The Year 1000: a look at globalization’s roots
Author Valerie Hansen demonstrates that the concept of international trading networks and linkages goes back a very long way…
Making sense of the world and ourselves in challenging times
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz is a book for these troubled times. It’s as beautiful as it is insightful…
The Black Death and its aftermath
Surprisingly, post-Black Death populations tended to live longer and enjoy better health and standards of living…
In praise of trashy paperbacks
What could be bad about stories that are pacey, and replete with nefarious dealings, treachery, passion and lust? They're great fun and you won't nod off reading them…
Thomas King exposed inconvenient Indigenous truths
The author is funny but not fooling around in The Inconvenient Indian, an examination of the movement to eliminate the Indigenous…
The making of an unlikely U.S. president
The new book Becoming Ronald Reagan details the unlikely emergence of the most consequential Republican conservative of the 20th century…
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” The wisdom of Star Wars
Trying implies eventually giving up but doing implies putting in the effort until the goal is achieved…
Words matter, outcomes matter more
In modern society, we tend to casually toss around words like racism and genocide. We need to be more respectful of these words – and their horrible history…
A life of honour, tradition and service to others
The story of Mary John is one of perseverance and resilience, and should serve as an example to all who read it…
Not all habits are bad
In the world of sports for example, becoming successful is contingent on positive habits…