After a wonderful fall, winter is settling in on the Yukon. Time to stock up the woodpile and put on the winter tires as our thoughts turn toward the Christmas season.

After two back to back elections, territorial and municipal, the city is busying itself for the upcoming Canada Winter Games.

Recently, a local gallery featured some wonderful raven photography by local photographer Vince Federoff. He dedicated this exhibition to the memory of the late John Hatch. We invite you to have a look at John’s raven photos in the John Hatch Gallery. Vince and John were good friends and you can see the omnipresent Yukon raven was a favorite subject of both photographers.

Also, for all of you Yukon Quest fans, Frank Turner has announced he will be coming out of retirement to race again.

On to what’s new…

Yukon Topographic Maps: We are all breathing a collective sigh of relief since the Canada Map Office reversed a decision to stop printing topographic maps. This means we will be able to continue providing Yukon topo maps as we always have. Visit our topographic map site to find any Yukon maps you may need.

2007 Calendars: Make sure to browse our varied selection of 2007 calendars as we near the end of 2006.

As well, we invite you to visit our website at macsbooks.ca and browse the new, online version of our Books For Everybody catalog and have a look at the new titles available in all our book categories to give you some ideas for the upcoming Christmas season.

We invite you to browse our new arrivals: in the posts below, on our New Arrivals page or pick your favorite Category from the right hand menu.

We welcome your questions, comments and suggestions at editor@yukonbooks.com

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The Cinnamon Mine: Memories of an Alaska Highway Childhood by Ellen Davignon
With her wit, sense of humor, and exuberant writing style, Ellen Davignon relives her Yukon childhood. From Denmark and Greenland, through Arctic Canada, she traces the adventures of her family.

Atlin’s Gold by Peter Steele
Atlin’s Gold is a celebration: a celebration of love, family and exploration. Aided by Peter Steele’s uncanny descriptive abilities, we are led simultaneously into both the past and present of one of British Columbia’s most fascinating towns – Atlin.

Wanderer of the Wilderness Yukon Joe by Murray, Edward H.
Wanderer of the Wilderness Yukon Joe: The authentic story of a tough mountain man and his battle to live free. Wild bushmen were content with a simple life. Such a man was Yukon Joe. He lived in harmony with nature and called the forest wilderness his home. Roaming along mountain streams with his dogs he searched for gold, and spent many hours painting pictures of the midnight sun.

Alaskan Yukon Trophies Won and Lost by G.O. Young
The great classic Alaska hunting book. George Young, a West Virginia state senator, made in 1919 an extensive and hazardous hunting trip into the Alaska wilderness. He nearly died on the trip, and his companion Dr. Evans died after reaching home, as a result of the hardships suffered on the trip.

White Man’s Paper Trail: Grand Councils and Treaty-Making on the Central Plains by Stan Hoig
In White Man’s Paper Trail, award-winning journalist and author Stan Hoig presents a poignant history of the U.S. government’s attempts to peacefully negotiate treaties with the tribes of the Central Plains, from the friendship pacts of the early 1800s through the last formal treaty in 1871, when Congress put an end to treaty-making.

Native Ghost Stories by Amos Gideon and Darren Zenko
Embark on a journey into the spirit world of First Nations peoples with some of the most intriguing stories of ghost spirits in nature and the underworld. These stories have been passed on orally through countless generations and are drawn from across the continent.

Ch’askin: A Legend of the Sechelt People by The Sechelt Nation, illustrated by Jamie Jeffries

Ch’askin is the great thunderbird whose appearance heralds rumbling thunder, a darkening sky and flashes of lightning — as well as good luck for the people of the Sechelt Nation.

This compelling book recounts how this enormous and awe-inspiring bird — who looks like a golden eagle except much, much larger — aided and protected the members of the Sechelt villages for many years in many ways. From helping Chief Spelmu’lh, the father of the Sechelt Nation, build both the first longhouse and the many villages of his people, to delivering goats and grizzly bears for the hungry people to eat and creating islands from pebbles for the tired Sechelt hunters to rest, the story of Ch’askin is a story of protection, friendship and respect for fellow living beings.

Firefly Atlas of North America by Firefly Books
This brand new atlas presents the increasingly multicultural and diverse realm that is North America. Divided into three sections covering the United States (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Pacific Territories), Canada and Mexico, this atlas uses up-to-date maps, expert narrative coverage and revealing statistics to illustrate the continent’s geographic and social features.

Endangered: Wildlife on the Brink of Extinction by George C. McGavin
Featuring more than 400 photographs, this book details the plant and animal species that are either endangered or so severely threatened that they soon will be. The authors offer a thoughtful celebration of nature’s diversity not scaremongering — and a plea to rein in current behaviors that negatively affect the planet. Their proposals form a reasoned and hopeful guide to a future world that will be safe for all species. Creatures profiled include marsupials, monkeys, sea turtles, birds of prey, and butterflies and moths.

FISH: 77 Great Fish of North America by Dean Travis Clarke / Paintings by Flick Ford
FISH is a stunning celebration of this continent’s great fish, mostly game fish, with a sprinkling of fun (pumpkin seed sunfish), history (American shad), and culinary delights (red snapper). These detailed, never-before-published watercolor portraits, with text by the master of sport fishing, Dean Travis Clarke, combine to make an upscale guide for the naturalist, an aid to the angler, a tool for the educator and conservationist, and an enjoyable read for everyone. It’s part field guide and part angler’s soul, but most of all a feast for the eyes.

