PreviewsIssue 85, Fall/Winter 2024-25
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Bronco Buster
A “Hammerhead” Jed Mystery
A.J. Devlin
When a lumberjack games competitor newly befriended by pro wrestler “Hammerhead” Jed is found with an axe buried in his head, Jed ends the break he was taking from his PI work to investigate, leading him and his cousin Declan into the raucous world of the rodeo in this fourth book in the series.
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Brown Tom’s Schooldays
Enos T. Montour, Mary Jane Logan McCallum (Editor)
Self-published in 1985, and drawn from Montour’s experiences at Mount Elgin Indian Residential School between 1910 and 1914, this book tells the story of a young boy’s life at residential school where he makes friends, witnesses illness and death, and endures constant hunger. It positions Brown Tom and his schoolmates as citizens of three worlds: the reserve, the “white man’s world,” and the school in between.
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By Strength, We Are Still Here
Indigenous Peoples and Indian Residential Schooling in Inuvik, Northwest Territories
Crystal Gail Fraser
This book shares the lived experiences of Indigenous northerners from 1959 until 1982, illuminating student experiences in northern residential schools and revealing the many ways Indigenous communities resisted the institutionalization of their children.
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Calgary’s Infantry Regiment
A Pictorial History of The Calgary Highlanders
Michael A. Dorosh, CD
This richly illustrated comprehensive history of the Calgary Highlanders goes back to the creation of the 103rd Regiment, Calgary Rifles, in 1919 and includes glimpses of Calgary’s infantry units in the First World War, and the service of the Calgary Highlanders in the Second World War, peacekeeping and NATO missions around the world, and the war in Afghanistan.
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Calgary’s Most Haunted
Urban Hauntings and Personal Encounters in Stampede City
Ian Gibbs
Ghost-walk guide and host of the Ghosts ’N Bears podcast Ian Gibbs returns to Calgary, the city of his childhood, to reckon with his earliest experiences of the supernatural, corroborate some of the city’s better known hauntings, and uncover many more. These 30 stories are set everywhere from heritage homes and official historic sites to strip malls and suburban basements.
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Canada’s Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force at 100
David J. Bercuson
Drawing on memoirs, diaries, unpublished histories, archival sources, interview transcripts, and standard reference works, Bercuson shares the history of the first 100 years of the RCAF, from its inception in 1924 to its centennial in 2024.
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Caught in the Eye of the Storm
Urban Revitalization in Toronto’s Lawrence Heights
Jon Careless
This case-study analysis of the public housing district of Lawrence Heights in North York, Toronto, presents a chronological narrative of change and upheaval there, beginning with its origins after the Second World War and continuing to follow the community as it became more racialized and oppressed in the late 20th century.
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Cave-In
a novel
Pam Withers
Hudson’s passion is caving, and his little town in the mountains is the perfect place for it. But due to irresponsible logging practices and a corrupt mayor, the town is in danger of experiencing a giant sinkhole, one even bigger than the one that swallowed a church full of people years ago. Can Hudson and his knowledge of caves convince the powers-that-be to take appropriate action?
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Charged
The Dangerous and Misguided Promise of the Electric Vehicle
M. G. Bucholtz
This book explores the backstory behind the push for electric vehicles, looking at the history of energy storage using batteries, and the availability and sustainability of the metals, minerals, and chemicals used in making lithium-ion batteries, and argues that the use of electric vehicles will not save the planet, but only ease people’s guilt and divert their attention.
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Cheryl
Cheryl, in her 40s, is going through major transformations – she just came out as a lesbian, she’s quitting gluten, and she is determined to reach total spiritual enlightenment, only to discover that the world is a lot sicker and weirder than she ever imagined.
