The stunning images found in Abandoned Kentucky offer us a window into our past, showing life in the Bluegrass State as it was back then, and stirring in us a sense of wonder and curiosity about those who have gone before us and the lives they lived.

Go inside the historic Columbia Theatre in downtown Paducah and the shuttered Union Station depot in Henderson. From the Old Crow bourbon distillery along Glenn's Creek to the Parker Tobacco Company in Maysville, and a once grand farmhouse in McLean County, these photographs showcase the rich history and untold stories of abandoned places from one corner of Kentucky to the other.

Where others may see only decay and rot in these long-forgotten locations, Sherman Cahal, Adam Paris and Michael Maes see exquisite beauty.

Out of Old Ontario Kitchens is a window into the past, exploring the stories of the First Peoples and settlers. It pays homage to all those who trapped and fished and hunted; to those who cleared the land and planted crops; and most importantly to all those women -- our mothers and aunts, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers and great-great grandmothers -- who got up and lit the fire; who toiled and stirred and cooked and baked and who kept families alive through long hard winters, through plagues and depressions, famines and wars. Work every bit as important as agriculture, commerce, mining, politics, and the development of infrastructure.

With over a hundred historically sourced recipes as well as scores of old photographs, early artworks, botanical prints, and illustrations, Out of Old Ontario Kitchens is both a visual and virtual feast. If you want to know what life was really like in early Ontario, come to the table with us. Food stories are, after all, the real stories of our lives.

With more than 130 photographs, many of them seen here for the first time, Idaho History: 1800 to Present offers a stunning portrait of this one-of-a-kind state.

From the Cataldo Mission of the Sacred Heart at the Coeur d'Alene's Old Mission State Park--the oldest standing building in Idaho--to historic Fort Hall in Pocatello--one of the most important supply points on the Oregon and California trails--to panning for gold in the Boise Basin, to the log drives on the Clearwater River, and the rampant poverty of the Great Depression, it is all here! Idaho History: 1800 to Present offers us a window into the past so vivid you can almost hear the prospectors heading off to the mines.

Justin Smith and Skip Myers have put together the definitive photographic account of the Gem State.

From one of Winnipeg's most colour artists comes Colour Manitoba. With 61 pages of some of the most beautiful and brilliant Manitoba scenes ever gathered in one book, artist Natalie Thiessen presents you with the opportunity to transform these stunning images with your own colour choices. If you love Manitoba, you'll love Colour Manitoba.

You Might Be From Manitoba If . . . is a delightful, illustrated romp through the land of 100,000 lakes. As the cartoonist for the Winnipeg Free Press for 30 years, Dale Cummings delivers his unique take on his home province, tickling the funny bone on every page. As Cummings proves, this is a province that is proud of who it is and likes nothing better than a good laugh.

You Might Be From New Brunswick If . . . is a delightful illustrated romp through the Picture Province. Native son and one of the best cartoonists in the country, Michael de Adder delivers his unique take on his home province, tickling the funny bone on every page. As de Adder proves, this is a province that is proud of who it is and likes nothing better than a good laugh.

Do you know when and where the first road was built in Nova Scotia? Or that the first movie ever filmed in Canada was filmed here? When was the last public execution held in Nova Sco- tia and what was it like on execution day? From the tallest building to the oldest tree to Dwayne The Rock Johnson and the most penalized hockey player in NHL history, the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader is the book that should be in every Nova Scotian out- house. If you love Nova Scotia (and we know you do), you sim- ply must have the Nova Scotia Outstanding Outhouse Reader.

GOLD MINE
How I wish Nova Scotia's Outstanding Outhouse Reader had been around years ago when I was a new immigrant to Nova Scotia. It is a 'gold' mine of information, with a Wow, I didn't know that on almost every page. For visitors, genealogists, or potential immigrants, this is the perfect volume to shed light on the province's colourful and intriguing back story. The author's reputation for thorough research and readability shines through.
-- Susan B. Borgersen, author of Light Cycle

FRIGHTENING
With his new book, master storyteller Vernon Oickle treats us to another volume of frightening stories to keep the chill in our hearts even on the hottest of days. Oickle has been a significant chronicler of the long and rich Nova Scotia heritage of the supernatural and this volume is sure to be an important contribution to that tradition.
-- Darryll Walsh, acclaimed ghost hunter and author of Legends and Monsters of Atlantic Canada

KNOWS HIS STUFF
If I want to talk to someone about my health, then I want to talk to my doctor. If I want to talk to someone about the state of my house's plumbing, then I talk to my plumber. If I want to talk to someone about the ghost stories of Nova Scotia -- then I want to talk to Vernon Oickle. The man knows his stuff.
-- Steve Vernon, storyteller and author of Haunted Harbours