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{"id":6818230009915,"title":"Does the 21st Century Belong to China?","handle":"does-the-21st-century-belong-to-china","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs China's rise unstoppable? Powered by the human capital of 1.3 billion citizens, the latest technological advances, and a comparatively efficient system of state-directed capitalism, China seems poised to become the global superpower this century. But the Middle Kingdom also faces a series of challenges. 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From energy scarcity to environmental degradation to political unrest and growing global security burdens, a host of factors could derail China's global ascent. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \u003cp\u003eIn this edition of The Munk Debates — Canada's premier international debate series — former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and CNN's Fareed Zakaria square off against leading historian Niall Ferguson and world-renowned economist David Daokui Li to debate the biggest geopolitical issue of our time: Does the 21st century belong to China? \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \u003cp\u003eHighly electrifying and thoroughly engrossing, the Munk Debate on China is the first formal public debate Dr. Kissinger has participated in on China's future, and includes exclusive interviews with Henry Kissinger and David Daokui Li.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Does the 21st Century Belong to China?
A Munk Debate on the key geopolitical issue of the century: the rise of China.
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{"id":6816108838971,"title":"Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson","handle":"eleven-canadian-novelists-interviewed-by-graeme-gibson","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1970, \u003cem\u003eEleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of candid and wide-ranging interviews with Canadian writers, including Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, Margaret Laurence, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the intuition of an insider, Gibson asks the important questions: In what way is writing important to you? Do writers know something special? Does he or she have any responsibility to society? The result is a fascinating and immensely readable series of conversations with famed writers at the beginning of their careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe A List edition will feature a new introduction by Graeme Gibson and interviews with the following authors:\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003eAustin Clarke\u003cbr\u003eMatt Cohen\u003cbr\u003eMarian Engel\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Findley\u003cbr\u003eDave Godfrey\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Laurence\u003cbr\u003eJack Ludwig\u003cbr\u003eAlice Munro\u003cbr\u003eMordecai Richler\u003cbr\u003eScott Symons\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-25T14:25:23-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-25T11:45:25-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["A List","Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Gibson Graeme","pub date: 2014-08-15"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40213528150075,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898141","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1495,"weight":354,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770898141","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40213528903739,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898165","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898165","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40213529165883,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898486","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898486","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_84a1a193-f3f8-4dfa-a17a-6607a760a64e.jpg?v=1678605610"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_84a1a193-f3f8-4dfa-a17a-6607a760a64e.jpg?v=1678605610","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324588146747,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_84a1a193-f3f8-4dfa-a17a-6607a760a64e.jpg?v=1678605610"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_84a1a193-f3f8-4dfa-a17a-6607a760a64e.jpg?v=1678605610","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1970, \u003cem\u003eEleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of candid and wide-ranging interviews with Canadian writers, including Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, Margaret Laurence, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the intuition of an insider, Gibson asks the important questions: In what way is writing important to you? Do writers know something special? Does he or she have any responsibility to society? The result is a fascinating and immensely readable series of conversations with famed writers at the beginning of their careers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe A List edition will feature a new introduction by Graeme Gibson and interviews with the following authors:\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Atwood\u003cbr\u003eAustin Clarke\u003cbr\u003eMatt Cohen\u003cbr\u003eMarian Engel\u003cbr\u003eTimothy Findley\u003cbr\u003eDave Godfrey\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Laurence\u003cbr\u003eJack Ludwig\u003cbr\u003eAlice Munro\u003cbr\u003eMordecai Richler\u003cbr\u003eScott Symons\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Eleven Canadian Novelists Interviewed by Graeme Gibson
A collection of candid and wide-ranging interviews with Canadian writers, including Alice Munro, Mordecai Richler, Margaret Laurence, and more.
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{"id":6818925543483,"title":"Emily Carr","handle":"emily-carr","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic of Canadian art biography, which won the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction, is a remarkable portrait of one of Canada's greatest artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Carr's life was filled with tension, between the conventions of society and her own originality, between her relationships with others and her often lonely struggle to overcome obstacles, between happiness and despair. Acclaimed writer and historian Maria Tippett has captured the essence of this complex life, weaving a narrative that is at once sympathetic and penetrating.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-15T08:49:33-05:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T12:12:02-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Tippett Maria","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2006-07-01"],"price":2495,"price_min":2495,"price_max":2495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40249074647099,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887847561","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Emily Carr - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2495,"weight":572,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780887847561","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_16436b59-e1f8-4bec-bb5d-a02a5c771bae.jpg?v=1655699365"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_16436b59-e1f8-4bec-bb5d-a02a5c771bae.jpg?v=1655699365","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22245183717435,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.697,"height":659,"width":459,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_16436b59-e1f8-4bec-bb5d-a02a5c771bae.jpg?v=1655699365"},"aspect_ratio":0.697,"height":659,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_16436b59-e1f8-4bec-bb5d-a02a5c771bae.jpg?v=1655699365","width":459}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic of Canadian art biography, which won the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction, is a remarkable portrait of one of Canada's greatest artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eEmily Carr's life was filled with tension, between the conventions of society and her own originality, between her relationships with others and her often lonely struggle to overcome obstacles, between happiness and despair. Acclaimed writer and historian Maria Tippett has captured the essence of this complex life, weaving a narrative that is at once sympathetic and penetrating.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Emily Carr
This remarkable portrait of Emily Carr is a classic of Canadian art biography and won the Governor General's Award for Nonfiction.
