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Big books are fun at Christmas, and this year there are a lot of them around. They won't break your budget, and some of them would make unusual and attractive gifts. The all time winner this year is the Tom Thomson book--Silence in the Storm, by Harold Town and David Silcox, published by McClelland and Stewart. The book is beautiful to look at, with excellent design and fine rep roductions of many of the pictures familiar to you, and many more that aLenct; qune satext. ais) provocative and lays a number of Tom Thomp- son myths to rest. If you buy Silence in the Storm before December 31, you'll get it for $29.95. After that date, the price is $42.50. This is the same price structure M and S used for Between Friends last Christmas. It's still selling well, at $42.50. Patrick Woodruff is an English illustrator who has applied his talents to record sleeves, book jackets and children's books. Simon and Sehuster has just published a large paperback collection of his fantastic paintings and etchings. Called as New in Town? You'll find a friend where you see this sign. For more information call 526-8430 Aislin a favourite ee alsin Mythopoeikon, it's a dazzling collection of paintings that are half Dali, half Star Wars. Woodroffe's world is weird, surreal and nightmarish, and it's easy to see why so much of his work has been com- missioned for sci-fi books. His imagination will haunt yours. Monty Python books are popular with older teens, and Methuen has just published the book from the MP movie of a few years ago--Monty Python and the Holy Grail. At $7.95 withall sorts of illustrations and graffiti added, it would delight a Monty Python nut. Picture books' of another genre are the kind that tell you how to be one of the beautiful people. If you care about that sort of thing (or the one you love does) you might consider Manstyle, from General Publishing at $8.50. It's filled with information on how much shirt cuff ought to show and what kind of face looks best with a beard. There's also a section on how to launder and look after clothes--a nice addition to a man's book. At $8.50, it might produce a few smiles around the Christmas tree. On the femme side of the coin, there's Lyn Revson's World of Style. She used to be the wife of Revlon's Charles Revson, so one pesumes she knows what to wear what to put on your face and how to behave like one of the B.P. Political realities assume a devastating high .in Terry Mosher's (Aislin) book of caricatures, brought out by Hurtig, Old pro Duncan MacPherson has written an introduction to this brilliant book of poison penmanship. Mosher absolutely captures the of Finally Life Goes to the Movies is a nice gossipy film fan's family album. Life photographers were the best in the business, _ and the book is a hand- some illustration of the special relationship that existed between Life and Bookworm continues with Christmas book list the movies. Musson publishes this big 304- page paperback which sells for $9.95., And if the abo ve doesn't give you a few ideas for your Christmas gift list, we'll be back with more next week. wily Levesque, gormless Bourassa, toothy Carter, beefy MacKasey and boyish Clark--who comes across as a beardless Sir John A. and the cartoon of Margaret Trudeau grinning into her own camera lens is worth the price of the book. bag, Hudsons Bay Company TOP PRICES FOR YOUR FURS SELL YOUR FUR PELTS THROUGH OUR MONTREAL AUCTION HOUSE TO ALARGE INTERNATIONAL CLIENTELE For more information call (519) 648-2184 collect Woolwich Rd. #72 Breslau, Ontario * Xmas gift ideas. 705 445-4546 ATTENTION HORSEMEN Do you know thet there is a Tack Shop in this area? 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