100 years old, Ms Kaufmann still teaches at a college, a course on Jewish humor. Perhaps it is her sense of humor that keeps her mind sharp and her attititude positive and healthy. Mind over matter... What an inspiring example of a great woman ( Read more... )

"The house should be clean enough to be healthy, dirty enough to be happy."

Gro Harlem Brundtland, ex Norwegian Prime Minister, brilliant woman and environmental activist.

This novel, by a UBC instructor Annabel Lyon "The Golden Mean", gets all national awards. The books sounds intriguing: about Aristotle and his pupil Alexander the Great. A must read, as they say...

...Another great Canadian female writer (and a beautiful woman), who joins the company of Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro.

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