books by Greystone Books     books:     Greystone Books      The Beginning Runner's Handbook: The Proven 13-Week Walk-Run Program The Sports Medicine Council British Columbia Greystone Books, 2005 Very worthwhile book Before I started reading this, I was a slug - never exercised and was 70 lbs. overweight. I started a weight loss program and was walking religiously, but found that I became used to the intensity so I needed something more. My daughter recommended this book as a way ...             Sea Kayaking: A Manual for Long-Distance Touring John Dowd Greystone Books, 2004 Essential kayaking book This is a fabulous book on sea kayaking. I loved reading it because of the very useful information and mix of serious and humorous writing styles. A must read - and you'll want to read it several times to soak up all the great information. Highly recommended for any ...             A Mermaid's Tale: A Personal Search for Love and Lore Amanda Adams Greystone Books, 2006 A MUST HAVE This is a MUST HAVE for the incarnated Mermaid or lover of Mermaids indeed. The book is absolutely filled with MER information and written in such an eloquently creative style matching the era of today and keeping the flavor of the past alive too. I need to write the ...             Kayak Routes of the Pacific Northwest Coast: From Northern Oregon to British Columbia's North Coast (Kayak ... Greystone Books, 2004 Great practical advise for finding parking and camping sites Invaluable guide. This book does not just tell the reader where to park and where to camp, also includes history, low impact camping tips, advice on ethics and hygiene and manners. The chapters on various island groups are described by different authors, with uneven ...             A Passion for This Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Explore Our Relationship with Nature and the ... Greystone Books, 2008 David Suzuki's lifelong work as an environmentalist, naturalist, and scientist have influenced countless others in their fight to save the planet, 20 such devotees of them have contributed to this inspiring collection. These journalists, scientists, writers and environmentalists have taken their enthusiasm for Suzuki's philosophy and funneled it ...             True Pleasures: A Memoir of Women in Paris Lucinda Holdforth Greystone Books, 2005 Inspiring, insightful review of Paris' most engaging women I loved this book. It is part biography, part philosophy, part social analysis. I found insight and inspiration in every chapter, and historical figures about whom I knew little or nothing came vividly to life. Holdforth goes to Paris to shake up her system and ...             Tree: A Life Story David Suzuki, Wayne Grady Greystone Books, 2007 where was suzuki when i was failing high school science? i was a terrible science student in high school. i could never wrap my head around how microorganisms affected my world outside the classroom. but then, i didn't have teachers like david suzuki and wayne grady. this fascinating book looks at a single tree, and examines ...             The David Suzuki Reader: A Lifetime of Ideas from a Leading Activist and Thinker David Suzuki Greystone Books, 2004 Putting into words what we all know is true Suzuki does an excellent job of explaining the connections in our lives with the world we live in. He reminds us that as much as our modern societies become insulated from the planet we live on and overly rely on modern technologies, the amount of destruction and loss ...             Trading in Memories: Travels Through a Scavenger's Favorite Places Barbara Hodgson Greystone Books, 2007 A Random Collector's Treasure Trove This book is so much fun; especially for those who love to loiter in dusty shop corners looking for mementos from the past...If Ephemera is your middle name, this book is for you. Ms. Hodgson takes you through years of her wanderings in world capitals and byways ...             The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature David Suzuki Greystone Books, 2007 Extensive notes and an index round out this powerful treatise Now in an updated and expanded edition ten years after its initial publication, The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature remains a monumental testimony concerning the repercussions of human society's impact on the natural world, both for the planet and the ...             Crows: Encounters with the Wise Guys of the Avian World (Greystone Nature) Candace Savage Greystone Books, 2007 If you enjoy birds,don't pass this one up! I am an avid Birder and have a large library of bird and Natural History books. Over the years I have see many books on birds that are just a bunch of fluff gathered together by an editor and/or publisher. At a cursury glance,this might appear to be such a book. ...             Hiking the West Coast Trail: A Pocket Guide Tim Leadem Greystone Books, 2006 The West Coast Trail, which traverses 50 miles of gorgeous Northwest Canadian coastline, has been dubbed the “Graveyard of the Pacific,” having claimed 60 ships since 1854. Tim Leadem, who’s hiked it many times, shows readers how to make the most of this demanding trail. The book contains two-color maps covering trailhead to ...             103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia Jack Bryceland, David Macaree, ... Greystone Books, 2008 Southwestern British Columbia’s bestselling and most comprehensive hiking guide is bigger and better than ever. It guides hikers of all abilities around lakes, rivers, and mountains from the North Shore and Howe Sound to Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, and east to the Fraser Valley and Hope-Manning Park. Each route contains directions to the ...             What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain's Camino de Santiago Jane Christmas Greystone Books, 2007 An honest pilgrim on the Camino The literature on the Camino de Santiago can be divided into three categories: 1) guidebooks, 2) memoirs, and 3)travelogues which take the middle path between the other two. Jane Christmas' book is definitely a memoir. One can get some practical advice and useful hints ...             The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump from Animals to Humans David Waltner-Toews Greystone Books, 2007 Emerging diseases like mad cow, SARS, and avian flu are — for the moment, at least — far more prevalent in animals than in humans. Still, the knowledge that measles, TB, and smallpox were at one time “emerging” diseases that eventually made a permanent, and quite deadly, jump to humans gives epidemiologists pause. 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