Thirteen Hands and Other Plays

Carol Shields claims to have been “an avid theatre-goer in the sixties and seventies,” when she was “greatly attracted to the experimental theatre of the time.” Her own plays, collected here for the first time, ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Bubble and the Bear: How Nortel Burst the Canadian Dream

By Douglas Hunter

In the wake of a tragic event – a school shooting or a car accident involving a mobile phone, say – there is a terrific swell of curiosity among members of the media and the ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Profit Is Not the Cure: A Citizen’s Guide to Saving Medicare

By Maude Barlow

Activist and author Maude Barlow is committed to saving universally accessible, publicly funded health care in Canada. The title of her new book, Profit Is Not the Cure, is an immediate tip-off as to how ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The Mourner’s Dance: What We Do When People Die

By Katherine Ashenburg

Death becomes both of these authors as they attempt to address the taboos, denial, and rituals associated with this ancient and inescapable rite of passage. Katherine Ashenburg and Susan Gabori, both journalists, attempt to personalize ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Health & Self-help

Ireland’s Eye: Travels

By Mark Anthony Jarman

Mark Anthony Jarman’s travel memoir, Ireland’s Eye, works very hard at not being nostalgic for the old country. The book tells of two trips Jarman made to Ireland during the technology boom of the 1990s. ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Where Is Here?: Canada’s Maps and the Stories They Tell

By Alan Morantz

Where Is Here? is the result of a great idea: using the history of Canadian maps and map-making as a way of looking at some of the seminal events in the country’s history and, in ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: History

Historical Atlas of Canada

By Derek Hayes

A unique undertaking by geologist, author, and map collector , the Historical Atlas of Canada claims to be the first Canadian atlas to exclusively use “historical maps rather than modern redrawn ones.” Such a claim ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Sailors, Slackers and Blind Pigs: Halifax at War

By Stephen Kimber

Halifax is the Canadian city most affected by the wars of the 20th century. A vital convoy port in the First World War, the city was devastated by a huge explosion in December 1917. In ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: History

Cruise Ship Blues: The Underside of the Cruise Industry

By Ross A. Klein

Ross Klein is a sociologist who has logged over 300 days vacationing on cruise ships from various parts of the world. In Cruise Ship Blues he uses that experience and a lot of research to ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Science, Technology & Environment

The Physics of Hockey

By Alain Haché

When it comes to our own history, Canadians are notoriously sketchy on its details, but when it comes to analyzing hockey, almost everyone is an expert. We know more about the neutral zone trap than ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

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