The River Returns
The River Returns

Author: Christopher Armstrong

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2014-06-22

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 0773576797

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Alberta's iconic river has been dammed and plumbed, made to spin hydro-electric turbines, and used to cleanse Calgary. Artificial lakes in the mountains rearrange its flow; downstream weirs and ditches divert it to irrigate the parched prairie. Far from being wild, the Bow is now very much a human product: its fish are as manufactured as its altered flow, changed water quality, and newly stabilized and forested banks. The River Returns brings the story of the Bow River's transformation full circle through an exploration of the recent revolution in environmental thinking and regulation that has led to new limits on what might be done with and to the river.

The Grand Gypsy: A Memoir
The Grand Gypsy: A Memoir

Author: Ottavio Gesmundo

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-06-09

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1483448940

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What do Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, and Ed Sullivan have in common? Ottavio Canestrelli crossed paths with each. He performed with the Krone Circus in Italy and Germany from 1922 to 1924 on the eve of Hitler's rise to power; he witnessed a rally for Mahatma Gandhi in India in 1931; and he appeared twice on the Ed Sullivan Show during the 1960s. In The Grand Gypsy, Canestrelli, with his grandson, Ottavio Gesmundo, tells the story of a man who witnessed historical events as he toured with his family through five continents and countless nations, including experiences fighting in World War I and the excavation of the Sphinx in Egypt. It shares memories of life in the circus, filled with daring feats and tragic mishaps. With over one hundred and seventy historical photographs included, this memoir chronicles a circus dynasty from the late nineteenth-century in Europe to the new millennium in the United States.

The New York Times Book Review
The New York Times Book Review

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13:

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Presents extended reviews of noteworthy books, short reviews, essays and articles on topics and trends in publishing, literature, culture and the arts. Includes lists of best sellers (hardcover and paperback).

Shtetl on the Grand
Shtetl on the Grand

Author: Gerald Tulchinsky

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2015-06-25

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 1460259556

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"These stories describe aspects of Jewish life in Brantford from the 1940's. They are centred on fictional characters and events but loosely based on some of the experiences the author had growing up.