Recently released books:
Country Out of Crisis: A 2010 Novel, by Bruce Ricketts, Baico Publishing, 313 pp., $22. Book’s blurb: “Country Out of Crisis chronicles the path taken by both Canada and Quebec, following a successful separation referendum in Quebec…. The book, set in 2010, has been described as realistic and well-researched. One reviewer stated a wish that […]
Recently released books:
Fixing the Future: How Canada’s Usually Fractious Governments Worked Together to Rescue the Canada Pension Plan, by Bruce Little, U of T Press, 380 pp. Book’s blurb: “In the mid-1990s, the state of Canada’s finances gave rise to two ‘good news’ stories. At the time, most Canadians were aware of the debt deficit fix Canada […]
Recently released books
Charles Ritchie: Undiplomatic Diaries 1937-1971, introduction by Allan Gotlieb, McClelland & Stewart, 656 pp., $24.99. Book’s blurb: “One can think of no one, writing today, who can touch (Ritchie’s) special brilliance.”—Maclean’s The Best Laid Plans, by Terry Fallis, McClelland & Stewart, 314 pp., $19.99. Book’s blurb: “This is a funny book that could only have […]
recently released books:
A Fair Country: Telling Truths About Canada, by John Ralston Saul, Viking Canada, 340 pp., $34. Book’s blurb: “Saul writes as though thinking, wondering and considering are the most important things we as humans can do. They are, and he demonstrates this on every page.” Love’s Civil War: Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, Letters and […]
recently released books:
American Raj: Liberation or Domination, by Eric Margolis, Key Porter Books, 400 pp., $32.95. Book’s blurb: “American Raj: Liberation and Domination? is the culmination of veteran journalist and foreign policy expert Eric S. Margolis’ years of feet-on-the-ground reporting and analysis in the Middle East and Asia. Margolis brings the weight of his authority on the […]
recently released books:
Contact Charlie: The Canadian Army, the Taliban and the Battle that Saved Afghanistan, by Chris Wattie, Key Porter Books, 304 pp., $32.95. Book’s blurb: “In the summer of 2006 the Taliban were poised to take their Jerusalem, Kandahar City. They didn’t figure on I PPCLI. Chris Wattie’s outstanding effort lets us eavesdrop on the intense […]
Recently Released Books:
Soldiers Made Me Look Good: A Life in the Shadow of War, by Lewis MacKenzie, Douglas & McIntyre, 294 pp., $32.95. Book’s blurb: “From one of Canada’s most outspoken public affairs commentators, Soldiers Made Me Look Good: A Life in the Shadow of War, offers an insider’s view of the Canadian Forces past and present, […]
RECENTLY RELEASED
Am I Dead Yet? 71 Countries, 36 War Zones, 1 Man’s Opinion, by John Scully, Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 213 pp, $28.95. Book’s blurb: “This extraordinary memoir is as much an examination of terrorism and of how little Americans have learned about history as it is a superb travelogue.” —The Ottawa Citizen
RECENTLY RELEASED BOOKS
Show No Fear: Daring Actions in Canadian Military History, edited by Col. Bernd Horn, Dundurn, 384 pp, $35. Book’s blurb: ” Show No Fear, a collection of essays that captures the richness of Canadian military history, showcases Canada’s rich and distinct national military experience while capturing the indomitable spirit of the Canadian soldier.”
RECENTLY RELEASED BOOKS
From Poverty to Power: How Active Citizens and How Effective States Can Change the World, by Duncan Green, foreword by Amartya Sen, Oxfam International, 496 pp. Book’s blurb: “… A tour de force… It takes us outside our comfort zones to confront inequality, injustice, discrimination, vulnerability and powerlessness, and puts redistribution back on the agenda.”—Robert […]
