Charles Dickens turns 200! by Chris Hall - Friday, Feb 03, 2012 at 8:42pm

February 7, 2012 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Dickens' work transcends his time, language and culture. Book sales two centuries after his birth continue to make him the envy of contemporary bestselling authors, and his work remains an influence throughout the world, inspiring film, TV, art and other works of literature.

When he died in 1870, The Times of London successfully campaigned for his burial in Westminster Abbey, the final resting place of England's kings and heroes. Thousands flocked to mourn the best recognized and most-loved man of nineteenth-century England.

His personal life, however, was in perpetual chaos. Last fall's Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin gives full measure to Dickens' virtues as a writer but does not shy away from his temperamental treatment of his friends and family, paying special attention to his lifelong affair with the young actress Ellen Ternan.

Part of what made Dickens so revered was his ability to attract thousands of fans to his readings both in England and across North America. Not only did he give voice to his vast cast of characters, he was also a brilliant mimic and raconteur. Simon Callow explores this side of the public Dickens in Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World. In this short and lively study, Callow reveals an original genius who was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literary endeavour.

Categories: Authors, Literature

Book of the Day: MWF seeking BFF by Rachel Bertsche by Chris Hall - Friday, Feb 03, 2012 at 5:14pm

When Rachel Bertsche first moved to Chicago, she was thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, she realized that her new life was missing one thing: friends. In her uproarious memoir, MWF seeking BFF, Bertsche describes how she went on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever, and discovers how difficult -- and hilariously awkward -- it can be to make new friends as an adult. In a time when women happily annnounce they need a man but are embarrassed to admit they need a BFF, Bertsche uncovers the reality that no matter how great your love life is, you've gotta have friends.

Categories: New Releases, Book of the Day

SANDBOX magazine launch rescheduled by Events Winnipeg - Thursday, Feb 02, 2012 at 2:32pm

The launch of the final issue of SANDBOX magazine originally scheduled for tonight, Thursday February 2, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, February 7th. More information on the launch can be found here.

Come down to celebrate the immense accomplishments of the magazine that galvanized the creative community of Winnipeg and achieved such heights in such a short time, triumphing over adversity to the last!

We are currently contacting all those that have made reservations to tonight's event to inform them of the change.

Categories: Site News, Store News, Winnipeg, Event News

February Author of the Month: Tony Judt by Chris Hall - Thursday, Feb 02, 2012 at 2:27pm

Our Author of the Month for February is celebrated historian Tony Judt.

Among the remarkable generation of historians who came out of Cambridge in the 1960s -- David Cannadine, Linda Colley and Simon Schama among others -- one name stands out. Well before his death in 2010 at the age of 62 from a progressive neurological disorder, Tony Judt proved himself a great historian of modern Europe and a brilliant political commentator. In his guise as a political and historical essayist, he was a fearless critic of narrow orthodoxies and bullying cliques, from communist apologists to the Israel lobby, from "liberal hawks" to progressive educationists.

Thinking the Twentieth Century is the final book by this unparalleled historian and public critic. Where Judt's masterpiece Postwar redefined the history of modern Europe by uniting the stories of its eastern and western halves, Thinking the Twentieth Century unites the century's conflicted intellectual history into a single soaring narrative. Spanning the entire era and all currents of thought in a manner never previously attempted, Thinking the Twentieth Century is a triumphant tour de force that restores clarity to the classics of modern thought with the assurance and grace of a master craftsman.

Categories: Authors, Author of the Month

Book of the Day: Markets Never Forget (But People Do) by Ken Fisher by Chris Hall - Thursday, Feb 02, 2012 at 10:09am

Sir John Templeton, legendary investor, was famous for saying, "The four most dangerous words in investing are, 'This time it's different.'" Though history doesn't repeat, not exactly, he knew that history is an excellent guide for investors. In Markets Never Forget (But People Do), long-time Forbes columnist and CEO of Fisher Investments, Ken Fisher, takes aim at some major market memory mishaps -- like the idea that stocks have become inherently more volatile or that wildly above- or below-average returns are abnormal. He shows how, early in every recovery, investors don't believe in it, often at a huge cost. In investing, ideology is deadly.

For another great book on a similar subject, check out This Time is Different by Carmen M Reinhart and Kenneth S Rogoff.

Categories: Reviews, New Releases

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