Barbara Olson

Drawing on Canadian geography, culture, history, politics and trademarks of Canadian identity - from hockey to snowshoes - Barbara Olson and Dave Macleod create puzzles that rejoice in what it means to be from "our home and native land". "O Canada Crosswords Book 8" contains 75 cleverly themed puzzles that use Canadian spellings and most importantly a Canadian point of view - and they promise to both enlighten and amuse, adding to your knowledge about our country while providing hours of entertainment.

Millions of Canadians crave a good mental challenge, and in order to feed their hunger many turn to the daily crossword puzzle in their local newspaper. Often, however, before they even get to 1-Across, they must stop thinking "in Canadian" and shift cultural gears. It is a sad reality that Canada just doesn't figure highly in what is undoubtedly one of our favourite pastimes: solving the daily crossword. The crosswords in this book contain plenty of references to this country: its heroes and rogues, its geography, sports, history, arts, - its "Canadian-ness." Here the solver might discover a Knowlton, a Gzowski, an Iqaluit, or maybe even a Come By Chance. Our Canadian spelling is recognised as well, in words such as "colour" and "centre," and there is also a sprinkling of French, in keeping with the bilingual nature of this land. These puzzles appeal to a broad range of solvers, from the dabbler