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{"id":6816229064763,"title":"Hellgoing","handle":"hellgoing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2013 Scotiabank Giller Prize.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Selected as an Amazon.ca Best Book and for The Globe's Top 10 Books of 2013.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith astonishing range and depth, Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Lynn Coady gives us nine unforgettable new stories, each one of them grabbing our attention from the first line and resonating long after the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA young nun charged with talking an anorexic out of her religious fanaticism toys with the thin distance between practicality and blasphemy. A strange bond between a teacher and a schoolgirl takes on ever deeper, and stranger, shapes as the years progress. 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They are unique.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Jennifer Hunter","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Hellgoing is a superb collection, end to end, and easily one of the best books I’ve read so far in 2013.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEdmonton Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Michael Hingston","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Edmonton Journal","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“Toting their trauma, Coady’s characters repel these attacks from fathers, doctors,lovers and the legion of others that ‘know best’ by learning “to hurt and insult him aseffortlessly as he did me.” This rebellion lets Coady’s wicked wit shine, and while compassionfrom the reader is complicated by this attitude, Coady always delivers a knockout punch atthe end of each story,“ like picking at your cuticles and being surprised when they start toache and bleed.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTelegraph-Journal's Salon Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Mike Landry","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Telegraph-Journal's Salon Magazine","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“One of the hallmarks of Lynn Coady's work is her shrewd examination of the underexplored byways of human psychology.Coady is a writer who increasingly commands attention and respect” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Auth":"Jeet Heer","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"The Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“It is the author's demonstrable strength as an ironist that prevents these stories- and these characters from appearing completely hopeless.[Coady's] sharp sense of humour serves to humanize even the most vicious or clueless figures in the book. 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Hellgoing
Scotiabank Giller Prize winner Coady gives us nine new stories, each grabbing our attention from the first line and resonating long after the last.
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Civil Elegies
A List edition of Dennis Lee's Civil Elegies, with an introduction by Nick Mount.
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ages 9
to 12
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to 7
One Year in Coal Harbour
The long-awaited, ever-so-charming follow-up to the Newbery Honor Book Everything on a Waffle!
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The Universe Within
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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Mai at the Predators' Ball
The fifth in the ten-book "Soifs" novel cycle. In this vibrant novel, we enter the lives of unforgettable characters, some familiar from previous works and some new.
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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 Great Poochini
A very funny story full of adventure and punning for dog and opera lovers alike. Winner of the Governor General’s Award for illustration.
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He is a Companion of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor, and a member of the Order of Ontario, the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. He lives in Toronto, Ontario. \u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIAN WALLACE\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Canada’s best-known children’s book creators. He has published many classics, including \u003cem\u003eBoy of the Deeps\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChin Chiang and the Dragon’s Dance\u003c\/em\u003e. His illustrations for \u003cem\u003eCanadian Railroad Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/em\u003e each received three starred reviews. Ian has won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award, the Mr. Christie’s Book Award and the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Award, among others. 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The visuals are just jaw-dropping spectacular!...Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003eReesa Cohen, \u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_13_Auth":"Reesa Cohen","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_14":"\u003cp\u003e“This volume would be a perfect addition to a unit on Canadian history or the building of the railway for any age group...Well worthwhile for all Canadian school libraries!” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Teacher Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Canadian Teacher Magazine","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Susan Perren","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Wallace lovingly recreates the country from coast to coast. From sketches of the mountains to the Prairies to the Maritimes, the book could almost be used as a tourist brochure.” — \u003cstrong\u003eMark Medley, \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Mark Medley","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“...masterful...