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Non-Fiction
Fiennes writes a touching memoir
6 October 2009 - 7:39amI just finished reading a memoir, The Music Room, written by William Fiennes, cousin on Ralph and Joseph Fiennes, and author of
Remembering Canada's Fallen Heroes
23 September 2009 - 4:15pmEdward Butts has produced another book on Canada's True Crime past, this time focusing on stories of Canadian police officers killed in the line of duty, be it from natural disasters, accidents or violent crime. His work is hard-hitting as well as compassionate and covers more than 200 years of Canadian police history
Top Health and Fitness Titles
9 September 2009 - 2:20pmCanadians Love Dummies!
3 September 2009 - 10:59amJudging 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
Best Cookbooks of 2008
5 May 2009 - 12:32pmCheck out this year's winners of the James Beard Foundation Awards. We got 'em all!
Donner Prize announced
1 May 2009 - 8:24amThe 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
23 April 2009 - 3:44pmCatching 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
22 April 2009 - 5:23pmFood for Health - The China Study
25 March 2009 - 12:19pmIs there a connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity and , in fact, any other disease? "(...) you deserve to know the truth about food and why eating the right way can save your life. (...) you desrve to know that many of the common notions you have been told about food, health and disease are wrong" says dr.
Shock Doctrine wins
27 February 2009 - 9:33amNaomi 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.