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Smokescreen: One Man Against the Underworld

By Paul William Roberts and Norman Snider

Hard-hitting and wised up, Smokescreen is a documentary account of the scuzz-filled career of one Cal Broeker, a curiously valiant ex-butcher from small-town New York who morphed into what the Brits call a “supergrass.” In ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Made for Happiness: Discovering the Meaning of Life with Aristotle

By Jean Vanier, Kathryn Spark, trans.

What is the meaning of happiness? Is the quest for happiness the true purpose of our lives? In Made for Happiness, Jean Vanier considers these questions by examining Aristotle’s best-known works in order to map ... Read More »

January 29, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

All You Can Eat: Greed, Lust and the New Capitalism

By Linda McQuaig

In All You Can Eat, Linda McQuaig assembles an impressive indictment of the prevailing economic system. By defining and demystifying the terms, naming the suspects (individuals, institutions, and ideologies), and providing a credible historical and ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem

By Wayne W. Dyer

Determining the role of spirituality in one’s life is a challenge for most people. Some argue that they don’t need spirituality; others identify as atheist or agnostic; still others believe in a higher being, but ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Faith @ Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the Twenty-First Century

By Denyse O’Leary

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

I’d Say ‘Yes’ God, If I Knew What You Wanted

By Nancy Reeves

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

The Mess

By Jennifer Wolfe, Cindy Revell, illus.

Jennifer Wolfe, a Canadian teacher living in Michigan, has come up with an innovative way to invite young readers into her first picture book. The Mess is a simple story about an untidy family and ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Princess Bun Bun

By Richard Scrimger, Gillian Johnson, illus.

Say the word “castle” and kids think of towers, moats, princesses, and knights. Toronto author Richard Scrimger plays with these magical elements in his latest picture book, Princess Bun Bun. In this delightful sequel to ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Leap into Poetry: More Abcs of Poetry

By Avis Harley

Although adults may have forgotten this, any child who’s been enraptured by the rhymes, rhythms, riddles, and wordplay of Dennis Lee, Mother Goose, or Dr. Seuss instinctively knows that spieltrieb (as the German critic Baumgarten ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories

By Adwoa Badoe, Baba Wagué Diakité, illus.

Ananse the spiderman is, like fellow tricksters Raven, Coyote, Jaguar, and Br’er Rabbit, always getting himself into extraordinary trouble. A lazybones and greedy-guts who is constantly making mischief, he’s also a clever fast-talker brazen enough ... Read More »

January 27, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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Smokescreen: One Man Against the Underworld

Made for Happiness: Discovering the Meaning of Life with Aristotle

All You Can Eat: Greed, Lust and the New Capitalism

There’s a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem

Faith @ Science: Why Science Needs Faith in the Twenty-First Century

I’d Say ‘Yes’ God, If I Knew What You Wanted

The Mess

Princess Bun Bun

Leap into Poetry: More Abcs of Poetry

The Pot of Wisdom: Ananse Stories

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