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Into the Wild ~ Krakauer
I read that one and the Sequel by his sister, both very sad!
I have discovered Penny Louise and her Inspector Gamache. Lovely mysteries set in Quebec. Read two of them this week, and there are quite a few more available .......Lucky me.
# 17 of 18 epubs I have in my e-library
Then I'll have to start buying them or get the other four from the local library...
Very good series, they even made a movie " Alex Cross (2012) - IMDb
Then I'll have to start buying them or get the other four from the local library...
Very good series, they even made a movie " Alex Cross (2012) - IMDb
Haunted Waters ~ Dale Jarvis
So I've noticed that you are a prolific reader. Me as well, different stuff maybe but still the thrill of a story well written. The last novel I read this year was Dark Seas Under by Farly Mowat which I read whenever it rises to the top again. Merry christmas.
Giller Prize-winning author Austin Clarke dies
THE CANADIAN PRESS
First posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 03:53 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2016 04:03 PM EDT
TORONTO -- Austin Clarke, an award-winning author sometimes called "Canada's first multicultural writer", has died.
The Barbadian-born writer won the coveted Giller Prize in 2002, for his book "The Polished Hoe."
At that point in his career, he had already written 10 novels and five short-story collections.
His latest book, a memoir called "Membering", was published last year.
In it, he wrote about moving to Toronto for university in 1955, and spending time in Harlem in the '60s.
His publicist Denise Bukowski says Clarke died in hospital early Sunday morning, and a funeral service has been scheduled for July 9.
Austin Clarke.
Giller Prize-winning author Austin Clarke dies | Books | Entertainment | Toronto
THE CANADIAN PRESS
First posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 03:53 PM EDT | Updated: Sunday, June 26, 2016 04:03 PM EDT
TORONTO -- Austin Clarke, an award-winning author sometimes called "Canada's first multicultural writer", has died.
The Barbadian-born writer won the coveted Giller Prize in 2002, for his book "The Polished Hoe."
At that point in his career, he had already written 10 novels and five short-story collections.
His latest book, a memoir called "Membering", was published last year.
In it, he wrote about moving to Toronto for university in 1955, and spending time in Harlem in the '60s.
His publicist Denise Bukowski says Clarke died in hospital early Sunday morning, and a funeral service has been scheduled for July 9.
Austin Clarke.
Giller Prize-winning author Austin Clarke dies | Books | Entertainment | Toronto
# 17 of 18 epubs I have in my e-library
Then I'll have to start buying them or get the other four from the local library...
Very good series, they even made a movie " Alex Cross (2012) - IMDb
Not a huge Patterson fan. Have you checked out John Sandford?
I have about 29 epubs by Sanford
What would you recommend.....his Kid series or Lucas Davenport or the Virgil Flowers series
I like to start when a writer first started writing and book after book watch his development...
With Patterson's Alex Cross series I'll have to pay for the last two that I believe were written by his wife after he died.....unless I can get them at the public library....
So far his "stand alone" not "series" novels are not so hot, maybe because the subject matter doesn't interest me too much...
The last one I just finished was about golf.......good thing it was only 129 pages..
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Great Maps takes a close look at the history of maps, from ancient maps such as medieval mappae mundi to Google Earth.
Why do we put north at the top of maps? Which maps show us the way to Heaven, and which show the "land of no sunshine" or the land of "people with no bowels"? In Great Maps, author and historian Jerry Brotton, Senior Lecturer in Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, tells the hidden story behind more than 60 of the most significant maps from around the world, picking out key features, stories, and techniques in rich visual detail to reveal the inner meaning buried within the landscape.
Maps are not just geographical data: they reflect a particular ideological, historical, or cultural context. Providing a unique insight into how mapmakers have used maps to shape and depict their world view, this beautifully illustrated book traces the development of human development and culture through its maps. From the earliest rock carvings to the latest geospatial technology, from ancient medieval mappae mundi to the first road atlas, Great Maps explores in stunning photographic detail how maps have influenced and reflected our world throughout history.
The Hereford Mappa Mundi, circa 1300. The map is signed by or attributed to one "Richard of Haldingham and Lafford". Housed at Hereford Cathedral in Herefordshire, it is the largest medieval map still known to exist
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Maps-Jerry-Brotton/dp/1409345718
Edmonton-born publisher, 'passionate Canadian' Mel Hurtig dead at 84
By Ameya Charnalia
First posted: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 11:01 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 04, 2016 12:20 AM EDT
VANCOUVER — A published report says Mel Hurtig, the ardent nationalist behind “The Canadian Encyclopedia”, has died.
The Globe and Mail, which interviewed his daughter Leslie, reported he died Wednesday in hospital in Vancouver of complications from pneumonia.
He was 84.
“Let’s never, never, give in to those who are selling out Canada,” Hurtig urged in his 2002 book “The Vanishing Country.”
Hurtig was perhaps best known as publisher of “The Canadian Encyclopedia” and co-founder of the Council of Canadians, a group dedicated to preserving the country’s sovereignty.
“We mourn our friend and mentor,” Maude Barlow, national chairwoman of the council, posted to Twitter on Wednesday night.
“He was a legend in Canadian publishing and a pioneer of progressive causes,” said Ontario poet Paul Vermeersch. “A true Canadian hero.”
Well-known author, bookstore owner and publisher Mel Hurtig has died at the age of 84.
He died in a Vancouver hospital with his four daughters at his bedside Wednesday afternoon, said Barbara Hurtig, his eldest daughter. The official cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
He had been in hospital because of breathing issues since Monday, said Barbara, who added that the author had just turned 84 in June.
“It was very peaceful,” she said. “We were all around him”
Hurtig was perhaps best known as publisher of The Canadian Encyclopedia and co-founder of the Council of Canadians, a group dedicated to preserving the country’s sovereignty.
“We mourn our friend and mentor,” Maude Barlow, national chairwoman of the council, posted to Twitter on Wednesday night.
Hurtig, who was made an officer in the Order of Canada and named one of the top Edmontonians of the city’s first century, was born in Edmonton in 1932 and lived in the city for 73 years before moving to Vancouver.
Edmonton had a special place in his heart, but “he was a passionate Canadian until the very end,” Barbara said.
Over the years, the octogenarian wrote numerous books, started Edmonton’s first independent bookstore, and founded a political party.
Audreys Books is celebrating 50 years of independent bookstores in Edmonton this year, tracing its ownership back to Hurtig’s bookstores, said Steve Budnarchuk, co-owner of Audreys.
“He’s been a remarkable inspiration for us,” said Budnarchuk. “We’re just absorbing the whole notion that he’s gone.”
His first home with his wife was a “sunny little apartment” on Saskatchewan Drive, Barbara said, noting the family also lived in Parkview and Glenora.
“Edmonton was his birthplace and where his family all was and he loved that city and watched it grow and change,” she said.
“What an amazing place to live. He had his wonderful bookstores there and was involved with the university and was involved with the art gallery for many years.”
Never one to shy away from expressing his view, Hurtig dabbled in federal politics as leader of the National Party of Canada, formed in 1992 to battle foreign ownership of Canadian business and industry.
The party fielded more than 170 candidates in the 1993 election, but failed to win any seats. It disintegrated a year later after Hurtig stepped down.
He ran in 1972 as a Liberal without success. He broke with the party the next year over foreign ownership and formed the Committee for an Independent Canada.
His publishing empire, on the other hand, was quite successful. One of his first titles was a coup — Eli Mandel’s An Idiot Joy, which won the Governor General’s Award for poetry.
With the publication of his renowned encyclopedia in 1985, Hurtig earned $3 million and declared himself debt-free for the first time. His ambitious nature did him in, however, with the money-losing “Junior Encyclopedia.”
Sales of the five-volume set totalled 35,000 — a best-seller in Canada — but that was less than half of what was needed to break even. The Canadian Encyclopedia had sold 155,000 sets in the first three months of publication.
Hurtig eventually sold his publishing firm to Toronto’s McClelland & Stewart and turned to writing.
The Betrayal of Canada slammed the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and other moves he described as sellouts of Canada. Then came Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids, a book on poverty in Canada. He also wrote a memoir, At Twilight in the Country, published in 1996.
Another call to sovereignty, The Vanishing Country: Is It Too Late to Save Canada? was released in November 2002. Last year he self-published a small book called The Arrogant Autocrat: Stephen Harper’s Takeover of Canada.
Hurtig divorced from his first wife in 1976 after 20 years of marriage. He married Kay Studer in 1981.
With files from The Canadian Press
Mel Hurtig.
Edmonton-born publisher, 'passionate Canadian' Mel Hurtig dead at 84 | Canada |
By Ameya Charnalia
First posted: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 11:01 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, August 04, 2016 12:20 AM EDT
VANCOUVER — A published report says Mel Hurtig, the ardent nationalist behind “The Canadian Encyclopedia”, has died.
The Globe and Mail, which interviewed his daughter Leslie, reported he died Wednesday in hospital in Vancouver of complications from pneumonia.
He was 84.
“Let’s never, never, give in to those who are selling out Canada,” Hurtig urged in his 2002 book “The Vanishing Country.”
Hurtig was perhaps best known as publisher of “The Canadian Encyclopedia” and co-founder of the Council of Canadians, a group dedicated to preserving the country’s sovereignty.
“We mourn our friend and mentor,” Maude Barlow, national chairwoman of the council, posted to Twitter on Wednesday night.
“He was a legend in Canadian publishing and a pioneer of progressive causes,” said Ontario poet Paul Vermeersch. “A true Canadian hero.”
Well-known author, bookstore owner and publisher Mel Hurtig has died at the age of 84.
He died in a Vancouver hospital with his four daughters at his bedside Wednesday afternoon, said Barbara Hurtig, his eldest daughter. The official cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
He had been in hospital because of breathing issues since Monday, said Barbara, who added that the author had just turned 84 in June.
“It was very peaceful,” she said. “We were all around him”
Hurtig was perhaps best known as publisher of The Canadian Encyclopedia and co-founder of the Council of Canadians, a group dedicated to preserving the country’s sovereignty.
“We mourn our friend and mentor,” Maude Barlow, national chairwoman of the council, posted to Twitter on Wednesday night.
Hurtig, who was made an officer in the Order of Canada and named one of the top Edmontonians of the city’s first century, was born in Edmonton in 1932 and lived in the city for 73 years before moving to Vancouver.
Edmonton had a special place in his heart, but “he was a passionate Canadian until the very end,” Barbara said.
Over the years, the octogenarian wrote numerous books, started Edmonton’s first independent bookstore, and founded a political party.
Audreys Books is celebrating 50 years of independent bookstores in Edmonton this year, tracing its ownership back to Hurtig’s bookstores, said Steve Budnarchuk, co-owner of Audreys.
“He’s been a remarkable inspiration for us,” said Budnarchuk. “We’re just absorbing the whole notion that he’s gone.”
His first home with his wife was a “sunny little apartment” on Saskatchewan Drive, Barbara said, noting the family also lived in Parkview and Glenora.
“Edmonton was his birthplace and where his family all was and he loved that city and watched it grow and change,” she said.
“What an amazing place to live. He had his wonderful bookstores there and was involved with the university and was involved with the art gallery for many years.”
Never one to shy away from expressing his view, Hurtig dabbled in federal politics as leader of the National Party of Canada, formed in 1992 to battle foreign ownership of Canadian business and industry.
The party fielded more than 170 candidates in the 1993 election, but failed to win any seats. It disintegrated a year later after Hurtig stepped down.
He ran in 1972 as a Liberal without success. He broke with the party the next year over foreign ownership and formed the Committee for an Independent Canada.
His publishing empire, on the other hand, was quite successful. One of his first titles was a coup — Eli Mandel’s An Idiot Joy, which won the Governor General’s Award for poetry.
With the publication of his renowned encyclopedia in 1985, Hurtig earned $3 million and declared himself debt-free for the first time. His ambitious nature did him in, however, with the money-losing “Junior Encyclopedia.”
Sales of the five-volume set totalled 35,000 — a best-seller in Canada — but that was less than half of what was needed to break even. The Canadian Encyclopedia had sold 155,000 sets in the first three months of publication.
Hurtig eventually sold his publishing firm to Toronto’s McClelland & Stewart and turned to writing.
The Betrayal of Canada slammed the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and other moves he described as sellouts of Canada. Then came Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids, a book on poverty in Canada. He also wrote a memoir, At Twilight in the Country, published in 1996.
Another call to sovereignty, The Vanishing Country: Is It Too Late to Save Canada? was released in November 2002. Last year he self-published a small book called The Arrogant Autocrat: Stephen Harper’s Takeover of Canada.
Hurtig divorced from his first wife in 1976 after 20 years of marriage. He married Kay Studer in 1981.
With files from The Canadian Press
Mel Hurtig.
Edmonton-born publisher, 'passionate Canadian' Mel Hurtig dead at 84 | Canada |
