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ISBN: 978-1-77276-109-2 The Nova Scotia Book of Lists My Nova Scotia Home: ISBN: 978-1-77276-111-5 Author: Vernon Oickle Editor: Vernon Oickle Price: $19.95 Nova Scotia’s best writers riff on the place they call home Price: $19.95

Pub date: September Humans are obsessed with lists. We have our shopping lists and our list of things to Pub date: September Rights held: World do. We also have lists of the Top Ten Movies, Top Ten Songs, Top Ten Books, Top Ten Nova Scotia’s best writers riff on what it means to call or have called Nova Scotia home. Rights held: World 6 x 9/softcover Places to Eat, Top News Stories of the Year and so on and so on. In this no-holds barred look at the province, writers captivate and capture the true es- 6 x 9/softcover sence of Nova Scotia. From these personal accounts of life here, the writers reveal the But what about Nova Scotia? What about the 10 best fishing holes in Nova Scotia? great joys and small pleasures but also the schisms, foibles, and missed opportunities Marketing plans How about the top 10 weather events to occur in Nova Scotia? Who were the Top 10 of a life made in Nova Scotia. By revealing themselves, they make the province larger, Marketing plans • National and regional print and digital ads most influential people in the history of Nova Scotia? What were the 10 worst crimes • Regional print and digital ads • Provincial media and review mailing more welcoming, more interesting, and certainly more colourful. This book is proof • Provincial media and review mailing ever committed in Nova Scotia? Which 10 notable Nova Scotians would you want to positive that life really is a search for home. • Targeted marketing campaign have a drink with? If you could, which 10 famous Nova Scotians would you invite to • Targeted marketing campaign • Provincial tour featuring contributing a dinner party at your house? Media treatment: Province-wide media Contributing writers include: Chief Daniel Paul, Sheldon Currie, George Elliot Clarke, authors in public forum interviews by author with daily and com- Darren Greer, Donna Morrisey, Lesley Choyce, Carol Bruneau, Silver Don Cameron, In The Nova Scotia Book of Lists, seasoned author Vernon Oickle compiles a collection munity papers as well as radio and television Elaine McCluskey, Janet Barkhouse, Allan Lynch, Acadia University President Dr. Peter of lists on anything you can think of about Nova Scotia. Among the lists, we get: appearances and book signings. Ricketts, Phil Milner, Ian Colford, Chris Benjamin, Vernon Oickle, Jan Coates, Janice • Joe Canada’s Top10 qualities that define a “real” Nova Scotian. Landry, John J. Guiney Yallop, Theresa Meuse and Alice Burdick. • Natalie MacMaster’s wish list of the Top 10 Nova Scotians she would like to perform for. • Jimmy Rankin’s 10 favourite songs ever performed by a Nova Scotian.

Vernon Oickle is an international award winning journalist, editor and writer. He is the author of 28 books, including Red Sky at Night and the bestselling series of books based on the saying, “One Crow Sorrow …” Vernon continues to reside in Liverpool where he was born and raised.

2 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 3 OUT OF OLD KITCHENS SERIES

ISBN: 978-1-77276-110-8 Saskatchewan Hockey Out of Old Ontario Kitchens ISBN: 978-1-77276-112-2 Editor: Allan Safarik Author: Lindy Mechefske Price: $19.95 Our Passion for Canada’s Game Price: $24.95 Out of Old Ontario Kitchens is the story of people and the food they prepared. With Pub date: September Pub date: September Rights held: World Saskatchewan produces more NHL players per capita than any other place in the more than 50 photos, it is a window into life as it was then. If you want to know Rights held: World 6 x 9/softcover world. From dugout and pond hockey on farms in rural Saskatchewan to hockey in what life was really like in early Ontario, come to the table with us. 7 x 9.5 / hardcover First Nations communities, small town rinks and urban arenas, this collection from some of Saskatchewan’s best writers illustrates the Prairie passion and devotion to Out of Old Ontario Kitchens pays homage to the First Peoples and the earliest Marketing plans Marketing plans the game called hockey. settlers; those who trapped and fished and hunted; those who cleared the • Regional print and digital ads land and planted crops; and to all those women — our mothers and aunts, our • Regional print and digital ads • Provincial media and review mailing grandmothers and great-grandmothers and great-great grandmothers — who • Provincial media and review mailing • Targeted marketing campaign Contributing writers include: Stephen Michael Berzensky, Bill Boyd, Kelley Jo • Targeted marketing campaign Burke, Lorna Crozier, Robert Currie, Calvin Daniels, Darrell Davis, Wes Fineday, got up and lit the fire; who toiled and stirred and cooked and baked and who kept families alive. Media treatment: Province-wide media Myrna Garanis, Gerald Hill, Gary Hyland, Michael P. J. Kennedy, Don Kerr, Laurie Media treatment: Province-wide media interviews by contributing authors with daily Muirhead, James O’Shea, Dolores Reimer, William Robertson, Mansel Robinson, interviews by author with daily and and community papers as well as radio and Allan Safarik, Stephen Scriver, Glen Sorestad, Maureen Ullrich and Brenda Zeman. Lindy Mechefske is author of the award-winning Sir John’s Table and A Taste of community papers as well as radio and television appearances and book signings. Wintergreen. She is the food columnist for the Kingston Whig-Standard and also television appearances and book signings. writes for The New Quarterly, the Ottawa Citizen, Today Magazine, and Kingston Life. Also, appearances at various book and food She makes her home in Kingston, Ontario. festivals such as Kingston WritersFest 2018.

4 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 5 Out of Old Maine Kitchens NEW THIS FALL Recently released

Out of Old Maine Kitchens is the story of people and the food they prepared. With more than 50 photos, it is a window into life as it was then. If you want to know what life was really like in early Maine, come to the table with us. British Columbia Burning Out of Old Maine Kitchens is a tantalizing blend of early cuisine dating back to first settlers and beyond. See how wave after wave of Europeans brought with More of British Columbia had gone up in smoke in eight days in July 2017 than during the entire them their own recipes while also learning new techniques from the original 2016 season. It was a year for the record books. By the time the flames were finally extinguished, inhabitants. Feast on memories of food prepared on the campfire, the hearth 2017 ranked as the worst wildfire season in British Columbia history. and the cast iron stove, from lobster stew and fish chowder, to beanhole beans, blueberry melt-in-your-mouth, moose meat pie and oysters right out of the shell. By the end of the summer, more than 65,000 people had been forced to leave their homes and ISBN: 978-1-77276-090-3 wildfire smoke was choking the air as far away as Victoria and Saskatchewan. In British Columbia Author: Nancy Griffin Nancy Griffin grew up in Boston and has lived in coastal Maine for more than 40 Burning, Bethany Lindsay uses words and images to follow firefighters, evacuees and those who Price: $24.95 stayed to save their communities in this unforgettable wildfire season. years. A former newspaper editor and author, her books include The Remarkable Pub date: September Stanley Brothers, Maine 101, Making Whoopies, Fifty Things to Do in Maine Before You ENGAGING ISBN: 978-1-77276-090-3 Rights held: World Die and How Maine Changed the World. “A vivid and engaging look at a summer of unprecedented wildfires, British Columbia Author: Bethany Lindsay 7 x 9.5 / hardcover Burning takes the reader inside the communities that were forced to flee the flames. An Price: $19.95 important book that everyone should read.” — Rob Shaw, co-author, A Matter of Confidence: The Inside Story of the Political Battle Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens for B.C

Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens is the story of the people and the food they For The Record prepared. Saskatoons to sauerkraut. Bannock to baked beans. Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens is a tantalizing blend of pioneer cuisine and rich culinary Former Senator Wilfred Moore has been part of the political and cultural fabric of heritage dating back to the fur trade and beyond. With dozens of photos, it is a Nova Scotia and Canada for the best part of 50 years. From Halifax alderman and window into life as it was then. If you want to know what life was really like in early deputy mayor, chair of the Halifax Metro Center and chair, too, of the Bluenose Saskatchewan, come to the table with us. II Preservation Trust, to ultimately Senator representing Nova Scotia. One of 2018 official Senator Moore’s great pleasures was reading into the public record of Canada the Saskatchewan selection - One Book, One Province A CULINARY CLASSIC small and large acts of ordinary and extraordinary Nova Scotians. For The Record “This blending of characters, recipes and stories serves up a menu of home. In the provides a two-decade tribute to the people and province of Nova Scotia. ISBN: 978-1-927097-61-8 tradition of iconic Canadian food writers Anita Stewart, Marie Nightingale, and Author: Amy Jo Ehman Edna Staebler, Amy Jo Ehman has penned a culinary classic.” FASCINATING ISBN: 978-1-77276-104-7 Price: $19.95 — dee Hobsbawn-Smith, chef and award-winning author “For The Record gives fascinating insight into Senator Moore’s eclectic interests, Author: Senator Wilfred P. Moore especially people, some noted, some anonymous, all worthy of recognition. You Price: $19.95 must read this collection.” — Chief Justice Joseph P. Kennedy, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Out of Old Manitoba Kitchens

The Bluenoser’s Book of Slang Out of Old Manitoba Kitchens is the story of the people and the food they prepared. How to talk Nova Scotian It is a window into life as it was then. If you want to know what life was really like in early Manitoba, come to the table with us. Christine Hanlon has a passion for food, people, and their stories. Out of Old Manitoba Kitchens captures the essence Nova Scotia is blessed with a rich language. It is literally littered with words and of the province’s rich culinary traditions, melding recipes, photographs and expressions that vary from county to county, and town to town. From hodge- narratives of its earliest cooks, including the Indigenous people, Selkirk Settlers podge, to blowin’ a gale, bed lunch, slippy, fill yer boots and right some good, and first homesteaders. Nova Scotia Slang will introduce you to a whole new language. Vernon Oickle is an international award winning journalist, editor and writer. Maritime folklore, FEAST superstitions and traditions are his passion. “This fascinating book is packed with historical and culinary insights into the ISBN: 978-1-77276-093-4 ISBN: 978-1-77276-052-1 Author: Vernon Oickle foodways of early Manitoba, brought to life in vivid and warm-hearted prose — a Author: Christine Hanlon Price: $16.95 Price: $24.95 (Hardcover) deliciously well-collated feast of real people and real recipes.” — James Chatto, award winning food writer and author

6 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 7 You Might Be From Canada If … NATIONAL YOU MIGHT BE FROM IF … SERIES BESTSELLER

You Might Be From Canada If ... is a delightful, illustrated romp through this country as it celebrates its 150th birthday. Michael de Adder delivers his unique take on this one-of-a-kind country, tickling the funny bone on every page. As de Adder proves, Canadians are proud of who they are and like nothing better than a good laugh, often at themselves. Michael has won the American Association for Editorial Cartooning Golden Spike award and has been nominated for a Reuben and a National Newspaper Award. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drawing and painting from Mount Allison University. de Adder’s cartoons are syndicated across North America, making him one of the most widely read cartoonists in Canada. ISBN: 978-1-77276-063-7 BRILLIANT Author/illustrator: Michael de Adder “Most of my career I’ve tried to answer the question ‘What is a Canadian?’ I’ve done Price: $19.95 interviews, focus groups, polls and panels but have always been left wondering. Not anymore. Michael de Adder has all the real answers and they are brilliantly funny to boot.” — Peter Mansbridge, former host CBC’s The National

Also by Michael de Adder: NATIONAL BESTSELLER You Might Be From Nova Scotia If … ISBN: 978-1-77276-091-0 You Might Be From The Great White North If … Author/illustrator: John Henderson Price: $19.95 HILARIOUS . . . “Michael de Adder is a very funny guy — and a very astute one. Not only are his You Might Be From The Great White North If … is a delightful, illustrated romp cartoons hilarious; each of the ones in this book picks out a foible that every Nova through the Great White North. From one of the most celebrated cartoonists in Scotian will recognize and enjoy.” the north, John Henderson delivers his unique take on this extraordinary place, —Silver Donald Cameron, Nova Scotian author tickling the funny bone on every page. As Henderson proves, the North is proud of who it is and likes nothing better than a good laugh. Despite being raised in Newfoundland, John Henderson is an entrenched Northerner. He is the cartoonist of record for the Yellowkniker. He also toons for News North, Inuvik Drum and Deh ISBN: 978-1-927097-39-7 Cho Drum. Price: $19.95

IRREVERENT “John Henderson is an irreverent, inked jester poking his penned sceptre at the powerful and letting everyone know that even in the North the emperor wears You Might Be From New Brunswick If … no clothes. Readers of Yellowknifer, News/North and Inuvik Drum who turn to his cartoon each week will love this book ... it’s a must-have!” — Mike W. Bryant, Managing Editor, Northern News Services A HIT “Being a New Brunswicker, I always was proud of the history and culture. This book made me smile and remember why I love this province so much and moved back here after my baseball career was done. This book is a hit with me.” — Matt Stairs, 2008 World Series Champion

ISBN: 978-1-927097-65-6 Price: $19.95

8 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 9 You Might Be From Newfoundland and Labrador If … You Might Be From British Columbia If …

WONDERFUL You Might Be From BC If . . . is a delightful, illustrated romp through this diverse “Nothing can compare to the rich and unique cultural heritage of Newfoundland province. From one of the most celebrated cartoonists in the province, Daniel and Labrador. From our dialect to our traditions to our weather, Mike has Murphy delivers his unique take on Canada’s most unique province, tickling the captured the essence of what it is to be from our province. Distinct, resilient funny bone on every page. As Murphy proves, this is a province that is proud of and unapologetically proud of who we are and where we have come from, this who it is and likes nothing better than a good laugh. wonderful collection will be sure to capture the hearts of all who read it.” — Danny Williams, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador UNIQUE ISBN: 978-1-927097-89-2 “You Might Be From British Columbia If ... is not only brilliantly funny, it’s dead-on Price: $19.95 accurate. Years from now, historians will realize this book is the most important ISBN: 978-1-927097-88-5 dissection on what it is that makes B.C. so unique. And right after that, Dan Author/illustrator: Dan Murphy Murphy will realize he should have asked for more money.” Price: $19.95 — Adrian Raeside, editorial cartoonist You Might Be From Hamilton If …

