Finalist, Award for Publishing/Book of the Year/First Book Award; Saskatchewan Book Awards. Miranda, a thirty-something TV producer gets abandoned by her fiance on a mountaintop in Jasper. Rather than crawling back to Edmonton to pick up the pieces one more time, she drives to Vancouver with a mysterious young spiritual guide she meets, and comes back to the mountaintop with a new view of her life. Interwoven with this personal journey is an encounter with a disoriented young Rwandan refugee with a horrific story of his experience. As well, her travelling companion proposes a convergence of meanings between his native East Indian roots and his adopted Catholic faith. Jennifer Webber is a bright witty new voice. Her talent, demonstrated in Defying Gravity, should bring pleasure to her readers for a long time to come.-Sharon Butala
Collection of colour photographs of some of Australia's wilderness areas, including the Great Barrier Reef, Fitzgerald River National Park and Daintree National Park Brief annotations accompany the photographs. The photographer's other publications include a number of guides and touring atlases.
Full of marvellous pictures of Australia's premier city, including fa vourites such as Opera House and Harbour Bridge, this inexpensive, compa ct, high quality book offers a feast of Sydney scenes.
Finalist, Award for Publishing/Book of the Year/First Book Award; Saskatchewan Book Awards. Miranda, a thirty-something TV producer gets abandoned by her fiance on a mountaintop in Jasper. Rather than crawling back to Edmonton to pick up the pieces one more time, she drives to Vancouver with a mysterious young spiritual guide she meets, and comes back to the mountaintop with a new view of her life. Interwoven with this personal journey is an encounter with a disoriented young Rwandan refugee with a horrific story of his experience. As well, her travelling companion proposes a convergence of meanings between his native East Indian roots and his adopted Catholic faith. Jennifer Webber is a bright witty new voice. Her talent, demonstrated in Defying Gravity, should bring pleasure to her readers for a long time to come.-Sharon Butala
When the "Kirkland Lake gals of 1941" begin to share their story with a present-day audience, a siren sounds and they soon find themselves pulled right back into the fateful winter of 1941-42. There, they gather again at the mine-head, waiting for word on the men trapped underground, as their fear and rage builds. When the husband of one of the women is badly injured, their desire to help her quickly leads them into a much larger campaign to help all the families they can. Before long, they've become the heart and soul of a large-scale union-organizing drive that is fuelled by their sheer will--and sometimes giddy enthusiasm--but that is also put to the test by their own inexperience, a bitter strike, and the brutal force of the powers that be."--
Part of a series that pays tribute, through Steve Parish's remarkable photography, to the ruggedly awe-inspiring State of Queensland. From the red earth of the Simpson Desert and the formidable Outback to the lush green rainforests of the Tropical North, this is a vibrant panoramic look at Australia's second largest State. The region-by-region format takes readers on a journey from Brisbane, through the Golden West and Darling Downs, up the sunny, surf-swollen East Coast to the Tropical North.
Collection of colour photographs of some of Australia's natural beauty spots, including Wilson's Promontory, the Bungle Bungles, the Flinders Ranges, Uluru, Kakadu National Park, the Blue Mountains and Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park. Brief annotations accompany the photographs. The photographer's other publications include 'Cry for Wilderness' and a number of guides and touring atlases.
Collection of colour photographs, accompanied by descriptions of some of the attractions in and around Melbourne, for example the Royal Exhibition Building, Puffing Billy, Yarra Ranges National Park, the Fitzroy Gardens and Healesville sanctuary. Includes an index of locations. The author's other publications include 'Discovering Sydney' and 'Discovering Queensland'.
Illustrated tourists' guide to Cairns. Full-colour photos are accompanied by information about various aspects of the region, including the rainforest, waterfalls, northern beaches, nightlife and the city. Includes map. Photographer/publisher is a prolific producer of books, postcards, and musical CDs and cassettes with an Australian theme.
Collection of colour photographs, accompanied by descriptions of some of the attractions of Queensland for example Fraser, Lady Musgrave and Hinchinbrook Islands, the Great Barrier Reef, Noosa, Sea World and Millaa Millaa Falls. Includes an index of locations. The author's other publications include 'Discovering Sydney' and 'Discovering Melbourne.'.
Collection of colour photographs, accompanied by descriptions of some of the distinctive features of Australian rainforests, for example Alexandra palms, the red-eyed tree frog, strangler fig and Cooktown orchid. Indexed. Photographer's other publications include 'Discovering Sydney' and 'Discovering Queensland'.
The Forgotten Botanist is the account of an extraordinary woman who, in 1870, was driven by ill health to leave the East Coast for a new life in the West—alone. At thirty-three, Sara Plummer relocated to Santa Barbara, where she taught herself botany and established the town’s first library. Ten years later she married botanist John Gill Lemmon, and together the two discovered hundreds of new plant species, many of them illustrated by Sara, an accomplished artist. Although she became an acknowledged botanical expert and lecturer, Sara’s considerable contributions to scientific knowledge were credited merely as “J.G. Lemmon & wife.” The Forgotten Botanist chronicles Sara’s remarkable life, in which she and JG found new plant species in Arizona, California, Oregon, and Mexico and traveled throughout the Southwest with such friends as John Muir and Clara Barton. Sara also found time to work as a journalist and as an activist in women’s suffrage and forest conservation. The Forgotten Botanist is a timeless tale about a woman who discovered who she was by leaving everything behind. Her inspiring story is one of resilience, determination, and courage—and is as relevant to our nation today as it was in her own time.
Collection of colour photographs accompanied by descriptions of some of the attractions in and around Sydney, for example Bondi Beach, the Opera House, the Blue Mountains and Darling Harbour. Includes an index of locations. The author's other publications include 'Discovering Melbourne' and 'Discovering Queensland'.
Photojourney for visitors to Tasmania. Covers Tasmania's history, its capital city, Hobart, and regions such as Huon Valley, Mount Field National Park, Freycinet Peninsula, the east coast, Launceston, Cradle Mountain and the rugged west coast. Includes map and index. Photographer/author lives in Brisbane and runs his own publishing company specializing in Australian images and souvenirs.
Part of a series that pays tribute, through Steve Parish's remarkable photography, to the beauty and diversity of Australia's Island State: Tasmania. Readers are treated to a visually spectacular, panoramic look at the 'Apple Isle's' emerald wilderness, charming towns, abundant wildlife, convict settlements and stunning coastline. The informative region-by-region format journeys from the northern towns of Stanley and floral gardens of Launceston, to Hobart, Australia's most southern capital nestled below Mount Wellington.
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