Footsteps in the Clouds: Kangchenjunga a Century Later

This fall, when temperatures start dropping, I know I’ll start dreaming of travel. Fortunately, people like me, who cannot get away this year, will be able to choose from a variety of entertaining new travel ... Read More »

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Hiking with Ghosts: The Chilcoot Trail, Then and Now

By Frances Backhouse

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Japan Diaries: Toronto to Tokyo

By Geraldine Sherman

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Smouldering Incense, Hammered Brass: A Syrian Interlude

By Heather Burles

February 10, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Toronto: The Family-Tested Guide to Fun Places

By Nathalie Prézeau

Several guidebooks steer adults toward worthwhile Toronto pastimes or getaway excursions to the country. This self-published book brings the kids along for more than the ride. Nathalie Prézeau, a weekly columnist on family outings for ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Fraud

By David Rakoff

David Rakoff spends his life at a considerable remove. A neurotic, homosexual Canadian Jew who has spent almost half his life in New York City working as a journalist – but not a reporter, he ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Bone: Dying into Life

By Marion Woodman

With the threat of death comes fear. And whether that fear is a product of religion or a fear of the unknown, or even of simple loneliness at the prospect of leaving behind all those ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Meeting Death: In Hospital, Hospice, and at Home

By Heather Robertson

With the threat of death comes fear. And whether that fear is a product of religion or a fear of the unknown, or even of simple loneliness at the prospect of leaving behind all those ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Secret Coastline: Journeys and Discoveries Along B.c.’s Shores

By Andrew Scott

Having grown up in the rural, largely agricultural end of southwestern British Columbia, I had, by a very young age, grown quite tired of the province. Oh, sure, I could concede it was beautiful, but ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference