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Fitzhenry
and Whiteside
Newsletter
For February 2007
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Recent Releases
We are
proud to announce the
release
of 16 new books Fitzhenry
and Whiteside has published over the past few months.
 Adult Non-Fiction
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Whether guarding our interests in Washington during sensitive talks on
free trade, acid rain and the environment, fighting Apartheid in South
Africa, witnessing the Communist revolution in China, or representing
this country to the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, or the Vatican, Canadian ambassadors are the eyes, ears
and voice of Canada on the world stage.
In this insightful, candid, and at times humorous look at the role and
many responsibilities of the men and women in our foreign service,
nineteen Canadian ambassadors - (high commissioners in Commonwealth
countries) - reflect on the diplomacy required, the clash of cultures,
and occasionally dangerous conditions encountered in the service of
their country. |
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Alberta's long-standing Progressive
Conservative government has transformed Alberta into a virtual one-party
province on its claims of openness, transparency and accountability.
Democracy Derailed goes deep into the
machinery of government to reveal how the Tories have methodically
maintained their grip on power by dodging accountability, manipulating
public opinion and stifling dissent both inside and outside of
government. In doing so, the Tories have undermined the very foundation
of democracy: government must be accountable to the people it is elected
to serve. In this ground-breaking, first-person account, Kevin Taft
exposes how Alberta's Tories derailed democracy and gives his
prescription for putting it back on track. |
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CD and booklet of
poetry, melodies and art.
Join poet bill bissett and audio artist,
painter and musician Pete Dako as you've never heard them before. Never
content to rest his mind, bill bisset delivers deth interrupts th
dansing / a strangr space. Over 70 minutes in length, this haunting
and abrasive, playful and sensual, direct and mysterious collection is
sumptuous and inviting. About death, life and more often than not, about
nothing at all, this political, romantic and revelatory recording is
perfect for the enrapturing wanting soul.
Sink your ears
and soul into bill bissett's words and melodies, Pete Dako's
audio artistries and the percussion of Ambrose Pottie.
Accompanied by a 40-page booklet of the text and
drawings by bill bissett. |
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Years before the railway, and with only a
network of ramshackle forts to support them, James Hector and his
colleagues braved harsh winters, hot summers, unpredictable wildlife,
personal conflict, and Native war parties to scout routes through the
Rocky Mountains, often with only their wits to keep them alive.
The Intrepid
Explorer tells the story of the famous Palliser Expedition from the
point-of-view of one of its most remarkable members as he looks back on
his life during one final visit to Canada in 1903. By the end of his
life Sir James Hector had become a world-renowned geologist and
explorer, but it was for his exploration of the Rockies that Hector was
best remembered. |
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With the artist’s eye that has
earned him international acclaim, Jack Chiang shows off Kingston’s rich
heritage, its vibrant institutions, magnificent buildings and
breath-taking scenes.
Jack Chiang’s Kingston is a gorgeous full-colour panorama of one of
Canada’s most captivating cities.
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Phil Edmonston pulls no punches and plays no favourites. He returns
this year with a brand new edition of his best-selling SUV and truck
guide that contains more secret warranties (engines, transmissions,
brakes, paint, etc.) and confidential service bulletins than ever
before.
Factory goofs, sales scams,
over-rated options, and fuel-economy lies are all exposed in
Lemon-Aid 2007: SUVs, Vans, and Trucks guide. Plus, there are
extensive ratings of the most fuel-frugal and reliable new and used
vehicles, going back over 25 years.
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Sixteen Maritime poets explore the relationship between poetry and
place in conversations with Anne Compton, the winner of the 2005
Governor General’s Award for Poetry.
In responses that are at once feisty
and articulate, informed and informal, the poets respond to questions
about the writing process, their attachment to place, and the nature and
significance of poetry in the 21st century. The immediacy of the
conversational format captures perfectly the urgency with which
present-day Maritime poets are writing about their region.
