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Michael Ignatieff

Also known as: MICHAEL IGNATIEFF, Michaël Ignatieff

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Michael Grant Ignatieff ( ig-NAT-ee-ef; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held senior academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Toronto. Most recently, he was rector and president of Central European University; he held this position from 2016 to 2021. While living in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 2000, Ignatieff became well known as a television and radio broadcaster and as an editorial columnist for The Observer. His documentary series Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism aired on BBC in 1993, and won a Canadian Gemini Award.

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Without warning, in the middle of my thirties, I had a breakdown of nerve.

— from Passages

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The Russian album

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True patriot love

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In 1872, the author's great-grandfather George Monro Grant set out with Sandford Fleming to map out the railway line that would link Canada ocean to ocean. Michael Ignatieff recreates his journey, seeing the country through his ancestor's optimistic vision and tracing how that vision filtered through his illustrious family tree. The Grants' engagement with the idea of Canada's place in the world includes his uncle George Grant's classic, Lament for a Nation, and his own more confident view of Canada's potential. Recalling the novelistic flair of The Russian Album, Ignatieff blends history and love of country and tradition into an unforgettable family memoir.

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Passages

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SHE BELIEVED NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Shannon Eberle's stubborn dreams had catapulted her to the height of fame and fortune in New York City. But when the lights went out on Broadway, she found herself in darkness, longing for the bright starry nights of her Wyoming home. So Shannon returned, seeking purpose in helping those she'd left behind. Now the key to her success was Peter Barrett, a quiet man who'd learned to change directions himself after being tragically plunged into single parenthood. At last Shannon had a new dream, one she needed Peter's love to realize....

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