At The Dark End of the Street by Danielle McGuire
A history of America's civil rights
movement traces the pivotal influence of sexual violence that victimized
African American women for centuries, revealing Rosa Parks's contributions as
an anti-rape activist years before her heroic bus protest. –Summary.
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most
Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Bomb recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom
splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival
countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos. –Summary.
Child To
Soldier by Opiyo Oloya
Opiyo Oloya investigates how
children are transformed into combatants by examining how Acholi children in
Northern Uganda, abducted by infamous warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's
Resistance Army (LRA), become soldiers. –Summary.
Convicted For
Being Mi’kmaq by Bill Swan
When
Sandy Seale was murdered in a Sydney, Cape Breton park, his young friend,
Donald Marshall Jr., was quickly suspected. Convicted of murder, Marshall spent
11 years in prison until he finally was released. Not only was he acquitted of
the crime, but a royal commission inquiry into his wrongful conviction found
that racism played a large part. Marshall became a First Nations activist and
later won a landmark court case in favour of native fishing rights. –Summary.
Double Double by Douglas Hunter
”Double Double reveals how the
franchising operation works, how the company has become an important element of
Canadian politics, the American expansion of the chain and why Canadians are so
dedicated to its menu. Double
Double also examines the many challenges Tim Hortons is facing in
maintaining its status as one of Canada’s most respected consumer brands in an
increasingly competitive business.” –Publisher.
Inside Scientology by Janet Reitman
Reitman offers the first full,
journalistic history of the Church of Scientology, in an even-handed account
that at last establishes the astonishing truth about the controversial
religion. She traces Scientology's development from the birth of Dianetics
through to the present day. –Summary.
Shadowhunters
and Downworlders by Cassandra
Clare
Cassandra Clare and a circle of top
YA authors explore the world of Mortal instruments. –Summary.
Speaking Out Louder by Jack Layton
“Highly acclaimed and
powerfully written, this book captures Jack Layton's political vision and
exemplifies the optimism that marked his life's work. In it he shares personal
stories and fascinating, behind-the-scenes details of his career in national
politics and talks about the big issues (poverty, AIDS and healthcare,
childcare, housing, education) and the ideas that work for Canadians.” –Back
cover.
The Church of
Scientology by Hugh Utrban
Scientology
is one of the wealthiest and most powerful new religions to emerge in the past
century. This title demonstrates how Scientology has reflected the broader
anxieties and obsessions of postwar America, and raises profound questions
about how religion is defined and who gets to define it.
The
Colonization of Mi'kmaw Memory and History, 1794-1928 by William Wicken
Integrating matters of governance
and legality with an exploration of historical memory, The Colonization of
Mi'kmaw Memory and History offers a nuanced understanding of how and why
individuals and communities recall the past. –Summary.
The Language
of this Land, Mi’kma’ki
by Trudy Sable
This book is an exploration of
Mi'kmaw world view as expressed in language, legends, song and dance. –Summary.
The Week the
World Stood Still
by Sheldon Stern
”The
Cuban missile crisis was the most dangerous confrontation of the Cold War and
the most perilous moment in American history. In this dramatic narrative
written especially for students and general readers, Sheldon M. Stern, longtime
historian at the John F. Kennedy Library, enables the reader to follow the
often harrowing twists and turns of the crisis.” –Publisher.