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Pain Killer

An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic

by Barry Meier ...

**From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter who first exposed the roots of the opioid epidemic and the secretive world of the Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma, Pain Killer is the celebrated landmark story of corporate greed and government negligence that inspired an upcoming Netflix series.“This is the book that started it all. Barry Meier is a heroic reporter and Pain Killer is a ... Read more

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**From the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter who first exposed the roots of the opioid epidemic and the secretive world of the Sackler family behind Purdue Pharma, Pain Killer is the celebrated landmark story of corporate greed and government negligence that inspired an upcoming Netflix series.“This is the book that started it all. Barry Meier is a heroic reporter and Pain Killer is a
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La vérité n'a pas de camp

by François Cardinal ...

Des médias sont transformés en arme de propagande par des oligarques qui défendent les intérêts de leur empire. Des chefs d’État intimident des organes de presse en multipliant les poursuites judiciaires. Des journalistes répondent en optant pour un militantisme assumé. Et dans un paysage médiatique désormais fragmenté, des auditoires entiers renoncent à chercher une vérité commune, au profit d ... Read more

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Des médias sont transformés en arme de propagande par des oligarques qui défendent les intérêts de leur empire. Des chefs d’État intimident des organes de presse en multipliant les poursuites judiciaires. Des journalistes répondent en optant pour un militantisme assumé. Et dans un paysage médiatique désormais fragmenté, des auditoires entiers renoncent à chercher une vérité commune, au profit d
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Late Edition

A Love Story

by Bob Greene ...

A loving and laughter-filled trip back to a lost American time when the newspaper business was the happiest game in town.In a warm, affectionate true-life tale, New York Times bestselling author Bob Greene (When We Get to Surf City, Duty, Once Upon a Town) travels back to a place where—when little more than a boy—he had the grand good luck to find himself surrounded by a brotherhood and sisterhood ... Read more

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A loving and laughter-filled trip back to a lost American time when the newspaper business was the happiest game in town.In a warm, affectionate true-life tale, New York Times bestselling author Bob Greene (When We Get to Surf City, Duty, Once Upon a Town) travels back to a place where—when little more than a boy—he had the grand good luck to find himself surrounded by a brotherhood and sisterhood
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La saga SNC-Lavalin

Un thriller géopolitique

by Vincent Larouche ...

Ceci n’est pas un roman. C’est l’histoire vraie d’une des plus grandes multinationales québécoises, et de l’empire de corruption que ses dirigeants ont érigé autour du globe avec l’appui de dictateurs et d’oligarques. Embauche de mercenaires, prostitution, pots-de-vin, faux documents, trucage des livres : pour certains cadres de SNC-Lavalin, tous les moyens étaient bons lorsqu’il s’agissait de ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Ceci n’est pas un roman. C’est l’histoire vraie d’une des plus grandes multinationales québécoises, et de l’empire de corruption que ses dirigeants ont érigé autour du globe avec l’appui de dictateurs et d’oligarques. Embauche de mercenaires, prostitution, pots-de-vin, faux documents, trucage des livres : pour certains cadres de SNC-Lavalin, tous les moyens étaient bons lorsqu’il s’agissait de
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Writing to Learn

How to Write - and Think - Clearly About Any Subject at All

by William Zinsser ...

This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning. ... Read more

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This is an essential book for everyone who wants to write clearly about any subject and use writing as a means of learning.
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Tell Me No Lies

Investigative Journalism and its Triumphs

by John Pilger ...

Tell Me No Lies is a celebration of the very best investigative journalism, and includes writing by some of the greatest practitioners of the craft: Seymour Hersh on the My Lai massacre; Paul Foot on the Lockerbie cover-up; Wilfred Burchett, the first Westerner to enter Hiroshima following the atomic bombing; Israeli journalist Amira Hass, reporting from the Gaza Strip in the 1990s; Gunter ... Read more

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Tell Me No Lies is a celebration of the very best investigative journalism, and includes writing by some of the greatest practitioners of the craft: Seymour Hersh on the My Lai massacre; Paul Foot on the Lockerbie cover-up; Wilfred Burchett, the first Westerner to enter Hiroshima following the atomic bombing; Israeli journalist Amira Hass, reporting from the Gaza Strip in the 1990s; Gunter
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Reporting Baseball's Sensational Season of 1890

The Brotherhood War and the Rise of Modern Sports Journalism

by Scott D. Peterson ...

When the members of the first baseball players' union formed their own league in open revolt against the reserve clause and other restrictive practices of the National League, baseball journalism became less of a "curiosity shop" phenomenon and moved into the mainstream. Baseball writers Henry Chadwick, T.H. Murnane, and Ella Black covered the labor struggle on the field and in the front offices- ... Read more

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When the members of the first baseball players' union formed their own league in open revolt against the reserve clause and other restrictive practices of the National League, baseball journalism became less of a "curiosity shop" phenomenon and moved into the mainstream. Baseball writers Henry Chadwick, T.H. Murnane, and Ella Black covered the labor struggle on the field and in the front offices-
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While Idaho Slept

The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students

by J. Reuben Appelman ...

