The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Drove into Tibet over the high Himalaya passes from Kathmandu.  I was following the route of the Indian sage who brought Buddhism to Tibet sometime in the 9th c.  They say he rode in on a Siberian tiger.  I took a kind of cross between a jeep and a mini bus.  Not quite as exciting [...]

Great Song, Great Book

You can’t ask what you’re asking me to do
And I hope you understand when I refuse
I’m going North with my point of view
And I’m never gonna think the same as you

The above lyric is from one of my all time favorite songs, “An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay” by Sam Roberts, from his 2006 [...]

Intern Net

My first blog for Dundurn. My second week of my internship. I’m part of the sales and marketing staff here at Dundurn, and it’s been a handful getting acquainted with the titles. Everyone is super friendly and helpful, and there are a ton of great books around here.
Sales and Marketing seem a good fit for [...]

A Tilted Round-up

Yesterday, June 25th 2008, Conrad Black’s appeal was denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Steven Skurka, author of Tilted: The Trial of Conrad Black, was kept busy with media coverage. Watch Skurka on CTV News talking about the final chapter of Black’s appeal.
The Canada Post featured a review of Tilted on their website. Paula Adamick [...]

My first book launch

Still on a high from the buzz of the crowded rooms of Casa Loma, the site of Kickstart’s book launch, the idea of success resonates in my mind.
If you haven’t yet heard of Kickstart: How Successful Canadians Got Started, you can check it out here.
After completing their undergraduate degrees, the three authors – high school [...]