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Outside the Wire: The War in Afghanistan in the Words of Its Participants

By Kevin Patterson and Jane Warren, eds.

“What do any of us really know about Afghanistan?” the editors of this volume ask in their preface. Readers looking for answers to why Canada is involved, and how this faraway land continues to be ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The City of Words

By Alberto Manguel

“Language is our common denominator.” This sentence, the opener of The City of Words, the 2007 edition of the CBC Massey Lectures, is at once a rhetorical salvo, an overly broad generalization (surely humanity, not ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Emperor of the North: Sir George Simpson and the Remarkable Story of the Hudson’s Bay Company

By James Raffan

The boundaries of Canada as we know them today cannot be understood without discussing the influence of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Given that the HBC’s territory once covered one-twelfth of the world’s land, the company ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Dish Entertains: Everyday Simple to Special Occasions

By Trish Magwood

Christine Cushing, a Torontonian with a history as a restaurant cook and food educator, hosted Christine Cushing Live on the Food Network and Dish It Out on the Life Network. She also produces a line ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Pure Food: How to Shop, Cook and Have Fun in Your Kitchen Every Day

By Christine Cushing

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Robber Baron: Lord Black of Crossharbour

By George Tombs

George Tombs has made covering Conrad Black a significant part of his career. He has already written a book about the disgraced newspaper magnate entitled Shades of Black, which was published by a small firm ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Top 100 Canadian Albums

By Bob Mersereau

The message of this book, by CBC New Brunswick arts reporter Bob Mersereau, is that Canada loves rock to the point of genre exclusivity. Quoth Neil Young – who has eight albums on the list ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Carnal Knowledge: A Navel Gazer’s Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology, and Trivia

By Charles Hodgson

Though these two engaging new word books should set logophiles atwitter, their broad appeal and lack of pretension make them attractive to a far broader audience as well. In Can I Have a Word with ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Can I Have a Word With You?

By Howard Richler

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

All-Star Sports Puzzles: Hockey

By Jesse Ross

As any hockey fan knows, the game doesn’t end on the ice. Statistics, details, weird stories, and generally obscure trivia constitute a large part of any fan’s arsenal. Knowing which NHL player has won the ... Read More »

January 16, 2008

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