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Pentecostal Preacher Woman
The Faith and Feminism of Bernice Gerard
Price:
CA$110.00
ISBN: 9780774869164
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: UBC Press
Evangelical pastor, talk-show host, politician, musician. Pentecostal Preacher Woman explores the complex life of Bernice Gerard, one of the most influential spiritual figures of twentieth-century British Columbia.
When Heroes Become Villains
Helmcken, Trutch, Bowser, and the Streets, Lakes, and Towns Named After Them
Price:
CA$18.00
ISBN: 9781554202126
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: New Star Books
Reckoning, reconciliation, and reflection are changing our landscapes. In When Heroes Become Villains, Jon Bartlett and Brian Robertson bring home the “naming” controversy, telling the stories of...
A Perfect Day for a Walk
The History, Cultures, and Communities of Vancouver, on Foot
Price:
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781551529639
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
The stories of Vancouver and its communities as experienced on various strolls through the city, by bestselling BC author Bill Arnott Vancouver, one of the world's top travel destinations, is a diverse...
Triumph and Solidarity
BC Communists in the Early Years of the Great Depression
Price:
CA$34.99
ISBN: 9781771993951
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Athabasca University Press
British Columbia was the site of some of the most significant events in the history of the labour movement and had some of the best-organized and most politically conscious communist workers. In this...
Gaman - Perseverance
Japanese Canadians' Journey to Justice
Price:
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9781772015416
Pub Date: December 2023
Imprint: Talonbooks
This revealing memoir by the former president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians describes the long journey towards resolution for the historic injustice that deprived Japanese Canadians...
Live at the Commodore
The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom - NEW UPDATED EDITION
Price:
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781551529370
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
A new edition of the storied history of Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom, by the author of Vancouver After Dark. The Commodore Ballroom, located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, remains one of the...
The Notorious Georges
Crime and Community in British Columbia's Northern Interior, 1905-25
Price:
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9780774869416
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: UBC Press
The Notorious Georges is an engaging exploration of the alchemy of community identity and reputation in Prince George, BC, once branded Canada’s most-dangerous city.
Destiny
A Novel
Price:
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9780888397645
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Hancock House
Book Two in The McBride Chronicles series is the story of strong-willed Sarah McBride, only daughter of Jane and Gideon McBride, pioneer settlers in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, in the 1860s....
Stewards of Splendour
A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia
Price:
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9781039900004
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Royal BC Museum
The subject of wildlife both unites and deeply divides British Columbians. From concern over dwindling orca populations to deeply political debates over hunting and harvesting, questions surrounding...
East Side Story
Growing Up at the PNE
Price:
CA$21.95
ISBN: 9781551529332
Pub Date: August 2023
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
A sly, sentimental, and wickedly funny memoir about growing up at the local fair A ROBIN'S EGG BOOK The PNE (Pacific National Exhibition) is a Vancouver tradition, an annual fair started in 1910 that...
Unstable Properties
Aboriginal Title and the Claim of British Columbia
Price:
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780774866255
Pub Date: June 2023
Imprint: UBC Press
Unstable Properties convincingly argues that the so-called land question in British Columbia cannot be resolved without understanding the fundamentally unstable ideological foundation of land and title arrangements on which the province rests.
Lessons in Legitimacy
Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia
Price:
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780774868082
Pub Date: May 2023
Imprint: UBC Press
Lessons in Legitimacy examines the relationship between settler capitalism, state schooling, and the making of British Columbia.
Printer's Devils
How a Feisty Pioneer Newspaper Shaped the History of British Columbia's Smelter City, 1895-1925
Price:
CA$28.00
ISBN: 9781773861036
Pub Date: May 2023
Imprint: Caitlin Press
Journey back in time to the bygone era of “printer’s devils” and uncover how their influence shaped the establishment of BC’s Smelter City.
White Riot
The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver
Price:
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781551529196
Pub Date: April 2023
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Essays and photographs that document the anti-Asian riots of 1907 in the context of contemporary anti-Asian sentiment. White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver explores the conditions leading...
