Category Archives: Academic book

One Hundred Years of Struggle by Joan Sangster (167)

Posted on May 14, 2018 by irenesroth

This is a wonderful book about the history of women and the vote in Canada.  It is hard to believe that so much positive has changed for women.  But it sure did take a long time! The achievement of the … Continue reading →

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Surviving Canada: Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal (23)

Posted on August 9, 2017 by irenesroth

This book is an honest examination of Indigenous people lives and how they feel betrayed and have difficulty celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday as the rest do. Canada 150 commemorates the founding of Canada in 1867, being the political agreement that … Continue reading →

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L. M. Montgomery and War by Andrea McKenzie and Jane Ledwell (18)

Posted on August 4, 2017 by irenesroth

This a book that is wonderfully rich in content and informative as well as inspiring. It is about an icon in Canadian History, L. M. Montgomery.  She sure is one of a kind historian and I have read many of … Continue reading →

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The Idiot’s Brain by Dean Burnett (151)

Posted on January 27, 2017 by irenesroth

This a great read for anyone who is interested in neuroscience or how the brain works. Our brain is very complicated and it is very simplistic in places too. Dr. Dean Burnett dispels all the mysteries of the brain in … Continue reading →

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Getting to Maybe: How the world is changed (94)

Posted on November 8, 2016 by irenesroth

I decided to read a few books that made me think long and hard this month. Of course, being a philosopher, I love books like that. And I recommend this book for anyone who would like to think and reminisce. … Continue reading →

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In Pursuit of Excellence (101)

Posted on April 7, 2016 by irenesroth

This is a wonderful book that is written by a Canadian world renowned leader in the applied field of mental training and excellence. It is a book that is worth reading if you are interested how to be at your … Continue reading →

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The Social Life of Ink (54)

Posted on November 26, 2015 by irenesroth

The Social Life of Ink: Culture, Wonder, and Our Relationship With the Written Word By Ted Bishop Professor of English from Alberta We take ink for granted in our lives. And given the advent of computers, it is all too … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Survivors in Canada (52)

Posted on November 24, 2015 by irenesroth

This month, before I got onto the Canadian Book Review Challenge, I thought I would do some scientific and historical reading. And this book is in the same domain as the previous two that I reviewed. This book is sad … Continue reading →

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An Appetite for Wonder (50)

Posted on November 24, 2015 by irenesroth

This is Richard Dawkins’ first memoir about his life and how he became famous and well-known.  I remember when I first read The Selfish Gene.  It was a book that I read and re-read as an undergraduate at York University.. … Continue reading →

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Mental Traps (118)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by irenesroth

Mental Traps:  The Overthinker’s Guide to a Happier Life by Andre Kukla This is a GREAT book by a Professor Emeritus from the University of Toronto, Canada. He has taught in both the Departments of Psychology and Philosophy. This book … Continue reading →

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