The
      Little
      Book
      of
      Reform:
      the
      Gospel
     
     
      according
      to
      Preston
      Manning
      and
     
     
      the
      Reform
      Party;
     
    

    
     
      The
      Little
      Black
      Leather
      Book
      of
     
     
      Rock’n’Roll;
     
    

    
     
      The
      Little
      Lavender
      Book
      on
      the
      love
     
     
      that
      once
      dared
      not
      speak
      its
      name.
     
     
      (Arsenal
      Pulp
      Press)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      These
      publications
      by
      Little
      Red
      Books
     
     
      are
      very
      entertaining
      collections
      of
     
     
      _
      quotes
      and
      anecdotes
      about
      many
      of
      the
     
     
      popular
      and
      controversial
      topics
      of
      our
     
     
      time.
      .
      The
      topics
      of
      the
      three
      publica-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tions
      reviewed
      here
      were
      the
      Reform
      ¢
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Party,
      rock
      music
      and
      alternative
      sexual
     
     
      lifestyles.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Little
      Book
      of
      Reform
      de-
     
     
      scribes
      (in
      great
      detail)
      both
      Preston
     
     
      Manning
      and
      the
      Reform
      Party
      which
     
     
      he
      leads.
      Both
      the
      party
      and
      its
      policies
     
     
      are
      tellingly
      portrayed
      herein,
      whether
     
     
      the
      tone
      is
      comical
      or
      earnest.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Little
      Black
      Leather
      Book
      of
     
     
      Rock’n’Roll
      contains
      some
      very
      funny
     
     
      and
      often
      obscene
      quotes
      from
      and
      about
     
     
      rock’n’roll
      musicians.
      With
      quips
      from
     
     
      Elvis
      Presley
      to
      Kurt
      Cobain
      to
      Ma-
     
     
      donna,
      many
      different
      opinions
      on
      the
     
     
      music
      industry
      are
      expressed.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Little
      Lavender
      Book
      dis-
     
     
      cusses
      many
      of
      the
      alternative
      lifestyles
     
     
      that
      are
      looked
      down
      upon
      by
      our
      soci-
     
     
      ety.
      Topics
      range
      from
      homosexuality
     
     
      to
      feminism.
      Written
      by
      a
      bisexual
     
     
      female,
      The
      Little
      Lavender
      Book
      is
     
     
      very
      effective
      in
      justifying
      alternative
     
     
      lifestyles
      to
      a
      bigoted
      society.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Dana
      Dennis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Evolution
      Man
      (Or,
      How
      I
      Ate
     
     
      My
      Father)
     
    

    
     
      (Random
      House)
     
    

    
     
      Written
      by
      Roy
      Lewis
     
    

    
     
      The
      Evolution
      Man
      is
      a
      comical
      novel
     
     
      about
      a
      prehistoric
      family
      of
      sub-hu-
     
     
      mans
      who
      are
      trying
      to
      race
      all
      other
     
     
      Species
      along
      the
      evolutionary
      trail.
     
     
      Although
      the
      book
      is
      quite
      well-written,
     
     
      I
      failed
      to
      find
      it
      funny.
     
    

    
     
      Jokes
      were
      cracked
      about
      the
      fu-
     
     
      ture
      of
      humanity,
      and
      there
      were
      even
     
     
      hints
      at
      the
      eventuality
      of
      Bhudda.
      I
     
     
      found
      this
      to
      be
      a
      very
      weak
      attempt
      at
     
     
      humour.
      The
      one
      character
      in
      the
      book
     
     
      who
      was
      truly
      amusing
      was
      Uncle
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Vanya,
      who
      seemed
      to
      be
      constantly
     
     
      warning
      the
      family
      that
      the
      road
      they
     
     
      were
      headed
      down
      would
      eventually
     
     
      lead
      to
      doom
      and
      the
      end
      of
      the
      entire
     
     
      sub-human
      race.
     
