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The end of ignorance: multiplying our human potential
By John Mighton. 2007
Mighton conceives of a world based on the assumption that each child has the potential to be successful in every…
subject. He argues that by recognizing the barriers that we have experienced in our own educational development, by identifying the moment that we became disenchanted with a certain subject and forever closed ourselves off to it, we will be able to eliminate these same barriers from standing in the way of our children. 2007.The clouded leopard: travels to landscapes of spirit and desire
By Wade Davis. 1998
Davis examines the link between the diversity of our biological landscape and cultural diversity. He argues that the more we…
destroy the biological landscapes of the Earth, the more we cause diverse cultures to assimilate with the more mainstream cultures. Davis uses his travels around the world to illustrate his argument and shares stories of his time spent with a variety of peoples throughout the world. c1998.The double vision: language and meaning in religion
By Northrop Frye. 1991
The diary of Ma Yan: the struggles and hopes of a Chinese schoolgirl
By Lisa Appignanesi, Ma Yan, Pierre Haski. 2005
Ma Yan is a teenager from Ningxia, China, a drought-stricken rural area. Education can be the difference between a life…
of crushing poverty and a better future, but money is scarce. Ma Yan's diary chronicles her struggle to escape hardship and bring prosperity to her family, through her persistent, sometimes desperate, attempts to continue her schooling. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 2002, 2004. Uniform title: Journal de Ma Yan.The bias of communication
By Harold A Innis. 1991
A collection of essays by historian Harold Innis on the role of media in the creation of history. Discusses the…
concepts of medium, bias, monopoly of knowledge, empire, and the oral tradition. This edition includes a new introduction to Innis' career, the development of his ideas, and an assessment of his influence on the study of communications theory and Canadian history. 1991, c1951.Presents discoveries about the 9/11 terrorist attack, the emergency response, and insights into the inner workings of the US government,…
including the decision-making process at the top levels, the miscommunication between the FBI and CIA, and the fatal oversights made by the Bush administration before the attacks. It also explores the investigation process itself, placing the 9/11 investigation into historical context, and asks who will be held responsible for the intelligence and leadership failures revealed by the investigations. And perhaps most importantly, will the 9/11 investigation help prevent such a tragedy from happening again? Some descriptions of violence. 2004.The Adventures of Nanabush: Ojibway Indian stories
By Sam Snake, Emerson S Coatsworth, David Coatsworth, Francis Kagige. 1979
During the 1930s, the stories told by the elders of the Rama Ojibway Band were compiled and translated into English.…
These 16 stories tell of Nanabush, one of the most powerful, and most mischievous, spirits of the Ojibway world. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 1979.Suddenly they heard footsteps: storytelling for the twenty-first century
By Dan Yashinsky. 2004
The art of storytelling is very much alive in today's world. Yashinsky has lived with storytelling all his life, first…
listening to storytellers and then becoming one himself. It's the traveler who stops to hear the voice of the dusty little mouse on the road who is rewarded with the treasure. 2004.Star-spangled Canadians: Canadians living the American dream
By Jeffrey Simpson. 2000
While Canadians habitually measure themselves and their country against the United States, they also continue to move across the border…
- about 600,000 Canadians are thought to live there. In talking to some of these people, Simpson provides a mix of anecdote, analysis and commentary that reveals surprising new perspectives on Canada's current and past relationship with America. He also looks sharply at the so-called "brain drain" and explodes some longstanding myths and stereotypes we hold about Americans. 2000.Public power: the fight for publicly owned electricity
By Howard Hampton, Bill Reno. 2003
Energy prices doubling and tripling in some areas and energy shortages are the result of privatization of publicly owned utilities…
throughout North America. The author argues that rather than moving blindly towards privatization of electricity production, North American society needs to step back and think about all the effects this momentous decision may have. 2003.Practice makes perfect: English grammar for ESL learners
By Edward Swick. 2005
A complete overview of English grammar, with hands-on exercises, for the beginner ESL student. Covers punctuation, capitalization, articles, pronouns, verbs…
in all tenses, modifiers, and common, proper and predicate nouns. 2005.Negotiating with the dead: a writer on writing (The empson Lectures)
By Margaret Atwood. 2002
Margaret Atwood looks back on her own childhood and the development of her writing career and examines the metaphors which…
writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain their activities. Her wide and eclectic reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences as a writer, both in Canada and on the international scene. 2002.Letters from prison: felons write about the struggle for life and sanity behind bars
By Shawn Thompson. 2002
Curious about life in prison, journalist Thompson wrote to Canadian and American convicts and asked for their stories and insights.…
The letters he received explained such facets as the rules for prison survival, what life inside is like, and what it feels like to be exiled from the natural world. Includes Thompson's reflections on the brutally honest letters. Strong language, some descriptions of sex and violence. 2002.Jihad: Islamic fundamentalist terrorism (Terrorist dossiers.)
