Staff picks
Our staff do love to read! Here are some of our favourite items from City Library's collection.
Needing more inspiration about what to read? Check out our reader's advice page:
North of Nowhere
Song of A Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner

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When the Pine Needles Fall
Indigenous Acts of Resistance

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The Fire Still Burns
Life in and After Residential School

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The Salish People
The Local Contribution of Charles Hill-Tout. Volume IV, The Sechelt and the South-Eastern Tribes of Vancouver Island

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Crazy Horse
The Strange Man of the Oglalas

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Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun
Portraits of Everyday Life in Eight Indigenous Communities

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Shaping the Future on Haida Gwaii
Life Beyond Settler Colonialism

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Call Me Indian
From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

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The First Nations Of British Columbia
An Anthropological Survey

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Project 562
Changing the Way We See Native America

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This Place Is Who We Are
Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands

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A Knock on the Door
The Essential History of Residential Schools From the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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An Ordinary Violence
A Novel

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The Abominable
A Novel

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Nobody Gets Out Alive
Stories

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Pomegranate
A Novel

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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
A Novel

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The Glutton
A Novel

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The Woman Before Wallis
A Novel of Windsors, Vanderbilts, and Royal Scandal

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The Passionate Tudor
A Novel of Queen Mary I

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The Accidental Empress
A Novel

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The Three Emperors
An Ethan Gage Adventure

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The Spanish Queen
A Novel of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

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The King's Mistress
A Novel

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Cicada Summer
A Novel

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Never Boring
The up and Down History of the Vancouver Canucks

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The Measure of A Man
The Story of A Father, A Son, and A Suit

Book Club Kit
Tiná7 Cht Ti Temíxw
We Come From This Land : A Walk Through the History of the Squamish People

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On the Clock, Vancouver Canucks
Behind the Scenes With the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL Draft

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Ocean Drive
A Novel

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9 Lives by 35
An Olympic Gymnast's Inspiring Story of Reinvention

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Finding your Fit
A Compassionate Trainer's Guide to Making Fitness A Lifelong Habit

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Weapons of Fitness
The Women's Ultimate Guide to Fitness, Self-defense, and Empowerment

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The Stretching Bible
The Ultimate Guide to Improving Fitness & Flexibility

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Muscle for Life
Get Lean, Strong, and Healthy at Any Age

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Running Into Yourself
Unlock your Strength, Heal your Wounds, and Find New Life Through Running

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Second Wind
The Rise of the Ageless Athlete

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The Yogafit Athlete
Up your Game With Sport-specific Poses to Build Strength, Flexibility, and Balance

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