Reluctant Readers

This book is for teachers of young students who scrupulously try to avoid books. The authors, teachers at the faculty of education at UBC, mention students with learning disabilities, but that’s not the focus of ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Reference

The Kids Cottage Games Book

By Jane Drake and Ann Love, Heather Collins, illus.

This book completes the trilogy that includes The Kids Cottage Book and The Kids Campfire Book. The successful format (evoking the Boston Children’s Museum Brown Paper School series) is that of the other Kids Can ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

3-d Paper Crafts

By Joanne Webb, Ron Broda, illus.

The 3-D paper crafts in this book are flawlessly executed by Ron Broda’s experienced hand. Broda used this technique, which involves gluing together embossed layers of paper, in the popular Have You Seen Bugs? The ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

After Thought: The Computer Challenge to Human Intelligence

By James Bailey

In the weeks following Garry Kasparov’s loss to IBM’s Deep Blue this May, editorial pages were full of breathless soul-searching about What It All Meant. Had machines crossed the intelligence barrier? Could Deep Blue really ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

★ Are We Unique? A Scientist Explores the Unparalleled Intelligence of the Human Mind

By James Trefil

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Age of Androids

By William E. Datig

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Hal’s Legacy: 2001’s Computer as Dream and Reality

By David Stork, ed.

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Kasparov Versus Deep Blue

By Monty Newborn

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities

By Mark Morton

One doesn’t learn from Mark Morton’s Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities, how a salamander – an appliance for broiling found in restaurant kitchens – got its odd name. One does, however, learn almost ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Classic Quilts

By Ruth McKendry

Ruth McKendry is a well-known textile expert and author of Quilts and Other Bedcoverings. Her personal collection of more than 300 quilts was acquired by the National Museum of Civilization in the late 1970s. Classic ... Read More »

October 1, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

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Reluctant Readers

The Kids Cottage Games Book

3-d Paper Crafts

After Thought: The Computer Challenge to Human Intelligence

★ Are We Unique? A Scientist Explores the Unparalleled Intelligence of the Human Mind

The Age of Androids

Hal’s Legacy: 2001’s Computer as Dream and Reality

Kasparov Versus Deep Blue

Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities

Classic Quilts

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