Reviews

The Man Who Scared a Shark to Death and Other True Tales of Drunken Debauchery

Drinking stories can be fun. For many of us, they’re as close to an oral storytelling tradition as we’re ever likely to come. The problem is, they’re a bit like bubblegum: enjoyable for about two ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Reference

Prisoner of Tehran

By Marina Nemat

In one of those odd, inexplicable coincidences so common in publishing, two new non-fiction books confront an unimaginable horror: young women abducted (or “arrested”) and held captive for months, if not years, with little hope ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Kidnapped: A Diary

By Leszli Kalli

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Ragged Islands

By Don Hannah

Before my father died he held my sister Laurie’s hand and wept. He was trying to say something, but the only word she recognized was “Elly.” Not until he struggled to bring her hand to ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Robert Service: Under the Spell of the Yukon

By Enid Mallory

To get the most from Ontario author Enid Mallory’s biography of Robert Service, it is a good idea to have a copy of Service’s poems at hand.As Jack Whyte says in his introduction, Robert Service ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Just Dummies: Cruise Missile Testing in Canada

By John Clearwater

Not one to buy into the idea that Canada is a peaceful sanctuary and honest broker in world affairs, the former military and strategic analyst John Clearwater has, with Just Dummies, completed a trilogy that ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Afloat

By Jennifer McCartney

Before I get started, a quick point addressed to Jennifer McCartney: Dear Jennifer, The title of Franz Ferdinand’s latest album, You Could Have It So Much Better, sprang to mind when I first looked at ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Bindery

By Shane Rhodes

Ottawa-based poet Shane Rhodes’ third collection is a difficult book to criticize in terms of its particulars. The writing is very polished and there are few glaring false steps. But a maxim from Longinus comes ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Poetry

Wiped!: Life with a Pint-Size Dictator

By Rebecca Eckler

Columnist Rebecca Eckler, seemingly the first woman in Canada to both carry and birth a child, has naturally deemed it appropriate to document every stultifying moment of her experience in book form. Readers who didn’t ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Witch Hunts: From Salem to Guantanamo Bay

By Robert Rapley

The idea of providing historical precedents for contemporary civil liberties violations is certainly not unique, but there are few titles that possess the rigorous scholarship and analysis required for such an undertaking.While retired civil servant ... Read More »

March 28, 2007 | Filed under: History

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