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Glenn Gould: A Life in Pictures

Music critic Tim Page, who shared many an inspired late-night phone call with reclusive pianist Glenn Gould, describes a curious reaction to watching the Canadian–made film 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould. Though he enjoyed ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night

By Nicholas Rogers

This brief look at the history and meaning of Halloween is an uneasy blend of academic treatise, personal observation, and pop-culture rant. York University professor Nicholas Rogers tries to cover too much material in too ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Book of Letters: 150 Years of Private Canadian Correspondence

By Paul and Audrey Grescoe

“Is there anything uniquely Canadian about Canadian correspondence?” ask Paul and Audrey Grescoe in the introduction to this English-language compilation of private Canadian letters. Their answer is a refreshingly realistic “yes and no.” The Grescoes ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Lost Lands, Forgotten Stories

By Alexandra Pratt

Lost Lands, Forgotten Stories recounts English journalist Alexandra Pratt’s tramp through the land God gave Cain, the still wild Labrador interior. The book begins promisingly. Pratt decided to attempt the 600-mile canoe journey from the ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Ground Works: Avant Garde for Thee

By Christian Bök, ed.

Ground Works was published in part, as Margaret Atwood declares in her introduction, to correct the impression that “there was nothing unorthodox in this country before folks started getting their tongues pierced.” Editor Christian Bök ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Anthologies

The Way of a Ship: A Square-rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail

By Derek Lundy

Derek Lundy, best-selling author of Godforsaken Sea, comes from seafaring stock. His latest book is a reimagining of a voyage his great-great uncle Benjamin took around Cape Horn in 1885. The late 19th century marked ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Playing Through: A Year of Life and Links Along the Scottish Coast

By Curtis Gillespie

To serious golfers, as well as to all those who watched Tiger Woods flounder at the British Open on television earlier in the summer, Scotland occupies a special place in the game. One of the ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Lafontaine Baldwin Lectures Volume One: The Intersection of History and Ideas

By John Ralston Saul, ed.

Canada is a country, Quebec pundit Alain Dubuc tells us, of losers and underdogs, of dominated peoples. It is doubtful that John Ralston Saul, noted Canadian historian and philosopher, had such a conception in mind ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: History

Whose Puck Is It, Anyway?

By Ed Arnold

If there’s one thing that sets Canadian hands wringing, one thing about which we famously diplomatic Canadians are not allowed to remain neutral, it’s the state of hockey. In a reaction against the often toxic ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Passages: Welcome Home to Canada

By Rudyard Griffiths, ed.

What binds Canada together as a country in the 21st century? In our post-modern age, shaping characteristics such as history, tradition, and the land seem to count for little. The principle trait that unites the ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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Glenn Gould: A Life in Pictures

Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night

The Book of Letters: 150 Years of Private Canadian Correspondence

Lost Lands, Forgotten Stories

Ground Works: Avant Garde for Thee

The Way of a Ship: A Square-rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail

Playing Through: A Year of Life and Links Along the Scottish Coast

The Lafontaine Baldwin Lectures Volume One: The Intersection of History and Ideas

Whose Puck Is It, Anyway?

Passages: Welcome Home to Canada

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