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Pandemic Nationalism
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Pandemic Nationalism

Part II: The Insurgency

From: Has Populism Won?

This chapter refers to the rise of populist rhetoric during the COVID-19 pandemic and how populist leaders used the situation to their political advantage. The authors discuss anti-vaccine … ; 21 $2.10 Add
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Park Springs and Pebblebrook: Making Dementia Care More Humane
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Park Springs and Pebblebrook: Making Dementia Care More Humane

From: Happily Ever Older

Readings in this text explore a variety of case studies from around the world of approaches to long-term care. 22 $2.20 Add
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Part 1

Escaping the Basement

From: Billion Dollar Start-Up

In the first chapter, the founders of HEXO, now a billion dollar cannabis company, recall the founding of the company. The chapter provides brief biographies of each of the founders and their … ; ; 62 $6.20 Add
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We Bought the Farm

From: Billion Dollar Start-Up

This chapter describes the slow rise of the legal marijuana industry in Canada and the challenges that the founders of HEXO overcame on their journey to profitability. ; ; 82 $8.20 Add
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Hitting a Billion

From: Billion Dollar Start-Up

This chapter explores the growth of HEXO from a small startup to a company with a valuation of over $1 billion. ; ; 86 $8.60 Add
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The Earl

From: Unsettled

Part I recounts the Earl of Selkirk’s conception of the Red River Settlement in modern-day Manitoba, consisting of two hundred displaced Scottish colonists. Part I includes the following … 24 $2.40 Add
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Part I

From: The Matryoshka Memoirs

Part One details the story of Irina in wartime Germany in the 1940s and her life working in a prison camp hospital and in a prestigious family’s home, eventually starting a family. … 156 $15.60 Add
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Prospectors and Promoters

From: Ring of Fire

In Part I the author recounts the formation of rock deposits in the James Bay Lowlands, and recounts a history of initial mining activity in the area. This section includes: Introduction – … 69 $6.90 Add
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Miles McDonnell

From: Unsettled

Part II describes the ongoing establishment of the Red River Settlement, and the role played Miles McDonnell, who was appointed to head the colony by the Earl of Selkirk in 1813. Part II includes … 142 $14.20 Add
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Part II

From: The Matryoshka Memoirs

Part Two picks up from the first as Irina and Sergei escape from Germany with their child, and immigrate to Canada. The author continues to include scenes from the modern day between herself and … 80 $8.00 Add
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People and the Planet

From: Ring of Fire

In Part II the author explores the effects of mining in the "Ring of Fire" on Indigenous communities in the area, as well as on the environment. This section includes: Chap. 6: Whose … 37 $3.70 Add
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Colin Robertson

From: Unsettled

Part III describes the role of Colin Robertson, senior clerk of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, in the continued story of the Red River Settlement. Part III includes the following … 86 $8.60 Add
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Part III

Power and Protest

From: Ring of Fire

In Part III the author describes political, legal, and logistical tensions surrounding mining activities in the Ring of Fire. This section includes: Chap. 9: A Tale of Two Provinces – Chap. … 56 $5.60 Add
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Robert Semple

From: Unsettled

Part IV describes the settlement under leadership of Robert Semple, Governor in Chief of the Red River Settlement, culminating in the Battle of Seven Oaks. Part IV includes the following … 35 $3.50 Add
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Part One: Small Towns
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Part One: Small Towns

From: The Things I Came Here With

Part One reflects on MacDonald’s childhood, his relationships with his brothers and sister, his mothers struggles with mental health, his passion for art, and the fall out from his parents … 62 $6.20 Add
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Part Three: A New World
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Part Three: A New World

From: The Things I Came Here With

Part Three is larger in scope and follows MacDonald from his late adolescence to the present day, his career as a tattoo artist, his brother Rob’s influence, family history and addiction, … 117 $11.70 Add