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English-Speaking Justice
George Grant's searching exploration of the meaning of justice in a society dominated by technology is a classic in Canadian thought.
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Eve
A radical interrogation of the ethics and future of birth by an expert legal scholar.
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Every Object Has a Story
Twenty-one Canadians share their personal connections with a unique object from the ROM’s collection in this extraordinary volume.
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Fearless as Possible (Under the Circumstances)
In this smart and inspiring memoir, Donlon chronicles her impressive career, which has put her at the forefront of the changes in the music industry.
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Glorious & Free
33 personal stories that redefine how Canadians see themselves.
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{"id":6582735831099,"title":"Graeme Gibson Interviews Alice Munro","handle":"graeme-gibson-interviews-alice-munro","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn honour of Alice Munro's Nobel Prize for Literature, Anansi Digital is re-releasing a candid interview with Munro by Canadian novelist Graeme Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaken from \u003cem\u003eEleven Canadian Novelists\u003c\/em\u003e, which was originally published in 1973 by House of Anansi Press, the interview is a revealing and wide-ranging dialogue between two writers, and a rare view of Munro and her work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the intuition of an insider, Gibson asks the important questions: In what way is writing important to you? Do writers know something special? Does he or she have any responsibility to society? The result is a fascinating and immensely readable conversation with the famed short story writer at the beginning of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-15T08:50:00-05:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:09:18-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Nonfiction","Anansi Digital","By (author) Gibson Graeme","Interviewee Munro Alice","pub date: 2013-11-15"],"price":199,"price_min":199,"price_max":199,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403428249659,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770898158","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Graeme Gibson Interviews Alice Munro - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":199,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770898158","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_862d8067-e881-4239-8220-0bcd235d6e57.jpg?v=1723950000"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_862d8067-e881-4239-8220-0bcd235d6e57.jpg?v=1723950000","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24743103004731,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":2400,"width":1500,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_862d8067-e881-4239-8220-0bcd235d6e57.jpg?v=1723950000"},"aspect_ratio":0.625,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_862d8067-e881-4239-8220-0bcd235d6e57.jpg?v=1723950000","width":1500}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn honour of Alice Munro's Nobel Prize for Literature, Anansi Digital is re-releasing a candid interview with Munro by Canadian novelist Graeme Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaken from \u003cem\u003eEleven Canadian Novelists\u003c\/em\u003e, which was originally published in 1973 by House of Anansi Press, the interview is a revealing and wide-ranging dialogue between two writers, and a rare view of Munro and her work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the intuition of an insider, Gibson asks the important questions: In what way is writing important to you? Do writers know something special? Does he or she have any responsibility to society? The result is a fascinating and immensely readable conversation with the famed short story writer at the beginning of her career.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Graeme Gibson Interviews Alice Munro
In honour of Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize for Literature, Anansi Digital released a candid interview with Munro by Canadian novelist Graeme Gibson.
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Grammar to Go
A portable guide to common problems of Canadian English grammar and usage.
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{"id":6813806264379,"title":"Great Expectations","handle":"great-expectations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this moving, uniquely honest, and transformative collection of original essays, twenty-five celebrated writers share one of their most intimate and life-changing experiences: childbirth. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing an introduction by bestselling author and columnist Leah McLaren, \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations \u003c\/i\u003etakes the reader on an emotional and physical journey like no other: Lynn Coady relates the painful memory of her teenage pregnancy and the anguish of having to give up her newborn for adoption; Peter Behrens expresses a father’s feeling of utter helplessness and incomparable joy during the birth of his first child; Christy Ann Conlin describes pregnancy and birth at age forty; Afua Cooper reflects upon the immigrant’s experience of three pregnancies and childbirths in a new land with foreign, and evolving, customs; 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Great Expectations
In this collection of original essays, twenty-five celebrated writers share one of their most intimate and life-changing experiences: giving birth.
