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by Wiseman, Christopher

Book - 2008

Calgary’s own Chris Wiseman revisits World War Two Scarborough, England, and his father’s absence for military duty in vivid, heartfelt poetry that demonstrates a wise understanding of the difference between sentiment and sentimentality. Calgary’s own Chris Wiseman revisits World War Two Scarborough, England, and his father’s absence for military duty in vivid, heartfelt poetry that demonstrates a wise understanding of the difference between sentiment and sentimentality. Show less

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Folding the Wilderness Within

by Shillington, Joan

Book - 2013

This down-to-earth Calgary poet blends poetry and life-writing in tributes to her late mother and father that are evocative and deeply compassionate. This down-to-earth Calgary poet blends poetry and life-writing in tributes to her late mother and father that are evocative and deeply compassionate. Show less

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The Brain That Changes Itself

Stories of Personal Triumph From the Frontiers of Brain Science

by Doidge, Norman

Book - 2007

The acclaimed best-seller by a psychiatrist details promising new research in neuroscience and innovative therapies that have changed our beliefs about th...Show more The acclaimed best-seller by a psychiatrist details promising new research in neuroscience and innovative therapies that have changed our beliefs about the brain and its ability to heal itself. Doidge’s inspirational case stories touch on everything from profound learning disabilities to strokes. Show less

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Seeing Voices

A Journey Into the World of the Deaf

by Sacks, Oliver W.

Unknown - 2000

Passionate and insightful nonfiction by the late great neurologist that delves into the neuroscience and culture of the Deaf and their remarkable visual language. Passionate and insightful nonfiction by the late great neurologist that delves into the neuroscience and culture of the Deaf and their remarkable visual language. Show less

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Between Men

by Govier, Katherine

Book - 1987

Govier’s novel travels in time from the present day to 1889 and the murder of a Blackfoot woman in a darker past we are often reluctant to but must acknowledge. Govier’s novel travels in time from the present day to 1889 and the murder of a Blackfoot woman in a darker past we are often reluctant to but must acknowledge. Show less

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Visit this page for complete info on how to take part in our amazing Author in Residence services, including manuscript consultation, workshops, and networking opportunities. Visit this page for complete info on how to take part in our amazing Author in Residence services, including manuscript consultation, workshops, and networking opportunities. Show less

A Book of Luminous Things

An International Anthology of Poetry

Unknown - 1996

This rich, and indeed luminous international anthology edited by the late Nobel laureate is a great start for a beginner or for someone seeking to broaden their reading of contemporary poetry. This rich, and indeed luminous international anthology edited by the late Nobel laureate is a great start for a beginner or for someone seeking to broaden their reading of contemporary poetry. Show less

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Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

by Dillard, Annie

Book - 1974

A Pulitzer Prize-winning work of nonfiction that closely and affectionately observes nature in Dillard’s neighbourhood of Tinker’s Creek, Virginia. A Pulitzer Prize-winning work of nonfiction that closely and affectionately observes nature in Dillard’s neighbourhood of Tinker’s Creek, Virginia. Show less

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Medicine River

by King, Thomas

Book - 2005

Acclaimed Indigenous author Thomas King’s gentle and humorous stories about a fictional Alberta small town, Medicine River, shows why he is regarded as a master story-teller of people and place. Acclaimed Indigenous author Thomas King’s gentle and humorous stories about a fictional Alberta small town, Medicine River, shows why he is regarded as a master story-teller of people and place. Show less

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Lives of Girls and Women

by Munro, Alice

Book - 1996

An early collection of our Nobel laureate Alice Munro’s short stories that has the cumulative effect of a novel. These evocative and textured stories chronicle the lives of Canadian rural and working class people in the 1940s and 50s. An early collection of our Nobel laureate Alice Munro’s short stories that has the cumulative effect of a novel. These evocative and textured stories chronicle the lives of Canadian rural and working class people in the 1940s and 50s. Show less

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Wolf Willow

A History, A Story, and A Memory of the Last Plains Frontier

by Stegner, Wallace Earle

Book - 2000

Set in Saskatchewan’s Cypress Hills, this compelling non-fiction classic by a founding member of the United States Sierra Club captures the rich human and natural life of the area in the early days of the last century. Set in Saskatchewan’s Cypress Hills, this compelling non-fiction classic by a founding member of the United States Sierra Club captures the rich human and natural life of the area in the early days of the last century. Show less

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