Bastards and Boneheads
Author : Will Ferguson
Publisher :
Release Date : 1999
ISBN 10 : 1550547372
Pages : 326 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (547 users)
Download or read book Bastards and Boneheads PDF or another Format written by Will Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious new system for evaluating Canada's political leaders, from the best-selling author of Why I Hate Canadians.
Canadian History for Dummies
Author : Will Ferguson
Publisher : For Dummies
Release Date : 2000-09-21
ISBN 10 : STANFORD:36105110653206
Pages : 526 pages
Rating : 4.D/5 ( users)
Download or read book Canadian History for Dummies PDF or another Format written by Will Ferguson and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2000-09-21 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated! This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride through Canadian history, from indigenous native cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical and archeological research. In his trademark irreverent style, Will Ferguson celebrates Canada's double-gold in hockey at the 2002 Olympics, investigates Jean Chrétien's decision not to participate in the war in Iraq, and dissects the recent sponsorship scandal.
Canada - The New Nation
Author :
Publisher : Northern Blue Marketing Inc
Release Date :
ISBN 10 : 9780973802580
Pages : 306 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (973 users)
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The False Traitor
Author : Albert Raimundo Braz
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2003-01-01
ISBN 10 : 0802083145
Pages : 278 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (83 users)
Download or read book The False Traitor PDF or another Format written by Albert Raimundo Braz and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth-century Métis politician and mystic Louis Riel has emerged as one of the most popular - and elusive - figures in Canadian culture. Since his hanging for treason in 1885, the self-declared David of the New World has been depicted variously as a traitor to Confederation; a French-Canadian and Catholic martyr; a bloodthirsty rebel; a pan-American liberator; a pawn of shadowy white forces; a Prairie political maverick; a First Nations hero; an alienated intellectual; a victim of Western industrial progress; and even a Father of Confederation. Albert Braz synthesizes the available material by and about Riel, including film, sculpture, and cartoons, as well as literature in French and English, and analyzes how an historical figure could be portrayed in such contradictory ways. In light of the fact that most aesthetic representations of Riel bear little resemblance not only to one another but also to their purported model, Braz suggests that they reveal less about Riel than they do about their authors and the society to which they belong. The most comprehensive treatment of the representations of Louis Riel in Canadian literature, The False Traitor will be a seminal work in the study of this popular Canadian figure.
Colossal Canadian Failures
Author : Randy Richmond
Publisher : Dundurn
Release Date : 2002-09-01
ISBN 10 : 9781459712850
Pages : 312 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (459 users)
Download or read book Colossal Canadian Failures PDF or another Format written by Randy Richmond and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you hear the one about the canal builder who forgot canals need water? The battle where everyone ran away? Or the boat made of ice, and the town that mixed up time? How about the shovel invented for soldiers with a hole in it? Colossal Canadian Failures is a lighthearted look at Canada’s unsung heroes the eccentrics, the failures, the misguided, and the just plain overoptimistic who never met an idea they could resist, no matter how crazy. From engineering blunders to business and political failures and more, Colossal Canadian Failures provides a muchneeded ego boost for anyone who thinks they’ve said "oops" one too many times.
Warming Up to the Cold War
Author : Robert Teigrob
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2009-01-01
ISBN 10 : 9780802099235
Pages : 309 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (82 users)
Download or read book Warming Up to the Cold War PDF or another Format written by Robert Teigrob and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparing Canadian and American responses to events such as the atomic bomb, the Gouzenko Affair, the creation of NATO, and the Korean War, Teigrob traces the role that culture and public opinion played in shaping responses to international affairs.
