BC Bestseller List for September 6, 2009
Adult Titles
1. Whitewater Cooks at Home Shelley Adams 978-0-9811424-0-1 Alicon Holdings Ltd.
FINALLY – a stunning new collection of tasty treats! These recipes, like snowflakes – each one unique, each one dancing out of the heavens to melt on our tongues- have been gathered with love from friends, family, local celebrities and the ‘box in the back’ of the Fresh Tracks Cafe to ensure that for years to come, Whitewater Cooks at Home.
2. Everyday Indian: 100 Fast, Fresh and Healthy Recipes Bal Arneson 9781552859483 Whitecap Books
This exciting new cookbook introduces a modern concept in Indian cuisine-it can be simple, quick and delicious. With most of the healthy recipes in Everyday Indian: 100 Fast, Fresh, and Healthy Recipes ready in less than 25 minutes, Bal Arneson proves that Indian cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. Her recipes use everyday spices and common techniques to create simply mouthwatering dishes that the novice cook and experienced home chef alike can whip up at home. Everyday Indian: 100 Fast, Fresh, and Healthy Recipes also offers low-fat options for the health conscious without ever compromising taste.
3. Policing the Fringe: The Curious LIfe of a Small-Town Mountie Charles Scheideman 978-1-55017-482-3 Harbour Publishing
One of the most revealing accounts ever written about policing in small-town Canada, this book bristles with unforgettable stories about the author’s 27 years working on the RCMP’s front lines. It will give readers new respect for the men and women who patrol Canada’s backroads—both because of the extremely taxing work they do and the good spirit with which they do it.
4. Rowboat in a Hurricane: My Amazing Journey Across a Changing Atlantic Ocean Julie Angus 9781553653370 Greystone Books
In 2005–06, Julie Angus rowed 10,000 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first woman in the world to travel from mainland to mainland in a rowboat. She was accompanied by her fiancé at the time, Colin Angus, who was completing a round-the-world expedition using human power only. Rowboat in a Hurricane is a gripping adventure story of a woman’s difficult and courageous journey with her partner in a cramped vessel. More important, it is a unique record of an amazing ecosystem, its fascinating inhabitants, and the many threats they face.
5. Small Beneath the Sky: A Prairie Memoir Lorna Crozier 9781553653431 Greystone Books
Lorna Crozier vividly depicts her hometown of Swift Current, with its one main street, two high schools, and three beer parlors—where her father spent most of his evenings. She writes unflinchingly about the grief and shame caused by poverty and alcoholism. At the heart of the book is Crozier’s fierce love for her mother, Peggy. The narratives of daily life—sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking—are interspersed with prose poems. Lorna Crozier approaches the past with a tactile sense of discovery, tracing her beginnings with a poet’s precision and an open heart.
6. Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent Andrew Nikiforuk 9781553654070 Greystone Books
Combining extensive scientific research and compelling writing, Andrew Nikiforuk takes the reader to Fort McMurray, home to some of the world`s largest open-pit mines, and explores this twenty-first-century pioneer town from the exorbitant cost of housing to its more serious social ills. He uncovers a global Deadwood, complete with rapturous engineers, cut-throat cocaine dealers, aimless bush workers, American evangelicals, and the largest population of homeless people in northern Canada. He also explains that this micro-economy supplies gasoline for 50 percent of Canadian vehicles and 16 percent of U.S. demand.
7. Barbecue Secrets DELUXE! The Very Best Recipes, Tips & Tricks from a Barbecue Champion Ron Shewchuk 9781552859490 Whitecap Books
Rockin’ Ronnie Shewchuk is obsessed with outdoor cooking. His enthusiasm for the grill has been called both “contagious” and “evangelical.” His wife has even described herself as a “barbeque widow.” Now in Barbecue Secrets DELUXE!, Rockin’ Ronnie has compiled all the best recipes, tips and insights he has collected on his road to barbecue enlightenment.
9. 109 Walks in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland: Revised & Updated 6th Edition Mary Macaree & David Macaree 9781553654438 Greystone Books
Since its publication in 1976, this classic has sold more than 85,000 copies. From wooded dales within Vancouver to seaside strolls along Burrard Inlet, from alpine meadows on the North Shore and in the Whistler corridor to rural ambles through the Fraser Valley, 109 Walks offers a route for everyone who likes to be outdoors.
10. A Traveller’s Guide to Historic British Columbia, 3rd Edition, Revised & Updated Rosemary Neering 9781552859872 Whitecap Books
Travel back in time into the history of British Columbia with the second edition of A Traveller’s Guide to Historic British Columbia, the well-loved classic that has been the curious traveler’s bible for more than a decade. Explore gold rush towns, old wagon routes, and dramatic railway lines carved into mountain ranges. Along the way, discover the stories of the places and people that have played important roles in shaping the province.
Children’s Titles
1. A Field Guide to the Identification of Pebbles Eileen Van der Flier-Keller 9781550173956 Harbour Publishing
Have you ever been walking at the beach and wondered what that pebble or rock is, or do you ever wonder what stories rocks tell? If so, then this is the guide for you. The Field Guide to the Identification of Pebbles, a full colour, laminated, accordion folded, easy to use guide with over 80 beautiful photographs of pebbles from beaches and rivers. Use the photos to identify over 28 different types of rocks and minerals.
2. A Field Guide to Seashells and Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest Rick M. Harbo 9781550174175 Harbour Publishing
There are few more enjoyable ways to spend a relaxing afternoon than at the seashore collecting ornate seashells. But there is no need to fly away to some exotic tropical locale to begin the fun. If you are in the Pacific Northwest, you will find local beaches as rich in fascinating treasures as any place on earth—or at least you will once you have this handy eight-fold guide to show you where to look and how to identify what you find. Those whose interest in shellfish is mainly gastronomic will also find this waterproof guide an essential tool.
3. Miga, Quatchi and/et Sumi: The Story of the Vancouver 2010 Mascots Michael Murphy & Vicki Wong 9781552859582 Whitecap Books
This is a very colourful and heartwarming story profiling the three chosen mascots and their sidekick for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and Paralympics. The mascots were inspired by the legends of the Pacific Northwest First Nations. Miga, a sea bear, Quatchi, a sasquatch, Sumi, a guardian spirit, and Mukmuk, a marmot are all described in terms of habitat, diet, activities and how they were chosen for the 2010 Olympics and Paralympics. The entire story is written in both English and French with full-page illustrations. Additional information regarding the Olympics and Paralympics is provided with pictures of all events. This book is co-published with VANOC.
4. Jessie’s Island Sheryl McFarlane 9780920501761 Orca Book Publishers
Jessie shares the beauty of her island home. Jessie’s Island reminds us of the joy of unstructured play and the pleasures to be found in the natural world around us.
5. Storm Boy Paul Owen Lewis 9781552852682 Whitecap Books
In the storm-tossed seas along the rugged Northwest Coast, an Indian boy is thrown from his canoe into a great mystery. Washed ashore before an unfamiliar village, the boy finds his arrival has been eagerly awaited by the strange and giant “people” there. Just who are these beings? And what do they intend for their guest? What follows both answers — and deepens the mystery. Careful attention is paid to historical detail both in the story and in the vibrant illustrations. Storm Boy follows the rich mythic traditions of the Haida, Tlingit, and other Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, whose stories often tell of individuals cast mysteriously into parallel worlds inhabited by animals in human form.
* This list is compiled using data provided by TBM BookManager Ltd.
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