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- The Official Launch of L. Ian ...
Indigo Downtown, Place Montreal Tru...
Monday, November 16 at 5:30pm - The Official Launch of L. Ian ...
Indigo Downtown, Place Montreal Tru...
Monday, November 16 at 5:30pm - The Official Launch of Andrew ...
Nicholas Hoare Bookstore
Tuesday, November 10 at 7:00pm - Official Book Launch of "Strat...
Novel Idea Bookstore
Tuesday, November 10 at 6:00pm - The Montreal Book Launch of "W...
McGill Institute for the Study of C...
Wednesday, October 7 at 4:00pm - Patricia Marchak Book Launch
At the Conference Rooms of the Pete...
Monday, June 2 at 4:00pm
McGill-Queen's University Press The Making of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine by Geoffrey Tesson et al. had a book launch in Sudbury on Monday. A second book launch will be held on Wednesday in Thunder Bay.
Source: www.thesudburystar.com
Every now and then, the planets align and pipe dreams can come true. Years ago, it would have required a leap of faith to believe that Northern
McGill-Queen's University Press
Nathalie Cooke's recently released book, What's to Eat?, has received an eloquent and favourable review by Anne Chudobiak from the Montreal Review of Books. Her review highlights the intriguing "everything old is new again" theme, and particularly recommends the book to "[a]nyone who roasts their own coffee beans..., ...smokes their own bacon, or who simply makes a point of buying raw milk cheese, artisanal bread, or fair-trade chocolate."Read More
Source: mrb.aelaq.org
New Document...
McGill-Queen's University Press Yesterday evening L. Ian Macdonal launched his new book, Politics, People and Potpourri, to a large and enthusiastic crowd. Premier Charest glowingly endorsed the book and recommended it to anyone interested in Canadian poltics. We send our Congratualtions to the author. For Photos, visit our blog: http://www.mqup.typepad.com/
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OUP has chosen "unfriend" as its word of the year.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/tech
We promise we won't do that to you.
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
Oxford University Press dips its toe into the world of social networking for its 2009 Word of the Year
McGill-Queen's University Press MQUP's on Twitter! Follow our pith here: http://twitter.com/scholarmqup
Source: twitter.com
McGill-Queen's University Press If you're as excited to get your hands on a copy of Canada's Big Biblical Bargain, as McGill was to get its hands on the Dead Sea Scrolls, check out this article in the Gazette (link posted below). Co-authors of the McGill-Queen's forthcoming book, Jason Kalman and Jacqueline duToit, gave a talk to the James McGill Society last week. Their book is set to be released in Spring 2010.
Source: www.montrealgazette.com
“In the early summer of 1947, where the hot sun beat down relentlessly on the grim and silent cliffs overlooking the northern end of the Dead Sea, the casual act of an Arab shepherd led to the finding of a treasure trove of manuscripts from the time of Christ and earlier.”
McGill-Queen's University Press In an excerpt of their book in the Telegraph-Journal, Milnes and McReery argue that it is time we began "to make amends with the memory of our 11th prime minister."
Source: telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com
Something isn't right as I stand in front of the ancient church of St. Michael's in Mickleham, England.
McGill-Queen's University Press
Howard Woodhouse, author of "Selling Out," wrote an Op-Ed for the Toronto Star this past weekend. In it he writes that "Governments, corporations and most university administrators regard Canadian universities as "engines of economic growth." Their function is no longer the search for truth, but to increase global competitiveness."
http://www.thestar.com/comment/article/7
McGill-Queen's University Press Montreal Gazette columnist and Policy Options editor L. Ian MacDonald will be launching his new book POLITICS, PEOPLE & POTPOURRI at Indigo (Place Montreal Trust, 1500 McGill College) tonight at 5:30pm.
McGill-Queen's University Press
If you didn't have a chance to hear Andrew Horrall discuss his book Bringing Art to Life live on CBC Ottawa's All in a Day last night, here's a link to a podcast of his interview.
http://castroller.com/podcasts/AllInA/13
Source: castroller.com
In a new book,"Bringing Art To Life", author Andrew Horrall explores the role that former National Gallery of Canada Director, Alan Jarvis, played in the art scene. It's a biography that explores ...
McGill-Queen's University Press The Chronicle Herald writes that "Very few biographies have been written of individual Canadians who were awarded the Victoria Cross. In 'Triquet’s Cross,' author John MacFarlane, an historian with the Department of National Defence, has taken a giant step towards correcting this shortcoming."
Source: thechronicleherald.ca
Although war brings out the very worst in humans, paradoxically it can also bring out the very best
McGill-Queen's University Press If you're in Ottawa tonight, be sure to listen to Andrew Horrall talk about his new book Bringing Art to Life on All in a Day on CBC Radio in Ottawa at 5:40pm. If you like what you hear, meet the author in person and pick up a copy at his launch at Nicholas Hoare from 7-8:30pm.
McGill-Queen's University Press
Nathalie Cooke took a lunch break today to discuss What's to Eat? on CTV News at Noon in Montreal. Go to the What's to Eat video in their player to see her interview with Matsumi Takahashi.
http://montreal.ctv.ca/
Source: montreal.ctv.ca
Canada honoured dozens of soldiers who have lost their lives in battle or were wounded by hostile action with the first ever Sacrifice Medals, presented in Ottawa Monday.
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The Ottawa Citizen calls "Bringing Art to Life," by Andrew Horrall, "an important book, [about] a true Canadian tragedy that deserves telling."
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Cana
Source: www.ottawacitizen.com
The late Robertson Davies, both an experienced journalist and a brilliant author, knew when a story was unerringly fascinating and enormously tragic.
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Todd May, author of "Death" (part of The Art of Living Series), was recently published in the New York Times. His article, "Happy Ending," offers practical insight on the phenomeona of life and death.
http://happydays.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/
Source: happydays.blogs.nytimes.com
In order for our lives to have meaning, we need to die.
