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As above, so below : a climbing story
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25049
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Kalman, Christ (author)
- Muderlak, Craig (illustrator)
- Publisher
- Herndon, VA : Mascot Books
- Call Number
- P A83 K35
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- Publisher
- Herndon, VA : Mascot Books
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- vii, 103 pages : illustrations
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Mountaineering
- Patagonia
- Abstract
- As Above, So Below is a 103 page fictional climbing story set in Argentine Patagonia. When something goes wrong high up a mountain, one man is forced to face his inner demons along the way to the summit. This beautiful hardbound book was published in 2018 as a limited edition of 1000 copies. The story was illustrated by the immensely talented Craig Muderlak, and edited and revised at the The Banff Centre’s prestigious Mountain and Wilderness Writing Workshop. As Above, So Below has been described as "Jack London's To Build a Fire for climbing", and reminiscent of James Salter's Solo Faces. In September of 2018, it was nominated for the Mountain Fiction Award at the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival in Banff, Canada. (from author's website)
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Day One
- Day Two
- Day Three
- Notes
- Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival 2018 finalist for Mountain Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781684019694
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- P A83 K35
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on author's website
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Ascent : the mountaineering experience in word and image
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2503
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1980
- Author
- Steck, Allen (ed)
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Sierra Club
- Call Number
- G510 A83 1980
- Author
- Steck, Allen (ed)
- Responsibility
- edited by Allen Steck, Steve Roper and David Harris
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Sierra Club
- Published Date
- 1980
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Fiction
- Art
- ISBN
- 0-87156-240-5
- Call Number
- G510 A83 1980
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The boathouse question
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20128
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1978
- Author
- Gould, Jan
- Publisher
- Sidney, B.C. : Gray's Pub.
- Call Number
- 05.2 G73t
- Author
- Gould, Jan
- Responsibility
- Jan Gould
- Publisher
- Sidney, B.C. : Gray's Pub.
- Published Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 207 pages : portrait ; 22 cm
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Abstract
- “The Boathouse Question is an exciting collection of entertaining stories set in a special corner of Canada – British Columbia’s beautiful Gulf Islands. Against the colourful background of small villages, forested shores and sparkling seascapes, the author weaves a bright tapestry with the lives of many interesting characters. Fishermen, artists, radical youths and retired majors all appear, in stories flavored by the fragrance of towering firs and the salt tang of the sea.”
- Contents
- The boathouse question (pg. 1)
- Crab traps (pg. 29)
- Smile for the crying basket (pg. 43)
- The glories of Greece (pg. 75)
- Oh, that virgin hair hair (pg. 95)
- The latest island news (pg. 123)
- An early morning message (pg. 151)
- A temporary arrangement (pg. 171)
- Notes
- The abstract has been taken directly from the publication itself
- ISBN
- 0888260733
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 05.2 G73t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Harrison, M. John
- Publisher
- London : Gollancz
- Call Number
- PR6015 A37
- Author
- Harrison, M. John
- Publisher
- London : Gollancz
- Published Date
- 1989
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Call Number
- PR6015 A37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Dyed in the green
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25278
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2015
- Author
- Mercer, George
- Publisher
- [North Saanich, British Columbia] : [George Mercer]
- Call Number
- 05.4 M46d
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- Author
- Mercer, George
- Responsibility
- George Mercer
- Publisher
- [North Saanich, British Columbia] : [George Mercer]
- Published Date
- 2015
- Physical Description
- 361 pages
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Parks Canada
- National parks
- Abstract
- National Park Warden Ben Matthews expected challenges with his new posting at Cape Breton Highlands, but he got more than he bargained for. Facing a notorious poacher and the local communities who viewed poaching as a way of life, Ben and the park wardens are drawn into an intricate game of cat and mouse that takes a turn no one could have imagined. Set along the world-famous Cabot Trail, this is a gripping story about protecting one of Canada's special places. (From McNally Robinson website)
- Notes
- Book one in the Dyed in the green series
- ISBN
- 9780987975409
- Call Number
- 05.4 M46d
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Author's website
