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 […]
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How Ottawa Spends: A More Orderly Federalism, edited by Allan M. Maslove, McGill-Queen’s University, 231 pp. Book’s blurb: “In the 29th edition of How Ottawa Spends, leading scholars of Canadian public policy examine the policies of the Harper government and the course of federal-provincial relations. Contributors explore key policy areas, including fiscal imbalance in the […]
Upcoming Releases
The Race to the White House, edited by Patrick Luciani and Rudyard Griffiths, Key Porter Books, 112 pp, $14.95. Book’s blurb: “On Nov. 4, 2008, Americans will choose their 44th president. The wide-open primaries and presidential campaign have thus far revolved around two of the most historically contentious issues in U.S. politics: race and use […]
RECENTLY RELEASED BOOKS OF INTEREST
10th Anniversary Edition: Becoming Human by Jean Vanier, House of Anansi, 168 pp., $18.95. Book’s blurb: “Acclaimed as a man “who inspires the world” (Maclean’s) and a “nation builder” (Globe and Mail), Jean Vanier has made a difference in the lives of countless people. In this provocative book, Vanier shares his profoundly human vision for […]
Recently Released and Upcoming Releases:
After the War Zone: A Practical Guide for Returning Troops and Their Families, by Laurie B. Slone and Matthew J. Friedman, Lifelong Books, 279 pp., $16. Book’s blurb: “Drs. Friedman and Slone—two experts from the VA National Centre for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder—provide an essential resource for service members, their spouses, their families, and communities by […]
Recently Released Books
Canadians and Asia-Pacific Security: Vimy Paper 2008, edited by Brian MacDonald, Conference of Defence Associations Institute, 138 pp. Book’s blurb: ” The collection of eight essays explores security and defence issues in the Asia-Pacific region, an area that is of growing importance to Canada in respect to defence and security, trade, investment, and geopolitics. Given […]
Recently Released Books
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Dire Warning: Churchill’s First Speech as Prime Minister, by John Lukacs, Basic Books, 151 pp., $25.95. Book’s blurb: “Nobody has done more than John Lukacs to turn the short history book into an art form.” —Anthony Beevor. The Soviet Ambassador: The Making of the Radical Behind Perestroika, by Christopher […]
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A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East, by Lawrence Freedman, Doubleday, 601 pp., $34.95. Book’s blurb: “The title A Choice of Enemies was initially meant to refer to another historical irony. I was struck by how the United States had managed to find itself in conflict at the same time with Iraq, Iran […]
Recently Released Books
Deep Cultural Diversity: A Governance Challenge, by Gilles Paquet, University of Ottawa Press, 225 pp. Book’s blurb: “Deep cultural diversity is an issue that has generated much debate in Canada in recent decades, but it is not clear that a general agreement had been reached about the best way to analyse this phenomenon, about the […]
