Truth and reconciliation is complex, complicated, and ongoing. Although the operational phases of truth commissions have been well examined, the efforts to establish these commissions and the...
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Auteur: Webster, DavidSommaire:Genre: History and geography
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Auteur: Barofsky, Neil M.Sommaire:
In this bracing, page-turning account of his stranger-than-fiction baptism into the corrupted ways of Washington, Neil Barofsky offers an irrefutable indictment, from an insider of the Bush and...
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Auteur: Nixon, Carl; Allfrey, Ellah WakatamaSommaire:
Honouring strong new voices from around the world, the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is a global award, open to unpublished as well as published writers, with a truly international judging...
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Auteur: Sharman, LindseySommaire:
The Writing on the Wall tells the story of artist, curator, writer and activist Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert, RCA. Although never claiming to be political and rejecting a feminist label, Cardinal-...
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Auteur: Partnoy, FrankSommaire:
At the height of the roaring '20s, Swedish émigré Ivar Kreuger made a fortune raising money in America and loaning it to Europe in exchange for matchstick monopolies. His enterprise was a...
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Auteur: Last, FirstSommaire:
“[A] much needed book…a compelling portrait of the Occupy movement…that capture[s] the spirit of the people involved, the crisis that gave Occupy birth, and the possibility of genuine change it...
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Auteur: Schabas, EzraSommaire:
The Royal Conservatory of Music, founded in 1886, is rich in history and genius. Its long tradition of excellence in musical training and examining places it among the leading music schools of the...
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Auteur: Weinrath, MichaelSommaire:
Despite falling crime rates, more rights for inmates, and better training for correctional officers, Canada’s prisons are overflowing, and outbreaks of violence continue to grab headlines....
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Auteur: Kitchen, Brett; Kap, EthanSommaire:
The Safe Money Millionaire debunks the financial wisdom that has cost Americans trillions in losses in the stock market. Now more than ever baby boomers and Americans saving for retirement are...
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Auteur: Wolfensohn, James DSommaire:
A memoir by the financier who led the World Bank for a decade recalls Wolfensohn’s diverse career as an Olympic fencer, leading banker, amateur cellist, and philanthropist and reflects...
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Auteur: Crofton, IanSommaire:
Bringing together extraordinary stories of daring escapes from prison, POW camps, and other places of incarceration and confinement, this collection draws from every period of history and from...
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Auteur: Farmer, Philip JoseSommaire:
From a multiple Hugo Award winner: Four more novels in a brilliantly imaginative series. In the second half of the World of Tiers series, Kickaha embarks on a journey to the eternally shifting...
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Auteur: Glantz, AaronSommaire:
In the spirit of Evicted, Bait and Switch, and The Big Short, a shocking, heart-wrenching investigation into America's housing crisis and the modern-day robber barons who are making a fortune off...
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Auteur: Schabas, Ezra; Mansouri, Lotfi; Hamilton, Stuart; Neufeld, James; Popple, Robert; Pitman, Walter; Higgins Jonas, Holly; Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle; Morey, Carl; Hernandez, Mark; Burnett, CarolSommaire:
This special twelve-book bundle is a classical and choral music lover’s delight! Canada’s rich history and culture in the classical music arts is celebrated here, both in the form of in-depth...
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Auteur: Kimmerer, Robin WallSommaire:
Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal...