Answering
Tough Interview Questions for Dummies by Rob
Yeung
Written for all job hunters - new entrants,
mid-level people, very experienced individuals, and technical and non-technical
job seekers - this book is packed with the building blocks for show-stopping
interviews. –Summary.
Cartographies
of Violence by Mona Oikawa
Disturbing and provocative, Cartographies of
Violence explores Japanese-Canadian women's memories in order to map the
effects of forced displacements, incarcerations, and the separations of family,
friends, and communities. –Summary.
Consuming
the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World’s Deadliest Place
by Peter Eichstaedt
Much of the war-torn country has largely become
lawless, overrun by warlords who exploit and murder the population for their
own gain. Delving into the history of the former Belgian colony, this book
exposes the horror of day-to-day life in the Congo and offers not only a view
into the dire situation but also examines how the Western world, a part of the problem,
can become a part of the solution. –Summary.
Curse
of the Narrows by Laura MacDonald
December
6, 1917. Halifax, Nova Scotia. A munitions ship collided with another vessel in
the Narrows of the harbor, triggering a catastrophic explosion that destroyed
much of the city. Within minutes a tsunami engulfed parts of the waterfront.
That evening a blizzard buried Halifax, isolating it from the world. –Summary.
Dancing
in the Glory of Monsters by
Jason Stearns
In
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, Stearns vividly tells the story of the collapse of
the Congo and the great war of Africa through the experiences of those who
engineered and perpetrated it.
–Summary.
Louis
Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Postcolonial
State by
Jennifer Reid
Reid
offers a look at the religious background of Louis Riel who was hung for his
role in fomenting revolutions in the Canadian North-West Territory but has now
become a national hero. –Summary.
The
Hip Hop Generation by Bakari Kitwana
Bakari Kitwana looks at his generation's
disproportionate incarceration and unemployment rates, as well as the collapse
of its gender relations, and gives his own social and political analysis. He
combines the culture and politics of his generation with a reflection on American
studies. –Summary.
The Marshall Decision and Native
Rights by
Ken Coates
The Marshall Decision and Native
Rights
provides an analysis of the key events and an exploration of the meaning and
implications of First Nations legal rights. –Summary.
The Mi’kmaq by Ruth Homes Whitehead
Describes
how the Mi’kmaq lived and worked
along the seacoasts and rivers of what we now call the Maritime Provinces. –Summary.
The
Night Wanderers
by Wojciech Jagielski
“On
an average night in northern Uganda, tens of thousands of children head for the
city centers to avoid capture by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). They find
refuge on the floors of aid agencies or in the streets. In recent years, the
civil society was almost completely destroyed by the LRA, itself made up almost
entirely of kidnapped children. Piecing together what has been broken is
proving to be a nearly impossible task. Polish journalist Wojciech Jagielski
inserts himself into this hellish landscape and finds a way to speak of these
children and their wounded world.” –Publisher.
The
Road to Woodstock
by Michael Lang
”On
the ground with the talent, the townspeople, and his handpicked crew, Woodstock
organizer Lang had a unique and panoramic perspective of the festival which
became legendary. Enhanced by interviews with others who were central to the
making of the festival, this book tells the story from inspiration to
celebration, capturing all the magic, mayhem, and mud in between.” –Publisher.