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November 23, 2012
Tidewater Books has been in operation since 1995. Locally-owned and operated, it is Southeastern New Brunswick's only general trade independent bookseller.
August 23, 2012
As Northern B.C's largest independent bookstore and cafe, Books & Company is a community centered place for books, art, music, great coffee and food.
April 8, 2012
32 Books in North Vancouver is an independent shop dedicated to offering customers excellent service, an eclectic selection of reading for all ages and exciting events and book clubs.
Featured book review
politics
Excerpt: Historical reformers: Why and how democratic institutions change
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May 16 2013
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Dennis Pilon
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'Wrestling with Democracy' by Dennis Pilon provides a historical and comparative look at electoral reform (or lack thereof) of western industrialized countries over the past century.
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fiction
Review: From hell and back: Searching for self at the crossroads of social change
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May 9 2013
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Kathleen Yamazaki
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Night Town by Cathi Bond is a coming-of-age story of a young woman, and a shifting nation, growing up in the rapidly changing social fabric of 1970s Toronto and searching for acceptance and progress.
excerpt
Arguing for Our Lives: A User's Guide to Constructive Dialogue
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May 2 2013
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Robert Jensen
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The following is adapted from the new book Arguing for Our Lives: A User's Guide to Constructive Dialogue from City Lights Books.
non-fiction
Dave Zirin: Where sports and politics collide
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Apr 26 2013
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Mike Elk
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Dave Zirin's new book, Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down, explores the intersection of sports and politics over the past three years.
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10 key points for becoming a more compassionate activist
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Apr 19 2013
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Judy Rebick, Velcrow Ripper
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Compassionate action is positive, kind, fierce and transformative. It comes from the heart, not just the head.
non-fiction
Dragging secrets into daylight: An interview with Eveline Lubbers
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Apr 11 2013
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Aaron Leonard
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Eveline Lubbers documents how private corporations -- sometimes independently, sometimes in collusion with state police agencies -- spy and target dissent.
non-fiction
Review: The Oil Road
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Apr 5 2013
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Dominic Alexander
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Only system change on the large scale can free people from the Caspian to the Atlantic, and further on, from the power represented by the oil road.
non-fiction
Catastrophism: Necessary critique of environmentalism or prescription for defeat?
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Mar 28 2013
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Ian Angus
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Despite a lack of evidence, Eddy Yuen not only argues that getting out the truth about environmental crises causes apathy, but insists that it "disables the left but benefits the right and capital."
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Anarchists in the boardroom
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Mar 21 2013
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Liam Barrington-Bush
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If you believe in transparency, equality and democracy, how can you organize in ways that manifest these beliefs? The worlds of social movements and social media are offering some strong hints.
non-fiction
Review: The Trial of Christopher Hitchens
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Mar 15 2013
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Jordy Cummings
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Richard Seymour's 'Unhitched,' a slim and scathing denunciation of turncoat scoundrel Christopher Hitchens, is a thoroughly satisfying and politically important book.
feminism
Women and War: Documenting a century of struggle for peace and justice
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Mar 8 2013
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Jacqueline Mulhallen
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An informative, comprehensive, concise yet clear and accessible historical account of the major wars of the 20th and 21st centuries and the roles women played.
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Ottawa
May 22 2013 - 7:00pm
