Literary Events: Reading, Writing, Workshops, and More
CUBA: MUSIC, RUM, AND REVOLUTION Join writer Brendan Sainsbury for the Vancouver launch of the 4th edition of the Lonely Planet's Guidebook to Cuba. Jan. 8, 7:30 pm. Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Free. Info: 604-331-3603.
PAUL TALBOT—BOOK LAUNCH Join the author as he launches his new book, Clear the Clutter and Simplify Your Life. Jan. 11, 7:30 pm. Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Free. Info: 604-331-3603.
JEAN BARMAN AND JAN HARE—TALK & BOOK SIGNING Authors of Good Intentions Gone Awry give an illustrated talk highlighting the roles of women and aboriginal people in the missionary movement in B.C. Jan. 16, 7:30 pm. Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Free. Info: 604-331-3603.
TWISTED POETS LITERARY SALON & OPEN MIC With poets and guest speakers Sheardown (Quills Magazine) and Manfield and Torres (Room of One’s Own). Jan. 16, 7 pm. The Bump N’ Grind Café (916 Commercial Drive). Contact: binish_pandoras@yahoo.ca.
THE ART OF THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE Readings from authors Farrell, English, and Gadd; a discussion on the writing process. Jan. 25, 7:30 pm. Central Library (350 W. Georgia St.). Info: 604-331-3603.
WRITING FROM THE FRONT LINES WITH LINDA SOLOMON Learn how to create written material that can inspire others. Gain skills to structure clear and powerful pieces. Jan. 26-27. Info:
1-800-933-6339 or registration@hollyhock.ca.
AGELESS: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones by Suzanne Somers (Crown, $33) An inspiring, medically validated approach to the aging process.
SWEETNESS IN THE BELLY by Camilla Gibb (Anchor Canada, $21) A British Muslim woman’s quest to maintain faith and love through revolution and social upheaval.
FOODS THAT FIGHT CANCER: Preventing and Treating Cancer through Diet by Denis Gingras (M & S, $30) A highly accessible and practical text authored by one of the world’s foremost experts in the groundbreaking area of how food chemistry can fight cancer.
THE BONE-BUILDING SOLUTION by Sam Graci (Wiley, $22) A comprehensive guide to building bone health, providing advice for the teenage years through the sixties and beyond on the prevention and reversing of osteopenia and osteoporosis.
THE BOOK OF SECRETS: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life by Deepak Chopra (Crown Publishing, $21) A collection of insights and wisdom that provides an exquisite new tool for personal breakthrough.
THE ETHICAL IMAGINATION by Margaret Somerville (House Of Anansi, $19) The author proposes that it is only through human imagination—by heeding stories, myths, and moral intuition—that it is possible to relate to the world.
THE UP SIDE OF DOWN: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization by Thomas Homer-Dixon (Knopf, $37) A mind-stretching tour of societies’ management, or mismanagement, of disasters over time.
HEAT: How To Stop the Planet from Burning by George Monbiot (Doubleday, $30) One of the world’s leading environmental activists proves that there is a way to constructively cope with climate change.
THE END OF FOOD by Thomas F. Pawlick (Grey Stone, $25) How corporations are destroying the food supply.
INSIDE MY HEART: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose by Robin McGraw (Nelson, $22) A personal account to inspire women to make choices that reflect their heart’s truest priorities and highest goals.
UNIVERSE IN A SINGLE ATOM: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality by the Dalai Lama (Morgan Road, $19) An analysis of why all avenues of inquiry—scientific and spiritual—must be pursued to arrive at the truth.
EXPLORING THE LEVELS OF CREATION by Sylvia Browne (Hay House, $24) An exploration of the structure of Creation suggesting there is purpose and order in our sometimes seemingly chaotic world and existence.
SharedVISION Hot Titles are compiled by gleaning from Conscious Choice and TBM Bookmanager, from sales data provided by more than 200 independent bookstores across Canada. The January 2007 lists report from early December. For more information and a list of contributing booksellers, see bookmanager.com or shared-vision.com.
