
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - January 2016 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Biography: general : Indigenous peoples : Legal profession: general : Human rights & civil liberties law : USA |
| List Price: 40.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon |
| Title: 6 of: 46 |
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| Title: Buried |
| Edition Statement: Updated Edition |
| By (author): Ken Wylie |
| ISBN10-13: 1771603852 : 9781771603850 |
| An unparalleled memoir that grapples with the complex relationships that exist within the mountaineering community. On 20 January 2003, at 10:45 a.m., a massive avalanche released from Tumbledown Mountain in the Selkirk Range of British Columbia. Tonnes of snow carried 13 members of two guided backcountry skiing groups down the 37-degree incline of a run called La Traviata and buried them. After a frantic hour of digging by remaining group members, an unthinkable outcome became reality. Seven people were dead. The tragedy made international news, splashing photos of the seven dead Canadian and us skiers on television screens and the pages of newspapers. The official analysis did not specifically note guide error as a contributing factor in the accident. This interpretation has been insufficient for some of the victims families, the public, and some members of the guiding community. Buried is the assistant guides story. It renders an answerable truth about what happened by delving deep into the human factors that played into putting people in harms way. |
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Pages: 296
Size: 215x140mm
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - September 2020 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: True stories of heroism, endurance & survival : Self-help & personal development : Winter sports : Skiing : Climbing & mountaineering |
| List Price: 25.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 1 |
| Title: 7 of: 46 |
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| Title: Converging Waters |
| Photographs by: Dan Hillert Text by: Gwen Curry |
| ISBN10-13: 1771601655 : 9781771601658 |
| Stunning photography and personal reflections abound in this beautiful collection of images highlighting this unique landscape. This book explores an area on the northern coast of Vancouver Island on the edge of the Broughton Archipelago: Queen Charlotte Strait, Broughton Strait, Cormorant Channel, Blackfish Sound. This part of the Namgis First Nation territory is characterized by tree-covered islands, pebble beaches, foggy mornings, rocky islets, orcas, eagles, and an everchanging light. Boats are at least as important as trucks for the few who live here. The sea and sky dominate the land, and marine mammals and fish seem to overshadow the human residents. Daniel Hillerts inspiring photographs focus on the wild essence that still permeates these converging waters, while Gwen Currys prose dives beneath the surface to appreciate not only the natural wonder of this place but its history, people, and present-day challenges. |
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Pages: 192
Size: 215x140mm
Illustrations: colour photos
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - September 2020 |
| Format: Hardback |
| Subjects: Animals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & : Photography & photographs : Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions : Places & peoples: general & pictorial works : British Columbia |
| List Price: 40.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 3 |
| Title: 8 of: 46 |
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| Title: Discovering Animals |
| Sub-title: English French Cree |
| By (author): Neepin Auger |
| ISBN10-13: 177160462X : 9781771604628 |
| A new format for young readers transforms Neepin Augers bestselling board books into playful and colourful resources for elementary school children. Neepin Augers colourful board books for infants have collectively sold well over 20,000 copies since they first appeared on the market. With more and more parents and educators looking for Indigenous resources, this paperback edition of Discovering Animals will bring the experience of learning French and Cree to a whole new group of early elementary schoolaged kids. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, along with pronunciation support, making these some of the most dynamic and useful picture books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library, and playroom. |
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Pages: 32
Size: 165x165mm
Illustrations: colour throughout
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - September 2020 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) : Grammar & vocabulary : Picture books, activity books & early learning mat : Picture books : Early learning / early learning concepts : Early learning: ABC books / alphabet books : Early learning: numbers & counting : Early learning: people who help us : People & places (Children's / Teenage) |
| List Price: 10.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Title: 9 of: 46 |
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| Title: Discovering Numbers |
| Sub-title: English French Cree |
| By (author): Neepin Auger |
| ISBN10-13: 1771604743 : 9781771604741 |
| A new format for young readers transforms Neepin Augers bestselling board books into playful and colourful resources for elementary school children. Neepin Augers colourful board books for infants have collectively sold well over 20,000 copies since they first appeared on the market. With more and more parents and educators looking for Indigenous resources, this paperback edition of Discovering Numbers will bring the experience of learning French and Cree to a whole new group of early elementary schoolaged kids. In addition to the English words presented, the French and Cree equivalents are also given, along with pronunciation support, making these some of the most dynamic and useful picture books on the market, perfectly suitable for the classroom, library, and playroom. |
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Pages: 32
Size: 165x165mm
Illustrations: colour throughout
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| Published: Rocky Mountain Books - September 2020 |
| Format: Paperback |
| Subjects: Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) : Grammar & vocabulary : Picture books, activity books & early learning mat : Picture books : Early learning / early learning concepts : Early learning: ABC books / alphabet books : Early learning: numbers & counting : Early learning: people who help us : People & places (Children's / Teenage) : Natural history (Children’s/Teenage) |
| List Price: 10.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: In Stock
Qty Available: 5 |
| Title: 10 of: 46 |
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