Howard Norman's The Bird Artist, the first book of his Canadian trilogy, begins in 1911. Its narrator, Fabian Vas is a bird artist: He draws and paints the birds of Witless Bay, his remote Newfoundland coastal village home.

"With compelling data and striking examples, this worthy book explores findings about the nature of citizen participation and voice. A brilliant crystallization of these eminent authors' many insights.

In The Music of James Bond, author Jon Burlingame throws open studio and courtroom doors alike to reveal the full and extraordinary history of the sounds of James Bond, spicing the story with a wealth of fascinating and previously ...

Pedigree and panache is the first comprehensive history of the art auction in Australia. In this fascinating work, Shireen Huda investigates the construction of the glamorous reputation of art auctions and art auction houses.

Recollections of the Metis and Chipewyan way of life in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, translated from oral histories given in Chipewyan by seventeen elders, and arranged by topic. Includes maps and family trees.

So I wrote a story about faith … For all the gaudiness my story may wear as a mystery filled with violence, good is good in it, and bad, bad, ant there’s strength enough in the simply faith within to swing the outcome.” Father Shanley ...

A guide to the industries and merchants of Yorkshire, illustrated with numerous wood engravings.