Reviews

★ Before the Gold Rush: Peace, Love and the Dawn of the Canadian Sound

There may be only one thing missing from Nicholas Jennings’ Before the Gold Rush: an account of how an almost incoherent Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins got involved in the recording of the 1970s Canadian album Xaviera! ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Marie Dressler: The Unlikeliest Star

By Betty Lee

Marie Dressler is no longer a household name. But during the 1930s, in cinemas across North America, this undeniably plain woman, weighing more than 200 pounds and carrying 60-odd years, was a bigger box-office draw ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

★ The Write Track: How to Succeed as a Freelance Writer in Canada

By Betty Jane Wylie

If you ever wanted practical advice on how to live and work as a writer in Canada, Betty Jane Wylie’s The Write Track is the book for you. This smart, practical guide has been written ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Health & Self-help

You Can’t Take It with You

By Sandra E. Foster

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Wills for Ontario

By David I. Blotnick

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Canadian Guide to Will and Estate Planning

By Douglas Gray and John Budd

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Have You Made Your Will? Will and Estate Planning Kit

Last year, after I was married and my wife became pregnant, more or less in that order, I had to acknowledge a side of my character I’d been ignoring up till that point – the ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Living with Herbs: A Treasury of Useful Plants for the Home and Garden

By Jo Ann Gardner

Whether pretty posies or practical aromatics, book publishers are offering a stack of craft books on creating items for home, body, or gift giving from the garden’s bounty. From the glossy front cover of Living With ... Read More »

April 20, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment