Amriika

The strength of M.G. Vassanji’s new novel, his first since 1994’s The Book of Secrets, is that it has the urgency of television news. That is its fatal weakness too, for like television news, it ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Our Life with the Rocket: The Maurice Richard Story

By Roch Carrier,Sheila Fischman, trans.

Do we really need another book about Rocket Richard? Or Gordie Howe or Bobby Orr or Tim Horton for that matter? Do we need to be retold the same weathered story of another hockey great ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Weird Sister

By Kate Pullinger

Unlike trashy films and television shows, which may at least offer inadvertent humour or cautionary insight into plastic surgery, escapist fiction is often dull. The novels of Harold Robbins, Judith Krantz, or Jackie Collins make ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Importance of Lunch and Other Real-life Adventures in Good Eating

By John Allemang

There is an expression: Why eat hamburger when you can have steak? A reading of The Importance of Lunch, a collection of essays on food, with accompanying recipes provokes this very question.Author John Allemang used ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket

By Kerry Banks

Ever since Pavel Bure arrived in North America in 1991, he has been the subject of endless rumours, including allegations of involvement with the Russian Mob, faked injuries, a mysteriously brief marriage to an American ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Stories from the Bow Seat: The Wisdom & Waggery of Canoe Tripping

By Don Standfield and Liz Lundell

Like Wordsworth, the Romantic poet who took refuge in the memory of daffodils dancing in the wind when city life proved to be too tedious, canoeists try to store up enough adventure during the summer ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

On Kiddie Porn: Sexual Representation, Free Speech and the Robin Sharpe Case

By Stan Persky and John Dixon

“This pervert lives in the building.” This message accompanied a photo of Robin Sharpe that was put up in his Vancouver apartment complex after he was charged with possession of child pornography. The first chapter ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Working the Land: Journeys into the Heart of Canada

By David Cruise and Alison Griffiths

David Cruise and Alison Griffiths are the authors of several popular books on Canadian history and culture. They have covered such topics as the Mounties’ trek west, building the CPR, and the myths of pro ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Story of a Nation: Defining Moments in Our History

By Margaret Atwood et al

A dozen of this country’s writers were asked to respond to the question “What are the great events in Canadian history?” by writing an original story that would incorporate a key historical episode that helped ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: History

Sharing the Work, Sparing the Planet: Work, Time, Consumption, and Ecology

By Anders Hayden

Do we work to live, or live to work? Why are we working longer, earning less, and feeling unhappy despite our unprecedented accumulation of material possessions? And for North American consumers, how much is enough?Anders ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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