The Complete Journals of L.M. Montgomery: The PEI Years, 1900-1911
Mary Henley Rubio & Elizabeth Hillman Waterston

This second book, covering the years 1901 to 1911, continues to provide a more comprehensive portrait of Montgomery's life in P.E.I. than has ever been available before. This publication covers Montgomery's early adult years, including her work as a newspaper editor in Halifax, Nova Scotia; her publishing career taking flight; the death of her grandmother; and her forthcoming marriage to a local clergyman. It also documents her own reflections on writing, her increasingly problematic mood swings and feelings of isolation, and her changing relationship with the world around her. Over 300 of her photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, and professional portraits are reproduced, all with Montgomery's original placement and captions.

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In Twilight and in Dawn: A Biography of Diamond Jenness
Barnett Richling

In Twilight and in Dawn is an exploration of one man's life in anthropology, and of the conditions — at the museum, on the reserves, in society's mainstream, and in the world at large — that inspired and shaped Diamond Jenness's contributions to science, to his profession, and to public life. An informative study of the evolution of a discipline focused through the life of one of its leading practitioners, In Twilight and in Dawn is an illuminating look at anthropological thought and practice in Canada during the first half of the twentieth century.

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Inward Journey: The Life of Lawren Harris
James King

The first complete biography ever published of Group of Seven artist and spokesman Lawren Harris (1885-1970). Harris was an outspoken defender of modernism, and a very private person. In this gripping, sympathetic account, James King writes about Harris' public persona as the spokesman for the Group of Seven as well as his championship of Canadian art and artists. Harris' own personal struggle to become an artist was long and complex, and he was beset by much turmoil throughout his life. When, early in 1930, he achieved his creative peak — in paintings such as North of Lake Superior — he turned his back on representational art and spent the remainder of his career becoming an abstract painter. The full magnitude of his inner struggles are all dealt with fully in this sensitive, engaging narrative that captures the complexity of the man behind the mask.

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The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen
Stephen R. Bown

The untold story of the great polar explorer who conquered the world's last unknown places, before vanishing in a daring bid to rescue his nemesis. Roald Amundsen was an adventurer and entertainer of the highest order. Larger than life, arrogant and competitive, he was also a meticulous organizer and planner. But Amundsen's life was one of sharp contrasts: reviled by the British for defeating Robert Falcon Scott in a desperate race to the South Pole, he was loved by his men, hailed as a hero in his native Norway and idolized as a charming and eccentric celebrity in the United States. Drawing on hundreds of recently uncovered press clippings, The Last Viking goes beyond Amundsen's conflicted legacy, revealing a humorous, self-deprecating storyteller who had unusual opinions and dreams.

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Working the Dead Beat: 50 Lives that Changed Canada
Sandra Martin

Globe and Mail columnist Sandra Martin honours the lives of Canada's famous, infamous, and unsung heroes in this unique collection of obituaries of the first decade of the twenty-first century. Here are Canadian icons such as Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, economist John Kenneth Galbraith, social activist June Callwood, and urban theorist Jane Jacobs. Here are builders such as feminist and editor Doris Anderson, and businessman and famed art collector Ken Thomson. Here are our rogues, rascals, and romantics; our service men and women; and here are those private citizens whose lives have had an undeniable public impact. Finally, Martin interweaves these elegant and eloquent biographies with the autobiography of the obit writer, offering an exclusive and intimate view of life on the dead beat.

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