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Nova Scotia: A Traveller’s Companion
Publisher: Pottersfield Press$19.95A varied and provacative array of writing about this province by residents and visitors through the centuries.
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Where to Cycle in Nova Scotia A Guidebook for Exploring the Back Roads and Rail Trails of Nova Scotia
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$24.95Finally, the guidebook cycling enthusiasts have been waiting for. Where to Cycle in Nova Scotia brings together the collective knowledge of Nova Scotia’s cycling community, compiled and curated by experienced cycling guide Adam Barnett, to bring you the best cycling routes in the province, from the majestic Cape Breton Highlands to the dynamic coastlines of the Eastern, North, South, and French Shores, to the vibrant Annapolis Valley, the scenic Truro area, and lively urban Halifax. Each route features easy-to-navigate turn-by-turn directions, as well as distance and duration of ride, and fun activities—like museums, hikes, beaches, and wineries—to explore along the way.
This compact, highly readable guidebook will find a happy home in the bike bags and backpacks of anyone who has ever dreamed of cycling in this beautiful province.
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Refugees & Forced Migration: The Canadian Perspective An A-Z Guide
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$15.95Although refugees have been pushed into the spotlight over the past few years, particularly as a result of the Syrian crisis, they are never far from public consciousness or policy debates. Based on years of close community and academic involvement in local, national, and international refugee affairs, Drs. Catherine Baillie Abidi and Shiva Nourpanah have created an accessible A-to-Z reference book focused on raising awareness on refugee and forced migration issues in Canada, with a specific focus on Atlantic Canada. Defining key concepts, from “asylum seeker” to “Generation Z,” this accessible guide is situated within a critical framework, acknowledging Canada’s complex immigration history.
This one-of-a-kind guide will be an extremely useful tool for refugee aid and settlement practitioners and advocacy groups, as well as for all Canadians eager to better understand the realities of refugees and forced migrants. Includes over 40 photographs by local refugee and settlement artists.
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50 Best Books for Babies
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$1.2550 Best Books for Babies is a fabulous list of the very best books for babies as selected by experts in the field of early literacy. Book suggestions are divided by age and stage of development so parents can find the perfect book for their baby. This booklet is the perfect size to slip into a pure or diaper bag to take to the library or bookstore. 50 Best Books for Babies is a wonderful resource for early literacy programs. Bulk-buy rates available on request.
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Nova Scotia Geological Highway Map
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$7.95Nova Scotia has a wide variety of rocks, fossils, minerals, and landforms packed into a small area. This map relates the location of geological units, collecting sites, landforms and their connection to the underlying rock units, and outcrop locations to the highway system. The Geological Highway Map of Nova Scotia is an invitation to explore and discover the natural history of the province and by analogy to explore other areas of Canada and the world.
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Lis-moi un livre ! Un guide mensuel de lecture avec votre bebe pendant sa premiere annee
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$9.95Lis-moi un livre! Un guide mensuel de lecture avec votre bébé pendant sa première année.
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Paddling the Tobeatic
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$32.95The rivers of southwestern Nova Scotia flow in and around what is known locally as the Tobeatic which refers to the Maritimes Provinces’ largest expanse of wilderness, all of which lies in southwestern Nova Scotia. Whether you are interested in involved, week-long wilderness excursions or in fair-weather day-trips, you’ll derive much satisfaction from exploring the rivers of southwestern Nova Scotia.
Blending wit with rugged pragmatism and interspersing fasc inating tidbits of local and natural history, paddler and back-country explorer Andrew Smith has created the definitive guide to canoe routes of the Tobeatic. Packed with a wealth of information, including route maps and diagrams of rapids and other difficult river sections, this invaluable guide speaks to both the seasoned canoeist and the casual outdoor enthusiast. Like the best guidebooks, Paddling the Tobeatic inspires its readers to get out and experience Nova Scotia’s natural treasures first-hand.
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Discover Prince Edward Island Adventure and Lighthouse Guide
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$12.95Dave Stephens and Susan Randles are travel writers and educators living in Nova Scotia.
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Adventurer’s Guide to the Magdalen Islands
Photographer: George FischerPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$17.95Offering a wide range of hiking, cycling, and climbing routes for every experience level, this is the companion guide to the beautiful Magdalen Islands.
