Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover, 108 pages, 2006 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: We’ll call this a tribute to the mid-term elections of our southern neighbours. Synopsis: George and Laura Bush take their daughters to visit George Sr and Barbara for their birthdays, and are also joined by George’s charming assortment of brothers…but they’re doing it […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Trade, 328 pages, 2006 Rating: 8/10 Reason for Reading: I didn’t realize there was a book to go along with Gore’s movie of the same name until he was on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Synopsis: Global warming: proof that it exists; proof that we’re seeing the damage now and not […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 249 pages, 2003 Rating: 9/10 Reason for Reading: I liked Stupid White Men, as well as Moore’s documentary, “Bowling for Columbine.” Synopsis: Moore explores post-September 11, 2001 America, and how the event has been exploited and lied about for political gain, including trying to justify the war in […]

Reviewed by L.D.Y. Hardcover (available in trade), 224 pages (incl. 80 pages of appendix and index), 2003 Rating: 7/10 Reason for Reading: It sounded interesting. Synopsis: Through a series of surveys conducted in 1992, 1996, and 2000, Adams explores how Canadians and Americans stack up against each other, values-wise, and argues that the two countries […]