Books

Sex and the Single Zillionaire

A legendary venture capitalist pens a charming, slyly wicked tale of love among the fabulously rich and the sexy young women who aspire to marry them.

Sneakers the Seaside Cat

When Sneakers came to the seaside, he was delighted. He could smell the fish and thought he could catch them like mice! From the beloved author of Goodnight Moon and Runaway Bunny.

A Voyage for Madmen

In 1968 nine sailors set off on the first solo, nonstop circumnavigators' race-possibly the most daring competition ever held. Only one finished. This is the story of each of those sailors, the challenges and hardships they faced, the obsession that...

Good Thing You're Not An Octopus!

What if you had eight legs to fit into pants like an octopus' Or hundreds of teeth to brush like a shark' One little boy makes his way through these routines in playful text and colorful pictures. The best thing to be is yourself, as he wisely concludes.

One Lighthouse, One Moon

A counting book, a day-of-the-week book and a month book all in one place between lovely covers. Nice artwork. Ages 4 and up.

Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America

Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime historyFinalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction AwardFinalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book PrizeLonglisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book...

Ben the Sea Lion

Tsimshian storyteller and artist Roy Henry Vickers shares an adventure from his childhood in the Indigenous Pacific Northwest village of Kitkatla.When Uncle Johnny accidentally catches an orphaned sea lion pup in his fishing net, young Roy and his cousin...

Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines

An invaluable compendium of Hul′q′umi′num′ traditional knowledge.Respected Cowichan Tribe Elder and botanical expert, Luschiim Arvid Charlie, began his education in early childhood, learning from his great grandparents and others of their...

Whelks to Whales: Coastal Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, Newly Revised and expanded Third edition

Newly revised and updated with additional photographs and up-to-date names, this full-colour field guide to the marine life of coastal British Columbia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and northern California is perfect for divers, boaters and beachcombers...

Never Say P*g: The Book of Sailors’ Superstitions

The nautical reference book you never knew you needed: a compendium of all superstitions maritime and marine. Learn your A-B-Seas of sailors’ guiding magic and mythos―and why you should never stir your tea with a knife, lest you invite trouble and...

A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet (BOARD)

Bestselling and award-winning children’s book collaborators Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd come together again to create a colourful West Coast alphabet board book.With crisp, luminous illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers,...

Plants of Haida Gwaii: Third Edition

For many thousands of years the lands and waters of Haida Gwaii have been home to the Haida. Plants of Haida Gwaii, written with the cooperation and collaboration of Haida knowledge holders and botanical experts, is a detailed and insightful record of...