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Rhode Island 101
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From Narragansett Bay, Roger Williams, the American Industrial Revolution and the Independent Man to the New England mob, the Big Blue Bug, the Newport Mansions, Family Guy and profiles of Buddy Cianci, H.P. Lovecraft and the Farrelly brothers, no book provides a more insightful lowdown on the Ocean State than Rhode Island 101. No book is more fun!
Well known Rhode Islanders weigh in on the nation?s smallest state. Investigative reporter Jim Taricani recounts his top stories, Mark Patinkin provides signs that you’ve been in Rhode Island too long, meteorologist John Ghiorse revisits the most memorable weather events of the last 40 years, Lincoln Chafee offers a Rhode Island treasure hunt and Rory Raven illuminates haunted Rhode Island.
From fabulous beaches, historic cities, and dynamite cuisine to corrupt politicians, elite universities and a unique accent and slang, it?s all here.
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Ottawa Book of Everything 2nd edition
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From lumber town and G-town to capital city and the Byward Market, and from Rideau Canal and the Beaver Tail to profiles of Colonel By Alanis Morissette and the Stopwatch Gang, there is no book on Ottawa as comprehensive and as fun as the Ottawa Book of Everything, 2nd Edition.
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Vancouver Island Book of Musts 2nd edition
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$17.95Savouring a sunset on Chesterman Beach, browsing local fare at the Salt Spring Island Market or admiring the Chemainus Murals–it’s all here–the best beach on Hornby Island and the islands’ best place to stay: Vancouver Island Book of Musts is the ultimate guide to our 101 best places. Knowledgeable islanders like oenophile John Schreiner, author Lynne Bowen and naturalist Bruce Whittington weigh in with their top five MUSTS.
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Made in Manitoba Best of Open Road Stories
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$19.95From the slow-motion collapse of a trapezoid farm building to the discovery of a rusted vintage car on the edge of a field, the sights and stories chronicled in this provincial travelogue convey the idiosyncrasy of daily life in Manitoba. When Bill Redekop was offered the position of rural reporter with the Winnipeg Free Press, he was hesitant until his editor gave him one rule: if his editor ever saw him in the office, he would kick Redekop out. So the reporter took to exploring the far corners of Manitoba and recounting his experiences in a weekly column. This book is a collection of those columns, bearing witness to the incredible diversity of the region’s landscape, and characterizing the people of the area, who give life to Redekop’s columns just as they give life to the sprawling farm fields and freshwater lakes.
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Vancouver Island Book of Musts The 101 Places Every Islander MUST See
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$13.95Whether it’s savouring whiskey-toned Scrumpie cider in Cobble Hill, getting with the goats on the roof in Coombs, scanning the surfers in Tuff City (Tofino), taking a gander at the brants—the noisy little sea goose that’s so popular in Qualicum Beach—or grokking the alien growth on the Avatar Grove cedars near Port Renfrew, this book has the MUST list every Islander and every visitor MUST have. From the wild, windswept shores of Spring Island to the best bang-for-your-buck breakfast in Victoria, it’s all here. Plus, cognoscenti from across the island weigh in with their own five MUSTs. Author Lynne Bowen, birder Bruce Whittington, wine connoisseur John Schreiner and sacred places finder Star Weiss all have a Take 5 of must-see places. You’re holding the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Vancouver Island, you simply MUST have the Vancouver Island Book of Musts.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Musts
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$13.95From kissing the cod to catching greasy pigs at the largest garden party on the world, dancing to Shanneyganock in the capital city and hiking Terra Nova, this is the MUST list every Newfoundlander and Labradorian MUST have. From watching whales on the shore of St. Vincent?s to the best bang-for-your-buck breakfast, it is all here.We get Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from across the island to weigh in with their own MUST lists. Funny girl Mary Walsh, artist Brenda McClellan, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle, and Premier Danny Williams all have secret places you simply MUST visit. This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Newfoundland, you simply MUST have the Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Musts.
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Nova Scotia Book of Musts
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$13.95From the Cabot Trail in October to rafting the highest tides to drinking beer and singing ?Barrett?s Privateers? on the Halifax waterfront to looking in on Annapolis Royal, one of the most interesting townscapes in North America, this is the MUST list every Nova Scotian MUST have. From waterfalls you can literally enjoy to yourself to the hidden pleasures of a county fair, it is all here.We also get well known and not so well known Bluenosers from across the province to weigh in with their MUST lists. Singer-songwriter Jimmy Rankin, Clearwater CEO John Risley, the Trailer Park Boys? Jonathan Torrens and writer Frank Macdonald all have secret places you simply MUST visit.This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Nova Scotia, you simply MUST have the Nova Scotia Book of MUSTS.