Four Days in Hitlers Germany
Author : Robert Teigrob
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2019-05-23
ISBN 10 : 9781487505509
Pages : 313 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (487 users)
Download or read book Four Days in Hitlers Germany PDF or another Format written by Robert Teigrob and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1937, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King travelled to Nazi Germany in an attempt to prevent a war that, to many observers, seemed inevitable. The men King communed with in Berlin, including Adolf Hitler, assured him of the Nazi regime's peaceful intentions, and King not only found their pledges sincere, but even hoped for personal friendships with many of the regime's top officials. Four Days in Hitler's Germany is a clearly written and engaging story that reveals why King believed that the greatest threat to peace would come from those individuals who intended to thwart the Nazi agenda, which as King saw it, was concerned primarily with justifiable German territorial and diplomatic readjustments. Mackenzie King was certainly not alone in misreading the omens in the 1930s, but it would be difficult to find a democratic leader who missed the mark by a wider margin. This book seeks to explain the sources and outcomes of King's misperceptions and diplomatic failures, and follows him as he returns to Germany to tour the appalling aftermath of the very war he had tried to prevent.
Political Leadership
Author : Matthew Laing
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-11-27
ISBN 10 : 9781350311428
Pages : 296 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (35 users)
Download or read book Political Leadership PDF or another Format written by Matthew Laing and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon a diverse range of traditions and contexts, this authoritative new textbook presents a systematic introduction to political leadership. Making extensive use of examples of real leaders from a variety of cultural backgrounds, the book links theoretical ideas and concepts to real-world political leadership and in doing so helps students to make sense of why different leaders lead as they do and why people choose to follow them. This is ideal reading for students taking courses on political leadership and related topics.
Under Arrest
Author : Bob Tarantino
Publisher : Dundurn
Release Date : 2007-08-30
ISBN 10 : 9781459718258
Pages : 224 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (459 users)
Download or read book Under Arrest PDF or another Format written by Bob Tarantino and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that Canada’s Criminal Code still has provisions outlawing the practice of witchcraft and "crafty sciences"? Did you know that blasphemy is a crime in Canada? And did you know that putting a picture of a red poppy on your website could get you in trouble with the Royal Canadian Legion? Lawyer and author Bob Tarantino takes readers on an entertaining and informative romp through Canada’s legal labyrinths in a book that spotlights the country’s past and present strange-but-true laws and legal history. He examines odd statutes and arcane jurisprudence across the spectrum of Canadian endeavours, from war and religion to sex and culture to politics and business. Frequently, he demonstrates the parallels between yesterday’s prohibitions and today’s trends such as the edict against duelling and the legalities of twenty-first-century hockey slugfests, or the confiscation of so-called crime comics in the 1950s and the controversy surrounding violence in contemporary video games.
Young Trudeau: 1919-1944
Author : Max Nemni
Publisher : Douglas Gibson Books
Release Date : 2010-09-03
ISBN 10 : 9781551994000
Pages : 352 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (551 users)
Download or read book Young Trudeau: 1919-1944 PDF or another Format written by Max Nemni and published by Douglas Gibson Books. This book was released on 2010-09-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shines a light of devastating clarity on French-Canadian society in the 1930s and 1940s, when young elites were raised to be pro-fascist, and democratic and liberal were terms of criticism. The model leaders to be admired were good Catholic dictators like Mussolini, Salazar in Portugal, Franco in Spain, and especially Pétain, collaborator with the Nazis in Vichy France. There were even demonstrations against Jews who were demonstrating against what the Nazis were doing in Germany. Trudeau, far from being the rebel that other biographers have claimed, embraced this ideology. At his elite school, Brébeuf, he was a model student, the editor of the school magazine, and admired by the staff and his fellow students. But the fascist ideas and the people he admired – even when the war was going on, as late as 1944 – included extremists so terrible that at the war’s end they were shot. And then there’s his manifesto and his plan to stage a revolution against les Anglais. This is astonishing material – and it’s all demonstrably true – based on personal papers of Trudeau that the authors were allowed to access after his death.What they have found has astounded and distressed them, but they both agree that the truth must be published. Translated from the forthcoming French edition by William Johnson, this explosive book is sure to hit the headlines.
