Wade Rowland: 4 books
Galileo's Mistake
A New Look at the Epic Confrontation between Galileo and the Church
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2011
A provocative reexamination of Galileo’s prosecution by the Catholic Church—one of the great turning points in the history of science.
The modern understanding of the notorious 1633 trial of Galileo Galilei is that of Science and Reason persecuted by Ignorance and Superstition—of Galileo...
Canada Lives Here
The Case for Public Broadcasting
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Canada Lives Here tells the tumultuous story of public broadcasting in Canada, from its inception in 1933 to the CBC’s current, controversial attempts to adapt to collapsing revenues and new technologies. It explores in detail the struggle to preserve public space and foster community in an environment...
Greed, Inc.
Why Corporations Rule the World and How We Let It Happen
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
Why is it that multinational drug companies hide or falsify unfavorable results? Why do automakers knowingly sell us unsafe cars? Why is big business allowed to poison our environment-and us? Why is our food so unhealthy, with obesity growing at such an alarming rate? Why are we working such long...
Saving the CBC
Balancing Profit and Public Service
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2013
Asked to name the institutions that best define this country, most Canadians place our pubic broadcaster somewhere high on the list. But there is a very real danger that the CBC will not survive beyond the next two years in any recognizable form. Decades of budget cuts have left it dangerously weakened,...