The totem pole forms the foundation for this unique and important oral history of Canada. Its goal is both toweringly ambitious and beautifully direct: To tell the story of this country in a way that prompts readers to look from different angles, to see its dimensions, its curves, and its cuts. To see that history has an arc, just as the totem pole rises, but to realize that it is also in the details along the way that important meanings are to be found. To recognize that the story of the past is always there to be retold and recast, and must be conveyed to generations to come. That in the act of re-telling, meaning is found, and strength is built.

When it comes to telling the history of Canada, and in particular the history of the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, we need to accept that the way in which our history has traditionally been told has not been a common or shared enterprise. In many ways, it has been an exclusive and siloed one. Among the countless peoples and groups that make up this vast country, the voices and experiences of a few have too often dominated those of many others.

Reconciling History shares voices that have seldom been heard, and in this ground-breaking book they are telling and re-telling history from their perspectives. Born out of the oral history in True Reconciliation, and complemented throughout with stunning photography and art, Reconciling History takes this approach to telling our collective story to an entirely different level.

At a time when employee engagement has never been lower, the Good is the New Cool Guide to Personal Purpose: Designing a Meaningful and Prosperous Career helps employees bring their full selves to work by helping them discover and use their personal Purpose to fuel their careers. This can lead to higher levels of physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as huge benefits to organizations in the form of higher levels of engagement, innovation, recruitment, and retention. This book explores the ground-breaking GPS to Purpose framework for finding Personal Purpose, helping readers pinpoint their Gifts, Passions, and how they can be of Service to others, and in the process drive business growth through solving social and environmental problems.

With ideas applied at Fortune 500 companies like Adidas, PepsiCo, Microsoft, and others, this book discusses topics including:

• Explaining what Personal Purpose is in a clear and accessible way
• Unpacking the many mental, physical, and financial benefits of finding Purpose
• How to unleash your inner ‘Intrapreneur’ at work
• How to write an inspiring Living Vision for your life―and your work

The Good Is the New Cool Guide to Personal Purpose earns a well-deserved spot on the bookshelves of all employees seeking to design a career that is both meaningful and successful―and help them drive growth in an entrepreneurial way through solving social and environmental problems.

War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history.

We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power.

With unrivaled, inside-the-room reporting, Woodward shows President Biden’s approach to managing the war in Ukraine, the most significant land war in Europe since World War II, and his tortured path to contain the bloody Middle East conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.

Woodward reveals the extraordinary complexity and consequence of wartime back-channel diplomacy and decision-making to deter the use of nuclear weapons and a rapid slide into World War III.

The raw cage-fight of politics accelerates as Americans prepare to vote in 2024, starting between President Biden and Trump, and ending with the unexpected elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president.

War provides an unvarnished examination of the vice president as she tries to embrace the Biden legacy and policies while beginning to chart a path of her own as a presidential candidate.

Woodward’s reporting once again sets the standard for journalism at its most authoritative and illuminating.

Fashion and style icon Jeanne Beker delivers an uplifting and inspiring memoir that walks us through a wardrobe of memory, one article of clothing at a time.

Jeanne Beker’s name is synonymous with style and grace in fashion. Recognized by many as the beloved host of Fashion Television and The New Music, Jeanne has spent an entire career interviewing celebrities and uncovering their most private selves. Now, in Heart on My Sleeve, Jeanne reveals who she is in an all-new way.

This is not just a memoir but a wardrobe of memory. Jeanne walks us through her recollections of specific pieces of clothing and jewelry, precious items that have made an indelible impact on her. She invites readers to think more deeply about how what we wear—whether it’s a thrift-store find or high-end couture—acts as a touchstone to our most treasured recollections, reminding us of who we once were or of loved ones we hold dear.

With Jeanne as our style guide, we get up-close and personal with a star-studded cast, including Paul McCartney, Madonna, Karl Lagerfeld, Kate Moss, Oscar de la Renta, Beyoncé, and Keith Richards. But equally important, Jeanne introduces us to the family members and loved ones who form her closest entourage—including her wise Yiddish mother and her industrious father, both Holocaust survivors; her childhood neighbor Mrs. Jaskolka, a style maven ahead of her time; her two trailblazing daughters; and her many warm and exuberant friends who have seen her through the best and worst of times.

Jeanne proves that a life lived with style and substance is always in fashion. Bold, colorful, and authentic, this is Jeanne Beker at her very best and brightest.

A psychiatry resident pulls back the curtain on the challenging personal journey to becoming a doctor as a Black woman, as a daughter, as a mother and as an advocate who had no choice but to step into the spotlight

From childhood, Chika Oriuwa dreamed of being a doctor. Every toy was a make-believe patient for the junior physician in training. She knew that she was destined to wear the white coat one day, no matter what it took, but she didn’t realize the turns that path would take, nor the challenges that lay ahead.

Oriuwa’s parents’ glowing approval of their daughter’s ambitions was matched by their expectations of her success and making her extended Igbo family proud. But no one put more pressure on Oriuwa than herself, with a pre-med study schedule timed to the quarter hour, skipped meals and sleepless nights, all to achieve her goal. Her only escape was a new passion for spoken word poetry and performance.

The high of being accepted to the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine in 2016 came crashing down when Oriuwa discovered she was the only Black student in her incoming class of 259 students. Where were all the brilliant Black classmates she had expected? Why were there so few, even in the other years? Oriuwa soon learned that medical school and a medical career are not immune to the systemic discrimination that permeates the fabric of our world.

Interwoven with on-the-ground medical training, personal moments of doubt and success, and reflections on mental health and family expectations, Unlike the Rest is the moving and inspiring story of a young doctor and her journey through medical school and residency, where she found her calling in the science and in the patients, but also felt alone and lonely, and compelled to advocate for change, not only for those in training but for those in care. And while the risks in speaking up seemed great, to simply endure was unacceptable.

The story of money is the story of our desires, our genius, and our downfalls. Money is power—and power beguiles. Nothing we’ve invented as a species has defined our own evolution so thoroughly and changed the direction of our planet’s history so dramatically. Money has shaped the very essence of what it means to be human. We can’t hope to understand ourselves without it. And yet despite money’s primacy, most of us don’t truly understand it. As economist David McWilliams states, money is everything. “Money defines the relationship between worker and employer, buyer and seller, merchant and producer. But not only that: it also defines the bond between the governed and the governor, the state and the citizen. Money unlocks pleasure, puts a price on desire, art and creativity. It motivates us to strive, achieve, invent and take risks. Money also brings out humanity’s darker side, invoking greed, envy, hatred, violence and, of course, colonialism.” Money isn’t just paper or coins or virtual currency. Money is humanity.

Leading economics expert, David McWilliams answers these questions and more in Money, an epic, breathlessly entertaining journey across the world through the present and the past, from the birthplace of money in ancient Babylon to the beginning of trade along the silk road to China, from Marrakech markets to Wall Street and the dawn of cryptocurrency. By tracking its history, McWilliams uncovers our relationship with money, transforming our perspective on its impact on the world right now. McWilliams is no dusty economist; he is a communicator at the highest level, a highly telegenic and marketable expert who is as comfortable in front of a large audience talking about his favourite subject as he is appearing on podcasts, social media, and even in stand-up comedy. He’s been called Ireland’s most important economist and is ranked among the leading economists working today.

The story of money is the story of earth’s most inventive, destructive, and dangerous animal: Homo sapiens. It is our story.

Revered science reporter and radio host Bob McDonald has devoted his career to turning our attention away from everyday perspectives and outward to the vast, intricate wonders of our planet and universe. Now, in this revealing and captivating memoir, he looks within, offering an intimate view of the path that brought him from a blue-collar background to his long-standing role as Canada’s foremost explainer of all things scientific.

It’s an engrossing and often jubilant story that allows McDonald to share powerful insights on overcoming fear of failure and tackling life-transforming challenges. Early on, he describes a childhood and youth plagued by difficulties in school that eventually convinced him to drop out of university. Yet, despite the academic obstacles, his love of science burned bright. Soon, through an innate stage sense and sheer enthusiasm, he landed a gig doing high-spirited demonstrations for the public at the Ontario Science Centre, which in turn led to self-produced TV spots.

