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Alan’s Pick: Orwell [videorecording] : 2+2=5 by Chignell, George, film producer When George Orwell’s 1984 was first published in 1948 its bleak view of the future was regarded as science…
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December 2025 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick: The natural navigator : a watchful explorer’s guide to a nearly forgotten skill by Tristan Gooley I like books that teach useful skills, even more so when they…
September 2025 Staff Picks
David’s Pick: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner From the author of Fleishman is in Trouble, this dark comedy traces the aftereffects of a kidnapping on a severely dysfunctional wealthy family. Some…
June 2025 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick: A Scots Quair by Lewis Grassic Gibbon This month I have really enjoyed reading “A Scots Quair “ by Lewis Grassic Gibbon. This celebrated trilogy of novels is…
March 2025 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick: A map of the new normal By Jeff Rubin Canadian economist Jeff Rubin’s latest book on the global economy is a compelling read, that couldn’t be more timely. Rubin’s…
December 2024 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick: Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse Despite being written almost 100 years ago, this small novel has a lot to say that is relevant to contemporary life. The book is…
September 2024 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick: Chasing Clayoquot : a wilderness almanac by David Pitt-Brooke A clear-eyed and honest account of the past and future issues facing Clayoquot Sound and the surrounding area. It…
July 2024 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick: The devil’s chessboard : Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the rise of America’s secret government by David Talbot This eye-opening book charts the rise of the C.I.A from…
May 2024 Staff Picks
Alan’s Pick : Meander: East to West, indirectly, along a Turkish river by Jeremy Seal. Most of us learned that a bend in a river is called a “meander”. This name…
March 2024 Staff Picks
Brenda’s Pick – Human footprint [videorecording] It was a very engaging series with a good host, a biologist, who was interesting because he was so curious. It shows the some…