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February 02, 2012: Bulletin #2.1 ERDC Notice
ERDC's notice to members about the ERDC Settlement Package

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January 24, 2012: Bulletin #1.4
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Finance and tax issues for freelancers

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PWAC Publication Promotion

Looking for great books by great Canadian writers? PWAC can recommend numerous titles on a wide variety of topics (continued from this page).

Publications by PWAC Members

PWAC members write about a variety of topics including animals &nature; business, management &finance; food &cooking; health, relationships, psychology &self-help; history &the military; language, writing &publishing; memoirs &personal essays; sports; theatre; travel and young adult &children's.

Memoirs &Personal Essays

The Ring: Memories of a Metis Grandmother

Love story of Sam and Jane Livingston, Calgary's first settlers

(2009; non-fiction - memoir,
Canadiana) Author - Lyn Hancock
Price (print): $24.95
Order from: the Author's Website

Bonnie and Clyde: A Biography

A hard-hitting look at the lives of America's most famous outlaw couple

(2007; non-fiction - memoir) Author - Nate Hendley
Price (print): $35.00
Price (pdf): $11.99
Order from: Amazon.ca, the Publisher's Website, the Author's Website, or Amazon.com (electronic copy)


Edwin Alonzo Boyd

The life and crimes of Canada's master bank robber

(2003; non-fiction - memoir, Canadiana) Author - Nate Hendley
Price (print): $9.95
Order from: Chapters.Indigo.ca or the Author's Website

My Favorite American

Life-and-death struggle of a young kidney transplant patient

(2008; non-fiction - memoir) Author - Dennis McCloskey

Price (print): $19.95
Order from: Chapters.Indigo.ca or Amazon.com

Show Them What You Can Do

Building the Ukrainian spirit across Canada: an illustrated biography of Pavlo Romanovich Yavorsky

(2008; non-fiction - memoir) Author - Darene Roma Yavorsky

Price (print): $49.98 (softcover) or $64.98 (limited edition hardcover).
Proceeds from book sales to Pavlo Romanovich Yavorsky Ukrainian-Canadian Youth Scholarship Fund.
Order from: the Publisher's Website

Sports

Birdies, Bogeys and Kiwis: Golfing Around New Zealand

Provides tidbits on New Zealand's golf layouts and other attractions

(2008; non-fiction - sports) Author - Liz Clark
Price (print): $19.95
Order from: the Author's Website


Rookie Reiner

How to survive and thrive in the show pen

(2010; non-fiction - sports) Author - Heather Cook
Price (print): $30.95
Order from: Amazon.ca or the Publisher's Website

Theatre

Seeking Representation

A step-by-step guide to finding a talent agent (in Canada)

(1995; non-fiction - theatre) Author - Valerie Poulin

Price (print): $14.95
Order from: TheatreBooks.com


Travel

The Cowboy Trail

A guide to Alberta's historic cowboy country

(2006
; non-fiction - travel,
Canadiana) Author - D. Larraine Andrews
Price (print): $19.95
Order from: Chapters.Indigo.ca

Faces on Places

A grotesque tour of Toronto

(2006
; non-fiction - travel, architecture
) Author - Terry Murray
Price (print): $24.95
Order from: Chapters.Indigo.ca, Amazon.ca or the Publisher's Website

Down the Road

Journeys through small-town British Columbia

(2003
; non-fiction - travel)
Author - Rosemary Neering
Price (print): $18.95
Order from: Chapters.Indigo.ca or Amazon.ca

A Traveller's Guide to Historic British Columbia

(2009; non-fiction - travel, architecture) Author - Rosemary Neering
Price (print): $24.95
Order from: Chapters.Indigo.ca or Amazon.ca


Calling the Maritimes Home

Origins, attitudes, quirks and curiosities

(2003; non-fiction - travel; Canadiana) Author - Julie V. Watson
Price (print): $16.95
Order from: the Author's Website


Motorcycle Touring in Prince Edward Island

Your guide to tip to tip adventure

(2009; non-fiction - travel, Canada) Author - Julie V. Watson
Price (print): $24.99
Price (electronic): $10.00
Order from: the Author's Website

Young Adult &Children's

Kirby's Ocean Friend

A grief therapy tool for young children who have lost a parent

(2006; children's books) Author - Diane L.M. Cook

Price (print): $13.95
Order from: the Publisher's website

Abby and the Curling Chicks

Abby wants to be a writer, but the curling ice beckons, too.

(2003; young adult fiction ) Author - Jean Mills

Price (print): $10
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Wild Dog Summer

Betty Jane faces a long summer after the death of her brother.

(2008; young adult fiction ) Author - Jean Mills

Price (print): $10
Order from: the Publisher's website

The Toymaker's Son

Linden struggles with hockey, his family and the girl of his dreams.

(2009; young adult fiction ) Author - Jean Mills

Price (print): $10
Order from: the Publisher's website