Douglas: 676 books

Historically schools operated as transmitters of knowledge. A teacher’s job was to pass the beliefs and the traditions of his culture on to his students. The young person’s job was to assimilate that pre-packaged knowledge and to apply it to his daily life.This tradition grew out of religious...

In the spirit of his father, Alexandre Trudeau revisits China to put a ground-breaking journey into a fresh, contemporary context. In 1960, Pierre Trudeau and Jacques Hébert, a labour lawyer and a journalist from Montréal, travelled to China in the midst of the Great Leap Forward. In 1968, when...

Tupac Shakur was murdered in September of 1996 at the age of 25. His killers were never brought to justice and there was little or no investigation. Six months later Biggie Smalls is killed in almost the same fashion with an experience modification. Armor piercing ammunition was used along with a...

"In this new collection Gaston's range is so wide, his technique so masterful, his tenderness, humour and intelligence so finely measured that he stops my heart." --Barbara Gowdy A Mariner's Guide to Self Sabotage is populated by the lonely and alienated, holders of secrets,...

In a manner that reflects his long-time academic and practitioner’s association with conservative politics and ideas in Canada, Hugh Segal traces the deep historical roots of Canadian conservatism and the themes that unite its pre- and post-confederation reality with today’s challenges and issues....

Comedian-author Charlie Demers, whose brain-bending brand of black humour will be familiar to followers of CBC Radio’s The Debaters, offers his madcap perspective in a new collection of essays highlighting a wide range of topics under the heading of Bad Things. The Horrors is presented abecedarian-style,...

In the surreal world of Buffy Cram’s stories, someone or something has slipped beneath the skins of her already beleaguered characters, rearranging the familiar into something strange and even sinister, making off with their emotional and even physical goods. In Large Garbage: A Radio Belly...

Thousands of people go missing each year, exceeding the combined number of traffic fatalities, suicides and all the injuries requiring hospitalisation. In addition, each person reported missing affects at least twelve others emotionally or financially; immobilising families as there can be no closure...

St. Anselm, 11th century theologian, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church, coined the phrase "fides quaerens intellectum" (faith seeking understanding). This is precisely what theology is: faith seeking understanding. As such, faith is the starting point of theology, which works from the...

The word of God is the basis for all truth in the Christian's life. It is the foundation of what we believe and how we practice. Yet today many would contradict those statements. How do we know the Word of God is truth? How did we get our Bible? How do we know for sure that we have God's Word today...

Pierce My ex-fiancé thinks I committed an unforgiveable sin. I lied to save her from a life of misery, but I’ve been regretting it every day since. I want a second chance, but that seems impossible since she can’t stand the sight of me. One way or another, I’ve got to get her back… Keira My...

Being a Pastor is not the easiest thing that I have ever done, but it is the most exciting. There is nothing like being in the will of God. To pastor without being in the will of God, however, is the most foolish and harmful thing you could ever do. You will be a very miserable person. Has...

Baptists have an amazing history that begins in the Word of God. Where do Baptists come from? What is their heritage? Down through history, Baptists have always claimed that they go back to the time of Christ. Some folks may say, “That is a pretty bold claim!” I have to agree that it is a bold...

SEAL Team Six gets another mission from General Richards. This time they had to annihilate a terrorist in Brazil. They infiltrated there and with the help of the other SEAL Teams managed to kill the terrorist at the national television building. On top of that building was another terrorist that...