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The eight mountains : a novel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25050
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2016
- Author
- Cognetti, Paolo (author)
- Carnell, Simon (translator)
- Segre, Erica (translator)
- Publisher
- New York : Atria Books - an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Call Number
- P T44 C64
1 website
- Publisher
- New York : Atria Books - an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Published Date
- 2016
- Subjects
- Italy
- Fiction
- Mountaineering
- Abstract
- Pietro is a lonely boy living in Milan. With his parents becoming more distant each day, the only thing the family shares is their love for the mountains that surround Italy. While on vacation at the foot of the Aosta Valley, Pietro meets Bruno, an adventurous, spirited local boy. Together they spend many summers exploring the mountains’ meadows and peaks and discover the similarities and differences in their lives, their backgrounds, and their futures. The two boys come to find the true meaning of friendship and camaraderie, even as their divergent paths in life—Bruno’s in the mountains, Pietro’s across the world—test the strength and meaning of their connection. (from Simon & Schuster website)
- Contents
- Prologue
- One - mountain of childhood
- Two - the house of reconciliation
- Three - a friend in winter
- ISBN
- 9781501169892
- Accession Number
- AC639
- Call Number
- P T44 C64
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- Summary on Simon & Schuster website
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The fantastic kingdom
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20562
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1974
- Author
- Larkin, David, ed.
- Publisher
- New York : Ballantine Books
- Call Number
- NC965 L3
- Author
- Larkin, David, ed.
- Responsibility
- edited by David Larkin; with biographical notes by Margaret Maloney
- Publisher
- New York : Ballantine Books
- Published Date
- c1974
- Physical Description
- lv. of plates
- ISBN
- 34-5-24242-4-295
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- NC965 L3
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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Fantasy ; the golden age of fantastic illustrations
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20563
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1975
- Author
- Peppin, Brigid
- Publisher
- New York : Westin-Guptill Publications
- Call Number
- NC965 P4
- Author
- Peppin, Brigid
- Responsibility
- Brigid Peppin
- Publisher
- New York : Westin-Guptill Publications
- Published Date
- c1975
- Physical Description
- [192]p. : ill.
- Notes
- Bibliography p.23
- Includes index
- ISBN
- 0-8230-1635-8
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- NC965 P4
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2018
- Author
- Mercer, George
- Publisher
- [North Saanich, British Columbia]
- Call Number
- 05.2 Me46f
- Variant Title
- Fat cats a novel by George Mercer
- Author
- Mercer, George
- Responsibility
- George Mercer
- Publisher
- [North Saanich, British Columbia]
- Published Date
- 2018
- Physical Description
- 293 pages : 22 cm
- Series
- Book four in the Dyed in the green series
- Subjects
- National parks
- Cougars
- Wildlife
- Wardens
- Fiction
- Abstract
- "When a cougar shows up in British Columbia's Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Park Warden John Haffcut sees it as an opportunity to deal with the overabundance of deer that have transformed the islands into an ecological hodgepodge. Foiled by landowners with a not-in-my-backyard attitude and a notorious cougar-tracker intent on making away with the cat, John decides to take matters into his own hands, putting his career and the cougar's future in jeapordy" - back cover
- ISBN
- 978-0-9879754-6-1
- Accession Number
- p2019-22
- Call Number
- 05.2 Me46f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Five little Indians
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25242
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2020
- Author
- Good, Michelle
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Harper Perennial
- Edition
- First
- Call Number
- 05.2 G59f
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- Author
- Good, Michelle
- Responsibility
- Michelle Good
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Harper Perennial
- Published Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- 293 pages
- Subjects
- Fiction
- First Nations
- Racism
- Abstract
- Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn't want them. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission. Fuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can't stop running and moves restlessly from job to job - through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps - trying to outrun his memories and his addiction. Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. After almost beating one of his tormentors to death, Howie serves time in prison, then tries once again to re-enter society and begin life anew. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward. (from publisher's website)
- ISBN
- 9781443459181
- Accession Number
- P2020.7
- Call Number
- 05.2 G59f
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Publisher's website
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