FRAGILE
The Human Condition
Written by Howard G. Buffett
Foreword by Shakira Mebarak
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
On Sale: December 8, 2009
Price: $35.00
Fragile is the documentation of life stories in sixty-five countries. It is about personal accounts, some successful, some shattering. The book is an effort to move intellectual discussions to face emotional realities. It is one man's attempt to bring this reality to those who may be motivated to affect change.
It is...
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Pay the Rent or Feed the Kids
The Tragedy and Disgrace of Poverty in Canada
Written by Mel Hurtig
Format: Trade Paperback, 376 pages
On Sale: September 15, 2000
Price: $18.95
Canadian politicians have, from time to time, proclaimed a war against poverty. What they are really prosecuting, however, is a war against the poor. Unemployment benefits are routinely denied to people who, over the course of a lifetime, have contributed a portion of their earnings to UI (now called EI).
Welfare rolls...
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