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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Bamboo CageThe P.O.W. Diary of Lieutenant Robert Wyse, 1942-1943 |
In 1942, RAF flight controller Robert Wyse became a Japanese prisoner of war on the island of Java in Indonesia. Starved, sick, beaten, and worked to near-death, he wasted away until he weighed … | 147 | View | ||
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From  Bao Tong’s Fall |
This chapter begins with the story of Bao Tong, a former senior Chinese official who was arrested for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters. The chapter goes on to explore Bao Tong’s … | Michael Cormier | 26 | 2013 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political PowerFrom: Uncle |
This chapter examines the career of Barack Obama, whose presidential campaign was marked by accusations of disloyalty to the Black community. | Cheryl Thompson | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 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! Basic Income Comes to Ontario – But Briefly |
This chapter covers the short-lived basic income project in Ontario, from it’s inception to its cancellation by the newly-elected Ford government. | Dr. Danielle Martin; Elaine Power; Jamie Swift | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From  BC as an Intergovernmental Relations Player: Still Punching Below Its Weight? |
Historical review of intergovernmental relations leading to an assessment of the current government’s performance on the matter. | Hamish Telford | 20 | 2009 | $2.00 Add |
 Bearing WitnessJournalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion |
Bearing Witness tells the story of the Explosion, and the catastrophic damage it caused, through the eyes and words of more than two dozen journalists and record keepers who experienced it first … | Michael Dupuis | 221 | 2017 | View |
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From  Beatty Blackstock, 1890–1906 |
Focuses on W.H. Beatty and Tom Blackstock and their significant roles at the firm. Struggles over power in the firm between Beatty and Blackstock are also chronicled. Other prominent figures of … | C. Ian Kyer | 266 | 2013 | $26.60 Add |
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From  Becoming Ordinary50 Years of Arts and Culture |
It is in this departure from an assessment approach to culture that CD made its most interesting and useful contributions to cultural commentary. | Brenda Austin-Smith | 27 | 2016 | $2.70 Add |
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From  NEW! Before Start Checklist |
Chapter 2 focuses on defining the roles and responsibilities of the Captain or PIC (Pilot in Command), the First Officer (F/O) or Co-Pilot, Cruise Pilot or Relief Pilot, Augment Pilot, Cadet … | Doug Morris | 33 | 2022 | $3.30 Add |
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From NEW! Before Takeoff Checklist |
Chapter 4 explores the questions Morris often finds himself being asked about landing. The chapter discusses topics including concerns of mechanical issues, the “what ifs”, … | Doug Morris | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Before The WardMacaulaytown From: The Ward |
Stephen A. Otto | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add | |
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From Before YorkvilleFrom: The Ward |
John Lorinc | 4 | 2015 | $0.40 Add | |
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From  BeginningsFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 9 | 2015 | $0.90 Add | |
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From  BeginningsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1730-1797. Looks at the marriage between Hannah Roe and John Steers (not Denis Stairs as was previously thought) their time in Grenada, examines Hannah’s two other marriages after … | James D. Frost | 24 | 2003 | $2.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Languages of DesireFrom: Len & Cub |
This chapter discusses language for talking about same-sex desire today and throughout history. | Dusty Green; Meredith J. Batt | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
