Politics & Current Affairs

Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944–1965

By Max Nemni and Monique Nemni; George Tombs, trans.

Trudeau Transformed is the follow-up to the 2006 bio Young Trudeau by husband-and-wife team Max and Monique Nemni, taking the enigmatic and controversial “son of Quebec” and “father of Canada” from the shock of attending ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Rock & Roll Literacy

By Sigmund Brouwer

Sigmund Brouwer has written some 19 novels for both the adult and YA markets, as well as numerous fiction series for early readers. Rock & Roll Literacy, a companion to his popular school presentation of ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid

By Samantha Nutt

Angry, impassioned essays are not the general currency of Canadian non-fiction, so it’s refreshing that physician Samantha Nutt breaks the mould with her forthright attack on militarism and misguided aid efforts that exacerbate the poverty ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer’s Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa

By Gary Geddes

Prolific B.C. author Gary Geddes, whose literary peregrinations have for decades landed him in countless war zones and sites of human misery, brings to his latest work of non-fiction the veteran traveller’s wise insights and ... Read More »

September 26, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Among the Truthers: A Journey into the Growing Conspiracist Underground of 9/11 Truthers, Birthers, Armageddonites, Vaccine Hysterics, Hollywood Know-Nothings, and Internet Addicts

By Jonathan Kay

The truth is out there ... and so are the truthers. National Post editor Jonathan Kay uses this label, originally derived from the 9/11 Truth Movement, to designate conspiracists of all stripes, not just those ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Mighty Judgment: How the Supreme Court of Canada Runs Your Life

By Philip Slayton

What do the following names have in common: Abella, Binnie, Charron, Cromwell, Deschamps, Fish, LeBel, McLachlin, Rothstein? These are the nine justices currently sitting on the Supreme Court of Canada. Despite their influence over life ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Our Way Out: Principles for a Post-Apocalyptic World

By Marq de Villiers

As the author of 10 books, including the 1999 Governor General’s Literary Award winner Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource, Marq de Villiers has earned the right to be bold, and, whether you ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Is Eating People Wrong? Great Legal Cases and How They Shaped the World

By Allan C. Hutchinson

In his new book, Allan C. Hutchinson, a professor at York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, examines eight milestone legal cases from Canadian, British, American, and Australian history to support his contention that ... Read More »

May 11, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Our Way to Fight: Peace-Work Under Siege in Israel-Palestine

By Michael Riordon

Few conflicts in the world today provoke such a visceral reaction as that between Israel and Palestine. While bookshelves are well stocked with political and historical analyses of the region and its seemingly intractable difficulties, ... Read More »

May 11, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Consumer Republic: Using Brands to Get What You Want, Make Corporations Behave, and Maybe Even Save the World

By Bruce Philp

In the wake of Naomi Klein’s 1999 bestseller No Logo, many pundits and experts have stepped up to take sides in the war on consumerism. Industry supporters have lined up to trumpet the benefits of ... Read More »

May 11, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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Trudeau Transformed: The Shaping of a Statesman, 1944–1965

Rock & Roll Literacy

Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid

Drink the Bitter Root: A Writer’s Search for Justice and Redemption in Africa

Among the Truthers: A Journey into the Growing Conspiracist Underground of 9/11 Truthers, Birthers, Armageddonites, Vaccine Hysterics, Hollywood Know-Nothings, and Internet Addicts

Mighty Judgment: How the Supreme Court of Canada Runs Your Life

Our Way Out: Principles for a Post-Apocalyptic World

Is Eating People Wrong? Great Legal Cases and How They Shaped the World

Our Way to Fight: Peace-Work Under Siege in Israel-Palestine

Consumer Republic: Using Brands to Get What You Want, Make Corporations Behave, and Maybe Even Save the World

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