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Eastword, January-February 2007imPRESSed!: The newest titles by WFNS members Sable Island has been indelibly marked by its unique history. Since 1583, over 350 ships have wrecked against its shape-shifting shores as if lured into a trap by a whispering siren wind. This exciting collection casts explorers, castaways, pirates, settlers, and the quintessential symbols of survival — the Sable Island horses — in tales of death, destruction, and endurance. Set on the isolated island of fog-covered sand banks, these true accounts are both tragic and inspiring. Johanna Bertin lives in Smithfield, New Brunswick. She has been entranced with Sable Island since she was a young girl, and researching this book was a labour of love that served only to increase her fascination with the island, and the people and horses that call it home. She is the author of two other books: Strange Events: Incredible Canadian Monsters, Curses, Ghosts and Other Tales, and Strange Events and More: Canadian Giants, Witches, Wizards, and Other Tales, both from Altitude Publishing.
Ex-Navy test pilot Jack Carlton operates his 90-foot charter schooner out of English Harbour, Antigua. With his trusty mate Cobb and beautiful cook Megan, Jack sails the Fandango through squalls and reef-strewn waters to an appointment with fate on remote Aves Island. On a routine dive expedition, an old Spanish document written by a 19th century monk comes to light and his passengers turn out to be more than just tourists. Long lost treasure spells trouble for Jack and his crew as they find themselves unwillingly embroiled in a plan to salvage the gold. Marooned on the lonely sand spit in the middle of the Caribbean, Jack and Megan survive a hurricane only to face certain death on the waterless Caribbean cay. Born in Baddeck, Lou Boudreau grew up in the Caribbean. He became an avid spear fisherman, free diving for grouper on Bahamian reefs as well as a successful big game fisherman, fighting blue marlin on the famous “drop off” of Jost Van Dyke in the Virgin Islands. He spent a lifetime under sail in vessels from 50 to 247 feet. Through hurricanes, an attempted drug hijacking in the Bahamas and a shipboard fire during a storm off the African coast, he has led the adventurer’s life. Swallowing the anchor in 1996, he returned to Canada where he devotes his time to writing. His first book, The Man Who Loved Schooners, was published in 2000 to critical acclaim.
On July 21, 2004, Silver Donald Cameron and his wife, Marjorie Simmins, set sail from D’Escousse, in Cape Breton Island, toward the white sand beaches and palm trees of the nearest tropical islands. They were sailing an old Norwegian-built ketch named Magnus. Accompanying them was their dog, Leo the Wonder Whippet. Leo was thirteen. The skipper was an old-age pensioner. His youthful mate was new to the cruising life. Yet 236 days later, with more than 3,000 nautical miles behind them, this distinctly trepid crew rowed ashore in Little Harbour, in the Bahamas, heading for Pete’s Pub, a palm-thatched tiki bar on the beach. Silver Donald Cameron dreamed of this trip for thirty years before finding the thirty-three-year-old Magnus and turning her into the ideal boat for the voyage. He has written about the Atlantic coast in many books, including Schooner: Bluenose and Bluenose II; Sniffing the Coast: An Acadian Voyage; The Living Beach; and the bestselling Nova Scotia cruising classic Wind, Whales, and Whisky.
Pamela is a normal girl from a normal family living a normal life, until one cold February morning when she wakes up to the awful smell of skunk. Pamela stinks, her father stinks, her sister stinks, and her mother stinks. Soon Pamela’s life stinks—her friends at school won’t come near her! And no matter how many skunks her father catches underneath the porch, there always seems to be another. Join Pamela and her father as they try their darndest to get rid of the smelly pests, one after the other after the other. Brenda Jones’s delightful illustrations show Pamela’s reluctant warming to the unexpectedly cute creatures, and her father’s helplessness in the face of such an odorous onslaught. Lesley Choyce teaches part-time at Dalhousie University, runs Pottersfield Press and has published nearly 60 books for adults and kids. He also hosts a nationally syndicated television talk show on Vision Television. His recent novel, Cold Clear Morning, is currently being developed as a feature length movie. Skunks for Breakfast is based on Lesley’s 2002 animal epic film, The Skunk Whisperer, which was broadcast across Canada and heralded at the Maine International Film Festival.
