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Grass Beyond the Mountains
Pan Phillips had the "Pan Phillips International Airport" at his fishing camp beyond Anahim Lake B.C.For several years, we flew into his little airport between 2 lakes.Pan told us some of the same stories that are in this book.Louis Soukup was one of the first pilots to the area.Louis would fly in, any equipment that Pan needed, on the pontoons of his airplane.This book gives the stories as though you were sitting at the feet of the men who were the first settlers in this area of British Colombia.It is really an adventure to read.

Read It!
We own the Legacy Ranch high in the mountains of Northeastern Utah.For years we have loved the beauty of the unspoiled wilderness. Nursing newborn elk calves, watching Canadian Lynx outside their lairs, and many other adventures have cast us in the mold of lovers of the wilderness.To read the adventures of true cowboys, who started with nothing else but their "grit" and ended up with lives spent plumbing the depths of fun and hard work was one of the top literary experiences of our lives. This book, far better than the sequels, will be part o four Christmas giving this year.

Nothing To It!
Nothing to reading it, that is. This is one of the first nonfictions books I've read that I have ever liked. I got interested in it when I saw the TV show 'Nothing Too Good For A Cowboy' and had to read the books. This bookmade me laugh and almost made me cry. The characters are too funny and veryheart-warming. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. British Columbia    4. Canada    5. Canada - General    6. Cattle trade    7. Cowboys    8. Frontier and pioneer life    9. Historical - General    10. History    11. History: World    12. Regional Subjects - West    13. Fiction / General   

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Order review
My books wre received in a timely fashion and we were completely satisfied. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Canada    6. Composers & Musicians - Country & Folk    7. Composers & Musicians - General    8. Country And Western Music    9. Country musicians    10. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    11. General    12. Twain, Shania    13. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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What the Stones Remember
This memoir by one of Canada's best-known poets follows Patrick Lane's first year of recovery from a lifetime of alcoholism, a recovery that unfolds almost entirely in his Vancouver Island garden. The narrative weaves between his present-tense garden and the struggle and brutality that was Lane's past. His poetic voice permeates his storytelling, compelling us to see how the honesty and enchantment of the natural world can save us from our nightmares, our addictions, our terrible losses - if only we will let it.
"A Wound Remembers"
I can't believe I'm the first reviewer to take a stab at WHAT THE STONES REMEMBER, A LIFE REDISCOVERED.Everyone I know is reading this book!It's especially good for people who are just undergoing recovery, those who will recognize and nod with wonder at the pain Lane describes at just waking up and experiencing the little things, the color of your bedroom walls, the feel of the cotton pillowcase under your cheek, as if for the first time, without the sheltering batting of cocaine or alcohol.He thinks of the American poet Weldon Kees who, fueled by despair and drink jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge in the early 1950s, and of Kees' famous zen riddle, "Whatever it is that a wound remembers/ After the healing ends." Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. British Columbia    7. Canada    8. English Canadian Poetry    9. Homes and haunts    10. Lane, Patrick    11. Literary    12. Natural history    13. Poets, Canadian    14. Recovering alcoholics    15. Biography & Autobiography / Literary    16. Biography: general    17. Coping with drug & alcohol abuse    18. English   

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Well-balanced biography of a phenominal artist
This is a very well-balanced, thorough biography of the Canadian pianist/musician/composer Glenn Gould. Very well written, a joy to read (and a lot easier to read then most of the stuff Glenn wrote himself...)
the mysteries of a perfect art
This unstoppably heartrending biography of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould unveils the mysteries of a perfect art more cogently and beautifully than has any other artist's biography I've ever come across.Kevin Bazzana has opened up Gould's eccentricities and placed them where finally they must sleep - merely deep in the natural whole of one of the inescapable musicians of the 20th century.Those lucky enough to know the meaning of the art of Glenn Gould will always be grateful for that achievement.
This will stand as the definitive biography of Glenn Gould
The definitive biography of the idiosyncratic pianist Glenn Gould, who died of a massive stroke in 1982, nine days after his 50th birthday. Gould is often regarded as an anomaly, outside of any tradition, but this book places him in the context of his upper middle class Protestant upbringing and the cultural milieu of mid-twentieth century Canada.This book also dispels long-held myths about Glenn Gould. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artists, Architects, Photographers    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Canada    7. Composers & Musicians - Classical Instrumentalists    8. Genres & Styles - Jazz    9. Gould, Glenn    10. History & Criticism - General    11. Musical Instruments - Piano    12. Pianists    13. Biography & Autobiography / Artists, Architects, Photographers    14. Music | Music History, Western | Twentieth Century   

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Spirit of Place
If you are interested in the environment which generated the powerful West Coast Native art, the artist, Emily Carr, conjures it up in this original book.Her travels to their coastal villages are translated into these atmospheric essays.

