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As of December 29, 2007, the following books have been
entered for the 2008 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. NOTE:
Books listed in order of arrival of entry.
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Author
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Title
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Publisher
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1.
Faust, Minister
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Dr.
Brain
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Random
House (Ballantine
Books)
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2.
Nayman, Ira
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No
Public Figure Too Big, No Personal Foible
Too Small.
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iUniverse,
Inc.
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3.
Fallis, Terry
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The
Best Laid
Plans
|
iUniverse,
Inc.
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4.
Parfitt, Troy
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Notes
from The
Other China
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Algora
Publishing, N.Y.
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5.
Bartlett, Rex
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Curious
Little World
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Toppermost
Books
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6.
Armstrong, John
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Wages
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New
Star Books
Ltd.
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7.
Schichter, Sam
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And
Then Along
Came Rudy
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Loon
in Balloon
Inc.
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8.
Lindo, Desmond
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The
Liberals Must
Be Crazy
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Firstchoice
Books
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9.
Neftin, Richard
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Enigmatii
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Richard
Neftin
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10.
Cohen, Tish
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Town
House
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Harper Collins
Publishers Ltd.
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11.
Agrell, Siri
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Bad
Bridesmaid
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Harper Collins
Publishers Ltd.
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12.
Haworth- Attard, Barbara
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A
is for
Angst
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Harper Collins
Publishers Ltd.
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13.
O’Neill, Heather
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lullabies
for little
criminals
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Harper Collins
Publishers Ltd.
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14.
Boyle, Patricia
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The
Socks ’N
Sandals Club
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Meta
Press
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15.
Wood, Ron
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And
God Created
Manyberries
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Frontenac
House Ltd.
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16.
Coupland, Douglas
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The
Gum Thief
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Random
House of Canada
Ltd.
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17.
Christmas, Jane
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What
the Psychic
Told the
Pilgrim
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Greystone
– Douglas McIntyre
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18.
Strube, Cordelia
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Planet
Reese
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The
Dundurn Group
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19.
Shawcross, Sylvia
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…
But Never
Mind All
That
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Shawcross
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20.
Kirkland, Gordon
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I
May Be Big But I Didn’t Cause That Solar
Eclipse
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AuthorHouse
™
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21.
Frost, Rodney
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Copious
Notes
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Glancing
Blows Press
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22.
Wells, Janice
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Definitely
NOT Martha
Stewart
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Key
Porter Books
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23.
Black, Arthur
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Black
To The
Grindstone
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Harbour
Publishing
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24.
McCardell, Mike
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The
Blue Flames that Keep Us Warm: Mike McCardell’s Favourite Stories
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Harbour
Publishing
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25.
Mercer, Rick
|
Rick
Mercer Report :
THE BOOK
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Doubleday
Canada
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26.
de Figueiredo, Dan
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FAKIN’
EH! How to Pretend to be a Canadian.
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Blue
Bike Books
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27.
Maffini, Mary
Jane
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Too
Hot to
Handle
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Rendezvous
Crime, Imprint
of Napoleon and Co.
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28.
Scrimger, Richard
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Into
the Ravine
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Tundra
Books
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29.
Bidini, Dave
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Dave
Bidini: Around the World in 57½ Gigs
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McClelland
& Stewart
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30.
Gardiner, Scott
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King
John of
Canada
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McClelland
& Stewart
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31.
Babiak, Todd
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The
Book of
Stanley
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McClelland
& Stewart
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32.
Beauchemin, Yves
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The
Years of
Fire
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McClelland
& Stewart
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33.
Bartleman, James
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Raisin
Wine -
A Boyhood
in a
Different Muskoka
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McClelland
& Stewart
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34.
Drory, Nurit
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Dressed
in Full
Smiles
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Too
Much Press
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35.
Buckworth, Kathy
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Journey
to the
Darkside
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Key
Porter Books
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36.
Werbics, Jason
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Virtual
Philosophy
|
Jason
Werbics
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37.
Phillips, Edward
O.
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Queen’s
Court
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Cormorant
Books Inc.
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38.
Hollingsworth, John (Mark Thrice)
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Halfway
to Crazy
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Morgan
James Publishing
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39.
Fogwill Porter,
Helen
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Finishing
School
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Pottersfield
Press Ltd.
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40.
Ferguson, Will
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Spanish
Fly
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Viking
Canada ( Penguin
Group
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41.
Haines, Max
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The
Spitting Champion
of The
World
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Viking
Canada ( Penguin
Group
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42. Preston, Brian
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Me, Chi and Bruce Lee
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Penguin Canada
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43.
Smith, Brad
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Big Man Coming Down The Road
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Penguin Canada
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44.
Poplak, Richard
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Ja, No, Man
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Penguin Canada
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45.
Oliver, Alexandra
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Where The English Housewife Shines
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The Tin Press
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46.
Belisto, Walter
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Harper's New Clothes
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Dreamcatcher Press
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47.
Voitk, Andrus
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A Little Illustrated Book of Common Mushrooms
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Gros Morne
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