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Top Health and Fitness Titles

Here are some of the books featured on BookNet's Top 20 Health and Fitness Titles:

Canadians Love Dummies!

Judging by the number of Dummies titles published for Canadians, they must be well loved in our country.   Here are some key titles:

 

Buying and selling a home for Canadians for dummies
 

Nutrition for Canadians for dummies
 

Gardening Basics for Canadians for dummies
 

Best Cookbooks of 2008

Check out this year's winners of the James Beard Foundation Awards.  We got 'em all!

The Next Flu Pandemic

Are you and your family prepared for the next possible outbreak?  London's own Vincent Lam explains the why pandemics occur, how people react and what you can do to be more prepared:  The Pandemic Flu and You: A Canadian Guide

 

Donner Prize announced

The winner of the Donner Prize was announced today:   

Ken Coates' "Arctic Front: Defending Canada in the Far North"  received the $35,000 prize.

Bestsellers of 2008

Catching up on some reading? 

Don't feel like sitting on a waiting list? 

Try some of these Bestsellers from 2008.   You can probably pick up a copy today!

Managing a Renovation

Looking to start a home renovation?  Upgrading a bathroom, kitchen or taking on a whole new addition?

Idolmania

So who will it be?  Adam or Allison, Danny or Li'l?  No matter what the outcome, chances are you'll be seeing a CD by each of them in not too distant future. 

2009 Juno Winners

Check out this year's 2009 Juno winners

Shock Doctrine wins

Naomi Klein has been announced the winner of the Warwick Prize for Writing for her book The Shock Doctrine.  This is the first time the award has been given.  The award recognizes writing in English in any genre or form, based on a theme that changes from award to award.  This year's theme was Complexity.