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Okanangan Odyssey

Author : Don Gayton
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1926855205
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (268 download)

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Download or read book Okanangan Odyssey written by Don Gayton and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Okanagan Odyssey is a quirky and lyrical examination of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. Sticking to the backroads and byways, Gayton gently pokes and prods local ecosystems, histories, vineyards and people. From Osoyoos in the south to Armstrong at the head of the Valley, the author revels in the biological and social diversity while sampling local wines and fruit along the way. In his unique version of wine pairing, Gayton matches up local books and landscapes with local vintages, giving terroir a whole new meaning. An ecologist by profession, Gayton deftly negotiates the tension between the Okanagan that is home to many endangered species and ecosystems, and the same Okanagan that is a mecca for developers and urban refugees. Okanagan Odyssey is not a travel guide, but represents travel writing at its idiosyncratic best. Please visit Don at www.dongayton.ca.

Okanagan Slow Road

Author : Bernadette McDonald
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
ISBN 13 : 1771510366
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (715 download)

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Download or read book Okanagan Slow Road written by Bernadette McDonald and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the bucolic Okanagan Valley of south-central British Columbia with Okanagan Slow Road. A compilation of the best of the region's food, drink, and recreation, the book reveals local culinary secrets: crusty double-baked bread, lavender-infused pepper, seasonal vegetables, dark red cherries, sinfully rich double-cream brie, and farm-fresh eggs with yolks so dark they will startle. And of course, the wines. What would delicious local food be without famous vintages from the unique Okanagan terroir? Although not a definitive guide to Okanagan wines, this book is a personal journey from southern desert wineries with their "big reds" through to the northern Okanagan where crisp whites rule, and includes a list of the many wineries worth visiting. Explore the entire length of the Okanagan Valley, with experiences such as spying a rare canyon wren, cycling the historic Kettle Valley Railroad across heart-stopping trestle bridges or among neatly planted vineyards, hiking through fields of spring flowers, paddling in a protected bay, and climbing on the world-famous gneiss of the Skaha Bluffs. Use the wonderful resource of Okanagan Valley farmers' markets at the back of the book to guide your shopping in the region. Eat local, buy local, cook the food yourself, pair dishes with local vintages, and have a lot of fun in the process. Take your time. Slow down. Taste. Smell. Those are the messages of Okanagan Slow Road.

Galena Bay Odyssey

Author : Ellen Schwartz
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1772034460
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Galena Bay Odyssey written by Ellen Schwartz and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A writer and educator reflects on the idealistic, tumultuous, and eye-opening time she spent as a back-to-the-land hippie homesteader in Kootenays in the 1970s. What compelled a nice Jewish girl from the suburbs of New York to spend a decade of her life as a hippie homesteader in the BC wilderness? Galena Bay Odyssey traces Ellen Schwartz’s journey from a born-and-raised urbanite who was terrified of the woods to a self-determined logger, cabin-builder, gardener, chicken farmer, apiarist, and woodstove cook living on a communal farm in the Kootenays. Part memoir, part exploration of what motivated the exodus of young hippies—including American expatriates, like Ellen and her husband, Bill—to go “back to the land” in remote parts of North America during the 1960s and ’70s, this fascinating book explores the era’s naivety, idealism, and sense of adventure. Like most “back to the land” books, Galena Bay Odyssey describes the physical work involved in clearing land, constructing buildings, and living off of what they produced, but it also traces the complicated journey of discovery this experience brought to Ellen and Bill. Now, nearly half a century later, Ellen reflects on what her homesteader experience taught her about living more fully, honestly, and ecologically.

The Elgar Companion to Valleys

Author : Luis LM Aguiar
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789906962
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (899 download)

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Download or read book The Elgar Companion to Valleys written by Luis LM Aguiar and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-03 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique Companion showcases the importance of valleys and their socio-economic, physical and cultural landscapes across three continents. Expert scholars in the field offer a broad range of disciplinary perspectives on the topic, discussing key historical and contemporary issues governing and transforming valleys.

