A close-up survey of 50 of the most remarkable and influential aircraft ever.

For this book, the authors of the widely acclaimed Aviation Century series chose 50 of history's most influential aircraft, with profiles of their pilots and designers.

They begin with the Wright Brothers' 1905 Flyer, then move on to the birth of aerial warfare in World War I, the trail-blazers of the interwar years, the first passenger flights, and the great flying boats. Classic World War II aircraft such as the Bf 109, Spitfire and Mustang are included among the stars of that time. Then come the jets of the Korean and Vietnam wars, modern commercial carriers, private jets, experimental designs, and new combat fighters featuring Stealth technology.

Hundreds of color and archival photographs enhance an informative and entertaining text. Featured aircraft include:

• The Wright Brothers 1905 Flyer
• Fokker E.111
• Sopwith Camel
• Charles Lindbergh's Ryan NYP
• Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
• MesserschmittBf 109
• Supermarine Spitfire
• Boeing B-17
• Avro Lancaster
• De Havilland Mosquito
• Howard Hughes' Lockheed Constellation
• Concorde
• Learjet
• Boeing B-52
• Rutan Voyager
  ... and 35 more.

		11.25x11.25, hardcover with jacke
		208 pages, 300 color and black and white photographs, bibliography, index
		9781550464658
		$39.95 CDN    $39.95 US  0.0 UK
		Subject: Planes

A picture-perfect souvenir collection of images from Ontario's oldest and largest provincial park.

"Going into the bush with a guy like Runtz is like going into the National Gallery with a top curator"
-Kelly Egan, The Ottawa Citizen

Award-winning naturalist and nature photographer Michael Runtz has spent decades exploring Algonquin Provincial Park and chronicling its flora and fauna in all seasons. Some of his best work has now been compiled for this stunning pictorial.

Known as "the wolf capital of eastern North America," Algonquin is home to 53 species of mammal, including substantial numbers of moose, white-tailed deer, beaver and black bear, as well as abundant and diverse species of reptiles and amphibians, fish, birds, insects and plants.

As for its landscape, Algonquin is a near-North paradise with some 7,700 square kilometres of forests, lakes and rivers atop the rugged Canadian Shield. This idyllic refuge from urban life features 1,500 lakes and is easily accessible from dozens of major Canadian and U.S. population centers.

With 96 full-page color photographs by an award-winning photographer, Algonquin Souvenir captures every facet of this glorious park.

		8.25x8.25, hardcover
		96 pages, 96 color photographs
		9781550464948
		$19.95 CDN    $19.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Cottage Country, Ontario

The perfect what-to, how-to and where-to guidebook and reference for inspired homeowners, house renovators, interior designers and residential architects.

This exceptional style and source guide is the first book to examine residential architecture and design elements from both creative and practical perspectives. It is also the first to include extensive North American sources for high-end, custom and hard-to-find materials and services.

Combining original photography of 70 superb homes with hundreds of hand-picked product shots, this stunning compendium is a superb resource and reference book for homeowners and professionals alike.

Architectural Inspiration features the innovative ideas, inspiration and practical advice of renowned North American designers and architects. It also provides access to many of the same sources they turn to in residential home design and detailing.

From the Table of Contents:

Part One: Styles

Exteriors: North American Styles

• The evolution of residential styles in North America, from Colonial days to the present.

Interiors: Living Spaces

• Great rooms, living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, bathrooms, hallways, staircases, converted lofts, reconstructed barns and more.

Part Two: Details

Exterior Details

Doors and Windows

Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Architectural Details

Light and Heat

Kitchen Fittings

Bathroom Fixtures

Hardware

Part Three: Sources

• Contact information for major North American manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of high-end, hard-to-find residential building materials and accoutrements.

		9.75x11.25, hardcover with jacke
		528 pages, 3,000 color photographs, sources, glossary, bibliography, index
		9781550464689
		$79.95 CDN    $79.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Art & Antiques

Discover the best places in Ontario to sketch, paint, sculpt, carve and photograph wilderness and wildlife images.

Developed in part under Ontario's popular Arts in the Wild program, an alliance of 23 arts organizations and tourism operators, this guide for the creative spirit is organized according to the province's major travel regions.

