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If I Ever Quit, You'll Read About It in the Obituaries YOUR GUIDE TO BOOKS & AUTHORS BOOK FREE LOOK! BC page 37 BOOKWORLD “If“If II everever quit,quit, you’llyou’ll readread aboutabout itit inin thethe obituaries.”obituaries.” MIKEMIKE McCARDELLMcCARDELL WithWith hishis 10th10th bestseller,bestseller, thethe veteranveteran TVTV journalistjournalist hashas raisedraised moremore thanthan $90,000$90,000 forfor charity.charity. SeeSee pagepage 99 SvendSvend “Brevity INVIOLABLE #40010086 Robinson’sRobinson’s is the soul AGREEMENT lifelife inin politicspolitics of writ.” MAIL pagepage 77 page 25 PUBLICATION Svend Robinson M.A.C. Farrant VOL. 28 • NO. 1 SPRING 2014 GHANA KIDLIT: SO MUCH FOR DEMOCRACY P.20 Mark Your Calendar May 16th - 18th, 2014 at Prestige Harbourfront Resort & Convention Centre Salmon Arm, BC Presenters for 2014: Diana Gabaldon Howard White Treat yourself C.C. 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