What Is Stephen Harper Reading?: Yann Martel's Recommended Reading for a Prime Minister and Book Lovers of All Stripes
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (525 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307398676 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Saskatoon. Yann Martel is the prize-winning author of the internationally acclaimed Life of Pi, which won the 2002 Booker Prize, The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories, and Self, a novel.
Best Reason Yet to Get an Account at Amazon.ca Edward Meade If you haven't done so already, here is the best reason yet to click on the link at the bottom of this page and get yourself an account at Amazon.ca, Amazon's slightly chillier version of everyone's favorite website.Several year's ago Canada's then new Conservative Prime Minister bragged that he really wasn't much of a reader of literature. Quite a few northern book lovers bemoaned the fact but one of them, Yann Martel, Booker-winning author of Life of Pi decided to do something about it. Starting in April of 2007 he has sent a different book every two weeks to . Mi said Yann Martel's brilliance shines yet again. A jewel, a gem. Singularly captivating, the letters to the prime minister make the reader smile, pause and reflect. If Harper, or indeed anyone, takes any of Martel's suggestions to heart, he is the better for it.. List of books for everyone Barbara or Jerold Gendler Not a book for everyone , more for serious readers to see if they've miss anything worth their time
“I know you’re very busy, 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.. Harper. The one-sided correspondence (Mr. 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. We’re all busy. And in those moments of docile wakefulness, when we begin to let go of the day, then is the perfect time to pick up a book and be someone else, somewhere else, for a few minutes, a few pages, before we fall asleep.”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. In that space, at night, a book can glow. But every person has a space next to where they sl
About the Author Yann Martel is the prize-winning author of the internationally acclaimed Life of Pi, which won the 2002 Booker Prize, The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios, a collection of short stories, and Self, a novel. He lives in Saskatoon.