★ Dispatches from the Sporting Life

The posthumous release of Mordecai Richler’s Dispatches from the Sporting Life, a collection of 20 essays on sports spanning more than 30 years, is like a collection of B sides from your favourite band – ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Wendy

By Karen Wallace

A disclaimer on the back of Karen Wallace’s latest novel, Wendy, states: “This book is not authorised by or affiliated with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, the owner of the copyright in J M ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Kids Guide to Money Cent$

By Keltie Thomas, Stephen MacEachern, illus.

Kids grow up so fast. And Keltie Thomas, former editor of OWL magazine, has devised another way to nudge them along with a straightforward guide that hopes to have “fixed income investment” rolling off kids’ ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

I Remember Korea

By Linda Granfield

I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, by award-winning author Linda Granfield, has much to recommend it. The text is timely, given both the renewed U.S.-North Korean tension and the increasing ... Read More »

January 15, 2004

Aha! The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Intelligence

By Trudee Romanek, Rose Cowles, illus.

Written as part of the Mysterious You series, Aha! is an eclectic overview of scientific, cultural, and anecdotal information about intelligence. The design is attractive with its lush palette of lime, lilac, peach, and rose, ... Read More »

January 15, 2004

★ Attack of the Killer Video Book: Tips & Tricks for Young Directors

By Mark Shulman and Hazlitt Krog, Martha Newbigging, illus.

In Attack of the Killer Video Book, Mark Shulman and Hazlitt Krog, two veteran American filmmaker/writers who specialize in young people’s film and video production, provide everything young people need to know to create their ... Read More »

January 15, 2004

Hold On to Your Kids: Why Parents Matter

By Gabor Maté and Gordon Neufeld

In Hold On to Your Kids, Vancouver doctor and writer Gabor Maté and developmental psychologist Gordon Neufeld detail Neufeld’s theory of peer orientation. Using examples from his own life and from the children and families ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Small Arguments

By Souvankham Thammavongsa

The short poems in Small Arguments are tender snapshots of nature’s often overlooked bounty. No verbal flab invades the images as the poetry magically explores the essence and personality of objects we rarely equate with ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Baseballissimo: My Summer in the Italian Minor Leagues

By Dave Bidini

Author and musician Dave Bidini is single-handedly creating his own genre of sports book: the North-American-sport-in-a-strange-land category. In his last book, Tropic of Hockey, Bidini looked at how Canada’s national pastime is played in unusual ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

Exact Fare Only 2

By Ian Cockfield

In a rare instance of form following function in the book world, Exact Fare Only 2 seems designed for the express purpose of being read on the subway, streetcar, or bus. Editor Ian Cockfield has ... Read More »

January 15, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

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