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ON THE BOOKSHELF: Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy

ON THE BOOKSHELF: Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy

The story of Google's failed attempt to land in Toronto
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Myth of Normal: Fix the inside to help fix the outside

Myth of Normal: Fix the inside to help fix the outside

Tip #1: Be kind to yourself and those around you
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On The Bookshelf: Sharing a life of bird watching

On The Bookshelf: Sharing a life of bird watching

World-renowned bird expert Merilyn Simonds will be discussing her book Woman, Watching at the upcoming Eden Mills Writers' Festival
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<b>On The Bookshelf:</b> Madhur Anand's Parasitic Oscillations

On The Bookshelf: Madhur Anand's Parasitic Oscillations

April is poetry month. Let us celebrate with the local wonder that is Madhur Anand
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On The Bookshelf: This Strange Visible Air, a revealing and intimate memoir

On The Bookshelf: This Strange Visible Air, a revealing and intimate memoir

'If lucky, you will get old gradually with your body wearing out bit by bit and the soul thinning, loosening from its anchor,' writes Sharon Butala
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<b>On The Bookshelf:</b> How to make a museum ... or art gallery

On The Bookshelf: How to make a museum ... or art gallery

Judith Nasby's The Making of a Museum details how the Art Gallery of Guelph came to be
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<b>On The Bookshelf:</b> Field Study is an exploration of both plant and people

On The Bookshelf: Field Study is an exploration of both plant and people

'Her very authentic and lyrical prose makes this beautifully illustrated book one to collect and read and read again'
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On The Bookshelf: The Listeners is a hum-dinger of a book

On The Bookshelf: The Listeners is a hum-dinger of a book

'For those who enjoy a path strewn with pertinent questions there are many'
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On The Bookshelf: A rollicking good time with Nicholas Ruddock's latest

On The Bookshelf: A rollicking good time with Nicholas Ruddock's latest

Guelph author gives us a The Last Hummingbird West of Chile, a period piece where a hummingbird is the voice of reason
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The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: a remarkable take on a remarkable woman

The Girl Who Loved Giraffes: a remarkable take on a remarkable woman

Rockwood resident Kathy Stinson captures the essence of Anne Innis Dagg
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