Here is a selection of recently added print books ready for use
Andy’s tribal canoe journey /written by Seabacola Beaton, Jorja Johnson and Cadence Manson ; illustrated by Natalie Laurin. Join Andy as he experiences a Tribal Canoe Journey for the first time and learns what it’s like to belong to a canoe family. Follow along as Andy navigates physical and emotional challenges and finds an answer to the important question: Who am I?
Connectography: mapping the future of global civilization /Parag Khanna. An authoritative guide to a future shaped less by national borders than by global supply chains, a world in which the most connected powers—and people—will win. Khanna travels from Ukraine to Iran, Mongolia to North Korea, Pakistan to Nigeria, and across the Arctic Circle and the South China Sea to explain the rapid and unprecedented changes affecting every part of the planet. He shows how militaries are deployed to protect supply chains as much as borders, and how nations are less at war over territory than engaged in tugs-of-war over pipelines, railways, shipping lanes, and Internet cables. Beneath the chaos of a world that appears to be falling apart is a new foundation of connectivity pulling it together.
God’s province: evangelical Christianity, political thought, and conservatism in Alberta /Clark Banack. Banack challenges shows that, in Alberta, religious motivation played a vital role in shaping its initial political trajectory. Drawing on substantial archival research God’s Province highlights the strong link that exists between the religiously inspired political thought and action of formative leaders, the US evangelical Protestant tradition from which they drew, and the emergence of an individualistic, populist, and anti-statist sentiment in Alberta that is largely unfamiliar to the rest of Canada. Covering nearly a century of Alberta’s history, Banack offers an illuminating reconsideration of the political thought of these leaders, the goals of the movements they led, and the roots of Alberta’s distinctiveness within Canada. A fusion of religious history, intellectual history, and political thought, God’s Province exposes the ways in which the individual intentions of politicians shape one province’s political culture.–
John Amos Comenius: a visionary reformer of schools /David I. Smith, PhD. Smith sketches some of Comenius’s central ideas, pointing to several important themes that summarize Comenius’s tireless work for educational reform. Readers will discover that amongst the literally hundreds of works Comenius wrote in Czech and Latin, many of which are lost to us today, he created one of the world’s most successful children’s picture books; suggested that learning should resemble gardening; and proposed that joy, piety, and harmony are central to the education of children. Readers will learn that Comenius is at once a forerunner of much of what we find and affirm today in education while also an advocate of some ideas that we would pass over. Smith suggests that we should let Comenius “be himself, rather than a forerunner of ourselves,” if we wish to be challenged by him afresh.
Judgment day at the White House: a critical declaration exploring moral issues and the political use and abuse of religion /edited by Gabriel J. Fackre. This book presents the first assessment of the Clinton impeachment process from a religious perspective, a current issue that can be used as a challenging case study in courses in ethics, religion, and political science. It also includes the recent “Declaration concerning Religion, Ethics, and the Crisis in the Clinton Presidency”, a statement signed by nearly 200 scholars of religion and public life, a selection of critical essays and includes rejoinders to the Declaration ; political commentary ,; and transcripts of Clinton’s speeches related to the issue.
Just politics: a guide for Christian engagement /Ronald J. Sider. Sider offers a biblically grounded, factually rooted, Christian approach to politics that cuts across ideological divides. Shaped by a careful study of society, this book will guide readers into more thoughtful and effective political activity. It addresses perennially tough questions that often divide the church and includes a case study of the federal deficit debate. This is a revised version of what was previously published as The Scandal of Evangelical Politics.
Learning to inquire in social studies: an anthology for elementary teachers /Roland Case, Penney Clark, editors. Learning to Inquire in Social Studies: An Anthology for Elementary Teachers brings together the work of prominent education scholars and the experiences of highly regarded teachers–the best of the theory and of the practice–in a comprehensive collection. The 23 chapters and extensive online supplement present a diversity of perspectives that provide context, insight, and direction for teaching social studies at the elementary level.
Mary, who wrote Frankenstein /Linda Bailey, Julia Sarda. A riveting and atmospheric picture book about the young woman who wrote one of the greatest horror novels ever written and one of the first works of science fiction, Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein is an exploration of the process of artistic inspiration that will galvanize readers and writers of all ages.
Perverse cities: hidden subsidies, wonky policy, and urban sprawl /Pamela Blais. Blais argues that flawed public policies and mis-pricing create hidden, “perverse” subsidies and incentives that promote sprawl while discouraging more efficient and sustainable urban forms – clearly not what most planners and environmentalists have in mind. She makes the case for accurate pricing and better policy to curb sprawl and shows how this can be achieved in practice through a range of market-oriented tools that promote efficient, sustainable cities.
Seven reasons for supporting social democracy: the conservative, liberal, capitalist, democratic, religious, socialist, and North American reasons /Donald A. Bailey. Seven Reasons for Supporting Social Democracy makes a persuasive case for supporting the political Left, for extensive social reforms improving the lives and opportunities of the majority, for a better-informed and more sophisticated political culture, and for placing substantial restraints on global capitalism.
