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Parfit, Michael and Suzanne Chisholm. The Lost Whale: The True Story of an Orca Named
Luna. New York City: St. Martins Press, 2013. In 2001, a young orca whale was separ-
ated from his family and found a new home in Nootka Sound (Vancouver Island), much
to the delight of visitors and the consternation of conservationists. This is his story.
Pyne, Stephen J. Awful Splendor. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2007.
This big, beautiful book tells the story of wildfires in Canada, both through specific fires
and the effects on the environment and humans.
HUMAN HISTORY
Barman, Jean. The West Beyond the West: A History of British Columbia. Toronto:
University of Toronto Press, 2007. Authored by a local university professor, this topic
makes interesting reading for its exploration of the province's lesser-known history.
Bosher, J.F. Vancouver Island in the Empire. Self-published, 2012. Don't be put off by this
book being self-published—this extensive tome is the best historical reference to the is-
land's European history currently in print.
Budd, Robert. Voices of British Columbia: Stories from Our Frontier. Vancouver: Douglas
& McIntyre, 2010. This large volume puts into print the stories of people and places
throughout British Columbia collected by journalist Imbert Orchard through the 1960s.
Coupland, Douglas. City of Glass: Douglas Coupland's Vancouver. Vancouver: Douglas &
McIntyre, 2000. Best known for coining the term Generation X in his 1991 novel of the
same name, local author Coupland delves deep into the cultural heart of Vancouver.
Johnson, Pauline. Legends of Vancouver. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1998. First pub-
lished in 1911, this small book contains the writings of Pauline Johnson, a well-known
writer and poet in the early part of the 1900s. She spent much of her time with First Na-
tions peoples, and this is her version of myths related to her by Joe Capilano, chief of the
Squamish. This most recent edition is the latest of many reprints over the years; search
out others at Vancouver's many secondhand bookstores.
King, Thomas. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North
America. Toronto: Anchor Canada, 2013. One of Canada's preeminent novelists, King
delves into what it means to be of First Nations descent through historical research and
his own experiences.