{"title":"Books by Donald Savoie","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"stephen-a-jarislowsky","title":"Stephen a. Jarislowsky","description":"\u003cp\u003eStephen Jarislowsky arrived in Canada with vision and determination, built a pioneering investment firm, and – guided by a strong moral compass – helped transform the country's financial services industry. His story is both an inspiring account of entrepreneurial success and a powerful reflection on leadership, integrity, and public service.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis biography offers compelling insight into of one of Canada’s most influential business leaders and philanthropists. Drawing on interviews with family, friends, and colleagues as well as privileged access to Jarislowsky himself, Donald Savoie illuminates a life shaped by many of the defining events of the twentieth century. Born in Berlin in 1925, Jarislowsky was educated in the Netherlands and France before immigrating to the United States. He studied at Cornell University, served in the army, and worked in counterintelligence in postwar Japan. In 1955 he settled in Montreal and founded Jarislowsky, Fraser \u0026amp; Company; over the next four decades he would build one of Canada's premier investment management firms while earning a reputation for ethical leadership and independent judgment. He remained steadfast throughout Quebec’s Quiet Revolution, becoming a proud Québécois while maintaining an unwavering commitment to Canada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJarislowsky’s influence reaches far beyond finance, making a mark on corporate governance, the arts, and higher education through the endowment of university research chairs. This book paints a portrait of a businessman and benefactor who has made profound contributions to Canada and, at over one hundred years old, remains steadfast in his enduring commitment to a healthy democratic society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499231748469,"sku":"9780228030010","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780228030010.jpg?v=1786694550"},{"product_id":"harrison-mccain","title":"Harrison McCain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe only rival to Harrison McCain’s entrepreneurial success was his deep attachment to his Maritime roots. From McCain’s beginnings in Florenceville, New Brunswick, and the early mentorship he received from K.C. Irving, to the global success of his corporate empire McCain Foods, Donald Savoie presents a compelling and candid biography of one of the most famous and down-to-earth figures in Canadian business history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSavoie, a longtime friend to McCain, describes a driven, charismatic, and energetic man who had a keen wit and a deep commitment to his business and hometown. Through unprecedented access to his papers and interviews with family members, friends, and colleagues, Savoie details the decisions that McCain made alongside his brother and business partner, Wallace McCain, from the company’s humble beginnings to its expansion in Europe, Australia, India, and China. McCain saw the potential of globalization before others did. Despite conflict between the brothers and the eventual fracture of their partnership, Savoie presents the McCains’ dedication as so immersed in the development of their company that they had little time left for second-guessing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt a time when New Brunswick struggles to reinvent itself economically, Savoie points to former government policies and programs that helped the company thrive and holds up the example of Harrison McCain with the hope of seeing Canadian success stories like this in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680150954357,"sku":"9780228031956","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780228031956.jpg?v=1792423282"},{"product_id":"im-from-bouctouche-me","title":"I'm from Bouctouche, Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eDonald Savoie grew up in a small Acadian village and went on to become an accomplished writer and academic whose books have profoundly affected Canadian public policy and public administration. \u003ci\u003eI'm from Bouctouche, Me\u003c\/i\u003e is not only his story but a story about Canada, the Acadian people, and the evolution of French Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 1950s most of Acadian society was poor, uneducated, isolated, and dominated by the Roman Catholic clergy. In the following decade two individuals, Pierre E. Trudeau and Louis J. Robichaud, pointed the way for Acadians like Savoie to make important contributions to Canada's development. Trudeau's objective was Canadian unity and he turned to Acadie to show Quebec that there was a viable French Canadian presence outside its borders. Robichaud, New Brunswick's first elected Acadian premier, had witnessed Acadian poverty first hand and made it his mission to bring New Brunswick into the modern era. Savoie shows how their efforts led to fundamental change for both Canada and New Brunswick and changed his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSavoie has always been a champion of his home province and region – his memoir reveals why. He is one of \"Robichaud's children,\" the generation that finally emerged from the cloud of the Grand Dérangement to bring equal rights and opportunities to Canada's Acadian citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680151282037,"sku":"9780228031963","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780228031963.jpg?v=1792423283"},{"product_id":"moi-je-suis-de-bouctouche","title":"Moi, Je Suis De Bouctouche","description":"\u003cp\u003eDonald Savoie a grandi dans un petit village acadien et est devenu un auteur et un universitaire accompli. Ses livres ont eu un effet profond sur les politiques publiques du Canada et sur l'administration du pays. \u003ci\u003eMoi, je suis de Bouctouche\u003c\/i\u003e n'est pas seulement l'histoire de Savoie lui-même, mais aussi une histoire qui porte sur le Canada, le peuple acadien et l'évolution du Canada français.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDans les années 1950, la société acadienne était généralement pauvre, sans éducation et dominée par le clergé catholique. Au cours de la décennie suivante, deux individus, Pierre Elliott Trudeau et Louis J. Robichaud, indiquèrent aux Acadiens tels que Savoie le chemin à suivre pour qu'ils puissent apporter une contribution importante au développement du Canada. L'objectif de Trudeau était l'unité canadienne; il se tourna vers l'Acadie pour montrer au Québec qu'il existait une présence canadienne-française viable au-delà de ses frontières. Robichaud, le premier Acadien élu premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick, avait lui-même été témoin de la pauvreté chez les Acadiens; il se donna pour mission de faire entrer le Nouveau-Brunswick dans la modernité. Savoie démontre comment leurs efforts entraînèrent des changements fondamentaux au Canada et au Nouveau-Brunswick, et comment sa propre vie s'en trouva transformée.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSavoie a toujours été un défenseur de sa province et de sa région - ses mémoires révèlent pourquoi. Il est l'un des «enfants de Robichaud», de cette génération qui est enfin sortie de l'ombre du Grand Dérangement afin de procurer l'égalité des droits et des chances aux citoyens acadiens du Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57680151576949,"sku":"9780228031970","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780228031970.jpg?v=1792423284"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-donald-savoie.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}