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• After the Miracle

  the Political Crusades of Helen Keller

  Wallace, Max,

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  Summary/Review: "In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking research to reframe Helen Keller's journey after the miracle, vividly bringing to light her rarely discussed, lifelong fight for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Between Good and Evil

  the Stolen Girls of Boko Haram

  Fung, Mellissa,

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  Summary/Review: "Behind the Beautiful Forevers meets Under an Afghan Sky in this mesmerizing true story of the Nigerian girls taken captive by the terrorist group Boko Haram. In April 2014, the world awoke to the shocking news that the terrorist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Burning the Books

  a History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge

  Ovenden, Richard,

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  Summary Wolfson History Prize Finalist A New Statesman Book of the Year A Sunday Times Book of the Year "If you care about books, and if you believe we must all stand up to the destruction of knowledge and cultural heritage, this is a brilliant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Clash of Powers

  US-China Rivalry in Global Trade Governance

  Hopewell, Kristen, 1978-

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  Summary/Review: "This book analyzes the impact of a rising China on global trade governance. There is considerable debate about the extent and significance of China's rise. Are we in the process of a hegemonic transition, or does the US maintain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Class

  a Memoir

  Land, Stephanie, 1978-

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  Summary/Review: "When Stephanie Land set out to write her memoir Maid, she never could have imagined what was to come. Handpicked by President Barack Obama as one of the best books of 2019, it was called "an eye-opening journey into the lives of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disfigured

  on Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space

  Leduc, Amanda,

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  Summary/Review: "Challenges the ableism of fairy tales and offers new ways to celebrate the magic of all bodies. In fairy tales, happy endings are the norm - as long as you're beautiful and walk on two legs. After all, the ogre never gets the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Distance Cure

  a History of Teletherapy

  Zeavin, Hannah,

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  Reference only - not holdable Summary/Review: "A history of therapy at a distance, from Freud's letters to FaceTime and Skype"--

• From Development to Democracy

  the Transformations of Modern Asia

  Slater, Dan, 1971-

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  Summary Why some of Asia's authoritarian regimes have democratized as they have grown richer--and why others haven't Over the past century, Asia has been transformed by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and urbanization--a spectacular…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If We Burn

  the Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution

  Bevins, Vincent,

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  Summary/Review: "According to a recent report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the number of mass protests has increased each year by over ten per cent. But we are not living in a world that is more just and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Last Doctor

  Lessons in Living From the Front Lines of Medical Assistance in Dying

  Marmoreo, Jean,

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  Summary/Review: "An urgently important exploration of the human stories behind Canada's evolving acceptance of Medical Assistance in Dying, from one of its first and most thoughtful practitioners. Dr. Jean Marmoreo spent her career keeping people…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Left Is Not Woke

  Neiman, Susan,

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  Summary If you're woke, you're left. If you're left, you're woke. We blur the terms, assuming that if you're one you must be the other. That, Susan Neiman argues, is a dangerous mistake. The confusion arises because woke is fuelled by traditionally…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Liberalism

  a Counter-history

  Losurdo, Domenico

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  Summary In this definitive historical investigation, Italian author and philosopher Domenico Losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies: slavery,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life Sentence

  How My Father Defended Two Murderers and Lost Himself

  Bell, Amy (Crime historian),

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  Summary/Review: "A riveting blend of true crime and memoir, following the unravelling of a New Brunswick family after a brutal murder. On December 15, 1974, when Amy Bell was one year old, the city of Moncton, New Brunswick, was consumed with the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Life Sentence

  the Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimore's Deadliest Gang Leader

  Bowden, Mark, 1951-

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  Summary/Review: "In this unprecedented deep dive into inner-city gang life, Mark Bowden takes readers inside a Baltimore gang, offers an in-depth portrait of its notorious leader, and chronicles the 2016 FBI investigation that landed eight of its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Class

  Dundas, Deborah,

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  Summary/Review: "Deborah Dundas is a journalist who grew up poor and almost didn’t make it to university. In On Class, she talks to writers, activists, those who work with the poor and those who are poor about what happens when we don’t talk about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Me the People

  How Populism Transforms Democracy

  Urbinati, Nadia, 1955-

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  Summary/Review: In this study of populist politics, Nadia Urbinati argues that populism is best understood as a new form of representative government, based on an unmediated relationship between a leader and those in society whom the leader defines…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Supervision

  on Motherhood and Surveillance

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  Summary A wide-ranging, first-of-its-kind anthology of art and writing exploring how surveillance impacts contemporary motherhood. The tracking of our personal information, activities, and medical data through our digital devices is an increasingly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Tenant Class

  Tranjan, J. Ricardo,

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  Summary/Review: "In this trailblazing manifesto, political economist Ricardo Tranjan places tenants and landlords on either side of the class divide that splits North American society. What if there is no housing crisis, but instead a housing market…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unbroken

  My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

  Sterritt, Angela,

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  Summary NATIONAL BESTSELLER: A Globe and Mail and Toronto Star Bestseller A finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction. "A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Waiting to Inhale

  Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice

  Owusu-Bempah, Akwasi,

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  Summary/Review: "Tells the stories of those who suffered during the worst social and political failure in the continent's history-the War on Drugs-and what we can do to right the wrongs of the past"--