Like other titles in the very readable manifesto series published by Rocky Mountain Books, Digging the City is an eye-catching, brain-expanding, well-balanced read. The description of our global, price-driven, nutrient-poor, energy-intensive food industry could be overwhelmingly depressing, but Rhona McAdam carefully outlines steps each of us can take to improve food safety and security. Citing …
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FROM THE PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE: "In 1982, the oil rig Ocean Ranger sank off the coast of Newfoundland during a Valentine's Day storm. All eighty-four men aboard died. February is the story of Helen O'Mara, one of those left behind when her husband, Cal, drowns on the rig. It begins in the present-day, more than twenty-five …
FROM THE FRONT FLAP: "Born in 1930 in a small town outside of Winnipeg, beautiful Hope Plett appears destined to have a conventional life. Church, marriage to a steady you man, children -- her fortunes are already laid out for her, as are the shiny modern appliances in her new home. All she has to …
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FROM THE BACK COVER: "Saul Indian Horse is in trouble, and there seems to be only one way out. As he journeys back through his life as a northern Ojibway, from the horrors of residential school to his triumphs on the hockey rink, he must question everything he knows." In the context of Canada Reads …
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Continuing my quest to read and review all five contenders for Canada Reads 2013 before the live debates commence, I opened Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan. I recently learned that the initial printing of 4500 copies sold out within hours of its release in 1945 and that the novel received the Governor General’s Award for …
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