Travel, Special Interest
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The Tombstone Tourist in Cuba
by Terisa E. Gigiel
A Tombstone Tourist In Cuba immerses you in a world that is rich in history, culture, and religion. In this book of photography, you will take a detour from the beaten path of beach resorts and discover this storied Caribbean nation via its...
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Beyond the Postcard
One Man's Travel Adventures by John R. Swatridge
Beyond the Postcard is a collection of one man’s world-spanning travel stories. From the humorous to the heart-warming, these tales each show how travel, despite the inevitable surprises, is rewarding in so many ways. It stirs emotions that...
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Sailing Bear Cub
While Navigating the Ebb & Flow of Life by Paula C. Vickery
Using offshore sailing as an analogy to sailing ones’ own life, the author reflects back on her life-long affiliation with water and boats and how they are intertwined with relationships in her life. From one woman’s perspective, this memoir...
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Rafting the Great Northern Rivers
The Nahanni, Firth, and Tatshenshini by W. J. Becker
Though modern science and technology have given us comfort and security, for many people, something deeper is also needed; something that takes us closer to our evolutionary roots in nature. This book will allow the reader to experience, from the...
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Another Boy in the Family
A Life Well Lived by Robert Barlas
World traveller extraordinaire Robert Barlas takes the reader on a journey through time and place. Born in England, Robert’s love of travel began during his summer breaks, where he travelled around Europe in a caravan with his parents. After...
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Living On the Edge
by Neil Selinger
This fascinating travel guide and memoir recounts author Neil Selinger’s journey through more than 40 countries over a 22-year period of time. The anecdotes and reflections he shares are from photos and from memories, as few notes were kept. The...
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BC Spirits Cocktail Book
Discover British Columbia’s Distilling Culture by Shawn Soole
The BC Spirits Cocktail book is the combination of a province wide guide book to the burgeoning distillery culture as well as an indepth and creative cocktail book. Showcasing the stories behind the distilleries, the people that run them and the...
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Out for a Rip
A Bike Ride Across Canada by Aidan Garcia Sadler, Zachary Rohland and Jeremy Mercado
Blood-sucking mosquitos, dark tunnels, heart-pumping mountain roads (and the occasional run-in with police) are just some of the challenges a trio of friends encounter on their cross-Canada adventure. After completing high school, Aidan Garcia...
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Twenty Years at Sea
The World as my Classroom by Laura Goor
Do you know, deep in your heart, that there’s more to life — but you don’t know what to make of that feeling? Why not travel the world, and learn just how right you are. Laura Goor believed that there were dreams, and there was reality, and the...
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Milk with Wine
A Child's Year in Paris, 1963 by Meg Westley
In 1963, eight-year-old Meg is swept off to Paris for a year with her family. A precocious child raised in an English enclave of Montreal, she speaks no French at all. Her parents enrol her at a strict Parisian school, where she is treated like...
