Dog Team to Dawson is a nostalgic collection of true Yukon stories written by bestselling author Bruce Batchelor. A Quest for the Cosmic Bannock is the account of two young people travelling by dog team, tackling a long-abandoned Gold Rush era route while wrestling with thoughts about their own destinies. Cost-Plus illustrates how greed and modern equipment cannot trump Nature - unless one is very lucky. In Trapping the Mad Trapper, Batchelor mines a 1932 account by Old Crow nurse Helen Thornthwaite to reveal how Yukoners played the major roles in stopping Albert Johnson's escape attempt. Love Story for Lucy is a tender tribute to the bond between man and dog.

Dog Team to Dawson is the prequel to Bruce Batchelor's "Nine Dog Winter," providing readers of that classic account with earlier adventures into the heart and soul of the Yukon Territory.

Bruce Batchelor lived in Canada's Yukon during the 1970s and early 1980s, travelling extensively throughout the territory, fascinated by the wilderness and the people who chose to live in the bush. His Northern stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers, and in the books "Yukon Channel Charts, The Lost Whole Moose Catalogue" and "Nine Dog Winter." He is also author of "Book Marketing DeMystified."

Bruce Batchelor is an editor and publisher, living in Victoria, BC, with his wife Marsha, their son Dan and a gentle black dog named Browser.

Reviewer comments on Bruce Batchelor's books
"A real page turner and delightful read. An instant classic about Canada's North."
"I LOVED reading it. Bruce has a rare gift among writers: he writes like he speaks. His 'voice' comes through as if you are sharing a hot cocoa by the fireside."
"The book is bursting with love. People with each other. People with dogs. Dogs with people. Everybody with the outdoors."
"A fascinating story and a great read. We recommend it highly."

Nine Dog Winter: Winter camping with sled dogs in Canada's Yukon by Bruce T. Batchelor is a true story, about two young Canadians who recruit nine mismatched huskies, and head out camping in the Yukon as the temperature plunges to Sixty-Eight Below.

Follow this 1980-'81 winter adventure of a young couple intent on recreating the classic Yukon pioneer lifestyle.

Includes dozens of photographs, maps and diagrams, plus complete instructions for building toboggans, harnesses, moccasins and other traditional winter camping equipment.

Hundreds of tips gathered from native and white trappers, pioneers and others who live and thrive in the Northern bush.

About the author BRUCE BATCHELOR: Though he'd lived in the Yukon for five years, the author's unfulfilled dream was to spend a winter in a remote wilderness cabin with a woman he loved, training dog teams and making long expeditions. When he teamed up with backcountry ranger Marsha McGillis in 1980, the (mis)adventures could begin

Bruce Batchelor came to the Yukon in 1973, planning to stay just long enough to earn money for a trip to Europe. Instead, he fell in love with the wilderness and its people, and stayed for most of the next eight years. He has written three books about his stay in the North. Marsha McGillis, heroine of Nine Dog Winter, agreed to marry him in 1983. Their son, Dan, was born in 1992. They live in Victoria, BC, with a white lab-husky cross named Tyhee Too in honour of the Tyhee in this story. Bruce and Marsha own Agio Publishing House, where he edits and directs marketing, while Marsha designs the books and Dan takes photos.

REVIEWER'S COMMENT: "A real page turner. I couldn't wait to see what was around the next bend in the trail as I raced through this delightful read. An instant classic about Canada's North as experienced by two plucky southerners." -- David Pettigrew, filmmaker, adventurer and sourdough

Imagine a top producing real estate salesperson, single mom, bad relationships with men, unhealthy, self-styled dumb blonde... who awakens to her destiny of healing bodies, minds and souls. Meet Nadine Mercey, high vibrational healer. This is her personal story. Reading it will change yours. Her mission is raising awareness about the potential in all of us to boost our personal vibration so we can be healthy, in loving relationships, and laughing often and out loud. lol

About the Author
Nadine Mercey is a high vibrational healer.

