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A Knight in Africa: Journey from BukeneJ. K. Chande Foreword by President Benjamin William Mkapa Sir "Andy" Chande (as Sir Jayantilal Keshavji Chande is familiarly known) shares his memories, his experiences, and his wisdom in this memoir as an informed and conscientious observer of (and a key participant in) the radical changes that East Africa has undergone during the last seventy-five years. He has been a prominent entrepreneur and a devoted public servant in his native Tanzania, and a tireless worker in charitable organizations both at home and internationally.
ISBN 1894131835 | Hardcover | $ 29.95 Always an Updraft: A Writer RemembersMunroe Scott Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage Munroe Scott is among the most dedicated of freelance writers and artists in this country. Having begun as a staff writer with Crawley Films in the early 1950s, he is perhaps best-known as the writer and director of the CBC-TV series The Tenth Decade, First Person Singular (The Pearson Memoirs), and One Canadian (The Diefenbaker Memoirs). He has published two books with Penumbra Press: The Carving of Canada (2000) and The Liberators (2001). In addition to writing the Sound & Light Show for Parliament Hill, 1984-93, Munroe Scott is a biographer of Dr Robert McClure and an award-winning playwright and columnist. ISBN 1894131711 | Hardcover | Out of print CompartmentsTova Clark This is the record of the author's journey from her birth in Germany to her life in Shanghai, Israel, and beyond. Each place of residence represents a different compartment in a tumultuous life. As the wife of a Canadian diplomat, Tova Clark travelled from Ottawa to Africa, Italy, Washington, Argentina, Spain, and back to Ottawa. Exposure to such a variety of cultures has had a profound effect, making her stronger than ever.
ISBN 1894131800 | Softcover | $ 19.95 Eighteen Hanover Drawings: 1924-1930Carl Schaefer Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage A distinguished Canadian painter and graphic artist, Carl Schaefer first studied under members of the Group of Seven and exhibited with them. He was a founding member of the Canadian Group of Painters, which succeeded the Group of Seven after its dissolution. This ensemble features eighteen drawings of the town and countryside around Hanover, Ontario, where Carl was born and grew up. ISBN 1894131592 | Limited Edition Portfolio | $ 99.00 First Foreign Posting: Moscow, 1957-1959: Letters to the FamilyNaomi Ziman Roberts and Peter M. Roberts Canada-Russia Series, No. 6 This work offers an intimate account of the experiences of a Canadian junior foreign service officer and his wife while they lived in the Soviet Union during the Cold War period. Separated as a child from her family in wartime England, Naomi Roberts developed the habit of sending letters to her parents every week. This practice was revived when she accompanied her diplomat husband, Peter Roberts, to Moscow during his first foreign assignment. The letters are frank and unaffected, and demonstrate the writers' affectionate relationship with their families. ISBN 1894131797 | Softcover | $ 24.95 Growing MasksElizabeth Kouhi Penumbra Press Poetry Series, No. 60 The poems of this octogenarian, collected since the mid-80s, are inspired by nature, especially of northwestern Ontario, and memories of places, people, and happenings. Elizabeth Kouhi considers herself the very embodiment of the proverbial Jenny-come-lately. Her first novel was published at fifty-nine, followed by four more novels for children, two picture books and three books of poetry. Most of this happened in her 60s, 70s, and 80s. ISBN 1894131819 | Softcover | $ 19.95 KiyaskMary Tanguay Illustrations by Tim Yearington Mary Tanguay was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. She drew on her teacher teaching experience to write the story of Kiyask, a story of a young Cree boy who is asked by his teacher to care for an injured seagull found in the schoolyard. The adventure is a learning experience for the boy, his family, his classmates and their teacher. ISBN 1894131584 | Softcover | $ 9.95 Limited Edition Watercolour Prints: 1. View of Hanover, July 1937Carl Schaefer Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage This is one of a set of quality limited edition prints of five watercolours of the country around Hanover, Ontario, for which Carl Schaefer is so much admired. Collect all five. ISBN none | Limited Edition Print | $ 99.00 Limited Edition Watercolour Prints: 2. The Voelzing Farm, Hanover, Township of Bentinck, Grey County, 28 July 1937Carl Schaefer Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage This is one of a set of quality limited edition prints of five watercolours of the country around Hanover, Ontario, for which Carl Schaefer is so much admired. Collect all five. ISBN none | Limited Edition Print | $ 99.00 Limited Edition Watercolour Prints: 3. Still Life with Blue Spectacles, Version II, 17 September 1954Carl Schaefer Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage This is one of a set of quality limited edition prints of five watercolours of the country around Hanover, Ontario, for which Carl Schaefer is so much admired. Collect all five.
