Bibliography of Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper pictured in 2010
Harper in 2010

Stephen Harper (born 30 April 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015.[1] He released his first non-fiction book in 2013, titled A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey, which concerns the history of professional ice hockey in Canada.[2]

Harper's second non-fiction book, Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption, was released in 2018. The book was a political work, drawing on his experience as prime minister.[3] He released his third book, Flags of Canada, in 2025. The book discusses the history of the various flags used by Canada throughout the country's history.[4]

Harper has also been the subject of an extensive body of literature. This bibliography compiles written and published works exploring Harper's political career and policies, limited to non-fiction books specifically discussing Harper and his time as prime minister from notable authors and publishers. Tertiary sources, satire, and self-published literature are excluded.

Books by Harper

List of written and published works by Stephen Harper
Book title Year Publisher Identifiers Notes
A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey 2013 Simon & Schuster ISBN 978-1-4767-1653-4
OCLC 857979705
[5]
Right Here, Right Now: Politics and Leadership in the Age of Disruption 2018 McClelland & Stewart ISBN 978-0-7710-3862-4
OCLC 1039413914
[6]
Flags of Canada 2025 Sutherland House Books ISBN 978-1-9983-6549-4
OCLC 1475304553
[4]

Books about Harper

List of written and published works about Stephen Harper
Author(s) Book title Year Publisher Identifiers Notes
Lloyd Mackey The Pilgrimage of Stephen Harper 2005 ECW Press ISBN 978-1-5502-2713-0
OCLC 61127976
[7][a][b]
William Johnson Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada 2006 McClelland & Stewart ISBN 978-0-7710-9554-2
OCLC 76941860
[8][c]
Paul Wells Right Side Up: The Fall of Paul Martin and the Rise of Stephen Harper's New Conservatism 2006 McClelland & Stewart ISBN 978-0-7710-8919-0
OCLC 190964917
[9][d]
Chantal Hébert French Kiss: Stephen Harper's Blind Date with Quebec 2007 Knopf Canada ISBN 978-0-6769-7907-7
OCLC 190965478
[10][e]
Teresa Healy The Harper Record 2008 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives ISBN 978-1-8975-6906-1
OCLC 930141740
[11]
Tom Flanagan Harper's Team: Behind the Scenes in the Conservative Rise to Power 2009 McGill–Queen's University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-3298-4
OCLC 132302729
[12]
Garth Turner Sheeple: Caucus Confidential in Stephen Harper's Ottawa 2009 Key Porter Books ISBN 978-1-5547-0179-7
OCLC 267124275
[13][f]
John Ibbitson Open and Shut: Why America Has Barack Obama, and Canada Has Stephen Harper 2009 McClelland & Stewart ISBN 978-0-7710-4318-5
OCLC 312883436
[14]
Barry Cooper It's the Regime, Stupid!: A Report from the Cowboy West on Why Stephen Harper Matters 2009 Key Porter Books ISBN 978-1-5547-0156-8
OCLC 272544436
[15][g]
Lawrence Martin Harperland: The Politics of Control 2010 Viking Press ISBN 978-0-6700-6517-2
OCLC 756899942
[16]
Paula Mallea Fearmonger: Stephen Harper's Tough-on-Crime Agenda 2011 James Lorimer & Company ISBN 978-1-5527-7898-2
OCLC 732948976
[17]
Hugh Segal The Right Balance: Canada's Conservative Tradition 2011 Douglas & McIntyre ISBN 978-1-5536-5549-7
OCLC 696908633
[18][h]
Christian Nadeau Rogue in Power: Why Stephen Harper is Remaking Canada by Stealth 2011 James Lorimer & Company ISBN 978-1-5527-7730-5
OCLC 697934372
[19][i]
Paul Wells Power Trap: How fear and loathing between New Democrats and Liberals keep Stephen Harper in power—and what can be done about it 2012 James Lorimer & Company ISBN 978-1-4594-0270-6
OCLC 798415610
[20][j]
Yves Engler The Ugly Canadian: Stephen Harper's Foreign Policy 2012 Fernwood Publishing ISBN 978-1-5526-6530-5
OCLC 795624484
[21][k]
Chris Turner The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper's Canada 2013 Greystone Books ISBN 978-1-7710-0431-2
OCLC 859237277
[22]
G. Bruce Doern, Christopher Stoney (eds.) How Ottawa Spends, 2013–2014: The Harper Government: Mid-Term Blues and Long-Term Plans 2013 McGill–Queen's University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-4271-6
OCLC 864383204
JSTOR j.ctt32b7k6
[23]
Donald Gutstein Harperism: How Stephen Harper and his think tank colleagues have transformed Canada 2014 James Lorimer & Company ISBN 978-1-4594-0663-6
OCLC 881860018
[24][l]
