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Invisible Man: One of the best books ever written in the English language

By Gail Picco (February 25, 2020) Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison, Vintage; 2nd ed. Edition, March 14, 1995, originally published 1956, 608 pp., $21.78 Ralph Ellison was an unknown writer when he published his first full novel in 1956, an exquisite work of fiction based on the gruelling realities faced by a Black man born in Oklahoma in … [Read more...] about Invisible Man: One of the best books ever written in the English language

The Age of Increasing Inequality: A widening gap between the rich and poor—the new Canadian ‘normal’

by Sharon Broughton, February 18, 2020 The Age of Increasing Inequality: The Astonishing Rise of Canada’s 1%, Lars Osberg, Lorimer, February 19, 2019, 248 pp., $25.71 What kind of Canada do we want for the future of our children?  Does the increasing inequality between the top 1% and all those left behind matter for our human rights and … [Read more...] about The Age of Increasing Inequality: A widening gap between the rich and poor—the new Canadian ‘normal’

Conversations with Buddha & Ingenious: Noble truths, now and next

Conversations with Buddha: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts, Joan Duncan Oliver with forward by Annie Lennox Ingenious: The Unintended Cost of Human Innovation, Peter Gluckman and Mark Hanson Imagined conversations on suffering, impermanence, and karma by Lucy White (February 14, 2020) Conversations with Buddha: A Fictional Dialogue Based on … [Read more...] about Conversations with Buddha & Ingenious: Noble truths, now and next