She grew up in Brantford, Ontario, and confesses to having never done well at formal education. "My mind just didn't work like other people's." Looking back, she recognizes signs of mild autism in her behavior.

For twenty years, Nadine worked in real estate, rising to become one of Canada's top realtors. Her success came from an uncanny ability to intuitively understand the needs and motivations of buyers and sellers. Her awakening to the extent of her intuitive capabilities came from selling a haunted house -- one that had been featured in her dreams since childhood.

Soon she was experiencing great vibrational development -- and receiving messages in her mind from voices who identified themselves as angels. She is guided and protected by the Gabrielle Collective and other energies.

Nadine conducts readings, often at great distances, during which she communicates with the client's spirit guide(s) and/or angel(s). These entities provide instruction about what is required to raise the person's vibration, in order to restore balance to soul, mind and body.

Generally energy flows into the person's body as Nadine visualizes areas that need help. Healing happens through creative visualization, and only when intended for the highest and best interest -- to help that person progress toward his or her predetermined life purpose.

Blessed with extraordinarily high vibration, Nadine devotes a portion of her practice to healing other intuitives and to making people aware of their own intuitive capabilities. She is a medical intuitive, who has helped doctors identify illnesses in their patients.

Nadine is a dynamic presenter at seminars, and has been the subject of a documentary film. Discussions are underway about hosting a television show. She is also developing her own line of healing products.

Nadine lives in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada with her two teenaged sons, Eric and Jaxon. She loves to dance and laugh. And she does own way too many shoes. Her website is at www.NadineMercey.com

Reviews
"Nadine's healing is amazing. Pro and amateur athletes will gain new awareness and better health by reading her new book."
-- Peter Zezel, NHL hockey legend and coach

"Nadine Mercy is the most powerful healer that I know and will astonish even her most ardent skeptic. This profound book is a must read "
-- renown psychic medium Karyn Reece (as seen on Lifetime Channel, TLC and Discovery Channel)

"Deeper Souls, Less Shoes is a fascinating and breezy narrative. At first I felt like a voyeur, but soon I realized this book was all about me, too Nadine's tale gives me permission to fully embrace the many odd occurrences that fall into my life daily and to expect that these occurrences or clues, will fit together to create a picture, MY LIFE, larger, more fulfilling and powerful than I can currently imagine. After reading Nadine's book I am filled with confidence to look, and guess what... it's there. Thank you, sister
-- Linda Schaumleffel, Olympic athlete and brain fitness expert

Book Marketing DeMystified: SELF-PUBLISHING SUCCESS
Do you want to sell more copies of your self-published book? Of course you do. This book reveals "how" you will achieve publishing success.

Discover which sales and marketing tactics are creating results for other authors. Learn how the modern book publishing industry actually functions, including little-known practices that could hold the key to your profitability. Each concept is explained and illustrated with inspiring true-life stories of authors who have achieved success on their own terms.

Book Marketing DeMystified: SELF-PUBLISHING SUCCESS is based on 10 months of interviews with industry insiders and bestselling indie (self-publishing) authors who have used iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, Lulu and other services, or have done it all on their own. Learn how one author sold over one million copies, hardly any of those through bookstores. Each author reveals the hits and misses of sales and marketing where innovation and clever choices bring best results and satisfaction.

In this book, author Bruce Batchelor -- who invented the print-on-demand publishing process that has enabled indie authors to sell tens of millions of books -- helps you pick "which specific marketing efforts will be most time-efficient and cost-effective for you, your book and your purpose."

By creating the right marketing mix, you will be successful in selling your book "and" will enjoy yourself along the way

About author BRUCE BATCHELOR
A bestselling author, Bruce speaks at writers conferences and consults to the publishing industry. He is the editor and CEO at Agio Publishing House and lives with his wife and son in Victoria, BC, Canada.