Review
Praise for Will Ferguson:
"Eminently readable and entertaining."
—Vancouver Province
"Pierre Berton with attitude."
—Montreal Gazette
"If Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and P.J. O'Rourke (Holidays in Hell) ever had an extraterrestrial Satanic love-child, it would probably write like Will Ferguson. That is, it would be observant, attitudinal, occasionally offensive and funny."
—Los Angeles Times
"The Brash Young Writer this country has needed for a long time."
—Hamilton Spectator
"Will Ferguson is a talent. He writes refreshingly, provocatively and sometimes eloquently."
—Ottawa Citizen
"Ferguson possesses a crafty eye for detail, not to mention a highly developed understanding of the essential folly in what passes for everyday life."
—Edmonton Journal
"[Ferguson] is the quintessential Canadian. He's as Canadian as toques and five percent beer....A Canadian's Canadian."
—January Magazine
Praise for Why I Hate Canadians:
"An entirely digestible skewering of our national bedrock."
—Toronto Star
"Funny and abrasive...Ferguson does not try to please everyone, a rather un-Canadian approach, and that's just one of the reasons his book is so much fun to read."
—Halifax Daily News
"A wickedly funny book!"
—Fredericton Daily Gleaner "Aggressively patriotic...Ferguson show his love for Canada the way an older brother shows his love for a younger sibling—with a wedgie."
—Charlottetown Guardian
"reverent, incisive, and informative...I give it a resounding five out of five maple leafs."
—Kinston Whig-Standard
"A smooth read...Ferguson is both insightful and hilarious."
—Georgia Straight (Vancouver)
Praise for Bastards & Boneheads: Canada's Glorious Leaders Past and Present:
"Ferguson...[gives us] an utterly hilarious tour of our historical contradictions."
—Calgary Straight
"Don't be fooled. Beneath the campy rhetoric lies a serious and impressively researched narrative of the pivotal events in Canadian history."
—National Post
"Ferguson is Canada's myth-buster extraordinaire....His writing is concise, easily digestible, humourous, dramatic, frank, and sometimes shocking."
—New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal
"Lively, knowledgeable, opinionated, disrespectful, debatable and immensely readable."
—Montreal gazette
"A rip-snorting, rib-tickling, white water ride through this country's rich history of outrageous political scandals."
—See Magazine (Edmonton)
"Who says Canadian history isn't fun?"
—Ottawa Citizen
Book Description
More than 250 Web sites included!
Bone up on the essentials of Canada's history
Full of great Canadian quotes and quips, this book takes you on a tour of dates, events, leaders, and themes that together tell Canada's story. From the Seven Years' War to the Quiet Revolution, this is your complete guide to Canada's rollicking past. Hang on— it's a wild ride!
Discover: Canada's greatest leaders Why Canada opted for evolution over revolution How Canada became a savvy peacekeeping nation Lesser-known characters from Canada's past That Canadian history rocks
Will Ferguson is the author of Why I Hate Canadians and Bastards & Boneheads: Canada's Glorious Leaders Past and Present—two critically acclaimed books about Canadian history and culture. He has lived and worked in every region of Canada, from Ontario to P.E.I., from Quebec to B.C.
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More than 250 Web sites included!
Bone up on the essentials of Canada's history
Full of great Canadian quotes and quips, this book takes you on a tour of dates, events, leaders, and themes that together tell Canada's story. From the Seven Years' War to the Quiet Revolution, this is your complete guide to Canada's rollicking past. Hang on— it's a wild ride!
Discover: Canada's greatest leaders Why Canada opted for evolution over revolution How Canada became a savvy peacekeeping nation Lesser-known characters from Canada's past That Canadian history rocks
Will Ferguson is the author of Why I Hate Canadians and Bastards & Boneheads: Canada's Glorious Leaders Past and Present—two critically acclaimed books about Canadian history and culture. He has lived and worked in every region of Canada, from Ontario to P.E.I., from Quebec to B.C.
The Dummies Way
Explanations in plain English
"Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Tear-out cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humour and fun
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About the Author
Will Ferguson was born and raised in the former fur-trapping community of Fort Vermillon, deep in the backwoods of northern Alberta. "Clser to the Arctic Circle than the American border." as he likes to say. Will has lived and worked in almost every region of Canada, from the Okanagan Valley of B.C. to the farmlands of rural Quebec, from Saskatoon to sourthern Ontario, from Manitoba to P.E.I.
He went to South America as a volunteer with Canada World Youth, and later spent five years inJapan. He has travelled across northern China, Korea, Indonesia, and mainland Malaysia—but through it all has remained stubbornly Canadian.
Will has a degree in Fine Arts (Film & Television) from York University in Toronto, and has worked in marketing/publicity, and even—briefly—as a journalist. His debut book, a humorous look at Canadian culture entitled Why I Hate Canadians, was a surprise bestseller that allowed him to change careers suddenly in mid-stream. Ever since then, he has been a full-time writer, specializing in travel and Canadiana.
Will is also the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan, a travel guide; I Was a Teenage Katima-victim!, a hilarious memoir of his days as a cross-Canada youth volunteer; Hokkaido Highway Blues, a travel narrative; and Bastards & Boneheads: Canada's Glorious Leaders Past and Present, a frank and funny look at Canada's prime ministers and the history of Canada. He is also the co-author of The Girlfriend's Guide to Hockey, a lighthearted and informative guide to Canada's favourite sport.
Although he considers himself an "honorary Maritimer" (his family's roots are in Cape Breton and he lived for several years in the Fundy region of New Brunswick), Will recently returned to his home province of Alberta. He now lives in Calgary with his wife, Terumi, and their three-year-old son, Alex.
Canadian History for Dummies (For Dummies Series) FROM THE PUBLISHER
More than 250 Web sites included!
Bone up on the essentials of Canada's history.
Full of great Canadian quotes and quips, this book takes you on a tour of dates, events, leaders, and themes that together tell Canada's story. From the Seven Years' War to the Quiet Revolution, this is your complete guide to Canada's rollicking past. Hang on--it's a wild ride!
Discover:Canada's greatest leadersWhy Canada opted for evolution over revolutionHow Canada became a savvy peacekeeping nationLesser-known characters from Canada's pastThat Canadian history rocks
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