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One West, Two Myths takes a critical view of the traditional western mythos that created many generations’ ideals of the “Old West.” With a particular focus on place, this collection of essays explores the colonizing … [Click to Read More]
By Carol Higham (Editor), Robert Thacker (Editor)
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Love & Rules is the code by which author McLean lives her life. This book is filled with short, heartwarming and humorous anecdotes from her experience as a rural wife and horse woman, plus a … [Click to Read More]
By Lee McLean (Author)
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- Alberta History
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- Indigenous Experiences in Alberta
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Told through the eyes of an aspiring queer historian, Legislating Love is a play that explores the story of the last Canadian man jailed for being gay. The play is rooted in the facts of … [Click to Read More]
By Natalie Meisner (Author)
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McLean’s debut book, Horse Woman, is a collection of musings pulled from her personal riding journals and blog, in which she offers insight that can be applied to many areas of life. These entries are … [Click to Read More]
By Lee McLean (Author)
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Frank is a fictional murder mystery set around the historical 1903 landslide in Frank, Alberta, that killed more than 100 people. Despite its historical setting, the language used is accessible to modern readers, and with … [Click to Read More]
By Ben Rankel (Author)
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In Five Stalks of Grain, Nadia and Taras face hardship, loss, and grief as they try to survive the Holodomor in Soviet Ukraine. This graphic novel shows the moral struggles faced even by children, in … [Click to Read More]
By Adrian Lysenko (Author), Ivanka Theodosia Galadza (Illustrator)
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Set in Calgary amid the Great Depression, 1st Legion of Utopia traces the origins of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), which would lead to today’s New Democratic Party (NDP). The story combines fictional main characters … [Click to Read More]
By James Davidge (Author), Bob Prodor (Illustrator), Nick Johnson (Illustrator)
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Presented through the humanistic lens of narratives, Finding Refuge in Canada is a collection of stories that features nearly every aspect of the refugee experience, ranging from first-hand accounts to settlement workers’ perspectives. Most importantly, … [Click to Read More]
By George Melnyk (Editor), Christina Parker (Editor)
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- Science
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Part of the Super Explorers series, Exploring Space introduces the basic concepts of space to early readers. It includes information about careers related to space, such as being an astronaut or working within NASA. As … [Click to Read More]
By Tamara Hartson (Author)
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- Social and Emotional Wellness
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Cantata & The Extinction Therapist features two plays: the first is an exploration of wellness and how it impacts our family members, while the next depicts a group therapy session for animals (and a virus) … [Click to Read More]
By Clem Martini (Author), Naneed K. Nenshi (Foreword), Christine Brubaker (Foreword)