Tag Archives: Doubleday Canada

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. Recommended by Darren Barefoot.

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Advent Book Elf

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann Published February 2009 by Doubleday Canada ISBN: 978-0385513531 The Recommend: The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon tells … Continue reading →

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Joseph Planta Recommends 3 Books: By Buckley, Chabon & Choy.

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Advent Book Elf

Losing Mum and Pup by Christopher Buckley. Published May 2009 by McClelland and Stewart. ISBN: 978-0771017322 The Recommend: A loving and heart-rending memoir about what it was like to grow up with two larger than life parents, the distinguished conservative … Continue reading →

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The Bedside Book of Beasts: A Wildlife Miscellany by Graeme Gibson. Recommended by Rosie Fernandez.

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Advent Book Elf

The Bedside Book of Beasts: A Wildlife Miscellany by Graeme Gibson Published October 2009 by Doubleday Canada ISBN: 978-0385665162 A gorgeously put together book of myths, poems, journal entries and beautiful illustrations about encounters with those animals we love from … Continue reading →

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8 X 10 by Michael Turner. Recommended by Elizabeth Bachinsky.

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Advent Book Elf

8 X 10 by Michael Turner Published September 2009 by Doubleday Canada ISBN: 978-0385665933 The Recommend: Is reading/has read recently Michael Turner’s yellow hardback 8×10. Fine disjunctive reading for the holidays or any days. Read it back to front, or … Continue reading →

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