Deadly Seas: The Story of the St Croix, the U-305 and the Battle of the Atlantic

By David J. Bercuson and Holger H. Herwig

Deadly Seas is a good idea. David J. Bercuson is a Canadian military historian with over 30 books to his credit and Holger H. Herwig is one of the world’s foremost German naval historians. Together ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Once upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards

By Nancy Millar

Alberta writer Nancy Millar believes one of the best ways to explore history is to visit the dead – not literally, of course, but in graveyards. In Once Upon a Tomb, the nation-wide follow-up to ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Cottage Life’s Summer Weekend Cookbook

By Jane Rodmell

In a cookbook designed for use at the cottage – where correct culinary method usually takes a backseat to more practical matters such as finding a can opener or a sharp knife – it is ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Food & Drink

The City After the Automobile

By Moshe Safdie,with Wendy Kohn

In 1961, when Jane Jacobs wrote about the “attrition of cities by automobiles,” Moshe Safdie had just begun his now-famous career as one of Canada’s most imaginative and successful architects. More than 35 years and ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius

By Peter Ostwald

Peter Ostwald, an American violinist and psychiatrist who died of cancer shortly after completing this book, had an off-again-on-again friendship with Glenn Gould that lasted a quarter of a century after the two met on-stage ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Inside the Hermit Kingdom

By Yi Sun-Kyung

Inside the Hermit Kingdom is journalist and filmmaker Yi Sun-Kyung’s first book. It is in three sections: a personal odyssey of her adjustment as an immigrant to Canada, her attempt to discover the real North ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: History

Marshall Mcluhan: Escape into Understanding

By W. Terrence Gordon

The approaching millennium will bring with it the 20th anniversary of the death of Marshall McLuhan, a prophet still widely misunderstood in his own country. Genius, seer, or fast-talking media huckster? The image of the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Risking Adventure: Mountaineering Journeys Around the World

By Jim Haberl

In spite of what Haberl claims in his introduction, Risking Adventure does not explore what motivates people to climb mountains. It chronicles the camaraderie that comes from climbing together. It also chronicles difficulties and hardship ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

★ Before the Gold Rush: Peace, Love and the Dawn of the Canadian Sound

By Nicholas Jennings

There may be only one thing missing from Nicholas Jennings’ Before the Gold Rush: an account of how an almost incoherent Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins got involved in the recording of the 1970s Canadian album Xaviera! ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

★ Before and After: A Book of Nature Timescapes

By Jan Thornhill

My garden is an ever-changing mixture of flowers, foliage, and visiting wildlife and I never tire of looking to see what is new from day to day. Jan Thornhill’s latest book from Owl, Before and ... Read More »

April 20, 2004

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Deadly Seas: The Story of the St Croix, the U-305 and the Battle of the Atlantic

Once upon a Tomb: Stories from Canadian Graveyards

Cottage Life’s Summer Weekend Cookbook

The City After the Automobile

Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius

Inside the Hermit Kingdom

Marshall Mcluhan: Escape into Understanding

Risking Adventure: Mountaineering Journeys Around the World

★ Before the Gold Rush: Peace, Love and the Dawn of the Canadian Sound

★ Before and After: A Book of Nature Timescapes

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