Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy

Can you imagine anything more challenging than getting up on stage all by your lonesome, positioning yourself in the centre of a blinding spotlight with little more than a glass of water to set down ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Streeters: Rants and Raves from This Hour Has 22 Minutes

By Rick Mercer

Known across Canada for his quick shots at politicians on the CBC-TV series This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Rick Mercer has gathered together 70 snappy routines for retrospective yuks.He has a self-deprecating wit of the ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Cartographic Satellite Atlas of the World

Like many publishers, Nick Pitt attends the annual Frankfurt Book Fair. Two years ago, the vice-president of Toronto’s Warwick Publishing was drawn to a display of satellite imagery of Earth – aerial images that offered ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Canadian Oxford World Atlas, 4th Edition

By Quentin H. Stanford

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary

By Katherine Barder, ed.

Five years, five lexicographers working full time, and here it is – the new Canadian Oxford Dictionary, and it’s a treat. The editors sent along a challenge with the review package I received. “Does your ... Read More »

February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Elsewhere Community

By Hugh Kenner

Hugh Kenner, Professor of English at the University of Georgia, is considered one of the finest critics to come out of Canada. He has written more than 30 books encompassing the fields of literature, language, ... Read More »

February 24, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Island of the Human Heart: Tales of a Traveller

By Laurie Gough

Island of the Human Heart, like most good contemporary travel writing, is a self-reflection told in the format of a narrative that describes the wanderer’s response to the genius loci with a keen eye for ... Read More »

February 24, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives

By Stanley G. French, Wanda Teays, Laura M.Purdy, eds.

The collected essays in Violence Against Women, edited by Canadian and American academics, are an excellent reflection of current, multicultural, and feminist-oriented philosophical thought about violence against women. However, a more appropriate subtitle would have ... Read More »

February 24, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle

By Paul Quarrington

Paul Quarrington’s The Boy on the Back of the Turtle is an ambitious mix of subjects and styles. On one level, it’s a simple travel story – an account of a week-long cruise through the ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Best of the Best 2000: Mutual Funds and Blue Chip Stocks for Canadians

By Wilfred Vos and Bruce McDougall

There is a deluge of mutual fund books available at the start of the 60-day season (which begins Jan. 1) when most taxpayers begin planning their Registered Retirement Savings Plan investments. Mutual funds are a ... Read More »

February 23, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

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Zen and the Art of Stand-up Comedy

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Canadian Oxford World Atlas, 4th Edition

The Canadian Oxford Dictionary

The Elsewhere Community

Island of the Human Heart: Tales of a Traveller

Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives

The Boy on the Back of the Turtle

The Best of the Best 2000: Mutual Funds and Blue Chip Stocks for Canadians

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