Beautifully written and visualized
this book by Emily Carr gives a very wonderful and descriptive account of the Pacific Northwest along British Columbia's shores. Emily Carr was a very unique woman who defied her times in her interactions with NativePeoples and her adventurous independance. This book details herexplorations among the Queen Charlotte Islands. It is so descriptive itmakes one feel that they are actually on the west coast. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Essays    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. British Columbia    6. Canada - General    7. Indians of North America    8. Personal Memoirs    9. Social life and customs    10. Women   

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Nice overview of an under-appreciated artist...
At just over 100 pages, William Robertson's biography of k.d. lang is an easy read and a concise account of her rise to fame up through her "Ingenue" release. Drawing heavily from both Canadian and American magazine articles, Robertson gives us a revealing look at this eccentric vocalist. Read more

Subjects:  1. (Kathy Dawn),    2. 1961-    3. Biography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Canada    7. Country musicians    8. General    9. Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General    10. Lang, K. D    11. Lang, K. D.    12. Popular Music    13. Singers    14. Biography: film, television & music    15. Country & western    16. Gay & Lesbian studies   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Canada - Pre-Confederation (to 1867)    3. General    4. History    5. History: World    6. Correspondence    7. Diaries    8. History / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867)    9. La Vérendrye, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes   

Subjects:  1. 1947-    2. British Columbia    3. Canada - Western Provinces    4. Description and travel    5. Kayaking    6. Pacific Coast    7. Pacific Coast (B.C.)    8. Scott, Andrew,    9. Travel    10. Travel - Foreign    11. Pacific Coast (B.C.) - Biography    12. Pacific Coast (B.C.) - Description and travel    13. Travel - British Columbia - Pacific Coast    14. Travel / Canada / Western Provinces (AB, BC)   

Subjects:  1. 1871-1945    2. Apartment houses    3. Artists, Architects, Photographers    4. Biography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. British Columbia    7. Canada    8. Canadian    9. Carr, Emily,    10. English Canadian Novel And Short Story    11. Fiction    12. General    13. Old English sheepdog    14. Painters    15. Personal Memoirs    16. Short Stories (single author)    17. Victoria    18. Fiction / Literary   

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This book cuts to the heart of what life is all about
Ralph Edwards of lonesome lake is a book about carving out a life for onesfamily in a remote wilderness. This book is such a contrast to our technical world with cell phones, internet, e mail"Big Box shopping" malls. Our lives are so full but really so empty. I felt an extreme feeling of sadness after having read this book. Ralph Edwards and his wife are now dead after having lived a hard but full life. We all struggle through life with different goals and yet we all have to face death. I felt the sadness of Ralph Edwards when he realised that he was too old to be independant and look after himself.This book has to make us all stop and concider what we are doing and what is the purpose of life. What could possibly be more important than these questions? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adventurers & Explorers    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. British Columbia    6. Canada - General    7. Edwards, Ralph A    8. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    9. Frontier and pioneer life    10. Lonesome Lake region    11. Pioneers    12. Biography: general    13. Canada   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. British Columbia    3. Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-)    4. Frontier and pioneer life    5. History    6. History: World    7. Naturalists, Gardeners, Environmentalists    8. Outdoor life    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Pioneers    11. Wildlife   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. British Columbia    3. History    4. Social Science    5. Sociology    6. United States - General    7. Women    8. Women adventurers    9. Women pioneers    10. Women's Studies - General    11. Women's Studies - History    12. History / Canada   

