30 - Wednesday, November 15, 1989 - North Shore News Christmas shopping is a breeze you buy books up with a depression bred of sodden skies, and desperately crave a shift cf mood, be of good cheer because there is an alter- native. f you're thoroughly fed- STEELE , book review So much for the good news; the bac! news is that the alternative is panic. Yes, believe it or not, Christmas is less than six weeks away. To make amends for that bit of sadistic indulgence on my part, here are six exceptional gift sug- gestions by way of a peace offer- ing. Any of these large-format books would make an ideal gift for someone special in your life this Christmas — and take the terror out of tinsel-time. Carmanah - Artistic Visions of an Ancient Rainforest must surely . be the most beautiful book witha ARTIST RANDY ANDERSCN’S rendering called When a Tree Falls conveys the emotional issues surrounding B.C. topic on the market. Featur- the logging of old-forest growth such as that of the now-famed Carmanah valley. His work, along with that ing the works of many of our pro- —_ of 100 other West Coast artists, appears in the beautifully produced book Carmanah — Artistic Visions of vince’s most renowned artists, an Ancient Rainforest, published by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. Carmanah is an extraordinary tribute to both the depth of resi- dent talent and a burgeoning tion made last year by the WCWC_—_ogging in the Carmanah while the book: Carmanah. awareness of the fragility of this to provincial artists. Quite simply, art itself would be captured on the Seventy artists participated in coast’s environment. each was asked to interpret the pages of a deluxe, coffee-table this unique project and their 70 Carmanah (Western Canada old-growth forest of the Carmanah Wilderness Committee/Raincoast valiey in his or her own style. The Books; $60 clothbound) is the ex- _ resulting paintings would be auc- traordinary product of an invita- tioned off to provide funds to fight COMPARE THE DIFFERENCE Bring us a 35mm negative & we will print a picture FOR FREE See for yourself what a difference ‘ ee eB quality makes : - TREAT YOUR FAMILY TO THIS : WARNER BROS. TOP BOx- , OFFICE FILM OF ALL TIME. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT AT : A TERRIFIC PRICE! Sunday. Nov. 19 . ~./ amp “Us 780 22nd St. VIDEOINCG Tht a oc tuent ©: ue when original works combine to form an explosion of calor and form guar- anteed to captivate the potential buyer — and the lucky recipient. Continuing with the B.C, theme is Harbour Publishing's Pioneer Buildings of Sritish Columbia (160 pp.; $39.95). Pioneer Buildings represents 60 years of keen interest in B.C.’s heritage structures by artist/author Rudi Dangelmaier. From barns and humble homes to churches and public buildings, Dangelmaier has created an extraordinary visual record of B.C.’s architecture. From Fort St. James to Van- couver's Blenheim Flats, from Kilby Reach to the Cariboo, Dangelmaier travelled the length and breadth of British Columbia as he painstakingly preserved exam- ples of buildings ranging from the magnificent to the quixotic. But Pioneer Buildings is nci only a Striking testimony to Dangelmaier’s artistic dedication. It also includes substantial histori- cal information on each of the more than 150 structures recorded in oils, watercolors, inks and poliment. The combination should be irresistible to anyone fascinated by B.C.’s past. There are cookbooks and then there is the cookbook. Pol Mar- tin’s spectacular Canada Tine Sce- See Naturalists Page 33 nd Offer ends December 31/89 ; : ; 1 HOUR PHOTO FINISHING : : “passport i E OF THE DECADE! A image Centre For Rent or Sale f 1375 Marine Dr., West Van. 925-123 | 2995 SUGGESTED | RETAIL ¢ ' wo, : . ¢), . pe be OR PEE SUOGESTED LIST PRICE PER CASSETTE ritHbstits CANADA 1889 WARNER HOME @ .