Nadine is a cow with a perfect life. She lives on a farm with kindly old Pete, and although the other cows laugh at her for wandering off on her own to search for stones, ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Sanromán and Domi live in Guadalajara, where the author produces cultural television programs and the artist runs a studio specializing in pottery and engravings. This is a first book for each of them, and it ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
According to the dedication page, a hangashore is “an unlucky person deserving pity.” There are three hangashores in this picture storybook: John Payne, the 16-year-old minister’s son who’s considered by the Newfoundland offshore islanders as ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books
Corporate moralist John Dalla Costa, whose business is consulting with firms that want to be good corporate citizens, has produced an elegantly crafted book of advice on how they can do that. Drawing from a ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Last January, the executives at NBC took a deep breath and bought themselves the most popular show on television for the astonishing sum of $13-million an episode. But when they locked up the hospital drama ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
Many people do not realize that the breed of dog they select can play an important role in the success of the relationship. Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Reference
In earlier days, in a simpler world, Dr. Spock was enough. Parents without resident grannies could look up chickenpox and colic, and no one bothered about self-esteem analysis and attention-deficit disorder medication. As societal norms ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help
In earlier days, in a simpler world, Dr. Spock was enough. Parents without resident grannies could look up chickenpox and colic, and no one bothered about self-esteem analysis and attention-deficit disorder medication. As societal norms ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help
Journalist Michael Harris’s investigation of the crisis in Canada’s Atlantic fishery is a keen indictment of government bureaucracy, bunglings, and hidebound ideas. It’s also extremely timely with the just released report of the Committee on ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: History
There is an intersection in this book of the macabre and the ecstasy of moral clarity. The backdrop is the Rwandan genocide, the heroes are the altruistic humanitarian aid workers. The victims and killers have ... Read More »
February 25, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment
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