September is fall here in the Yukon. It is different from other parts of the world and I cannot explain it any better than the way Gus Karpes does in his new column - “September”. Give it a read to see and feel the experience of fall in the Yukon.

The Big News this month is we have the Dawson webcam back up and running so take a look from time to time at a Yukon fall and winter. We will let you know as next spring approaches as well to have a look as the ice goes out on the Yukon river. Also watch the site the camera is on get a fresh new look over the coming months.

We have also been updating our Yukon topo maps website. The maps at the 1-50,000 detail level are being updated to show more detail and make it much easier to make your map selections. Click here for a sample.

BOOK RELEASES
The much anticipated new book by Yukon artist - Chris Caldwell is now in stock. Scenic Adventures in the Yukon Territory.

Eleanor Millard’s new book is also now in stock as well.
Journeys Outside and In:
“Eleanor Millard has artfully managed to both tell the tale of an exciting and socially committed life and to covey the quirks and the grandeur of the real North. This book will make you laugh, make you cry and inspire you. It is a ‘must read’.”
-Audrey McLaughlin

CAUGHT MY EYE
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
This is not a new book, however, there is a lot of buzz around it right now with the upcoming movie release of Sean Penn’s new movie of the same name, which he directed, based on the book.

About the Book: In 1992, Christopher McCandless left his affluent upbringing in Washington, D.C. to confront the Alaskan wilderness. With only a small calibre rifle and a bag of rice, he left behind civilization. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter…

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

As well, make sure to browse macsbooks.ca for new offerings from your favorite authors which are not covered below.

As always, we welcome your questions, comments and suggestions at editor@yukonbooks.com

Ken Searcy - Webmaster YukonBooks.com

How to Live a Low-Carbon Life: The Individual’s Guide to Stopping Climate Change by Chris Goodall
Individual action is essential if we want to avoid climate chaos. How to Live a Low-Carbon Life shows how easy it is to take responsibility, providing the first comprehensive, one-stop reference guide to calculating your carbon dioxide emissions and reducing them to a sustainable 3 tonnes a year.

Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed by Westley, Zimmerman & Patton
Many of us have a deep desire to make the world a better place, but often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant nothing we can do will actually make a difference. But studying real-life examples, Getting To Maybe harvests the experiences of a wide range of people and organizations to layout a brand new way of thinking about making change in communities, in business and in the world. Westley, Zimmerman and Patton illustrate that great social change is not just the province of heroes, but well within reach of everyone.

Field Guide to Bird Songs : Eastern and Central North America (Audio CD) by Roger Tory Peterson Institute
A Field Guide to Bird Songs is the best-selling collection of bird songs ever recorded. It includes the songs and calls of 267 species – all the most common and vocal birds found east of the Rockies. Organized as a companion to Roger Tory Peterson’s Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America, fifth edition, this is the “birder’s bible” of bird song.

Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools : The Complete Guide to Creating Arrowheads, Axes, and Other Primitive Implements by Monte Burch
A valuable reference for these ancient arts, Making Native American Hunting, Fighting, and Survival Tools takes you through the steps of the basic flint-knapping of arrowheads and scrapers to the most complex decorating and finishing techniques of painting and fletching. Also included are chapters on materials, tools, and the workplace.

Carve Your Own Totem Pole by Wayne Hill & James McKee
Carve Your Own Totem Pole looks at the history of totem-pole carving, its West Coast native traditions, techniques and patterns, and the historic and modern tools involved. It also presents great ideas for carving your own pole, whether with traditional designs or more personal folk-art motifs.

Gray Wolf’s Search by Bruce Swanson
Gray Wolf is told by his uncle, a shaman, that his role in their clad depends on his finding a very important person. Through conversations with his brothers and sisters in the woods and waters – Bear, Eagle, Whale, Beaver, Owl and Wolf – Gray Wolf makes a wonderful discovery about himself and his people.