Subjects:  1. History: World    2. Canada - General    3. Powell River    4. History - General History    5. History    6. Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-)    7. 20th century    8. 1-55369-853-3,1553698533,02-0666,020666,Rusty Nails and Ration Books 1929-1945,Barbara Ann Lambert,Great Depression,World War II,Camps: Relief,Forestry and C.O.,chinese,Women: WW II,Riding the rods,first nations,conscientious objectors,pioneers,unemployed    9. American history: First World War    10. USA    11. Anecdotes    12. Interviews    13. World War, 1939-1945    14. 1929    15. Depressions    16. Biography    17. Powell River (B.C.)    18. British Columbia    19. Canada   

Subjects:  1. Bible    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Church and the world    4. Criticism, interpretation, etc    5. Frye, Northrop    6. Literary    7. Philosophy    8. Religion    9. Religious    10. Sermons    11. Canada    12. Philosophy / Religious    13. Philosophy of religion    14. Western philosophy, from c 1900 -   

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A powerful tribute to one woman's will to survive!
Wow-this book was so fun and sad and interesting to read, all at the same time. Olive's story is piercing and makes one ponder the amazing will to live in the face of such overwhelming odds. A fantastic true adventure story!

Sad but wonderful
A story of a courageous strong woman.Descriptions of the environment (land & conditions) enticing.I found myself being scared right along side of Olive.A real adventure story.

Action packed,full of suspense story , good for all ages.
A fresh, uncomplicated tale of the people who adventured north in the past. Action packed, engaging and reveling, this book will remain for ever one of my favorite adventureand romance stories. It showsmuch about howpeople may face a foreign environment, difficulties, and above allthemselves. All comes out in very simple and clear language, with suits thestory and the characters divinely. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alberta    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. British Columbia    5. Canada - General    6. Fredrickson, Olive A    7. History    8. History: World    9. Military - General    10. Pioneers    11. Women    12. Women pioneers    13. Travel / Polar Regions   

Subjects:  1. Canada, Western    2. Congresses    3. History    4. History - U.S.    5. History: American    6. Human geography    7. North American    8. Power (Social sciences)    9. United States - State & Local - General    10. West (U.S.)    11. North America    12. USA    13. World history   

Subjects:  1. Adventurers & Explorers    2. Biography And Autobiography    3. Canada - General    4. Canada - History    5. General    6. History    7. History - General History    8. History: World    9. British Columbia    10. Travel writing   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Emigration and immigration    3. History: American    4. Maritime Provinces    5. Oral History    6. Social History    7. Canada    8. Shipping industries   

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And she's still on her way...
Awesome biography with great sense of detail in the information... Great info about Shania's life...
Oh Brother
This is to (Larry S, "Mad Puppy") AWWWWWWW poor shania grew up poor. Well so do alot of people including myself. And shania's music is about a bibble gum and elementary as britney spears. Shania is one big joke to us country fans. Quantity does not = quality. Just cause she sells a whole latta cd's does not mean her music is good and it shore as hell dont mean her music is country. Theres a sucker born ever minute. She is a nashville POP singer. And Of course shania has sold more than any other country singer, she is marketed world wide. And if her music is country then why is it advertised and marketed as pop in other countries????????? And the scenstories thing is just another way for shania to suck the money out of the pockets her gullabe obsessed fans. And what would reba know?? Reba aint sang a country song it 17 years. Reaba is a big ol' sell out just like shania. All shania has is her look. she cant sing to save her life.Shania is a has been in the country world. Bye bye shania. All you shania fans should go listen to Hank Sr. Now THATS country. How many of shania's fans listen to hank. Probably NONE.

Shania- The "Jesus" of Country Music
This book does a good job of covering the life of Shania in a summary manner due to its Reader's Digest nature (mini-book or long article).
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Canada    5. Composers & Musicians - Country & Folk    6. Country music    7. Country musicians    8. Entertainment & Performing Arts - General    9. Twain, Shania    10. Women    11. Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians    12. Biography: film, television & music    13. Country & western   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Canada - History - 1760-1899    3. Canada - Pre-Confederation (to 1867)    4. Europe - Great Britain - General    5. Historical - British    6. History    7. History: World    8. Sociology Of Women    9. Women    10. Women's Studies - General    11. British Columbia    12. Social history    13. Women's studies