Science, Technology & Environment

No Man’s River

In May of this year Farley Mowat turned 83. His latest book, No Man’s River, shows that the grand old man of Canadian adventure writing hasn’t lost his touch. This is a first-person account of ... Read More »

September 20, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Fashion: A Canadian Perspective

By Alexandra Palmer, ed.; $35 cloth 0-8020-8590-3

The symmetry is to die for. Among this year’s must-have travel accessories is an upscale tote bag from The Bay, a leather-trimmed carry-all made of richly finished white wool, with a border of austere, familiar ... Read More »

July 19, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Acquainted with the Night: Excursions Through the World After Dark

By Christopher Dewdney

Over the past five years or so, a distinctive new genre of non- fiction has appeared on the literary horizon, recently and rather uninspiringly christened by an article in The Atlantic Monthly as “mundane studies.”Unlike ... Read More »

July 19, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Harvest of a Quiet Eye: The Cabin as Sanctuary

By Lawrence Scanlan

There are already so many great memoirs chronicling humanity’s attempts to connect with the natural world that it’s an enormous challenge to produce noteworthy new work on the subject. Harvest of a Quiet Eye doesn’t ... Read More »

July 19, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island

By Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle

There are many books written about the world’s exotic places and peoples. Sable Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia, won’t fit most people’s definition of exotic – a crescent-shaped chunk of land in the ... Read More »

June 28, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Sexual Spectrum: Exploring Human Diversity

By Olive Skene Johnson

For those who continue to insist there are only two genders and one acceptable sexual orientation, this first book by retired Vancouver neuropsychologist Olive Skene Johnson compiles decades of scientific findings to the contrary. Study ... Read More »

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

Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Flower Arranging

By Judith Blacklock

Whether pretty posies or practical aromatics, book publishers are offering a stack of craft books on creating items for home, body, or gift giving from the garden’s bounty. From the glossy front cover of Living With ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment