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Rethinking Canada's Founding Fathernew
For many reasons, historians have been coming together recently in an effort to give Samuel de Champlain a greater place in world history.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-13-2009 |
Nonfiction
Lewis Hyde's Classic Manifesto 'The Gift' Gets a Timely Re-Releasenew
What this book conveys more than almost any other book I've read is the sense of abundance artists develop from grounding their sense of self in something other than money or "stuff." At this time, perhaps more than any other, this book will also speak to readers who don't necessarily consider themselves artists.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-15-2008 |
Nonfiction
Malcolm Gladwell Examines the Secret of Success in 'Outliers'new
Gladwell uses birthdays, tight-knit communities and circumstance to show why some make it and others don't.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-05-2008 |
Nonfiction
'The Other Side of the Coin' May (or May Not) Help You Understand the Meltdownnew
People need to educate themselves in economics. Still, I'm not sure anybody this week needs to read a whole book to figure out that the rules of the game have changed, and that the time has come to have some serious talks about profit caps.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
09-26-2008 |
Nonfiction
Steven Kurutz Goes Behind the Scenes with Tribute Bandsnew
Like a Rolling Stone concerns itself largely with Kurutz's experience touring with two Stones tribute bands, Sticky Fingers and Canada's own Blushing Brides. The dramatic core of the book is the bitter and bizarre rivalry between two aging Mick-divas, Fingers' frontman Glen Carroll (pictured on the cover of the book) and Montreal-born Maurice Raymond.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-23-2008 |
Nonfiction
Lynda Barry Gives Us a Lesson on Writing in 'What It Is'new
What It Is is beautiful. If you've ever seen the illustrated version of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience, you'll recognize the color scheme. Still, on my first reading of the somewhat murky, meandering opening section, I felt a vague unease.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-16-2008 |
Nonfiction
Alex Ross Brings the Noisenew
Ross travels from the golden age of Strauss, Mahler and Wagner, through the mid-century struggles of composers -- American, European, black and white, classical, jazz and pretty much everything else.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-04-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Dirt on Clean' Recounts the History of Hygienenew
Working her way back to the present, with its crazy explosion in bathroom building and anti-bacterial products, Ashenburg makes a strong case for the cultural relativity of clean.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'I Am America' is a Nice Try That Falls a Little Flatnew
Even if Stephen Colbert was America, the sad reality is that I Am America is not Stephen Colbert. Without Colbert's special je ne sais quoi animating these words and distracting you from the spelling and grammar mistakes, too often the text is lacking.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
10-19-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Head Trip' Explores the Science of Sleepnew
Warren's book charts his adventures in Montreal sleep labs, Hawaiian lucid dreaming workshops, Scottish meditation retreats, London and New York hypnotherapy sessions and Toronto neurofeedback labs.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
10-05-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The World Without Us': Homo Extinctusnew
Alan Weisman takes an in-depth look at a human-less earth.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
08-17-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The Mistress's Daughter': Hell-o Mother!new
A.M. Homes memoir recounts the author's nightmarish
reunion with her troubled old lady.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
08-14-2007 |
Nonfiction
Child Chill Outnew
Teaching your kid to mix a Manhattan and other parenting tips from Christie Mellor.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
06-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Ace' in the Holenew
David Matthews interweaves tales of Baltimore blacks, Jews and blues in his memoir.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Ace of Spades, David Matthews
Hell for Dummiesnew
The Vice Guide to Travel takes you to Chernobyl, the Congo, the worst slums of Rio and other places you'll likely never go.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-03-2006 |
Nonfiction
