Reviews

As for Me and My Body: A Memoir of Sinclair Ross

Early in this memoir, Keath Fraser writes of his subject, “He resisted summary. He took his own measure from a world often foreign to his, the straight world or else another country’s culture, and seldom ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

★ Dispatches from the Poverty Line

By Pat Capponi

A war is being fought across Canada right now, but it’s one we seldom see dramatized in vivid images on the late-night television news. The war, of course, is the poverty war, and depending on your ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The New Land: A First Year on the Prairie

By Marilynn Reynolds, Stephen McCallum, illus.

The account of one family journeying from “the old country” across the ocean and the continent to develop a homestead on the prairies, The New Land seems deliberately general rather than specific in its references, ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: History

The Moons of Goose Island (first Nations Children’s Literary Series)

By Don K. Philpot, Margaret Hessian, illus.

Thoughtful simplicity and an interesting illustrative approach distinguish this quiet but effective story about bereavement, mourning, and healing. Launching an intended four-book series that will portray contemporary First Nations children in their communities, this first ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Native Peoples

The Canadian Dog Owner’s Companion: A Guide to Selecting, Caring for and Training Your New Dog or Puppy

By Donna Davidson,Penny Manning

In this concise introductory guide, Donna Davidson and Penny Manning (both dog trainers and writers) cover the latest techniques and resources (including web sites) for owners of new dogs. The result is an excellent overview ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Great Adventure: How the Mounties Conquered the West

By David Cruise and Alison Griffiths

In 1874, the first 300 members of the North West Mounted Police set out on a 900-mile trek to suppress the illegal whiskey trade at the appropriately named Fort Whoop-Up in what is now southern ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: History

Honest Politics

By Ian Greene and David P. Shugarman

The title of Ian Greene and David P. Shugarman’s book reflects their refreshingly optimistic take on political ethics, a subject that often inspires only corrosive cynicism. This book is about fixing the ethical flaws in ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Blueheart

By Alison Sinclair

A distant planet covered in water, a political struggle for its future, and a mysterious corpse form the framework of the science fiction novel Blueheart, by Calgary medical student Alison Sinclair. It would, however, be ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis

By Lance Woolaver

The Illuminated Life of Maud Lewis is a heart-warming companion to a new exhibit, scheduled to tour nationally, illustrating the life and art work of Nova Scotia’s most loved native painter. Everything about Maud Lewis ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction

Pure Selling: Sound Like a Pro, Act Like a Pro, Sell Like a Pro

By Wayne Vanwyck

Pure Selling is a solid introduction to the key principles of selling. The author, with 23 years of selling experience, states that he is not trying to reinvent the wheel, and sticks to the fundamental ... Read More »

March 9, 2004 | Filed under: Health & Self-help

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