A Word of Thanks – from Kassandra (patron)

I just wanted to thank the Outreach Services of the Coquitlam Public Library for the services they provide to shut-ins, particularly Teresa, the Community Services Librarian.  Teresa brings me all kinds of library materials on subjects which she thinks I would be interested in:  books, CD books, music CDs and DVDs on world economy, medical [...]

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1968 … reviewed by Jason

With progressive movements hitting the streets around the world, 2011 is starting to be compared to a certain tumultuous year in the twentieth-century. Other than 1848, when democratic peoples’ movements rocked Europe, 1968 is held up as the sole example of a year not only of turmoil, but when the world’s systems of government and [...]

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The Bottom Billion – reviewed by Ron (patron)

Paul Collier is an economics professor at Oxford, and a former Development Research director at the World Bank. He writes without using economic jargon, and he relies as much as possible on hard data and as little as possible on ideology. Historically, the development community divided the world into one billion wealthy people and five [...]

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The Better World Handbook – reviewed by Ron (patron)

The Better World Handbook: Small Changes That Make a Big Difference provides many different answers to the question, “What can I do?” Revised and updated, it is a highly practical guide to developing personal action plans for making the world a better place. First, the book divides everything into seven broad topic areas: economic fairness, [...]

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The Sun Climbs Slow: Justice in the Age of Imperial America – reviewed by patron Ron

This is great for the general reader. It’s hard to find material about international law and global governance bodies that isn’t dry and technical and too specific. Erna Paris, a Canadian, has written is a good introduction to the history of international law, as well as current themes and issues, with special emphasis on the [...]

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