Reviews

Sheep’s Vigil: By a Fervent Person

Sheep’s Vigil: By a Fervent Person, the latest collection of poetry by Eirin Moure, also known as Erin Mouré, is a translation, or transelation, of the Portuguese O Guardador de Rebanhos by Alberto Caeiro, also ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Blue

By George Elliott Clarke

In Blue, George Elliott Clarke aims to strike the incendiary note Irving Layton hit when he wrote that “good poems should rage like a fire/Burning all things.” In case we miss that epigraph’s point, Clarke ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

A Stó:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas

Anyone with an interest in the history of the West Coast or in aboriginal culture will delight in A Stó:lo-Coast Salish Historical Atlas. The atlas is a thoroughly researched study offering both raw data and ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

Toronto: The Family-Tested Guide to Fun Places

By Nathalie Prézeau

Several guidebooks steer adults toward worthwhile Toronto pastimes or getaway excursions to the country. This self-published book brings the kids along for more than the ride. Nathalie Prézeau, a weekly columnist on family outings for ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Details from a Larger Canvas

By Helen McLean

American art historian Linda Nochlin’s seminal essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” argued that women were excluded from achieving greatness in art by social norms and biological imperatives. The division of labour ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Sea of Heartbreak: An Extraordinary Account of a Newfoundland Fishing Voyage

By Michael Dwyer

Despite Farley Mowat’s heavy-handed introduction, Sea of Heartbreak is a straightforward, harrowing tale of a commercial fishery gone horribly wrong. Michael Dwyer, a Newfoundland fisherman, is a first-time author, and that shows here. His prose ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Run Over: A Boy, His Mother and an Accident

By Douglas Bell

Douglas Bell’s Run Over is the latest addition to the growing library of trauma memoirs – stories of life-changing encounters with illness, freak storms, rogue animals, or murderous vehicles. Such memoirs, by positing trauma as ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

River Song: Sailing the History of the St. Lawrence

By Phil Jenkins

Phil Jenkins, a musician, freelance writer, and author of An Acre of Time, has a passion for the St. Lawrence. In his latest book, River Song, he indulges that passion to tell the mighty river’s ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

Prescription Games: Money, Ego, and Power Inside the Global Pharmaceutical Industry

By Jeffrey Robinson

When it comes to health care, the public has high expectations. Patients demand strict ethical standards and believe that a certain degree of altruism should motivate not only health professionals, but pharmaceutical companies as well. ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Quebec: A Tale of Love

By Laurier LaPierre

Quebec: A Tale of Love is Laurier LaPierre’s attempt at explaining the current state of Quebec and how it got that way. A historian and broadcaster, LaPierre has written several books about his native province. ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: History

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