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Lawyers Gone Bad

Lawyers Gone Bad

People love to hate lawyers; they're perhaps the most distrusted among professionals. What's puzzling is that lawyers who commit crimes are often at the top of their profession—affluent, respected members of society who seem to have little reason for criminal behaviour. Philip Slayton spent thirty-five years as a lawyer. In Lawyers Gone Bad, he exposes the colourful personal dramas that give insight into lawyers, legal practice, and how the law itself can fail or be twisted.
 

Heart Matters

Heart Matters

Adrienne Clarkson grew up in Ottawa after her family escaped Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in 1942. Decades later, she would become Canada's twenty-sixth governor general. Heart Matters is more than a public life remembered—it chronicles an astonishing journey through triumph and turmoil. Remarkably insightful and inspiring, it is an extraordinary work by an extraordinary Canadian.
 

Canadians

Canadians

Who are we? As a journalist and author for more than thirty years, Roy MacGregor has travelled this vast country more than any other Canadian in pursuit of the often elusive national identity. Learned in perception, deft in delivery, Canadians is a love letter, a wakeup call, a session on the couch, and a celebration of the richness and diversity of this country and its people.
 

The Thrive Diet

The Thrive Diet

The Thrive Diet is a long-term eating plan that will help you achieve optimal health through stress-busting, plant-based whole foods. It's an easy-to-follow diet that will help you understand why some foods create nutritional stress and how other foods can help eliminate it, giving you a lean body, sharp mind, and everlasting energy. Fully researched and developed by Brendan Brazier, professional Ironman triathlete.