The authors discuss each region's art history, provide detailed information on unique courses and workshops available to artists, list galleries and studio tours, and profile a few of each region's most interesting professional and amateur artists. Also included is a special look at Ontario's Native art and artists. The guide is richly illustrated, with color photographs of scenic locations throughout Ontario and pictures of artists in their studios.

The result is an inspiring "where-to" book for any visual artist with a love of nature.

		7.5x9, paperback
		224 pages, 200 color photographs, index
		9781550464337
		$29.95 CDN    $29.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Art & Antiques, Ontario

Classic barns of North America.

This book celebrates the era of North American barn-building known as "The Golden Age of Barn Construction," from the early 1700s to the mid-20th century. The author explores the variety of barn styles, pays tribute to the craftsmanship of their builders, and chronicles the lives and times of both the barns and those who built them. Barn Building is illustrated throughout with contemporary color interior and exterior photographs, historic black-and-white photos, and the author's own illustrations.

The barns featured are in various European and North American styles. Some examples:

• Log barns
• Round barns
• Dutch barns
• Octagonal barns
• English barns
• Sixteen-sided barns
• Quebec barns
• Shaker barns
• Bank barns
• Star barns.

Specific barns include, among many others, a Vermont cider mill, bank barns in Ohio Amish country, a Pennsylvania star barn, and a Quebec mystic barn.

Rural life has been forever changed by mega-farms and urbanization. Barn Building celebrates the remarkable treasures of rural architecture that still dot the landscape.

		11.25x9.25, hardcover with jacke
		192 pages, 240 color and black-and-white historical photographs, dictionary of terms, bibliography, index
		9781550464702
		$35.00 CDN    $35.00 US  0 UK
		Subject: Other Good Stuff

A landmark reference on a vast and historic area.

First Nations people call it Nishwawbe-Aski, "Land of the Original People." The area known as the Little North lies in Ontario and Manitoba, north of Lake Superior, east of Lake Winnipeg, west of James Bay and south of Hudson Bay. Early French fur traders referred to it as Le Petit Nord, as distinguished from the vast area west and north of Lake Winnipeg, Le Grand Nord. Despite its name, the Little North encompasses over 20 major lake and river systems within more than 500,000 square miles.

This remarkable atlas, in an oversize format, is a landmark publication -- the result of five decades of travel, research and documentation. Its first section provides an overview of the region's geography, the nature of its canoe routes, and the influence of natural and cultural history on those routes. Its second, larger section features annotated versions of 50 topographic maps derived from the well-known Canadian National Topographic System and constructed in digital form by the Geographic Information Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Annotations include points of interest, portages, rapids and difficult passages.

This atlas is sure to be treasured by canoeists everywhere and by anyone fascinated by the history of the North.

		16.25x13.75, hardcover
		144 pages, 1,200 maps and illustrations, including 50 large route maps and 8 large supplementary maps; bibliography, index
		9781550464962
		$95.00 CDN    $95.00 US  0 UK
		Subject: Outdoor Adventure, Ontario

How to plan, carve and paint your personal totem pole.

This well-illustrated guidebook includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native traditions, techniques and patterns. It examines the historic and modern tools involved. And it also presents great ideas for carving a totem pole, whether with traditional designs or more personal folk-art motifs.

Carving instructor Wayne Hill reveals how to select the right wood and use the correct tools to best advantage. Artist Jimi McKee shows how to create drawings and templates in authentic West Coast styles. There are also special notes on the meanings of figures, along with many instructions on painting your totem pole and recommendations for placement.

A folk-art family totem pole will be treasured for years to come. This handy illustrated guide includes all the background and information required to create one.

		8.5x11, paperback
		132 oages, 170 color photographs and black and white illustrations
		9781550464665
		$24.95 CDN    $24.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Other Good Stuff, Art & Antiques

How to plan, carve and paint your personal totem pole.

This well-illustrated guidebook includes the history of totem-pole carving and its West Coast native traditions, techniques and patterns. It examines the historic and modern tools involved. And it also presents great ideas for carving a totem pole, whether with traditional designs or more personal folk-art motifs.

Carving instructor Wayne Hill reveals how to select the right wood and use the correct tools to best advantage. Artist Jimi McKee shows how to create drawings and templates in authentic West Coast styles. There are also special notes on the meanings of figures, along with many instructions on painting your totem pole and recommendations for placement.

