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Butterflies Dream Dancing Backwards The Nonsuch From The Great War to the Global Village
Magical, Mysterious Lake of the Woods Wapusk Crossroads of the Continent Sacagawea Great Scots The Canadian Crucible



The Spirit of the Ride

The Spirit of the Ride
The RCMP Musical Ride
Photography by Joel Walker, Text by Monique Cooper and Joel Walker* (* Will open in a new window.)

The RCMP Musical Ride is one Canadian institution that Canadians love. But The Spirit of the Ride goes beyond the magnificent horses, the scarlet uniforms and the hundreds of public performances to look inside this uniquely Canadian institution. More about this title...



In Search of Ancient BC

The Land Where the Sky Begins
North America's Endangered Tall Grass Prairie and Aspen Parkland
Photography by Dennis Fast, Text by Barbara Huck

Today, the northern tall grass prairie is among the most endangered landscapes on Earth; less that one per cent of that magnificent sea of grass remain. But in many places and many ways, efforts are being made to preserve those last remnants and restore what's been lost. More about this title...


In Search of Ancient BC

In Search of Ancient British Columbia
By Barbara Huck

In Search of Ancient British Columbia is a site-specific, route-oriented guide to the geology, paleontology and archaeology of B.C.
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Battling for a Better Manitoba

Battling for a Better Manitoba
A History of the Provincial Liberal Party
By Dr. Jon Gerrard

Written by the party's present leader, Dr. Jon Gerrard, this is not only the first modern history of the Manitoba Liberal Party, but a sweeping chronicle of the province itself. More about this title...


Butteflies Dreams

Bottoms Up!
Celebrating Survivors and Supporters of Prostate Cancer
2006 Calendar for Prostate Cancer Awareness
Photography by Heather Unrau

An estimated 750 men in Manitoba will be diagnosed with Prostate Cancer this year! Guys just don't want to talk about it! More about this title...


Butteflies Dreams

Mozart: Meditations on his Life and Mysterious Death
By Dr. Stefan Carter

Dr. Stefan Carter, a vascular specialist at the University of Manitoba Medical School has had a lifelong affection for and affiliation with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. More about this title...


A View from the Ledge

A View From The Ledge
An Insiders' Look at the Schreyer Years

By Herb Schulz

A View From The Ledge is a unique view of the Manitoba's first NDP government. More about this title...


Butteflies Dreams

If Butterflies Dream
By Dana Duke

First time author Dana Duke combines fantasy and romance in this unusual, story of a woman who is consumed by grief in If Butterflies Dream. More about this title...


From The Great War to the Global Village:
A Window on the World

Edited by Peter St. John

From the Great War to the Global Village: A Window on the World combines a history of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, with some of the best papers on the subject that have been given in the past decade. More about this title...


The Return of The Nonsuch
The Ship that Launched an Empire
By Laird Rankin

The Return of The Nonsuch: the Ship that Launched an Empire is the story of two ships of the same name. More about this title...


Dancing Backwards
A Social History of Women in Canadian Politics
By Sharon Carstairs and Tim Higgins

Dancing Backwards is a history of the ground-breaking accomplishments of women in political life in Canada, including more than two dozen women in leadership roles. More about this title...

Brick by Brick
by Fred Brick

When he started writing his column, Fred Brick never thought he'd still be writing more than ten years later. But it turned into a creative release that became a fixture for thousands readers. More about this title...

Mistehay Sakahegan/The Great Lake

Mistehay Sakahegan / The Great Lake
The Beauty and the Treachery of Lake Winnipeg
By Frances Russell


This beautifully designed book begins with the geology of Manitoba's great lake and traces its fascinating history through the lives and legends of its people.  More about this title...

One Hundred Years at St. Charles Country Club
A Centennial History

by Barbara Huck and Doug Whiteway
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Great Scots
Great Scots!
How the Scots Created Canada

By Matthew Shaw

Finally, a Canadian perspective: Great Scots! takes over from the bestselling How the Scots Invented the Modern World.
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The Canadian Crucible
The Canadian Crucible
Manitoba's Role in Canada's Great Divide

By Frances Russell

Canada's great divide? One guess ­ language.
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Magical, Mysterious Lake of the Woods

Magical, Mysterious Lake of the Woods
By Heather Robertson and Melinda McCracken

Longing for the Lake? Magical Mysterious Lake of the Woods will drop you into the heart of beautiful, unpredictable Lake of the Woods.
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Pelicans to Polar Bears

Pelicans to Polar Bears
Watching Wildlife in Manitoba

By Catherine Senecal


This is the first and only complete wildlife viewing guide to the province of Manitoba. Drawing on he expertise of wildlife and birding specialists, it presents accurate, detailed, season-specific information on 100 sites throughout the province.   More about this title...

Crossroads of the Continent

Crossroads of the Continent

This is the first popular history of The Forks, including the fascinating underlying geology of Winnipeg, with its sinkholes and underground caverns, and the role of The Forks as a continental crossroads for millennia.   More about this title...

Sacagawea
Sacagawea
The Making of a Legend

by Rick Book

Illustrated by Amanda Dow

This is the story of 16-year-old Sacagawea, who served as a guide and interpreter for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their seminal journey to the Pacific in 1804-06.  More about this title...
Wapusk
Wapusk
White Bear of the North

Photographed by Dennis Fast, Text by Rebecca Grambo

Much more than a photographic journal, Wapusk is the sublime beauty and innocence of one of the most threatened species.
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Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America

Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America
By Barbara Huck et al.


Following the continent's waterways, the fur trade opened North America.   More about this title...

Street of Dreams

Street of Dreams
The Story of Broadway
Western Canada's First Boulevard

By Marjorie Gillies

The story of Canada's oldest boulevard is told through its landmark buildings.   More about this title...

Blackships/Thanadlthur
Blackships / Thanadelthur
Young Heroes of North America Vol. 1

By Rick Book
Illustrated by Amanda Dow

This is a new series about real teens whose lives and actions changed the course of history in North America. More about this title...
In Search of Ancient Alberta

In Search of Ancient Alberta Seeking the Spirit of the Land
By Barbara Huck & Doug Whiteway


There are few places on Earth where the past is more evident than here, where the plains meet the mountains. More about this title...

 

 

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