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A Feminist I: Reflections from Academia

Queen’s University philosophy professor Christine Overall lives her feminism inside the classroom and out.“Feminism,” she writes, “is the heart of who I am, not only as an academic, but as a citizen and an individual.” ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Random Excess: The Wild Ride of Michael Cowpland and Corel

By Ross Laver

In the rapidly changing world of computers, no Canadian company has made a bigger splash than Ottawa’s Corel Corporation. Led by Mitel founder Michael Cowpland, the company surged into the headlines as business reversals caused ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Painted Chest

By Judith Christine Mills

Haunted by the memory of a great famine, the people in Maddie’s village rise early, work all day in their fields, and fall into bed exhausted. Their larders are full but they have no time ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Chestnut Dreams

By Halina Below

For Anya, the shiny brown chestnuts known as conkers are the stuff of dreams. When her grandmother tells her that the clusters of white blossoms on the trees in the park will become horse chestnuts ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Blue Trust: The Author, the Lawyer, His Wife, and Her Money

By Stevie Cameron

Stevie Cameron does here what she is known for: she delves. This time it’s into the lives of Montreal tax lawyer Bruce Verchere and his wife Lynne – and a myriad of other characters drawn, ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Collecting Passions: Discovering the Fun of Stamps and Other Stuff from All Over the Place

By Susan McLeod O’Reilly and Alain Massé, Norman Eyolfson, illus.

Collecting Passions is a visual feast filled to brimming with vibrant cartoon-like images by Norman Eyolfson, illustrator of Jacob Two-Two and the Dinosaur. Unfortunately, the busy spreads will bedazzle readers and make them wonder where ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

The Hummingbird Book and Feeders: How to Attract, Identify, and Enjoy Hummingbirds

By Neil Dawe, Jock MacRae, illus.

Did you know that different hummingbirds make different sounds depending on the shapes of their feathers? This is just one of the fascinating facts you’ll learn from Somerville House’s newest book and activity package.From B.C. ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Extreme Science: Science in the Danger Zone

By Larry Verstraete

It’s the subtitle, rather than the title, that more accurately describes the contents of this book about scientists and explorers who put themselves in dangerous situations while proving a theory, creating an invention, or exploring ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

East and West

By Chris Patten

Newspapers in China called Chris Patten a criminal, a serpent, and a whore. The country’s politicians and diplomats alternately snubbed him, scolded him, and threatened him. He was second-guessed and undercut by traditionalists in Britain’s ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Tales of the Amazon

By Daniel Munduruku, Laurabeatriz, illus.

Any book that attempts to introduce young readers to another culture, and impel them to question the values of their own, is admirable. Originally published in Brazil in 1996 as Historias de indio, and translated ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Book links

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A Feminist I: Reflections from Academia

Random Excess: The Wild Ride of Michael Cowpland and Corel

The Painted Chest

Chestnut Dreams

Blue Trust: The Author, the Lawyer, His Wife, and Her Money

Collecting Passions: Discovering the Fun of Stamps and Other Stuff from All Over the Place

The Hummingbird Book and Feeders: How to Attract, Identify, and Enjoy Hummingbirds

Extreme Science: Science in the Danger Zone

East and West

Tales of the Amazon

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