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Category: Books
New waterproof Kindle Paperwhite makes a splash
Reading Time: 3 minutes Fourth generation model resists liquids, has wireless audiobook support and is cheap. That all adds up to a good Christmas gift
Holiday reading: Get lost in Lands of Lost Borders
Reading Time: 4 minutes Kate Harris’s book is a must for the travellers on your gift list; discovering Norway and Iceland; indulging in a wellness weekend
Stephen Harper returns, and he has plenty to say
Reading Time: 3 minutes The former Conservative prime minister has advice for us on Trump, economics, immigration and more
The man who shot Billy the Kid
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pat Garrett has been maligned for killing his “friend” in a “cowardly” way. Neither indictment is persuasive
Fear and loathing in the realm of Donald Trump
Reading Time: 3 minutes In the Trump world, money is the key metric and the truth is relative. Can the midterm elections change anything?
Hubert Humphrey’s futile dash for Presidential power
Reading Time: 3 minutes Humphrey tried and tried again but, ambition notwithstanding, he was never meant for the job
Compassion is at the heart of the best of humanity
Reading Time: 3 minutes Those who show the greatest compassion are among the most powerful and influential, because they’re driving change
Was the 2008 financial crisis exacerbated by official misjudgment?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Countries as disparate as Ireland, Iceland and Greece showed that misplaced financial exuberance has many pedigrees
Is a run for the presidency in Ronan Farrow’s future?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The author of War on Peace demonstrates the kind of qualities that suggest a political career in the making