The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada
Book Reviews October 29, 2019
The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada By Mildred A. Schwartz and Raymond Tatalovich 240 pages • ISBN 978-1-4426-2883-0 In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A. Schwartz and political scientist Raymond Tatalovich [...]
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Book Reviews October 25, 2019
by Kathleen Cranidge 292 pages • ISBN 978-1633634086 It’s a week before Christmas in Burlington, Vermont during an epic snowstorm. Ali, criminology student and amateur sleuth, running from a romance, wants to avoid the holidays. Due to low vacancy, she rents the attic bedroom at Gina’s, [...]
Read full storyThe Down Goes Brown History of the NHL
Book Reviews October 21, 2019
The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL The World’s Most Beautiful Sport, The World’s Most Ridiculous League By Sean McIndoe 272 pages • ISBN 9780735273894 The NHL is, indisputably, weird. One moment, you’re in awe of the speed, skill and intensity that define the sport, shaking [...]
Read full storyTurning Parliament Inside Out • Practical Ideas for Reforming Canada’s Democracy
Book Reviews October 15, 2019
By Michael Chong, Scott Simmos, and Kennedy Stewart With Forewords by Ed Broadbent, Preston Manning and Bob Rae. 184 pages • ISBN 978-1771621373 For years, the prospect of parliamentary reform has been a hot-button issue in Canada. More and more Canadians find themselves frustrated with how Parliament [...]
Read full storyThe Best of the Great Trail • Newfoundland to Southern Ontario on the Trans Canada Trail
Book Reviews October 08, 2019
The Best of the Great Trail • Newfoundland to Southern Ontario on the Trans Canada Trail, Volume 1 By Michael Haynes 328 pages • ISBN 978-1773100005 See the beauty that Canada has to offer. Walking and hiking is a big Canadian pastime for people wanting exercise and fresh air. Here, [...]
Read full storyThe Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook
Food & Wine September 24, 2019
By: Nancy S. Hughes 192 pages ISBN 978-1580407069 The American Diabetes Association has joined forces with Instant Pot to deliver healthy, fast cooking recipes for the whole family in the new book The Instant Pot Diabetes Cookbook is written by recipe developer, and nationally recognized cookbook [...]
Read full storyScatterBrain - How the Mind’s Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative, and Successful
Book Reviews September 24, 2019
By: Henning Beck 352 pages ISBN 9781771644013 In this mind-bending book, an esteemed neuroscientist explains why perfectionism is pointless—and argues that mistakes, missteps, and flaws are the keys to success. Remember that time you screwed up simple math or forgot the name of your favorite [...]
Read full storyReturn of the Wolf — Conflict & Coexistence
Book Reviews September 17, 2019
Return of the Wolf • Conflict & Coexistence By: Paula Wild 272 pages • ISBN 978-1-77162-206-2 Wolves were once common throughout North America and Eurasia but by the early twentieth century, bounties and organized hunts had drastically reduced their numbers. Today, the wolf is returning [...]
Read full storyMatters of Life and Death: Public Health Issues in Canada
Book Reviews September 10, 2019
By: Andre Picard 256 pages ISBN 978-1771621540 Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on public health with more authority or for as many years as André Picard. Matters of Life and Death collects Picard's most compelling columns, [...]
Read full storyMamaskatch — A Cree Coming of Age
Book Reviews September 03, 2019
By: Darrel J. McLeod 240 pages ISBN 978-1-77162-200-4 Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family’s history. In shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared narratives of their culture, their family and the cruelty that [...]
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