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Vancouver, 3d Ed.

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

Great Vancouver: An Indispensable Guide to Places to Go and Things to Do in the Lower Mainland

By The Province

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Vancouver: Secrets of the City

By Shawn Blore and the editors of Vancouver Magazine

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Housebroken: Confessions of a Stay-at-home Dad

By David Eddie

What happens when a “hard-core, hard-drinking bachelor in the Charles Bukowski mould” falls in love, starts a family, and decides to stay home with his newborn son? If he’s David Eddie, author of the fabulous ... Read More »

February 3, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

How to Be a Canadian: Even If You Already Are One

By Will Ferguson and Ian Ferguson

It has often been said that one of the defining features of the Canadian character is our ability – and our willingness – to laugh at ourselves. What is often overlooked, however, is the fact ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Rolling Home: A Cross-canada Railroad Memoir

By Tom Allen

An affable CBC Radio personality boards a Via Rail train and sets off across the country, microphone in hand. Blend a few train sounds with some conversations with eccentric people and you’ve got an interesting ... Read More »

January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Notes on a Beermat: Drinking and Why It’s Necessary

By Nicholas Pashley

Nicholas Pashley doesn’t explicitly say what his intention was in writing Notes on a Beermat, but it becomes quickly apparent. This is an exercise in psychology: Pashley is getting in touch with his inner curmudgeon.Pashley ... Read More »

January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

★ Galileo’s Mistake: The Archaeology of a Myth

By Wade Rowland

Veteran journalist Wade Rowland follows up the success of Ockham’s Razor with another examination of the conflict between science and faith. In Galileo’s Mistake, Rowland ventures to the very roots of that schism and challenges ... Read More »

January 30, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Made for Happiness: Discovering the Meaning of Life with Aristotle

By Jean Vanier, Kathryn Spark, trans.

What is the meaning of happiness? Is the quest for happiness the true purpose of our lives? In Made for Happiness, Jean Vanier considers these questions by examining Aristotle’s best-known works in order to map ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island

By Jerry Kobalenko

The Horizontal Everest is the culmination of journalist/photographer Jerry Kobalenko’s obsession with Ellesmere Island’s dramatic environment and complicated history. A 16,651-square-mile island in the Canadian Arctic, it is one of the harshest places on earth, ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

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Vancouver, 3d Ed.

Great Vancouver: An Indispensable Guide to Places to Go and Things to Do in the Lower Mainland

Vancouver: Secrets of the City

Housebroken: Confessions of a Stay-at-home Dad

How to Be a Canadian: Even If You Already Are One

Rolling Home: A Cross-canada Railroad Memoir

Notes on a Beermat: Drinking and Why It’s Necessary

★ Galileo’s Mistake: The Archaeology of a Myth

Made for Happiness: Discovering the Meaning of Life with Aristotle

The Horizontal Everest: Extreme Journeys on Ellesmere Island

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