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The Bone Museum: Travels in the Lost Worlds of Dinosaurs and Birds 2 reviews
Wayne Grady
Basic Books, 2001
Is there life after a species becomes extinct?
How are modern birds related to dinosaurs, and is there life after a species becomes extinct? Grady reveals the work and perspectives of paleontologist Phil Currie, who is the leading proponent of the bird-dinosaur theory. Grady does more than review theory: he traveled with Currie in China and experienced the drudgery of fieldwork first hand. An excellent set of insights is presented.
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The World of the Coyote
Wayne Grady
Random House, Inc., 1994
From the trickster of Native American legends to the indefatigable Wile E. Coyote of cartoon fame to the putatively ravenous poacher of American livestock, the coyote has always been an enduring symbol of wildness and possessed a unique relationship with humans. This richly illustrated book provides a captivating view of this wonderful and complex creature. 72 color photos. 3 maps.
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The Great Lakes: The Natural History of a Changing Region 2 reviews
Wayne Grady
Greystone Books, 2007
Another book on the Great Lakes?
Quite so. That's a good thing, given that this one is written by one of Canada's pre-eminent science nature writers. Grady caps a long career in depicting our understanding of Nature's phenomena with this examination of the string running over part of the Canadian-US border. Containing nearly a fifth of the world's supply of fresh water, the lakes are important to vast lands and populations in ...
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Where the Silence Rings: A Literary Companion to Mountains (David Suzuki Foundation Series)
Greystone Books, 2007
From Edward Whymper?s ascent of the Matterhorn in the 1860s to Jon Krakauer?s vivid profiles of modern mountaineers, this collection offers indelible impressions from writers who experienced the mystery and the grandeur of the mountains ? and who lived to tell about it. Highlights include John Muir?s ?A Perilous Night on Mount Shasta? and Belmore Browne?s heart-stopping ?Conquest of Mt. McKinley.?
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La Sagouine1 review
Antonine Maillet
Goose Lane Editions, 2007
Life remembered from a rocking chair
"La Sagouine" is a series of monologues written by Antonine Maillet in the Acadian French dialect today called Chiac (shee-ak). The main character, La Sagouine, a poor humble cleaning woman, recounts episodes of her life in her small village. While rocking back and forth on stage she reflects on many aspects of society, often pointing out class differences between rich and poor. Maillet uses La ...
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Vulture: Nature's Ghastly Gourmet 6 reviews
Wayne Grady
Sierra Club Books for Children, 1997
Gorgeous photo book - but no work of reference
Why judge a book by the standards of something it is evidently not? 'Vulture' is the most gorgeous collection of photos of these birds that I know. The book itself is beautifully laid out and designed. This is an ode to vultures rather than a comprehensive work of reference about them, and although it is regrettable that there are some errors in the text, they are few in number and are ...
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The Beothuk Saga 1 review
Bernard Assiniwi
Thomas Dunne Books, 2002
Why the need for graphic sex?
The First Amendment allows freedom of the press, which I am totally in favor of. However, [I was unprepared for ]the ...graphic depiction of sexual encounters in the first part of the book. Perhaps the author felt that readers would be bored by the tale, so he decided to interject numerous sex scenes into the book. For me, it ruined the tale. This is definitely not a book which should be on the ...
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Deserts: A Literary Companion (Greystone Nature)1 review
Greystone Books, 2008
Highly recommended to any who seek to learn more about the sandy lands of the planet.
They're far more than harsh, heat-ridden wastelands; deserts have been important throughout the history of mankind. "Deserts: A Literary Companion" is a compilation of various writings on the second most biologically diverse ecosystem in the world, right behind rainforests. The essays span history, offering a cross-cultural, in depth look at subject, and call attention to the marvels and wonders ...
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Tree: A Life Story10 reviews
David Suzuki, Wayne Grady
Greystone Books, 2007
where was suzuki when i was failing high school science?
i was a terrible science student in high school. i could never wrap my head around how microorganisms affected my world outside the classroom. but then, i didn't have teachers like david suzuki and wayne grady. this fascinating book looks at a single tree, and examines it life up to its death. they have an engaging writing style that is informative and clear. two big thumbs up.
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The The Quebec Anthology: 1830-1990 (Canadian Short Story Library)
University of Ottawa Press, 1997
The Quebec Anthology: 1830-1990 provides a complete overview of the Quebec short story from its beginnings and offers a unique opportunity for readers to discover the essence of this fascinating literature. In addition, a detailed biography of each author and an assessment of each story's place in the larger canvas of Quebec literature is included. Also available in Hardcover format.
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Acadia, Acadia! ... the real story is fascinating and full of surprises.: An article from: Queen's Quarterly
Wayne Grady
Queen's Quarterly, 1998
This digital document is an article from Queen's Quarterly, published by Queen's Quarterly on September 22, 1998. The length of the article is 3041 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: Acadia, Acadia! ... the real story is ...
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Green Home: Planning and Building the Environmentally Advanced House
Wayne Grady
Camden House, 1993
With its wealth of practical information and insight, Green Home is a must read for anyone who plans to build or buy a house and for all those who recognize that the housing decisions we make today will affect the planet we live on forever.
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A Very Bold Leap: Volume 3 in the Charles the Bold Series
Yves Beauchemin, Wayne Grady
Douglas Gibson Books, 2009
The third novel in the highly acclaimed quartet, The Charles the Bold Series, about a young man growing up in Montreal from the 1960s to 2000. The last lines of volume two, The Years of Fire , have young Charles Thibodeau defiantly shouting ?Montreal! You?re going to be hearing from me! I?m going to make your ears ring!? ? just like Balzac?s hero Rastignac in Paris. Now, after leaving high school at sixteen, Charles takes the leap and sets ...
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Dark Waters Dancing to a Breeze: A Literary Companion to Rivers and Lakes (Literary Companions To...)
Greystone Books, 2007
Humans? fascination with water finds full expression in this stellar collection. Included are writings from Mark Twain, who marvels at the teeming humanity on the Ganges; Henry Stanley, searching for Livingston and discovering instead Lake Albert Edward; selections from A Compleat Angler and A River Runs Through It; and more than a dozen other classic works by explorers, adventurers, natural historians, and novelists.
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The Quiet Limit of the World: A Journey to the North Pole to Investigate Global Warming 3 reviews
Wayne Grady
Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1998
An excellent and informative read
Scientists are becoming the new explorers and this book takes that point of view. In the same way that the photographer Hurley was taken aboard the Endurance to chronicle their achievement to the Antarctic in 1914, Grady is brought along on this trip to chronicle the exploration and discovery of the effects of global warming on the Arctic--the seeming linchpin of the climate change debate. If ...
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Chasing the chinook: On the trail of Canadian words and culture
Wayne Grady
Penguin, 1999
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