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From the author of Life of Pi comes a literary correspondence — recommendations to Canada’s Prime Minister of great short books that will inspire and delight book lovers and book club readers across our nation.

Every two weeks since April 16th, 2007, Yann Martel has mailed Stephen Harper a book along with a letter. These insightful, provocative letters detailing what he hopes the Prime Minister may take from the books — by such writers as Jane Austen, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Stephen Galloway — are collected here together. The one-sided correspondence (Mr. Harper’s office has only replied once) becomes a meditation on reading and writing and the necessity to allow ourselves to expand stillness in our lives, even if we’re not head of government.]]> 811 3.79 105287 12819 2009 7314171 0156030195 9780156030199 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7314171-pi-nin-yas-am 0.0 0 811 3.79 105287 12819 2001 6995826 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6995826-mais-que-lit-stephen-harper-cinquante-cinq-lettres-envoy-es-au-premier 0.0 0 811 3.79 105287 12819 2009 7176578 1400069262 9781400069262 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7176578-beatrice-and-virgil 0.0 0 Life of Pi.

A famous author receives a mysterious letter from a man who is a struggling writer but also turns out to be a taxidermist, an eccentric and fascinating character who does not kill animals but preserves them as they lived, with skill and dedication — among them a howler monkey named Virgil and a donkey named Beatrice....]]> 811 3.79 105287 12819 2010 7314175 1606401262 9781606401262 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7314175-the-facts-behind-the-helsinki-roccamatios-on-playaway 0.0 0

"A very young man dying of AIDS joins his friend in fashioning a story of a family, set against the march of the 20th century whose horrors and miracles it echoes. A Canadian university student visits Washington, D.C., and experiences the Vietnam War and its aftermath through an intense musical encounter. Variations of a warden's letter to the mother of a son he has just executed reveal how each life is contained in its end. A young man discovers an antique mirror-making machine in his grandmother's attic; his fascination with it juxtaposed with the long-winded reminiscenses it evokes from his grandmother.

Four thought-provoking stories, four exquisitely drawn worlds, one distinctive voice: that of Yann Martel. Written before Life of Pi made him an international phenomenon, these tales are as inventive in form as they are in content. Each displays that startling mix of dazzle and depth Martel's readers savor.

Includes The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, The Time I Heard the Private Donald J. Rankin String Concerto with One Discordant Violin, by the American Composer John Morton, Manners of Dying, and The Mirror Machine each in its entirety.

Yann Martel was born in Spain in 1963 to diplomat parents. He grew up in Alaska, Canada, Costa Rica, France, and Mexico. He is also the author of the novel Self and the highly acclaimed fabulist fiction Life of Pi. When he stays put, he lives in Montreal."]]> 811 3.79 105287 12819 62984 3.69 108 27 781561 3.93 27 7 2008 5844138 0226044807 9780226044804 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5844138.A_General_History_of_Quadrupeds_The_Figures_Engraved_on_Wood 0.0 0 A General History of Quadrupeds, first published in 1790, showcases Bewick’s groundbreaking engraving techniques that allowed text and images to be published on the same page. From anteaters to zebras, armadillos to wolverines, this delightful volume features engravings of over four hundred animals alongside descriptions of their characteristics as scientifically understood at the time. Quadrupeds reaffirms Bewick’s place in history as an incomparable illustrator, one whose influence on natural history and book printing still endures today. </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"> </P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%"> </P></DIV>]]> 591998 4.33 3 0 811 3.79 105287 12819 2009