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBayviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Bayviews","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“...certain to inspire discussions between older readers and younger listeners about how Canada came to be.” — \u003cstrong\u003eBrenda Hoerle, \u003cem\u003eGuelph Mercury\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Brenda Hoerle","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Guelph Mercury","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“...masterful...” — \u003cstrong\u003eCelia Jackson, \u003cem\u003eBayviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Celia Jackson","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Bayviews","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“This lavishly illustrated book brings Gordon Lightfoot’s heart-stirring song “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” to readers young and old...Ian Wallace brings to the song visual life with his sweeping landscapes and evocative portrayals of the people who lived the building of the railroad.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooks For Everybody\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Books For Everybody","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“Although some paintings show the railway in detail, it's less a book about railroads than it is about the history and settlement of Canada itself....a huge and unusual project, and Wallace has executed it with admirable care.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“Highly recommended.” — \u003cstrong\u003eReesa Cohen, \u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Auth":"Reesa Cohen","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“Well worthwhile for all Canadian school libraries!” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Teacher Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Canadian Teacher Magazine","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A gorgeously illustrated version of one of Canada's iconic songs, Gordon Lightfoot's \"Canadian Railroad Trilogy.\"","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_2":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_5":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_2":"03","PrizeCode_3":"05","PrizeCode_4":"03","PrizeCode_5":"04","PrizeName_0":"OLA Best Bets","PrizeName_1":"USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List","PrizeName_2":"Resource Links' Year's Best","PrizeName_3":"Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book Award","PrizeName_4":"CCBC Best Books for Kids \u0026 Teens, Starred Selection","PrizeName_5":"TD Canadian Children's Literature Award","PrizeYear_0":"2010","PrizeYear_1":"2011","PrizeYear_2":"2010","PrizeYear_3":"2011","PrizeYear_4":"2011","PrizeYear_5":"2011","ProductFormDescription":"EPUB, fixed","PublicationDate":"2010-09-18","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"A gorgeously illustrated version of one of Canada's iconic songs, Gordon Lightfoot's \"Canadian Railroad Trilogy.\"","teachersguide_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781554983049\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=teachersguide\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Width":"9.25","WidthCode":"in"}
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Here is a novel about complex love and cauterizing grief, about past and present and how memory knits them together, about a fiercely close community and its universal struggles, and finally about our need to imagine a future, no matter how fragile, before we truly come home. This is a profound, gorgeous, heart-stopping work from one of our best writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9780887849626","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9780887849626\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"320","OtherText_Review_0":"...exquisitely mindful...All is suffering, certainly, but it's just as true that all is also pretty funny. Moore gets this. She gets life...Moore offers us, elegantly, exultantly, the very consciousness of her characters. In this way, she does more than make us feel for them. She makes us feel what they feel, which is the point of literature and maybe even the point of being human.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_1":"...here is writing that examines the richness of the everyday with an incredibly keen eye and renders it without sentimentality but with profound empathy...Like standing in the February winter wind, reading this novel is harrowing, almost painful, but once you step out of it, you appreciate the warmth in your world that much more.","OtherText_Review_10":"It has been a joy indeed to discover Lisa Moore. Despite her great success with a previous novel and two collections of short fiction, February is the first book I have read by this talented Canadian writer. I shall soon be reading the rest.","OtherText_Review_10_Auth":"Gabriel Weston","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Daily Telegraph","OtherText_Review_11":"Lisa Moore is an astonishing writer. She brings to her pages what we are always seeking in fiction and only find the best of it: a magnetizing gift for revealing how the earth feels, looks, tastes, smells, and an unswerving instinct for what's important in life.","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Richard Ford","OtherText_Review_12":"Lisa Moore's work is passionate, gritty, lucid and, beautiful. She has a great gift.","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Anne Enright","OtherText_Review_13":"Loneliness is hard to write about without become maudlin or cliched. But Moore never errs on the side of sentimentality...There's an economy in Moore's style that shows us how a once vibrant life can be whittled down by pain and loneliness. But, by grounding her writing in the physical world, Moore shows how life's everyday tasks and