Winner of the Mountain Environment and Culture Award at the 1995 Banff Mountain Book Festival. Created by the crashing together of tectonic plates, worn down by the passage of ice and time and shaped by hot, dry chinook winds, the foothills of the Rocky Mountains are a special place. In composing hi...

Dogs have long acted as protectors, but they are also an inspiration to many people who work closely with them. From seeing-eye dogs to tracking dogs, the bond formed with canine companions can be exceptionally rewarding. Author Roxanne Willems Snopek features stories of nine incredible dogs and the...

Winner of the Calendar Marketing Associations Silver Award for Most Original Calendar Black holes, stars, planets, meteor showers, comets and galaxies are just part of what the night skies have to offer. Stan Shadick explains all things celestial in this award-winning calendar that features star map...

Full-colour photographs by internationally recognized photographer Chris Cheadle showcase the diversity and beauty of Victoria and its surrounding environs. From spectacular Butchart Gardens to windswept Jordan River, this book features all the key attractions and landmarks, making it a memorable gi...

Journalist Leroy Victor Kellys The Range Men chronicles the early days of ranching in southwestern Alberta, from the arrival of the first large herds in 1876 through to 1913, when the book was first published. Kelly gathered material from the records of the North-West Mounted Police, William P...

One of Canadas most evocative modern painters, Cree artist Dale Auger was a gifted interpreter of First Nations culture, using the cross-cultural medium of art to portray scenes from the everyday to the sacred and dissemble stereotypes about Indigenous peoples. Augers striking oil paintings use bold...