Posts Tagged ‘canadian’
The Sisters Brothers
Nostalgia
“From one of Canada’s most celebrated writers, two-time Giller Prize winner Moyez Vassanji, comes a taut, ingenuous and dynamic novel about a future where eternal life is possible, and identities can be chosen. In the indeterminate future in an unnamed western city, physical impediments to immortality have been overcome. As society approaches the prospect of…
Read MoreRicardo- Slower is Better
Three years after the release of the bestselling Slow Cooker Favourites, Ricardo is back with another enticing slow cooker cookbook. This second book picks up where the first left off, making everyday life in the kitchen even easier and demonstrating more of the miraculous versatility of the humble slow cooker. Here are fabulous recipes for…
Read MoreThe Handmaid’s Tale
In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’s persistent…
Read MoreHome from the Vinyl Cafe
Maddaddam
Oryx and Crake
A stunning and provocative new novel by the internationally celebrated author ofThe Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker Prize Margaret Atwood’s new novel is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyingly-all-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers may find their view of the world forever changed after reading it. This is Margaret Atwood at the absolute peak…
Read MoreVinyl Cafe Notebooks
Selected from 15 years of radio-show archives and re-edited by the author, this wonderfully eclectic essay collection gives a glimpse into the thoughtful mind at work behind “The Vinyl Cafe.” From meditations on peacekeeping to praise for the toothpick, “The Vinyl Cafe Notebooks” runs the gamut from considered argument to light-hearted opinion. Whether McLean is…
Read MoreCanada- Mike Myers
In this instant national bestseller, comedy superstar Mike Myers writes from the (true patriot) heart about his 53-year relationship with his beloved Canada. Mike Myers is a world-renowned actor, director and writer, and the man behind some of the most memorable comic characters of our time. But as he says: “no description of me is…
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