The Hammer. The Ambitious City. Steel town. Canada’s tenth largest city, Hamilton, You Might Be From Manitoba If … Ontario, has been called a lot of things. But Hamiltonians, near and far, know they can always come home to a place that has a rich history... and a lot of amusing stories only locals would know. Graeme MacKay, a Hamiltonian born and bred, As the editorial cartoonist for the Winnipeg Free Press for 30 years, Dale Cummings knows this city’s quirks and characters. With more than 120 cartoons, illustrates take on all things Manitoban was required reading. Thoughtful, satirical, and laugh what so many people have come to love (and perhaps cringe a little) about this out loud funny, this is the book Cummings was born to write. port city. BELLY LAUGH ISBN: 978-1-77276-078-1 UNIQUE “Dale Cummings is one of those rare observers who can prick pomposity, expose Author/illustrator: Graeme MacKay “Graeme MacKay’s wonderful ability to point out human fallibility and madness Price: $19.95 on the national and international stage is also readily apparent when he casts his duplicity, advance wisdom and provoke a belly laugh, all with a boyish grin on his gaze on his home—Hamilton, Ontario. Like Stephen Leacock in Sunshine Sketches happy face.” ISBN 978-1-927097-60-1 of a Little Town, MacKay’s work captures the unique essence of his beloved city’s — Gordon Sinclair, Jr., award winning author and senior columnist with the Author/illustrator: Dale Cummings politics and culture and inevitably elicits a knowing laugh from his readers.” Winnipeg Free Press Price: $19.95 —Brian Gable, editorial cartoonist for the Globe and Mail

You Might Be From Saskatchewan If Vol. 1 … You Might Be From Alberta If …

You Might Be From Saskatchewan If... is a delightful, illustrated romp through The Land of the Living Sky. From one of the best gag and comic writers in the country You Might Be From Alberta If . . . is a delightful, illustrated romp through the Wild and an up and coming Saskatchewan illustrator, this is a book that tickles the Rose Province. From one of the most celebrated cartoonists in the province, Dave funny bone on every page. Carson Demmans’ punch lines and Jason Sylvestre’s Elston delivers his unique take on this extraordinary place, tickling the funny bone bang-on illustrations reveal a province that is proud of who it is and likes nothing on every page. As Elston proves, this is a province that is proud of what it is, and better than a good laugh. likes nothing better than a good laugh. CHUCKLE . . . A FAN “I found my self chuckling consistently at this book … and I’m not from Saskatchewan.” “I’ve been a fan of Dave Elston’s for years. As an Albertan, born and bred, I salute — Ron Ferdinand, DENNIS THE MENACE Sunday artist. ISBN: 978-1-927097-21-2 ISBN: 978-1-927097-87-8 him for tackling the land of the prairie oyster and the Chinook headaches. Author/illustrator: Dave Elston Author: Carson Demmans Well done!” Price: $19.95 Illustrator: Jason Sylvestre — Will Ferguson, Giller Prize winner for 419 Price: $12.95

10 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 11 You Might Be From Saskatchewan If Vol. 2 … THE BOOK OF MUSTS SERIES

They’re back. The bestselling authors of You Might Be From Saskatchewan If . . . are back with another belly-laugh inducing look at the Land of the Living Skies. If it is possible, Volume Two is even funnier. From snowblowers to the 13th man to Dick In our Book of Musts series, we call upon some of the best writers in the country to scour Assman and Prairie Oyster jokes that never get old, it is all here. It is laugh out their respective province and give us a list of “musts” — places to visit, things to see and loud FUNNY. experiences to be had. We have assembled them all in an easy-to-use format that invites you to explore each of these unique places in Canada. HILARIOUS “No matter where I go, I’ll always long for the vast, endless prairie, sparkling snow, From chilling out on the Columbia Icefields, to munching on sweet potato fries at and Hawkins’ Cheezies. Carson and Jason’s hilarious cartoons capture that feeling Dadeos, to rappelling through Rat’s Nest cave, to line dancing at a free pancake breakfast perfectly. If you are from Saskatchewan, you must buy this book.” ISBN: 978-1-927097-48-9 or rocking out at the Labatt’s Blues Festival in Alberta. From kissing the cod to catching Author: Carson Demmans — Elaine Will, graphic novelist and Saskatchewan Book Award nominee greasy pigs at the largest garden party in the world, dancing to Shanneyganock in the Illustrator: Jason Sylvestre Price: $12.95 capital city and hiking Terra Nova in Newfoundlander and Labrador.

From the Cabot Trail in October to rafting the highest tides to drinking beer and singing Barrett’s Privateers on the Halifax waterfront to looking in on Annapolis Royal, one of the most interesting townscapes in North America, this is the “must” list every Nova Scotian ISBN: 978-0-9784784-2-1 Author: Allan Lynch must have. You Might Be From Texas If … Price: $13.95 From potters and painters in Breadalbane to a museum devoted exclusively to seaweed in Miminagash, open mic at Baba’s Lounge in Charlottetown to a sleep over at the West You Might Be From Texas If ... is a delightful, illustrated romp through this one-of-a Point Lighthouse and the wonders of the Daylily farm in Belfast, every Islander “must” kind place. Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Nick Anderson delivers his unique have this list. From fox hunting Victorian-style on the Prairies, to the crooked trees of take on America’s most unique state, tickling the funny bone on every page. As Alticane, to sipping cappuccinos on Broadway in Saskatoon, or spa hopping and tunnel Anderson proves, this is a state that is proud of who it is and likes nothing better touring in Moose Jaw, this is the “must” list every Saskatchewanian must have. than a good laugh. Savouring a sunset on Chesterman Beach, browsing local fare at the Salt Spring Island Nick Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005. He also earned the SPJ’s Sigma Delta Market or admiring the Chemainus Murals — it’s all here — the best beach on Hornby Chi award in 2000, the 1999 Fischetti Award, and first-place honors for editorial Island and the islands’ best place to stay: Vancouver Island Book of Musts is the ultimate ISBN: 978-1-77276-006-4 cartooning in the Best of Gannett Awards in 1996, 1997 and 1999. In 1989, he won guide to our 101 best places. Author/illustrator: Nick Anderson the Charles M. Schulz Award for best college cartoonist. Anderson’s cartoons have Price: $19.95 been published in Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Books of Musts series spans the country, from sea, to sea, to sea. We’ve also rounded the Chicago Tribune and other papers. up expert residents from across each province to weigh in with their own “must” lists. ISBN: 978-0-9810941-2-0 Author: Dina O’Meara Price: $13.95 LAUGH OUT LOUD “You’re definitely from Texas if you can see yourself in Nick Anderson’s wonderful cartoons and still laugh at who we are and where we come from. This book should be given to every new immigrant to our state so they’ll know what they’re in for.” — Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize winning author, screenwriter, playwright

ISBN: 978-0-9784784-1-4 ISBN: 978-0-9810941-3-7 ISBN: 978-1772760156 ISBN: 978-0-9810941-5-1 Author: Erin Moore Author: D. Grant Black Author: Peter Grant Author: Janice Wells Price: $13.95 Price: $13.95 Price: $14.95 Price: $13.95

12 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 13 BOOK OF EVERYTHING … SERIES

What is the Book of Everything?

