Social Science
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The Social Blueprint
by Ian Bingham and Abigail Bingham
If a person is being dragged to the bottom of the sea, manacled to an anchor, is it better that they should scream away their air in wasteful bubbles, or to find in their pocket the key to the lock that shackles them? With the many flaws and...
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Nomenclature Of An Idle Thought
by Isheiko Cleare
"And the irony of life was how long it took me to realize how short it is." In this unflinching collection of aphorisms, Isheiko Cleare reflects on love and loneliness, power and faith, childhood and identity. With a voice that’s inquisitive,...
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The Making of a Radical Immigrant
by Ivana Caccia
The radical immigrant in the title of this book, Edo Jardas, was a young Croatian who arrived in Canada in May 1926 and worked for several years as a lumberjack in the hinterland of British Columbia. He was a loyal member of the Communist Party...
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TIZITA
A Memoir of Perseverance and Enchantment by Marian Dodds
Traversing personal narrative and broader social themes, this memoir will resonate with anyone who’s ever felt compelled to do good in the world, whether in person or by donation. Vivid descriptions, historical context and personal insights offer...
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sinaakssin
picture-writing protocol as Indigenous methodology by dr. linda manyguns
sinăăkssin is grounded in cultural practice and insists on writing about research from an Indigenous perspective, focusing on the theme of Indigenous communication methods and emphasizing that culture is alive and capable of influencing research...
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Climate and the Courage of Leadership
Science, Policy and the Need for Heroes by Royce William Warren
We are rapidly approaching the point of no return on climate change. Climate and the Courage of Leadership addresses this critical moment with clarity and urgency. It explores why current political systems struggle to act and presents four...
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Love for Sale
Chronicles of a Canadian Call Girl by Maureen Teahan
Sometimes hilarious and sometimes horrifying, this darkly candid memoir is guaranteed to educate and entertain. From precocious pre-pubescent to troubled trollop, Sandi takes you on a deep dive to her rock bottom that will leave you gasping for...
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Holding HIV
Poems of HOPE by Pauline Sameshima, Emily Turner and Dazié Grego-Sykes
What could an HIV cure mean? Holding HIV shares the raw, poetic voices of 27 San Francisco community members living with or affected by HIV. Born from the HOPE Research Collaboratory’s Community Arts Integrated Research program, this collection...
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In the Event
Living with an Earthquake by Mark B. Jabusch
Dive into the frantic fight for survival in this riveting, firsthand account of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011. In the Event: Living with an Earthquake takes readers onto the heaving, rolling streets as...
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Stumbling Blindly Toward Grace
A messy and miraculous memoir by Yvonne Marie Garvey
You can’t be blind and drunk. Well, you can, but it’s messy. In Stumbling Blindly Toward Grace, Yvonne Garvey shares a raw, unflinching, and darkly funny account of her descent into addiction, heartbreak, and the slow unravelling of her vision....
