#58 Off the danger scale
REVIEW: The Bold and Cold: A History of 25 Classic Climbs in the Canadian Rockies by Brandon Pullan Victoria: Rocky Mountain… FULL STORY
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#57 Rock art before Led Zeppelin
REVIEW: The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World’s Oldest Symbols by Genevieve von Petzinger New York: Simon &… FULL STORY
#56 A Quaker in the Spanish Civil War
REVIEW: Live Souls: Citizens and Volunteers of Civil War Spain by Serge Alternês and Alec Wainman Vancouver: Ronsdale Press, 2015 $24.95… FULL STORY
#55 Eyewitness to Gentleman Bandit
ARTICLE: For British Columbians who know their history, the name Bill Miner evokes memories of a failed train robbery in… FULL STORY
#54 Breaking the glass ceiling
REVIEW: The Life and Art of Mary Filer Salt Spring Island: Mother Tongue Publishers, 2016. $35.95. 9781896949550 by Christina Johnson-Dean; introduction… FULL STORY
#53 Putin’s Potemkin village
ESSAY: Putin’s Potemkin village… Russian-born Marina Sonkina, a Vancouver writer, reveals contemporary Russia beneath its facade. With all its glamour,… FULL STORY
#52 Irish yarns, West Coast catches
REVIEW: Casting Back: Sixty Years of Fishing and Writing Victoria: Rocky Mountain Books, 2016. $25. 9781771601740 By Peter McMullan Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#51 Vaqueros — men of the saddle
REVIEW: Cowboys of the Americas by Luis Fabini (photographs) and Wade Davis (text) Vancouver: Greystone Books, 2016 $50 / 9781771641166 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#50 Make it up as you go along
REVIEW: None of This Was Planned: The Stories Behind the Stories by Mike McCardell Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016 $29.95 /… FULL STORY
#49 Underground brewer led the way
REVIEW: Brewing Revolution: Pioneering the Craft Beer Movement By Frank Appleton Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2016. $24.95. 978-1-55017-782-4 Reviewed by Joe… FULL STORY
#48 Price Paid: The Fight
REVIEW: Price Paid: The Fight for First Nations Survival by Bev Sellars Vancouver: Talonbooks, 2016 $19.95 / 9780889229723 Reviewed by… FULL STORY
#47 Ujjal’s odyssey
REVIEW: Journey After Midnight: India, Canada and the Road Beyond by Ujjal Dosanjh Vancouver: Figure 1 Publishing, 2016 $34.95 978-1-927958-56-8 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#46 Fifteen stories, 94 calls to action
REVIEW: In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth & Reconciliation By Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail Victoria: Brindle & Glass 2016 $19.95 / 9781927366448… FULL STORY
#45 Emilio & Filumena: Fernie opera
REVIEW: The Rise and Fall of Emilio Picariello By Adriana A. Davies (Fernie: Oolichan Books, 2016) $19.95 / 978-0-88982-318-1 Reviewed… FULL STORY
#44 He shoots, he misses
REVIEW: The Hockey Scribbler by George Bowering Toronto: ECW Press, 2016. $19.95 / 9781770412897 Reviewed by Bruce McDougall * If… FULL STORY
#43 Stroke and distance
REVIEW: The Defiant Mind by Ron Smith Ronsdale Press, 2016 $22.95 / 978-1-55380-480-2 * Just eight months after being felled… FULL STORY
#42 Oppenheim: not Oppenheimer
ESSAY: Bonnie Campbell assumed she was English. As a young adult she was surprised to learn that her grandmother was… FULL STORY
#41 Dance me to the end of love
REVIEW: The Dancehall Years by Joan Haggerty (Mother Tongue $23.95) by Tom Shandel * Joan Haggerty has always been in… FULL STORY
#40 Klondike greed creed deeds
REVIEW: All for the Greed of Gold showcases Will Woodin’s 1898 bone-chilling journey to Dawson City over the Tutchi Trail…. FULL STORY
#39 From Quilchena Creek to Flanders
ESSAY: For Remembrance Day, Michael Sasges has reconstructed the life of Nicola Valley rancher John Foster Paton Nash. There are… FULL STORY
