Isolde’s Dream and Other Stories Sudhir Jain The collection entitled "Isolde’s Dream" is anchored by stories of two women in love with two great romantic composers, Richard Wagner and Gustav Mahler...

A History of Art in Alberta 1905-1970 Nancy Townshend This book provides, for the first time, a comprehensive coverage of the development of art in Alberta between 1905 and 1970. Townshend carefully presents the full flowering of an authentic grassroots culture. She tells us what Alberta’s art to 1970 was rather than what it wasn’t.

Only the Sea Keeps: Poetry of the Tsunami Edited by: Judith R. Robinson, Joan E. Bauer & Sankar Roy WINNER OF THE 2006 SKIPPING STONES HONOR AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2006 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AWARD ONE OF THE BEST POETRY BOOKS OF 2005 - MONSERRAT REVIEW AMONG NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2005 PICKS - SMALL PRESS REVIEW Trying to come to terms with the tsunami that swept across the Indian Ocean on December 26 last year, here is a deeply moving collection of poems by a distinguished group of poets from all over the world.

A Life Story: In 50 Christmas Cards 1945-2003 Warren Roy This book reproduces 50 original Christmas cards designed and printed by the author over a period of nearly six decades. The first 11 were linocuts, an art described briefly in the book. The next 25 were serigraphs or “silk-screen prints”; this graphic process is described in some detail. Nine were not produced as graphics, but were simply reproductions of the author’s paintings or drawings. The last five were computer graphics in which the author explored the advantages and limitations of this new medium.

Driftwood Ellesmere James Davidge Driftwood Ellesmere is the first of five novels that will chronicle the epic tale of a young girl who uses her unique skills to try to solve the world’s diverse problems including child labour, the extinction of animals, our logged forests and war. Driftwood’s quests will take her around the world and throughout the universe. Hers is a tale that is personal, mystical, timeless and fantastically relevant to the issues of today.

Mind Into Matter: ARCH Transforms Science Into Sustainable Enterprise Steve Lazarus & Udayan Gupta In 1986, the trustees of the University of Chicago created a unique organization. Its mission was to take title to the discoveries and inventions occurring at the two institutions, largely financed with public funds, and transform them into sustainable enterprises. During the next twenty years ARCH spun out of the University, established a national presence, started well over 100 companies, and raised over one billion dollars in venture capital. MIND INTO MATTER explores the history of transferring ideas from university research labs to the marketplace, and describes one organization’s twenty year effort at dealing with the issues arising from this powerful collision of the public and private sectors.

Kangaroo Christmas Michael Rose; Illustrations by Brona Keenan COMING OUT IN DECEMBER 2006 Santa Claus is tired. He has been making and delivering toys for more years than he cares to remember. So, one day, he decides he needs a little rest, a sabbatical. He might even decide to retire. He gathers his elves together for a meeting at the North Pole and tells them the alarming news. He’s arranged a management contract with a group of men in suits and they will be in charge of Christmas until further notice. Santa himself is off to the sunny beaches of Australia, with Mrs. Claus, a few of his most trusted elves and his Christmas sleigh.

Arctic Notes and Prairie Places The Poetry & Art of Ferdinando Spina COMING OUT IN DECEMBER 2006 Spina has been working in social work, painting and writing for the past four years in the Kitikmeot Region above the Arctic Circle. Much of his images and poetry in this beautiful collection have been inspired by his Arctic work in the Canadian North.

Cowboy Memoirs: Postcards and Sketches Don Brestler A moving reflection of times gone by and a way of life studded with toughness, grit, and an unfettered spirit of adventure that is fast coming to an end.

Seeing Evangeline Sandi Greene Where others pass by, seeing nothing but dead leaves or scattered branches, Sandi Greene discovers rare images of beauty, images that awaken memories of people and stories, images that leap forward to revelations of what might be and has been. In this rare collection of photographic images, the artist shares with us her moments of awakening, her revelations.