The Franklin Conspiracy: Cover-up, Betrayal, and the Astonishing Secret Behind the Lost Arctic Expedition

In The Franklin Conspiracy, popular-science writer and playwright Jeffrey Blair Latta attempts to add John Franklin’s lost 1845 Arctic expedition to the list of conspiracy theories that include the Roswell aliens and the assassination of ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: History

Bloodlines: The Rise and Fall of the Mafia’s Royal Family

By Lee Lamothe and Antonio Nicaso

If Tony Soprano had moved to Canada in the 1970s he would have found a congenial environment for made guys. Certainly he could have graduated from whack jobs to expensive manicures. As Bloodlines makes clear, ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Silent Thief: Bone-Building Exercises and Essential Strategies to Prevent and Treat Osteoporosis

By Karine Bohme with Frances Budden MD

The rash of health information bombarding the public can stymie anyone trying to stay or get healthy. Should we swallow supplements, exercise until we drop, or stick with Canada’s Food Guide? Some of us are ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Leslie Beck’s Nutrition Guide for Women: Managing Your Health with Diet, Vitamins, Minerals and Herbs

By Leslie Beck RD

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Bio-age: Ten Steps to a Younger You

By Brad J. King and Dr. Michael A. Schmidt

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

On Snooker: The Game and the Characters Who Play It

By Mordecai Richler

The British writer Cyril Connolly warned that “All excursions into journalism, broadcasting, propaganda and writing for the films, however grandiose, are doomed to disappointment. To put our best into these forms is another folly, since ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Another Season’s Promise: Hope and Despair in Canada’s Farm Country

By Ingeborg Boyens

The oft-repeated Canadian “farm crisis” soundbite finally gets an in-depth exploration with veteran journalist and author Ingeborg Boyens’ comprehensive overview of the problems facing the family farm. Another Season’s Promise explores the farm crisis not ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Map of Your Mind: Journeys into Creative Expression

By Maureen Jennings

Maureen Jennings takes her readers on a voyage through what will probably be uncharted territory for most – a quest to find the artist within. The Map of Your Mind is a kind of travel ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Health & Self-help

Day of the Dog-tooth Violets

By Christina Kilbourne

The list of chapter titles in Ontario writer Christina Kilbourne’s debut novel reads like a poem: “Salted Fish, Smoked Fish, Pickled Fish”; “A Successful Excursion”; “Bad Eyes, A Son for Hamar.” That poetic sensibility carries ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Cold Fear

By Rick Mofina

When 10-year-old Paige Baker wanders off a camping trail to look for her dog, she has no idea of the danger she’s put herself in. Her parents, Doug and Emily, are so wrapped up in ... Read More »

February 5, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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