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Saskatchewan Book of Musts The 101 Places Every Saskatchewanian MUST See
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$13.95From fox hunting Victorian-style on the Prairies, to the crooked trees of Alticane, to sipping cappuccinos on Broadway in Saskatoon, or spa hopping and tunnel touring in Moose Jaw, this is the MUST list every Saskatchewanian MUST have. From strolling Regina’s Wascana Centre to exploring outlaw haunts in the Big Muddy, Grey Owl, Dief, jazz and folk festivals, cherry orchards, Mounties and the Cypress Hills, it’s all here. We’ve also rounded up expert Flatlanders from across the province to weigh in with their own MUST lists. Singer-songwriter Little Miss Higgins, authors Guy Vanderhaeghe and David Carpenter, birder Trevor Herriot, master gardener Patricia Hanbidge and Roughrider Gene Makowsky all share special places you simply MUST visit, as do Sheila Coles, John Gormley, Andrea Menard and others. This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Saskatchewan, you simply MUST have the Saskatchewan Book of MUSTS.
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Calgary Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Calgary and Were Going to Ask Anyway
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From the Sandstone City to oil and population booms, from the murderous saga of William Jumbo Fisk to profiles of former mayor Ralph Klein, cowboy Guy Weadick, and singer Jann Arden, no book on Calgary is more comprehensive and fun.
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New Brunswick Book of Everything
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$13.95Everything you wanted to know about New Brunswick and were going to ask anyway
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Montreal Book of Everything Everything You Wanted to Know About Montreal and Were Going to Ask Anyway
Editor: Jim HynesPublisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From early Catholic missions to Sin City and the Big O, Cirque du Soleil and the Habs to profiles of Mordecai Richler, Jean Drapeau, the Bronfman dynasty, and Maurice “Mom” Boucher, no book on Montreal is as comprehensive and as fun.
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Prince Edward Island Book of Everything
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From the number of kilometers of coastline, to the stories behind those unusual place names (hello Mermaid) and the saga of the “Fixed Link,” to profiles of Lucy Maud and Prince Edward himself, no book is more comprehensive than the Prince Edward Island Book of Everything. No book is more fun.Well-known Islanders weigh in on their favourite things about their home province ? Senator Catherine Callbeck shares the top 5 most important events in Island politics, chef Andrew Morrison on his favourite Island dishes and Anne Compton’s five favourite Island words. Stories of the First People, the worst weather, the almighty potato, the truth behind that red dirt, Island slang, the most infamous crimes . . . it’s all here!Whether you’re a native Islander, a “come from away,” or visiting for the first time, there simply is no more comprehensive book about Canada’s island province. If you love Prince Edward Island, you’ll love the Prince Edward Island Book of Everything!Don’t forget to read the Book of Musts!
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Nova Scotia Book of Everything
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.$14.95From the number of kilometers of coastline to the stories behind those weird place names (hello Ecum Secum) to profiles of Joe Howe and Alexander Keith, there is no book as comprehensive as the Nova Scotia Book of Everything. There is also no book more fun. Well known Nova Scotians like Premier Rodney MacDonald weigh in on subjects like the five Nova Scotians he admires most; Ashley MacIssac tells us his five greatest Nova Scotians; Joel Plaskett gives up his favorite hangouts. The worst weather, Nova Scotia slang, the greatest crimes…it’s all here!Whether you are a life long resident or visiting for the first time, there simply is no other book that delivers the goods. If you love Nova Scotia, you’ll love the Nova Scotia Book of Everything.Don’t forget to read the Book of Musts!
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Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader
Publisher: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.Do you know when and where the first road was built in Nova Scotia? Or that the first movie ever filmed in Canada was filmed here? When was the last public execution held in Nova Sco- tia and what was it like on execution day? From the tallest building to the oldest tree to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and the most penalized hockey player in NHL history, the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader is the book that should be in every Nova Scotian out- house. If you love Nova Scotia (and we know you do), you sim- ply must have the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader.
Islandport Guide to Maine Lighthouses
Publisher: Islandport Press
A family friendly guide to all sixty-four Maine lighthouses, including a special section for mariners detailing the twenty-two lighthouses approachable by sea. This book also includes information on surrounding attractions to help the lighthouse enthusiast, daytripper, picnicker or romantic plan a getaway to remember.
Where Cool Waters Flow
Publisher: Islandport Press
Master Maine Guide Randy Spencer knows the lakes, streams, and woodlands around Grand Lake Stream, Maine, like few others. He has learned the ways of the old Maine Guides – from the proper way to prepare shore lunches, to where to find the best salmon and bass, to how to survive in the wilderness – from some of the area’s local legends. Now, in his first book, “Where Cool Waters Flow”, Randy puts you in the casting seat of his Grand Laker, introduces his many ‘sports’ who come from miles away to decompress, brings you out on the trail during fall hunts, and takes you on many other adventures as only an insider can.
Halifax in Your Pocket
A photographic tour of Halifax’s most popular and historic sights, this little book is ideal for pocket or purse. Acts as a first step in exploring Halifax’s colourful past, as well as the vibrant present day city.
Discover Canada
The author, a gifted photographer, experienced in the last two years all of the adventures detailed in this book – travelling from coast to coast. Her goal is to show the possibilities and inspire. She receives 50,000 views per month on her website HikeBikeTravel.com. You can also try to keep up with her on Facebook or join her 10,000 Twitter followers for dynamic posts and photos @hikebiketravel.
Visioning a Mi’kmaw Humanities: Indigenizing the Academy
Editor: Marie Battiste
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press
Since the Renaissance, liberal education has as its core tradition a Eurocentric multidisciplinary humanism—the study of literature, art, philosophy and history—grounded in ancient Greek and Latin texts.
In what may be termed cognitive imperialism, the academy has largely ignored Aboriginal perspectives of humanity. In this volume, Mi’kmaw and non-Mi’kmaw scholars, teachers and educators posit an interdisciplinary approach to explicate and animate a Mi’kmaw Humanities.
Drawing on the metaphor of a basket as a multilayered metaphor for engaging postsecondary institutions, these essays reveal historical, educational, legal, philosophical, visual and economic frameworks to develop a knowledge protocol that can direct, transform and enrich conventional Humanities within the complex dynamics of territory, energy, stewardship, alterity and consciousness.
Women, War & Hypocrites
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press
Robert Campbell’s Reading the Qur’an in English is an introductory guide to help readers experience the Qur’an on its own terms. Following his guidance, in conjunction with reading an English language version of the Qur’an, can reveal a great deal about the nature of Islam and about how the Qur’an compares with other Abrahamic scriptures. People who are unwilling or unable to delve into the text of the Qur’an on their own will always be at risk of having their opinions shaped by others. In this new book, Dr. Campbell expands the journey through his analysis of the thematic structure of the fourth surah (The Women), a large and complex surah containing some of the most controversial verses and ideas in the Qur’an. The key issues addressed are women (on marriage, lewdness, wife beating and hijab), war (on killing, battle, jihad and terrorism) and hypocrites (on believers, the People of the Book, idolatry, intoxication and the crucifixion of Jesus). Given that Islam traces its prophetic heritage from Noah through to Abraham, Moses, Jesus and finally Muhammad, much of the content of the Qur’an will be familiar to those with even a passing exposure to the scriptures of the Jews and Christians.
Reading the Qur’an in English
Publisher: Cape Breton University Press
The unique beauty and richness of Islam’s sacred book calls out for it to be read and enjoyed by all. To be open to following the structural logic of the Qur’an, Western expectations about the use of narrative, description and dialogue should be set aside. Robert Campbell provides this introductory guide to help readers experience the Qur’an on its own terms. Following his guidance, in conjunction with reading an English language version of the Qur’an, can reveal a great deal about the nature of Islam and about how the Qur’an compares with other Abrahamic scriptures.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Publisher: Breton Books
44 EXCELLENT HIKES! NEW TRAILS! Adventures in hiking, skiing, kayaking-quirks of wildlife-affectionate appreciation of our National Park’s natural beauty-all make for entertaining and informative reading from a legendary outdoorsman, who has rewalked and updated all 44 trails. A good storyteller and retired Park warden, he weaves his adventures into facts about flora and fauna, geology and weather-and where along the road to see the evidence. Much more than a guide-for both hikers and armchair travellers!
Special Link – Early Childhood Inclusion Quality Scale
Publisher: Breton Books
This workbook is a tool for assessing inclusion quality in early childhood centres and for helping centre move toward higher quality inclusion. The Scale provides a picture of sustainable and evolving inclusion quality—an emerging issue as more children with special needs attend communitybased centres and as inclusion pioneers leave their centres and a new generation of directors and early childhood educators take on the inclusion challenges.
