This epic saga of Russian life in the days of the Napoleonic wars centers on the loves and losses of five aristocratic families. Famous for its length, the novel uses the backdrop of great sociopolitical upheaval to throw into sharp...

In its first time in audio, Trout Fishing in America is an indescribable romp, by turns a hilarious, playful, and melancholy novel that wanders from San Francisco through America's culture, an exploration both of land and mind.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Renowned activist and public intellectual David Graeber teams up with professor of comparative archaeology David Wengrow to deliver a trailblazing account of human history, challenging our...

From the accession of the thrillingly unappealing James VI & I to his hapless heir, Charles I, to the ruthless Oliver Cromwell, Peter Ackroyd tells the story of the turbulent seventeenth century, in which England suffered through...

The twentieth century saw unprecedented growth in population, energy consumption, and food production. As the population shifted from rural to urban, the impact of humans on the environment increased dramatically. The twenty-first...

Destitute after the Second World War, Magda Janek settles in the Welsh town of Pontypridd, in the hope of building a new life for herself and her baby daughter, Helena. All Magda has to give Helena are the ambitions she had once...

Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever? Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling,...

For four decades, Ideas has presented more than 400,000 CBC Radio listeners in Canada and the United States with the most challenging contemporary thought of the day. Now, to mark the program’s 40th anniversary, executive producer...

An inspiring and eye-opening collection of true stories about fourteen women who blazed their own trails in life and contributed in a fundamental way to the history of Vancouver Island and the surrounding islands. In this fascinating...