Searching for Michael Jackson’s Nose, and Other Preoccupations of Our Celebrity-mad Culture

Scott Feschuk can best be described as a Canadian enthusiast of American television. He has been amusing readers of the National Post with his wry column devoted to pop culture musings. Searching for Michael Jackson’s ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Lost in Mongolia: Rafting the World’s Last Unchallenged River

By Colin Angus

Colin Angus is, at the age of 32, a seasoned explorer and author with a habit of traversing some of the world’s most dangerous waterways. Angus’s second book, Lost in Mongolia, charts a hazardous 5,500-kilometre ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Reference

Let Them Eat Prozac

By David Healy

Pharmaceutical companies are among the most powerful corporations in the world. So it’s unusual to hear a critical voice coming from within the medical community. David Healy, a highly regarded university professor and psychiatrist, became ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Canada: A Portrait in Letters, 1800-2000

By Charlotte Gray

I can imagine Charlotte Gray’s fascinating Canada: A Portrait in Letters, 1800-2000 sitting on a small table next to the toilet in a second floor bathroom. A brass floor lamp is arranged so its circle ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: History

Open House: Canada and the Magic of Curling

By Scott Russell

If it seems as if there’s less of a sense of community among Canadians because of technology, regionalism, or urban/rural divisions, author and CBC broadcaster Scott Russell argues in Open House that the curling club ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

Epic Wanderer: David Thompson and the Mapping of the Canadian West

By D’Arcy Jenish

Popular biographers often work hard to find a new and exciting perspective on their subject, an activity that sometimes moves the focus of the book from the subject to the author. Fortunately, in Epic Wanderer, ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

The Human Right to Peace

By Douglas Roche

Senator Douglas Roche, a former journalist, diplomat, and educator who has also served at the UN, has been actively involved in issues related to disarmament and development for 30 years. His passion for the subject ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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