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Chips & Pop: Decoding the Nexus Generation

By Robert Barnard, Dave Cosgrave, and Jennifer Welsh

Demographics, once a dreary academic pursuit, has recently become an alternative form of astrology. Both disciplines are founded on the notion that people born at the same time will undergo similar experiences; both promise to ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Keeper and the Crows

By Andrea Spalding, Kirsti, illus.

For British Columbia writer Andrea Spalding, a Keeper is someone who holds old traditions and passes them on to the next generation. In her earlier book, Finders Keepers, a wise elder shared his knowledge. Now, ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Authors

Lizards Don’t Wear Lip Gloss

By Trina Wiebe, Marisol Sarrazin, illus.

How to lure children from picture books into chapter books – those with fewer illustrations and more text –- is a tricky task and surely an important one for creating new generations of readers. As ... Read More »

February 17, 2004

Goldfish Don’t Take Bubble Baths

By Trina Wiebe, Marisol Sarrazin, illus.

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Learning Russian

By Diana Fitzgerald Bryden

There is a tendency for poets to fall under the spell of words. It’s hardly surprising – the allure of language is, after all, one of the attractions of the form. However, lacking seasoned restraint ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Change Room

By Mark Cochrane

The acknowledgements in Mark Cochrane’s new book contain the news that “Change Room is a work of fiction.” It’s an uncluttered statement but it has a caveat crackle, as if the reader is being cautioned ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Supreme at Last: The Evolution of the Supreme Court of Canada, 1949-1999

By Peter McCormick

In Supreme at Last, self-proclaimed “court-watcher” Peter McCormick scales a mountain of information to provide readers with a history of the Supreme Court of Canada, from its humble beginnings in 1949 to the powerful and ... Read More »

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

If I Could Turn and Meet Myself: The Life of Alden Nowlan

By Patrick Toner

Though Maritime poet Alden Nowlan’s works are often praised for their simplicity, the man behind them was anything but simple. Born in poverty and raised in obscurity, Nowlan was so different from his small-town Nova ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Four Strong Winds: Understanding the Growing Challenges to Health Care

By Michael B. Decter

Few Canadians remain untouched by the turbulent state of our health care system. Constant reports of crisis have resulted in widespread disillusionment. However, Michael B. Decter’s look at the forces behind health care changes takes ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Unauthorized Entry: The Truth About Nazi War Criminals in Canada, 1946–1956

By Howard Margolian

History matters. When a 1986 royal commission examined the question of war criminals in Canada, it based much of its evidence and many of its conclusions and recommendations on a report by Alti Rodal. But ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: History

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