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Fall/Winter 2004
Prairie Politics

feature

It’s a dog-eat-dog world!
This fall, Prairie books NOW heads to town hall with yarns and narratives about politics about the Prairies, and from the Prairies. Read on. Your vote counts.

Moving and Shaking: Canada’s political women take centre stage
“History isn’t–or shouldn’t be–about whitewashing. They did what they did in a milieu that’s different from that in which we live.”
Dancing Backwards: A Social History of Women in Politics
Sharon Carstairs & Tim Higgins
Heartland Associates
350 pages
$26.95 pb, ISBN 1-896150-07-9
$34.95 hc, ISBN 1-896150-30-6

A Real Eye Opener: Re-visiting the work of Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards was the Jon Stewart of his day. “As a writer, he’s like a retro-fitted influence.”
Irresponsible Freaks, Highball Guzzlers & Unabashed Grafters: A Bob Edwards Chrestomathy
edited by James Martin; preface by Allan Fotheringham
Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd.
$24.95 pb, 288 pages
ISBN 0-9732481-5-7
and
Eye Opener Bob: The Story of Bob Edwards
Grant MacEwan
introduction and notes by James Martin; preface by Will Ferguson
Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd.
$19.95 pb, 220 pages
ISBN-0-9732481-6-5

You say you want a revolution? Theatrical activist puts the fun in fundamental change
“I think there are many actions you can do just for people who pass by, just for your own group, or just for other activists, to inspire them, or to get them to think in new ways.”
An Action a Day Keeps Global Capitalism Away
Mike Hudema
Illustrated by Jacob Rolfe
Between the Lines
$19.95 pb, 160 pages
ISBN 1-896357-90-3

Fighting for the people: Stickin’ to the Union
“Because the Versatile workers did not join the CAW until the 1980s, writing the book provided an opportunity to trace the entire history of an industrial union local, to explain why people joined, how they benefited, and why they did not want to give up what they had gained through collective bargaining.”
Stickin’ to the Union: Local 2224 vs. John Buhler
Doug Smith
Fernwood Publishing
$17.95 pb, 160 pages
ISBN 1-55266-141-5

fiction

Unlimited Imagination: Wharton tosses out literary conventions
“I felt I had not said everything I wanted to say about books and reading.”
The Logogryph: A Bibliography of Imaginary Books
Thomas Wharton
Gaspereau Press
$27.95 trade paperback, 237 pages
ISBN 1-894031-91-1
$59.95 hc limited edition, 237 pages
ISBN 1-894031-93-8

Stained Glass: Windows a haunting metaphor in Barclay’s latest
“Looking out the window of a car, I lose myself and start to invent, create, imagine.”
Girl at the Window
Byrna Barclay
Coteau Books
$18.95 pb, 304 pages
ISBN 1-55050-299-9

A Novel Approach: YA writer Linda Holeman’s first adult novel released
“One line in a dusty old book can change the whole shape of the story.”
The Linnet Bird
Linda Holeman
McArthur & Company/Headline Publishing Ltd.
$24.95 pb, 504 pages
ISBN 0-7553-24137

He shoots, he scores! Steve Lundin restores his love for hockey.
“They don’t seem to remember why they started playing the game in the first place.”
When She’s Gone
Steve Lundin
Great Plains Publications
$19.95 pb, 240 pages
ISBN 1-894283-53-8

Comic relief: Jessica Grant allays your fears through fiction
“A joke is an unexpected outlet. A joke can redeem. A joke can enlighten.”
Making Light of Tragedy
Jessica Grant
The Porcupine’s Quill
$18.95 pb, 208 pages
ISBN 0-88984-253-1

Finding Real Life: Margaret Buffie won’t talk down to kids
“Categorizing children’s and young adult fiction into genres doesn’t, in my opinion, have much to do with literary quality.”
The Finder
Margaret Buffie
Kids Can Press
$16.95 hc, 416 pages
ISBN 1-55337-671-4

non-fiction

Cowboys and ranches and cattle, oh my! Exploring the history of the Bar U Ranch
“I had always suspected that these lucrative contracts would have provoked energetic lobbying at the least, if not downright skulduggery!”
The Bar U: Canadian Ranching History
Simon M. Evans
University of Calgary Press
$34.95 pb, 425 pages
ISBN 1-55238-134-x

Wide Open Spaces: The Prairies–more than meets the eye
“Put your nose in the grass–you are likely to see something that you’ve never imagined possible.”
Prairie: A Natural History
Candace Savage
Greystone Books/Douglas & McIntyre
$60.00 pb, 308 pages
ISBN 1-55054-985-5

Northern Spirit: A Hudson’s Bay Boy spins Arctic tales
“They made me promise that I’d be a storyteller,” he says, “and that I’d keep telling stories about them; that I would promise to tell stories about the Inuit, because these old men aren’t around anymore… they felt the Inuit would just disappear from the planet.”
The Hudson’s Bay Boy: From Cabbagetown to Rupert’s Land
John Seagrave
Fifth House
$23.95 Hardcover, 224 pages
ISBN 1-894856-44-9

Get tough on crime: Ex-prosecutor makes a case
“Our worst criminals do not deserve a chance at early probation.”
Beyond Redemption: The People vs. Lucas and Bender
John D. Montgomery
J. Gordon Shillingford /
Watson & Dwyer Publishing Limited
$19.95 pb, 144 pages
ISBN 0-920486-69-X

Granite and Stone: Saskatchewan’s future lies in its history
“There are pockets of passion today about where we’ve been as a young province and where we can be in the future.”
Building Our Future: A People’s Architectural History of Saskatchewan
Joe Ralko
Red Deer Press
$34.95, hc 272 pages plus 32 page colour insert
ISBN 0-88995-308-2

Life on the big screen: Films catalysts for self-reflection
“We surrender ourselves to a film while we are watching it.”
My Mother is an Alien: Ten Takes on Life and Film
George Melnyk
Banff Centre Press
$18.95 pb, 160 pages
ISBN 1-894773-06-3

Friends indeed: Tracing the history of Quakers in Saskatchewan
“When I tell booksellers and readers that we are publishing a book about Quakers in Saskatchewan, they are invariably surprised to learn that Quakers did indeed homestead and live here.”
A Community of Friends: The Quakers at Borden
Elizabeth Ward
Hagios Press
$14.95 pb, 98 pages
ISBN 0-973556-70-6