Calgary Book of Everything

From the original sandstone city to oil and population booms to the murderous saga of William“Jumbo” Fisk and profiles of King Ralph, cowboy GuyWeadick and singer Jann Arden, no book is more comprehensive than the Calgary Book of Everything. No book is more fun!

Well-known Calgarians weigh in on their favourite things about their city. Author and historian Brian Brennan gives us his top five Calgary “scallywags and scoundrels," authorWill Ferguson gives us his five Calgary facts for dummies, and meteorologist David Spence on the five most influential weather events in Calgary. Stories of the First People, the most heinous crimes, all-things Stampede and oil patch slang. . . it’s all here!

Whether you’re a lifelong resident or visiting for the first time, there’s no more comprehensive book about the country’s fastest growing city. If you love Calgary, you’ll love the Calgary Book of Everything!

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What people are saying

INDISPENSABLE . . .
“This book is replete with indispensable facts and no good Calgarian should be caught dead without it.”
—Karen Rowe, Calgary Herald

MANDATORY . . .
“The Calgary Book of Everything is a must-have for any Calgarian. It should be mandatory reading for anybody living in the city.”
—Bruce Ritchie, Lite 96

OFF-THE-WALL . . .
“What civic booster guidebook would provide thumbnail sketches of a city’s most notorious criminals and corrupt politicians?  Or provide a guide to the city’s best honky-tonks? Or a gloassary of local slang?  It’s the Calgary Book of Everything.”
-Calgary’s Community Digest