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Forthcoming Books
Canadian History
Canada in Afghanistan
How and why Canada went to war in Afghanistan, what Canadians were doing on the ground, and why the effort failed to achieve any of its aims – military, humanitarian, or diplomatic
$27.95, paperbackMyths of Modern History
Revisionist historian Jacques R. Pauwels challenges readers to reconsider what they know about some key events in the last 250 years of world history.
$27.95, paperbackResidential Schools: Righting Canada’s Wrongs
This updated Adult Trade edition includes the findings of unmarked graves at residential schools and examines the work still to be done to implement the Calls to Action of the TRC Report.
$29.95, paperbackCold War Over Canada
A story of the Cold War over Canada told by RCAF flier Scott Maclagan. This memoir adds a fascinating chapter to Canada’s military history.
$29.95, paperback
Mining Country
Mining Country offers the stories of Canadian miners from past and present, from pre-settlement aboriginal mines to the development of Vancouver and Toronto as centres of global mining finance.$29.95, paperbackJohn Lennon, Yoko Ono and the Year Canada Was Cool
While the Beatles were breaking up, John Lennon and Yoko Ono headed to Canada to stage a bed-in for peace, play a peace concert, and meet prime minister Trudeau.
$24.95, paperbackHarry Livingstone’s Forgotten Men
An untold story about the clandestine operation to transport 80,000 Chinese labourers from remote Chinese villages, across Canada and all the way to the European battlefront to aid in the war effort and the mistreatment and racism they faced along the way.$27.95, paperbackBig Business and Hitler
An in-depth examination of Hitler’s ties to big business in Germany, the United States, Britain, and France$27.95, paperback
Business and Politics
From Layton to Singh
An incisive analysis of the federal NDP since 2000, examining the ongoing, unresolved tension between the party’s idealistic grassroots base and centrist bureaucracy at its core.
$24.95, paperbackVancouver Ltd.
Donald Gutstein reveals the tangled web of corporate ownership and influence, family relationships and social contacts which held the Vancouver business establishment together in the 1970s
$29.95, paperbackCorporate Rules: The Real World of Business Regulation in Canada
Corporations and their lobbyists have captured control of most Canadian regulatory bodies. How this happened is documented by field experts, insiders, academics and whistleblowers.
$27.95, paperbackCrisis in Canada’s Policing
We all know policing is in crisis and requires real reform. Based on 40 years of work on this issue, John Sewell details the deep changes required to reverse the racism, sexism and violence embedded in police forces today.
$24.95, paperback
Gigs, Hustles, & Temps
“Precarious work” contributes to rampant inequality, increased insecurity, and the crisis of public and mental health. “Gigs, Hustles, and Temps” explains why.
$27.95, paperbackShare the Wealth!
This book shows how Canada’s steadily increasing wealth — which has mostly gone to the top one per cent over the last 20 years — can be successfully taxed to pay for the social programs Canadians need and want, from pharmacare and child care to better care for the elderly to much lower costs for post-secondary students.
$24.95, paperbackBasic Income for Canadians
This book, updated in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, presents the evidence for the health and wellbeing benefits of providing a basic income to everyone in Canada who needs it.
$24.95, paperbackSmart Cities in Canada: Digital Dreams, Corporate Designs
Experts from across the country investigate the “smart city” trend in urban planning as it is showing up in different Canadian municipalities.
$22.95, paperback
Local Interest Titles
Toronto: City of Commerce 1800-1960
Archival images and contemporary photos illuminate the history of Toronto’s businesses and industries.
$29.95, paperbackToronto’s Ravines and Urban Forests
A guide to the most popular of Torontos unique ravine parks and the trees, birds and plants visitors can easily identify$24.95, paperbackFort Henry
An illustrated guide to Kingstons Fort Henry$19.95, paperbackLorimer Field Guide to 225 Ontario Birds
A concise, full-colour guide to Ontario’s most common wild birds, with listings of the best birding hotspots from Point Pelee to Ottawa
$24.95, paperback