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With over 200 listings, the Saskatchewan Media Directory is the most comprehensive of its kind ever compiled of print, radio, television and specialty media in the province. It contains updated contact information, how media outlets prefer to receive news, and advertising information. The directory also includes Aboriginal media to help you target campaigns to these important audiences.

Sample page and order form for the 2012 Saskatchewan Media Directory

The 2012 Manitoba Media Directory is available in bounded copies or CD-Rom PDF format. With over 200 listings, the directory is the most comprehensive ever compiled of print, radio, television and specialty media in the province. It contains updated contact information, how media outlets prefer to receive news, and advertising information. The directory also includes Aboriginal media to help you target campaigns to these important audiences.

Sample page and order form for the 2012 Manitoba Media Directory

In this touching autobiography, Sally Crooks recounts her love affair with her husband, Jim. Starting with the last months of her husband’s life, Crooks weaves into her love story the details of how the couple first became acquainted in their home country of Scotland, their journey as a young family to a new country, and how she has recovered from the loss of an irreplaceable friend and lover. The book also features poems written by Crooks while Jim was alive and following his death.

To purchase your copy of About Jim and Me — A Love Story, contact Sally Crooks by phone at (306) 569-9583 or by email at scrooks@accesscomm.ca.

A revealing look at the issues and controversies of grassroots level hockey, including everything from children developing life skills to the thrill of playing for the love of the game to high financial obligations, the dangers of hazing rituals, "crazy" hockey parents, and the sometimes too-strong desire for kids to play in the NHL. It features one Saskatchewan hockey family's experience, and the growth that the father undergoes as he learns from his mistakes from being a too-involved hockey parent to understanding that hockey is a game that should be enjoyed not pursued as a career by pre-teen children, a message that parents of all athletes can understand.

To purchase your copy of Accidentally on Purpose, contact Louise Waronek by phone at (306) 584-9706 or by email at l.waronek@sasktel.net.

Written for preschool and primary-aged children, An Adoption Alphabet can assist parents, family members, caregivers and educators to establish an atmosphere in which adoption is discussed openly and honestly. The text may also provide a foundation for later elaboration as children get older. Beautiful black and white portraits of children of all ages will engage young listeners and readers.

All proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Children’s Bridge Foundation, located in Ottawa, Ontario. Visit www.cbfoundation.com for more information.

An Englishman’s Daughter, William Wardill’s debut novel, is an exciting adventure through history. The book begins with a paleo-Indian hunter, proceeds through two world wars, the prelude to the settlement period, the creation of a hybrid society by people who came from other places, and finally, to a community in danger of losing the railway tracks which have been the reason for its presence on the map of Saskatchewan.

Copies of An Englishman’s Daughter are available by contacting Wardill at (306) 967-2910. Each book is $14.95 plus applicable taxes.

Sam Brown is a shy, nineteen-year-old farm kid fresh out of cooking school. Determined to make a life for himself in the city, he lands a job in a downtown Saskatoon diner. There, he meets Slash, the restaurant’s gruff middle-aged cook, and Bliss, an abrasive waitress. As the two men help Bliss struggle with her own demons, they are forced to face the truth of their own unlikely friendship.

For more information or to order copies of Baggage, contact Funk at ph: (306) 384-0118, cell: (306) 222-4696, email wfunk69@shaw.ca or visit www.wesfunk.ca.

This souvenir booklet outlines the history of the Claybank Brick Plant from its inception, through the height of production during World War II, to its designation as a national historic site. The book provides an in-depth description of the brick making process and a look at the plant’s wages and living conditions. The history of the plant is brought to life with photographs of the site over the years as well as stories from former workers and the families who called the brick plant home.

Fans of M. C. Conacher’s first novel, Murder on the Maritime Tour, will not be left disappointed with her second work, The Crocodile Connection. Set in a small, fictitious country in Africa, a team of prairie technicians has left Canada to work with the Afrafros people on building and operating a new technical training centre. However, the Canadians are not prepared for some of the bigger challenges that face the Centre and its staff. Malaria outbreaks, marriage breakdowns, disgruntled employees, mounting threats from local chiefs and corrupt politicians, and even a military coup threaten to destroy the Centre’s future and the careers of several Canadians as well.

