{"product_id":"imagine-this-valley-essays-and-stories-celebrating-the-bow-valley-paperback","title":"Imagine This Valley: Essays and Stories Celebrating the Bow Valley - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Legault\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanmore and Banff are collectively renowned for their mountain culture, diverse wildlife, and scenes of breathtaking natural splendor. These vibrant mountain communities are also home to exceptional adventurers, artists, thinkers, and writers. For the first time, some of the area's best-known personalities have contributed essays to a collection of work that promotes this remarkable area like no other book has before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthor royalties from \u003ci\u003eImagine This Valley\u003c\/i\u003e will be donated and placed into a fund for young people from the Bow Valley who wish to pursue writing as a vocation. An initial amount of $2,000 will be placed in trust by RMB Rocky Mountain Books, and each year, starting in 2016, a $500 grant will be given to a student interested in pursuing their dream of writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe contributors include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRob Alexander \u003cbr\u003eJocey Asnong \u003cbr\u003eBarry Blanchard\u003cbr\u003eIan Brown \u003cbr\u003eKristy Davidson \u003cbr\u003eColette Derworiz\u003cbr\u003eBen Gadd \u003cbr\u003eJamey Glasnovic \u003cbr\u003eKatherine Govier\u003cbr\u003eMaria Gregorish \u003cbr\u003eMiki Kawano \u003cbr\u003eFrances Klatzel\u003cbr\u003eMichale Lang \u003cbr\u003eHarvey Locke \u003cbr\u003eDustin Lynx\u003cbr\u003eLynn Martel \u003cbr\u003eBrewster Niehaus \u003cbr\u003eRuth Oltmann\u003cbr\u003eCarol Picard \u003cbr\u003eGraeme Pole \u003cbr\u003eJohn Reilly\u003cbr\u003eRobert Sandford \u003cbr\u003eMargo Talbot \u003cbr\u003eJon Whyte\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Legault\u003c\/b\u003e is a full-time conservation activist, writer, photographer, and organizational development consultant. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRunning Toward Stillness\u003c\/i\u003e, a meditation on Buddhist spiritual practice, running, and parenthood, as well as \u003ci\u003eTaking a Break from Saving the World\u003c\/i\u003e, a short book which examines the consequences of overwork in the \"save the world\" movement. He is also the author of several photography books, including \u003ci\u003eEarth and Sky: Photographs and Stories from Montana and Alberta\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere Rivers Meet: Photographs and Stories from the Bow Valley and Kananaskis Country\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Canmore, Alberta, with his wife, Jenn, and two children, Rio and Silas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42154087350407,"sku":"9781771601764","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b2f8df130807b86c5db20d9ed530cbe2.webp?v=1733226605","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/imagine-this-valley-essays-and-stories-celebrating-the-bow-valley-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}