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Trade paperback. A great and monstrous thing. The story of an extraordinary century in the history of London. Recovering from the Great Fire, this shows a portrait of the period of expansion, of scientific and artistic genius and an age of extremes. The long-awaited finale to his history of London.

Often overlooked and overshadowed by its North American cousin, Canadian cinema has nevertheless produced some mesmerising films and directors, including Atom Egoyan, Robert Lepage and Denys Arcand. The Cinema of Canada contains 24 essays, each on a different film and divides itself into three distinct categories: English-Canadian cinema, Québec cinema, Aboriginal cinema. In so doing, it provides a fascinating historical account of the develop...

Do you wonder if God has a destiny for you? Joseph's life is a winding tale, from the choices laid before him to the struggles he endured to the protection God bestowed on him. Out of the ashes of disaster, God enabled him to rescue Egypt and to save a deeply flawed family that grew into a great nation. Dr. Jerry White, International President Emeritus of The Navigators, retired Air Force Major General, brings the life of Joseph of the Old Tes...

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London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. But there has also been an innumerable host of writers who have sought to capture the essence of London and what it meant for the people who lived there or were merely passing through. and they faithfully transcribed what they saw and felt in the stories they told of London town.

In "Honesty, Morality, and Conscience, " Navigator author Jerry White takes a hard look at some of life's gray areas. Examining the origin and depth of our conscience, our moral compass, and truthful living, he explains how God has given us everything we need to face the ethical questions of today in all areas of our lives. Explore issues of identity, integrity, and accountability as you look at your sources for discernment and wisdom. This gr...

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London has the greatest literary tradition of any city in the world. Its roll call of storytellers includes cultural giants like Shakespeare, Defoe, and Dickens, and an innumerable host of writers of all sorts who sought to capture the essence of the place. Acclaimed historian Jerry White has collected some twenty-six stories to illustrate the extraordinary diversity of both London life and writing over the past four centuries, from Shakespear...

Revisioning Europe is among the few existing English-language discussions of the films made by British novelist John Berger and Swiss film director Alain Tanner. It brings to light a political cinema that was unsentimental about the possibilities of revo

This 1990 book cuts through the media images of young people, and exposes the underlying trends of society's response to the 'youth problem'.

Examination of the work that Jean-Luc Godard did with Anne-Marie Mi ville, spanning films, television series, and videos. Special attention is paid to the ways they used video equipment to explore a "workshop" idea for their production company, and the ways Swiss culture influenced their collective project.

The research and policy discussions included in Aboriginal Policy Research, Volumes 1 and 2, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the first Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa in 2002. Co-hosted by Indian and Northern Affairs and the University of Western Ontario, the conference promoted interaction between researchers, policy-makers, and Aboriginal peoples. It expanded on the knowledge of the social, economic, ...

The research and policy discussions included in Aboriginal Policy Research, Volumes 1 and 2, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the first Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa in 2002. Co-hosted by Indian and Northern Affairs and the University of Western Ontario, the conference promoted interaction between researchers, policy-makers, and Aboriginal peoples. It expanded on the knowledge of the social, economic, ...

On June 29, 2007, the Assenbly of First Nations (AFN) organized a National Day of Action. This one-day event was part of a broader strategy of the AFN, launched in the fall of 2006 to create awareness of First Nations issues, more specifically, it was a call for action against poverty. This book deals with this same issue, not from an advocacy or political viewpoint, but from an empirical and scientific perspective. As we move further into a n...

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The research and policy discussions included in Aboriginal Policy Research, Volume 3, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the second Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa in 2006. Co-chaired by Dan Beavon of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Jerry White of the University of Western Ontario, and Peter Dinsdale of the National Association of Friendship Centres, the conference promoted interaction between reasearc...

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The fifth volume in the Aboriginal Policy Research series derives from the proceedings of a pre-conference workshop on gender issues related to defining identity and Indian status (often referred to as Bill C-31). Inian and Northern Affairs Canada and Status of Women Canada joined forces to lead development on a full-day pre-conference workshop on March 19, 2006, that brought together historical, demographic and legal scholars, as well as Firs...

The research and policy discussions included in Aboriginal Policy Research, Volume 4, offer a portion of the original papers presented at the second Aboriginal Policy Research Conference held in Ottawa in 2006. Co-chaired by Dan Beavon of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Jerry White of the University of Western Ontario, and Peter Dinsdale of the National Association of Friendship Centres, the conference promoted interaction between reasearc...