Category: Books
London high school library’s 10,000-book cull sparks censorship debate
More than 10,000 books were tossed from Beal secondary school’s library last year, leading to the resignation of its teacher-librarian.
New book questions transparency claims tied to police body cameras
Sociology professors Christopher Schneider of Brandon University and Erick Laming of Trent University take a critical look at the technology.
New book on Tokyo Olympics features Damian Warner’s pandemic journey
Damian Warner and Gar Leyshon have learned a lot in the decathlete star’s four trips to the Olympic Games.
Phenomenal Moments: Photographs That Illuminate The Science Behind Our World
“I created Phenomenal Moments: Revealing the Hidden Science around Us as a gentle nudge,” says author Felice Frankel, “especially for the young, and just as importantly for their parents — to recognize that science isn’t separate from our lives. It’s everywhere.” Enlisting readers to “be the scientist” through vivid fine … [continued]
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Fifty years later: The little-known story of the families the Fitz left behind
“Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy” is a new book by Thomas Nelson with Jeremy Podair. Below is an adapted excerpt from the chapter “Just Call Toby,” that details the legal mess families were put through after losing their loved ones on the Edmund Fitzgerald.