Crime & Media
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From  NEW! A Bad CollarFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter examines the West End at the beginning of the 1980s, a situation Maclean’s magazine called "a curbside brothel open from noon to 4 a.m., seven days a week." It also … | Aaron Chapman | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From  NEW! A Morally Presumptive ChorusFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry discusses the various aspects of a victim’s life that impact how their character is presented, and the tone in which their story is told. Cherry examines how race … | Tamara Cherry | 20 | 2023 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! A Strange and Lonely TraumaFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry examines the ethical issues surrounding media coverage of mass shootings. Examining how the competitive and urgent nature of crime reporting leads to interviewing … | Tamara Cherry | 17 | 2023 | $1.70 Add |
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From  A String of Stranger Sexual AssaultsThe Construction of an Orthodox Account of Rape From: Constructing Danger |
Chris McCormick | 18 | 2010 | $2.70 Add | |
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From  NEW! Additional Images and Details |
Additional images and details. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From AIDS Fiends and High-Risk GroupsMisrepresenting and Signifying a Disease From: Constructing Danger |
Chris McCormick | 23 | 2010 | $3.45 Add | |
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From NEW! "Are You Impressed?" |
The authors discuss their history with Andrew Scoppa and their interest in and knowledge of organized crime. Félix Séguin recounts his first meeting with Scoppa. | Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Bad, Ugly, Good, RepeatFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts and ethical concerns of interviewing the family members of violent crime victims. Cherry explores varied responses to her survey: … | Tamara Cherry | 22 | 2023 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! Bars and BathhousesFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter concentrates on Faces, an early West End gay club, and Wayne Harris, a club member who later became the focus of a major vice squad investigation. | Aaron Chapman | 12 | 2021 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! Call Girls and BoysFrom: Vancouver Vice |
This chapter explores the history of the sex trade in the West End,from the 1930s to 1975. | Aaron Chapman | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Cast of Characters & Introduction |
Introduction by the author and a list people involved throughout the book. | John S. Dellandrea | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 1 : The BoxPart One: An Art History Mystery |
The author details the start of his research by finding a box with papers, notebooks, poems, and essay once belonging to one of the main subjects and artists of the book, William Firth MacGregor. | John S. Dellandrea | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 10: William Firth MacGregor and the End of the InquiryPart Three: High Theatre In the Lower Courts |
In this chapter the inquiry concludes with the testimony of William MacGregor and his unintentional involvement in the fraudulent Group of Seven paintings being sold. | John S. Dellandrea | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 11: Where are the Fakes , Chapter Twelve: Caveat EmptorPart Four: A Curious Legacy |
The author discusses his research on the whereabouts of the fake paintings as well as his research and conversations with key figures in the case who are still alive. | John S. Dellandrea | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 2: A National Mystery, 1962Part One: An Art History Mystery |
In 1962 the Canadian art market is flooded with forgeries of Group of Seven paintings available at auction causing concern from police, art critics and the public. | John S. Dellandrea | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From NEW! Chapter 3: The Search For Truth, 1962-63Part One: An Art History Mystery |
James Erskine begins to investigate and collect evidence into art forgeries being sold, discovering that art collectors were fraudulently selling an artists work as paintings from the Group of Seven. | John S. Dellandrea | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
