Chris, now, let's be nice and not start bashing writers LOL. (Just joking) I'm a writer and I certainly don't feel that the only way to present a biography is to find all the dirt you can on someone. And believe it or not, that isn't really what sells a book. Usually, people read a biography because they have some special interest or they care about the person they're reading about and the reaction to a lot of back-biting is just what you're seeing here in this discussion forum. So it really does a writer no good to write mostly negative things about someone. It also makes it difficult to get other people to trust you when you want to write another biography. This is probably why Collins has only written one other book (and I forget who that was about. I found it listed in the library catalogue when I was looking for this one.) I think the Lightfoot book did his writing career in. It certainly caused some hard feelings between him and the people on Gord's side of the fence. Gord has never made a comment about it, but he doesn't often say something derogatory about anyone, so maybe his silence speaks for him. I'll tell you more of what I think when I read it.
And, Bunny, welcome to the fold. It's good to see a new Gord follower. E-mail me anytime. I'll send you some stuff on Gord.
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Have a great Christmas!
LAMS
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"Love and maple syrup
go together like the
sticky winds of winter
when they meet....
If you go into the forest
Gaze up through the trees
The sky is white.
You can understand
What makes the forest
Greet the man
Like a mother's only
child ..."