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Renowned owner of a bargain emporium, three theatres, and a string of restaurants, Ed Mirvish has lived his life from…
"rags to riches." Mirvish holds a number of honourary degrees and is a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, but he started business as a school drop-out. Spiced with anecdotes and historical tidbits, Mirvish tells the story of his life, and provides 121 lessons he has learned along the way. 1993.Mrs P's journey: the remarkable story of the woman who created the A-Z map
By Sarah Hartley. 2001
The entrepreneurial daughter of a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, looking for ways of supporting herself, Phyllis Pearsall decided to remedy the…
unmapped muddle that was London in the mid-1930s. This biography tells of the woman who single-handedly created the publishing phenomenon of the London A-Z. 2001.Quand la Chine change le monde: [essai]
By Erik Izraëlewicz. 2005
La Chine s'est éveillée, le monde tremble. Jamais dans l'histoire économique, une nation aussi grande n'avait connu une croissance aussi…
forte pendant une période aussi longue. Cette réussite devrait rassurer : elle inquiète. Par sa démesure, son appétit et ses moyens, par l'hypercapitalisme qui y règne aussi, l'Empire du Milieu déstabilise tous les marchés. Erik Izraelewicz analyse ce tremblement de terre en montrant, exemples à l'appui, comment la Chine change notre vie. Sommes-nous certains que la mondialisation sera heureuse ? 2005.Leo: a life
By L. Ian MacDonald, Leo Kolber. 2003
For thirty years, Leo Kolber was head of the Bronfman family trust and their real estate firm, as well as…
being a personal friend of Bronfman sons Charles and Edgar. Senator, senior bagman for the Liberals, company director, and philanthropist, he tells his story of a man of influence at the centres of power in business and politics in Canada. 2003.Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
By Stephen J. Dubner, Steven D. Levitt. 2005
In Freakonomics (written with Stephen J. Dubner), Levitt argues that many apparent mysteries of everyday life don't need to be…
so mysterious: they could be illuminated and made even more fascinating by asking the right questions and drawing connections. Economics can explain a lot of real world every day situations.Fear, greed and the end of the rainbow: how to survive the coming stock market crash
By Andrew Sarlos, Patricia Best. 1997
Andrew Sarlos sounds an alarm against the frenzied activity of the stock markets of the mid-1990s. Using statistical data on…
market trends and the evidence from previous market crashes, he argues that a market correction of immense proportions is due to occur. He also believes that this bear market will last into the next millennium. 1997.Searching for certainty: inside the new Canadian mindset
By Edward Greenspon, Darrell Jay Bricker. 2001
A comprehensive report on the new economic, social and cultural Canada, resulting from changes wrought by globalization and technological innovation…
over the last two decades. Canada has emerged from the late twentieth century a stronger and more dynamic society, with a mindset steeped in Canadian traditions of tolerance and community. A fact-filled account of how these changes affect us now and will determine how we feel and what we want tomorrow. 2001.AIDS activist: Michael Lynch and the politics of community
By Ann Silversides. 2003
Michael Lynch, the central figure of this book, was a long-time gay activist and a dynamic force in organizing an…
early response to the AIDS epidemic. Lynch's prescient articles in 'The Body Politic' spoke to the gay communities of Toronto, New York, and San Francisco; his organizing efforts meant change and hope. The author also furnishes a snap-shot history of how the AIDS crisis unfolded and of some of the heroic responses to it, and provides an emphasis on the politics of the gay community's response. Some strong language. 2003.The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
By Michael Lewis. 2000
Naked in the promised land: A Memoir
By Lillian Faderman. 2003
Faderman is known as the foremother of gay and lesbian studies, yet few would suspect she was the illegitimate child…
of a guilt-obsessed single mother, that she tried to please her mom by becoming a movie star, or that she worked her way through college as a stripper. Faderman's mother and aunt left Latvia in 1923 to work in New York and send back money to their family, but neither could save their loved ones from Hitler's Holocaust, which tormented Faderman's mother endlessly. Trying to make her life meaningful and redeem her mother's suffering, Faderman eventually entered the University of California at Berkeley, ultimately achieving a Ph.D., a baby, a lover, and becoming a groundbreaking scholar of gay and lesbian studies. Some strong language and descriptions of violence, descriptions of sex. 2003.Prototype: how Canadian innovation is shaping the future
By William Illsey Atkinson. 2001
The author takes a personal journey across the country to discover how Canada's entrepreneurial companies fit into the new technology-driven…
world. The companies he profiles - and exalts - protect the nation's ecology while bringing about better living through their inventions, such as canola oil. While searching for a prototype for the ideal Canadian high-tech enterprise, Atkinson advises seven attributes for success: make it simple; be humane; make it fun; exploit a niche; think big, act small; exploit unplanned discoveries; act with total confidence. Some strong language. 2001.Racism: From Slavery to Advanced Capitalism
By Carter A. Wilson. 1996
Les nouveaux prédateurs: politique des puissances en Afrique centrale
By Colette Braeckman. 2003
Célèbre journaliste d'investigation au quotidien belge 'Le Soir' et grande spécialiste de l'Afrique centrale, Braeckman démontre comment les justifications, que…
les pays voisins du Congo ont toujours mises en avant pour leur agression, cachent mal leur véritable motivation: le pillage de l'or et des diamants du Congo. Véritable témoignage de la nouvelle configuration politique planétaire, cet ouvrage met également en lumière le rôle de complice des États-Unis, de la France et de la Grande-Bretagne envers cette situation. 2003.From free trade to forced trade: Canada in the global economy
By Peter Urmetzer. 2003
In 1988, the federal election effectively served as a plebiscite for a free trade agreement with the United States. Since…
then, free trade has become an increasingly divisive issue in Canada as well as around the world. The author attempts to show both sides of the issue, including that the evidence shows neither great advantages nor disadvantages to free trade. 2003.Kings of convergence: the fight for control of Canada's media
By Gordon Pitts. 2002
In Canada, five media corporations dominate everything from newspapers to cable to Internet access: Rogers, CanWest, Shaw Communications, BCE, and…
Quebecor. Here is a look at the men who have directed these corporations, as well as speculation on the future of these multimedia empires. Some strong language. 2002.Boom, bust & echo 2000: profiting from the demographic shift in the new millennium
By David K Foot. 1998
This revised version of "Boom, bust & echo" focuses on the demographic trends of the Canadian baby boomer generation. As…
a result, we learn some profound lessons about how social and educational programs should be developed and delivered. 1998.Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists: Unleashing the Power of Financial Markets to Create Wealth and Spread Opportunity
By Raghuram G. Rajan, Luigi Zingales. 2003
The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade
By Joseph Stiglitz. 2003
From the Nobel Prize-winning author comes a history of the boon and bust of the 1990s - how and why…
it happened, how America and the world are still failing to learn the lessons from it.Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot.Com Juggernaut
By James Marcus. 2004
Building Wealth : The New Rules for Individuals, Companies, and Nations in a Knowledge-Based Economy
By Lester C. Thurow. 1999