In the Shadow of a Saint

Although a personal element weaves in and out of the narrative, Ken Wiwa’s memoir is really a testament to a Nigerian political martyr. Rich in detail of the politics and economy of Nigeria, In the ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Holy Writ

By K.D. Miller

Canada hasn’t produced many homegrown Annie Dillards or Anne Lamotts – “literary” authors whose spiritual writing enjoys both popular and critical acclaim. So Holy Writ is a daring book of sorts. K.D. Miller, author of ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

Sailing Home: A Journey Through Time, Place and Memory

By Gary Geddes

Sailing Home is British Columbia poet Gary Geddes’s voyage into the past, his “male menopause” (as his daughter calls it), and his exploration of history both personal and far-reaching. Accompanied by the ghosts of Charles ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

No Guts No Glory: How Canada’s Greatest Ceos Built Their Empires

By David Olive

What is happiness? The feeling that power increases – that resistance is being overcome.” David Olive cites that line from Friedrich Nietzsche as the epigraph of his new book. The quotation is a signal that ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Kidfluence: Why Kids Today Mean Business

By Anne Sutherland and Beth Thompson

Kids change you. Before my son was born two years ago, I was a reluctant consumer, at best. Now, I shop with an intensity that would make Mila Mulroney blush. I know why the economy ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Bricks to Clicks: E-strategies That Will Transform Your Business

By Ed McMahon

“Bricks to clicks” is a catchy phrase that describes the long and complex process that an established “real-world” retailer must undertake in order to establish an online retail presence. Ed McMahon, a Toronto-based management consultant, ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Nortel Networks: How Innovation and Vision Created a Network Giant

By Larry MacDonald

When there are so many nooks and crannies within a company that a manager can secretly divert several top scientists onto a hush-hush laser research project, you know you’re dealing with a behemoth.And a behemoth ... Read More »

February 9, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Arachne Speaks

By Kate Hovey, Blair Drawson, illus.

American first-time author Kate Hovey grimly retells the Greek myth explaining the origin of spiders in Arachne Speaks. When Arachne the weaver is punished by Athena for her hubris as an artist, manifested dramatically in ... Read More »

February 6, 2004

The Freezing Moon

By Becky Citra, Stephen McCallum, illus.

For early readers, B.C. primary schoolteacher Becky Citra tells a likeable family tale in 12 short chapters, with a full-page black-and-white illustration for each chapter. In this sequel to Ellie’s New Home, Ellie continues the ... Read More »

February 6, 2004

Stones

By William Bell

There’s a fine line between a plot whose meticulously wrought structure and thematic symmetries are so artfully orchestrated that they feel organic and essential, and a plot whose design comes across as heavyhanded and neatly ... Read More »

February 6, 2004

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