Reviews

Juno Beach: Canada’s D-Day Victory: June 6, 1944

Beginning with the First World War, the recollections of the common soldier have been given increasing credence as primary source material for Western military history. The obvious benefit of this inclusion is additional material to ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: History

D-Day: Juno Beach, Canada’s 24 Hours of Destiny

By Lance Goddard

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: History

The Memory Orchard

By Tim Bowling

Poet Tim Bowling’s first book of poetry, Low Water Slack, was published in 1995. In the nine years since, Bowling has proved himself to be extremely prolific, publishing five subsequent books of poetry, two novels, ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Mad About the Bay

By John Fraser and Elizabeth MacCallum, William Harris, illus.

The sound of lapping water always sends me into a delicious stupor. Add to that the persistent ding of sailboat masts and you have a moment of perfect communion. At its best, that’s the feeling ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Parts Unknown: Wrestling, Gimmicks and Other Works

By Michael Holmes

Any collection of poetry that centres on a subject as atypical as professional wrestling risks alienating poetry’s core audience. In Parts Unknown, Michael Holmes opts to spread his wrestling expertise throughout each piece – answering ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Generation Deluxe: How the Super-Rich Spend Their Millions

By Iris Nowell

As neat as it is to learn that pro basketball players, upon signing their first contracts, go to a particular Atlanta shoe boutique to be shod, or that Posh Spice and David Beckham pay handsomely ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Sexual Spectrum: Exploring Human Diversity

By Olive Skene Johnson

For those who continue to insist there are only two genders and one acceptable sexual orientation, this first book by retired Vancouver neuropsychologist Olive Skene Johnson compiles decades of scientific findings to the contrary. Study ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Raging Grannies: Wild Hats, Cheeky Songs, and Witty Actions for a Better World

By Carole Roy

Anyone who has attended a Canadian political demonstration over the past 15 years should be familiar with the outrageously attired, umbrella-wielding songsters known as the Raging Grannies. This international phenomenon – many of whose members ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Off Our Rockers and into Trouble: The Raging Grannies

By Alison Acker and Betty Brightwell

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Lesser Evil: Political Ethics in an age of Terrorism

By Michael Ignatieff

Broadcaster, author, and biographer Michael Ignatieff dons yet another hat with his latest book: political theorist in the tradition of Isaiah Berlin, the Oxford professor whom Ignatieff profiled in a 1998 book. Ignatieff met with ... Read More »

May 12, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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