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  • Seven Days in Halifax

    When citizens confronted the racists, liars and incompetents who ran their city

    by Robert Ashe ...
    Halifax today lives with the results of bad decisions made decades ago. A container port accessible only through narrow downtown streets. A park, bridge and port on the spot where Africville was demolished. A mega-interchange going nowhere, finally torn down. The thoughtless power brokers who made these decisions are long gone, but Haligonians still live now with the choices they made.Yet for ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • They Called Me Chocolate Rocket

    The Life and Times of John Paris, Jr., Hockey's First Black Professional Coach

    In the ultra-competitive junior hockey leagues in the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did just that. The African-Canadian from Nova Scotia dazzled and dominated on the ice -- often facing racism on and off the ice. It took courage.They Called Me Chocolate Rocket is the story of Johns life from ... Read more

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  • Ripper

    The Making of Pierre Poilievre

    by Mark Bourrie ...
    One of The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025As Canada heads towards a pivotal election, bestselling author Mark Bourrie charts the rise of Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre and considers the history and potential cost of the politics of division.Six weeks into the Covid pandemic, New York Times columnist David Brooks identified two types of Western politicians: rippers and weavers. Rippers, ... Read more

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  • Love, Hope, Optimism

    An informal portrait of Jack Layton by those who knew him

    by James L. Turk ...
    An Ottawa Citizen Notable Book for 2012When Jack Layton died unexpectedly in the summer of 2011, millions of people mourned the loss of a man who had emerged as a much-loved political leader. They saw him as someone who combined values they shared with a personal style they admired.In this book, co-editors James L. Turk and Charis Wahl have gathered stories and anecdotes about Jack Layton from a ... Read more

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  • John A. Macdonald

    Canada's First Prime Minister

    by Ged Martin ...
    Series Book 35 - Quest Biography
    Shocked by Canada's 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances and avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the country's first prime minister.As "Sir John A.," he drove the Dominion's westward expansion, rapidly incorporating the ... Read more

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  • 100 Days That Changed Canada

    Every Canadian knows a handful of dates that changedour country—July 1, 1867; November 11, 1918; September28, 1972—but our nation’s history, now more than 50,000days long, runs much deeper than those iconic moments. From politics and wars to natural disasters, inventions and sports, this highly readable and beautifully designed album offers an engaging and insightful portrait of life in all parts ... Read more

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  • Being Prime Minister

    Behind the politics, discover the lives of Canada's leaders.“What a life it is to be prime minister!” — John DiefenbakerCanada has had twenty-three prime ministers, all with views and policies that have differed as widely as the ages in which they lived. But what were they like as people? Being Prime Minister takes you behind the scenes to tell the story of Canada’s leaders and the job they do as ... Read more

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  • The Prime Ministers

    Canada's Leaders and the Nation They Shaped

    After a surprising conversation with young Canadians who didn't recognize the name Lester B. Pearson - Nobel Peace Prize winner and Canada's fourteenth prime minister, author J.D.M. Stewart set out to bring the country's history to a new generation. The result is Canada's Prime Ministers, a lively, accessible chronicle of Canada's leaders, from Sir John A. Macdonald in 1867 to Mark Carney in 2025 ... Read more

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  • Big Men Fear Me

    by Mark Bourrie ...
    Nominated for the 2023 Heritage Toronto Book Award • Finalist for the 2023 Ottawa Book Award in English Nonfiction • Longlisted for the 2023 National Business Book AwardThe remarkable true story of the rise and fall of one of North America's most influential media moguls.When George McCullagh bought The Globe and The Mail and Empire and merged them into the Globe and Mail, the cha... ... Read more

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  • Canadians

    A Portrait of a Country and Its People

    by Roy MacGregor ...
    Who are we? In Canadians, one of Canada’s most intelligent and beloved writers maps our national psyche in a wonderful and ambitious work. Canadians is an entertaining portrait of this country and its people, through its history, popular culture, literature, sport, landscape, and weather. In his pursuit of the Canadian national identity, MacGregor has travelled far and wide, taking our pulse, ... Read more

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  • Go to School, You're a Little Black Boy

    The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander: A Memoir

    Among the important stories that need to be told about noteworthy Canadians, Lincoln Alexander's sits at the top of the list. Born in Toronto in 1922, the son of a maid and a railway porter, Alexander embarked on an exemplary life path that has involved military service for his country, a successful political career, a thriving law career, and vocal advocacy on subjects ranging from antiracism to ... Read more

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  • Heroes

    Canadian Champions, Dark Horses and Icons

    In Heroes, Peter C. Newman gives us incisive analysis of dozens of Canadians, past and present, who have defined this country, drawing on fifty years of writing. He writes about iconic Canadians such as Terry Fox, Margaret Atwood and June Callwood. From the political ring, he discusses the legacies of Pierre Trudeau, Christina McCall and Lester B. Pearson, among others. And from the world of ... Read more

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