Asia
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From  Deng Xiaoping’s Victory |
This chapter begins with an account of Deng Xioping’s tour of southern China in 1992. The chapter goes on to discuss the economic miracle of the 1990’s, engineered by Deng Xiaoping, … | Michael Cormier | 20 | 2013 | $2.00 Add |
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From  Epilogue |
Black briefly highlights the lives of Livingstone and others following the war, including steps by the Canadian government to acknowledge the men of the CLC. (Chapter includes two photographs) | Dan Black | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Epilogue43990 From: In Praise of Retreat |
Epilogue | Kirsteen MacLeod | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Euler’s Identity |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She reminisces on various memories of her family life. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
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From Feast for the Dead |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to recall a trip to Vietnam with her daughters and recounts other memories growing up in Vietnam. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From Foreword |
Wright notes that Black’s history of Canada and the Chinese Labour Corps is previously untold and a significant contribution to the historiography of the First World War. | Glenn Wright | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Green CathedralFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
In this reading the author recounts their experience of leaving the city to a retreat in the forest and the positive psychological effect that the experience had on them. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From Han Dongfang’s Perseverance |
The chapter begins by describing the author’s encounter with activist Han Dongfang. The chapter goes on to discuss Han Dongfang’s experiences during the Tiananmen Square Protests and … | Michael Cormier | 22 | 2013 | $2.20 Add |
Harry Livingstone’s Forgotten MenCanadians and the Chinese Labour Corps in the First World War |
HARRY LIVINGSTONE was a small town doctor from Listowel, Ontario when he felt the pull of patriotism that led him to volunteer in the First World War. In 1917, Livingstone found himself embarking … | 504 | View | ||
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From NEW! I Will Go to the Wild WoodsFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
This chapter discusses the value of solitude as a way to connect with nature. The author discusses the life and writing of Henry David Thoreau. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 46 | 2021 | $4.60 Add |
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From  Imperialism |
Chapter two, Imperialism focuses on defining imperialism and how it relates to both the history of Korea and its present day geopolitics. Imperialism is the activity, enterprise and methodology … | Stephen Gowans | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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NEW! In Praise of RetreatFinding Sanctuary in the Modern World |
From pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat explores the pleasures and powers of this ancient … | Kirsteen MacLeod | 370 | 2021 | View |
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From Index |
Index | Dan Black | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From Inflection Point |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to tell the story of her early days in Indonesia. She details an illness suffered and horrors she witnessed and heard of … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From IntroductionThe Urgent Need for Wartime Labour |
A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 27 | 2019 | $2.70 Add |
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From June Sisters |
The author narrates this chapter, talking about events in her life and her family. She reflects on her relationship and memories with her father. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
