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      The
      Panther
      Prints
      _
      January
      16,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Book
      Reviews,
      and
      more
      Book
      Reviews
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Strange
      Ritual:
      Pictures
      and
      Words
     
     
      by
      David
      Byrne
     
     
      (Chronicle/Raincoast
      Books)
     
    

    
     
      176
      pp
      Price:
      $35.00
      Canadian
     
    
   
   
    
     
      David
      Byrne,
      founding
      member
      of
      musical
      group
      Talking
      Heads,
      has
      been
     
     
      called
      a
      modern
      mystic.
      This
      collection
      of
      his
      off-beat
      photographs,
      poetry,
      sto-
     
     
      ries,
      and
      commentaries
      seems
      to
      be
      reasonable
      evidence
      of
      the
      above
      claim.
     
    

    
     
      The
      photos
      are
      from
      Byme’s
      world
      travels,
      and
      depict
      his
      search
      for
      truth
     
     
      and
      beauty
      in
      simple
      things,
      his
      fascination
      with
      sacred
      objects,
      and
      his
      ability
      to
     
     
      see
      the
      extraordinary
      with
      in
      the
      ordinary.
     
    

    
     
      The
      photos
      feature
      such
      strange
      and
      beautiful
      things
      as
      the
      wall
      of
      a
      Spanish
     
     
      church
      made
      entirely
      of
      human
      bones,
      brightly
      coloured
      plastic
      Buddhas,
      concrete
     
     
      monkeys,
      and
      the
      graffiti
      of
      madmen.
      The
      accompanying
      words
      are
      beautiful
     
     
      observations
      of
      our
      ever
      changing
      and
      ever
      shrinking
      world.
     
    

    
     
      Tastefully
      bound
      in
      hardcover
      black
      leather-look
      cloth
      with
      gold
      print,
     
     
      Strange
      Ritual
      would
      make
      an
      interesting
      addition
      to
      any
      coffee
      table
      arrangement.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      Mike
      F.
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Electric
      Guitar:
      an
      Illustrated
      History
     
     
      Edited
      by
      Paul
      Trynka
     
     
      (Chronicle/Raincoast
      books)
     
    

    
     
      162
      pp
      Price:
      $27.50
      Can
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      over
      200
      colour
      photographs,
      histories
      by
      expert
      journalists,
      and
     
     
      interview
      excerpts
      from
      the
      likes
      of
      Les
      Paul,
      B.B.
      King,
      and
      Keith
      Richards,
      this
     
     
      book
      is
      a
      definitive
      tribute
      to
      modern
      music’s
      most
      important
      instrument.
     
    

    
     
      Guitar
      nuts
      will
      love
      this
      book,
      as
      will
      lovers
      of
      modern
      music
      history.
      The
     
     
      photos
      are
      beautiful,
      and
      the
      articles
      are
      very
      informative
      and
      well
      written.
      The
     
     
      interview
      excerpts
      also
      add
      much
      to
      the
      book.
     
    

    
     
      All
      the
      biggies
      of
      the
      guitar
      world
      are
      here;
      from
      the
      first
      ‘‘Tin
      Pan’’
      lap
     
     
      steel
      electrics
      to
      the
      most
      modern
      guitar
      synthesizers.
      Gibson
      Les
      Pauls,
      Fender
     
     
      Stratocasters,
      Hofner
      Violin
      Basses,
      Yahama
      SG2000s
      --
      they’re
      all
      here
      in
      full
     
     
      colour
      with
      complete
      production
      histories,
      the
      tales
      of
      their
      conceptions,
      and
      the
     
     
      changes
      and
      improvements
      made
      to
      the
      designs
      over
      the
      years.
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      historian,
      this
      book
      also
      features
      articles
      on
      how
      the
      electric
      guitar
     
     
      has
      changed
      the
      face
      of
      music
      and
      the
      revolutions
      caused
      by
      certain
      guitars,
      guitar-
     
     
      ists,
      and
      equipment.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Electric
      Guitar:
      an
      Illustrated
      Guide
      is
      recommended
      to
      all
      of
      the
     
     
      guitarzans
      and
      music
      lovers
      out
      there
      who
      want
      to
      know
      more
      about
      the
      Western
     
     
      world’s
      favourite
      instrument.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      Mike
      F.
      Beagan
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Best
      of
      Uncle
      John’s
      Bathroom
      Reader
     
