Political books from Canada
Recommended political books (7)
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If you are into political here are some political books from Canada for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Camp Zero : A Novel by Michelle Min Sterling EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
"In a near-future northern settlement, the fate of a young woman intertwines with those of a college professor and a collective of women soldiers in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of Station Eleven and The Power. In the far north of Canada, a team led by a visionary American architect is building a project called Camp Zero. With its fresh, clean air and cold climate, it's intended to be the beginning of a new community and a new way of life. A brilliant and determined young woman employed as a sex worker to the elite is offered a chance to join the Blooms, a group meant to... continue
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Doppelganger : A Trip into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
From the award-winning, bestselling author of No Logo, The Shock Doctrine, and This Changes Everything, a revelatory analysis of the collapsed meanings, blurred identities, and uncertain realities of the mirror world. Over the past twenty-five years, Naomi Klein has charted and documented our politics and culture with a series of trenchant bestselling books laying bare the effects of branding, austerity, and climate profiteering on our societies and souls. With Doppelganger, Klein takes a more personal turn, braiding together elements of tragicomic memoir, chilling political reportage, and cob... continue
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Hochverrat: Greatcoats by Sebastien de Castell DE
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
In einem Reich, das durch die Gier der Mächtigen zugrunde gerichtet wurde, kämpft Falcio val Mond, oberster Kantor der Greatcoats, unerschütterlich für Recht und Ordnung. Als ein grausames Verbrechen an einem Duke und seiner Familie verübt wird, nimmt der Krieger die Fährte des Mörders auf. Doch bald muss er erkennen, dass er das Opfer eines schrecklichen Verrats ist: Ein tödliches Gift jagt durch seine Venen. Plötzlich ist jeder Moment im Kampf gegen den Feind kostbarer denn je. Kann Falcio den Bürgerkrieg verhindern, der das Land ins Chaos zu... continue
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Indian in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power by Jody Wilson-Raybould EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
THE #1 BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY A compelling political memoir of leadership and speaking truth to power by one of the most inspiring women of her generation Jody Wilson-Raybould was raised to be a leader. Inspired by the example of her grandmother, who persevered throughout her life to keep alive the governing traditions of her people, and raised as the daughter of a hereditary chief and Indigenous leader, Wilson-Raybould always knew she would take on leadership roles and responsibilities. She never anticipated, however, that those roles woul... continue
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The Best Laid Plans by Terry Fallis EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
WINNER OF CBC CANADA READS WINNER OF THE STEPHEN LEACOCK MEDAL FOR HUMOUR Here’s the set up: A burnt-out politcal aide quits just before an election—but is forced to run a hopeless campaign on the way out. He makes a deal with a crusty old Scot, Angus McLintock—an engineering professor who will do anything, anything, to avoid teaching English to engineers—to let his name stand in the election. No need to campaign, certain to lose, and so on. Then a great scandal blows away his opponent, and to their horror, Angus is elected. He decides to see what good an honest M.P. who doesn’t care about bei... continue
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The Shortest History Of War by Gwynne Dyer EN
Country: North America / Canada
Canada
Description:
‘An incisive and well-informed overview of how warfare has evolved’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ‘From the first armies to clashes of drones and dirty bombs, this is eye-opening, big-picture stuff’ BBC HISTORY ‘Readable and sharp ... does what it says on the tin’ INDEPENDENT ‘Dyer writes with eloquence and authority’ IRISH EXAMINER War has changed, but we have not. From our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the rival nuclear powers of today, whenever resources have been contested, we’ve gone to battle. In this brisk and gripping account, acclaimed military historian Gwynne Dyer traces the evolution of martial... continue