Spiritual journals /Henri J.M. Nouwen. Three of Nouwen’s internationally acclaimed spiritual journals. The Genesee Diary was written during a seven-month stay at the Trappist Abbey of Genesee, New York, where Nouwen met the challenge “to face my restless self.” In Gracias, Nouwen reported on a six-month sojourn in Bolivia and Peru, where he came in touch with God’s “option for the poor” and the conviction that “somewhere, somehow, I too had to make that option.” The Road to Daybreak chronicles a year spent at the L’ Arche community for the mentally handicapped in Trosly, France, and records Nouwen’s “spiritual struggle to say ‘yes’ to Jesus’ invitation to ‘Come follow me.’”
Stand like a cedar /Nicola I. Campbell, Carrielynn Victor. Children go for a walk in the woods with their elders and discover the animals of British Columbia, their names in the Nłekepmxcín or Halq’emeylem languages, and the teachings they have for us.–Provided by publisher.
The call to discernment in troubled times: new perspectives on the transformative wisdom of Ignatius of Loyola /Dean Brackley. Brackley is convinced that the practical wisdom of Ignatius Loyola, written four centuries ago, offers guidance for our troubled times, which are characterized by a global social crisis. With sections on getting free, something worth living for, discerning and deciding, passion and compassion, resurrection and prayer; he uses the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius as a means of introducing us to “a life of deeper faith, hope and love.”
The complete short stories /Mark Twain ; with an introduction by Adam Gopnik. These sixty satirical, rollicking, uproarious tales by the greatest yarn-spinner in our literary history are as fresh and vivid as ever more than a century after their author’s death. Twain’s inimitable wit, his nimble plotting, and his unerring insight into human nature are on full display in these wonderfully entertaining stories.This sparkling anthology covers the entire span of Twain’s inimitable yarn-spinning, from his early broad comedy to the biting satire of his later years.
The princess and the pants /written by Carla Voyageur ; illustrated by Natassia Davies. On the banks of the Gwa’yi River, a young Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w princess grows up to be a curious student, an influential leader, and a mother. She doesn’t wear fancy clothes or attend balls or do anything her children think princesses should do. Using a strategy they had read about in an old tale to put their mother’s royalty to the test, the children discover the truth. But more importantly, they also learn what it really means to be a princess.
Turning parliament inside out: practical ideas for reforming Canada’s democracy /edited by Michael Chong, Scott Simms, and Kennedy Stewart. A collaborative roadmap for Canadian parliamentary reform by MPs from all of Canada’s major political parties. Chong organized a collaboration between MPs from all of Canada’s major political parties, representing ridings from across the country. They join together in an across-the-aisle effort to make these changes a reality, explaining why reform is so urgently needed and proposing practical, achievable suggestions for making it happen. With the Trudeau government promising sweeping reforms, the opportunity is now ripe for making long-needed changes and restoring Canadians’ faith in the political process, reassuring voters that their voices are heard. Turning Parliament Inside Out provides a roadmap for how to get there.
We were not the savages: a Micmac perspective on the collision of European and aboriginal civilizations /Daniel N. Paul ; research assistants, Donald M. Julien and Timothy J. Bernard ; illustrations, Vernon Gloade. We Were Not the Savages is a history of the near demise, from a Mi’kmaq perspective, of ancient democratic North American First Nations, caused by the European invasion of the Americas, with special focus on the Mi’kmaq. Although other European Nations, Spain for instance, were in on the slaughter this history relates in detail the actions of only one, Great Britain.
Wealth and power: China’s long march to the twenty-first century /Orville Schell and John Delury. Through a series of lively and absorbing portraits of iconic modern Chinese leaders and thinkers, two of today’s foremost specialists on China provide a panoramic narrative of this country’s rise to preeminence that is at once analytical and personal. Schell and Delury supply much-needed insight into the country’s tortured progression from nineteenth-century decline to twenty-first-century boom. By looking backward into the past to understand forces at work for hundreds of years, they help us understand China today and the future that this singular country is helping shape for all of us.
When citizens decide: lessons from citizen assemblies on electoral reform /Patrick Fournier … [et al.]. Three large-scale democratic experiments have taken place in which groups of randomly selected ordinary citizens were asked to independently design the next electoral system. The lessons drawn from the research are relevant for those interested in political participation, public opinion, deliberation, public policy, and democracy.
World order /Henry Kissinger. Kissinger offers a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen of the modern era, Kissinger now reveals his analysis of the ultimate challenge for the twenty-first century: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historical perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism.
Alloway Library is pleased to welcome the Canada Institute of Linguistics library collection of books, journals, and media items into the library’s general collections. Since July of last year staff at both libraries have been working together to transfer the material with minimal disruption to library users and ensure that it is a good move for both CanIL and Trinity. By January, the first CanIL book was added to Alloway Library’s catalogue and placed on the shelf. Over the spring and summer the entire collection of over 7600 items will be reviewed and made ready for transfer onto Alloway Library’s shelves.
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