Lester B. Pearson

Andrew Cohen's previous books have focused on who we are at home and who we are in the wider world. As the author of While Canada Slept, an account of how Canada has slipped in its role as a strong diplomatic force in the world, Cohen is the perfect writer to assess the legacy of Lester Bowles Pearson. Pearson, who served as Prime Minister from 1963 to 1968, was a former diplomat whose peace-brokering during the 1957 Suez Crisis brought Canada to the world stage in international affairs and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.

About the artist

Joseph Salina is a Toronto-based illustrator. He is a graduate of OCAD, where he now teaches Drawing, Colour, and 2-D Design. He has a drawer full of dusty awards, some silver, some gold, and one platinum. Most recently, his work was included in the 2007 Applied Arts Illustration Annual. Salina is an active member of CAPIC (The Canadian Association of Photographers and Illustrators in Communication). When not illustrating or teaching, he spends his spare time studying chess and the intricacies of the blues guitar.