The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with investigative true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer ... Read more

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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with investigative true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer
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The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025

by Hanif Abdurraqib, Glenn Stout ...

A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalismEditor Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports.Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most ... Read more

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A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalismEditor Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports.Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most
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The Deal from Hell

How Moguls and Wall Street Plundered Great American Newspapers

by James O'Shea ...

In 2000, after the Tribune Company acquired Times Mirror Corporation, it comprised the most powerful collection of newspapers in the world. How then did Tribune nosedive into bankruptcy and public scandal? In The Deal From Hell, veteran Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor James O'Shea takes us behind the scenes of the decisions that led to disaster in boardrooms and newsrooms from coast to coast, ... Read more

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In 2000, after the Tribune Company acquired Times Mirror Corporation, it comprised the most powerful collection of newspapers in the world. How then did Tribune nosedive into bankruptcy and public scandal? In The Deal From Hell, veteran Tribune and Los Angeles Times editor James O'Shea takes us behind the scenes of the decisions that led to disaster in boardrooms and newsrooms from coast to coast,
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Under the White Gaze

Solving the Problem of Race and Representation in Canadian Journalism

by Christopher Cheung ...

Canada’s multiculturalism stops where most newsrooms begin. Despite recent efforts to increase diversity in the news, people of colour are often presented as clichés – from freeloading immigrants to keepers of exotic cultures – rather than individuals with complex stories.Instead of treating diversity like a missing ingredient – simply add one racialized reporter and the problem is solved – ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Canada’s multiculturalism stops where most newsrooms begin. Despite recent efforts to increase diversity in the news, people of colour are often presented as clichés – from freeloading immigrants to keepers of exotic cultures – rather than individuals with complex stories.Instead of treating diversity like a missing ingredient – simply add one racialized reporter and the problem is solved –
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David Astor

by Jeremy Lewis ...

Few newspaper editors are remembered beyond their lifetimes, but David Astor of the Observer is a great exception to the rule. He converted a staid, Conservative-supporting Sunday paper into essential reading, admired and envied for the quality of its writers and for its trenchant but fair-minded views.Astor grew up at Cliveden, the country house on the Thames which his grandfather had bought when ... Read more

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Few newspaper editors are remembered beyond their lifetimes, but David Astor of the Observer is a great exception to the rule. He converted a staid, Conservative-supporting Sunday paper into essential reading, admired and envied for the quality of its writers and for its trenchant but fair-minded views.Astor grew up at Cliveden, the country house on the Thames which his grandfather had bought when
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Gareth Jones - Eyewitness to the Holodomor

by Professor Ray Gamache ...

Gareth Jones (1905-1934), the young Welsh investigative journalist, is revered in Ukraine as a national hero and is now rightly recognised as the first reporter to reveal the horror of the Holodomor, the Soviet Government-induced famine of the early 1930s, which killed millions of Ukrainians. Gareth Jones - Eyewitness to the Holodomor is a meticulous study of the efforts made by the the ... Read more

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Gareth Jones (1905-1934), the young Welsh investigative journalist, is revered in Ukraine as a national hero and is now rightly recognised as the first reporter to reveal the horror of the Holodomor, the Soviet Government-induced famine of the early 1930s, which killed millions of Ukrainians. Gareth Jones - Eyewitness to the Holodomor is a meticulous study of the efforts made by the the
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Not Exactly Lying

Fake News and Fake Journalism in American History

by Andie Tucher ...

Winner, 2023 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book AwardWinner, 2023 Frank Luther Mott / Kappa Tau Alpha Research AwardWinner, 2023 Journalism Studies Division Book Award, International Communication AssociationWinner, 2023 History Book Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass CommunicationLong before the current preoccupation with “fake news,” American newspapers routi... ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

Winner, 2023 Columbia University Press Distinguished Book AwardWinner, 2023 Frank Luther Mott / Kappa Tau Alpha Research AwardWinner, 2023 Journalism Studies Division Book Award, International Communication AssociationWinner, 2023 History Book Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass CommunicationLong before the current preoccupation with “fake news,” American newspapers routi...
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

by Hunter S. Thompson ...

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity WeaverThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom WolfeFirst ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

A fiftieth-anniversary edition of the cult classic of gonzo journalism, hailed as “the best book on the dope decade” (The New York Times Book Review), featuring Ralph Steadman’s original drawings and an introduction by Caity WeaverThe inspiration for the major motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro“A scorching epochal sensation!”—Tom WolfeFirst
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Race to the Cape

The Daring News Chase, the Birth of the Associated Press, and the Journalist at the Heart of it All

by Theresa M. O'Leary ...

Before breaking news, there was Cape Race."In New York and Boston, the men who own the papers are rich and connected. They don't have to chase news; news comes to them. But we chase news! We go out and find the news."Nearly two centuries ago, long before internet echo chambers and viral misinformation, a quiet revolution began: a pursuit of the truth that would fundamentally change how the world ... Read more

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Before breaking news, there was Cape Race."In New York and Boston, the men who own the papers are rich and connected. They don't have to chase news; news comes to them. But we chase news! We go out and find the news."Nearly two centuries ago, long before internet echo chambers and viral misinformation, a quiet revolution began: a pursuit of the truth that would fundamentally change how the world
... Read more
The Taliban Shuffle

Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan

by Kim Barker ...