From Nova Scotia, to Toronto, to Calgary and Vancouver Island. From New Brunswick and Newfoundland, to Montreal and Edmonton and every province in between and even to Seoul, South Korea, the Books of Everything have everything you wanted to know about these places but may have been afraid ask. ISBN: 978-1-77276-108-5 ISBN: 978-0-9784784-3-8 In our series, we assemble some of the best writers in Canada and beyond to tell ISBN: 978-0-9784784-6-9 Authors: Christine Authors: John MacIntyre Authors: Kim Arnott, us, literally, everything they know about these places. We also collect the thoughts Hanlon, Barbara Edie and and Martha Walls Marvin Ross and Cheryl and observations of well-known and highly respected locals on a variety of topics. Doreen Pendgracs Price: $14.95 MacDonald Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 In Calgary, author and historian Brian Brennan gives us his top five Calgary “scallywags and scoundrels.” In Hamilton, singer-songwriter Shawn Brush tells us ISBN: 978-1-77276-106-1 Author: Roberta McDonald five great places to listen to live music. In Manitoba, former Premier and Canadian Price: $14.95 Governor General Ed Schreyer details Manitobans that he admires most. In Montreal, Luc Robitaille gives us five reasons he loved playing hockey in the city. In Nova Scotia, singer-songwriter, Joel Plaskett gives up his favorite hangouts. In Vancouver, historian Chuck Davis gives us his top five events that shaped its history. In Seoul, an economist explains “the miracle on the Han.”

From politics, to crime. From major weather events and scandals. From important historical to major economic milestones. From famous people to the best places to eat, it’s all here in our “Books of Everything!”

A HIT . . . “The Books of Everything are a big hit. This type of book is long overdue and I wish I had thought of it first. There are thousands of interesting facts and stats.” ISBN: 978-0-9784784-7-6 ISBN: 978-0-9738063-8-0 ISBN: 978-0-9784784-0-7 — Janice Wells, travel writer Authors: Samantha Amara Author: Art Montague Authors: Nate Hendley, Karen and Beverly Cramp Price: $14.95 Lloyd, and Tanya Gulliver Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 ISBN: 978-0-9738063-2-8 Author: Martha Walls Price:$ 13.95 ??????

ISBN: 978-0-9738063-7-3 ISBN: 978-1-77276-107-8 ISBN: 978-0-9738063-9-7 ISBN: 978-0-9784784-4-5 ISBN: 978-1-927097-91-5 ISBN: 978-0-9738063-6-6 ISBN: 978-0-9810941-7-5 Author: Jim Hynes Author: Cheryl Mahaffy Author: Kelly-Anne Riess Author: Martha Walls Author: Peter Grant Author: Martha Walls Author: Tim Lehnert Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95 Price: $14.95

14 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 15 101 SEIRES COLOURING BOOKS

So what’s in our 101 Series? Colour Nova Scotia

The writers and editors at 101 believe that a place is revealed through the From one of Nova Scotia’smost colourful artists comes Colour Nova Scotia. With accumulation of detail. It is revealed one fact at a time. You find it in variations in 70 pages of some of the most beautiful and brilliant Nova Scotia scenes ever weather and climate, pride in favourite sons and daughters, the local food lingo, gathered in one book, artist Julie Anne Babin presents you with the opportunity and in how people earn a living and amuse themselves. to transform these stunning images with your own colour choices. If you love Nova Scotia, you’ll love Colour Nova Scotia! We’ve made it our job to unearth and marshal those facts so that taken together they reveal a portrait. 101 books are not about restaurant and hotel prices or VISUAL ESSENCE museum openings. They are books about places. They are books about what “If you’re looking for the scenes of the Nova Scotia you know and love, and you makes them tick. want to add the unique colours of the province (the intense blue skies, the rich green forests, the snow, the sand, the sea, the blazing reds and golds of fall ISBN: 978-1-77276-034-7 Artist: Julie Anne Babin From Popham Colony and Massachusetts outpost to statehood and lumber — in fact — all the colours represented in the Nova Scotia tartan) then this is ISBN: 978-0-9784874-9-0 Price: $14.95 Author: Nancy Griffin capital of the world, to profiles of the mighty lobster, the Maine Moose, Stephen the colouring book for you. Hats off to the talented artist, Julie Anne Babin, for Price: $14.95 King, the Wyeth clan, Fly Rod Crosby, and Baxter’s great gift, no book is more capturing the province’s visual essence in this book and giving others the chance comprehensive than Maine 101. to complete the images in their own way.” — S.B. Borgersen, artist, poet, author In Minnesota 101 you’ll find everything from the wooly mammoth to French exploration, British rule and the post-Revolution government, to snow, snow Colour Manitoba and more snow, SPAM and Betty Crocker and profiles of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garrison Keillor, and the Farmer-Labor party, no book is more Manitoba is captivating in its natural beauty and rich in cultural heritage. Join us comprehensive. No book is more fun. on a journey through the center of Canada, from the stunning prairie landscapes, to Winnipeg, the multicultural centre of the province, and to the North, home In Rhode Island 101, we discover that beginning as an unpromising collection of of the majestic beluga whales and the iconic polar bear. Winnipeg artist Natalie outcasts, malcontents, squatters, and dissenters, followed by a century and a half of Thiessen, has created 65 beautiful images ready for you to personalize with your internal dissension and external hostility, Rhode Island emerged as a special place. own colours and style.

