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  • Ken Kirkby - Warrior Painter

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Ken Kirkby - Warrior Painter Kindle Edition

by Patricia M. Fraser (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)
KEN KIRKBY—WARRIOR PAINTER is a remarkable biography about a very remarkable man. It is, also, an unusual book about a very unusual man.

I have known Ken Kirkby since the day in 1990, when, as Speaker of the House of Commons, I agreed to the unveiling in the House of Common’s foyer, of his epic painting ISUMATAQ. This work of art became a vivid icon of our Inuit fellow Canadians. It introduced the Inuit nation as well as the powerful image of the Inukshuk to southern Canadians, and this symbol of welcome and promise of safe passage was appropriately adopted by the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
This is an enlightening story of a very intelligent, artistically endowed, determined and perhaps spiritually guided warrior for the conservation of the land, air and water upon which the continuation of all species, including our own, depends.

In a most unusual way, Patricia Fraser has portrayed the most personal aspects of Ken Kirkby’s life – his boyhood in Portugal, the influence of his family, his intellectual curiosity and his vision of the basic elements on which our survival is based. She reveals Kirkby’s frustrations, his successes, friends and those he loved, as well as those who admire and love him.
It is well worth reading, perhaps more than once.
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    267 pages
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    April 10, 2013
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CB8W4CG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Libros Libertad
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 267 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1926763286
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  • Customer Reviews:
    5.0 out of 5 stars (4)

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Patricia M. Fraser

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Patricia M. Fraser's daily goal is to "Learn a little; laugh a lot." She has survived many peaks and many valleys in her life's journey and these rich experiences, together with her unquenchable delight in life, enriches her writing. She is an excellent listener with a deep interest in people. It is a good mix for one who writes about people.

Raised in the Canadian Yukon when it was still very much a pioneer world, she wrote extensively but confined it to "Letters Home" and has several unpublished novels in a bottom drawer. Patricia found her creative calling in telling other people's stories in a very readable fashion. One of her fans commented, "You write memoir as if it were a mystery story; it is a compelling read."

Patricia lives on the Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, and can be reached at ciaab@outlook.com

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  • P. M. Fraser
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of Canada's most inspiring advocates.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2013
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    This is a delightful story relating Ken Kirkby's efforts to help a community restore salmon to a once prolific river on Vancouver Island. Patricia Fraser wastes no time involving the reader in the intimacies of Kirkby's adventures. Her friendly and comfortable writing style sets up anticipation that keeps the pages turning.

    The book is full of observations by the author and Ken Kirkby's anecdotes, pointing out that success is more about what one does when things are tough than what is accomplished day to day. Kirkby has little time for the mindset that waits for others to take responsibility. It is like "living with the brakes on." In British Columbia and around the northern rim of the Pacific Ocean, most people do care about salmon. Kirkby's model for salmon restoration in Nile Creek is not only a positive example of what can be done in similar river systems, it also illustrates why expecting someone else to do the job seldom works.

    Volunteers will delight in the insight and quotes. Young managers of all types should become better managers after reading the book. Throughout his life, Ken Kirkby has used his talents o show us that we exist because of our environment, and it is a wise person who understands that the species we must manage is our own.

    Dr. R Beamish, C.M., O.B.C, Ph.D., D.Sc., F.R.S.C.
    Emeritus Scientist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Biological Station
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  • Lyn Alexander
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Fighter for an Important Cause
    Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
    Format: Kindle
    Patricia Fraser has written a unique account, not primarily about the life of Ken Kirkby, but about the cause he has so passionately championed – the environmental restoration of West Coast river systems. This is the old story of David and Goliath revisited: Ken being David, and political and environmental Indifference the Goliath he has defeated.
    It is always difficult for a writer to bring a political battle to life so that we care, not about the politics, but about the cause. Fraser has achieved her purpose admirably. She writes a fluid, enjoyable style that brings life to her story.
    Although this book in print form is not made available on Amazon, it can be ordered in soft cover directly from the publisher, Libros Libertad at http://www.libroslibertad.ca/book.php?id=60

    In full disclosure, this review is from a copy I received as a gift from the author. My thanks to Pat Fraser. The soft cover edition is beautifully produced.
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  • Mary Lowery
    5.0 out of 5 stars Story of an unsung Canadian hero
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2013
    Format: Kindle
    A fabulous story about a Canadian hero who just does what it takes to make our country a better place. He did it for the Inuit in a previous book; he does in this book for the salmon at Nile Creek. I love people like this..very down to earth in how they fulfil their vision of solving problems, not bemoaning the system when it hinders instead of helps but finding a way around the obstacles. And his story is so well told, by him and by Patricia Fraser. Lots of salty characters and good yarns. It made my understanding of what it means to be Canadian so much bigger. And it made me sit up a lot.
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  • Karen Autio
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Life Story Beautifully Told
    Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013
    Format: Kindle
    Warrior Painter is a fascinating, succinct, and entertaining account of one creative, determined man. The inclusion of Ken Kirkby's amazing artwork in the pages further enhances this page-turner of his incredible life.
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