[N Say]

The Vanishing Country is the only one I can think of that comes close. Mel's book is pretty good but I still like the drier stuff by Stephen Clarkson.

[polygong]

A couple of good ones I've recently enjoyed are WIll Gerguson's "Why I Hate Canadians" (don't let the title leave you to believe that it is anti-Canada) and Andrew Cohen's "While Canada Slept"

[Kory Yamashita]

Canadian content?? Well if you're seeking solutions to problems, check out Jack Layton's <u>Speaking Out</u> <br /><P> <br />Or if you have any interest in activism, check out Naomi Klein's <u>No Logo</u> <br /> <br />I've got more books on the go right now, so I'll let you know how they turn out!

[phileuro]

I second the vote for While Canada Slept. Supposedly there are several books of this ilk out, but, I've read this one and I found it fascinating and insightful.

[tifani]

I found "A Fading Power" Canada Among Nations 2002 to be interesting reading.

[canuck]

I recommend Weapons of Mass Persuasion by Prof. Dan Rutherford and published by the U of T press. It descrbes the lengths that were taken in the campaign designed to win public support for the invasion of Iraq. <br /> <br />I would also list The Fight for Canada, but that must go without saying.... <br /> <br />

[Elbie]

I also recomend <i>The Vanishing Country</i> by Mel Hurtig, as well as <i>Speaking Out</i> by Jack Layton. <img align=absmiddle src='images/smilies/smile.gif' alt='Smile'> <br /> <br />Has anybody here read anything by John Ralston Saul? An acquaintance recomended his books to me; still have yet to read anything of his...

[z_whalen]

- Shake Hands With the Devil by Romeo Dallaire <br />- Who Killed the Canadian Military by J.L. Granatstein <br />- Flames Across the Border by Pierre Berton <br />- Against All Enemies by Richard A. Clarke <br /> <br />All of these have been good summer reads. <br /> <br />Being a fan of Michael Moore documentaries, I also picked up <i>Dude, Where's My Country?</i>. I was totally unimpressed. Whereas his movies have always been informative and moving, his book was just a fountain of rhetoric and over-emotional rants. I would compare it to <i>Web of Deceit</i>, except written for left wing ideologues. I really had to stop reading by the third or fourth chapter, he was just pissing me off too much.

[Stymiest]

Hey Malcolm Ross is the king of Canadian cosnpiracy theories (Fucking asshole that he is) <br /> <br />I am huge military history fan I recommend: <br /> <br />Shake Hands With the Devil (Dallaires book is my personal fav) <br />Who Killed the Canadian Military (J.L. Granastein) <br />Empire: Rise and fall of the British Empire and lessons for the future Global Power (Niall Ferguson gives a very good look at British Power) <br /> <br />Personal Witness: Israel My Eyes (Abba Eban; one of the foudners of Israel, gives a detailed biography of the state for the first fifty decades and what the future holds AMAZING BOOK!!) <br /> <br />Paris 1919 (Awesome Book written by Margaret MacMillan and the decisions made at the Paris peace accords in 1919 that changed the world) <br /> <br />Guns, Germs, and Steel: Fates of Humand Societies (Great book written by Jared Diamond) <br /> <br />Vimy (Pierre Burton gives a comprehensive detail of the battle which the Canadian nation was really born) <br /> <br />Free the Children (Craig keillburger gives an awesome description of his activism as a youth to free child slaves and help impoverished peoples) <br /> <br />How To Make War (Frank Dunnigan gives an intense description of the military establishment and helps build upon peoples knowledge of the armed forces of the world and military doctrine and strategy) <br />The Art of War (What can i say Sun Tzu is amazing) <br /> <br />Cassells History of Warfare Series (An amazing series of books covering warfare throughout mankinds history and details of the tactics and policies used by the different powers of the times all the way from roman times till present day). <br /> <br />I have so many more but these have to be my favorites <br /> <br />