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Retire Rich! Winning Strategies for Higher Retirement Income

Two timely books focus on essential questions for everyone who expects to live to collect on his or her pension: What will be left after taxes and what will it buy? The issue – who ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers

By Terry Gould

If the word “swinger” conjures up ugly images of the open-shirted, creepy-looking guy, you’re not alone. As Terry Gould relates in the introduction to The Lifestyle (to be released, aptly, on Valentine’s Day), he initially ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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

By Solange De Santis

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

A Mother’s Story: My Battle to Free David Milgaard

By Joyce Milgaard with Peter Edwards

Joyce Milgaard fought for 28 years to secure the release of her son, David, from prison. During those years she held on to her unconditional love for (and belief in) her child. A Mother’s Story, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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

The Sweet Taste of Lightning

By Sheri-D Wilson

Action poet Sheri-D Wilson’s fourth collection of poetry begs to be heard, not read. Her raucous, outrageous style and dark humour are evident in poems about work, sex, and relationships. Wilson’s world is raw with ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Thirty-four Ways of Looking at Jane Eyre

By Joan Givner

This book defies generic classification, including as it does 11 short stories, several autobiographical memoirs, an author profile of Elly Danica, and a number of essays dealing with the author’s work as a literary biographer, ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies

The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars

By Michael Kaufman

Michael Kaufman’s ponderously titled first novel is not entirely successful, but it isn’t marred by any glaring ineptitude or any single, tragic flaw. Rather, the writing includes both small triumphs and moments of awkwardness as ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Blue with Blood in It

By Elizabeth Philips

A Blue with Blood in It, the latest collection of poetry from award-winning poet Elizabeth Philips, resonates with the rhythms and colours of a prairie landscape. Reminiscent of her fellow Saskatchewan poet Lorna Crozier, Philips ... Read More »

February 16, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

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Retire Rich! Winning Strategies for Higher Retirement Income

The Lifestyle: A Look at the Erotic Rites of Swingers

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

Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss

A Mother’s Story: My Battle to Free David Milgaard

Somatic: The Life and Work of Egon Schiele

The Sweet Taste of Lightning

Thirty-four Ways of Looking at Jane Eyre

The Possibility of Dreaming on a Night Without Stars

A Blue with Blood in It

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