Nonfiction

Nonfiction

Books about real-life issues, people and history that will entertain as well as educate.

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The Real World of Democracy

In his 1964 CBC Massey Lectures C. B. MacPherson examines rival ideas of democracy and their impact on each other.

The Real World of Technology

In this expanded version of her 1989 CBC Massey Lectures, scientist and activist Ursula M. Franklin explores the impact of technology upon our lives.

The Return of History

A timely and fascinating analysis of twenty-first-century geopolitics by Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General Jennifer Welsh.

The Rights Revolution

In his 2000 CBC Massey Lectures, Michael Ignatieff confronts controversial human rights questions and defends the individualism of rights language.

The Rise of Populism

The twenty-third semi-annual Munk Debate takes on the future of liberalism against the rising tide of populism.

The Rivers North of the Future

David Cayley compiles Ivan Illich's moving and insightful thoughts concerning the fate of the Christian Gospel.

The Temple at the End of the Universe

A journalistic memoir by a lapsed evangelical Christian that examines how the ecological crisis is shifting the ground of religious faith.

The Time Has Come

The Time Has Come offers a plain-spoken and forthright look at why and how men must actively fight for gender equality.

The Triumph of Narrative

In his 1999 CBC Massey Lectures, Robert Fulford reveals to us the mystery, power, and importance of story in all our lives.

The Truth About Stories

In his 2003 CBC Massey Lectures, award-winning author Thomas King explores how stories shape who we are and how we understand and interact with other people.

The Unconscious Civilization

John Ralston Saul argues that our society is only superficially based on democracy, and that increasingly it is conformist and corporatist.

The Universe Within

Neil Turok's 2012 CBC Massey Lectures is a visionary look at the way the human mind can shape the future.