encounters create a comforting continuity that allows forward movement.","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_14":"Luminous.","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"More","OtherText_Review_15":"Moore deftly weaves together the present...and the past, evoking memory and grief in pitch-perfect detail.","OtherText_Review_15_Src":"New Yorker","OtherText_Review_16":"Moore never errs on the side of sentimentality...Loneliness is hard to write about without becoming maudlin or cliched. But Moore seems to understand this very human facility, describing the unconscious ways we sometimes try to avoid feeling overwhelmed by it...Moore shows how life's everyday tasks and encounters create a comforting continuity that eventually wears down emotional pain to allow forward movement...You'll be surprised at this novel's ability to uplift.","OtherText_Review_16_Src":"Ottawa Citizen","OtherText_Review_17":"Moore pens another triumph...emotional tension, coupled with an acute eye for regional setting and dialect, has long been a hallmark of Moore's work...the hauntingly beautiful February, is likely to turn some heads and hearts as well.","OtherText_Review_17_Src":"Chronicle Herald","OtherText_Review_18":"Moore's writing resembles poetry...She expertly captures her characters' physical surroundings in sharp-edged fragments of colour and sensation...Helen comes across as a perfectly ordinary woman...But that's what [February] is about: a perfectly ordinary woman whose life is profoundly changed by an extraordinary event. This is a marvellous book.","OtherText_Review_18_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_19":"Soaring.","OtherText_Review_19_Src":"Chatelaine","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"matrix","OtherText_Review_2":"...here is writing that examines the richness of the everyday with an incredibly keen eye and renders it without sentimentality but with profound empathy.","OtherText_Review_20":"There is no one else in the country who can touch Lisa Moore's elegant rendering of language...She's distinctive, and what she does with language is nothing less than dazzling, and then there is her uncanny ability to inhabit every pore and sinew of her endearingly human characters...What she does with language is pure art.","OtherText_Review_20_Src":"Salty Ink","OtherText_Review_21":"This mesmerising book is full of tears, and is a graceful meditation on how to survive life's losses.","OtherText_Review_21_Src":"Marie Claire","OtherText_Review_22":"...a stark tale of cauterizing grief, one that left me spellbound in admiration...a well-conceived work of the imagination...","OtherText_Review_22_Src":"Sun Times (Owen Sound)","OtherText_Review_23":"[February] is what great prose should be...a work of art...a moving narrative of risk, love, loss, and surviving...","OtherText_Review_23_Src":"Newfoundland Quarterly","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"matrix","OtherText_Review_3":"...Moore has established with her second novel a distinctive voice in Canadian literature. Language in Moore's capable hands is often deceptively spare, revealing for the careful reader layers of acute insight. Her writing in February is characterized by a raw, stream-of-consciousness intensity...","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_4":"...Moore, whose previous novel, Alligator (2006), won a Commonwealth Writers' Prize, renders sensations with the precision of a Vermeer.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_5":"A solid, unflinching, unsentimental study of grief...Moore's descriptive powers, her enviable ability to highlight defining elements of character (either individual or societal) by making perceptive observations, are, as always, in evidence.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Daily Telegram","OtherText_Review_6":"Although Moore does a good job of depicting remembered incidents the novel is best in its intimate rendering of thought and feeling.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Express","OtherText_Review_7":"An intense and absorbing read.","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Coventry Telegraph","OtherText_Review_8":"Canadian writer Lisa Moore's second novel solidifies her reputation as a gifted writer whose prose exhibits an urgency, precision, and sensitivity worthy of the legacy of Virginia Woolf.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"The World","OtherText_Review_9":"Complex yet clear, compelling and profound, the style is a joy to read and Lisa Moore's story-spinning gift is great. Her people become our people, her richly described settings our own.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Atlantic Books Today","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Lisa Moore's unforgettable second novel examines the aftermath of 1982's Ocean Ranger disaster within the community of St. John's.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_1":"Commended","PrizeCodeText_3":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_4":"Winner","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeCode_1":"03","PrizeCode_3":"05","PrizeCode_4":"01","PrizeName_0":"Globe and Mail Top 100 Books of the Year","PrizeName_1":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire Books of the Year","PrizeName_2":"The New Yorker Best Books of the Year","PrizeName_3":"Man Booker Prize","PrizeName_4":"Canada Reads","PrizeYear_0":"2009","PrizeYear_1":"2009","PrizeYear_2":"2010","PrizeYear_3":"2010","PrizeYear_4":"2013","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2009-06-15","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Lisa Moore's unforgettable second novel examines the aftermath of 1982's Ocean Ranger disaster within the community of St. John's.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
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Lisa Moore's unforgettable second novel examines the aftermath of 1982's Ocean Ranger disaster within the community of St. John's.