A true-life Catch-22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, by one of the region’s longest-serving correspondents.Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent—she is candid, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud funny. At first an awkward newbie in Afghanistan, she grows into a wisecracking, seasoned reporter with grave concerns about our ability to ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

A true-life Catch-22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, by one of the region’s longest-serving correspondents.Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent—she is candid, self-deprecating, laugh-out-loud funny. At first an awkward newbie in Afghanistan, she grows into a wisecracking, seasoned reporter with grave concerns about our ability to
... Read more
How Not To Be Wrong

The Art of Changing Your Mind

by James O'Brien ...

'Simply Brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER'Passionate and brilliantly argued' DAVID OLUSOGA'An admirably personal guide' MARINA HYDE'Smart, analytical, self-aware and important' ALASTAIR CAMPBELLTHE INTIMATE, REVEALING NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING HOW TO BE RIGHTThere's no point having a mind if you're not willing to change it... ... Read more

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'Simply Brilliant' THE SECRET BARRISTER'Passionate and brilliantly argued' DAVID OLUSOGA'An admirably personal guide' MARINA HYDE'Smart, analytical, self-aware and important' ALASTAIR CAMPBELLTHE INTIMATE, REVEALING NEW BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING HOW TO BE RIGHTThere's no point having a mind if you're not willing to change it...
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Mr Jones - The Man Who Knew Too Much: The Life and Death of Gareth Jones

The Life and Death of Gareth Jones

by Martin Shipton ...

Murdered in Mongolia in 1935 aged only 29, the Welsh investigative journalist Gareth Jones is a national hero in Ukraine for being the first reporter to reveal the truth about the Holodomor – the 1932-33 genocide inflicted on Ukraine by the Soviet Union during which over four million people perished. A graduate of Aberystwyth and Cambridge universities, Jones – fluent in Welsh, English, Russian, ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Murdered in Mongolia in 1935 aged only 29, the Welsh investigative journalist Gareth Jones is a national hero in Ukraine for being the first reporter to reveal the truth about the Holodomor – the 1932-33 genocide inflicted on Ukraine by the Soviet Union during which over four million people perished. A graduate of Aberystwyth and Cambridge universities, Jones – fluent in Welsh, English, Russian,
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Avoiding the News

Reluctant Audiences for Journalism

by Benjamin Toff, Ruth Palmer, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen ...

Series series Reuters Institute Global Journalism Series
Winner, 2025 Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award, International Journal of Press/PoliticsWinner, 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA small but growing number of people in many countries consistently avoid the news. They feel they do not have time for it, believe it is not worth the effort, find it irrelevant or emotionally draining, or do not trust the media, among other reasons. Why and how ... Read more

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Winner, 2025 Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award, International Journal of Press/PoliticsWinner, 2024 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA small but growing number of people in many countries consistently avoid the news. They feel they do not have time for it, believe it is not worth the effort, find it irrelevant or emotionally draining, or do not trust the media, among other reasons. Why and how
... Read more
Introduction to Book History

by David Finkelstein, Alistair McCleery ...

This second edition of An Introduction to Book History provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture. Each fully revised and updated chapter contains new material and covers recent developments in the field, including:The Postcolonial BookCensorship by states and religionsSocial History, and the recognition of underrepresentation of its value to ... Read more

$90.68 CAD

This second edition of An Introduction to Book History provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the development of the book and print culture. Each fully revised and updated chapter contains new material and covers recent developments in the field, including:The Postcolonial BookCensorship by states and religionsSocial History, and the recognition of underrepresentation of its value to
... Read more
The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023

Edited by Richard Deitsch ...

A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Richard Deitsch, a media reporter at The Athletic and a former Sports Illustrated writer, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture ... Read more

$18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Richard Deitsch, a media reporter at The Athletic and a former Sports Illustrated writer, has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture
... Read more
Il fatto personale

by Antonio Padellaro ...

Il fondatore de Il Fatto Quotidiano racconta per la prima volta la sua vita di giornalista. Dalle prime esperienze alla fondazione del Fatto e ai suoi cinque anni di direzione. ... Read more

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Il fondatore de Il Fatto Quotidiano racconta per la prima volta la sua vita di giornalista. Dalle prime esperienze alla fondazione del Fatto e ai suoi cinque anni di direzione.
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Tell Everyone

Why We Share and Why It Matters

by Alfred Hermida ...

Social media is fuelling our human urge to share, affecting the information we depend on to make smart decisions, from choosing politicians to doing business to raising money for charity. Tell Everyone delves into contemporary culture to reveal how social media has become the planet's nervous system—amplifying the power of individuals, informing our choices and shaping how we learn about our world ... Read more

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Social media is fuelling our human urge to share, affecting the information we depend on to make smart decisions, from choosing politicians to doing business to raising money for charity. Tell Everyone delves into contemporary culture to reveal how social media has become the planet's nervous system—amplifying the power of individuals, informing our choices and shaping how we learn about our world
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