ISBN none | Limited Edition Print | $ 99.00 Limited Edition Watercolour Prints: 4. Christmas Window at Norwich, December 1940Carl Schaefer Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage This is one of a set of quality limited edition prints of five watercolours of the country around Hanover, Ontario, for which Carl Schaefer is so much admired. Collect all five.
ISBN none | Limited Edition Print | $ 99.00 Limited Edition Watercolour Prints: 5. Still Life and Propaganda, 3 May 1939Carl Schaefer Archives of Canadian Arts, Culture, and Heritage This is one of a set of quality limited edition prints of five watercolours of the country around Hanover, Ontario, for which Carl Schaefer is so much admired. ISBN none | Limited Edition Print | $ 99.00 Love Letters to BillJean McCallion Penumbra Press Poetry Series, No. 59 This collection celebrates the poet's intimate relationship with her husband of almost 54 years—through courtship and marriage; through a decades-long struggle with Parkinson's disease; and finally, after his death, through reflections on their life together. Jean McCallion is an active member of the literary life in the Hamilton area. This is her second volume of poetry with Penumbra Press. ISBN 1894131789 | Softcover | $ 19.95 Me & Martha BlackMargriet Ruurs Cover art by Ted Harrison Melanie White has always liked history, but she certainly doesn't believe in ghosts. When a voice from the past begins to haunt her, she soon discovers wisdom in her words.
ISBN 1894131878 | Softcover | $ 14.95 Once Upon a Country LaneGarfield Thomas Ogilvie In the western section of Carleton County lies a region of hospitality once known as West or Upper Huntley Township. An Irish community has lived among its ridges and valleys for the past 170 years. Once Upon a Country Lane is the story of the land and of its people.
ISBN 1894131886 | Hardcover | $ 34.95 A Signature of LeavesJane Jordan Penumbra Press Poetry Series, No. 56 A Signature of Leaves is a collection of poems spanning more than 30 years, published and unpublished, that highlight a love of the northland and people. They speak of the struggle and challenge of entertaining risk, which is woven into the identity and evolution of the writer. Now in her seventy-eighth year, Jane Jordan has always been a strong supporter and participant in Canadian literature since the 1940s. Her passionate search for freedom never diminishes. ISBN 1894131665 | Softcover | $ 19.95 Silver LiningsGarfield Thomas Ogilvie A collection of tender sketches, home-spun reflections, and stories to feed the soul. ISBN 0969586418 | Hardcover | $ 29.95 The Garfield Ogilvie TrilogyGarfield Thomas Ogilvie A trio of books for the mind and spirit. The Garfield Ogilvie Trilogy includes Once Upon a Country Lane, Silver Linings, and the recently launched Tomorrow is a Lovely Day. ISBN | Hardcover | $ 86.21 The Spirit DancesTony Cosier Penumbra Press Poetry Series, No. 58 The poems in this collection praise the human spirit with its enduring capacity for love. The poet reflects on his thirty years of teaching; explores the theme of personal relationships in a religious context; and depicts Beethoven's struggle to create his last great work, the "Missa Solemnis." This is Tony Cosier's fourth book of poetry with Penumbra Press. ISBN 1894131762 | Softcover | $ 19.95 Tomorrow is a Lovely DayGarfield Thomas Ogilvie Tomorrow is a Lovely Day illuminates the past with the insights of a gifted storyteller with a keen eye for human interest.
ISBN 189413186X | Hardcover | $ 29.95 Zen Mercies / Small SatorisMarianne Bluger Penumbra Press Poetry Series, No. 57 From luminous moments of deep awareness, Bluger brings us more of her sharp yet gently memorable tanka. Bluger's gusts, the first collection of tanka to appear in English in Canada, has become a sort of classic. Of the tanka in gusts Christopher Wiseman wrote: "I have REALLY enjoyed this book. It's the images and depth and modesty and dignity and insight and sheer humanity that distinguish Bluger."
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