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The American Way of Killing

The Invention of an Epidemic

by Malcolm Gladwell ...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMalcolm Gladwell’s most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence.The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only see... ... Read more

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMalcolm Gladwell’s most urgent book yet: a provocative investigation of America’s epidemic of gun violence.The United States has far more homicides than any of its peers around the world. Why?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Gladwell explores the American “peculiarity”—how the world’s wealthiest country came to suffer from a problem typically only see...
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Blockers

Rebels in the Deep State

by Michael Lewis ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers.**Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be—especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an ... Read more

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**A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers.**Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In the new Washington, it was the worst thing you could be—especially if you worked in the federal government and wanted to keep your job. A Blocker was a holdover, an
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The Prophet

The Life of Leon Trotsky

by Isaac Deutscher ...

This 3-part biography of Leon Trotsky was hailed by Graham Greene as one of “the greatest . . . in the English language”—a must read for those interested in Russian history and international communism.Few political figures of the twentieth century have aroused such intensities of fierce admiration and reactionary fear as Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. His extraordinary life and extensive ... Read more

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This 3-part biography of Leon Trotsky was hailed by Graham Greene as one of “the greatest . . . in the English language”—a must read for those interested in Russian history and international communism.Few political figures of the twentieth century have aroused such intensities of fierce admiration and reactionary fear as Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. His extraordinary life and extensive
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How Did We Get Here?

From Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump

by Robert Dallek ...

The award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian considers the vast array of triumphs and failures of America's modern presidents that paved a path to Donald Trump, offering an understanding of our current moment and hope for a way back to true leadership.The struggle to preserve the Republic has never been easy or without perils. The rise of conflicting political parties, which the ... Read more

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The award-winning, New York Times bestselling historian considers the vast array of triumphs and failures of America's modern presidents that paved a path to Donald Trump, offering an understanding of our current moment and hope for a way back to true leadership.The struggle to preserve the Republic has never been easy or without perils. The rise of conflicting political parties, which the
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Regime Change

Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump

by Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan ...

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that make... ... Read more

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“Regime Change is exceptional. It transcends its genre...the book is packed with news that will stay news...This is reporting of consequence.” —David Remnick, The New Yorker“A flabbergasting feat of political reporting.” —Tina Brown“Riveting and richly textured...What the authors add is the vivid detail that make...
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True Patriot Love

Reporting from the Frontlines of Canadian Sovereignty

by Carol Off ...

From the #1 bestselling author of At a Loss for Words, comes a passionate and sweeping examination of who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is becoming a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism.Since she stepped down from CBC’s As It Happens, Carol Off has been on the road talking to Canadians about their country and listening to their questions about its future. With True ... Read more

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From the #1 bestselling author of At a Loss for Words, comes a passionate and sweeping examination of who we are as Canadians, where we’re going, and why Canada is becoming a beacon of hope in an age of cynicism.Since she stepped down from CBC’s As It Happens, Carol Off has been on the road talking to Canadians about their country and listening to their questions about its future. With True
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Profiles in Cowardice

A Study of Collaboration in the Trump Era

by Jacob Weisberg ...

**The Instant New York Times Bestseller“Valuable and dauntless.” —The New York Times Book Review"We badly need [this] book.” —Tina BrownA devastating reckoning with the people and institutions whose failure to stand up to Trump’s brazen grab for authoritarian power has been particularly shocking and consequential**It may be scant solace, but history will be particularly harsh to a subset of Trump ... Read more

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**The Instant New York Times Bestseller“Valuable and dauntless.” —The New York Times Book Review"We badly need [this] book.” —Tina BrownA devastating reckoning with the people and institutions whose failure to stand up to Trump’s brazen grab for authoritarian power has been particularly shocking and consequential**It may be scant solace, but history will be particularly harsh to a subset of Trump
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WTF America?!

The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy

by Ben Meiselas, Brett Meiselas, Jordy Meiselas ...

From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look at how the United States and the world arrived at this dangerous moment—with authoritarian movements gaining ground and democratic institutions under relentless attack—and, more importantly, how we can fight our way back and reclaim the ... Read more

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From the founders of MeidasTouch, the independent news network that helped redefine how millions of people consume news, WTF America?! is an unflinching look at how the United States and the world arrived at this dangerous moment—with authoritarian movements gaining ground and democratic institutions under relentless attack—and, more importantly, how we can fight our way back and reclaim the
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L'heure des prédateurs

by Giuliano da Empoli ...

