Douglas & McIntyre Reviews
 Red"[RED] offers a glimpse into another culture and effectively captures the malleability of a folk tale, its capacity to shift and transform during multiple tellings." Booklist, Mar 15, 2010 Read more about Red >> |
 Araxi“Declared by Gordon Ramsay as THE best restaurant in Canada… the cookbook features seasonal recipes highlighting Whistler’s two distinct seasons – summer and winter. From chilled English pea and mint soup to crispy egg, miso-crusted sablefish with smoked tuna broth and soba noodles, not to mention the ... Foodnetwork.ca, Feb 24, 2010 Read more about Araxi >> |
 Blue Water Cafe Seafood Cookbook“…featuring over 80 recipes and more than 120 photographs. If you love food porn and seafood, this book is a no-brainer. The multi-award winning restaurant is known for its contemporary take on seafood celebrating East/West influences. The recipes in the book, such as spot prawns with samphire miso yuzu ... Foodnetwork.ca, Feb 24, 2010 Read more about Blue Water Cafe Seafood Cookbook >> |
 A Year of Living Generously“Honest and inspiriting, Scanlan’s account encourages us to ask ourselves: what drives us to do good? By stressing the profound impact of simple acts of kindness, he shows us that we all have the power to create a better world.” Craig Kielburger, Founder, Free The Children, Feb 23, 2010 Read more about A Year of Living Generously >> |
A Year of Living Generously"Embedded at street level, working at the coal face, Larry Scanlan returns from twelve months inside a range of domestic and international charities with a story that is riveting in its piercing honesty. Neither a gossamer tale of good works nor a cynic’s hard-bitten critique, A Year of Living Generously ... Senator Hugh Segal, Feb 23, 2010 Read more about A Year of Living Generously >> |
 Tukiliit“Tukiliit: The Stone People Who Live in the Wind… is a photo essay on the subject of the mysterious stone figures of the North. During (Hallendy’s) life's work as a senior civil servant, he travelled everywhere in the Arctic, exploring the land while forming public policy aimed at improving conditions ... Time Colonist, Feb 14, 2010 Read more about Tukiliit >> |
 Disappearing Moon Cafe“Torrid passions, secrets and lies envelop the Wong family in Sky Lee's surprising and alluring novel Disappearing Moon Cafe.” National Public Radio, Feb 11, 2010 Read more about Disappearing Moon Cafe >> |
 Frank McKenna“…What the book shows very successfully, by contrast, is that McKenna has a passion for Canada, for getting things done, and a genuine desire to help individual people..” Globe and Mail, Feb 11, 2010 Read more about Frank McKenna >> |
 City of Glass—Revised Edition“…the renowned Generation X author’s humorous take on the area, from its drug culture ad tourist destinations to its people, food and film industry.” Daily Gleaner, Feb 8, 2010 Read more about City of Glass—Revised Edition >> |
 Merchant Kings“Stephen R. Bown introduces a cast of colourful and often unscrupulous characters. In the Age of Heroic Commerce, these merchant-explorers and the companies they ran, such as the Dutch East India Company, the Russian-American Company, and the British South African Company, ruled vast tracts of the globe, ... History Magazine, Feb 1, 2010 Read more about Merchant Kings >> |