David Granger

Gabriel Dumont's Wild West Show is a flamboyant epic, constructed as a series of tableaux, about the struggles of the M tis in the Canadian West. It is a multilayered and entertaining saga with a rodeo vibe, loosely based on Buffalo Bill's legendary outdoor travelling show. In 1885, following the hanging of his friend Louis Riel, bison hunter Gabriel Dumont fled to the United States. There he was recruited by the legendary Buffalo Bill, founder of Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a gigantic outdoor travelling show that re-enacted life in the American West. It made a huge impression on Dumont, and he dreamed of putting together a similar show to tell the story of the struggle of Canada's M tis to reclaim their rights. The creative team behind Gabriel Dumont's Wild West Show - including ten authors, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, French- and English-speaking men and women - brings Dumont's dream to life in a captivating, joyously anachronistic saga. The theatrical version of Gabriel Dumont's Wild West Show presented by the National Arts Centre was one of a number of exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts' New Chapter initiative. (Adapted from nac-cna.ca/en/wildwestshow.)

Shuttle Buses, based in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, celebrates thirty years in business in 2020. During that time it has grown from running two Ford Transit minibuses to a modern fleet of fifty-five buses and coaches operating throughout south-west Scotland. Over 150 vehicles have been operated over three decades and twenty manufacturers have been represented in the fleet. Traditional suppliers like ADL, Leyland, Mercedes, Optare, Scania and Volvo are joined by less common buses from Bedford, CarInd, Fiat, KingLong and Talbot, in what must be one of the most diverse fleets operated in the UK in recent times. Almost every vehicle ever owned is pictured in this collection, at work and in less frequently photographed situations. Written by the co-founder and managing director, the informative captions give an operator’s perspective of each type, detailing mistakes that have been made over the years and the company’s many success stories.

Photography by acclaimed photographer Michael Clinton. Global Faces is the second volume in his acclaimed Global series, featuring the design and architectural vestiges that make each of the countries he has visited distinct and memorable. Global Faces is an incredible survey of the many different kinds of people that live on Planet Earth. Photographer Michael Clinton, whose sellout books Global Snaps and Wanderlust: One Hundred Countries, which documented the splendour of the environment, world on film, now lets us delve into a living photo archive of the faces and personages of residents of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and even Antarctica - sometimes human, sometimes statuary, sometimes wildlife. In addition to the hundreds of luminous colour photographs, included is a gatefold of portraits as well as convenient tabbing for fast movement throughout the book. Global Faces is perfect for every reader of an age to explore the global community of humanity and will provide new inspiration and insight for actual and armchair travellers alike.