Where the Ghosts Are
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$22.95If you’re from Halifax, you’ve probably heard that the Five Fisherman Restaurant is supposedly haunted, and that Georges Island is overrun with ghosts. If you’re from Nova Scotia, you probably know about rumours of buried treasure on Oak Island, or about the UFO sighting in Shag Harbour. But what about the Grey Lady of Stoney Beach? Or the Ghost of Haddon Hall? Featuring addresses and GPS coordinates, this guide to Nova Scotian haunts maps out the origin stories of 50 spooky tales.
Author Steve Vernon has covered every corner of the province in search of the spooky, bizarre, and unexplained. The perfect companion for those interested in the history of the province and thrill-seekers alike, Where the Ghosts Are is a DIY-ghost tour of Nova Scotia’s most haunted spots.
Sailing Alone Around the World (Nimbus)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$24.95As the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone, Captain Joshua Slocum is celebrated as the “patron saint of small-boat voyagers, navigators, and adventurers all over the world” (Joshua Slocum Society), and heralded as the penultimate example of independent marine navigation at a time when the invention of steam had nearly put an end to the Golden Age of Sail. His timeless account, Sailing Alone Around the World, still coveted by sailors and thrill-seekers alike, has continued to inspire scores of lone adventurers, and challenged countless readers to change their lives since its initial publication in 1900.
Mi’kmaq Medicines (2nd edition)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$16.95In this delightful book, Laurie Lacey’s reflections on the magical world of plant life and the gathering of remedies chronicles more than 70 plants used by the Mi’kmaq as medicines. Since the Mi’kmaq healing process begins with the gathering and preparation of medicines, Lacey takes us into swamps and bogs, the barrens and woods, to explore the habitats of plants with healing properties. He then illustrates each medicinal plant and describes its traditional use or uses. Whether one is hiking through a field listening for the sound of the “sacred plant,” the yellow rattle, exploring bogs in the hope of finding the elusive blue flag, or simply interested in the Mi’kmaq approach to health and healing, Mi’kmaq Medicines will prove a helpful and enjoyable companion.
This new edition includes a fully revised text and a new preface from the author on current perspectives in Mi’kmaq medicines.
In the Great Days of Sail
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$19.95Archibald MacMechan revelled in the tales of worldwide adventure, pirates, storms, fires, rescues, and tragedies. MacMechan’s collections, all popular successes in their day, have been out of print for several years. Now In the Great Days of Sail brings fourteen stories together for a new generation of readers. Edited and with an introduction by Halifax author Elizabeth Peirce, the book displays the very best of this master chronicler’s work.
Medicine Walk (new edition)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$18.95Medicine Walk explores the benefits of “special places,” and includes notes and exercises as aids to control stress, overcome fear, and foster the ability to concentrate and meditate. It opens up avenues of self-discovery and enables the reader to experience the natural, therapeutic value of the healing world of nature. Medicine Walk also includes a section on the spiritual nature of plants and their medicinal value.
Be a Weather Detective Solving the Mysteries of Cycles, Seasons, and Elements
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$14.95Unravel the secrets of weather, from hurricanes to snowflakes, with naturalist Peggy Kochanoff’s newest book in the Be A Nature Detective series. This fascinating and entertaining guide, packed with detailed watercolour illustrations, is the perfect tool for young readers to learn about the mysteries of weather patterns in Atlantic Canada and beyond.
Four Billion Years and Counting Canada’s Geological Heritage
Editor: Graham Williams, Robert FensomePublisher: Nimbus Publishing$39.95Canada’s diverse landscape speaks to its fascinating geological history, from towering peaks to Prairie plains, from fertile farmlands of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Lowlands to rugged cliffs of the Atlantic shore. However, the modern landscape is just the latest episode in an epic story spanning more than 4 billion years.
Four Billion Years and Counting unveils the geological history of Canada and makes connections between geology and social issues such as climate change, hazards such as landslides and earthquakes, and other environmental factors. The text features contributions from some 100 specialists, and is richly illustrated with over 500 colour photographs and diagrams. Four Billion Years and Counting is a fascinating exploration of Canada’s geology for those who are intrigued by the landscape and the vital connection between ourselves and what lies beneath our feet.