Wine and Place

Author : Tim Patterson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520277007
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Wine and Place written by Tim Patterson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of terroir is one of the most celebrated and controversial subjects in wine today. Most will agree that well-made wine has the capacity to express “somewhereness,” a set of consistent aromatics, flavors, or textures that amount to a signature expression of place. But for every advocate there is a skeptic, and for every writer singing praises related to terroir there is a study or a detractor seeking to debunk terroir as a myth. Wine and Place examines terroir using a multitude of voices and multiple points of view—from science to literature, from winemakers to wine critics—seeking not to prove its veracity but to explore its pros, its cons, and its other aspects. This comprehensive anthology lets the reader come to one's own conclusion about terroir.

Ogopogo Odyssey

Author : D. A. Hawes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781927559741
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book Ogopogo Odyssey written by D. A. Hawes and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "While visiting his grandparents' vineyard in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada, Colin has a chance meeting with the famous lake creature known as the Ogopogo"--Page 4 of cover.

Crossing Home Ground

Author : David Pitt-Brooke
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550177753
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Crossing Home Ground written by David Pitt-Brooke and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-12 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like John Muir, David Pitt-Brooke stepped out for a walk one morning—a long walk of a thousand kilometres or more through the arid valleys of southern interior British Columbia. He went in search of beauty and lost grace in a landscape that has seen decades of development and upheaval. In Crossing Home Ground he reports back, providing a day-by-day account of his journey’s experiences, from the practical challenges—dealing with blisters, rain and dehydration—to sublime moments of discovery and reconnection with the natural world. Through the course of this journey, Pitt-Brooke’s encounters with the natural world generate starting points for reflections on larger issues: the delicate interconnections of a healthy landscape and, most especially, the increasingly fragile bond between human beings and their home-places. There is no escaping the impact of human beings on the natural world, not even in the most remote countryside, but he finds hope and consolation in surviving pockets of loveliness, the kindness of strangers and the transformative process of the walking itself, a personal pilgrimage across home ground. Crossing Home Ground is a book that, though rooted in one specific place and time, will evoke a universal sense of recognition in a wide variety of readers. It will appeal to hikers, natural-history enthusiasts and anyone who loves the wild countryside and is concerned about the disappearance of Canada’s natural spaces. Pitt-Brooke’s grassland odyssey is sure to become a classic of British Columbia nature writing.

Sculpture

Author : Daniel Kunitz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sculpture written by Daniel Kunitz and published by . This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Financial Post Survey of Industrials

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 984 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book The Financial Post Survey of Industrials written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler Colourguide

Author : Formac Publishing Company Limited
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780887806919
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler Colourguide written by Formac Publishing Company Limited and published by Formac Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook provides a wealth of up-to-date information about Canada's West Coast, complete with over 300 color photographs. Local writers explore both Vancouver and Victoria and their distinctive neighbourhoods. There's detailed coverage of Vancouver's Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium and Canada Place as well as nearby destinations of Whistler, the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast. In Victoria, this guide highlights the Parliament buildings, Inner Harbour and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.

Canadian Books in Print

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Canadian Books in Print written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On the Cusp of Contact

Author : Jean Barman
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1550178970
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book On the Cusp of Contact written by Jean Barman and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-28 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The ways in which we can redress the past are many and varied,” writes Jean Barman, “and it is up to each of us to act as best we can.” The seventeen essays collected here, originally published between 1996 and 2013, make a valuable contribution toward this laudable goal. With a wide range of source material, from archival and documentary sources to oral histories, Barman pieces together stories of individuals and groups disadvantaged in white settler society because of their gender, race and/or social class. Working to recognize past actors that have been underrepresented in mainstream histories, Barman’s focus is BC on “the cusp of contact.” The essays in this collection include fascinating, though largely forgotten, life stories of the frontier—that space between contact and settlement, where, for a brief moment, anything seemed possible. This volume, featuring over thirty archival photographs and illustrations, makes these important and very readable essays accessible to a broader audience for the first time.

Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest

Author : Cole Danehower
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 0881929662
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Essential Wines and Wineries of the Pacific Northwest written by Cole Danehower and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superbly balanced pinot noirs; crisp rieslings; rich, heady syrahs: these are only a fraction of the expertly crafted wines being produced in the Pacific Northwest's diverse and distinctive wine countries. Second only to California in production, the Pacific Northwest is the largest wine region in North America, home to more than 1,000 wineries. What was once a young wine-growing area with a reputation for eccentricity is today recognized as a dynamic region producing world-class wines, with a focus on ecologically sound practices. This definitive volume profiles the wines, the people who make them, and the wine countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho. The journey begins with the region's climates and geology, which create a fascinating tapestry of wine-growing areas. Next, the book focuses on the unique qualities of each wine region, with profiles of more than 160 representative wineries to visit. Included are legacy wineries that helped to build the region’s reputation, prestige wineries with a national presence, under-the-radar artisan wineries that embody the pioneering spirit of the Northwest, and promising new wineries. Each profile lists the winery's signature, premium, value, and estate wines. Beautifully illustrated with photographs and helpful maps, this in-depth guide is a milestone in the North American literature on wine. It will enable wine lovers everywhere to plan their touring, select their wines, and explore and discover the riches of the Northwest's wine country.

Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest

Author : Christy Karras
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766700
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Download or read book Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest written by Christy Karras and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty classic rides through the region’s quintessential scenes * With its spectacular and varied scenes, no other region of America can best the Pacific Northwest when it comes to motorcycle touring—whether a Sunday afternoon ride with friends or a multiday adventure. Now, with Motorcycle Touring in the Pacific Northwest, bikers have an unparalleled guide describing forty classic rides across the quintessential landscapes of Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver/British Columbia—from the rugged Pacific coast to breathtaking islands, from rain forests to deserts, from the Cascades to the Rockies. In friendly prose peppered with anecdotes, sidebars, and interesting asides, Christy Karras and Steve Zusy describe the routes—most representing a day’s worth of riding—and include a map for each, color photographs, and details aplenty on road conditions and terrain, sites worth stopping for, amenities, and side trips.

Chardonnay and Friends

Author : John Schreiner
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 9781551431031
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Chardonnay and Friends written by John Schreiner and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is exactly the tool that wine lovers need to explore the mainstream varieties like Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot as well as hidden treasures such as Auxerrois, Ehrenfelser, Pinotage and Sovereign Opal. Schreiner describes the origin of the grape varieties, the taste of the wines, and makes recommendations for food pairing. Chardonnay and Friends also includes a refreshing guide to efficient winery touring, with wineries grouped into ideal one-day tours. Whether you are visiting wineries or just shopping at your local liquor store, this book will make it easier to select the right wines for your taste and your table.

The Wines of Canada

Author : John Schreiner
Publisher : Mitchell Beazley
ISBN 13 : 1845336283
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (453 download)

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Download or read book The Wines of Canada written by John Schreiner and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2005-05-12 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an award-winning writer, this is a reference to Canada's wine-producing regions, the grape varieties, producers, and their wines. The core of the book includes comprehensive details of the estates, as well as information about exciting projects and a discussion on developments in Canada's wine industry. The book also covers the range of internationally recognized Icewines.

Lasting Happiness: Secrets of the Heart, Mind & Spirit Revealed

Author : T. M. Hoy
Publisher : Pan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1732791902
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Lasting Happiness: Secrets of the Heart, Mind & Spirit Revealed written by T. M. Hoy and published by Pan Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-29 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want a magical life, filled with passion, excitement, and creative fire ? The tools and techniques you need are HERE ! Discover the secrets of the real fountain of youth, the science of love, become an expert at anything fast, boost your creativity a 1000-fold, and hundreds of other ways to change things for the better. The choice is yours - don't waste another minute - begin the journey NOW..