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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Introduction From: Still Hopeful View	In the Introduction, author and activist Maude Barlow reflects on her 40-year career in social justice and what motivates her to continue the fight: hope. Barlow explains the motivation behind …	Maude Barlow	4	2022	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction A Warning From: Has Populism Won? View	The authors introduce the current context of populism and how the book will discuss authoritarian populism and it’s threat to liberal democracy.	Daniel Drache; Marc D. Froese	10	2022	$1.00 Add
From Introduction From: Nerve View	The authors introduce the experiences of female leaders in Canada and the United States. They also summarize their careers in senior leadership positions and Canadian post-secondary institutions.	Indira Samarasekera; Martha Piper	4	2021	$0.40 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge View	The Introduction discusses the role Canada played in the events south of their border, the intriguing four-way relationship between Canada, the United States, Britain, and the Confederacy that …	Brian Martin	5	2022	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: Killing the Wittigo View	In the introduction to her book, Suzanne Methot speaks directly to the reader, explaining why she wrote the book, and what she hopes people will gain from reading it.	Suzanne Methot	8	2023	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Introduction From: The Shopify Story View	MacDonald introduces Shopify Inc., describing the company’s expansion since its formation in 2006 and the role CEO Tobias Lütke and Shopify’s executive team played in the …	Larry MacDonald	5	2024	$0.50 Add
From NEW! Introduction and Housekeeping From: The Trauma Beat View	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 …	Tamara Cherry	6	2023	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Introduction: the Martian Singularity From: Dinner on Mars View	The Introduction reflects on the origins of this book as a thought experiment of what life would look like on Mars. Discussing topics including the ill-fated Franklin Expedition, revolutionary …	Evan D. G. Fraser; Lenore Newman	14	2022	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Invocation, Acknowledgements, Resources From: Killing the Wittigo View	This segment includes an invocation, helpful resources for indigenous youth, citations, and acknowledgements.	Suzanne Methot	16	2023	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Isolation, Disconnection, Reconnection From: Killing the Wittigo View	In this chapter, Methot describes the extinct to isolate and dissociate after experiencing trauma, and what this behaviour can look like. She provides advice for how to reconnect with yourself, …	Suzanne Methot	26	2023	$2.60 Add
From NEW! It’s Just Different From: The Trauma Beat View	In this chapter, Cherry discusses mass shootings in the media. She examines the damage caused by interviewing survivors on the scene and the danger created by publicizing the identity of the …	Tamara Cherry	20	2023	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Karma From: Inside the Montreal Mafia View	This chapter discusses the aftermath of Vito Rizzuto’s death.	Eric Thibault; Félix Séguin	11	2022	$1.10 Add
NEW! Killing the Wittigo Indigenous Culture-Based Approaches to Waking Up, Taking Actions, and Doing the Work of Healing	Written specifically for young adults, reluctant readers, and literacy learners, Killing the Wittigo explains the traumatic effects of colonization on Indigenous people and communities and how …	Suzanne Methot	271	2023	View
From NEW! Lateral Violence From: Killing the Wittigo View	In this chapter, Methot explains how the violence of colonialism caused intergenerational trauma that results in violence within indigenous families and communities. Methot describes this cycle …	Suzanne Methot	28	2023	$2.80 Add
Legacy Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing	Five hundred years of colonization have taken an incalculable toll on the Indigenous peoples of the Americas: substance use disorders and shockingly high rates of depression, diabetes, and other …	Suzanne Methot	370	2019	View
From NEW! Lest Living Lose Its Zest From: Woman, Watching View	Chapter Sixteen focuses on Louise’s attempts to write about her first husband Gleb and their time in Russian. The chapter discusses the professional writing process during Louise’s …	Merilyn Simonds	19	2022	$1.90 Add