Medicinal Herbs of Eastern Canada A Pictorial Manual
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$24.95Learn how to identify, collect, and prepare a variety of local wild plants, most growing right in your own backyard. Covering 73 different plants, each with detailed, full-colour illustrations and accessible tips, facts, and recipes, this essential guide makes it easy to benefit from your neighbourhood’s wild offerings.
Red Sky at Night
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$16.95“Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning; red sky at night, sailor’s delight.” Maritime tradition holds that such warnings be taken seriously. And with good reason; lives often hang in the balance. Sailors aren’t alone in seeing in the world a connectedness that is often lost in the modern world. In Atlantic Canada, thankfully such beliefs still play a role in everyday life. This is a collection of many of those age-old beliefs from the region’s best and most eclectic collector.We also get well known Atlantic Canadians to weigh in with some of their superstitions. Gemini award winning actor and writer, and star of the hit comedy This Hour Has 22 Minutes Cathy Jones recalls many of the “old sayings” from her childhood. Author Allan Lynch remembers home remedies administered by his parents, aunts and grandparents. Former NHLer Glen Murray talks about the superstitions of the game. And singer/songwriters Dave Gunning, Joel Plaskett, Terry Kelly and Rita MacNeil all admit to being just a little bit superstitious. From Nancy Regan, meteorologist Peter Coade, movie reviewer Richard Crouse, and Bluenose II Captain Philip Watson, they are all here.
New Brunswick Sea Stories Phantom Ships and Pirates Gold Shipwrecks and Iron Men
Artist: Ralph OlivePublisher: Nimbus Publishing$15.95Phantom ships, sea monsters, mutiny, and murder find their places beside stories of those Iron Men of the sea who sailed their ships around the world time and time again in dangerous circumstances. New Brunswick Seas Stories by Dorothy Dearborn runs the gamut from miracles to mayhem as the author presents stories reflecting the times and traditions of two centuries of shipbuilding and sailing in New Brunswick.
Vancouver Island Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Vancouver Island and Were Going to Ask Anyway
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From Hudson’s Bay outpost to gold rush fever and coal and lumber barons to political scandals Island-style to the mighty Douglas fir and Pacific salmon and profiles of Emily Carr, Cougar Annie and the Dunsmuir clan, no book is more comprehensive than the Vancouver Island Book of Everything. No book is more fun! Well-known Islanders weigh in on their favourite things about Vancouver Island. Robert Bateman shares his five most inspiring island locales; Michael Halleran tells us the five graves you simply must visit at Ross Bay Cemetery; Ian Vantreight tells us his five Island weather complaints; history teacher and Vancouver Island digital archive editor Patrick Dunae gives us his five essential Vancouver Island reads; professor Barbara Helem Whittington gives us her five favorite memories of growing up on the island. From politics to the country’s best weather to the origins behind place names, Island slang, serial killers and the First People…it’s all here! Whether you are a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more complete book about Vancouver Island. If you love Vancouver Island, you’ll love the Vancouver Island Book of Everything!
Sinking of the Titanic (2nd edition) Thrilling Stories of Survivors with Photographs and Sketches
Editor: Logan MarshallPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$19.95Originally published in 1912, The Sinking of the Titanic was an instant bestseller and remains an important account of the most famous marine disaster in history. Based on the personal testimony of Titanic survivors, this book tells in remarkable detail the complete history of Titanic—from the vessel’s construction to departure from Southampton, to the collision, ensuing panic, and ultimate sinking. The chronicle includes first-hand accounts of many of the survivors, and concludes with the efforts in New York and Halifax to deal with the aftermath of the tragedy.Illustrated throughout, this reprint contains the original drawings and photos of the “Great Ship” and some of its passengers—both those who survived to tell their remarkable tales, and those who perished on that fateful April night.
Whales of Bay of Fundy
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$6.95A concise guide to the various whales of the Bay of Fundy.
