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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), January 11, 1989, p. 26

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Page THE HERALD Wednesday January 11 1989 Highlights of publishing for 1988 Here Is a roundup of notes on of the highlights of this year publishing Extraordinary Light A Virion of Canada by Sherman Hines Sam Press pages In slip- case Here are more than 130 of the best photographs taken by this awardwinning artist during his 20 years of publication Hines a yearold Nova Scotia photographer has a passion for travel for the out doors and for the extraordinary light that Nature sometimes displays That light is an element that each of his photographs whether it be a doseup or a lily pad or a prairie sky that stretches to in finity An informative Introduction has been contributed by Ellen Vanstone This first printing is being distributed by the Canadian Booksellers Association Images by Leo Gibbs Press 121 pages An unusual and handsome production this volume combines of the highly realistic paintings that Gibbs is noted for with excerpts from some 30 stories by popular Canadian and US writers such as Farley Mowat and WO Mitchell Gibbs also contributes a few paragraphs in which he ex plains how be gets the spark of an idea for a painting and then discusses the multiple stages leading to the finished work usually acrylic always refreshingly free of the influence of fads and fashions Treasures Firefly Books 180 pages From the enormous collection of images and artifacts held by the Canadian Museum of Civilization the publishers have showcased dozens of representative works for inclusion in this large- format volume of photographs and anecdotes about the creators The selection is nothing if not wide- ranging from ancient clocks to Vic torian quilts from pottery to presentday pop art Production is outstanding and text is in both of languages The Architecture of Arthur Douglas and Mclntyre pages Vancouver born has won worldwide recognition in his years for his in novative and exciting designs such as the beautiful Robson Square law courts the 2812seat Roy Thomson Hall and the Canadian Chancery in Washington This large format meticulously designed volume is an enduring tribute to his art and his skill and an absorbing first person account of the numerous tions that guide his style one of the most important being the local quality of the light Land of the Midnight Sun by Ken Coates and William Mar- pages Subtitled A History of the Yukon this is a richly detailed panorama of the territory from orehistory through the colorful gold rush era of dancehall girls and Dangerous Dan McGrew on to the Second World War era with the arrival of hordes of US soldiers and up to the natural resource and tourism booms of re cent years that have been Whitehorse transformed into a modern cosmopolitan community A Wild Old Man on the Road by Morley Callaghan Stoddart pages 95 A new Morley Callaghan novel is always a major and welcome event in Canadian literature In the 60 years that have passed since his formative period in Paris and the publication of his first novel the Torontobased writer has constantly grown in stature In this bis first novel in three years CaUagban portrays the final years of a wild old man in conflict with aspects of himself especially with the idealistic young man he us ed to be An intriguing story rich In atmosphere that will make readers impatient for his next Child Star An Autobiography by Shirley Temple Black McGraw- Hill Rycraon 546 pages Shirley Temple born in became the biggest star in Hollywood in the mid1930s easily capturing the title of Americas Sweetheart a title that had once belonged to Canadian Mary Here in the first part of a projected twovolume autobiography she details her rise from a threeyearold in short subjects through her elevation to stardom at Paramount at the age of six and on to her 22nd year when she appeared in her last film obtained a divorce had a baby and remarried Told without a ghost writer her story is full of captivating detail of the life of a singular young girl who seemed to bring out either 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