Memoir & Biography

Life on the Line: One Woman’s Tale of Work, Sweat, and Survival

Why would anyone give up a high-paying stimulating career in search of downward mobility? Solange De Santis, former writer for Reuters, Associated Press, and The Globe and Mail, did. In an unconventional career move, disenchanted ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss

By Beth Powning

The shadow child in the title refers to the stillborn baby Powning delivered when she was in her mid-20s, after an otherwise healthy full-term pregnancy. Never given a chance to hold her first child or ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele

By Catherine Owen

Young Vancouver poet Catherine Owen has taken on a formidable task in choosing the work of artist Egon Schiele as the subject of her first major book. Holding up the mirror of poetry to a ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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By Jan Wong

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” wrote Oscar Wilde. That’s a distinction Jan Wong seems to have difficulty making. Wong is the Globe and Mail writer ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Trudeau Albums

By Mordecai Richler

However earnest the essays in Trudeau Albums might be in their occasional criticism of the late Pierre Trudeau, nothing can shake the reverent, hagiographic tone of this boxed coffee-table accessory. Organized into six albums, each ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Crack in the Teacup: The Life of an Old Woman Steeped in Stories

By Joan Bodger

Joan Bodger, author of the popular How the Heather Looks and several children’s books, grew up absorbing stories – first the yarns of her Welsh-born mother, then the world’s collected legends and folk tales. Accordingly, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Distant Relations: How My Ancestors Colonized North America

By Victoria Freeman

Toronto-based author Victoria Freeman used to be like many Canadians: disconnected from her own history, ignorant about the extent to which her family has contributed to the dispossession of aboriginal people, yet saddled with an ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt

By Vernon Frolick

Vernon Frolick, a criminal prosecutor in British Columbia, tackles the biography of Chuck Fipke, the man who proved that there were commercial diamonds in Canada.Fipke is a driven man. Working in unbelievably remote areas of ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Understanding Modern Art: The Boundless Spirit of Clay Edgar Spohn

By David Beasley

Lots of artists have the talent to become noted masters, but more than just creativeness is required to reach greatness. It takes an enormous ego, unfailing gumption, and blind determination. Many who inherit creativity but ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Red Blood: One (Mostly) White Guy’s Encounters with the Native World

By Robert Hunter

Bob Hunter strikes again. The Greenpeace co-founder, newspaper columnist, television reporter, author, and self-appointed media guru has decided to share his experiences as a media consultant for aboriginal groups and as a general shit disturber ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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Life on the Line: One Woman’s Tale of Work, Sweat, and Survival

Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss

Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele

Lunch with

Trudeau Albums

The Crack in the Teacup: The Life of an Old Woman Steeped in Stories

Distant Relations: How My Ancestors Colonized North America

Fire into Ice: Charles Fipke and the Great Diamond Hunt

Understanding Modern Art: The Boundless Spirit of Clay Edgar Spohn

Red Blood: One (Mostly) White Guy’s Encounters with the Native World

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