WITTY … EXQUISITE ISBN: 978-0-9810941-8-2 “This witty, fun book is packed with . . . information that you usually can only get “Natalie has captured in wonderful detail much of what we love and enjoy about ISBN: 978-1-77276-072-9 Authors: Jan Matthews, Kate Dohman, from locals. If you’re from Maine, or from away, you’ll enjoy this book.” Artist: Natalie Thiessen Amanda Fretheim Gates, Kristal Leebrick Manitoba. From beautiful patterns of garter snakes to an aerial perspective of a — The Working Waterfront Price: $16.95 and Ruth Weleczki kayaker paddling alongside beluga whales, this collection of exquisite line art is an Price: $14.95 inspiration to all who engage in colouring as a mindful and meditative activity. “ ENTERTAINING … — Frank Reimer, Instructor, Red River College , Certified Graphic Designer (CGD) “The pages practically turn themselves and contain some of the most entertaining tidbits of Minnesota trivia ever gathered between two book covers. It is a fascinating treasure trove.” — Eddie Pelkey, Moose Lake Star Gazette Colour Saskatchewan

From one of Saskatchewan’smost colourful artists comes Colour Saskatchewan. This adult colouring book is 80 pages of some of the most beautiful and brilliant Saskatchewan scenes ever gathered in one book. If you love Saskatchewan, you’ll love Colour Saskatchewan!

SHARPEN YOUR PENCILS “Cartoonist Jason Sylvestre knows and loves Saskatchewan. If you know and love this province, too, you’ll be tickled by Jason’s latest offering and this hands-on ISBN: 978-0-9810941-0-6 opportunity to colour your world. Grab your crayons, sharpen your pencils, and ISBN: 978-1-77276-037-8 Author: Tim Lehnert take them on a stroll through familiar Saskatchewan sites and scenes.” Artist: Jason Sylvestre Price: $14.95 — Patricia Katz, Watercolour Artist & Creator of the Book, Sketches of Saskatoon Price: $16.95

16 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 17 CHILDREN’S BOOKS Saskatchewan A to Z

Written for 4-7 year-olds, Saskatchewan A to Z familiarizes young readers with the towns and iconic landmarks from across the province. From Aberdeen to Kindersley to Qu’Appelle, Regina and Zealandia, children will meet a colourful Little Tree By The Sea cast of characters as they are introduced to the Land of the Living Skies. This beautifully illustrated book should be on every Saskatchewan child’s bookshelf! On December 6, 1917, two tramp steamers, the Mont-Blanc and the Imo, collided in wartime Halifax Harbour. Steel grating on steel caused sparks to fly creating James Zintel is a cartoonist/illustrator living in Saskatoon. He is the talent behind what became the largest man-made explosion of its time. More than 2000 people the humour comic strips Gary and Ted as well as Bear Factoids. His current work ISBN: 978-1-77276-028-6 died (500 of those children) and 9,000 were injured. It left 6,000 people homeless includes two recently launched comics “SpaceSquatch” and “Shump”. All of his work Story and art by James Zintel and an additional 19,000 without adequate shelter. The blast destroyed or past and present can be found at www.jameszintel.com Price: $16.95 damaged 6630 buildings.

One of the most generous responses came from Boston and the state of Massachusetts. Within 48 hours it organized trains to carry 33 doctors, 79 nurses, and six representatives of relief agencies. In honour of this act of compassion and Row Bot generosity, every year the province of Nova Scotia sends the City of Boston one of its most beautiful trees. The tree lighting usually takes place in November on the It is not every day you meet a rowboat-rowing Row Bot (say that three times fast), Boston Common. Traditionally, the Nova Scotia tree is always the first tree lit on ISBN: 978-1-77276-069-9 but here he is. The word play is simply magnificent and the book is pure fun. You’ll the Common. Story by John DeMont; art by Belle DeMont find yourself reading it aloud over and over and over again. Written for kids 4-6 Price: $17.95 years old, this book is original in every sense of the word. If your child might like WARM AND VISUALLY APPEALING to meet a genial Row Bot, come on along for the ride. Sheree Fitch (Mabel Murple, “The determined little tree may be the book’s hero, but Belle’s stunning illustrations Toes in My Nose), one of Canada’s most beloved and influential children’s authors, – strongly reminiscent of Ludwig Bemelmans’s for the Madeline series – are its star. describes as “simply brilliant.” “The word play,” she says, “is magnificent.” Gentle reds, greens, and ochres contained within hand-drawn black lines strike ISBN: 978-1-77276-040-8 just the right chord. Her work is folksy without being cute, expressive but never Story and art by B.A. Knowles Canadian author and illustrator B.A. Knowles career path led her around the globe overwrought. Price: $14.95 and back, with a suitcase full of stories to share. She now lives in Riverport, NS and draws inspiration and motivation from her husband and two young sons. “John’s text, likewise, is economical and evocative. ‘It wasn’t big or rich, but it was snug and pretty,’ he writes of Halifax a century ago, while the largest man-made explosion FUN BOOK of all time is likened to ‘all of the thunder in the world [happening] at once.’ Warm and “Clever and hilarious word play. A highly original and fun book.” visually appealing, with just the right mix of history and fairy tale, The Little Tree by — Kate Lum, Multi-award winning author of Princesses Are Not Just Pretty the Sea hits the mark in every way.” — Emily Donaldson, Quill & Quire

I Met An Elk in Edson Once Natalie’s Glasses

To tell you the truth, and this is no word of a lie, the story of Natalie’s Glasses is about Join an elk in undies named Rusty in a search for Uncle Todd. From Jasper, Fort learning to see. But then again isn’t everything? Natalie Whitman is nine years old, Macleod and the hoodoos to the Calgary Stampede, Cowboy Trail and Head- in grade four, and attends Lunenburg Academy. Natalie’s dad and granddad went to Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, come along on the best road trip ever! Promise! the Lunenburg Academy; even her granddad’s dad and his granddad went there. Dave Kelly is an award-winning playwright, actor and television host. This is his third book. It is, however, the first one that rhymes. The Lunenburg Academy is the most beautiful school in the most beautiful town in the whole world. When you tell people the Lunenburg Academy is a school, Wes Tyrell is one of the country’s preeminent cartoonistsand illustrators. He has sometimes they don’t believe you. ISBN: 978-1-77276-031-6 been the president of The Association of Canadian Cartoonists since 2012. Story by Dave Kelly; art by Wes Tyrell I don’t think I told you, but Natalie wears glasses. What is important to mention is Price: $17.95 FULL OF LAUGHS that she loses her glasses and the funny thing is only then could she see. This is an ISBN: 978-1-9269161-6-3 “This book is full of laughs and a great addition to your book collection. I highly epic children’s journey . . . a journey of discovery and belief in yourself. The spirit of Story and art by Steven Rhude recommend getting this one for the kids and can’t wait to read it to my little one.” Natalie Whitman triumphs in this battle with adults who just can’t see Price: $19.95 — Candice Ryan, CFWE Radio

18 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 19 FICTION Where Evil Dwells: The Nova Scotia Anthology of Horror

From ghosts, monsters and legends to the macabre and fantastical, Where Evil Dwells: The Nova Scotia Anthology of Horror will frighten, intrigue and change the way you think about the supernatural. Come with us as these ghost chasers and Where The Rivers Meet investigators of the paranormal (and some of the best writers working today) take you on a wild ride to the extreme limits and beyond the realm of reality.