     
      by
      the
      Bathroom
      Readers’
      Institute
     
     
      (Bathroom
      Readers’
      Press)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      No,
      this
      isn’t
      the
      spoof
      issue.
      There
      really
      is
      a
      Bathroom
      Readers’
      Institute,
     
     
      and
      there
      really
      is
      a
      Bathroom
      Readers’
      Press.
      However,
      there
      is
      no
      indication
      in
     
     
      the
      book
      or
      the
      press
      release
      that
      there
      actually
      is
      an
      Uncle
      John.
      Even
      so,
      the
      BRI
     
     
      have
      been
      putting
      out
      Uncle
      John’s
      Bathroom
      Readers
      since
      1988,
      and
      they
      are
     
     
      America’s
      best
      selling
      bathroom
      reader
      series.
     
    

    
     
      It
      probably
      comes
      as
      a
      surprise
      to
      most
      readers
      that
      bathroom
      readers,
      let
     
     
      alone
      best-selling
      bathroom
      readers,
      actually
      exist.
      So,
      what
      exactly
      is
      Uncle
     
     
      John’s
      Bathroom
      Reader?
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      this
      ‘‘best-of’
      book
      is
      a
      thick
      (over
      500
      pages)
      paperback
      filled
      with
      all
     
     
      sorts
      of
      interesting
      and
      trivial
      information
      --
      everything
      from
      an
      explanation
      of
      the
     
     
      Bigfoot
      legend
      to
      quotes
      from
      television
      shows.
      The
      information
      ranges
      from
     
     
      interesting
      to
      hilarious.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      The
      Best
      of
      Uncle
      John’s
      Bathroom
      Reader
      comes
      with
      the
      some-
     
     
      what
      hefty
      price
      tag
      of
      $24.50,
      it
      is
      worth
      it.
      This
      book
      is
      good
      for
      hundreds
      of
     
     
      laughs.
      Be
      warned,
      however,
      that
      the
      bathroom
      puns
      are
      plentiful.
     
    

    
     
      On
      the
      last
      page
      there
      is
      information
      about
      joining
      the
      Bathroom
      Readers’
     
     
      Institute,
      which
      is
      in
      Berkeley,
      California
      (who
      would
      have
      guessed?).
      You
      can
     
     
      send
      a
      self-addressed
      stamped
      envelope
      to
      them
      and
      they
      will
      send
      you
      a
      member-
     
     
      ship
      card
      and
      a
      copy
      of
      the
      BRI
      newsletter
      (if
      they
      ever
      publish
      one).
      You
      will
     
     
      also
      get
      ‘‘a
      permanent
      spot
      on
      the
      BRI
      honor
      roll.”’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      Marko
      Peric
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      North
      Atlantic
      Fisheries:
      Success,
      Failures
      and
      Challenges
     
     
      Edited
      by
      Ragnar
      Arnason
      and
      Lawrence
      Felt
     
     
      Volume
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      collection
      of
      essays
      were
      compiled
      by
      the
      Institute
      of
      Island
      Studies,
     
     
      based
      here
      at
      UPEI.
      (See
      forthcoming
      papers
      for
      further
      information).
     
    

    
     
      The
      book
      involves
      a
      discussion
      of
      the
      fisheries
      in
      five
      North
      Atlantic
     
     
      islands.
      This
      discussion
      is
      timely,
      as
      these
      islands
      are
      struggling
      to
      adapt
      to
     
     
      changes
      in
      marine
      stocks
      as
      a
      result
      of
      overfishing
      and
      mismanagement.
      Schol-
     
     
      ars
      cover
      a
      wide
      range
      of
      topics
      including
      histories
      of
      the
      fisheries,
      current
     
     
      situation,
      prospects
      and
      suggestions
      for
      the
      future.
      The
      book
      is
      very
      in
      depth,
     
     
      and
      should
      serve
      as
      an
      important
      guide
      for
      the
      future
      of
      the
      fisheries.
     
    

    
     
      The
      essays
      are
      well
      written,
      however,
      generally
      are
      not
      pleasure
      reading.
     
     
      It
      is
      nonetheless
      informative
      and
      important
      to
      the
      understanding
      of
      the
      current
     
     
      dilemmas
      in
      the
      North
      Atlantic
      fisheries.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —
      Yvonne
      MacKean
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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