Writer's Block

Think back to your childhood and the books you used to read. Did you ever feel that you were reading about a foreign land? Reading, of course, is supposed to broaden one's horizons, but when the text that you are learning to read fails to reflect familiar language or the objects and scenes with which you have experience, the effect can be disorienting and distracting. In this issue's feature story, S. D. Liddiard examines the process of adapting books written outside Canada for the Canadian market.

	A Book in Sheep's Clothing Adapting Books to the Canadian Market S. D. Liddiard explains why many Canadians in the 1960s sometimes did not feel quite at home with childhood books.
	Real Characters — Real Life: An Interview with Harry Mazer Dianna Bocco speaks with award-winning author Harry Mazer about his realistic children's novels.
	Ho Hum, Not Another Meeting Business Word is revived with a look at how one company made its corporate meetings more exciting.
	Games of Chance Origins Guy has an ace up his sleeve.
	Crossing the Chasm Author Geoffrey A. Moore's book examines the issues of marketing in the high-tech industry.
	The Taste of Oranges A poem by Carolyn McKay
	Great Scott! Where's My Chamber Pot? Going to Davy Jones' Locker, and Pinks, Pink, Pinking
	Documentation Without Documents — The COIL Model John Thurston describes a project that transformed a stack of paper documents into a cyberspace library.