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CHRISTINA CAMERON ’67 

La Convention du patrimoine mondial: La vision des pionniers examines the 1972 establishment of the UNESCO Heritage Convention, a highly successful international treaty that influences virtually every country in the world. Focusing on the Convention’s creation and early implementation, this book examines the World Heritage system and its global impact through diverse prisms, including its normative frameworks, constituent bodies, and personalities. (Presses de l’Université de Montréal)

DAVID CRERAR ’91

Mareva and Anton Piller Orders in Canada: A Practical Guide deals with two effective civil litigation tools used in cases of fraud. A Mareva injunction is a court order that prevents or limits a defendant from dealing with or disposing of some or all of his assets. The Anton Piller order allows a plaintiff to search the defendant’s home or business to seize and preserve documents and evidence. The book also provides an overview of the preservation of property rules that exist in all Canadian jurisdictions. (Irwin Books)

DAVID CRERAR ’91, HARRY CRERAR AND BILL MAURER

The Glorious Mountains of Vancouver’s North Shore: A Peakbagger’s Guide is a full-colour guidebook for outdoor enthusiasts interested in exploring the awe-inspiring peaks and trails of Vancouver’s internationally renowned coastal mountain landscape. (Rocky Mountain Books)

MARK CURFOOT MOLLINGTON ’70

Alice MacKenzie is a cold and unyielding 67-year-old suburban teacher who has secretly given years of service to “The Office,” a NATO agency that monitors and intervenes in activities outside the Atlantic zone. Delving into the dark world of human trafficking, pedophilia, drugs and money laundering, this whirlwind international adventure will keep you guessing until the very end. (Friesen Press)

DANIEL GALADZA ’05

Liturgy and Byzantinization in Jerusalem investigates how Jerusalem influenced all of Christendom before it underwent multiple captivities between the eighth and 13th centuries. Political subjugation to Islamic forces, displacement of Greek-praying Christians by Crusaders, and the ritual assimilation to Byzantines in Constantinople all contributed to the Byzantinization of Jerusalem’s liturgy and explain how it was lost and replaced by the liturgy of Constantinople. (Oxford University Press)

EDWARD J. KOLLA ’03

Sovereignty, International Law, and the French Revolution demonstrates how, starting in 1789, the people’s choice became a basis not only for politics in France, but also for the title and status of territory. Instead of dynastic inheritance or conquest in war, legal title derived from a principle that came to be called national self-determination. (Cambridge University Press)

JACK A. SAARELA ’70

Beginning Again at Zero follows the story of Onni, who emigrates from his home in rural Finland to Toronto in 1939 just as Finland’s war with Russia is about to erupt. Even in a new land, he is deeply affected by ongoing momentous events in the land he left behind. There is a bit of every immigrant in Onni. (Lulu Press)

ROSE MURRAY ’62

Rose Murray’s Comfortable Kitchen Cookbook: Easy Feel Good Food For Family and Friends lives up to its name with many recipes created in a warm and inviting kitchen, suitable for family fare or casual entertaining. Of the over 250 recipes, many were handed down to Rose from her mother. The collection includes updated versions of old standbys and a few easy dishes learned at cooking schools in France. (McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited)

JACK A. SAARELA ’70

Accidental Saviors is the story of two Finnish expatriates in Germany at the start of the Second World War who use their strategic position and unique skills to save hundreds of Jews from the Nazis. Saarela interweaves actual history and events in the lives of the two “accidental saviors” with imaginative fiction to create a thrilling novel. (Can’t Put It Down Books)

CHRISTOPHER CRAIG BRITTAIN ’96 (MDIV), ’02 (PHD), DEAN OF DIVINITY AND MARGARET E. FLECK CHAIR IN ANGLICAN STUDIES; AND ANDREW MCKINNON

The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads: The Crises of a Global Church is an insightful, informative, and thought-provoking resource for understanding the debates taking place in the Anglican community today. Worldwide debates over issues of sexuality and gender have come to a head in recent years in mainline and evangelical churches, with the Anglican Communion among the most publicly visible sites of contestation. Those interested in tensions within Global Christianity, contemporary Anglicanism, sexuality and the Christian tradition, and the sociology of religion will find it indispensable.