Walking in the Woods: A Métis Memoir by Herb BelcourtRequirements: .ePUB reader, 11 mbOverview: The eldest of ten children, Belcourt grew up in a small log home near the Métis settlement of Lac Ste. Anne during the Depression. His father purchased furs from local First Nations and Métis trappers and, with arduous work, began a […]
The Last Dreamwalker by Rita Woods Requirements: .ePUB readers, 4.8 MB | RetailOverview: From Hurston/Wright Legacy Award-winning author Rita Woods, The Last Dreamwalker tells the story of two women, separated by nearly two centuries yet inextricably linked by the Gullah-Geechee Islands off the coast of South Carolina―and their connection to a mysterious and extraordinary gift […]
Six Walks in the Fictional Woods (The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures Book 45) by Umberto EcoRequirements: .ePUB reader, 669KB Overview: In this exhilarating book, we accompany Umberto Eco as he explores the intricacies of fictional form and method. Using examples ranging from fairy tales and Flaubert, Poe and Mickey Spillane, Eco draws us in by […]
Walking in the Woods: A Métis Journey by Herb BelcourtRequirements: .ePUB reader, 6 MBOverview: Reflecting on his evolving identity as a human being, a Canadian and a Métis westerner, Herb Belcourt tells the remarkable story of one familys enduring connection to the dramatic history of western Canada. Belcourt traces his ancestry directly to an early […]
Walking the Woods and the Water by Nick HuntRequirements: .ePUB reader, 6 MBOverview: In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar. The books he later wrote about this walk, […]