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The Unmentionable History of the West is a fond romp through the underwear that men and women wore in
days gone by. Think of corsets, navy blue bloomers, long underwear with
its trap door and brassieres that could kill. Think also of the other
unmentionables that came along with being sexual beings. Women had to
hide their pregnancies, talk of birth control was illegal, seduction was
a crime, prostitution likewise. There were so many silences, so many
secrets about the private lives of men and women.
Then along came the 1960s and the
social revolution known as the women’s movement. Suddenly, underwear was
out, girdles were gone and women began wearing pants. What came first
then . . . the women’s movement or pants? The removal of restrictive
underwear or the force that was Gloria Steinem? The Unmentionable
History of the West tackles these questions seriously, but with a
good dose of humour.
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Adult
Fiction: |
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A
visionary novel in the tradition of Ursula K. LeGuin and James Tiptree,
Jr., by leading feminist author
Phyllis Gotlieb.
On a
dark and moonless planet, mutations have left women as little more than
wombs, while men can teleport but have limited control over the ability.
When aliens come to plunder this world's resources, the already harsh
environment degrades exponentially. Will the Galactic Federation find
this world in time to help the natives restore their women and save
their civilization? |
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Children’s
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In the early 20th
century, an English doctor exposed the desperation of the people of the
outports of Newfoundland and Labrador. The doctor's name - Wilfred
Grenfell - soon became synonymous with one of the greatest missions to the
poverty-stricken in North America. The Grenfell mission was the early
headquarters for the doctor's work. Thousands of fishermen and their
families had no access to medical care, despite the harsh conditions of the
fishery and life along the north Atlantic shores.
This book dramatizes this time and place and the Grenfell cause, through
the story of a feisty teenager, Katie Andrew, whose family fishes the
Labrador waters.
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Children can make a difference!
Free as the Wind is Jamie Bastedo's re-creation of one of the
most fascinating episodes in the history of these wild creatures: the
moment in the early 1960s when it was decided the horses would be
removed from the island and auctioned off, many of them slaughtered for
dog food.
School children across the country wrote Canada's then Prime
Minister, John Diefenbaker, pleading with him to restore the horses to
the island, to save them from certain death. This fictional account of
that pivotal moment in Canada's history follows young Lucas Beauregard,
son of the retiring superintendent of Sable Island, as he befriends and
then plots to save Gem, one of the horses of Sable Island. |
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Sammy has learned to
live by his wits on the voyage from Poland to the Jewish immigrant community
that is to be his new home in New York City. It is here he discovers that
the vibrant, noisy streets of New York are alive with challenge - even more
of a challenge than his new school. Will it be Sammy’s wits, or his
beautiful singing voice that will keep him out of trouble in the games of
stickball in the rough-and-tumble streets?
Rona Arato has written a
humorous, life-affirming story about a young boy standing up for
himself in the midst of peer pressure from a local gang,
prejudice against new immigrants, and his own desire to be
accepted for who he is. |
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Nokum: Ma Voix et
Mon Coeur is the French version Nokum Is My Teacher. It is the
poetic story of a young aboriginal boy posing questions to his grandmother,
his "Nokum", about the wider world beyond the familiarity of their home and
community.
Through a series of
questions, Nokum guides her grandson towards an understanding of his
need to fit into and learn more about this large world beyond the
reserve. Nokum offers her grandson a vision of a world he can enter
through imagination and reading, while retaining respect for the ways of
his people. By the conclusion of the book, the young grandson has
learned many new ideas from his grandmother and discovered his own
wisdom in dealing with the changes in his life.
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10 original science-fiction stories based on the science and technology
used to understand and explore polar regions on Earth and elsewhere.
Celebrate the wonders of polar science with our talented authors as they
let their imaginations soar over this world and beyond.
But beware. Knowledge can help you survive. It can also reveal what you
must fear!
Featuring Sarah Niedoba's winning story from the International
Polar Year’s Student Writing Contest and a special introduction by
IPY Youth Steering Committee members, Amber Church and
Tyler Kuhn.