Keepers of Life : Discovering Plants Through Native Stories and Earth Activities for Children by Michael J. Caduto & Joseph Bruchac
These bestselling books have been long-time favourites with educators for their innovative approach to teaching children about Native cultures and the environment. Each book, co-authored by Joseph Bruchac and Michael J. Caduto, combines Native legends with information and activities about the natural world. Books in the Keepers series are recommended by educational journals across North America for children aged 5 to 12.

Journeys Outside and In by Eleanor Millard
“Eleanor Millard has artfully managed to both tell the tale of an exciting and socially committed life and to covey the quirks and the grandeur of the real North. This book will make you laugh, make you cry and inspire you. It is a ‘must read’.” -Audrey McLaughlin

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 2,000 miles a month and up to his neck in debt. But he dreamed of escaping it all to live alone in one of the wildest, most remote places on earth - Alaska. And just when he`d given up hope, the dream came true. Suddenly Guy was thrown into one of the harshest environments in the world, miles from the nearest human being and armed with only the most basic equipment. And he soon found - whether building a log cabin from scratch, hunting, ice fishing or of course dodging bears in the buff - that life in the wilderness was anything but easy… Part Ray Mears, part Bill Bryson, CALL OF THE WILD is the gripping story of how a mild-mannered commuter struggled with the elements - and himself - and eventually learned the ways of the wild.

151 Dives: In the Protected Waters of British Columbia and Washington State by Betty Pratt-Johnson
Each Dive Description Tells You: -what’s special about the site -skills required -GPS location for boat dives -tide and current tables -bottom and depths -hazards and how to deal with them -facilities at the site and nearby -how to reach the site
Service Information Includes: -dive shops and air stations:recreational, nitrox, rebreather, technical instruction;air, nitrox, trimix and soda-lime sources -charters – day, multiple-day and liveaboard trips -dive resorts -rental boats, launch ramps -tourist and ferry information

Horse Packing: A Manual of Pack Transportation by Charles Johnson Post
The art of properly loading a pack horse or mule was perfected long ago, but anyone who lives or vacations in horse country will discover the same techniques apply today.. Charles Johnson Post’s book Horse Packing - the ultimate guide to the subject – offers tips and sage advice to make any packing experience safe, fun and accident-free.

Knives 2008 by Joe Kertzman (ED)
Good old American craftsmanship is alive and well, as evidenced by the stunning edged masterpieces revealed between the covers of the best book on blades ever published—Knives 2008. The art of fashioning knives by hand has only evolved, never faltered, and custom edges have become more high-tech, handsome and hot!

What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago de Compostela by Jane Christmas
In this wickedly funny account, Jane Christmas describes her pilgrimage along Spain’s infamous Camino de Santiago de Compostela in celebration of her fiftieth birthday. Somehow she finds herself leading fourteen squabbling middle-aged women – until she inadvertently loses them and sets out on her own. That is when her real adventure begins, as she battles loneliness, hunger, and exhaustion.
But she also encounters charming villages, thickly forested vales, and more compatible pilgrims, including an enigmatic fair-haired man, whose appearance has been predicted by a psychic. By journey’s end, Christmas has discovered that it is the detours of life that lead us to our heart’s desires

Historical Atlas of Expeditions by Karen Farrington
Historical Atlas of Expeditions traces the courses of the men and women who dared to face the unknown in order to expand man’s knowledge of the world for whatever motive, and in so doing crossed the trackless deserts, endless oceans, mountain barriers, dense jungles, and snowy wastes of our planet to bring back amazing tales of the wonders they witnessed and of the strange peoples they met.

Nomad’s Hotel: Travels in Time and Space by Cees Nooteboom
Since making his first voyage as a sailor in the 1950’s – to earn his passage from his native Holland to South America – Cees Nooteboom has been fascinated by foreign lands and has never stopped travelling. This collection of his most enjoyable travel pieces ranges far and wide, from exotic locales such as Isfahan and the Gambia to more familiar spots like Australia and Venice. With his trademark humour and tenderness, Nooteboom shows us the strangeness in places we thought we knew and the familiarity of places most of us will never visit.