Princess Minerva of Dorr is a fiery princess determined to plot her own course in life. Useless lived his entire life in Dorr, studying under the tutelage of his master, Dorr's Chief Alchemist. He believed that he would spend his entire life studying alchemy and eventually take his master's place. Until an assassin walked into the lab one day and asked Useless for a phial of poison. Now on the run from a deadly assassin and a mad sorcerer, Useless and Minerva must join with unexpected allies and venture to places they had never dreamed of to break the princess's curse and stop a madman from making his horrible dream a reality.

While training to become a nurse in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Sedelia Lawson struggles to discover who she is and who she must be in order to achieve happiness in life. Questions of faith, morals and family connections are raised during her journey as a young woman as she uncovers the truth about love, sacrifice and her relationship with God.

Lady With a Lantern highlights a piece of Saskatchewan’s history that has too often been neglected and misunderstood — the Saskatchewan Hospital in Weyburn. As a former psychiatric nurse and patient at the institution, Kay Parley combines journal entries and narrative story to provide an understanding of the creative therapies used at the Saskatchewan Hospital at Weyburn, once named the most improved mental hospital in North America.

Learn how the media works and how to make it work for you. This 32-page book is filled with helpful tips and advice, from how to dress for an interview to how to make the most of media opportunities. You’ll never have to worry about a media interview again.

Recently widowed Laura MacLure sets out on a voyage in the Maritimes only to discover that she is caught in the middle of a murder mystery. Surrounded by strangers, an endless number of suspects, and an admiring man whom she is not sure she can trust, Laura must uncover who the killer is before they get away with murder and a family fortune.

The final book in the Prairie Pearl series, Prairie Pearl 6: The Reunion brings together the five heroines of the previous books. Reunited in Pearl to celebrate a special occasion, the five "Pearl Sisters" are now grown-up and reveal how their lives have unfolded, with a surprise ending in store. A novel for young adults, Prairie Pearl 6 continues the series’ tradition of providing home-spun advice and capturing what life was like in the Saskatchewan prairies during the 1920s. This is the third novel for Arleen Brenner through Benchmark Press.

Set on the Saskatchewan prairies in the 1920s, this novel for young adults is the fifth in the Prairie Pearl series and tells the story of Betsy Connor. Life is not easy for Betsy and her family. Constantly on the move because they have no money to pay the rent, Betsy’s family is plagued by alcoholism and abuse. With the help of her friends in Pearl, Saskatchewan, Betsy learns to find hope for the future in spite of the past. This is the second novel for author Arleen Brenner through Benchmark Press.

Return to 1920 and spend some time with Vera Eastman and her friends in the fictitious town of Pearl, Saskatchewan. Learn some of the darkest town secrets as Vera works with Doc. Vera struggles along with her patients as they deal with polio, death in childbirth and physical and mental abuse. She dreams of a knight in shining armour riding into town and taking her away from all this. Will her dream come true?

This book tells the stories of everyday people who suddenly found themselves facing a crisis situation and the need to act accordingly. Their responses to these situations will inspire you to realize the importance of water safety training and encourage you to take lessons.

This release from Jacqueline Moore is an enchanting look at some of Saskatchewan’s most sought after, but obscure, folk healers. The uplifting non-fiction work covers the stories of thirteen healers who have impacted many lives, and even performed miracles by saving others from often incurable and painful diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis and cancer. Each of their stories is a unique journey that readers will enjoy taking again and again.

For more information or to order the book, visit www.folkhealers.ca.

All proceeds from the SaskEnergy Saskatchewan Roughriders Calendar in support of KidSport™ are used to support the services and programs of KidSport™ Saskatchewan. The calendar features pictures of present and past Roughrider Greats, as well as “Days in Roughrider History“ trivia. KidSport™ is a registered children’s charity that provides children in need with financial assistance for sport registration fees, and in some cases equipment, so that all kids can play.

This guide book gives voice to the experience of graduate women, including dealing with issues of time and financial restraints, sexism, a lack of support, and domestic roles and tasks still prescribed by gender. It offers practical suggestions to assist women who are trying to manoeuvre in the narrow gap between family and student life.

Corbin Dwyer is an associate professor of psychology at Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Corner Brook campus, where she teaches social psychology, contemporary issues in personality, psychotherapy, and the psychology of women.

To order, please contact Benchmark Press at (306) 522-9326 or info@benchmarkpr.ca.

Featuring an innovative and unique drawing style, Wonk by Cathy Sali offers a simple, refreshing and very entertaining look at family life through Sali’s eyes. The book has been a six year work in progress for Sali, who is a wife and mother of three children.