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Children’s
Non-Fiction
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When children are caught in civil wars, when earthquakes
destroy homes and villages, when AIDS and other diseases shatter families
and communities – the volunteers of Doctors Without Borders are there. Their
mission is simple – to bring life-saving care to the world's neediest people
and to speak out when the rights of the people in their care are abused or
violated.
In Healing Our World,
David Morley presents his own story and the stories of other Médecins Sans
Frontières members who have volunteered in some of the most dangerous and
forgotten corners of the world – the Congo, El Salvador, Chechnya,
Bangladesh, Mozambique, Afghanistan, southern Africa. These are stories
about healing and helping people, about making the world a better place –
stories filled with sorrow and hope, anger and idealism, determination and
passion.
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Named CBC’s Greatest Canadian of
all!
Tommy recalled in the 1950s, “I came to believe that health
services ought not to have a price-tag on them, and that people should
be able to get whatever health services they required irrespective of
their individual capacity to pay.” He was talking about what would
become known as Medicare.
In his long and extensive political career Tommy went on to:
· Pass more than 100 bills during
his first term as Premier
· Introduce paved roads
· Introduce sewage systems and hydro
to farmers
· Reduce the provincial debt by $20
million
· Introduce Saskatchewan residents
to car insurance and labour reforms
· Introduce his long-standing dream
of universal Medicare
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New Editions
Fitzhenry
and Whiteside has recently released newly revised editions of 3 popular books plus
paperback
editions of 9
children's books.
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Now Available - Revised
Editions
The following
three new editions are completely revised
and updated for 2007. |
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Revised and updated, and containing more than
50 maps, Coquihalla Trips & Trails is the definitive guide to southwestern British Columbia's spectacular Coquihalla Country.
With more than 70 trips and trails, as
well as background information on the geography, wildlife and history of
the region, this compact book covers the area from Hope to Kamloops, and
from Spences Bridge to the Okanagan Valley in kilometre-by-kilometre
detail.
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For the millions of visitors - year-in, year-out - and for residents of
the area, author Hans Tammemagi's Exploring Niagara turns a wide-angle
lens on one of the most diverse and fascinating corners of Canada and in
so doing opens our eyes to the fact that as wondrous as it is, there is
a great deal more to the Niagara region than the Falls.
Covering both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, and all within about a
30-minute drive of the Falls, the book unveils more than 50 tours and
day trips to and through places of interest in the Niagara region.
Descriptions of the trips themselves - varying from under an hour to
several days - detail the historical and geographical highlights of each
destination, and offer up a variety, suggesting tours that can be taken
by car, by bicycle, or on foot. |
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With a new cover and newly designed interiors, Wolf Island
is sure to be a howl! It’s a vivid, full colour portrait of nature, and the
fragile balance of a natural ecosystem.
Set on an
island in Northern Ontario, the Wolf Island story, based on an actual event,
is a moving chronicle of what happens when the highest link in a food chain
is removed. The resultant population growth, food shortage, and starvation
affect every member of the chain.
· Information Book of the Year
· Mr. Christie’s Book Award nominee
· Shortlisted - Mr. Christie’s
Children’s Book Award for illustration
· Roundtable of Canada 1990 Information
Book of the Year
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Now
Available in Paperback
Fitzhenry and
Whiteside has recently
issued paperback editions of several of our popular and award-winning children’s books. |
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A Team Like No Other is a story of love and friendship set in the beautiful Rocky
Mountains. The knowledge that Stephen and Skoki can always count on each
other brings depth to this simple story of a boy and his dog.
- A 2005 Alberta Children's Book of the Year Nominee
- OLA Best Bets Selection, 2004
- CBC Radio One Sounds Like Canada Recommended Title
- Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice selection
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Amber l-o-o-v-e-s
Kindergarten -- painting, looking at books, tying her shoes, sliding when it
snows. But the one thing she can't control is being picked up on time. Her
father is frequently late, so she must wait and wait and wait in the
secretary's office after everyone else has left. It's so
embarrassing.
