Reviews

The Next Century: Why Canada Wins

A decade ago, Toronto business economist Nuala Beck freshened economic thinking with the phrase “new economy,” the idea that businesses built on human capital would thrive more than those in the old economy of bricks ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Big Score: Robert Friedland, Inco, and the Voisey’s Bay Hustle

By Jacquie McNish

It started out as another game of chicken between penny stock traders and greedy investors. It turned into a $4.3- billion deal designed to protect the future of the world’s largest nickel company. In The ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada’s Royal Family

By Rod McQueen

In this unauthorized corporate history, financial journalist Rod McQueen describes the rise and fall of the Eaton’s department store empire and what really happened to the family behind the throne. The founder of Eaton’s, Timothy ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Titans: How the New Canadian Establishment Seized Power

By Peter C. Newman

In this third instalment on the movers and shakers of Canada, social analyst, historian, and gossipmonger Peter C. Newman lays out the case for the decline and fall of the old order and the ascension ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Chips & Pop: Decoding the Nexus Generation

By Robert Barnard, Dave Cosgrave, and Jennifer Welsh

Demographics, once a dreary academic pursuit, has recently become an alternative form of astrology. Both disciplines are founded on the notion that people born at the same time will undergo similar experiences; both promise to ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Learning Russian

By Diana Fitzgerald Bryden

There is a tendency for poets to fall under the spell of words. It’s hardly surprising – the allure of language is, after all, one of the attractions of the form. However, lacking seasoned restraint ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Change Room

By Mark Cochrane

The acknowledgements in Mark Cochrane’s new book contain the news that “Change Room is a work of fiction.” It’s an uncluttered statement but it has a caveat crackle, as if the reader is being cautioned ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Supreme at Last: The Evolution of the Supreme Court of Canada, 1949-1999

By Peter McCormick

In Supreme at Last, self-proclaimed “court-watcher” Peter McCormick scales a mountain of information to provide readers with a history of the Supreme Court of Canada, from its humble beginnings in 1949 to the powerful and ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

If I Could Turn and Meet Myself: The Life of Alden Nowlan

By Patrick Toner

Though Maritime poet Alden Nowlan’s works are often praised for their simplicity, the man behind them was anything but simple. Born in poverty and raised in obscurity, Nowlan was so different from his small-town Nova ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Four Strong Winds: Understanding the Growing Challenges to Health Care

By Michael B. Decter

Few Canadians remain untouched by the turbulent state of our health care system. Constant reports of crisis have resulted in widespread disillusionment. However, Michael B. Decter’s look at the forces behind health care changes takes ... Read More »

February 17, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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