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Required Reading!, Dec 20 2007

This thin little volume contains (without exception) the best advice I've ever received on Investing in Canadian Art, or for that matter, any art!

The Adventures of a Wine Anti-Snob!, Sep 12 2006

I imagine that it must be more than a little difficult to be the person who writes those little blurbs describing wines on the backs of the labels and in the weekend papers. Having said that, I suppose it's even more difficult to write a comprehensive book on the subject. Being the sort of reader and information junkie that Natalie Maclean makes fun of at the beginning of her book who actually likes to read the Oxford Companion for so much intoxicating information, I'm glad of the occasional pieces of work of writers like his who can offer up so much information while at the same time writing and weaving it into so many thoughtful, witty and charming stories about the subject… Read more

Best Read with Bush Tea!, Jan 14 2004

The first thing that you might notice about this book (indeed, the whole series is the language. The no. 1 Ladies Detective Agency is written in this precise, methodical, but wonderfully melodic and wholly satisfying tone, that immediately reminded me of so many real people in former British colonies dedicated to using and mastering Queen's English. It only adds to the character of the novel as a whole. By the end of the first chapter I was even thinking in shorter, more precise sentences.

The second wonderful aspect of this novel is its heroine, Mma. Precious Ramotswe. She has somehow managed in Gabarone, Botswana to cultivate the common sense of Miss Marple, the good manners of Hercule… Read more