And as each hard-won, never-certain success built on the last, he arrived at the role that would make him a national figure: the witty, engaging, passionately curious host of the perennially popular CBC Radio show Quirks and Quarks, reporting from the frontiers of scientific exploration and rubbing elbows with such luminaries as Chris Hadfield, Buzz Aldrin and Stephen Hawking. Told with all of McDonald’s trademark pace and humour, Just Say Yes is bound to please, surprise and inspire his numerous fans in entirely new ways.

A gripping testament of resilience, family, and faith, this is the incredible and true story of an American traveler who was captured and wrongfully imprisoned in Syria while on a journey to experience every country in the world.

In 2019, Sam Goodwin was abducted by the Syrian regime, who threatened to hand him over to ISIS for beheading if he did not confess to being a CIA spy. Meanwhile, his Midwestern American family transformed themselves into their own detective agency, building up a network of journalists, hostage negotiators, Middle East experts, Russian diplomats, Vatican envoys, and shady mercenaries, until eventually – by nothing short of a miracle – they found a secret backdoor into the heart of the Syrian intelligence service itself.

Through multiple first-person narrators, Saving Sam recounts an inspiring and unforgettable saga that includes a travel journey to every country in the world, heads of state, celebrities, high-stakes diplomacy and critical life lessons around curiosity, uncertainty, prayer and what it ultimately means to be free. In a genuine, straightforward and sometimes humorous style, Sam draws on his experience as a hostage to demonstrate how to turn adversities into assets, whether it be in our personal, professional or spiritual lives. This story is a reflection of the challenges we all face in a world where borders may divide us, but our shared humanity unites us.

This isn’t just another self-help theory: Dynamic Drive is your practical guide to unlocking your true potential. Through her decades of experience working with top athletes and peak performers across industries, renowned keynote speaker and leadership expert Molly Fletcher has created a proven formula backed by research that outlines the seven keys to sustainable success.

The truth is fulfillment doesn’t come from setting and accomplishing goals in isolation. It comes from Dynamic Drive—a holistic approach that connects all parts of you with your purpose and allows you to engage in meaningful growth, both personally and professionally.

Unlike traditional approaches that dilute drive into a mere means to an end, which can lead to burnout, Dynamic Drive is a way of life, a mindset. It’s about figuring out the parts of your life where you are playing small or safe or are dissatisfied. Dynamic Drive is the process by which we implement and sustain intentional change. The greatest reward isn’t in what you achieve, but who you become in the process.

Your path to sustained high performance in all areas of your life begins here. This is your manual for an aligned, joyful, and relentless pursuit of a better you.

From Tanya Talaga comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call Canada.

The Knowing is the unfolding of Canadian history unlike anything ever read before. Talaga retells the history of this country as only she can — through an Indigenous lens, beginning with the life of her great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter and her family as they experienced decades of government- and Church-sanctioned enfranchisement and genocide.

Belonging is more than a black and white issue. It’s also a peony pink, damask gold, and toasted almond one!

Undoubtedly the issue is complex. We feel like we’re walking on eggshells. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers, no shortcuts, no quick fixes.

Bringing her Almond Joy-ful sense of humor coupled with her authentic “Brené Brown-er” approach to these tough matters, Tina Varughese recognizes that while we may not always agree when it comes to divergent beliefs and challenging conversations, we are more alike than different.

50 Shades of Beige brings candid and difficult discussions to the fore – from Andrea’s pursuit of peace to Junaid’s desire to fit in to Gurprit’s transformation to Patricio’s authentic belonging.

Because that’s what it’s about. It’s about listening and understanding and appreciating – everyone’s stories, everyone’s feelings, everyone’s pain and joy. It’s about building bridges of understanding, gaining clarity of our own biases and choosing best practices that will work for ourselves, our workplaces and our communities.

Get ready to be a little uncomfortable, gain a lot of perspective and create not only a stronger organization but also a better tomorrow.