Strange, even deadly, encounters happen when young Tommy Caffrey is left alone Contributing writers: Darren Greer, William Kowalski, Frank Macdonald, Darryl with the Mi’kmaq tomahawk he found. Set in a mythical northern Cape Breton town, Walsh, Janice Landry, Steve Vernon, Christine Welldon, Laura Best, Danny Gillis, Where The Rivers Meet is a coming-of-age story told against the backdrop of religious Bruce Nunn, Laurie Glenn Norris, Bruce Graham, A J B Johnston, Glenna Jenkins, and racial conflict that occurs when gold is discovered on Indian land. Anna Braun Taylor, Vernon Oickle, Gabriella (Gab) Halasz and Sherry D. Ramsey. ISBN: 978-1-77276-075-0 Editor: Vernon Oickle Danny Gillis has written for magazines and newspapers for more than two decades. FRIGHTENING Price: $19.95 He is a respected author and editor. Where The Rivers Meet is a special book by a “A delightfully frightening set of stories with some serious literary chops.” special talent and will firmly establish Gillis as a master storyteller and one of the — Atlantic Books Today, Fall 2017 most important and engaging voices to come out of the region in years.

MESMERIZING “Gillis introduces us to a cast of characters as original as they are familiar, as Red Coat Brigade ISNB: 978-1-77276-002-6 humorous as they are insightful. With an often mesmerizing frenzy of words and Author: Danny Gillis images, Gillis weaves geography and communities, the beauty and cruelty of youth, Price: $19.95 corporate exploitation and indigenous tragedy, into an unforgettable and extremely On a warm, beautiful sunny day in June 1782, the women and young children entertaining tale.” of the village of Chester come together to defend their still-fledgling settlement — Frank Macdonald, award winning author against the invading and much more well-armed Americans. Armed only with their cunning and imagination, this rag-tag group of settlers pushed back the marauding intruders without the loss of a single life. In this fictional account of those events, veteran author Vernon Oickle weaves facts and legend to tell a story Five Crows Silver that has become part of Nova Scotia’s heritage and folklore. THRILLER Five Crows Silver is a riveting, taut crime drama that will keep you guessing to the “This is an historical thriller of the first order. It is a page turner . . . a book you simply won’t be able to put down.” ISBN: 978-1-927097-81-6 last page. When young girls go missing throughout Nova Scotia, Liverpool RCMP Author: Vernon Oickle Corporal Cliff Graham and special investigator Sergeant Greg Paris come to realize — Robert Hirtle, journalist Price: $14.95 they are playing a game of cat and mouse. The question is who is the cat, and who is the mouse?

DISTURBING “With his strong command of language, excellent eye for detail, flair for the Till Death Do Us Part – A screenplay mystical, and unhesitating willingness to explore the dark side of human nature, this next installment of Vernon Oickle’s mystery series will delight, satisfy, and ISBN: 978-1-77276-058-3 disturb fans of the genre.” Author: Vernon Oickle Marie MacDonald dutifully followed her husband to Washington from small town Price: $19.95 — William Kowalski, award winning author Maine. It was a move that should have transformed her young Congressman husband, but it was Marie who was transformed.

Forced to return to Maine after her husband’s brain aneurysm, something had indeed changed, and it wasn’t Maine. Keeping up appearances can sometimes last forever. Just not in this case.

ISBN: 978-1-927097-53-3 John MacIntyre Price: $18.95

20 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 21 Poetic Inquiries of Reflection and Renewal NONFICTION HISTORY AND HERITAGE From migration, teaching, attending to the sick and dying, or navigating new relationships or identities, the poems in this collection are at once evocative and poignant and at times playful. This book offers insight into what is possible with the poetic voice. 6 • 12 • 17 : The Halifax Explosion

This book can be read from beginning to end or by reading non-sequentially among the contributions. The editors of this collection have brought together a On December 6, 1917, two tramp steamers, the Mont-Blanc and the Imo, collided diverse array of authors who use poetry as research, and who explore many ways in wartime Halifax Harbour, creating what became the largest man-made in which poetry can bring the reader into deeper understandings of experiences explosion of its time. More than 2000 people died, 9,000 were injured, 6,000 or issues. ISBN: 978-1-77276-043-9 people were left homeless and an additional 19,000 were left without adequate Authors: Butler-Kisber/Guiney shelter. In a combination of words and images (many never seen before), John Yallop/Stewart/Wiebe Drs. Lynn Butler-Kisber, John J. Guiney Yallop, Mary Stewart, and Sean Wiebe are Boileau delivers a breathtaking account of the magnitude of this event. Price: $39.95 Canadian education scholars who employ poetic inquiry in their work. Since the inception of the International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry in 2007, they have LIKE NEVER BEFORE been an integral part of the international poetic inquiry community. Each has a “The Halifax Explosion of 1917 was the largest man-made explosion before keen interest and commitment to education and the arts, social science research, Hiroshima. Such a disaster today would generate a worldwide storm of video and literacy learning. coverage, but the actual photographic record is sparse. This handsome book helps us see this century-old catastrophe as never before.” — Robert MacNeil, author of the novel Burden of Desire ISBN: 978-1-77276-066-8 Author: John Boileau Price: $22.95

Canadian Forces

From soldiers on the ground, sailors on the seas, and fliers in the air, this is a history of those men and women our country has placed in harm’s way.

From Siberia to Somalia, the Yukon to Yugoslavia, Korea, the Congo, the Middle East, Cyprus, Iraq, and Afghanistan, the Canadian soldier has risked life and limb for reasons and causes that Canada and Canadians believe to be right.

Canadian Armed Forces: A Salute spotlights some of our oft-forgotten history and individuals . . . the Canadian who won a Victoria Cross during the Charge of the Light Brigade, the Canadians who were involved in what was probably the last Cavalry charge, the Devil’s Brigade that signaled the formation of the first Special Forces ISBN: 978-1-9269160-9-5 Author: Art Montague unit, and the D-Day Dodgers without whom D-Day in France may have been as Price: $19.95 much a fiasco as the Dieppe landings.

This is a book that chronicles the humble heroism and often unacknowledged bravery that are a part of the Canadian soldier’s story. The book captures the tragedy and the comedy that are part of daily life in the Canadian military. This is an unabashed salute.

