What the heck does the colossal failure of New Coke in the 1970s have to do with a useless yet quirky toy, a flock of birds, and the improbable rise of Donald Trump from reality TV to the Presidency of the United States? The answer is that all these phenomena are, for the most part, the consequence of a relatively unknown but incredibly important social phenomenon called complexity.
June 14, 2017
This is a book I had no intention of writing. It is not the culmination of a career-long scholarly interest in the history of public education.
March 21, 2017
If any of you are readers of The Hill Times you will know that every year they do a feature on the best book of the year. This year, we were thrilled and honoured to see that of the 100 books listed, 24 of them were University of Toronto Press titles! It is wonderful to be listed so often and to be in the company of the other notable presses that can be found on the list.
December 22, 2016
The holiday season is here! Whether you celebrate or simply enjoy a few days off work, we feel we have some books that are appropriate for the time of year. Check them out below!
December 16, 2016
To mark the publication of SickKids: A History of The Hospital for Sick Children, which chronicles the hospital’s extraordinary growth within the broader changes affecting Canadian society and medical practice over the last century, a Toronto family shares their SickKids connection over three generations. Diane (Grandma), Meghan (Mom) and Henry (Meghan’s one-year-old son) thank SickKids for saving their lives — all three were born with similar intestinal conditions that required immediate surgery after birth.
December 13, 2016
Dr. Allan Peterkin’s Staying Human During Residency Training: How to Survive and Thrive after Medical School was recently released in its 6th edition. It is the ultimate survival guide for medical students, interns, residents, and fellows, providing time-tested advice and the latest information on every aspect of a resident’s life – from choosing a residency program, to coping with stress, enhancing self-care, and protecting personal and professional relationships. For this 3 part series, Dr. Peterkin has provided us with tips from his book, and information on why they are important.
November 25, 2016
Dr. Timothy C. Winegard discusses his interest in warfare, meeting his wife, and his new book The First World Oil War.
October 18, 2016
Graham Lowe and Frank Graves discuss why they wrote Redesigning Work: A Blueprint for Canada’s Future Well-being and Prosperity.
September 27, 2016
The following is an interview with George Liber, a professor of history at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
September 14, 2016