Why I Hate Canadians
Author : Will Ferguson
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Release Date : 2007-04-15
ISBN 10 : 1553652797
Pages : 305 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (652 users)
Download or read book Why I Hate Canadians PDF or another Format written by Will Ferguson and published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited. This book was released on 2007-04-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, this hilarious book launched satirist Will Ferguson's career. Challenging the notion that Canadians are "nice," the book asks, "Do we as Canadians deserve a country so great?" Tackling subjects from Canada's favorite inbred royals to the mighty beaver as national icon, from sex in a canoe to all-Canadian "superhero" Captain Canuck, Ferguson rampages across the cultural landscape. The book also provides a fast-paced, opinionated overview of telling moments in Canadian history, including its run-amok Mounties and "fun-loving days" of the country's (unacknowledged) slave trade.
Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 1975
ISBN 10 : 00688398
Pages : 1610 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (839 users)
Download or read book Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index PDF or another Format written by and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 1610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
The Rough Guide to Canada
Author : Tim Jepson
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Release Date : 2010-06-01
ISBN 10 : 9781848366619
Pages : 992 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (848 users)
Download or read book The Rough Guide to Canada PDF or another Format written by Tim Jepson and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Canada is the ultimate travel guide to this staggeringly beautiful country with detailed coverage of all the top attractions. Inspired by stunning photography and insightful background information, discover both the urban and the wild with expert guidance on exploring everything from the glistening skyscrapers of Toronto, the restaurants of Montreal and the laid-back ambience of Vancouver, to the spectacular Niagra falls and the rolling plains of the Prairies. You'll find specialist information on a host of outdoor activities including winter sports in the Rockies, trekking through the Northwest Territories, and wildlife spotting in the country's great wilderness, with sections on the National Parks and Skiing and Snowboarding. Choose what to see and do whilst relying on up-to-date descriptions of the best hotels, bars, clubs, shops and restaurants for all budgets. Explore every corner of this stunning country with clear maps and expert background on everything from sea cliffs and tidal bores in the Bay of Fundy to the walled Old Town in Qu�bec City. Make the most of your holiday with The Rough Guide to Canada.
How to Be a Canadian
Author : Will Ferguson
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre Limited
Release Date : 2007
ISBN 10 : 1553653114
Pages : 275 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (653 users)
Download or read book How to Be a Canadian PDF or another Format written by Will Ferguson and published by Douglas & McIntyre Limited. This book was released on 2007 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being Canadian can be a chore, says Will Ferguson, but it can be a lot of fun, too. For this follow-up to his runaway bestseller Why I Hate Canadians, Ferguson, a Canuck himself, recruited his brother Ian to create this ultimate guide to the country's cultural quirks, from diet and sex to sports and politics. The result is a nonstop comic ride through such topics as "Canadian Cuisine—and How to Avoid It," "Regional Harmony (Who to Hate and Why)," and "How to Make Love Like a Canadian."
The School Bus Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Author : Noreen Olson
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Release Date : 2012-10-05
ISBN 10 : 9781771004541
Pages : 192 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (771 users)
Download or read book The School Bus Doesn't Stop Here Anymore PDF or another Format written by Noreen Olson and published by D & M Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Noreen Olson's kitchen table, where everything happens. She loves birds, animals, family, children, friends, growing things and life on the farm, and writes about them and all the odd situations they manage to get into with engaging liveliness. Many of the pieces are humorous, but more than that, they are heartwarming and true. In them you will see reflections of your own loves, life, guilt, laughter, nostalgia, memories and beliefs. All of the animals, people and incidents are real (though Noreen admits that she is prone to the occasional slight exaggeration) and names have been changed for "her own protection". The titles of the short tales say it all: Saving the Preemie Calf, My Career As an Egg Grader, Lament for a Lousy Garden, Kitchen Archaeology, Embarrassing the Kids, The Lawn Ornament Vendetta and One More Way to Ruin a Party. Noreen Olson has been writing these true tales in her biweekly column for more than twenty-three years, and collected them in six books. These stories are the best of the best, together with newly written introductions to thematic groupings, and an introduction by Will Ferguson.
Wisconsin Women's Law Journal
Author :
Publisher :
Release Date : 2001
ISBN 10 : OSU:32437121277251
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (324 users)
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Current Law Index
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Publisher :
Release Date : 2001
ISBN 10 : STANFORD:36105060756124
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.D/5 ( users)
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