Articles tagged with: history
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The prolific author and former diplomat Jan Drabek discusses his recent biography, Vladimir Krajina: World War II Hero and Ecology Pioneer (Ronsdale Press, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
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The author and associate editor of BC Studies, Richard Mackie discusses Home Truths: Highlights from BC History (Harbour Publishing, 2012), a collection of essays from the scholarly journal that he co-edited with Graeme Wynn; as well, reflects on British Columbia’s history, as well as Vancouver, with Joseph Planta.
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The journalist and author Jake Tapper discusses his recent book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor (Little, Brown, 2012), about America’s deadliest battle in Afghanistan at the Combat Outpost Keating in 2009, the conflict in Afghanistan, his new program at CNN, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The journalist and author Paul Reid discusses the book he co-authored with the late William Manchester, The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965 (Little, Brown, 2012), Churchill, Manchester, and Reid’s own career as a writer, with Joseph Planta.
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The bestselling author and former police informant, Alex Caine discusses his new book, Charlie and the Angels: The Outlaws, the Hells Angels and the Sixty Years War (Random House, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
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The Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer looks back with Joseph Planta, at the life and career of Bruce Hutchison (1901-1992), the award-winning Canadian author and journalist who was a formative and beloved figure in 20th Century Canadian journalism and politics.
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The actor Jackson Davies discusses the new book he co-wrote with Marc Strange, Bruno and the Beach: The Beachcombers at 40 (Harbour Publishing, 2012), looking at the legendary Canadian television program, its star Bruno Gerussi and his other co-stars, including Davies; as well as the program’s impact on Gibsons, British Columbia where it was set and Canada, culture, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The author and Vancouver City Councillor Geoff Meggs discusses the book he’s co-authored with Rod Mickleburgh, The Art of the Impossible: Dave Barrett and the NDP in Power 1972-1975 (Harbour Publishing, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
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The author, activist and actor Greg Malone discusses his new book, Don’t Tell the Newfoundlanders: The True Story of Newfoundland’s Confederation with Canada (Knopf, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
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The writer and Globe and Mail writer Rod Mickleburgh discusses the book he’s written with Geoff Meggs, The Art of the Impossible: Dave Barrett and the NDP in Power 1972-1975 (Harbour Publishing, 2012), with Joseph Planta.