A folk-art family totem pole will be treasured for years to come. This handy illustrated guide includes all the background and information required to create one.

		8.5x11, hardcover
		132 pages, 170 color photographs and black and white illustrations
		9781550464733
		$34.95 CDN    $34.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Other Good Stuff, Art & Antiques

The basic reference book every cottage owner needs.

The Cottage Bible is a compendium of information -- a savvy how-to book, an essential collection of trouble-shooting and problem-solving tips, a reliable guide to all manner of flora and fauna, and an indispensable manual for getting the most out of your home-away-from-home.

Gerry Mackie and Laura Elise Taylor offer valuable information and welcome advice on the following topics:

• Buying a cottage
• Weather prediction
• Lake health and water quality
• Shoreline erosion
• PH and acid rain
• Swimming essentials
• Maintenance tips for a safe well
• Aquatic organisms
• Septic systems
• Fishing essentials
• Building a dock
• Living with wildlife
• Light, heat and power
• Closing the cottage
• Building a sauna
• Winterizing boats and motors
• Boating essentials
• Ice safety
• Rafts
• Repairing burst pipes.

Packed with detailed illustrations and chock full of everything a cottage owner needs to know, The Cottage Bible is an essential year-round reference.

		8.5x11, paperback with flaps
		360 pages, 1,200 color photographs and illustrations, bibliography, index
		9781550464597
		$39.95 CDN    $39.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Cottage Country

The romance of the great inland sea.

This large-format, full-color pictorial pays tribute to the historic ships still at work on the Great Lakes, from ancient cement boats such as the 100-year-old St Marys Challenger to venerable "straight-deckers," self-unloaders and 1,000-footers sailing under the familiar flags of prominent Great Lakes fleets: Algoma Central, Upper Lakes, Lower Lakes, American Steamship, Canada Steamship Lines and others.

With more than 170 photographs by the author and other fine transportation photographers, Lake Boats celebrates these mariners and working ships of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Great Lakes. A thorough appendix cites exact identification, specifications and the history of each vessel included in the book.

An extraordinary range of images -- from close-up and interior views of engine rooms and pilothouses to panoramic scenes of these noble workhorse vessels sailing North America's inland seas -- makes Lake Boats a remarkable celebration.

		11.874 x10.75, hardcover with jacke
		160 pages, 170 color photographs
		9781550464634
		$40.00 CDN    $40.00 US  0 UK
		Subject: Other Good Stuff

To create this unprecedented collection of photographs and essays, the authors spent years visiting museums and archives. They interviewed Lake Erie experts, from professional historians to long-time residents. The result is a remarkable portrait of daily life, industry and commerce on this dynamic Great Lake.

The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 connected the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and unleashed the financial potential of the American interior. The industrialists who located factories with ready access to raw materials soon became legends: Rockefeller, Sherwin and Williams, B.F. Goodrich, Carnegie, Frick, Mellon and many others.

The book is divided into chapters covering:

• The lake's prehistory
• Early settlement
• Role in the American Revolution
• Economic boom from 1815 to 1880
• High Industrial period from 1880 to 1945
• History of dramatic storms, shipwrecks
• Role in the Underground Railroad and Prohibition
• Wealth of flora and fauna.

With more than 300 archival photographs and informative captions, the book offers a fascinating portrait of Lake Erie's history, culture and unexpected charms.

		11x8.25, paperback
		224 pages, 334 archival black and white photographs
		9781550464696
		$24.95 CDN    $24.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Ontario

Delighting in nature's best-loved sweet.

"A fun and fact-filled work guaranteed to delight folks of all ages."
-Library Journal

In this richly illustrated book, the authors explore every aspect of maple syrup. They relate Native legends surrounding its discovery and explain its importance in the pioneer diet. They cover the sugar maple's exalted status in the maple tree family, and reveal why maple sap is still one of nature's great mysteries.

Also included are:

• Details about how sugar maples are tapped and how the sap is collected
• Insights from producers who reveal their affection for a shared passion
• A special "maple syrup flavor wheel" that describes the many colors, grades and flavor variations available
• A selection of recipes, including maple salmon, maple-marinated chicken wings and maple sugar pecans.