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Jillian has a swooping, gorgeous pen line-expressive, vibrant and precise all at once...evocative and wondrous...It complements Mariko's fine ear for dialogue and the incidentals and events of adolescent life. Skim is an unusually strong graphic novel-rich in visuals and observations, and rewarding of repeated readings.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_13":"\u003cp\u003e“[Skim uses] high school as a fertile setting for pungent commentary on racial, cultural, and sexual issues...The narrative, mainly in diary form, feels accurate and realistic, drenched in a sense of confusion and nihilism, and the art, influenced by Craig Thompson's Blankets (2003), reflects the spare, gloomy emotional landscape in which Skim exists. 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Jillian Tamaki has an especially expressive, loose style that lends itself beautifully to this slightly morose tale.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBust\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_19_Src":"Bust","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Metro","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“...avoids all the cliches of a coming-of-age story...Original in every which way.” — \u003cstrong\u003eValerie D'Orazio, \u003cem\u003eFriends of Lulu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_20":"\u003cp\u003e“This stunning coming-of-age novel will draw in not only GN buffs, who will appreciate the creative design and dramatic use of both illustration and narration, but also realistic-fiction fans who may not normally gravitate to the format but will find this a sympathetic standout.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_20_Src":"Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books","OtherText_Review_21":"\u003cp\u003e“Writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Jillian Tamaki stunningly entwine their acute dialogues and visual riches in brush, soft pencil and grey tones, illuminating this adolescent romance in all its conflicted depths. 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Some pages flaunt over 10 similarly sized and shaped panels while others reveal only one (often silent) borderless image. The overall effect reveals impressive artwork and many powerful scenes...Skim is a unique piece, one not to be missed. Highly Recommended. [Skim uses] high school as a fertile setting for pungent commentary on racial, cultural, and sexual issues...The narrative, mainly in diary form, feels accurate and realistic, drenched in a sense of confusion and nihilism, and the art, influenced by Craig Thompson's Blankets (2003), reflects the spare, gloomy emotional landscape in which Skim exists. This story will appeal to many female comics fans...” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCM Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"CM Magazine","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“...[Skim is a] stunningly emotional graphic novel...an artful jumble that is as true-to-life as it is diffuse...unfussy and immediate...The delicately lined art alternately expands and contradicts the prose to achieve layers of meaning, tone and irony...With honesty and compassion, this innovative narrative communicates a life just beginning, open and full of possibility.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Horn Book, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003e“...[Skim] manages to avoid the usual cliches...The b\/w cirt is fluid and curvy and looks like it came straight out of a sketchbook. The little details are wonderful...Highly recommended for high school graphic novel colelctions, especially those catering to girls.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKliatt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Kliatt","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003e“...rendered delicately...Mariko's writing is assured...Skim's self-searching entries are wrenched off or lit up by the next image...Skim comes into its own, building a teenage girl mood that's struggling observant and shyly heartfelt by turns.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVue Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Vue Weekly","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003e“[Skim] is a convincing chronicle of a teenage outsider who has enough sense to want to stay outside...All in all, Skim offers a startlingly clear and painful view into adolescence for those of us who possess it only as a distant memory. It's a story that deepens with successive rereadings. But what will teenagers think? Maybe that they've found a bracingly honest story by a writer who seems to remember exactly what it was like to be 16 and in love for the first time.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"New York Times","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003e“Skim comes out on top...connects in every way...This graphic novel is a winner...a unique creation...Scenes are often hilarious and black-humoured as well as serious...Mariko Tamaki's prose captures an authentic adolescent voice that's dramatic, self-obsessed, funny, earnest, and sometimes glib...Skim is an unforgettable character in the tradition of Holden Caulfield-a clear social commentator on adult and adolescent behaviour whose ironic observations on social hypocrisy ring sharp and true...Illustrator Jillian Tamaki's fine draughtsmanship gives Skim a classic elegance that's missing in many other graphic novels...a powerful sense of mystical eeriness that deepens and enhances the story. 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His photographs have been widely exhibited and have appeared in 30 books and 100 magazines, including \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGeo\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMen’s Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the co-curator of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes\u003c\/em\u003e, first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. In 2012 he served as guest curator of \u003cem\u003eNo Strangers: Ancient Wisdom in the Modern World\u003c\/em\u003e, an exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis many film credits include \u003cem\u003eLight at the Edge of the World\u003c\/em\u003e, an eight-hour documentary series written and produced for the \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e. 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His recent book, \u003cem\u003eInto the Silence\u003c\/em\u003e, received the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize, the top award for literary nonfiction in the English language. In 2016 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Davis, Wade (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In \u003cem\u003eThe Wayfinders\u003c\/em\u003e, renowned anthropologist, winner of the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis leads us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world's indigenous cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Polynesia we set sail with navigators whose ancestors settled the Pacific ten centuries before Christ. In the Amazon we meet the descendants of a true lost civilization, the Peoples of the Anaconda. In the Andes we discover that the earth really is alive, while in Australia we experience Dreamtime, the all-embracing philosophy of the first humans to walk out of Africa. We then travel to Nepal, where we encounter a wisdom hero, a Bodhisattva, who emerges from forty-five years of Buddhist retreat and solitude. And finally we settle in Borneo, where the last rainforest nomads struggle to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the lessons of this journey will be our mission for the next century. For at risk is the human legacy -- a vast archive of knowledge and expertise, a catalogue of the imagination. 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The Wayfinders
Distinguished anthropologist Wade Davis leads us on a fascinating tour through a handful of indigenous cultures.
