True Crime
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From  I’ve got to throw out the bones nowFrom: Gang Life |
Dillon, aged thirty-three and a Latino father of two, tells his story in Chapter Six. Along with five friends, he founded a gang in high school. A few years later he was asked to patch over and … | Mark Totten | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From Jesus don’t work for anyoneFrom: Gang Life |
tells the story of thirty-three-year-old Terrence, a mixed race “independent enforcer” who found the Lord just in time for a parole hearing. Terrence has a rather large ego and he … | Mark Totten | 16 | 2014 | $1.60 Add |
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From My shoulder was a bit sore from that rocket thingFrom: Gang Life |
Gilbert, a Métis man aged thirty-four years, and Maureen, thirty-five years, live on a small reserve. Their lives are described in Chapter Seven. Both are hard-core addicts and have two boys … | Mark Totten | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Red FlagsFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry explores the complexities of publicizing human trafficking cases and reflects on her own experiences reporting these crimes. Cherry discusses the potential consequences of … | Tamara Cherry | 20 | 2023 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Section TwoFrom: Ukrainian Scorpions |
This section of the book examines the author’s experience with a particularly contentious business deal in Ukraine, involving a complex web of negotiations and confrontations with rival … | Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson | 45 | 2023 | $4.50 Add |
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From Terms and ConditionsFrom: Gang Life |
The story of Ivan is told in Chapter Ten. He is forty-one years of age, and he came to Canada as a young boy when his family — mother, stepfather, and younger brother — fled a civil … | Mark Totten | 15 | 2014 | $1.50 Add |
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From  The Casual Labour Problem |
Dave Broad | 8 | 2000 | $1.52 Add | |
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From The Gang MotherFrom: Gang Life |
Monica, a forty-fiveyear- old lesbian gang mother. Now clean after too many years of injecting morphine and cocaine, she takes in young gang members and cares for them. She was terrorized by a … | Mark Totten | 19 | 2014 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! The Parking LotFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry reflects on the concept of moral injury,the lack of emotional training and support for crime reporters, and how her life has been impacted by years of exposure to violence … | Tamara Cherry | 16 | 2023 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! The Scoop on Sensational StoriesFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry discusses the sensationalizing of "uncommon stories", how the boundary-less reporting of these a-typical events traumatically impacts the surviving family … | Tamara Cherry | 12 | 2023 | $1.20 Add |
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From What a Rush it wasFrom: Gang Life |
The story of Janie, aged twenty-five, and George, eight years older, is in Chapter Five. Both Aboriginal, they were married until George killed a rival a couple of years ago. He also tried to … | Mark Totten | 18 | 2014 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! When the News Trucks Go AwayFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry discusses the fatal Humboldt Broncos car crash that occurred in 2018. She includes excerpts of her interview with Laurie, whose son was among the passengers that did not … | Tamara Cherry | 8 | 2023 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! Widow KimFrom: The Trauma Beat |
In this chapter, Cherry examines the media coverage surrounding the death of constable William Hancox. Cherry includes excerpts from her interview with the widow of the deceased, who describes … | Tamara Cherry | 14 | 2023 | $1.40 Add |
