2023

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Introduction

From: Decolonize Drag

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LaWhore Vagistan (Khubchandani’s drag queen persona) introduces Khubchandani’s reasonings for writing this book and the concepts he explores. 16 $1.60 Add
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From: Childhood Unplugged

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In the introduction to her book, Katherine Johnson Martinko describes her technology-free upbringing in Muskoka, Ontario. Martinko explains why she has chosen to provide her children with a … 13 $1.30 Add
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Introduction

From: Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism

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In the introduction to this book, D.W. Livingstone explains what the "tipping point for capitalism" is, and how we have arrived to it. Livingstone breaks down the basic elements of … 18 $1.80 Add
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Introduction and Housekeeping

From: The Trauma Beat

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In the introduction, journalist and former crime reporter Tamara Cherry describes how her life has been impacted by a career that revolves around traumatic events. Cherry discusses her decision … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction: Canada’s role in the "War on Terror" Introduction: “War on Terror”

From: Canada In Afghanistan

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In the introduction to his book, Schalk discusses the Canadian government’s obfuscation of its own motives in becoming involved in the war in Afghanistan. He explores the propaganda that … 30 $3.00 Add
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Part One

From: The Mantle of Struggle

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Part one explores Britain’s colonization of the Island of Dominica, provides historical background of Rosie Douglas’ ancestors, and describes the nature of his upbringing. Part one … 24 $2.40 Add
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Prologue

anger can be power

From: Bleed

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In the prologue, Lindeman describes what endometriosis is, how it is regarded within the health care system, and the gender politics that surround the disease. She briefly describes her own … 13 $1.30 Add
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Prologue

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

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In the prologue, Andrew Boyd describes his experience at the 2015 climate march in New York and the 2021 climate conference in Glasgow. Boyd discusses the concept of hope in connection to the … 11 $1.10 Add
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Revitalization and Settler Colonial “Improvement”

From: Resisting Eviction

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In the introductory chapter of this book, Andrew Cosby describes the investigatory purpose of this book and maps out the content covered in the following chapters. 13 $1.30 Add
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The Housing Crisis That Isn’t

From: The Tenant Class

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Ricardo introduces his argument that there is no "housing crisis" in Canada but instead a housing market that functions exactly how it was built to. He describes this book as being a … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Problem

From: Making a Home

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In this chapter, Powley discusses the many young people with disabilities who are placed in aged care facilities and how this impacts their mental health and social needs. Powley discusses the … 28 $2.80 Add
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Ways of Knowing: Sport, Colonialism, and Decolonization

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter introduces sport as an aspect of forced assimilation at residential schools in Canada. The mass unmarked graved found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School is discussed, … 20 $2.00 Add
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Beyond Competition: An Indigenous Perspective on Organized Sport

From: Decolonizing Sport

This chapter presents an Indigenous perspective on organized sport. Brian Rice shares his personal experience around sports growing up, and later as a physical education teacher in an … 13 $1.30 Add
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Chapter 1: Neighbourhood Murders

From: Mass Murder, Police Mayhem

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In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the murders in Portapique the night of April 18th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. He provides background on the … 19 $1.90 Add
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Chapter 1: Tools of Canadian foreign policy

From: Canada In Afghanistan

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In this chapter Schalk summarizes key moments in Canada’s political history that influenced Canada’s foreign policy leading up to, and including the years during Canada’s … 14 $1.40 Add