- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Random House Canada; 1st Trade edition (April 15 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 067931167X
- ISBN-13: 978-0679311676
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 295 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #625,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In Timbit Nation, award-winning Globe and Mail reporter John Stackhouse (Out of Poverty) sticks his thumb out to catch a barrelling ride along the Trans Canada Highway. His curious blend of travelogue and national pulse-taking begins in the Maritimes where physical beauty is contrasted with ugly economic reality. Most of his rides here show contempt for the federal government and mainlanders. Stackhouse also battles almost continual rain and black fly attacks, not to mention the trickle of traffic that runs through the rural Maritimes, ensuring he's an easy target for both. Such an inauspicious start drives home a central theme: This isn't the cheery road trip you might imagine. According to Timbit Nation, most Canadians are facing the decline of their old way of life. Jobs on the fishing boats in the Maritimes or in the mines of northern Ontario are being replaced at a much slower rate by positions at call centers, casinos, and in the government. This switch has come at a price as Canadians become disconnected from the land and sea that originally made them prosperous. Thus, he reports a softening of the separatist's stance in his travels through Quebec--replaced by a new pragmatism that, according to the author, has focused Quebecois energies on economic issues. With few exceptions, for the folks who offer Stackhouse a ride, jobs trump any other concern. Some readers may bemoan the emphasis Stackhouse places on the actual ordeal of hitchhiking; reading this book will certainly convince all but the most foolhardy to avoid this mode of cross-county transport. When fish farmers Ray and Dave finally drop Stackhouse in Tofino, British Columbia, the road behind him reveals a country in a state of flux. --Moe Berg
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“There is no shortage of interesting characters in this book…. Stackhouse’s project makes for a sort of rolling town hall on the state of Canada at the beginning of the 21st century…. engrossing reading.” -- Quill & Quire
“…perfectly entertaining and sometimes hilarious...” -- Georgia Straight
“…an entertaining and frequently hilarious glimpse into Canadian life…For a look at common Canadians in the third millennium, Timbit Nation is hard to beat.” -- The Province (Vancouver)
“Stackhouse never pretends his conclusions stand up under close sociological or statistical scrutiny. Yet his between-standing-by-the-road-coping-with-bugs-wind-and-rain conversations with average Joes and Janes who picked him up yielded a fount of surprisingly incisive social and political commentary.... They lead him to divine a sea change in who we are and where we’re headed. And he’s pretty convincing.” -- Winnipeg Free Press
“…well-written with many precious tidbits of information…” -- The Edmonton Journal
“Timbit Nation is a rare gem of well-researched travel writing about Canada that explores each region of the country as Stackhouse passes through.” -- The Chronicle Herald (Halifax)
“It is impossible to write the definitive Canadian journey, but Stackhouse’s is one worth taking.” -- (Ottawa) Citizen’s Weekly
“Timbit Nation…is both candid and reassuring, and paints us as better, happier people than we may be giving ourselves credit for.” -- The Calgary Herald
Praise for Out of Poverty:
“Stackhouse is a great storyteller . . . with a sharp eye for detail and a light touch of humour.” -- The Globe and Mail
“Truly inspiring . . . Stackhouse has found the light at the end of the tunnel. In tiny villages he finds modest, homegrown solutions to problems that have baffled the planet’s most resourceful nations.” -- The Hamilton Spectator
“…perfectly entertaining and sometimes hilarious...” -- Georgia Straight
“…an entertaining and frequently hilarious glimpse into Canadian life…For a look at common Canadians in the third millennium, Timbit Nation is hard to beat.” -- The Province (Vancouver)
“Stackhouse never pretends his conclusions stand up under close sociological or statistical scrutiny. Yet his between-standing-by-the-road-coping-with-bugs-wind-and-rain conversations with average Joes and Janes who picked him up yielded a fount of surprisingly incisive social and political commentary.... They lead him to divine a sea change in who we are and where we’re headed. And he’s pretty convincing.” -- Winnipeg Free Press
“…well-written with many precious tidbits of information…” -- The Edmonton Journal
“Timbit Nation is a rare gem of well-researched travel writing about Canada that explores each region of the country as Stackhouse passes through.” -- The Chronicle Herald (Halifax)
“It is impossible to write the definitive Canadian journey, but Stackhouse’s is one worth taking.” -- (Ottawa) Citizen’s Weekly
“Timbit Nation…is both candid and reassuring, and paints us as better, happier people than we may be giving ourselves credit for.” -- The Calgary Herald
Praise for Out of Poverty:
“Stackhouse is a great storyteller . . . with a sharp eye for detail and a light touch of humour.” -- The Globe and Mail
“Truly inspiring . . . Stackhouse has found the light at the end of the tunnel. In tiny villages he finds modest, homegrown solutions to problems that have baffled the planet’s most resourceful nations.” -- The Hamilton Spectator
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great cross-section of Canadians,
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This review is from: Timbit Nation: A Hitchhiker's View of Canada (Paperback)
I absolutely loved this book. It is a perfect cross section of what Canadians are like. From the family valued East coasters to the free loving mother earth West coasters. I talk about this book even 6 years later about how it was the best home-grown book I have ever read. If you are from anywhere other than Toronto you'll love it. I'm from Toronto and loved it none the less.
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Crapfest,
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This review is from: Timbit Nation: A Hitchhiker's View of Canada (Paperback)
Do not read this book. It is an utter crapfest filled with inaccuracies, poorly checked facts and Upper Canadian snobbishness. Uck.
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