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A tour de force that takes us across centuries, past frontiers . . . and doesn’t hesitate to flirt with fantasy.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLe Devoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Le Devoir","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Historical fiction at its finest ... full of wit, whimsy, and a wellspring of historical detail” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMontreal Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Last year, Catherine Leroux’s The Party Wall arrived like a revelation: a French-Canadian novel with a continent-sized imagination, about connections between people over borders and across time. . . . [I]n The Longest Year Grenier engages a similar continental imaginary. The novel’s magic realist conceit — that a person born on Feb. 29 might age one year for every four — allows an epic swath of history with sweeping geography to match.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"The Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“[M]agical . . . spectacular . . . Grenier’s magnum opus . . . The Longest Year is the kind of book you want to tell people about. 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The Longest Year
Daniel Grenier’s novel, perfect for fans of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, tells the story of a boy who ages only one out of every four years.
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{"id":6813784965179,"title":"The Lost Words","handle":"the-lost-words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom bestselling \u003ci\u003eLandmarks\u003c\/i\u003e author Robert Macfarlane and acclaimed artist and author Jackie Morris, a beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, when a new edition of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Junior Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e — widely used in schools around the world — was published, a sharp-eyed reader soon noticed that around forty common words concerning nature had been dropped. Apparently they were no longer being used enough by children to merit their place in the dictionary. The list of these “lost words” included \u003ci\u003eacorn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eadder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebluebell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003edandelion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003efern\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eheron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ekingfisher\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003enewt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eotter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ewillow\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the words taking their place were \u003ci\u003eattachment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eblog\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebroadband\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ebullet-point\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecut-and-paste\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003evoice-mail\u003c\/i\u003e. 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The Lost Words
A beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world.
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The New Measures
A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.
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The Outside Circle
A graphic novel about two brothers surrounded by poverty and gang violence trying to overcome centuries of historic trauma.
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The Riveter
For readers of The English Patient and All the Light We Cannot See comes a cross-cultural love story set against the dramatic backdrop of the Allied invasion of Europe in WWII.
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(CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003eMortality, Love, Ethics, Civilization, Divine Presence, Human Body, Modernity, The Natural World, and Constructed Spaces. The Sentinel watches and reports back to us in a voice that is timeless and worthy of trust. Whether describing renewal and regeneration, the despair brought on by global capitalism, or a place where decay and loss meet their antithesis, A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770897557","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770897557\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.56","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"112","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“...A.F. 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The Sentinel is a good place to become acquainted with Moritz's work...a masterpiece...Moritz's free verse takes on a classical quality...The Sentinel is an exploration of the possibilities of hope...[Moritz is a] rare poet...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Al Moritz is a poet of high seriousness - rare in this quick and confessional age. And so, all the more to be valued.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eP.K. Page\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"P.K. Page","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“An ancient voice, mournful like the wind, speaks to itself yet means to be overheard in A.F. Moritz's amazing poems...We seem to hear shattered echoes from the Bible, Dante, Petrarch, or Sceve bound up in Maldoror's cruel eloquence.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn Ashbery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"John Ashbery","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Moritz is at his best when he combines his poetic sensibility-his ear for rhythm, precise phrasing, nuanced shifts in tone and register, and lyrical imagery-with his knowledge of mythic and literary conventions and his cogent political and philosophical observations” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Canadian Literature","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“The Sentinel is filled with moments like this: graceful, adroit, surprising. There is something reassuring in art of this calibre; it reminds us how things matter. Moritz's voice is unmistakable. His readers, his admiring peers and his reviewers have long felt this, but it has become so obvious that it must finally be said: A.F. Moritz is one of the true master poets of his generation.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display in this Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Winner","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"01","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeName_0":"Griffin Poetry Prize","PrizeName_1":"Governor General's Literary Awards: Poetry","PrizeName_2":"Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of the Year","PrizeYear_0":"2009","PrizeYear_1":"2008","PrizeYear_2":"2009","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2008-04-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A. 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The Sentinel
A. F. Moritz's magisterial voice, rare insight, and supple craft are on impressive display in this Griffin Poetry Prize winning collection.
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The Sisters Brothers
In this #1 national bestseller, Patrick deWitt spins a violent, lustful, hung-over and humorous odyssey through the underworld of the 1850s frontier.
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The Sisters Brothers (Movie Tie-In Edition)
A new edition to coincide with the release of the major motion picture adaptation starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, and John C. Reilly.
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The Slaughterman’s Daughter
A historical adventure story of a woman’s quest to avenge her sister’s honour set in a Jewish shtetl during the final years of the Russian Empire.
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The Truth About Stories
In his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, award-winning author Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people.
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Scientific knowledge is our most precious possession, and our future will be shaped by the breakthroughs to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this personal, visionary, and fascinating work, Neil Turok, Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, explores the transformative scientific discoveries of the past three centuries -- from classical mechanics, to the nature of light, to the bizarre world of the quantum, and the evolution of the cosmos. Each new discovery has, over time, yielded new technologies causing paradigm shifts in the organization of society. Now, he argues, we are on the cusp of another major transformation: the coming quantum revolution that will supplant our current, dissatisfying digital age. Facing this brave new world, Turok calls for creatively re-inventing the way advanced knowledge is developed and shared, and opening access to the vast, untapped pools of intellectual talent in the developing world. Scientific research, training, and outreach are vital to our future economy, as well as powerful forces for peaceful global progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElegantly written, deeply provocative, and highly inspirational, \u003cem\u003eThe Universe Within\u003c\/em\u003e is, above all, about the future -- of science, of society, of ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770893825","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770893825\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","MetaKeywords":"Physics; History; Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects; award winner; Massey Lectures","NumberOfPages":"304","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“The Universe Within takes the reader on a wondrous journey across space and time. 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If you want to experience the excitement of modern science and understand why scientists devote their professional lives to the exploration of the unknown, then read this book.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrian Cox, author of The Quantum Universe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Brian Cox, author of The Quantum Universe","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Turok does an excellent job making accessible some of the most difficult concepts in physics, writing about science with a clarity that rivals Brian Greene and James Gleick ... by turns entertaining and instructive, The Universe Within above all offers hope.” — \u003cstrong\u003eAugust C. Bourre, \u003cem\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"August C. 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Neil Turok's 2012 CBC Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future.
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The Waking Comes Late
A poetry collection of laments and celebrations that reflect on our struggle to believe in the future of a world that continues to disappoint us.