Practical Small Boat Designs
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$24.15As fans of Atkin designs well know, the name Atkin has long been associated with the best in basic boats. If you are looking for the “right little boat” to build–or have built–or if you just enjoy dreaming over boat plans, you’ll be more than pleased with this collection of John an Billy Atkin’s most successful designs.Includes Willy Winship: 14′ flat-bottom racing skiff, Liza Jane: 19′ v-bottomed knockabout, Shore Liner: 24′ flat-bottomed jib-headed sloop, Ninigret: 22′ v-bottomed bassboat, Florence Oakland: 22’5” v-bottomed schooner, Finkeldink: 9′ pram, Great Bear: 28′ flat-bottomed sloop, Nina: 11’4” flat-bottomed sailing skiff, Handy Andy: 8′ round-bottomed sailing dinghy, and more.Out of print for far too long, we’ve brought this book back into print, and updated with a new foreword by Mike O’Brien, long-time WoodenBoat magazine editor, and publisher of Boat Design Quarterly.
Pete Culler’s Boats
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$38.45John Burke spent much of his life in and out of the Culler house and shop. He has been a professional boatbuilder as well as contributor to WoodenBoat magazine.
Making Hand Tools
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$10.95New Brunswick boat builder Harry Bryan teaches readers how to make lots of useful hand tools like the
rabbit plane, bevel gauge, woodworking vice and more. An experienced boat builder, teacher and hand tool
devotee, Bruce crafts his tools by hand, then uses them to build his boats with little or no impact on
the environment. Making Hand Tools is a complete reference for those who want to make a similar
commitment or just explore an old tradition.
New Cold-Moulded Boatbuilding
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$21.95Reuel B. Parker was born in Denver and grew up in Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts and New York. Much of his childhood was spent on the south shore of Long Island (Bay Shore), where he learned about boats, boat building and boating. He built many models as a child, and began building and restoring full size boats around age 12.
The Making of Tom Cat
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$19.75A Canadian by birth, Bill’s family moved to Seattle Via Portland, Oregon, in 1928, when Bill was 10 years old. In Seattle, he found himself surrounded by wooden boats of all kinds and sizes-and took full advantage of that wonderful environment.
Designs to Inspire
Editor: Anne BrayPublisher: WoodenBoat Books$27.45At the present time, fulfilled by their lifelong passion for wooden boats, and with their children-Kathy, Nat, and Sarah-out on their own, Anne and Maynard are searching for a vintage Vespa motorscooter and the youthful feeling that goes with it.
25 Woodworking Projects For Small and Large Boats
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$25.25Well-known as the editor of the best-selling annual Mariner’s Book of Days, Peter Spectre lives in Spruce Head, Maine.
100 Boat Designs Reviewed
Publisher: WoodenBoat Books$27.45Well-known as the editor of the best-selling annual Mariner’s Book of Days, Peter Spectre lives in Spruce Head, Maine.
Sibley’s Trees of Pacific Northwest -Folding Guide
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95Written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America’s most widely respected illustrator and naturalist, this FoldingGuide™ offers instant access to just what the curious beginner needs to know. 48 of the most common indigenous and cultivated tree species are covered, including descriptions, size, range, and illustrations of bark, leaves, blossoms, and fruits and berries, all taken from his award-winning The Sibley Guide to Trees. The Pacific Northwest region includes coastal Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
Favourite Fishes of Ontario & Quebec – Folding Guides
Artist: Ellen Edmondson, Hugh ChrispPublisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Favourite Apples of the Northeast – Folding Guide
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Freshwater Fishes of Eastern Canada – Folding Guide
Artist: Ellen Edmondson, Hugh ChrispPublisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
North Atlantic Whale Watch – Folding Guide
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Ontario & Quebec – Folding Guide
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Sibley’s Hummingbirds of North America – Folding Guide
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Sibley’s Warblers of Eastern North America
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Coastal Birds of Atlantic Canada – Folding Guide
Artist: Ernest SimmonsPublisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95• Must order minimum of 10
• Laminated, indestructible, beach & waterproof
• Instant access to just what you need to know
• Written and illustrated by local experts
• Perfect for backpack, beach bag, boat, or tacklebox
Sibley’s Common Trees of Eastern Canada
Publisher: Earth, Sky + Water$11.95Written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley, America’s most widely respected illustrator and naturalist, this FoldingGuide offers instant access to the information needed to identify 44 of the most common indigenous and cultivated trees found in eastern Canada. Detailed descriptions, size, range, and illustrations of bark, leaves, blossoms, fruits and berries, are all taken from his award-winning The Sibley Guide to Trees. The handy 12-panel FoldingGuide format is indestructible and waterproof, perfect for backpack or back pocket.