Religion at the Edge
Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest
Price:
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780774867634
Pub Date: December 2022
Imprint: UBC Press
Religion at the Edge shows how the distinctive social and physical landscape of the Pacific Northwest proves fertile ground for an expansive exploration of contemporary spirituality and secularity.
Cold Case BC
The Stories Behind the Province's Most Sensational Murder and Missing Person Cases
Price:
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781551529073
Pub Date: October 2022
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Finalist, Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award (BC Book Prizes) In her BC bestseller Cold Case Vancouver, crime historian and reporter Eve Lazarus used investigative skills to shine a light on the...
Pentecostal Preacher Woman
The Faith and Feminism of Bernice Gerard
CA$110.00
ISBN: 9780774869164
Pub Date: November 2024
Imprint: UBC Press
Evangelical pastor, talk-show host, politician, musician. Pentecostal Preacher Woman explores the complex life of Bernice Gerard, one of the most influential spiritual figures of twentieth-century British Columbia.
When Heroes Become Villains
Helmcken, Trutch, Bowser, and the Streets, Lakes, and Towns Named After Them
CA$18.00
ISBN: 9781554202126
Pub Date: October 2024
Imprint: New Star Books
A Perfect Day for a Walk
The History, Cultures, and Communities of Vancouver, on Foot
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9781551529639
Pub Date: September 2024
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Triumph and Solidarity
BC Communists in the Early Years of the Great Depression
CA$34.99
ISBN: 9781771993951
Pub Date: July 2024
Imprint: Athabasca University Press
Gaman - Perseverance
Japanese Canadians' Journey to Justice
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9781772015416
Pub Date: December 2023
Imprint: Talonbooks
Live at the Commodore
The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom - NEW UPDATED EDITION
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781551529370
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
The Notorious Georges
Crime and Community in British Columbia's Northern Interior, 1905-25
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9780774869416
Pub Date: October 2023
Imprint: UBC Press
The Notorious Georges is an engaging exploration of the alchemy of community identity and reputation in Prince George, BC, once branded Canada’s most-dangerous city.
Destiny
A Novel
CA$24.95
ISBN: 9780888397645
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Hancock House
Stewards of Splendour
A History of Wildlife and People in British Columbia
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9781039900004
Pub Date: September 2023
Imprint: Royal BC Museum
East Side Story
Growing Up at the PNE
CA$21.95
ISBN: 9781551529332
Pub Date: August 2023
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Unstable Properties
Aboriginal Title and the Claim of British Columbia
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780774866255
Pub Date: June 2023
Imprint: UBC Press
Unstable Properties convincingly argues that the so-called land question in British Columbia cannot be resolved without understanding the fundamentally unstable ideological foundation of land and title arrangements on which the province rests.
Lessons in Legitimacy
Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780774868082
Pub Date: May 2023
Imprint: UBC Press
Lessons in Legitimacy examines the relationship between settler capitalism, state schooling, and the making of British Columbia.
Printer's Devils
How a Feisty Pioneer Newspaper Shaped the History of British Columbia's Smelter City, 1895-1925
CA$28.00
ISBN: 9781773861036
Pub Date: May 2023
Imprint: Caitlin Press
Journey back in time to the bygone era of “printer’s devils” and uncover how their influence shaped the establishment of BC’s Smelter City.
White Riot
The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9781551529196
Pub Date: April 2023
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press
Religion at the Edge
Nature, Spirituality, and Secularity in the Pacific Northwest
CA$34.95
ISBN: 9780774867634
Pub Date: December 2022
Imprint: UBC Press
Religion at the Edge shows how the distinctive social and physical landscape of the Pacific Northwest proves fertile ground for an expansive exploration of contemporary spirituality and secularity.
Cold Case BC
The Stories Behind the Province's Most Sensational Murder and Missing Person Cases
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781551529073
Pub Date: October 2022
Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press