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ROBERT DAVID SYMONS, COUNTRYMAN
FENTON, TERRY
R.D. Symons was a cultural giant, and this book presents his life and art for a new generation of readers.
Featuring an illuminating essay on his life and art practice by esteemed curator and painter Terry Fenton,
Robert David Symons, Countryman also features thirty exceptional water colours.Homeschooled in an
artistic family in England, Symons emigrated to Canada at the age of sixteen to work as a cowboy in
south-west Saskatchewan. As an artist, Symons worked primarily on paper, frequently in watercolours,
drawing upon direct observation and a prodigious visual memory. He greatly influenced many
contemporary nature writers, including award-winning Saskatchewan authors, Trevor Herriot and
Candace Savage.Robert David Symons, Countryman presents a comprehensive view of one of western
Canadas most gifted artists. Symons was an artist and writer who was deeply devoted to the Canadian
west, throughout his adventurous and well-documented life.
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT /BIOGRAPHY
HAGIOS PRESS
9781927516034
$25.95 TP Original
SEPTEMBER 2013
124 PAGES
ROBERT PLANT: A LIFE
REES, PAUL
Robert Plant is one of the few genuine living rock legends. Frontman of Led Zeppelin, musical innovator
and seller of millions of records, Plant has been a profound influence on music, culture and modern
history for over 40 years. Volumes have been written on the Zeppelin story, but Plant's tale has barely
been told - until now.
BIOGRAPHY 1ST PRINTING 200,000
HARPER COLLINS
400 PAGES
9780007514885
$24.99 TP Original
NOVEMBER 2013
HARDCOVER EDITION:
9780007514878 ($39.99)
ROCKET GIRL
MORGAN, GEORGE D.
The story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America’s first rocket scientist.
SCIENCE
PROMETHEUS
9781616147396
$19.00 TP Original
JULY 2013
310 PAGES