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  • Ticket to the Grand Show,...

    CA$29.95
    Neil McKinnon’s true stories are A Ticket to the Grand Show of human diversity, past and present, and explores the richness of culture woven into the multi-hued fabric of our lives. The variety found across the globe is exciting, and each culture has its own truths that have the capacity to expand and inform our own. An insightful glimpse at the submerged cultural icebergs we may discover when we travel. Some are exotic, some are tragic, some are humorous, and some are dangerous.
  • Forgotten Gardens,...

    CA$29.95
    In the early 1900s, station gardens were part of the welcoming gateway to the travelling public, an introduction to the urbanity of the area and the productiveness of the soil. Today, all that remains of what were once colourful station gardens are a few evergreens, a dishevelled hedge of caraganas and lilacs, and a mystery as to why they exist in these peculiar spots.

    This book may rekindle some memories of station gardens, introduce yet another chapter to the lives of the West.s first settlers and answer some questions regarding those remaining, seemingly oddly-placed trees and hedges near the main streets of many communities.
  • Unstoppable: 7 Steps to...

    CA$29.95
    Unstoppable: 7 Steps to Living Your Personal Best is an inspiring, common-sense approach to success. Easy to understand and conversational in tone, Unstoppable relates intriguing stories of triumph and setbacks shared by real-life women. How each of us defines success has a lot to do with whether or not we achieve our goals. Inside these pages is a simple yet powerful means for us to explore the elements surrounding success and the ways we can bring it into our lives.

    You can do it. You have the power to be the best you can be.now, go for it! And have fun on your journey!

  • With Love to You All, Bogga...

    CA$28.95
    Here is the inspiring story of a woman ahead of her time. Living in an era when women were schooled to home and family, Sigurbjorg Stefansson became a citizen of the world, an intrepid traveller, a beloved teacher, and a political activist.

    Rising from a childhood of utter poverty in the wilderness of 1905 Saskatchewan, she came to be a noted community philanthropist. Audrhea Lande has written an unusual biography, a thoughtful examination of the way political and cultural forces can shape a life. Told through photos, interviews, newspaper clippings, archival materials and Sigurbjorg's own letters --“ always signed With Love to You All, Bogga S.“ here is a window into the life of awoman grounded in her community, with soaring ideals and a spirit that strove to realize them.
  • Our Legacy: The...

    CA$27.95
    Our Legacy follows the development of Saskatchewan during the early 1900s, allowing the reader to observe this era through the eyes of the Govan clan from Scotland and the Walter family from England.

    Through their experiences we begin to understand the impact two world wars and the Dirty Thirties had on these pioneers; through their stories we share their struggles and celebrate their victories as their families begin to take root, flourish and become productive members of a new society.

  • Steeps of Time, The: Poems...

    CA$25.00
    The Steeps of Time, Victor Carl Friesen’s fourth collection of poems, here accompanied by his paintings, offers further reflection on the natural world, rural life, poetry, and art.
  • Sauntering, Thoreau-style:...

    CA$25.00
    With a master’s thesis and a doctoral dissertation on Thoreau’s sensuous approach to nature, writer/photographer Victor Carl Friesen is well-qualified to comment on the Concord saunterer’s daily outdoor walks. He illustrates his words with superb photos of nature’s rich colours. This is Friesen’s third book on Thoreau, and his thirteenth book altogether. He lives in Rosthern, Saskatchewan, with his wife Dorothy.
  • Neighbours Helping...

    CA$24.95
    “Putting others before yourself is a tall order. But anyone who even attempts it brings about a change in themselves and in the people around them. It was this underlying philosophy that prompted us to begin a food bank in Rosthern. We had no real blueprint to follow. But we ventured out and took a risk. We would do our best to put others first. This is the story of how it unfolded, the story of Good Neighbours Food Centre in Rosthern, Saskatchewan.”
  • My Daughter's Heart: A...

    CA$24.95
    The arrival of spring 2020 held nothing but promise for the Jasken family. With plans for camping trips and yard upgrades, life was moving along as usual.

    But fate had other plans.

    In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, their youngest daughter suddenly collapsed, plunging the family into a tumultuous world of fear and uncertainty—they were devastated to learn that the source of Sierra’s ailment was a failing heart.

    In the months to come, Sierra was surrounded by doctors and nurses, undergoing countless medical procedures in an unfamiliar city to give her another chance at life.

    Compelling and poignant, filled with wry humour and raw emotion,My Daughter’s Heart is the true story of a family’s journey through a life-threatening crisis.
  • Stories from the Churchill

    CA$24.95
    Experience the joy and wonder of the wilderness.

    The blue lakes and rocky shores of northern Saskatchewan have fed Ric Driediger’s soul for nearly fifty years. Here he recounts his most memorable canoe trips, and introduces the reader to many of the people with whom he has travelled—either literally or vicariously—on these wonderful wilderness adventures. Ric brings a spiritual sensibility and a genuineness to his storytelling—and his wisdom, sense of humour, and profound respect for the land shine through on every page.
  • Gnomes of Boundary Bog,...

    CA$24.95
    Life in Boundary Bog is simple…but dangerous!

    The Quire, a community of gnomes, has lived in the bog for thousands of years, quietly, secretly, hiding from humankind. A society of hunters and gatherers, the long-living gnomes live underground in harmony with nature but at its mercy. With a little bit of magic, and a whole lot of work, the Quire struggles to survive the harsh weather of Northern Saskatchewan, hungry predators—and the ever-present danger of being seen by a human!

    The Gnomes of Boundary Bog is a magical story, a collection of fairy tales both believable and extravagantly fantastical!
  • Launch Lead Live: The...

    CA$24.95
    Is your organization struggling under the weight and expense of what feels like overwhelming but necessary change? Every day, organizations experience the fallout of failed organizational change initiatives—cynical employees, frustrated leaders—because they are not able to successfully implement or sustain the changes needed to compete. Leaders believe employees are resistant to change. Employees believe leaders are unreasonable and that change is undertaken only for its own sake.

    But resistance to change is not inevitable. It can be prevented. You don’thave to feel like you are going into battle every time your organization wants to do something different. There is a better way.

    Launch Lead Live helps the executive leader create a healthier, stronger organization because of change, not in spite of it, introducing keyelements that you can integrate into your leadership and management practices so change is no longer a liability but an asset.

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You're Going Where?!
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Where Does Your Dog Sleep?
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He Who Flies By Night: The Story of Grey Owl
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