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A History of Manitoba: Gateway to the West

History

Floods of the centuries: A history of flood disasters in the Red River Valley, 1776-1997

Bumsted, J.M.

An illustrated biography of a brilliant Canadian artist whose reputation has been hidden behind the familiar and beloved cartoon characters he designed — Bugs Bunny, Punkinhead, Elmer Fudd and Little Hiawatha, to name just a few.

Cartoon Charlie: The Life and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson

Biographies & Memoirs

Waltz, Gene

Arts & Literature

The Truth About the Barn offers answers to important questions about how barns came into being, why they look the way they do, why they're worth reflecting on, and what possible future they may have. Chapters investigate the barn's place in culture and religion, art and literature. Psychological and philosophical implications are explored. Readers are treated to an occasional recollection or account of the author's own experiences with barns.

The Truth About The Barn: A Voyage of Discovery and Contemplation

Arts & Photography

Elias, David

History & Criticism

From pre-contact Indigenous trading through 1939, Thinking Big examines the history of businesses, business leaders, and organizations in Winnipeg. Discover how the Winnipeg business community dealt with challenges such as the Great Depression and the post-World War I depression, and organized itself to take advantage of periods of growth and prosperity.

Thinking Big: A History of the Winnipeg Business Community to the Second World War

Blanchard, Jim

Americas

Errol Ranville has been running all his life: from chronic poverty and racism in rural Manitoba; a discriminatory music business; alcohol and drug addiction; and the responsibilities that come with being regarded as a role model. Though Errol has faced seemingly insurmountable barriers as an Indigenous performer in a predominately white music business, his band C-Weed & the Weeds released several #1 songs and went on to score JUNO nominations in 1985 and 1986. He was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Indigenous Music Awards in 2011. In his memoir Run as One, Errol embraces the role of trailblazer for the countless musicians that follow his path.

Run As One: My Story

Ranville, Errol

Morris Lukowich played with his childhood heroes Gordie Howe and Bobby Hull, helped lead the Winnipeg Jets to the AVCO Cup, and then became an NHL captain a couple of years later. But after this distinguished career on the ice, his transformation to life after hockey was fraught with PTSD, financial troubles, and thoughts about suicide. Unlike many players who reach such depths, Lukowich was able to pull himself out of it.

The Heaven and Hell of Playing in the NHL

Kirbyson, Geoff

Lukowich, Morris

What horses reveal to us about ourselves as we struggle to understand their behaviour — that’s the essence of this remarkable and compassionate book by Chris Irwin, Canada’s own horse whisperer. Irwin points out that learning to think like a horse means exploring the ancient relationship between predators and prey, with humans and horses cast in opposing roles. In Horses Don’t Lie, Irwin’s message is that horses can teach us how to communicate with empathy and patience, not only with animals, but with each other.

Horses Don't Lie: The Magic of Horse Whispering

Irwin, Chris

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