    

    
     
      This
      book
      reads
      like
      a
      first
      novel,
     
     
      and
      though
      I
      would
      be
      interested
      in
     
     
      reading
      more
      of
      Lewis’
      books
      in
      the
     
     
      future,
      this
      one
      left
      me
      feeling
      a
      bit
     
     
      cheated.
      It’s
      not
      as
      funny
      as
      the
      back
     
     
      cover
      makes
      it
      sound.
      I
      give
      it
      a3
      out
     
     
      of
      5.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tankers
      Full
      of
      Trouble
     
     
      (Grove
      Publishing)
     
     
      Written
      by
      Eric
      Nalder.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tankers
      Full
      of
      Trouble
      is
      an
      in-depth
     
     
      look
      at
      the
      lives
      and
      experiences
      of
     
     
      people
      working
      in
      the
      oil
      transport
      busi-
     
     
      ness.
      That
      may
      sound
      bland,
      but
      it
      really
     
     
      isn’t.
      Eric
      Nalder
      is
      an
      amazing
      writer,
     
    

    
     
      a
      pulitzer
      prize-winner.
      He
      won
      his
     
     
      award
      while
      working
      for
      the
      Seattle
     
     
      Times
      on
      a
      series
      of
      articles
      he
      wrote
     
     
      about
      the
      oil
      tanker
      business.
      It’s
      much
     
     
      more
      complex
      than
      you
      might
      think.
     
    

    
     
      For
      this
      book,
      Nalder
      flew
      to
      Alaska,
     
    

    
     
      where
      he
      boarded
      a
      tanker
      (the
      Arco
     
    

    
     
      Anchorage)
      and
      worked
      on
      the
      ship
     
    

    
     
      until
      it
      delivered
      it’s
      39,591,552
      gallon
     
    

    
     
      load
      of
      crude
      oil
      to
      Cherry
      Point,
      Wash-
     
    

    
     
      ington,
      and
      then
      sailed
      back
      again.
      He
     
    

    
     
      paints
      a
      dynamic
      portrait
      of
      the
      lives
      of
     
     
      people
      on
      board
      the
      ships,
      and
      of
      the
     
    

    
     
      industry
      itself.
      For
      anyone
      interested
      in
     
    

    
     
      sailing,
      politics,
      big
      business
      or
      the
      en-
     
    

    
     
      vironment,
      this
      is
      a
      must
      read.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Kathy
      Giesbrecht
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Where
      the
      Eagle
      Soars
     
     
      (Raincoast
      Books)
     
     
      Photography
      by
      Russ
      Heinl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Russ
      Heinl
      has
      produced
      a
      coffee
      table
     
     
      book
      with
      a
      different
      perspective
      on
     
     
      things.
      This
      book
      of
      photographic
      land-
     
     
      scapes,
      with
      its
      preface
      by
      celebrated
     
     
      nature
      artist
      Robert
      Bateman,
      immedi-
     
     
      ately
      won
      my
      heart.
      All
      of
      the
      photos
     
     
      were
      taken
      from
      a
      bird’s
      perspective.
     
     
      Most
      of
      them
      where
      done
      while
      Mr.
     
     
      Heinl
      was
      hanging
      precariously
      from
      a
     
     
      helicopter
      over
      the
      coast
      of
      British
      Co-
     
     
      lumbia.
      All
      of
      the
      photos
      are
      from
      the
     
     
      areas
      around
      B.C.’s
      Islands.
      The
      pic-
     
     
      tures
      are
      incredible;
      as
      a
      hobby
      photog-
     
     
      rapher
      I
      am
      very
      impressed
      with
      the
     
     
      quick
      eye
      and
      finger
      Heinl
      must
      have
      to
     
     
      get
      the
      shots
      he
      does.
      Nature
      photog-
     
     
      raphy
      is
      difficult
      because
      of
      the
      time
      it
     
     
      takes
      to
      get
      the
      lighting
      and
      the
      sur-
     
     
      roundings
      just
      right.
      It’s
      not
      like
      studio
     
     
      photography,
      where
      you
      can
      remove
      an
     
     
      ugly
      shadow
      just
      by
      tilting
      your
      light.
      In
     
     
      the
      outdoors
      you
      have
      to
      wait
      for
      the
     
     
      conditions
      to
      be
      perfect,
      and
      act
      quickly
     
     
      once
      they
      are.
      Combine
      this
      with
      the
     
     
      added
      challenge
      ofa
      helicopter
      ride
      and
     
     
      you
      have
      a
      thoroughly
      impressive
      piece
     
     
      of
      technical
      work.
     