A complete and fascinating resource filled with history, romance and sweet flavors, The Maple Syrup Book provides the full story behind a long-standing and important North American tradition.

		8 1/4" x 8 1/4" x 5/, hardcover with jacke
		96 pages, 70 color and black-and-white photographs, bibliography, index
		9781550464115
		$24.95 CDN    $24.95 US   UK
		Subject: Other Good Stuff

The best of Ontario's ghost towns by the writer whose ghost-town books have sold over 150,000 copies.

"Ron Brown... must know more about Ontario's towns, past and present, than anyone else."
- Community Voices

Ontario's Ghost Town Heritage features the most interesting or "ghostly" destinations from Ron Brown's earlier volumes, all with updated information and images, along with newly "discovered" ghost towns. In all, it includes 80 accessible locations throughout Ontario.

As international travel becomes more difficult, there is a renewed interest in exploring our own backyard. Ontario historian Ron Brown visits vestiges of once-thriving towns and villages. Some still maintain small resident populations, while others exist only as abandoned buildings and foundation ruins. All have in common that they are "ghosts" of their former greatness and that their images evoke their lost legacies.

Sketch maps by the author guide the reader within each geographic region.

		8.5x11, paperback
		208 pages, 200 color and black and white photographs, index
		9781550464672
		$24.95 CDN    $24.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Ontario, Travel

A picturesque journey through 19th century Ontario.

This richly illustrated guide features photographs and detailed descriptions of 70 of Ontario's most remarkable mills. Some were chosen for their fascinating histories, and some for their architectural beauty. All evoke Ontario's charming 19th century past.

Mills are listed alphabetically according to regions of the province. Each listing includes concise travel instructions, a brief history of the mill's use, and a handy sidebar with vital statistics on age, operation, architecture and location.

This colorful and compelling guide is a must for anyone planning to visit Ontario's historic mills, whether in person or from the comfort of their favorite reading chair. Many have been restored or renovated and are destinations for thousands of travelers each year.

		7.5x9, paperback
		224 pages, 130 color photographs, maps, bibliography, index
		9781550464801
		$29.95 CDN    $29.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Ontario, Travel

Canoe country's most up-to-date guide.

Located west of Lake Superior on the Canada-U.S. border and known to countless thousands of paddlers simply as "Canoe Country," Quetico Provincial Park is Ontario's second-largest wilderness park. It connects to the United States via the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, mainland America's largest protected tract of wilderness. The area receives over 200,000 visitors a year.

Kevin Callan is a renowned paddling personality, and his new book describes 10 of Quetico's best trips, plus five adventurous excursions to destinations just beyond the park's boundaries. Trips range from weekend recreational paddles to 10-day multi-lake loops, and there is something for every skill level. All route maps are original and up to date, correcting many of the common errors found in other publications.

One could spend a lifetime paddling the waters of Quetico Provincial Park, with its more than 600 lakes and five major rivers. And with an average portage length of only 435 yards, it's all about the paddling.

		6x9, paperback
		192 pages, 50 color photographs, 15 color maps, resources, bibliography, index
		9781550465006
		$24.95 CDN    $24.95 US  0.0 UK
		Subject: Outdoor Adventure, Cottage Country

Recapturing the fabulous era of flying boats.

For a world coming out of economic depression in the 1930s, the Pan American Airways Clipper "flying boats" symbolized elegance and luxury, adventure and romance. Illustrated with rare period photographs, vintage travel posters, magazine ads and colorful company brochures, this fascinating book covers every aspect of the fabulous era of Pan American's graceful clippers.

Like their maritime namesakes, the Clippers used the oceans to form a vast global network of travel routes. Pan Am founder Juan Trippe was a visionary who saw the importance of international travel to a changing world. His Clippers would play a key role in the evolution of transoceanic flight, setting time and distance records over the Atlantic and Pacific, providing airmail delivery between countries, and eventually serving the Allies as troop and cargo transports during World War II.

Pan Am Clippers permanently changed the world's concept of time and space by dramatically reducing travel time and opening up international air travel to the general public.

This fascinating, informative and richly illustrated book brings back another time and way of life.

