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“Their [BTL] books are timely, provocative and, unlike most of our academic presses, actually readable. Long may they prosper.”
-Daniel Francis Geist Magazine
Keep your summer reading lists open! This month we published Ester Reiter's new book, A Future Without Hate or Need: The Promise of the Jewish Left in Canada, on July 6th. We also have No-Nonsense Guides that are great for back-to-school readers looking to get ahead of the curve.
Plus! Join us from August 10th to the 12th for the Radical Bookfair during the World Social Forum in Montreal! With more than 50,000 people present and 1,500 activites offered over 6 days, this is a must-attend conference.
WHERE: 315 Saint-Catherine Street East, Pavillon Sciences de la gestion, UQAM (metro Berri-UQAM), on unceded Kanien'kehá:ka territory.
WHEN: August 10th-12th, 8:30am-7:30pm.
Check out facebook for event details.
We hope to see you there!
World's easiest free book contest! Win a copy of "A Future Without Hate or Need " To enter, email info@btlbooks.com by August 1st with the subject line "July newsletter contest" and give us the name of the author. We will draw a winner from the correct responses (Canadian mailing addresses only please).
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Just Published!
A Future Without Hate or Need
The Promise of the Jewish Left in Canada
By Ester Rieter
Driven from their homes in Russia, Poland, and Romania by pogroms and poverty, many Jews who came to Canada in the wave of immigration after the 1905 Russian revolution were committed radicals. A Future Without Hate or Need brings to life the rich and multi-layered lives of a dissident political community, their shared experiences and community-building cultural projects, as they attempted to weave together their ethnic particularity—their identity as Jews—with their internationalist class politics.
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It's a not-so-small world!
International Development:
Illusions and realities
By Maggie Black
The idea of reducing poverty and inequality and improving health, education, and job opportunities around the world is beyond criticism. Yet, the reality of development can often be confusion, contradiction, deceit, and corruption.
This fully updated third edition makes a major contribution to the ongoing debate about the effectiveness of aid and development. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from international studies to personal stories, Maggie Black brings objective analysis and valuable insights to all the key themes. And she presents a forceful argument for bringing the poor and marginalised into the heart of the process.
Get it today from BTL!
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Knowledge is power!
Rethinking Education:
Whose knowledge is it anyway?
By Adam Unwin and John Yandell
What is knowledge? Who decides what is important? Who owns it? These key questions are central themes in this accessible book that aims to change perceptions and the understanding of education. Using historical and contemporary examples the authors examine the motivations, conflicts, and contradictions in education. Breaking down the structures, forces, and technologies involved in education they chart an alternative approach.
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Recharge your brain!
Renewable Energy:
Cleaner, fairer ways to power the planet
By Danny Chivers
Few people doubt the threat of climate change and the urgent need to conquer fossil fuel addiction. But can renewable sources of energy ever be sufficient to provide modern societies with a decent quality of life? This book is clear. They can. And it outlines the strategies to break the barriers to a 100% renewable world.
Danny Chivers presents a compelling introduction to renewable technologies for non-technical readers (solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and ambient heat, wave and tidal, fuel crops, and energy from waste) and a roadmap to powering the world, not just sustainably, but democratically.
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BTL Events
 Come out to Word on the Street on September 25th and see authors Tim McCaskell of Queer Progress and Tom Slee of What's Yours is Mine.
And on September 27th, join us for the formal launch of Queer Progress at 519 Community Centre, 519 Church St.
 Lunch-Bucket Lives author Craig Heron will be speaking as part of Hamilton Reads at Terryberry Branch on October 6th, Red Hill Branch on October 13th, and Central Branch on October 15th.
 Dana Wagner, author of Flight and Freedom, will also be speaking for Hamilton Reads. Check her out on October 19th at the Terryberry Branch!
 Save the date for the launch of Ester Reiter's new book, A Future Without Hate or Need: The Promise of the Jewish Left in Canada. October 20th from 4:00pm-6:00pm. OISE, University of Toronto, room details to come.
 Lastly in October, join Karen Dubinsky at The Mansion October 20th and Octopus Books Centretown October 26th for her new book Cuba Beyond the Beach.
We will be having a number of events in the fall and you can keep up with them at our events page here. |
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People are talking
 " Altogether, this book provides a refreshing contribution to our country’s history. It conveys a balancing description of some citizens’ views on war and militarism, stressing the need to speak out despite being a political minority. Dissent is not disloyalty. Moral arguments and a peaceable militancy can influence a climate of opinion." wrote Victor Rabinovitch in his review of Worth Fighting For.
 " This book is essential reading for peace practitioners, military personnel, policy makers, ordinary citizens, and skeptics alike!" said Jennifer Wiebe in her review of Disarming Conflict.
 "This is one of the most important collections I have read in some time. In the tradition of, This Bridge Called My Back, Revolutionary Mothering, looks at mothering as a revolutionary social practice, a politics of necessity, a responsibility to each other. This book is magic." said Chaun Webster in the Star Tribune article "What writers of color say we all should read now"
 " Pilgrim draws the reader along in considering these difficult objects and histories with as little inflammation as possible. An amazing, wonderful, and important book...highly recommended for all public and academic levels/libraries. " wrote F.W. Gleach in his review of Understanding Jim Crow.
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