Ideas (eBOOK)
Brilliant Thinkers Speak Their Minds
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"Ideas has regularly taken the intellectual temperature of the world." — The Globe and Mail
"Food for many moons of thought." — The Globe and Mail
"This book is an excellent introduction to current ideas, reflecting the breadth and depth of contemporary thought." — Winnipeg Free Press
"The ultimate brain-trust reader . . . a collection you'll return to whenever your brain needs a workout." — Monday Magazine
"The Ideas series has become essential to Canadian intellecutal life. And here in print are gathered some of the best of the best. This is a volume to read and to cherish." — David Frum
Bernie Lucht has been the executive producer of Ideas since 1984. He is also the executive producer of Tapestry, the Sunday afternoon program of religious and spiritual exploration. Born and raised in Montreal, he earned a BA from Concordia University in 1966. That same year, he joined the CBC as a producer for Radio-Canada International, and in 1969 went on to produce Cross-Country Checkup. That same year, Lucht left for West Africa to work as a CUSO volunteer teacher in rural Nigeria. He returned to Canada in 1971, starting work as a production assistant at Ideas, then rising to become the program's executive producer in 1984. Under his direction, Ideas has won many national and international awards.