		9x11, hardcover with jacke
		272 pages, 200 color images plus 100 historical black and white photographs, bibliography, index
		9781550464764
		$49.95 CDN    $49.95 US  0 UK
		Subject: Planes, Travel

Uncovering the unexpected in Ontario -- from floating mansions to the province's very own Taj Mahal.

In his relentless quest to discover the unusual, Ron Brown has traveled nearly every road in Ontario. This book features 100 of the very best trips from his three best-selling "50 Unusual" collections: 50 Unusual Things to See in Ontario, 50 Even More Unusual Things to See in Ontario, and Ontario's Secret Landscapes: 50 More Visits to Unusual Ontario.

What's an unusual thing? "Anything that is unexpected. Something that shouldn't belong where you found it." Most locations are easy to reach from Ontario's major population centers, and a few are for more adventurous explorers. Locations include:

• North America's longest wooden bridge
• Ontario's Stonehenge
• The dune that ate the town
• Ghosts of the gold fields
• Boats in the air
• Holleford meteor crater
• Strange serpent mounds of Rice Lake
• The swamp that feeds the world
• Hell holes of Eastern Ontario
• Ontario's Taj Mahal
• Birdhouse City
• The floating mansions of Lemonville
• Magical Cyprus Lake grotto
• The country's smallest jail
• The eight-sided Main Street
• The mud church of Shanty Bay
• The telltale grave
• The world's shortest railway.

		8.5x11, paperback
		208 pages, 100 color photographs, index
		9781550464757
		$24.95 CDN    $24.95 US  0.0 UK
		Subject: Ontario, Travel

From coast to coast to coast, here are Canada's most fascinating destinations.

This beautifully photographed and engagingly written guide offers 100 of Canada's most remarkable destinations, spread across every province and territory. Some represent dream excursions to the far reaches of the land, while others are easily accessible from major centers. Each destination offers unforgettable scenic vistas, exotic land formations or unique glimpses into Canada's history and spirit.

Destinations include:

• Agawa Canyon (Ontario)
• Arctic Toe Dip (Northwest Territories)
• Athabasca Glacier (Alberta)
• Big Muddy Badlands (Saskatchewan)
• Broughton Island (Nunavut)
• Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)
• Cape Enrage High Tides (New Brunswick)
• Cavendish Dunes (Prince Edward Island)
• Churchill Polar Bears (Manitoba)
• Dempster Highway (Yukon)
• Gros Morne National Park (Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump (Alberta)
• L'Anse aux Meadows Viking Trail (Newfoundland and Labrador)
• Magdalen Islands (Quebec)
• Montmorency Falls (Quebec)
• Peggy's Cove (Nova Scotia)
• Quebec City Ice Hotel (Quebec)
• Thousand Islands Cruise (Ontario)
• West Coast Trail (British Columbia)
• Yellowknife Diamond Mines (Northwest Territories)
  and 80 more.

For the adventurous or the less daring, here are new sights and locations -- the very best that is Canada.

		7.5 x 9.5, paperback with flaps
		288 pages, 400 color photographs, index
		9781550464610
		$29.95 CDN    $29.95 US  0.0 UK
		Subject: Travel

A stunning celebration of Ontario's vast and diverse wilderness.

Ontario is wild. The province's more than 12 million people live in densely populated urban centers, but Ontario is larger than France and Spain combined. Over a quarter of a million lakes hold one third of the world's fresh water. No matter where you go in Ontario, you are never far from wilderness. Nobody knows this better than veteran adventurers Gary and Joanie McGuffin.

The McGuffins' Ontario is full of favorite places: rock promontory campsites where the swimming is perfect, lakes where loons and eagles nest, cliffs where peregrine falcons soar, ancient forests where only the sounds of nature are heard. Here, one can paddle whitewater rivers, sea kayak to distant granite islands, hike mountainous trails, and snowshoe the fresh forest trails left by foraging moose and wolves.

The diverse, wild beauty of Ontario is celebrated in this breathtaking collection of images taken during two decades of travel to every corner of the province.

		11.75x10.25, hardcover with jacke
		240 pages, 240 color photographs
		9781550465044
		$40.00 CDN    $40.00 US  0 UK
		Subject: Outdoor Adventure, Cottage Country, Ontario