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    The rose that grew from concrete: Teaching and Learning with Disenfranchised Youth

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    Diane Wishart

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    The Meteorites of Alberta

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    Anthony J. Whyte / Chris Herd, Foreword

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    When Edmonton Was Young

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    Tony Cashman / Leslie Latta-Guthrie, Foreword

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    Heavy Burdens on Small Shoulders: The Labour of Pioneer Children on the Canadian Prairies

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    Sandra Rollings-Magnusson

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    Retiring the Crow Rate: A Narrative of Political Management

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    Arthur Kroeger / John Fraser, Afterword

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    The University of Alberta Library: The First Hundred Years, 1908-2008 [FOR DISTRIBUTION ONLY]

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    Merrill Distad

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    Jane Austen Sings the Blues

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    Nora Foster Stovel, Editor / Graham Guest & Grant Stovel, Producers

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    In Bed with the Word: Reading, Spirituality, and Cultural Politics

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    Daniel Coleman

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    The Indian Commissioners: Agents of the State and Indian Policy in Canada's Prairie West, 1873–1932

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    Brian Titley

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    Sonic Mosaics: Conversations with Composers

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    Paul Steenhuisen

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    We Are All Treaty People: Prairie Essays

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    Roger Epp

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    A Son of the Fur Trade: The Memoirs of Johnny Grant

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    John Francis Grant / Gerhard J. Ens, Editor

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    Imagining Science: Art, Science, and Social Change

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    Sean Caulfield & Timothy Caulfield, Editors

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    Driven to Kill: Vehicles as Weapons

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    J. Peter Rothe

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    All True Things: A History of the University of Alberta, 1908-2008

    Rod Macleod

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    The Algal Bowl: Overfertilization of the World's Freshwaters and Estuaries

    David W. Schindler & John R. Vallentyne

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    Brilliant Strokes: Chinese Paintings from the Mactaggart Art Collection

    Ka Bo Tsang

    Copublished with University of Alberta Museums

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    Gifted to Learn

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    Living Will, Living Well: Reflections on Preparing an Advance Directive

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Sarah Carter Wins Clio Prize for The Importance of Being Monogamous

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jeff Carpenter

At this year’s Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Ottawa, the Canadian Historical Association/Société Historique du Canada awarded its Clio Prizes for Merit [...]

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TOWERING WIN AT THIS YEAR’S ALBERTA BOOK AWARDS

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Jeff Carpenter

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) knows how to throw a party.

On May 8, the 2009 Alberta Book Awards saw a host of the province’s brightest literary players and fans all dolled up and having a blast at the University of Alberta Faculty Club. There were many new faces and new winners once the [...]

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Honouring Arthur Kroeger

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Cathie

Arthur Kroeger was a remarkable person who was integral in improving much of Canada’s social fabric. We were delighted to be able to launch his posthumous book, Retiring the Crow Rate: A Narrative of Political Management, at Carleton University during the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in May 2009. It made perfect sense, [...]

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Posted on June 4, 2009 by Cathie

 
Why I Love Our Book Reps
Reason #1.
Susan Toy is our Alberta bookstore representative, with Kate Walker & Company. Like the rest of the gang at KWC, she is an enthusiastic, knowledgeable bibliophile! Here she is, promoting one of her favourite U of A Press titles to booksellers.
I’ve been reading Daniel Coleman’s In Bed With the [...]

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Posted on June 3, 2009 by lcameron

Director’s Message
It is our 40th anniversary, and while we reflect with pride on our publishing
achievements (to review our active and forthcoming titles, authors, and awards,
please visit www.uap.ualberta.ca), we are looking forward to a future of
continued innovation in the ways we make knowledge available to the world.
I would like to thank our campus partners for their [...]

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