André Picard Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

André Picard

George McCullagh — Canada's influential but forgotten media mogul. @MarkBourrie, author of "Big Men Fear Me," discusses the rise and fall of the complicated media baron who owned the @globeandmail. https://t.co/F1m03oBfjj via @cbcideas @NahlahAyed #cdnmedia #journalism

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Is telling the truth the best way to uphold the dignity of people with #dementia? When my father got #Alzheimers, I had to learn to lie to him. Excerpt from @sjauhar's new book "My Father’s Brain." https://t.co/rNaf3gecjL via @NYTopinion @NeglectedNo

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"A clear-eyed analysis of publicly funded health care that is not directly covered under the Canada Health Act." The Boundaries of Medicare: Public Health Care beyond the Canada Health Act, by Katherine Fierlbeck and @MarchildonGreg https://t.co/4lJwckrEcI via @McGillQueensUP https://t.co/PvEFuCyMjk

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Seventy years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick revealed the structure of DNA — the genetic instructions in all living things — in the journal Nature.­ Was Rosalind Franklin robbed? by @dan_levitt https://t.co/mgVqtmLGLa via @CNNopinion @deborahblum #WomenInScience

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How ‘Going Viral’ Became a Thing. In “Traffic,” the journalist Ben Smith @semaforben chronicles the nerdy genius, driven egos and moral experimentation of the internet’s contagious media pioneers. Book review by @page88. https://t.co/fkcPBoxNFR via @nytimesbooks

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@Sunsets20201 @linwood_barclay @VinalAmbekar2 @netflix As a long-time @Linwood_Barclay fan, I would recommend starting with "A Tap On The Window," which introduces Carl Weaver, who is featured in the Promise Falls series. Then you can turn to the standalones; my favourite (so far) is "Look Both Ways." https://t.co/2IHJhMswbw

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In health care it is not privatization to fear, it’s 'profitization.' We are told to welcome, not fear, more for-profit care; that more care is the cure for what ails us. This claim is neither new nor true, by @ArmineYalnizyan, Pat Armstrong https://t.co/5BJiHYDrVq @torontostar

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'I can create the future I want to see': Why Anishinaabe author and journalist @Waub Rice loves the writing life. His book "Moon of the Crusted Snow" is on the Canada Reads 2023 longlist, https://t.co/ez7QYLXCm9 via @cbcbooks #journalism

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100,000 copies sold is impressive but this is a must-read book for all Canadians: "21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act." https://t.co/GWBHGlaBYI via @wewap #cdnpoli #reconciliation https://t.co/Cozd0kY19K

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A Texas hospital provides sad and hopeful lessons In ‘The People’s Hospital,’ @riconuila shows just how broken the American health-care system is — and how badly it serves those in its care. Book review by @Molly_Horan https://t.co/fcATbgeGVb via @washingtonpost