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Non-Fiction
Tim Cook wins the Charles Taylor Prize
10 February 2009 - 9:22amCongratulations to Tim Cook, who received this year's Charles Talyor Prize for his book Shock Troops : Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1917-1918.
Charles Taylor Prize nominees announced
12 January 2009 - 10:54amFinalists for the 2009 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction have been announced. Here are the nominees:
Sugar: a bittersweet history / by Elizabeth Abbott
The Endless City
17 September 2008 - 5:00pmIn 1900, only 10% of the world's population lived in cities. Today it's just over 50%, and by 2050 that number will be at 75%. "The Endless City" takes a look at this rising global phenomenon, with a look at some of the major cities of note today: New York, Shanghai, London, Mexico City, Johannesburg
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
29 July 2008 - 8:29amKate Summerscale's book The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher has won the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for nonficton. The book investigates an unsolved murder in 1860. Quitting her day job to research and write the book has really paid off!
House Lust
23 July 2008 - 6:51pmJust turn on the TV and you can see that Canada has got a bad case of the wants when it comes to our homes. Remodeling, house flipping, upsizing, and vacation properties—the list goes on and on. What gives? Why is every
Rome 1960
16 July 2008 - 8:53amRogers' Empire
11 July 2008 - 1:18pmRogers has been very much in the news recently, particularly with the proposed texting charges and the launch of the G3 iPhone. Wanna know how this company grew to be what it is today? And what’s the story of the man behind the empire?
The Billionaire's Vinegar
3 July 2008 - 9:19amHow much would you pay for a good bottle of wine? $10? $40? How about $156,000? Benjamin Wallace's "The Billionaire's Vinegar" is a page-turning romp through the mystery and intrigue surrounding
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