At the end of World War I, Canada was poised on the brink of social revolution. At least that is what many Canadians, inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution in 1917, hoped and others...
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Author: Francis, DanielSummary:
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Author: Martin, LawrenceSummary:
Harperland: The Politics of Control examines Stephen Harper's first four years in power. Soarking to the top of the best-seller lists in its first week, Peter C. Newman called it "A book of...
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Author: Powers, BillSummary:
Conventional wisdom has North America entering a new era of energy abundance thanks to shale gas. But has industry been honest? Cold, Hungry and in the Dark argues that declining productivity...
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Author: Sandborn, CalvinSummary:
The macho society that held John Wayne as a role model has created an emotional wasteland where eighty percent of men are unable to accurately express their feelings, and where that same...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Author: Slade, GilesSummary:
If you've replaced a computer lately--or a cell phone, a camera, a television--chances are, the old one still worked. And chances are even greater that the latest model won't last as long as the...
Genre: Business and economics -
Author: Tidler, CharlesSummary:
In this contemporary retelling of the Johnny Appleseed story, Tidler has created an Indiana as Faulkner created a Mississippi and Steinbeck a California. Local historian and apple orchardist...
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Author: Woods, Randall BennettSummary:
World War II commando, Cold War spy, and CIA director under presidents Nixon and Ford, William Egan Colby played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events of the twentieth century. A...
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Author: Gorbis, MarinaSummary:
Large corporations, big governments, and other centralized organizations have long determined and dominated the way we work, access healthcare, get an education, feed ourselves, and generally go...
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Author: Harris, MichaelSummary:
A timely indictment of a prime minister determined to remake Canada. In Party of One, Investigative journalist Michael Harris gives us an intimate look at Stephen Harper, and draws a portrait of a...
Genre: Political science, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Brill, Stephanie A., Pepper, RachelSummary:
This first of its kind comprehensive guidebook explores the unique challenges facing thousands of families raising gender variant children. Through extensive research, interviews, and years of...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Author: Brett, BrianSummary:
An irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of the affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming. Beginning naked in darkness...
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Author: Gatto, John TaylorSummary:
John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a...
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Author: Ross, Howard J.Summary:
If you are human, you are biased. From this fundamental truth, diversity expert Howard Ross explores the biases we each carry within us. Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people...
Genre: Psychology, Self-help publications -
Author: Hurtig, MelSummary:
Mel Hurtig, Canadian nationalist, publisher, best-selling author, has been warning Canadians about the negative influences of the excessive corporate takeover of Canada, including the impacts of...
Genre: Political science, Canadian nonfiction -
Author: Tidler, CharlesSummary:
Longlisted for the ReLit Award (2006).
Going to New Orleans is the story of Lewis King, a jazz trumpet player who lands a gig in the Big Easy. King is a genius on cornet, but his private...
Genre: Canadian fiction, General fiction