Reference

On Equilibrium

With On Equilibrium, John Ralston Saul convincingly stakes his claim for a place in the great philosophical continuum by contributing his own perspective to the key questions: What is a good life? What constitutes a ... Read More »

January 26, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Ten Thousand Scorpions: The Search for the Queen of Sheba’s Gold

By Larry Frolick

Larry Frolick is the brother of Vernon Frolick, author of the bestselling Fire into Ice, a biography of entrepreneurial geologist Chuck Fipke, the man who discovered Canada’s northern diamond deposits. Larry Frolick’s Ten Thousand Scorpions ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Alone in the Appalachians: A City Girl’s Trek from Maine to the Gaspé

By Monique Dykstra

Despite extensive outdoor experience writing for such publications as Alaska Magazine and Canoe and Kayak, writer and photographer Monique Dykstra bravely admits that she wasn’t sure what she was getting herself into when she decided ... Read More »

January 22, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

A Delicate Balance: What Philosophy Can Teach Us About Terrorism

By Trudy Govier

Trudy Govier’s A Delicate Balance examines terrorism, particularly terrorism against the United States, in a subdued philosophical voice. That voice, so calm, so calculating, is one of the most refreshing aspects of this short work, ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

Lost Lands, Forgotten Stories

By Alexandra Pratt

Lost Lands, Forgotten Stories recounts English journalist Alexandra Pratt’s tramp through the land God gave Cain, the still wild Labrador interior. The book begins promisingly. Pratt decided to attempt the 600-mile canoe journey from the ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Way of a Ship: A Square-rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail

By Derek Lundy

Derek Lundy, best-selling author of Godforsaken Sea, comes from seafaring stock. His latest book is a reimagining of a voyage his great-great uncle Benjamin took around Cape Horn in 1885. The late 19th century marked ... Read More »

January 12, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

No Place for a Lady: Tales of Adventurous Women Travellers

By Barbara Hodgson

Barbara Hodgson’s latest quirky history book uses numerous first-person accounts, diary entries, and amusing bits of historical trivia to describe what it was like to be female and “on the road” in the days when ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Houseboat Chronicles: Notes from a Life in Shield Country

By Jake MacDonald

The catalogue copy for Houseboat Chronicles, a memoir from Winnipeg freelance writer Jake MacDonald, does not serve the book well. A tagline like “An exploration of life on the Canadian Shield becomes an exploration of ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

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

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

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