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The fourth power: a grand strategy for the United States in the 21st Century
Par Gary Hart. 2004
Hart, a former senator and presidential candidate, fears that containment of communism has been supplanted by a blatant strategy of…
empire as the basis of American foreign policy. He rejects what he regards as the unilateral efforts by the current administration to promote geopolitical interests. As an alternative, Hart proposes a foreign policy designed to advance the "fourth power" - that is, the power of core American values, including representative government and individual liberty. 2004.The four loves
Par C. S Lewis. 1960
The four loves C.S. Lewis distinguishes here are Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. He observes how each merges into another,…
without losing sight of the necessary and real difference between them. 1960.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.Systems of survival: a dialogue on the moral foundations of commerce and politics
Par Jane Jacobs. 1994
In the form of a Platonic dialogue, Jacobs identifies two distinct moral syndromes - one governing commerce, the other, politics…
- and explores what happens when these two syndromes collide. She investigates such examples as business fraud, government subsidies to agriculture and criminal enterprise. She provides a new way of seeing our public transactions and encourages us towards the best use of our natural inclinations. 1994.Slumming it at the rodeo: the cultural roots of Canada's right-wing revolution
Par Gordon Laird. 1998
Alberta premier Ralph Klein, the Reform Party's Preston Manning, and Ontario premier Mike Harris have all attempted to depict themselves…
as modern day cowboys, tough-talking rebels. But the author questions whether their actions live up to their images. Are they right-wing rebels or guardians of the status quo?Hertig asserts that both the American and Canadian governments are intentionally misleading their citizens about the Pentagon's unprecedented plans to…
weaponize space, about the new Russian and Chinese nuclear missile build-ups, and about the destruction of important, long-standing arms control agreements. Other topics covered are why the so-called U.S. missile "defence" system is really about establishing a U.S. first-strike-from-space capability, why both Paul Martin and Stephen Harper want to join in George W. Bush's program, and how all these factors may be leading to a rapidly increasing danger of a nuclear apocalypse. 2004.Red China blues: my long march from Mao to now
Par Jan Wong. 1996
Born in Canada, Jan Wong began a rocky six-year romance with Maoism when she went to China in 1972. In…
this memoir, she describes leaving China as she became aware of the harsh realities of the communist system, and returning to China in the late 1980s as a reporter. She covered the crackdown in Tiananmen Square and the capitalist reforms of Deng Xiaoping. 1996.Ottawa inside out: power, prestige and scandal in the nation's capital
Par Stevie Cameron. 1989
A tantalizing, and often scandalous, view of the powerful people in Ottawa. The author looks at the uses and abuses…
of privilege, the backroom decisions, and the changes in the power structure. 1989.On equilibrium
Par John Ralston Saul. 2001
Explains how different human qualities give us intelligence, self-confidence and practical ability to think and act as responsible individuals, and…
argues that when certain qualities are worshipped in isolation they become ideologies. Saul explores the essential qualities of humanity and suggests how they can be used to achieve equilibrium for the self and to foster an ethical society. 2001.Navigating a new world: Canada's global future
Par Lloyd Axworthy. 2003
In this memoir, the long-time Winnipeg MP makes the case for what he calls "soft power" - a mix of…
foreign aid, multilateral diplomacy, and simple persuasion to achieve change in war-torn areas - and a foreign policy based on human security rather than the might of armies. He chronicles his efforts pursuing this agenda, including his work on the 1999 land-mine treaty, and also critically appraises the Bush administration's war on terror. He promotes his argument about Canada's vocation as a middle power - one which must work towards a humane and just world. 2003.Living things we love to hate: facts, fantasies & fallacies
Par Des Kennedy. 1992
Kennedy examines our relationships with everything we are supposed to hate -- from dandelions to snakes. With anecdotes and interesting…
facts, he talks about our war against pests and tries to reconcile humanity to the natural world. 1992.Made for happiness: discovering the meaning of life with Aristotle
Par Kathryn Spink, Jean Vanier. 2001
What is the meaning of happiness? Is the quest for happiness the true purpose of our lives? Jean Vanier considers…
these questions by examining Aristotle's best-known works in order to map a possible road to happiness. Vanier focuses on Aristotle's belief that a desire for happiness is an innate human drive and involves a virtuous intellectual and spiritual quest. 2001.Kicking ass in Canadian politics
Par Warren Kinsella. 2001
Warren Kinsella is a lawyer and political consultant who has served as political aide to Jean Chrétien and played key…
roles in two successful Chrétien campaigns. He is also an enthusiastic advocate of tough, in-your-face politics - politics that infuriates opponents, but wins vote. Here, Kinsella reveals what really goes on inside campaigns, including insider stories from campaigns and campaigners in Canada and the United States. 2001.Jan Wong's China: reports from a not-so-foreign correspondent
Par Jan Wong. 1999
The author recounts her experiences during her six years as The Globe and Mail's Beijing correspondent. She presents a portrait…
of a paradoxical China, from peasant tax revolts to the new consumerism and the world of the closeted Chinese gays. 1999.Bastards and boneheads: Canada's glorious leaders past and present
Par Will Ferguson. 1999
Ferguson takes a humorous look at Canadian leaders, past and present. He divides them into two categories, bastards and boneheads.…
According to this system the bastards succeed while the boneheads stumble along. Ferguson doesn't limit his system to the prime ministers. He also considers the key personalities behind some of the most momentous events in Canadian history. c1999.Better house and planet: Over 500 Tips For Efficient Housekeeping
Par Marjorie Harris. 1991
Human rights as politics and idolatry (University Center for Human Values series)
Par Amy Gutmann, Michael Ignatieff. 2001
An examination of the politics of human rights, assessing when it is appropriate to use the fact of their abuse…
to justify intervention in other countries. Also explored are the ideas that underpin human rights, with a warning that human rights must not become an idolatry. 2001.Holding the bully's coat: Canada and the U.S. empire
Par Linda McQuaig. 2007
McQuaig feels that the Canadian government has followed in close step with America, becoming a belligerent force in the world…
and abandoning Canada's traditional role as a leading peacekeeping nation, as well as a fair-minded mediator and conciliator. It has also joined the United States in becoming a leading obstructionist in worldwide efforts to deal with climate change. This switch in direction has redefined the way Canada operates in the world and how we are perceived. 2007.French kiss: Stephen Harper's blind date with Quebec
Par Chantal Hébert. 2007
On January 23, 2006, political writer and broadcaster Hébert stood in a Calgary convention hall with 2,000 Alberta Conservatives, who…
were cheering the election of ten Tory MPs from Quebec. Just months before, this would have been inconceivable, since more than ten years previously, the Quebec-Alberta Coalition cobbled together by Brian Mulroney had dissolved, leading to the birth of the Bloc Québecois and the Reform Party. Hébert delivers a post-mortem of the Canadian coalitions that died that election night, and an examination of our changing political landscape. 2007.Dark age ahead
Par Jane Jacobs. 2004
Architectural and city-planning scholar Jacobs argues that Western civilization in general and North American society in particular are headed for…
a period of reconfiguration, chaos, and lost cultural memory. She credits this to the erosion of five key pillars of Western civilization: community and family, higher education, scientific advancement, taxation, and self-policing by learned professions, as well as changes in agriculture and transportation. 2004.