Harper's Team: Behind the Scenes in
the Conservative Rise to Power
by Tom Flanagan

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The four campaigns that made Stephen Harper
prime minister of Canada - an insider's account.

The World Without Us

by Alan Weisman

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"A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human
Earth"

In "The World Without Us," Alan Weisman offers an utterly original approach
to questions of humanity's impact on the planet: he asks us to envision our
Earth, without us.In this far-reaching narrative, Weisman explains how our massive
infrastructure would collapse and finally vanish without human presence; which
everyday items may become immortalized as fossils; how copper pipes and wiring
would be crushed into mere seams of reddish rock; why some of our earliest buildings
might be the last architecture left; and how plastic, bronze sculpture, radio
waves, and some man-made molecules may be our most lasting gifts to the universe.

Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the
Nuclear Arms Race

by Richard Rhodes

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From the Pulitzer Prize-wining author of 
"The Making of the Atomic Bomb" comes this story of the postwar superpower arms
race, which peaked during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States
and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war.

Follow the Money: How George W. Bush
and the Texas Republicans Hog-Tied America

by John Anderson

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A harrowing, behind-the-scenes account of
how a group of powerful, connected Texas Republicans quietly hijacked American
politics for their own gain. Getting George W. Bush elected was just the tip
of the iceberg.

Mirror with a Memory: A Nation's Story
in Photographs

by Janice Weaver

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Canada and the art of photography came into
existence together in the middle of the nineteenth century. Both had shaky beginnings
-- one was an upstart country struggling to emerge from the shadow of its great
neighbor, the other a rough art form capable of capturing only blurred, grainy
images -- but each eventually came into its own.

Living with Diabetes: Everything You
Need to Know to Safeguard Your Health and Take Control of Your Life

by Rosemarie Dainelli Perrin

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Over 18.2 million people in the United States
have some form of diabetes--and more than eight million of them are 60 years
of age or older. Those who have been recently diagnosed may feel scared, confused,
and full of questions. What is the difference between types 1 and 2? Will I
have to take shots every day for the rest of my life? How can I prevent diabetes'
debilitating long-term effects? And what should I do in case of an emergency--such
as insulin shock?

Simon Schama's Power of Art 


(DVD)

by Simon Schama

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Presenter Simon Schama introduces his choice
of artists and artworks from the TV series and tells us why art matters.