This book is an intimate and in-depth look into the life of Yvie Oddly, winner of season eleven of RuPaul’s Drag Race. It begins with their childhood and then tells of their coming out and coming to terms with their sexuality, gender and how those things impact their journey as an artist. It then follows them through their experience on Drag Race (season 11 and All Stars, All Winners), and their rise to super stardom. It’s a close glimpse into their wonderful and sometimes turbulent relationships with their friends, family, and all the people they met along their journey. And it’s an exploration of Yvie’s unique expression of drag as an art form.

Yvie Oddly’s memoir will inspire readers as Yvie candidly shares their evolution into their current identity and learning to balance their private and public personas. Readers will follow them on a journey they will sympathize with, and many may even see themselves in their struggles.

As a leader, you have a unique opportunity to influence the people around you in profound ways. To make a difference. To leave behind a lasting legacy.

International business speaker, Michael Kerr, believes you owe it to your employees and their families, to your colleagues and customers, and to yourself to embrace your role as a culture leader to create a kinder, more compassionate, and ultimately inspiring workplace that works for everyone.

Packed with practical ideas, Small Moments, Big Outcomes will help you lead with greater confidence and purpose – all while having more fun along the way.

Ultimately, it’s a reminder that it’s the small moments that often fuel the biggest outcomes!

Hall of Fame speaker Michael Kerr is a dynamic and energizing international speaker and trainer. A renowned expert on workplace culture and leadership, his nine books and celebrated blog have inspired leaders and organizations around the globe.

The rapid advance of technology and rising demand for social equity and environmental stewardship have forever altered the corporate landscape. In this new world, leadership is a way to be — not a thing to do. To succeed, leaders need to shift their focus from holding up a mirror to opening a window to appreciate and harness the lived experiences of others. Filled with practices you can use every day on the job, The Compassion Advantage holds the key to making well-informed decisions; empowering and engaging teams; delivering on goals; and creating a happier, healthier, and more productive workplace that attracts and retains the best and brightest employees.

Throughout, strategic advisor and CEO Dr. Jill Birch provides the framework for furthering your career through groundbreaking techniques in relational leadership. Combining insights from dozens of renowned CEOs and luminaries with hard-won lessons from her own storied career, Birch shares seven simple, actionable practices that will transform your leadership style. Whether you are an aspiring leader or a seasoned pro, this book will up your game, teaching you how to become more self-aware, read the room faster, rally people around a common cause, and channel your experience so that you can become a better mentor and more confident leader.

With on-the-ground examples and concrete steps you can take to start developing these skills today, The Compassion Advantage offers the strategies you need to be a better, more caring leader for the people around you.

Bestselling author and economist Jeff Rubin looks ahead and warns that the inflation that took the world by surprise in 2021 is in fact the front of a perfect storm of war, supply-chain disruption, geopolitical realignment, domestic upheaval, and energy scarcity that will change everything.

During the pandemic, the borrowing patterns of the Canadian government inflated a national deficit by a factor of ten in just two years—and the time has come to pay for it. The ramifications of international COVID-19 spending could potentially last for decades, and inevitably one of the first manifestations of these consequences will be that central banks will lose control of interest rates, and therefore of growth and inflation targets. The genie will be out of the bottle.

That is just the first symptom of a series of cascading upheavals. Supply-chain disruptions have already shown the vulnerability of the globalist model that has fueled growth for the past decades. War has not only shown the fragility of the status quo, but has revealed diplomatic and economic rifts that promise to shift trading patterns, which means access to markets and to resources. At the same time, the precarity of the US dollar underlines the life-or-death importance of those resources, energy in particular. And consolidation of a Eurasian bloc, from Russia to China, and encompassing old enemies like Iran and former US ally Saudi Arabia, hint that the upheaval of Covid was just the beginning.

Tracking trade wars and kinetic wars, central banks and runs on banks, pipelines blown up and startups knocked down, A Map of the New Normal gives us a glimpse of a near future that will look very different from the recent past. It reminds us that our mortgage rates and job security, our grocery bills and investments, are all tied to events set in motion by governments, corporations, and black swans around the world.