Canadian pie
From his days as a space cadet at the CN Tower's "Tour of the Universe" to his encounter with a pair of burly Canadian brothers playing semi-pro hockey in Japan, author Will Ferguson reflects on his travels across Canada and beyond.
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- ISBN: 0670064726
- ISBN: 9780670064724
- Physical Description xiv, 386 pages : illustrations
- Publisher Toronto : Penguin Group, 2011.
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General Note: | Essays. "Viking Canada." |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 32.00 |
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Summary
Canadian Pie
A funny and fascinating tour de force from Will Ferguson, three-time winner of the Leacock Medal for Humour. Ferguson has spent years wandering and musing across Canada and beyond. Canadian Pie includes his reflections on the lost art of crank calls, tips on how to get someone to pick blueberries out of a muffin for you, and lessons of a mini-bar ninja. There are "lost" radio scripts of a Maritime soap opera, a roundup of big objects beside the highway, and an ode to young love in Old Quebec. Read about his encounter with an aging kamikaze pilot, listen in on an interview with a pair of Canadian brothers playing semi-pro hockey in Japan, gain an appreciation of the unintentional beauty of New Brunswick's covered bridges, learn how to pick up women (or not), join a journey on the rainforest coast of Vancouver Island, take a trip to PEI in search of someone--anyone--who will criticize Almighty Anne, and much more.