"L’heure des prédateurs n’est, au fond, qu’un retour à la normale. L’anomalie ayant plutôt été la courte période pendant laquelle on a pensé pouvoir brider la quête sanglante du pouvoir par un système de règles." Giuliano da Empoli nous livre le compte-rendu aussi haletant que glaçant de ses pérégrinations au pays de la puissance, du siège de l’ONU à New York au Ritz-Carlton de Riyad. Il nous ... Read more

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"L’heure des prédateurs n’est, au fond, qu’un retour à la normale. L’anomalie ayant plutôt été la courte période pendant laquelle on a pensé pouvoir brider la quête sanglante du pouvoir par un système de règles." Giuliano da Empoli nous livre le compte-rendu aussi haletant que glaçant de ses pérégrinations au pays de la puissance, du siège de l’ONU à New York au Ritz-Carlton de Riyad. Il nous
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When the Forest Breathes

Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World

by Suzanne Simard ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to ... Read more

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe author of Finding the Mother Tree offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal.**Early one spring morning, I went back to the forest. I wanted to learn what the mother trees could teach me about survival and adaptability, about living and dying.Raised in a family of loggers committed to
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

by Omar El Akkad ...

**National Bestseller • Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2026 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir & Autobiography • Finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • A New York Times Notable Book of ... Read more

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**National Bestseller • Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2026 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir & Autobiography • Finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Longlisted for the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • A New York Times Notable Book of
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End Times

Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration

by Peter Turchin ...

**“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But everyone needs to pay attention to the well-informed, convincing and terrifying analysis in this book.” —Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsFrom the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the groundbreaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a big-picture explanation for ... Read more

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**“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But everyone needs to pay attention to the well-informed, convincing and terrifying analysis in this book.” —Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in EconomicsFrom the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the groundbreaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a big-picture explanation for
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Fire Weather

The Making of a Beast

by John Vaillant ...

**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in ... Read more

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**#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing • Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction • Winner of the 2024 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize • Winner of the 2024 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize • Winner of the 2024 Lane Anderson Award • Finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction • Finalist for the National Book Award in
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A Promised Land

by Barack Obama ...

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The ... Read more

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A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making—from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND PEOPLENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times • NPR • The
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Lone Wolf

Walking the Line Between Civilization and Wildness

by Adam Weymouth ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • WINNER OF THE 2026 BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK COMPETITION • A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025 • One of The Telegraph’s Best Nature Books of 2025An intimate account of an epic walking journey through a tense and shifting Europe in the footsteps of one extraordinary wolf.**In the winter of 2011, a young wolf, named Slavc by the scientists ... Read more

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**SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION • WINNER OF THE 2026 BANFF MOUNTAIN BOOK COMPETITION • A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2025 • One of The Telegraph’s Best Nature Books of 2025An intimate account of an epic walking journey through a tense and shifting Europe in the footsteps of one extraordinary wolf.**In the winter of 2011, a young wolf, named Slavc by the scientists
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The Great Successor

The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un

by Anna Fifield ...

The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant, Kim Jong Un, by the journalist with the best connections and insights into the bizarrely dangerous world of North Korea.Since his birth in 1984, Kim Jong Un has been swaddled in myth and propaganda, from the plainly silly -- he could supposedly drive a car at the age of three -- to the grimly bloody ... Read more

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The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world's strangest and most elusive tyrant, Kim Jong Un, by the journalist with the best connections and insights into the bizarrely dangerous world of North Korea.Since his birth in 1984, Kim Jong Un has been swaddled in myth and propaganda, from the plainly silly -- he could supposedly drive a car at the age of three -- to the grimly bloody
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Stupides et dangereux

Les États-Unis à l'ère de Trump

by Normand Lester ...

Series series NON CLASSE
En abordant les États-Unis sous différents angles historiques, politiques et culturels comme les inégalités, le système de santé, les dérives médiatiques, l'hégémonisme international, le fondamentalisme religieux ou le culte des armes à feu, Normand Lester montre dans un livre coup-de-poing comment, loin d'être une aberration, l'avènement de l'Amérique de Trump se préparait depuis des décennies. ... Read more

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En abordant les États-Unis sous différents angles historiques, politiques et culturels comme les inégalités, le système de santé, les dérives médiatiques, l'hégémonisme international, le fondamentalisme religieux ou le culte des armes à feu, Normand Lester montre dans un livre coup-de-poing comment, loin d'être une aberration, l'avènement de l'Amérique de Trump se préparait depuis des décennies.
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Wage Labour and Capital

by Karl Marx ...

Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economic historian, journalist and revolutionary socialist famous for developing Marxism, a socialist movement that has been incorporated by societies around the globe. He published various books during his lifetime, with the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Capital (18671894), many of which were co ... Read more

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Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economic historian, journalist and revolutionary socialist famous for developing Marxism, a socialist movement that has been incorporated by societies around the globe. He published various books during his lifetime, with the most notable being The Communist Manifesto (1848) and Capital (18671894), many of which were co
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The Path to Power

The Years of Lyndon Johnson I

by Robert A. Caro ...

Series Book 1 - The Years of Lyndon Johnson
The Years of Lyndon Johnson is the political biography of our time. No president—no era of American politics—has been so intensively and sharply examined at a time when so many prime witnesses to hitherto untold or misinterpreted facets of a life, a career, and a period of history could still be persuaded to speak.The Path to Power, Book One, reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the ... Read more

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The Years of Lyndon Johnson is the political biography of our time. No president—no era of American politics—has been so intensively and sharply examined at a time when so many prime witnesses to hitherto untold or misinterpreted facets of a life, a career, and a period of history could still be persuaded to speak.The Path to Power, Book One, reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the
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Le retour de Trump à la Maison-Blanche

Défis médiatiques et démocratiques pour le Québec et le Canada

by Karine Prémont, Marie-Ève Carignan ...

Le retour de Trump à la Maison-Blanche s’intéresse aux effets du second mandat de Donald Trump sur les univers politique et médiatique des États-Unis, mais aussi du Canada et du Québec. Karine Prémont et Marie-Eve Carignan démontrent comment la « méthode Trump » – marquée par la méfiance envers le journalisme professionnel, l’usage stratégique de la désinformation et une alliance troublante avec ... Read more

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Le retour de Trump à la Maison-Blanche s’intéresse aux effets du second mandat de Donald Trump sur les univers politique et médiatique des États-Unis, mais aussi du Canada et du Québec. Karine Prémont et Marie-Eve Carignan démontrent comment la « méthode Trump » – marquée par la méfiance envers le journalisme professionnel, l’usage stratégique de la désinformation et une alliance troublante avec
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The Society of the Spectacle

by Guy Debord ...

Translated by Fredy Perlman, Ken Knabb ...

Series series Critical Editions
'The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...' - The New Yorker'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now' - The Guardian'Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.' - Michael LöwyFirst published in 1967, Guy Debord's stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society, The ... Read more

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'The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...' - The New Yorker'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now' - The Guardian'Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.' - Michael LöwyFirst published in 1967, Guy Debord's stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society, The
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Christy Clark

Behind the Smile

by Judi Tyabji ...

A political insider offers a revealing perspective and examines the public and private life of BC’s controversial premier.In the blood-sport arena of provincial politics, BC’s enigmatic premier, Christy Clark, has defied the pundits to win both party leadership and an upset election victory against all odds. Made deputy premier in 2001 shortly after her first foray into public life, she shunned ... Read more

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A political insider offers a revealing perspective and examines the public and private life of BC’s controversial premier.In the blood-sport arena of provincial politics, BC’s enigmatic premier, Christy Clark, has defied the pundits to win both party leadership and an upset election victory against all odds. Made deputy premier in 2001 shortly after her first foray into public life, she shunned
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The Seabird Trials

How a Scientist Took Big Oil to Court and Won

by Briony Penn ...

Through lyrical storytelling and vivid science writing, The Seabird Trials reveals the fragility and wonder of seabird life, the great cost of oil dependence and—at a time when scientists are increasingly questioned and silenced—the enduring importance of evidence and truth.In the aftermath of one of the deadliest oil spills in the Pacific, two friends—one Canadian, one American and both seabird ... Read more

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Through lyrical storytelling and vivid science writing, The Seabird Trials reveals the fragility and wonder of seabird life, the great cost of oil dependence and—at a time when scientists are increasingly questioned and silenced—the enduring importance of evidence and truth.In the aftermath of one of the deadliest oil spills in the Pacific, two friends—one Canadian, one American and both seabird
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Coyote America

A Natural and Supernatural History

by Dan Flores ...

**The “engaging” (New Yorker), New York Times best-selling story of how coyotes took over North America—and are now taking over South America as wellFinalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award"A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation."—Wall Street Journal**Legends don’t come close to capturing the incredible survival story of the coyote. In the face ... Read more

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**The “engaging” (New Yorker), New York Times best-selling story of how coyotes took over North America—and are now taking over South America as wellFinalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award"A masterly synthesis of scientific research and personal observation."—Wall Street Journal**Legends don’t come close to capturing the incredible survival story of the coyote. In the face
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