Lester B. Pearson
By: Andrew Cohen
3.84
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In his 2 terms as prime minister, from 1963–1968, Lester B. Pearson oversaw the revamping of Canada…
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1. Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
By: Bill O'Reilly , Martin Dugard
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A riveting historical narrative of the shocking events surrounding the assassination of John F. Ken… read more
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- politics
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
2. A Bend in the River
By: V.S. Naipaul
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
When Salim, a young Indian man, is offered a small business in Central Africa, he accepts. As he st… read more
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3. Meditations
By: Marcus Aurelius , Martin Hammond , Diskin Clay
3.75
Format: 148 pages,
Written in Greek, without any intention of publication, by the only Roman emperor who was also a ph… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. On the Incarnation
By: C.S. Lewis , Athanasius of Alexandria , None
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A universally acknowledged masterpiece of fourth-century patristic theology. As C. S. Lewis observe… read more
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5. The Anti-Christ
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , H.L. Mencken
3.68
Format: 420 pages,
Monumento de escandalo para idiotas, arma arrojadiza en manos torpes, o cumbre postuma del inquieta… read more
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6. For Whom the Bell Tolls
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Sp… read more
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7. The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
3.91
Format: 172 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on Lo… read more
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"The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck"-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"…and from that moment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathless hatred."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"There is a patience of the wild – dogged, tireless, persistent as life itself."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
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9. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
By: Ayana Mathis
3.59
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Mig… read more
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10. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
By: Thomas King
4.65
Format: None pages, ebook
WINNER of the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize The Inconvenient Indianis at once a "history" and the complete … read more
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11. Everything Sad Is Untrue
By: Daniel Nayeri
4.32
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Da… read more
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"Every story is the sound of a storyteller begging to stay alive."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"I won't tell you about her yet, because sometimes love has to be kept secret. If other people find out, they will attack it."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Sometimes you just want somebody to look at a thing with you and say, "Yes. That is a thing you're looking at. You haven't lied to yourself."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
"Maybe there isn’t just one person designated for everybody. Maybe there’s a lot more to it---maybe you choose and you practice, and that’s what makes the love true."-Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue
12. A Thousand Ships
By: Natalie Haynes
4.07
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This is the women’s war, just as much as it is the men’s. They have waited long enough for their tu… read more
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"If he tells me to sing one more time, I think I might bite him."-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
"An artist constantly risks falling fully into chaos, instead of transforming it."-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
"Because really, how many cannibalistic giants can one Greek plausibly meet as he sails the open seas?"-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
"We are all human. That means there is something about our experience that is the same. Otherwise, we would not all be human."-Natalie Haynes, A Thousand Ships
13. The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
By: Malcolm Gladwell
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war In The Bomber Ma… read more
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"Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something."-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
"I'm drawn again and again to obsessives. I like them. I like the idea that someone could push away all the concerns and details that make up everyday life and just zero in on one thing - the thing th…"-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
"The more you invest in a set of beliefs - the greater the sacrifice you make in the service of that conviction - the more resistant you will be to evidence that suggests that you are mistaken. You do…"-Malcolm Gladwell, The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
14. The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
By: Michael Lewis
4.34
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
For those who could read between the lines, the censored news out of China was terrifying. But the … read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
15. Miracles
By: C.S. Lewis
4.05
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
‘The central miracle asserted by Christians is the Incarnation. They say that God became Man. Every… read more
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- nonfiction
"Miracles do not, in fact, break the laws of nature."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
"Sexual intercourse is rapidly becoming the one thing venerated in a world without veneration."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
"In Science we have been reading only the notes to a poem; in Christianity we find the poem itself."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
"Death is a safety-device because, once Man has fallen, natural immortality would be the one utterly hopeless destiny for him."-C.S. Lewis, Miracles
16. Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
By: Cal Newport
4.06
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
Minimalism is the art of knowing how much is just enough. Digital minimalism applies this idea to o… read more
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"Who could justify trading a lifetime of stress and backbreaking labor for better blinds? Is a nicer-looking window treatment really worth so much of your life?"-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
"Digital minimalism definitively does not reject the innovations of the internet age, but instead rejects the way so many people currently engage with these tools."-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
"The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them, . . . was all about: “How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?"-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
"For many people, their compulsive phone use papers over a void created by a lack of a well-developed leisure life. Reducing the easy distraction without also filling the void can make life unpleasant…"-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
17. The Glass Hotel
By: Emily St. John Mandel
3.69
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, an exhilarating novel set at the glittering inters… read more
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- canada
"There’s an inherent pleasure in being unseen."-Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel
"It’s possible to both know and not know something."-Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel
"Memories are always bent retrospectively to fit individual narratives"-Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel
"(Idea for a ghost story: a woman gets old and falls out of time and realizes that she’s become invisible.)"-Emily St. John Mandel, The Glass Hotel
18. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
By: Bob Joseph
4.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to… read more
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19. "Indian" in the Cabinet: Speaking Truth to Power
By: Jody Wilson-Raybould
4.14
Format: 304 pages, ebook
THE #1 BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE WRITERS' TRUST BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY A compelling … read more
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20. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
By: James Comey
4.10
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
In his book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of … read more
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- politics
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
"Then there were the baffling, unnecessary lies. At one point, for example, the president told me that chief of staff Reince Priebus didn’t know we were meeting, which seemed incredible. The chief of …"-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
"The more stressful the job, the more intentional I've always been about helping my team members find joy in our work. Laughter is the outward manifestation of joy, so I believe if I'm doing it right,…"-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
"Ethical leaders care deeply about those they lead, and offer them honesty and decency, commitment and their own sacrifice. They have a confidence that breeds humility. Ethical leaders know their own …"-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
"All of us struggle to realize something Patrice spent years telling me, as I took on one position or another: "It's not about you, dear." She often needed to remind me that, whatever people were feel…"-James Comey, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
21. Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past
By: Brett Popplewell
4.31
Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition
Into the Wild meets Born to Run meets The Stranger in the Woods in a fascinating true story of… read more
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- biography
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22. The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada
By: John Ibbitson
4.34
Format: 456 pages, Hardcover
One of Canada’s foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between … read more
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- biography
- canada
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23. Prayer: How Praying Together Shapes the Church (9marks: Building Healthy Churches)
By: John Onwuchekwa
4.41
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Prayer is as necessary to the Christian as breathing is to the human body--but it often doesn't com… read more
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24. Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption
By: Stephen J. Harper
3.98
Format: 227 pages, Kindle Edition
The world is in flux. Disruptive technologies, ideas, and politicians are challenging business mode… read more
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- biography
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25. Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player
By: Fred Sasakamoose
4.48
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to… read more
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- biography
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26. Willie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player
By: Willie O'Ree
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight fo… read more
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- biography
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- canada
27. Extraordinary Canadians Wilfrid Laurier
By: André Pratte
3.46
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows that Wilfrid Laurier was a great prime minister, an astonishing speaker, and a survi… read more
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28. Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected
By: Jagmeet Singh
4.30
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
From the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party—Jagmeet Singh—comes a personal and heartfelt story… read more
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- biography
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29. My Stories, My Times
By: Jean Chrétien
3.91
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
One of the most popular Canadian prime ministers in recent history, elected to government for three… read more
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30. Lester B. Pearson
By: Andrew Cohen
3.84
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In his 2 terms as prime minister, from 1963–1968, Lester B. Pearson oversaw the revamping of Canada… read more
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31. Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality
By: Edward Broadbent
4.12
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
The first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent’s ideas and remarkable seven-decade engagement in p… read more
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