Nonfiction

Nonfiction

Books about real-life issues, people and history that will entertain as well as educate.

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The Essential McLuhan

This is the essential archive of Marshall McLuhan's key ideas and far-reaching vision.

The Ethical Imagination

Ethicist and McGill University professor Margaret Somerville discusses how we can find a shared ethics for an interdependent world.

The Expanding Prison

This argument for prison reform is a vision of justice, not vengeance.

The Four Walls of My Freedom

Donna Thomson’s account of raising a son with cerebral palsy and a passionate appeal to change the way we think about “the good life.”

The Future of Capitalism

The twenty-fifth semi-annual Munk Debate considers whether the capitalist system is broken.

The Global Refugee Crisis: How Should We Respond?

The eighteenth semi-annual Munk Debate discusses the West’s response to the global refugee crisis.

The Great Greenwashing

A timely and in-depth look at the harmful effects of greenwashing and what you can do to prevent it.

The Joyful Living Colouring Book

A splendid colouring book of original new illustrations with a few choice words of hope that will inspire and delight.

The Kids in the Hall

The definitive, authorized story of legendary sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall.

The Last Good Funeral of the Year

A pensive and poignant recollection of love, loss, marriage, mental health and the life events that have shaped the author's identity.

The Life of Yousuf Karsh

Discover how Karsh of Ottawa built his reputation as the greatest portrait photographer of the 20th century.

The Lost Massey Lectures

This anthology of early CBC Massey Lectures gathers the work of five of the great minds of modern times.