{"product_id":"9781459402652","title":"XLove, Hope, Optimism: An informal portrait of Jack Layton by those who knew him","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Ottawa Citizen Notable Book for 2012\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Jack Layton died unexpectedly in the summer of 2011, millions of people mourned the loss of a man who had emerged as a much-loved political leader. They saw him as someone who combined values they shared with a personal style they admired.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, co-editors James L. Turk and Charis Wahl have gathered stories and anecdotes about Jack Layton from a wide range of people who knew him at different stages during his life and career. These contributions offer an engaging and informal biographical portrait of Jack as a young man in Hudson, Quebec, as a lecturer at Ryerson University, as a Toronto city councillor, and as the leader of the NDP.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe contributors include family and friends, colleagues, politicians, and constituents. Among them are Ed Broadbent, Sarah Layton, Svend Robinson, Tim Flannery, Peggy Nash, Jean Charest, Brian Topp, Cathy Crowe, Libby Davies, Joe Mihevc, Brad Lavigne, Anne McGrath, Shawn Atleo, and Adam Vaughan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the blessing of Jack's family, James L. Turk and Charis Wahl have put together a portrait of Jack which is by turns warm and funny as well as honest and illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoyalties from the sale of this book will go to the Broadbent Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James Lorimer \u0026 Company Ltd., Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140899848432,"sku":"9781459402652","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459402652_p0.jpg?v=1763872161","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459402652","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}