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Choke Hold

We love our bad boys. We love their jaunty imprudence. We love their freedom, even as we recognize that a world dominated by those freedoms would be quite unlivable. We love Jeremy Little, the hero ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Chasing the Chinook: On the Trail of Canadian Words and Culture

By Wayne Grady

North American English is made up of a great diversity of words, expressions, and usages, some of which can be found north of the 49th parallel. In recent years it has become fashionable to bundle ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Child and the Machine: Why Computers Put Children’s Education at Risk

By Alison Armstrong & Charles Casement

The title of this book defines the argument: computer-based education is deleterious to the learning process, stifling creative thinking and cannibalizing scarce resources while separating the child from the teacher and limiting sensory/emotional learning processes. ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Fever: The Dark Mystery of the Bre-X Gold Rush

By Jennifer Wells

How much more remains to be said about Bre-X? Like the Titanic, it’s all over now – except perhaps the lawsuits. In the rush to publish first, early books about Bre-X, the greatest mining scam ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Barmaid’s Brain: And Other Strange Tales from Science

By Jay Ingram

Why do moths fly to lights? Were Saint Joan’s extraordinary claims that she was instructed by the voices and visions of saints a function of her brain cells? Is the Aquatic Ape Hypothesis – whereby ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

River of the Angry Moon: Seasons on the Bella Coola

By Mark Hume with Harvey Thommassen

A well-known British Columbia biologist and angler, Tony Pletcher, died of a heart attack recently while fishing. Those of us who knew him feel it was a good way for Tony to die. He was ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Wild About Horses: Our Timeless Passion for the Horse

By Lawrence Scanlan

In Wild About Horses, Lawrence Scanlan’s passion for the equestrian world takes readers on a journey of discovery.What stands out in Wild About Horses is the author’s depth of knowledge. The animal’s rich and colourful ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Romancing Mary Jane: A Year in the Life of a Failed Marijuana Grower

By Michael Poole

When former documentary filmmaker Michael Poole reached a workaholic’s meltdown, he remedied his soul by taking his hobby of smoking marijuana to a new realm. Poole moved to a cabin on B.C.’s Sechelt Peninsula and ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

I Was a Teenage Katima-Victim: A Canadian Odyssey

By Will Ferguson

Only in Canada would a book about why the author hates his compatriots become a best-seller. Self-deprecation seems to be a popular pastime in this country. Why this is so, I’m not sure – perhaps ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams

By Wayne Johnston

In Joey Smallwood’s lifetime, the world fought 84 wars and 210 revolutions. Nine kings, four queens, and two princes were assassinated, along with 16 presidents, 18 premiers, six ministers, and two governors. Some would say ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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