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The masculine maze: Carol Shields gets inside the head of an ordinary guy

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carol Shields published her latest book in Sep 1997. 'Larry's Party' is a novel about a middle-aged man confronting the new cultural expectations of men. She has also written 10 other novels including the popular 1993 work 'The Stone Diaries.'

Author: Turbide, Diane
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
Publishing industry, Biography, Authorship, Authors, Canadian, Canadian writers, Shields, Carol, Larry's Party (Book)

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A million dollar turtle

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Franklin the turtle, the creation of author Paullette Bourgeois and illustrator Brenda Clark, is the subject of a dozen enormously popular children's books published by Kids Can Press. Bourgeois and Clark describe the genesis of the Franklin book series.

Author: Turbide, Diane
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
Product information, Interview, Children's literature authors, Children's writers, Bourgeois, Paulette, Clark, Brenda, Kids Can Press

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Canada's hit parade

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Canada's music industry is thriving as it produces a seemingly disproportionate number of new talents such as the divas Alanis Morissette and Celine Dion and other Canadian artists such as k.d. lang and Bryan Adams.

Author: Turbide, Diane
Publisher: Rogers Publishing Ltd.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
Consumer Audio Recordings, Integrated Record Production/Distribution, Prerecorded records and tapes, Canada, Music industry, Popular culture, Sound recording industry, Recording industry, Sound recordings

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