Articles tagged with: history
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The author Fraser Nixon discusses his first book, a literary thriller, The Man Who Killed (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
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The playwright and theatre artist Carmen Aguirre discusses her first book, Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter (Douglas & McIntyre, 2011), being a member of the Chilean resistance, Chile today, and more, with Joseph Planta.
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The author Jonathan Kay, managing editor and columnist at the National Post, discusses his new book, Among the Truthers: A Journey into the Growing Conspiracist Underground of 9/11 Truthers, Birthers, Armageddonites, Vaccine Hysterics, Hollywood Know-Nothings and Internet Addicts. (HarperCollins, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
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Recently, I wandered into First Used Books, an estimable shop on that strip of Kingsway between Broadway and Main. I saw on the shelf a biography of Louis St. Laurent, Canadian by Dale Thomson. Having no books on St. Laurent I bought it.
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The author and academic Mark van Vugt discusses leadership, the research and science behind it, and his new book Selected: Why Some People Lead, Why Others Follow, and Why It Matters (Random House, 2011), with Joseph Planta.
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Public transportation in Metro Vancouver and its history are discussed with Jhenifer Pabillano, editor-in-chief of TransLink’s The Buzzer, with Joseph Planta.
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On the 25th anniversary of the People’s Power Revolution in the Philippines, the award winning foreign correspondent and executive vice president and editor-at-large of the San Francisco Chronicle Phil Bronstein discusses covering the Philippines from the assassination of Ninoy Aquino to the ouster of the Marcos regime, and the installation of Corazon Aquino, with Joseph Planta; as well, the contemporary revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are compared.
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The author and Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume discusses his new book, A Walk with the Rainy Sisters: In Praise of British Columbia’s Places (Harbour Publishing, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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The historian and author Chuck Davis, who died on Saturday, is remembered in a tribute program featuring guests: Sam Sullivan, Alan Twigg, Howard White, and David Berner, hosted by Joseph Planta.
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The historian and author Mark Zuehlke joins Joseph Planta to reflect on Remembrance Day, his books on military history, and more.
