January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction
It’s nice to report a new entry in the ranks of good car books, courtesy of one of the best-known automotive writers around. Phil Edmonston, author of more than 100 books about cars (notably the ... Read More »
At a time when aspiring journalists have few choices beyond joining the characterless world of the modern mass media, the voice of a rare journalistic gadfly should serve as a welcome antidote. For over 50 ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Finally, a theoretical examination of contemporary Canadian photography that is not only insightful and impressively researched but is beautifully designed and makes for a darn good read. In Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction
An Embarrassment of Mangoes is an odd mixture of a book – part travel journal, part culinary tour, part Cruising for Dummies (“cruising” is a term habitués use to describe life aboard a pleasure boat). ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Midway through The Road to Hell, one can’t help but think that nothing unites Canada quite like the pervasive influence of biker organizations – unless it’s the nation’s widespread inability to do anything about them. ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
There are few writers who can match the clarity, knowledge, and good intentions of Dr. Elinor Powell, a mediator and trainer at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Management in Victoria. Dr. Powell offers more ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Health & Self-help
The impulse to put on a show – to roll up the rugs and raid the dressup box, to decorate the dog and broadcast a little glitter – this is the energy that lies behind ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
The impulse to put on a show – to roll up the rugs and raid the dressup box, to decorate the dog and broadcast a little glitter – this is the energy that lies behind ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books
Is hockey still at the heart of the Canadian psyche? Is it still our defining myth? It’s the kind of topic the CBC would turn into a rambling, multi-part documentary. Hockey’s a bigger business than ... Read More »
December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books
Is hockey still at the heart of the Canadian psyche? Is it still our defining myth? It’s the kind of topic the CBC would turn into a rambling, multi-part documentary. Hockey’s a bigger business than ... Read More »
December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books