2012

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Title & Subtitle Abstract Contributors Pages Year Purchase

Mad Hope

stories by Heather Birrell

 In the stories of Mad Hope, Journey Prize winner Heather Birrell finds the heart of her characters and lets them lead us into worlds both recognizable and alarming. A science teacher and former … 224 View

Mediator’s Handbook

Revised & Expanded fourth edition

 The popular Mediator’s Handbook presents a time-tested, adaptable model for helping people work through conflict. Extensively revised to incorporate recent practice and thinking, the … ; ; 210 View

Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Changes of Corporate Control, 2/e

 This book offers a succinct and insightful discussion of the laws governing mergers and acquisitions transactions conducted in Canada. It draws on a collection of loosely related legal principles … 401 View

Our Lives: Canada after 1945

Second Edition

 This book offers a short, comprehensive history of post-war Canada. All the major events and developments in Canadian history are discussed: the evolution of the welfare state; the growth of … 488 View

Personal Property Security Law, 2/e

 This book examines the legal framework for secured credit set out in the Personal Property Security Act. First proclaimed by Ontario in 1976, the PPSA is in force today in all nine common law … ; ; 865 View

Power Trap

How fear and loathing between New Democrats and Liberals keep Stephen Harper in power--and what can be done about it

 In 2011 the Harper Conservatives won a majority government with a minority of votes. If the opposition parties were willing to work together, they would have an excellent chance of defeating the … 296 View

Property on Trial

Canadian Cases in Context

 Co-Published with the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History Property on Trial is a collection of 14 studies of Canadian property law disputes — some well-known, some more obscure … ; ; 545 View

Resilience Imperative

Cooperative Transitions to a Steady-state Economy

 We find ourselves between a rock and a hot place compelled by the intertwining forces of peak oil and climate change to reinvent our economic life at a much more local and regional scale. The … ; 400 View

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War

 Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. This title … ; 114 View

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War

 Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the internment of Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War. This title … ; 162 View

Slouching Towards Sirte

NATO's War on Libya and Africa

 NATO’s war in Libya was proclaimed as a humanitarian intervention—bombing in the name of “saving lives.” Attempts at diplomacy were stifled. Peace talks were subverted. … 344 View

The Canadian Labour Movement: A Short History

Third Edition

 In The Canadian Labour Movement, historian Craig Heron tells the story of Canada’s workers from the mid-nineteenth century through to today, painting a vivid picture of key developments … 252 View

The First Jews in North America

The Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family, 1760-1860

 “Vaugeois’s fascinating account, amply illustrated by archival documents, is a valuable contribution to the history of Quebec, Canada and minority-majority relations.” The … ; 380 View

To Wawa with Love

 When Tom Douglas’s father returned home after the Second World War, he was forced to move his family from Sault Ste. Marie north to Wawa, where he was the timekeeper at the Helen Mine. … 160 View

Toward Sustainable Communities

Solutions for Citizens and Their Governments - Fourth Edition

 The need to make our communities sustainable is more urgent than ever before. Toward Sustainable Communities remains the single most useful resource for creating vibrant, healthy, equitable, … 257 View

Visionaries, Crusaders, and Firebrands

The Idealistic Canadians Who Built the NDP

 As an idealist and a visionary, Jack Layton connected with millions of Canadians who saw that he was a different kind of political leader. So did Tommy Douglas, chosen as the greatest Canadian … 248 View