Stories can be powerful medicine. Sharing experiences and feelings helps people make sense of their lives and process trauma and loss better. That’s the concept behind Privileged Presence. This book uses real-world experiences recounted by patients, their families, and healthcare professionals to illustrate what works and what doesn’t, what increases or diminishes people’s sense of confidence and well-being. From surviving ER trauma to navigating a Byzantine healthcare system to unexpected moments of loving comfort, these stories offer new ways of dealing with some of life’s most challenging times. Liz Crocker's working career has included teaching, broadcasting, writing for newspapers and magazines, and running several businesses. She has owned and run a children's bookstore since 1978 and now has an environmental business with five stores across Canada. Liz has held leadership positions with a number of health care organizations and is Vice President of the Institute for Family-Centered Care. Bev Johnson is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Family-Centered Care in Bethesda, Maryland. She is a nurse and a trustee of several organizations. She is the co-author of several books and the producer of award-winning films in the field.
East Coast Rug-Hooking Designs is filled with over thirty patterns of coastal-inspired hooked mats, and each pattern is accompanied by the stories that inspired them. The designs range from those suitable for beginners to those that will challenge the experienced hooker. Each design includes basic instructions, a pattern to copy, a list of necessary supplies, rug-hooking tips, a story about the design and a photograph of the finished hooked rug. Deanne Fitzpatrick grew up in Freshwater, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, the youngest of seven children. Her mother and both her grandmothers hooked rugs as a pastime, and as a chore of necessity. As soon as Deanne started hooking rugs she knew it was for her. She learned that she could tell stories and express herself through rug hooking. Deanne works full time as a rug-hooking artist. She uses recycled cloth, gathering old wool clothing from real people in real communities. The clothes are washed, dried and torn apart, then hooked loop by loop on a backing of burlap or linen. Her work is exhibited at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and has been featured on CBC’s Land and Sea. She lives in Amherst.
Dan is not sure he'll survive the boring field trip to a remote heritage farm. How could a place with no telephone or electricity be anything but dull? The farmer knows nothing about farming and is angry about the tour. And what's with his tattoo? The teacher requests a private word with the farmer and then mysteriously disappears. After a messy attack of allergies, Dan is excused to find a tissue. He sneaks back to the school bus and discovers the driver and teacher have been bound and gagged. The farmer is really an escaped convict with nasty plans. Will Dan be able to find help in time? Award-winning author Vicki Grant also wrote The Puppet Wrangler and Quid Pro Quo, both of which were nominated for several awards. Vicki earned numerous awards for her copy advertising work and is also a successful television scriptwriter. She created, wrote and co-produced the Gemini Award-winning Scoop and Doozie, a 65 episode series for CBC. She lives in Halifax with her husband and three children.
The allure of the Annapolis Valley is its diversity—seacoast and agricultural land, ocean basins and fresh water lakes, tidal rivers and mountain streams, marshlands and meadows, fishing ports and farming hamlets, urban towns and country villages. Historically, the Valley’s heritage is as rich as its soil, with roots reaching back four hundred years. Historic Annapolis Valley is first and foremost about a region, not individual communities, although many are included as part of the overall story. The book covers the Annapolis Valley from Digby to Windsor, with an emphasis on the mid-valley, from Bridgetown to Berwick, beginning with the French in the 1600s and discussing topics relevant to the present day. Best-selling author Mike Parker has published nine history books, including Guides of the North Woods, Wood Chips & Beans, and Historic Digby. Mike was born and raised in Bear River and graduated from Acadia University in Wolfville. He lives in Dartmouth.
Tout d’abord, deux îles. Elle se trouve laide, il considère son destin comme inachevé. D’origine micmacque, elle ne se contente plus d’être océanographe. Sportif roumain, fraîchement débarqué à Halifax, il ne sait plus qui il est. Les voici au fameux Collège des arts et du design de la Nouvell-Écosse, lui pour poser nu, elle pour apprendre le dessin et, qui sait, trouver la beauté et l’amour. L’art permet-il de recommencer sa vie? De la refaire? Au pays d’Alex Colville, tout peut arriver. Et les îles font parfois un archipel. Roman et Anna, une histoire d’amour et d’art, fragmentee comme l’expression contemporaine, rouge comme les sanguines. Jusqu’ici connu pour ses romans jeunesse et pour sa poésie, Alain Raimbault a fait des études de letters et de langues à l’Université de Poitiers. Il vit en Nouvell-Écosse et enseigne à l’école francophone Rose-des-Vents, de Greenwood. Roman et Anna est son premior roman pour adultes. |
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Sable
Island: Tales of Tragedy and Survival from the Graveyard of the Atlantic
Fandango’s
Gold
East
Coast Rug-Hooking Designs
Historic
Annapolis Valley