Genres: History
Beneath Dark Waters – Eve Lazarus
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While the Titanic sinking may be one of the most famous Maritime disasters, it’s not the biggest or the one that touches Canada the most. A few years after the Titanic had it’s ill-fated meeting with an iceberg The Empress of Ireland had a collision with another ship on the St Lawrence in Canada where
Mans Search for Meaning – Viktor Frankl
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This is a classic book, that feels to me like it has so much weight behind it that it’s hard to say most anything about the book but praise. I have the second edition where Frankl goes into his Logo Therapy ideas, and I found those of less utility than the discussion at the beginning
The Devils Curve – Arno Kopecky
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What does Canada do with it’s mining interests on the edge of the Amazon? Arno Kopecky brings us a well researched book showing that we’re willing to destroy the land somewhere that’s not our backyard if it brings us profit. We’re willing to collude with terrible government regimes that violently remove their citizens as long
The Fish That Ate the Whale – Rich Cohen
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Samuel Zemurray was a bold businessman. When he wasn’t allowed to build a bridge to ship his banana’s he built two long piers and would install floating sections to cross the river. He also helped install friendly governments, presided over the massacre of indigenous people to get his bananas produced and bought a warship that
