Genre: Non-Fiction

150 Years of Stats Canada! A Guide to Canada’s Greatest Country

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150 Years of Stats Canada! A Guide to Canada’s Greatest CountryTitle:  150 Years of Stats Canada!: A Guide to Canada's Greatest Country
Author: Julia Davidovich
Publisher: Penguin Books Canada
Genres: Non-Fiction
Publication Date: June 6, 2017
Rating: three-stars

Summary (from Goodreads):

Canada's funniest online sensation is back to celebrate the country's 150th anniversary--bigger, bolder, and only 10% reused material!
Want to know what the hottest new Canadian apps are? Need a handy chart to help you decide what Can-Con music to listen to? How about the top Google searches across the nation? In this handy guide to Canada, the tireless experts at @stats_canada reveal all the must-know quirks from coast to coast to frigid coast.

From helpful tips on the Vancouver housing market to planning the ultimate Montreal bachelor party, Stats Can is on the case. And discover just how Canadian you are with the official checklist, not to mention the Tim Hortons etiquette quiz.
With crucial updates about Canada on its big birthday, and all the stats, charts, and graphs to back them up, 150 Years of Stats Canada! is the perfect way to celebrate everything we love about this great country.

Disclaimer: still 100.6% not affiliated with Statistics Canada

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Last updated on January 28, 2023

150 Years of Stats Canada!:A Guide to Canada’s Greatest COuntry

150 Years of Stats Canada by Julia Davidovich might appeal to you if you have followed Stats Canada on Twitter, and not the actual Stats Canada, the parody account, you will already have an idea of what this book is all about. There are some funny moments that poke fun at all things Canadian, and while I did find myself chuckling a few times, there were also a few groaners. As with any satirical work, there is a tendency to go a bit too far and I found that some of the jokes were a bit offensive. Continue reading →

Adventure Cats by Laura J. Moss

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Adventure Cats by Laura J. Moss

Last updated on March 4, 2025

Adventure Cats by Laura J. Moss is a book that every cat lover should read. Adventure Cats is one of those blogs that I stumbled across while searching for nutrition information for my own cats. Discovering this upcoming book and a whole community of cat-loving adventurists really intrigued me and has given me a whole new perspective on my feline friends. The book is very informative with its tips, stories and beautiful images of cats and their owners out in the wild. Continue reading →

Review: This is Really Happening by Erin Chack

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Review: This is Really Happening by Erin ChackTitle: This is Really Happening
Author: Erin Chack
Publisher: Razorbill
Genres: Biography, Non-Fiction
Publication Date: April 25, 2017
Rating: four-stars

Summary (from Goodreads):

BuzzFeed senior writer Erin Chack provides a collection of personal essays for the Snapchat generation.

Erin recounts everything from meeting her soulmate at age 14 to her first chemotherapy session at age 19 to what really goes on behind the scenes at a major Internet media company.

She authentically captures the agony and the ecstasy of the millennial experience, whether it's her first kiss ("Sean's tongue! In my mouth! Slippery and wet like a slug in the rain.") or her struggles with anxiety ("When people throw caution to the wind, I am stuck imagining the poor soul who has to break his back sweeping caution into a dustpan").

Yet Erin also offers a fresh perspective on universal themes of resilience and love as she writes about surviving cancer, including learning of her mother's own cancer diagnosis within the same year, and her attempts to hide the diagnosis from friends to avoid "un-normaling" everything.

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Last updated on August 5, 2023

Book Review: This is Really Happening by Erin Chack

This is Really Happening by Erin Chack is a memoir that contains a variety of stories. It includes Erin Chack’s experience with cancer to childhood memories. The writing is intimate and hilarious, which I really enjoyed. This is an inspiring and quick read that will definitely make the reader laugh. Continue reading →