By Samuel M Katz. 2004
Written by an expert in international terrorism, the book introduces readers to major Middle East-based terrorist groups, their goals, and…
their activities. It begins with an historical overview chronicling violent clashes between fundamentalist Islam and the West, from before the Crusades to the creation of Israel to today. The authors discusses how fear and misunderstanding have helped to incite fundamentalist groups committed to expelling Western-type governments from the Islamic world. Senior High. 2004.If this is your land, where are your stories?: finding common ground
By J. Edward Chamberlin. 2003
Through the ages, stories have given shape and meaning to our sense of ourselves as individuals, cultures and nations. We…
are both connected by these stories and separated by their different truths. Whether Jew or Arab, black or white, Muslim or Christian, Catholic or Protestant, man or woman, our stories hold us in thrall and others at bay. We love and hate, make homes for ourselves and drive others out, on the basis of ancient tales. 2003.Holy writ: a writer reflects on creation and inspiration
By K. D Miller. 2001
An author's examination of the creative and spiritual sides of her life, and how the two relate to each other.…
Includes reflections on writing as a form of worship, selfishness as a virtue and church-going as a necessary evil. In several of the essays, Miller is joined by colleagues from the writing community, including practising Catholic Philip Marchand, one-time Quaker Elizabeth Hay and atheist Russell Smith. Some strong language. 2001.Getting to maybe: how to change the world
By Frances Westley, Brenda Zimmerman, Michael Quinn Patton. 2006
Many of us want to make the world a better place, but often our good intentions are undermined by the…
fear that we are so insignificant in the grand scheme of things that nothing we do will actually help. The trick is to stop looking at the discrete elements and start trying to understand the complex relationships between them. By studying real-life examples of social change this way, the authors tease out the rules of engagement between volunteers, leaders, organizations and circumstance. 2006.Belonging: home away from home
By Isabel Huggan. 2003
In these memoirs, Isabel Huggins describes her various homes in Ontario, and then around the world as her husband was…
relocated for work. Finally settling in France, she ponders the meaning of home and of belonging, deciding that her most valued home is the togetherness she shares with her husband Bob. Added to the book are three short fictional stories, on the same theme. 2003.Ego and ink: the inside story of Canada's national newspaper war
By Chris Cobb. 2004
The inside story of the newspaper war instigated by the arrival of Conrad Black's National Post, as well as a…
chronicle of the paper's rise and fall, told by the people who were there. The questionable measures the Post's rivals took to defend their market share are documented, as is a complete history of the Post's creation. The ambition, hubris, intrigue, and even absurdity of the Post's initial owners and policies took it from the most adventurous media project ever undertaken in Canada to perhaps the industry's most spectacular failure. 2004.Alcohol (Talking points)
By Emma Haughton. 1998
Looks at the place of alcoholic drinks in cultures around the world and seeks to examine the many social and…
moral issues surrounding it. Includes questions such as "What is alcohol and what happens to your body when you drink it?" and "Why do so many people abuse alcohol, and what are the effects?"