Columbia University professor Liza Knapp delivers lectures on the lives, times, and most important works of four great Russian authors. 2006.

Canada's renowned literary critic and theorist analyses the Bible as the single most important influence in the imaginative tradition of Western art and literature. 1982.

These memoirs of the former leader of the New Democratic Party reveal the roots of Lewis' reputation as Canada's conscience and his commitment to social change. c1981.

A study of how the literature of espionage compares with its actual practice, written by a former CIA officer. Hitz… (Show full summary)

Contains all of Page's classic poems, as well as several unpublished poems. Includes two short essays on poetry. 1985.

Meyer shows how all the greats - Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare and numerous other classic writers - are still… (Show full summary)

Sharpe takes an in-depth look at women in Canadian politics, and their struggles in an arena of male privilege and… (Show full summary)

Simpson argues that with the Liberal Party's re-election to a third majority government, Canada is in danger of becoming a… (Show full summary)

This collection of Davies' non-fiction writing, culled from four decades of dialogues, diaries and sketches, gives his views of people, literature, and himself. 1979.

This collection brings together many of Trudeau's most well know writings relating to Canadian political issues. Some topics covered include… (Show full summary)

Frye's entries contain self-analysis and self-revelation, as well as humour, dark moods and claustrophobia, and some self-congratulating. They also serve… (Show full summary)

McQuaig looks into the popular belief that the Canadian economy is beyond Canada's control, held at the mercy of globalization… (Show full summary)

Hardwick alternates the life and times of Arthur Conan Doyle with the history of Holmes, summarizing the stories' plots. Includes… (Show full summary)

The best selection of George Orwell's non-fiction available, a trove of letters, essays, reviews, and journalism. 1970.

Margaret Atwood considers the Canadian literary landscape of the 1960s to be like the Burgess Shale, a geological formation that… (Show full summary)

Two men were shot and killed at the Montreal Cotton Company in 1895. This is the dramatic story of the… (Show full summary)

Dr. Frye has collected all his essays on Canadian writing and painting which he believes are of permanent value. Includes… (Show full summary)

From an American's point-of-view, Malcolm presents a picture of Canada and Canadians, our history, and our place in the world. 1985.

An account of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor's daring rescue of 6 American diplomats trapped in revolution-torn Iran by the journalists who uncovered the secret plot. 1981.

Newman charts the changes in Canadian life from 1985 to 1995. He argues that Canada underwent fundamental, irreversible political and… (Show full summary)