Recent Books
BlackBerry : The Inside Story of Research In Motion
After four years of intensive research, scores of interviews, and full access to executives and employees at the Waterloo-based company, BlackBerry: The Inside Story of Research In Motion, is the first behind-the-scenes account of the smartphone that caused a communications revolution.
Manulife
CEO Dominic D’Alessandro transformed Manulife by acquiring John Hancock thereby creating the fourth largest life insurance firm in the world. He finished his fifteen years at the top by fighting for his very reputation, tarnished by the global meltdown of 2008. Manulife was shortlisted for the 2010 National Business Book Award.
Fantasy In Florence
When Sandy and Rod McQueen sold their house in Toronto and moved to Florence, Italy, in 2004 they reveled in their Renaissance surroundings, met local artisans and learned something about themselves: how to live a more fulfilling life.