22 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 23 Ghost Stories of Nova Scotia Moose Jaw: A History in Words and Pictures

Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? Do you think someone is The Turn—the spot on the Moose Jaw River that was the easiest to cross—was watching you even though no one is there? Do doors and windows open and a place the Cree and Assiniboine peoples gathered. (It was also here that Chief close on their own? If you’ve answered yes to even one of these questions, then Sitting Bull sought refuge after the Battle of the Little Bighorn.) join veteran ghost story teller Vernon Oickle as he brings to life some of Nova Scotia’s most intriguing tales of suspense in this collection of ghost stories. Into this already busy and thriving place, surveyors came to survey the land for future homesteads. The Canadian Pacific Railway was built and Moose Jaw was FRIGHTENING chosen as its divisional point, establishing it as one of the most important cities on “With Ghost Stories of Nova Scotia, master storyteller Vernon Oickle treats us to the prairies. another volume of frightening stories to keep the chill in our hearts even on the ISBN: 978-1-927097-77-9 hottest of days. Oickle has been a significant chronicler of the long and rich Nova As we all know now, this crazy named town soon became a city of more than ISBN: 978-1-77276-046-0 Author: Vernon Oickle Scotia heritage of the supernatural and this volume is sure to be an important 33,000 people. We’ve only told you part of the story, so sit down and experience Author: Mary Harelkin Bishop Price: $19.95 contribution to that tradition.” Moose Jaw’s colourful past in words and pictures in this one-of-a-kind book. Price: $22.95 — Darryll Walsh, acclaimed ghost hunter and author Mary Harelkin Bishop has lived in Saskatchewan since she was 12 years old. An educator for more than 30 years, she is the author of the best-selling Tunnels of Time adventure series. Mary loves talking to people of all ages about writing ... Made in Manitoba and, of course, about Moose Jaw.

From wolves, coyotes, snapping turtles and deer to the naked farm fields, Bill Redekop has witnessed the incredible diversity of the Manitoba landscape. He has seen the slow motion collapsing of trapezoid farm buildings, the rusted vintage car on the edge of a field, and the family photos on the fridge door. Saskatoon: A History in Words and Pictures So, too, has he seen the busy cafe at coffee time, the “Be Back Soon” signs in shop windows, the rubber tire from a tree overhanging a little river, the coiling, caramel- coloured flypaper hanging from the ceiling with its catch for all to see. And then, In 1889, Saskatoon was no more than a few wooden houses and false-fronted of course, there are the people. They animate the Open Road and together we get shops. There were no bridges, no railway, or even a school. There was little reason to believe Saskatoon would be much different than any other Prairie town. ISBN: 978-1-9269161-1-8 to know them as we might a neighbour. Author: Bill Redekop Saskatoon not only survived, it thrived. Saskatoon tells the story of the dreams Price: $19.95 Hop on board and come on along for a wonderful ride. It is time to hit the Open Road. and determination of the people that built this city into the most dynamic city on the Prairies.

Amy Jo Ehman was born in Saskatoon and grew up on the family farm 150 kms away from there. Her first art gallery, first train ride, first perogie, and first picnic Red Sky at Night were in Saskatoon. She studied at the University of Saskatchewan and worked as ISBN: 978-1-77276-049-1 a news reporter at the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix and CBC Radio & TV. She has two Author: Amy Jo Ehman previous books, Prairie Feast: A Writer’s Journey Home for Dinner and Out of Old Price: $22.95 “Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning; red sky at night, sailor’s delight.” Saskatchewan Kitchens. Amy Jo lives in Saskatoon. Amy Jo loves Saskatoon. Maritime tradition holds that such warnings be taken seriously. And with good reason; lives often hang in the balance. Sailors aren’t alone in seeing in the world ECLECTIC a connectedness that is often lost in the modern world. In Atlantic Canada, “Saskatoon born Amy Jo Ehman goes on a personal journey of re-discovery in this thankfully such beliefs still play a role in everyday life. This is a collection of many richly-illustrated history of her home town. Engaging, eclectic, and sometimes of those age-old beliefs from the region’s best and most eclectic collector. quirky, the book re-examines Saskatoon’s past with a view to separating fact from fiction. Above all, it a book full of people stories that offer new perspective on the city’s history.” — Bill Waiser, 2016 Governor General Award winner for A World We have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905 ISBN: 978-1-9269161-0-1 Author: Vernon Oickle Price: $16.95

24 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 25 Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader Vancouver Island: Imagine

The Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader is filled cover to cover with Vancouver Island and the smaller islands around it are places apart. Canada’s interesting facts, statistics, and informative snippets about our province. Do you Pacific Coast islands have their own identities, cultures and histories. Vancouver know when and where the first road was built in Nova Scotia? Or that the first Island: Imagine celebrates the grit and accomplishment of the islands’ peoples movie ever filmed in Canada was filmed here? When the last public execution through the stunning photography of Boomer Jerritt. Equally comfortable in was held in Nova Scotia? Whether your interest is sports, politics, architecture, or wilderness landscapes and the urban labyrinth, Boomer is an expert in capturing people, you’ll find something new here. those moments of magic when the spirit of the place emerges and can be rendered artistically. GOLD MINE “How I wish the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader had been around years Included is an album of historical images. They lend perspective to the work ISBN: 978-1-927097-66-3 ago when I was a new immigrant to Nova Scotia. It is a goldmine of information, of Boomer Jerritt — an outstanding photographer on an island made for ISBN 978-1-927097-29-8 Author: Vernon Oickle photography. Peter Grant curated Boomer Jerritt’s photographs and provided text Boomer Jerritt, Peter Grant Price: $19.95 with a ‘Wow, I didn’t know that’ on almost every page. This is the perfect volume to shed light on the province’s colourful and intriguing back story.” for this eye-popping album. Price:$19.95 — Susan B. Borgensen, author of Light Cycle

Strange Nova Scotia

Strange Nova Scotia is a fun and, yes, STRANGE romp through this strange land. From Nova Scotia’s connection to why the White House is painted white, to the famed Shag Harbour UFO incident and the possible landing of Prince Henry Newfoundland and Labrador Outstanding Outhouse Reader Sinclair at Chedabucto Bay on June 2, 1398, this book will amuse and intrigue you on every page. From one of the province’s best-known folklorists and the wit of a budding young illustrator comes this instant classic. Welcome to Strange Nova Scotia. Do you know when the Vikings established their settlement at L’ase aux Meadows? Or that the only known case of Germans landing in North America ABSOLUTELY ENTERTAINING during the Second World War was in Newfoundland? When was the last public “Leave it to Vernon Oickle to turn over every single chunk of wave-splashed beach ISBN 978-1-927097-98-4 execution held in Newfoundland and what was it like on execution day? stone in Nova Scotia to unearth a treasure trove of wonderfully-told secrets and Author: Vernon Oickle From North America’s oldest city to the eastern point in North America, the stories. Well-paced, eerie, funny and absolutely entertaining, Strange Nova Scotia is Illustrator: Julie Anne Babin Newfoundland and Labrador Outstanding Outhouse Reader is the book that should definitely worth picking up today!” Price:$14.95 be in every Newfoundlander’s outhouse. If you love Newfoundland and Labrador — Steve Vernon, author of Maritime Murder (and we know you do), you simply must have the Newfoundland and Labrador Outstanding Outhouse Reader. ISBN: 978-1-77276-012-5 Author: Vernon Oickle Vernon Oickle is an international award winning journalist, editor and writer with Strange Saskatchewan Price: $19.95 33 years experience working in newspapers. He is the author of more than 28 books, including the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader, Ghost Stories of Nova and bestselling series One Crow. He continues to reside in Liverpool, Nova Strange Saskatchewan is a delightful and, yes, STRANGE romp through a Scotia where he was born and raised. unique land. From the legend of the Turtle Lake Monster to the 8-foot giant Edouard Beaupré and the famed St. Louis Light, this is a book that will amuse and intrigue you on every page. From one of the province’s best writers and its most compelling illustrator comes this instant classic. Welcome to Strange Saskatchewan.