To deal with her frustration, Amber concocts a world in which she sends
her dad to wait for her - on the moon - while she has all kinds of
wonderful adventures. This, she knows, would teach Dad a lesson he'd
never forget and all the dads from around the world would, like him, turn
up on time to collect their children and embrace them. Back in the real
world, Dad at last shows up and Amber makes a bid to catch his
attention, to let him know what it feels like to be left alone in school
- and finally, maybe, he gets the point.
· IBBY Canada Outstanding Canadian
Picture Book
· ALA Booklist Best of 2003 Editor's
Choice Recipient
· Chocolate Lily Young Readers' Choice
Award Nomination
· Christie Harris Illustrated Children's
Book Nomination
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Camping
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Nancy Hundal
Illustrated by Brian Deines |
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Who can forget their
first camping trip?
This year won’t be like
the others. There will be no paintings or fluffy towels, clothes racks,
jackpots or mouse ears. Nancy and her family are going camping. Just the
thought of camping is bad enough. Outhouses, mosquito bites, burnt food and
lots of work—what kind of holiday is that?
But from the moment their campsite is established, the family slowly
begins to discover the magic of life in the wild. Nights so quiet and
dark, it’s like being wrapped in a blanket. Food that warms the stomach
and awakens the senses. Swimming in the lake, climbing trees and lolling
in the sun. And millions, no, bajillions of stars.
More time, less o’clock. That’s what camping is about.
· Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award,
Honour Book
· Nominated for the 2004 Chocolate Lily
Award
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Meg is new to the city with its tall buildings
and long shadows. It’s nothing like her Caribbean home. Here, the city
closes in on her and she feels safe in her bedroom. But gradually she begins
to discover that there’s more to the city than she thought. For instance,
there’s the Chinese man who exercises in the courtyard near her apartment.
His exercises are intricate and graceful, and they have interesting names.
One day on her way home from school, Meg finds a
tiny swallow brought down by a sudden early snowstorm, and she takes it home
to nurse it. Once it is better, she is reluctant to let the bird go, but her
mother and the Chinese man both gently suggest that the bird needs to be
free if it is going to live. Meg and her new friend, Jenny, both release the
bird.
Courage to Fly captures the anxiety of a
child who is alone in a new and strange world but whose imagination and
courage are nourished by unexpected friendships.
· Alberta Children’s Book of the Year
· Alberta Book Illustration of the Year
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As Abby scratches and
pats Opal’s tummy, she feels the new pups waiting to be born.
When Grandpa Jack must go to the
hospital with Abby's mother because he's hurt his leg, Abby is left to look
after Opal. When the dog goes into labor, Abby must find the courage to
help. There is simply no other choice.
In Abby's Hands is a gentle story
about the resourcefulness of a young girl who believes she is incapable, but
who discovers her own grace when the moment demands it.
· Book of the Year Award for
Illustration
· Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon
Notable Title
· Independent
Publisher Online - Highlighted
Title
· Canadian Children's Book Centre Our
Choice Selection
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"You must not use the mountain road."
"We know no other way," the girl told him.
"Perhaps not, but Moon does," answered Tenzin.
He knelt down to stroke the
long hair from the little dog's eyes.
"Take them. Show them the way."
A young monk is moved
by the bravery of two children journeying alone to the freedom of Nepal. He
offers what help he can - a hot bowl of soup, a warm bed for the night - but
he realizes their best chance lies with Moon. She is the little dog who
knows the unguarded paths out of the mountains, the very dog who will leave
an ache in his heart when she goes.
This story was inspired by the
sacrifice and courage of those who struggle to be free. It is not uncommon
in Tibet for parents to send their children into the treks through the
mountains in the hope they will find refuge in Nepal. During the winter when
the passes are not heavily guarded, the bitter cold is considered a smaller
threat than remaining at home. Many such children have made it, many have
turned back, many more have simply disappeared.
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This is a poetic tale
about love and friendship
between two extraordinary characters, Mademoiselle Moon and Mister Sun.
Best friends since the dawn of time, they only catch glimpses of each
other because of their busy schedules.
