Oo SS 21 - Wednesday, July 26, 1989 - North Skore News "Armed and female AUTHOR TELLS WHY WOMEN SHOULD CARRY FIREARMS WE HAVE five titles this week with absolutely nothing in common except an earnest attempt to inform us about something: gun totin’ (fer and agin’); everything you wanted to know about drugs; osteoporosis; menstruation; and Alzheimer’s disease. Paxton Quigley’s Armed & Fe- male (Dutton/Fitzhenry & Whiteside; 237 pp.; $26.50) ain’t as much fer or agin’ women arm- ing themselves as it is fer. According to statistics supplied by the author, one in eight Ameri- can women carries a firearm of some description: roughly 12,000,000 pistol-packing women convinced that their personal safe- ty or that of their loved ones de- pends on their not only owninga gun but being prepared to use deadly force should the occasion arise. ; There are several shocking things about Armed & Female. The first is the actual cases Quigley re- counts where women have shot - their assailants. Obviously guns have saved great numbers of women from rohbery, rape and murder. The second is just how quickly the reader becomes caught up in these real-life dramas and cheers with relief as another would-be rapist bites the shag. ‘ But most troubling is the sad fact that violence so permeates Ameri- can society that many women feel compelled to bear arms simply to protect themselves. Armed & Female is‘a deeply disturbing book guaranteed to spark controversy and debate. oe 8 ~ Drugs: the commodity that has turned escapism into a multi- billion dollar business affecting every country on the planet. We're exposed to drug stories every day on television, in our newspapers and magazines. .We ail have some idea of the scope of drug use and abuse, but what do we know about drugs themselves? What are they? How do they work? Where do they come from and how the heck did we start using them in the first place? The answers to all of these ques- tions can be found in Intoxication, Ronald K. Siegel’s definitive and ground-breaking volume subtitled “Life In Pursuit of Artificial Para- dise” (Dutton/ Fitzhenry & Whiteside; 390 pp.; $27.95). ‘MIKE STEELE book review Siegel is regarded as one of the world’s top experts in the science of drugs, having exhaustively ex- amined not only the effects of drug . use but the origins of these substances and their probable means of introduction to the human species. ‘ But Intoxication is no dry tome of scholarly insight: it is instead a very accessible, informative and intriguing look at a fascinating subject. It is amazing to learn that the substances which fuel bloody gang wars, subvert entire countries as well as kill arid maim thousands began some 135 million years ago as defence mechanisms in the plant world. Developed as a means of thwar- ting predation, they take many forms and offer living proof of the vi sere Centre BRE uff is in CONFESSIONS OF AN IRISH REBEL Winner Los Angeles and San Francisco Drama Critics Best Actor Award 2 Drama Logue Awards for Best Performance All tickets $10. Available through Ticket Master, 280-4444 & recCentre Lonsdale, 123 E. 23rd St., N.V., 987-PLAY or at the door : Media Sponsor QMFM 103.5 complex strategies engaged in by plants to guarantee their own sur- vival. Siegel makes a convincing case for our having !earned of the potency of these toxic materials from simple observation of wild and domesticated animals — not to mention birds and insects. He cites ancient records of drug use in all major cultures throughout the world in his search for the link between humankind and the deadly defensive compo- nents of plants. . Spellbinding, authoritative and ~ not without humor, Intoxication is the most complete, mainstream work available on the history and relationship of mankind and intox- icants. -* © Your reviewer is deluged with a flood of purported self-help titles each year: most are junk. It some- times seems as though every quack with a fervent desire to own a BMW suddenly comes out with the perfect diet, aphrodisiac or cancer cure. They prey on the weak, the gullible and the desper- ate with little or no thought for their victims. Almost lost in this mercenary morass are the genuine titles that really do address some public need. The following three books are highly recommended by legitimate medical authorities and/or organizations. Osteoporosis — The Leng Road Back by Pamela Horner (The Uni- versity of Ottawa Press; 126 pp.; $9.95) describes the causes and effects of this crippling condition which afflicts a quarter of a million Canadian women and 20 million American women. Included are details on the role of proper nutrition and exercise in prevention and rehabilitation. Alzheimer — A Canadian Family Resource Guide (McGraw-Hill Join us this summer at the Keg North Shore before 6 pm on any day of the week and we'll serve you up any of the following Keg favorites CHOOSE FROM _ Teriyaki Steak Mesquite Broiled Sirloin Blackened Snapper Chicken Sizzle (incl. Sourdough Bread, Baked Potato or Rice Pilaf, Steaming Garden Fresh Vegetables.) Ryerson; 186 pp.; $16.95) ad- dresses the problems posed by one of the leading causes of death in Canada: Alzheimer’s Disease. Key areas of this helpful book include: the psychological and physiological changes that can be expected; recognition of stages of the disease; care and support ser- vices. Authors Lori Kociol and Myra Schiff treat this painful subject with compassion and directness. Getting Your Period — A Book About Menstruation (Dial! 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