ISBN: 978-1-927097-77-9 Author: Carson Demmans Illustrator: Jason Sylvestre Price: $14.95

26 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 27 NATURE AND THE OUTDOORS COOKBOOKS

Beaches of Lunenburg-Queens Cooking with Glo

One of Nova Scotia’s great historians, J. Murray Beck, describes Nova Scotia as Cooking with Glo is a return to a dab and a pinch, a dollop and a sprinkle. This is jutting out into the North Atlantic like some giant lobster-shaped pier. Indeed it cooking learned at a mother’s apron strings; and her mother from her mother. is connected to mainland North America by a small isthmus only 24 km across. McNeill believes that healthy cooking is social, convivial and accessible, and the The province’s average width is only 128 km, and you are never more than 56 recipes contained here are dispensed with a charm, wit and the sage wisdom kilometers from the ocean. pulled from a full life. She really is the Mrs. Beeton for our times.

The most distinguishing feature of the Nova Scotia landscape is the shoreline . . . TREASURES . . . all 7,579 kilometers of it. Every area of the province boasts beautiful beaches, and “If anyone understands the extent to which recipes can be treasures, it’s Glo.” it is no surprise that each community thinks its beach or beaches are better than —Laura Calder, TV personality and cookbook author ISBN: 978-1-927097-52-6 (pbk.) everywhere else. ISBN: 978-1-927097-22-9 Author: Vernon Oickle Author: Glo McNeill Price: $12.95 Price: $18.95

Day Trips from Halifax Welcome to My Kitchen

Day Trips From Halifax is packed with local eateries, hidden beaches, unexpected Joan McElman grew up on a farm, the youngest of 10 children in German/Russian gems, and much, much more. It tells you where and when to go and what to do in household. By her teens she was working (with her sister-in-law) the logging camps an easy to understand format. You’ll rediscover favourite destinations and learn of of BC. She would go on to marry an airforce pilot, a job that would take her all places about which you have never heard. around the country and world. Welcome to my Kitchen is grounded in her practical farm experience, but enriched by a lifetime spent cooking and studying food. PERFECT “A big reason why Halifax is one of the continent’s great small cities: it’s striking TRUE AND PASSIONATE distance from a long list of fascinating day trips. Tattrie — with his clear eye and “Joan’s collection of recipes are representative of a life in the kitchen . . . a life spent distinctive way with words — is the perfect guide.” nourishing a family and entertaining friends. I love the huge variety, the clear and — John DeMont, author and columnist ISBN: 978-1-927097-44-1 concise cooking instructions, and the approachability for both novice and veteran ISBN: 978-1-927097-90-8 Author: Jon Tattrie cooks. Congratulations Joan…you are a true and passionate cook and this book Author: Joan McElman Price: $19.95 shows just how much food has united your family through the years, as it does so Price: $22.95 many others.” —Craig Flinn, Executive Chef/President of Chives Canadian Bistro and author of Out of New Nova Scotia Kitchens

28 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 29 SPORTS MISCELLANOUS

Fire on Ice Eva and Me

From current stars Jordan Eberle, Ryan Getzlaf, Jarret Stoll and Brooks Laich to How radically lives can be altered by sudden twists of fate, by luck, by backroom Hall of Famers and legends like Gordie Howe, Bryan Trottier, Elmer Lach and politics in a darkened corridor in Beijing. Such is life. Such is the story of Eva and Glenn Hall, Saskatchewan produces more NHL hockey players per capita than any Me. From an orphanage in Guongdong, South China and the 13,000 kilometer other place in the world. Where do they all come from come from and why journey to a remote fishing village on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, this is just one so many? story in what was the largest exodus of children from a single country in the history of mankind. This is the story of Eva and Me. Fire on Ice is the story of kids literally growing up skating on frozen sloughs, backyard rinks and in small-town arenas. They turn the hard-working ethic of their backgrounds into the characteristics that produce NHL players in extraordinary numbers. The reputation for toughness and resiliency, Davis discovers, is no accident. ISBN: 978-1-927097-35-9 Author: Darrell Davis MUST READ ISBN: 978-1-927097-40-3 Price: $19.95 “A look at hockey’s heartland and a must read for fans everywhere. From the days Authors: Eva MacIntyre and John of Gordie Howe to the Stanley Cup homecomings of Ryan Getzlaf and Jarret Stoll. MacIntyre Davis , examines hockey and its roots in Saskatchewan.” Price: $12.95 — Allan Maki, Globe and Mail

Road to the NHL 100 Ways of Being in a Small Community

From Sidney Crosby and Brad Marchand to Paul MacLean, Al MacInnis and Brad Lunenburg is a famous icon of Atlantic Canada. Images of its evocative Richards, these are the stories of 25 Maritmers and their road to the NHL. It is an streetscapes and its handsome architecture have graced innumerable Canadian exclusive club, and they tell an incredible story of sacrifice, intestinal fortitude and publications. But with Learning Lunenburg, Brian Arnott has tried to capture belief in one’s self. This is the Road to the NHL. the essence of the town that has become his late life hometown. He and his colleagues have devised a sort of urban lexicon, and they have used it here to PERFECT . . . bring to our attention the complex contemporary reality of this historic town — “Crafted beautifully and researched thoroughly. Croucher has captured a crucial a reality that encompasses its spectacular appearance, but which also seeks to piece of hockey with a master touch. These players owe him a debt of gratitude for probe deeply beneath its handsome surface. telling their stories perfectly.” Brian Arnott, is a partner in Novita Interpares, Canada’s oldest Cultural ISBN: 978-1-927097-12-0 — Paul Hollingsworth-TSN ISBN: 978-1-927097-96-0 Author: Philip Croucher Consultancy. He has written widely on cultural policy and is a specialist in several Author: Brian Arnott Price: $16.95 fields of Canadian industrial history. Brian is a founding director and past national Price: $18.95 president of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. He has been a recipient of Canada Council awards both as a writer and as a designer. He lives in Old Town, Lunenburg, with his partner Leslie Wright with whom he also shares stewardship of two unique commercial ventures — Luvly In Lunenburg and The Lunenburg Makery.

“A well written book that provides a portrait of an exceptional small town. ‘Learning Lunenburg’ will be inspiration for anyone interested in better understanding the meaning of community.” — Rankin MacSween, President and CEO New Dawn Enterprises Ltd., Sydney, NS

30 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. Fall, 2018 31 MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc. (www.macintyrepurcell.com) is distributed throughout Canada by Nimbus Publishing and in the United States by IPG.

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