But when Mademoiselle Moon loses her job,
Mister Sun finds the time to help her.
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Waiting for the baby is
like waiting for the sun to come up - it takes its own sweet time!
Each summer day Mollie wakes up, waits for the prairie sun to rise, and
hopes that today the baby will be born. Sometimes while she waits, she feels
the baby moving inside her mother's tummy and whispers, "Good morning." But
it's hard to wait. Mollie plans all the things
she'll share with the new baby - tadpoles in the stream, clucking chickens,
books from the library - but still the baby does not come!
Grandma decides she'll stay overnight to help Mollie pass the time.
Finally, in the middle of the night, the baby arrives - a brother!
Mollie's parents call him Benjamin. Mollie races to see the baby. His
eyes are squeezed shut. His face is wrinkled and red.
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Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award
Nomination
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Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our
Choice Citation
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IBBY Canada Outstanding Canadian
Picture Book 2000-2003
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A young girl and her grandmother become companions in
imagination, schemers in adventure and free-spirited in friendship. Together
they create a whimsical world that is beautifully charmed and safe.
But a shadow falls over
this special place when Gran falls ill and leaves the world. Wild Girl does
not feel safe or adventurous anymore. One spring day, Wild Girl's mother
begins to tell stories about Gran. Wild Girl sees how, together, their love
for Gran, and each other, will survive.
Wild Girl & Gran
is the hauntingly beautiful tale of how imagination renews the human spirit
and how love passes across generations, from mother to daughter, to calm a
wild girl's heart and make her adventurous again.
- Canadian Library
Association Book of the Year
- Canadian Children’s Book Centre Our Choice Citation, Starred
Selection
Resource
Links “Best” in Canadian Resources
IBBY Canada Outstanding Canadian Picture Book
Alberta Children’s Book of the Year nomination
Alberta Book Illustration of the Year nomination
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Author
Activity
There are
several author events happening over the next month. Of particular interest
to Science Fiction fans is
the
Ad
Astra science fiction
convention in Toronto, where Phyllis Gotlieb is one of the
Guests of Honour. Among
other activities, she will be launching her new book Birthstones.
Also at Ad Astra will be
Julie Czerneda, who will be launching her
new book Polaris. The book launch is timed to coincide with the start
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March 2 to 4
Phyllis Gotlieb,
Robert
Sawyer and
Julie Czerneda
Ad
Astra science fiction
convention
Phyllis is a
Guest of Honour
and all three will be involved in various events throughout the event
Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley Hotel
1250 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, ON
www.ad-astra.org
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Friday March 2 @ 8:00 pm
Phyllis Gotlieb and
Robert
Sawyer
Birthstones book launch
Ad Astra
Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley Hotel
1250 Eglinton Avenue East
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Saturday March 3 @ 11:00 am
Julie Czerneda and contributors from the
book
Polaris book launch
Ad Astra
Crowne Plaza Toronto Don Valley Hotel
1250 Eglinton Avenue East
Toronto, ON |
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Tuesday March 6
Nancy Millar
The Unmentionable History of the West reading and signing
McNally Robinson
3130 8th Street East
Saskatoon, Sask |
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Thursday March 8
Nancy Millar
The Unmentionable
History of the West reading and signing
McNally Robinson
120 8th Ave SW
Calgary, AB |
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Thursday, March 15
Robert
Sawyer
Free Public Lecture at
"Astronomy in Science Fiction"
(The Annual Peter Sim Memorial Lecture)
Presented by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,
Calgary Centre Telus World of Science (in the Discovery Dome)
Calgary, Alberta
calgary.rasc.ca/petersim2007.htm |
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Wednesday, March 21 @
10:00
Sheryl McFarlane
Pacific Rim Whale
Festival
WordsEnd Booksellers
1576 Imperial Ln, Ucluelet, BC |
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Wednesday, March 21 @
1:00
Sheryl McFarlane
Pacific Rim Whale
Festival
Wildside Booksellers
320 Main Street, Tofino, BC |
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law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.”
- Barry Commoner
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