Paul Wells The Longer I'm Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006– 2014 Random House Canada ISBN 978-0-3073-6133-2
OCLC 833553259
[25][m]
Bruce Carson 14 Days: Making the Conservative Movement in Canada 2014 McGill–Queen's University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-4351-5
OCLC 864505104
JSTOR j.ctt7zt03b
[26]
Michael Harris Party of One: Stephen Harper And Canada's Radical Makeover 2014 Penguin Canada ISBN 978-0-1431-8705-9
OCLC 902919422
[27][n]
Brooke Jeffrey Dismantling Canada: Stephen Harper's New Conservative Agenda 2015 McGill–Queen's University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-4481-9
OCLC 895338359
JSTOR j.ctt13x0nqm
[28]
Mark Bourrie Kill The Messengers: Stephen Harper's Assault on Your Right to Know 2015 HarperCollins ISBN 978-1-4434-3104-0
OCLC 894750860
[29]
John Ibbitson Stephen Harper 2015 McClelland & Stewart ISBN 978-0-7710-4709-1
OCLC 936978766
[30][o][p]
Ed Finn (ed.), Ralph Nader (Intro.) Canada after Harper: His ideology-fuelled attack on Canadian society and values, and how we can now work to create the country we want 2015 James Lorimer & Company ISBN 978-1-4594-0943-9
OCLC 913176145
[31][q]
Teresa Healy, Stuart Trew (eds.) The Harper Record 2008–2015 2015 Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives ISBN 978-1-7712-5239-3
OCLC 932343856 Open access icon
[r]
Graham William Fox, Jennifer Ditchburn The Harper Factor: Assessing a Prime Minister's Policy Legacy 2016 McGill–Queen's University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-4870-1
OCLC 953887694
JSTOR j.ctt1gsmw38
[32]
Christopher John Kukucha, Adam Chapnick, and Denis Stairs The Harper Era in Canadian Foreign Policy: Parliament, Politics, and Canada's Global Posture 2016 UBC Press ISBN 978-0-7748-3319-6
OCLC 948562543
[33]
Mike Blanchfield Swingback: Getting Along in the World with Harper and Trudeau 2017 McGill–Queen's University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-4875-6
OCLC 958486048
[34]
James Harold Farney, Julie M. Simmons (eds.) Open Federalism Revisited: Regional and Federal Dynamics in the Harper Era 2021 University of Toronto Press ISBN 978-1-4875-0959-0
OCLC 1223011893
[35]
Peter McKenna (ed.) Harper's World: The Politicization of Canadian Foreign Policy, 2006–2015 2022 University of Toronto Press ISBN 978-1-4875-0210-2
OCLC 1242464898
[36]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Also printed under the title Stephen Harper: The Case for Collaborative Governance in 2006. ISBN 978-1-5502-2752-9 OCLC 70507202
  2. ^ Borrowable copy of The Pilgrimage of Stephen Harper. 2005 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ Johnson, William (2005). Borrowable copy of Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 978-0-7710-4350-5 – via Archive.org.
  4. ^ Wells, Paul Allen (2006). Borrowable copy of Right Side Up. ISBN 978-0-7710-8919-0 – via Archive.org.
  5. ^ Borrowable copy of French Kiss. 2007. ISBN 978-0-676-97907-7 – via Archive.org.
  6. ^ Turner, Garth (2009). Borrowable copy of Sheeple. Key Porter Books. ISBN 978-1-55470-179-7 – via Archive.org.
  7. ^ Cooper, Barry (2009). Borrowable copy of It's the Regime, Stupid!. Key Porter Books. ISBN 978-1-55470-156-8 – via Archive.org.
  8. ^ Borrowable copy of The Right Balance. 2011 – via Archive.org.
  9. ^ Nadeau, Christian (2011). Borrowable copy of Rogue in Power. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN 978-1-55277-730-5 – via Archive.org.
  10. ^ Adams, Paul (2012). Borrowable copy of Power Trap. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN 978-1-4594-0270-6 – via Archive.org.
  11. ^ Engler, Yves (2012). Borrowable copy of The Ugly Canadian. Fernwood Publishing Company, Limited. ISBN 978-1-55266-530-5 – via Archive.org.
  12. ^ Gutstein, Donald (2014). Borrowable copy of Harperism. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN 978-1-4594-0663-6 – via Archive.org.
  13. ^ Borrowable copy of The Longer I'm Prime Minister. 2013. ISBN 978-0-307-36132-5 – via Archive.org.
  14. ^ Borrowable copy of Party of One. 2014. ISBN 978-0-670-06701-5 – via Archive.org.
  15. ^ Also printed in French as Stephen Harper: un portrait. Translated by Marie-Josée Chrétien and Serge Rivest. ISBN 978-2-7619-4510-3 OCLC 929408553
  16. ^ Also released as a CD audiobook. ISBN 978-0-6168-4916-3 OCLC 946065760
  17. ^ Finn, Ed (2015). Borrowable copy of Canada after Harper. James Lorimer & Company. ISBN 978-1-4594-0943-9 – via Archive.org.
  18. ^ Followup to The Harper Record (2008)

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