Rick James

Brimming with stories and images, this fascinating collection celebrates Harbour Publishing's fifty-year commitment to recording the unique ways of life that have sprung from the West Coast.Half a century and hundreds of book releases have rolled by since Harbour Publishing was founded in 1974. So it is only appropriate to mark this golden anniversary with a new omnibus edition of Raincoast Chronicles, the series that has always been at the heart of Harbour's mission to express the rich culture and history of BC's coast. Indeed, it was the Chronicles, which began publication in 1972, that inspired the creation of Harbour itself, as the expansive articles grew into book-length works.The lushly illustrated collection Fifth Five gathers volumes 21 through 24 of Raincoast Chronicles along with a new, previously unpublished Raincoast Chronicle 25 by Alan Haig-Brown, focusing on the author's formative years as a deckhand in the 1960s and early '70s on a fishing boat run by a We Wai Kai family he married into as a teenager. The history of commercial fishing and of BC itself, in all its twisting relations with Indigenous peoples, is mirrored in Haig-Brown's vivid account of life aboard, where "there are no typical days" despite the tightly choreographed tasks and immense local knowledge required by this ever-risky business.In issue 21, West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales, maritime historian Rick James leads an authoritative tour of BC's most famous shipwrecks, as weathered sailors and divers share lore about one of the most dangerous stretches of coastline in the world. Also included are pieces from some of Canada's most exciting and iconic writers--Al Purdy, Anne Cameron, Edith Iglauer, Patrick Lane and Grant Lawrence, along with stories of disasters at sea, scarcely believable bush plane feats, eerie events at coastal ghost towns and reminisces of the Schnarr sisters who kept cougars as pets.In its passion for storytelling about overlooked but crucial aspects of the past, Fifth Five serves as a fitting tribute to Harbour Publishing's own deep history.

What would you sacrifice to protect your secret identity?At almost twenty years old, Ellie dreams of being a warrior. Instead, as an apprentice orgo-keeper, her only real highlight is the animals she cares for.Then, everything begins to change when events at the market draw Ellie closer to Haylee's gang of warriors. Ellie has heard many tales about Haylee and her friends, and she is desperate to join them. But she doesn't know is exactly how much danger she is getting herself into. In no time, Ellie is plunged into a much different world than she had first assumed...A world built on dissent and filled with secrets. A world that forces Ellie to decide where her true loyalties lie A breath-taking glimpse of a frozen future. Step into a world that you won't want to wake up from."Settle in for daring leads, vicious enemies, and an immersive world. Intriguing twists unfold a well-paced tale of survival and the age-old question, who can you trust?" Emily R. King - Author of The Hundredth Queen Series"A thrilling and immersive book that will transport you to a future reminiscent of the Jurassic era, but with more lies, deceit and even murder." Meggan - Between The Pages"The story has me gripped and wanting more ""Thrilling, enthralling and immersive."

At the stroke of one minute past midnight, January 17, 1920, the National Prohibition Act was officially declared in effect in the United States. From 1920 to 1933 the manufacture, sale, importation and transportation of alcohol and, of course, the imbibing of such products, was illegal. Prohibition was already a bust in Canada and it wasn't long before fleets of vessels, from weather-beaten old fish boats to large ocean-going steamers, began filling their holds with liquor to deliver their much-valued cargo to their thirsty neighbours to the south. Contrary to popular perception, rum-running along the Pacific coast was usually carried out in a relatively civilized manner, with an oh-so-Canadian politeness on the British Columbian side. Most operated within the law. But there were indeed shootouts, hijackings and even a particularly gruesome murder associated with the business. Using first-hand accounts of old-time rum-runners, extensive research using primary and secondary documentation, and the often-sensational newspaper coverage of the day, Don't Never Tell Nobody Nothin' No How sets out to explain what really went down along the West Coast during the American "Noble Experiment."

"Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy Had no Hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy Wasn't Fuzzy, was he?" One of my favorite rhymes as a child. This story solves the mystery of how he lost his hair. Great for parents or grandparents to read to their special child. Let your imagination go and share some warm and funny moments with your loved ones.

Thousands of steeples on the horizon represent countless agendas, doctrines, quarrels. And they represent a question: How can we know anything about Jesus now? The answer, according to Rick James, is in the context. He recalls the specific contexts that colour Jesus' story, bringing forward this man you've heard so much - and so little - about.

To fans of sassy and savvy urban music, the name Rick James will forever be associated with the mainstream emergence of funk - that bottom-heavy blend of rock and soul that sparked a multi-racial musical revolution in the 1970s and 1980s and has since influenced everything from rap to raves, punk to progressive rock. Along with the fame, the Grammy Award, and superstardom came drug abuse and even felony convictions, all of which are chronicled in this gripping, posthumous tell-all of the funk revolution.