Ken Smith (1938-2003) was a major voice in world poetry, his work and example inspiring a whole generation of younger British poets during the 1980s and 90s.
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest single engagement of the Second World War, resulted in the expansive growth of the Royal Canadian Navy as it prepared for the threat of German U-boats. Includin
A History of Disaster chronicles 43 of Atlantic Canada’s most deadly disasters, many well-remembered and none ever forgotten. Included are not only the region’s iconic disasters like the Halifax Explo
What does God think of Homosexuality? After all He created it. He also created heterosexuality. This short book is an attempt to find out what God thinks and so we use as much scripture as we can to f
Updating his survey of language atrocities, Ken Smith has again subjected himself to the continuing barrage of mindless jargon, hackneyed expressions, and war euphemisms. With hundreds of new example
In Junk English, Ken Smith takes on the misuse, abuse, and downright decay of the English language. His weapons? A sharp wit and an almost frightening grasp of the depths of the decline. Written so t
Between 1945 and 1970, millions of public school students were subjected to hundreds of films designed to keep them on the straight and narrow. These cultural gems "enlightened" the nation's youth ab
The Bible is a thick, imposing, often unreadable, damnedly religious book. Most people don't have the time or the patience even to attempt reading it. But everyone knows they're supposed to know what
