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Shortlisted for the VanCity Book Prize

This inspiring book relates the story of Betty Shiver Krawczyk from her humble beginnings in Southern Louisiana to her 'retirement' to the picturesque coastal region of British Columbia. Ms Krawczyk, with eloquence and humour, honesty and insight speaks of her three marriages (and eight children), her emerging political and philosophical awareness and her willingness to stand strong in support of her convictions.

Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers Ltd.
First Printing: September 1996
ISBN: 978-1551430768
Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 16.1 x 1.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 382 g

Used as a recommended text for university classes in CriminologyWritten while its celebrated author was in jail, this is the inspiring true story of a 75-year-old grandmother turned ecological warrior. The dramatic and unlikely tale begins with Betty Krawczyk's participation in the Elaho Valley, British Columbia between a forest company and citizen's concerned about the fate of the rare and valuable ancient forests in that area. Mother, grandmother and passionate activist became the most visible face of this struggle, and the book covers her very public (and much publicized) arrest, trial and sentencing.

Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Raincoast Books
First Printing: March 2002
ISBN: 978-1551924656
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 386 g

In her new book Betty writes about her time in prison. We learn about prison life, for her, and the other women incarcerated at the Open Living Unit at BCCW. Betty tells us about prison policy, including the humiliating and terrorizing use of dogs trained to sniff for drugs. Betty asks us to think about the envionrment, civil disobedience, and the state of the world we live in. She introduces the reader to eco-feminism, gender, anthropology, patriarchy, and above all, resistance. Ultimately, Betty asks us to question the Canadian criminal justice system and out passion for sentencing people to prison for nonviolent crimes. She explores how Canadian laws protect the interests of corporations and the rich, and makes criminals out of peaceful demonstrators, and poor and marginalized women.

Paperback: 214 pages
Publisher: Schiver Rhodes Publishing
First Printing: June 2008
ISBN: 978-0980917000
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.5 x 1.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 384 g

While imprisoned for contempt of court in the Spring of 2003, Betty Krawczyk searched for understanding into the reasons for her own actions. Her own stubornness and intransigence before the courts of British Columbia baffled everybody, including Krawczyk herself. In THIS DANGEROUS PLACE, Krawczyk searches for answers from her childhood by revisiting in memory an old plantation house in Southern Louisana. It was from this setting of long ago that Krawczyk's father wrestled with a ghost he didn't know, refused to acknoweldge, and didn't believe existed. Until it was too late.