    

    
     
      --Kathy
      Giesbrecht
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Magic
      Eye
      III
     
     
      (Andrews
      &
      McMeel)
     
     
      By
      N.
      E.
      Thing
      Enterprises
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reading
      Magic
      Eye
      III
      was
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      most
      gratifying
      (as
      well
      as
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      most
      frustrating)
      experiences
      I
      have
      had
     
     
      in
      my
      short
      life.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      the
      third
      book
      in
      a
      series
      by
     
     
      NE.
      Thing
      Enterprises
      that
      has
      sold
     
     
      over
      1.75
      million
      copies
      since
      its
      first
     
     
      release
      in
      October
      1993,
      and
      is
      best
     
     
      described
      as
      a
      picture
      book
      witha
      twist.
     
     
      To
      appreciate
      the
      book,
      you
      must
      de-
     
     
      velop
      your
      own
      ‘“Magic
      Eye’.
      With
     
     
      this
      special
      ‘“‘Eye’’,
      you
      are
      able
      to
      view
     
     
      pictures
      drawn
      in
      two
      dimensions
      as
     
     
      though
      they
      were
      in
      three
      dimensions,
     
     
      and
      to
      find
      hidden
      objects
      in
      a
      page
      that
     
     
      seems
      full
      of
      nonsense.
      All
      this
      is
      done
     
     
      without
      the
      help
      of
      silly
      glasses.
     
    

    
     
      Once
      you
      develop
      this
      special
      tal-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ent,
      you
      feel
      as
      if
      you
      have
      become
      a
     
     
      member
      of
      an
      elite
      club,
      as
      not
      everyone
     
     
      can
      develop
      an
      ‘‘Eye’’
      for
      these
      compu-
     
     
      ter-generated
      drawings.
      It
      took
      me
     
     
      over
      two
      hours
      to
      develop
      my
      *“‘Magic
     
     
      Eye’’,
      and
      I
      was
      not
      able
      to
      do
      it
      until
      I
     
     
      was
      completely
      relaxed
      in
      bed
      at
      home.
     
     
      OncelI
      began
      to
      see,
      I
      was
      amazed
      by
      the
     
     
      artistry
      of
      the
      images
      that
      were
      placed
     
     
      almost
      invisibly
      in
      the
      thirty
      pages
      of
      the
     
     
      book.
     
    

    
     
      It
      is
      incredible
      to
      realize
      how
      eas-
     
     
      ily
      the
      mind
      can
      be
      tricked
      by
      illusions.
     
     
      After
      reading
      the
      book,
      I
      tried
      using
      the
     
     
      ““Magic
      Eye’’
      technique
      on
      other
      things.
     
     
      Disappointingly,
      I
      did
      not
      find
      any
      hoop-
     
     
      hopping
      dolphins,
      flower
      patterned
      but-
     
     
      terflies
      or
      teddy-bears
      with
      severed
     
     
      heads
      popping
      out
      of
      walls
      or
      from
     
     
      between
      the
      lines
      of
      chemistry
      texts.
      All
     
     
      I
      did
      manage
      to
      discover
      was
      a
      head-
     
     
      ache
      that
      was
      definitely
      not
      an
      illusion.
     
    

    
     
      I
      would
      recommend
      this
      book
      to
     
     
      anyone
      who
      is
      into
      visual
      stimulation
     
     
      and/or
      altered
      senses
      of
      reality
      (i.e.
      most
     
     
      members
      of
      the
      human
      race).
      Myself,
      I
     
     
      plan
      to
      pick
      up
      the
      other
      two
      books
      in
     
     
      the
      series
      and
      continue
      to
      have
      extreme
     
     
      viewing
      pleasure
      with
      my
      ‘‘Magic
      Eye’’.
     
     
      --
      Steve
      Ellis
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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