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Review: Ishmael’s House had its genesis in Canada

by × on October 11, 2012 at 12:08 am × Comments Off

by Irwin Block Sir Martin Gilbert is a most prolific historian with more than 50 books to his credit, an established and popular writer whose work is crafted for and marketed to the general reader. Ishmael’s House, A History of Jews in Muslim Lands (McLelland & Stewart, 424 p., $35) [...]

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Trivia and quiz book is full of surprises

by × on October 10, 2012 at 11:28 pm × Comments Off

by Kristine Berey Do you know what alcoholic drink is associated with Mexico? What about the name and year of the first musical written by Rogers and Hammerstein? Do you care? If you flip through Questions, Quizzes and Quotations by Benny Beattie, who spent eight years compiling this huge range [...]