By Kathleen Adamson (May 13, 2021) The 100-Year PR Plan, Benjamin Miller, Gail K. Picco Books, Civil Sector Press, January 15, 2021, 238 pp., $39.99 Like the legal system, the language of academic discourse has become so complex that it sometimes requires an interpreter -- someone like Benjamin Miller. But that does not mean nothing important is there. Revisiting … [Read more...] about Benjamin Miller: Very rarely does an author take political theory and interpret it with such relevance and clarity
A Girl Called Echo: A Resounding Messenger of Métis History
By Gail Picco (May 10, 2021) Road Allowance Era: Vol. 4, A Girl Called Echo, Katherena Vermette, Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, Colour by Donovan Yaciuk, HighWater Press, Graphic Novel, Grades 5–9, April 27, 2021, 48 pp., $19.95 Road Allowance Era, a powerful conclusion to The Girl called Echo series of four graphic novels written for Highwater Press by Canadian … [Read more...] about A Girl Called Echo: A Resounding Messenger of Métis History
Unwinding Anxiety: From the brain and heart
By Wanda Deschamps (May 6, 2021) Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind, Judson Brewer, PenguinRandomHouse, March 9, 2021, 304 pp., $30.90 Unwinding Anxiety speaks from both the brain and the heart. Author Dr. Judson Brewer has experiential knowledge and education in the topic of mental health and writes in … [Read more...] about Unwinding Anxiety: From the brain and heart
DEI is officially hot: The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders
By Ginelle Skerritt (May 3, 2021) The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders: Unleashing the Power of All of Us, Andrés Tapia and Alina Polonskaia, BK Business, October 20, 2020, 216 pp., $36.49 I am noticing a trend. We seem to be going through a period where Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training, books and gurus are like the haute couture of … [Read more...] about DEI is officially hot: The 5 Disciplines of Inclusive Leaders
David Love: Thoughts of an Environmental Fundraiser
by Gail Picco (April 30, 2021) Green Green: Reflections on 51 Years of Raising Money for Nature, David Love, Civil Sector Press, April 22, 2021, 187 pp., $32.00 It was a sort of epiphany says David Love. He and his wife Ann, who helped found Pollution Probe, were working up north setting up an independent school in Yukon. At the same time, one of the first … [Read more...] about David Love: Thoughts of an Environmental Fundraiser