Resolute by Martin W. Sandler
Almost everyone knows the photo of John F. Kennedy, Jr., as a young boy, peering out from under his father’s desk in the Oval Office. But few realize that the desk itself plays a part in one of the world’s most extraordinary mysteries—a dramatic tale that has never before been told in its full scope. Acclaimed historian Martin Sandler—a two-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, winner of seven Emmy® Awards, and author of more than 50 books—finally brings the entire story to light. This amazing high-seas adventure encompasses the search for the Northwest Passage in the early 1800s; a renowned explorer and his crew of 128 men who vanish during an 1845 expedition; 39 incredible, heroic attempted rescue missions; a ghost ship that drifts for more than 1,200 miles; a queen’s gratitude; and that famous desk. Fascinating rare photographs, paintings, engravings, and maps illustrate the book throughout.

Suitable for the Wilds: Letters from Northern Alberta, 1929-31 by Mary Percy Jackson
Born in England in 1905, Mary Percy Jackson graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1927 with degrees in medicine and surgery. Responding to an advertisement in a medical journal recruiting doctors to work in Alberta, she moved to Alberta in 1929, settling in the Peace River area. Assigned to a territory of nearly 400 square miles, Jackson travelled mostly on horseback through mainly unmarked trails ministering to her patients. Vigilant about nutrition and vaccination, she promoted good health for five generations of Metis, Native, and homesteader populations. In 1975 she was named “Woman of the Year” by the Voice of Native Women for her tireless devotion and years of dedicated service. Suitable for the Wilds offers readers a new opportunity to discover this true trail-blazer through her fascinating letters and correspondence that demonstrate clearly her profound impact on Alberta’s social development in the early twentieth century.

Lady Franklin’s Revenge by Ken McGoogan
A third masterful biography from historian Ken McGoogan, Lady Franklin’s Revenge is the richly documented story of a complex, ambitious Victorian—arguably the greatest woman traveller of the 19th century— and the transformation of a failed expedition into a triumphant legend. A Globe and Mail Book of the Year, and shortlisted for the Ontario Libraries Evergreen Award, Lady Franklin’s Revenge is an exquisitely illustrated epic adventure.

Out of Season: The Johnny Luster Story by Mary E Adams
A biography of one of Alaska’s greatest old-time guides. Johnny’s insatiable appetite for outdoor adventure, his rejection of normal education and urban life, and his unstoppable courage in the face of incredible hardship and danger were more typical of men like Jim Bridger and Jedediah Smith. Johnny’s life took him from guiding on the Wyoming frontier, to making movies with John Wayne, and then on to Alaska for fifty years of trapping and guiding. Experience the amazing adventures of the man who claimed to be the genuine Mad Trapper of Rat River-the trapper and guide who lived to tell his real life story.

In the Land of the Red Goat by Bob Henderson
Born to a life of private schools, cricket games and society balls, Bob Henderson abandoned it all when he was 18 for the challenges found in the mountains of northern British Columbia.

All of these stories and more he tells in this captivating book of a hard life chosen and lived with enthusiasm and courage.

Call of the Wild: My Escape to Alaska by Guy Grieve
Guy Grieve’s life was going nowhere – trapped in a job he hated, commuting 2000 miles a month and up to his neck in debt. For years he dreamed of escaping it all to challenge himself against the elements in one of the wildest, most remote places on Earth. With his family’s support Guy decided to test himself and his dream by living in the Alaskan wilderness for a year. Miles from the nearest human being and armed with only the most basic equipment, he soon found that life in the wilderness was anything but easy – whether building a log cabin from scratch, driving a dog sled, literally treading on thin ice, dealing with the loneliness or even just having a wash without interruption from bears.

Fishing Journal by D W Bishop
A journal to record information about your fishing trips, including: location, weather, river details, bait and all the piscine details you could need.

Waterfowler’s Journal by D W Bishop
A journal to record information about your waterfowl hunting trips, including: location, weather, dogs, blinds and all the avian details you could need.

Alaska Backcountry Skiing: Valdez & Thompson Pass by Matt Kinney
A Backcountry Skier’s Paradise. Not only does the Valdez and Thompson Pass area offer some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world, it offers unparalleled backcountry skiing. Situated between the warm Pacific Ocean and the cold Alaska interior, the area receives as much as 1000″ of snow during a typical winter.

So We Sold Our House and Ran Away to the South Pacific by Gordon Cope
We all dream of escaping the boring routine of getting up, going to work, and paying the bills. Find out what happens when Gordon Cope and his wife, Linda, follow that dream-to the South Pacific. From the remote Cook Islands to the hustle and bustle of Sydney Australia, from the new agey cities of New Zealand to Perry Mason’s orchid garden in Fiji, Gordon and his wife Linda search for happiness - and the best sauvignon blanc in the southern hemisphere.

Strange and Dangerous Dreams by Geoff Powter
Every culture, in every era, has its adventure myths: The golden hero willing to walk through fire elevates us all beyond our fears and limits. But more often than readily seen, there are darker reasons for dangerous pursuits. Where falls the line between adventure and madness? Geoff Powter, a practicing clinical psychologist, looks into the stories of eleven troubled adventurers, divided into three categories: The Burdened, The Bent, and The Lost.