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Imagined Truths

Myths from a Draft-Dodging Poet

Memory is not only selective, it’s an amazing liar, con artist and spin doctor. History is what we choose to remember about the past in order to justify the present. Richard Lemm grew up in … 272 View

Man at the Airport

How Social Media Saved My Life: One Syrian's Story

Man at the Airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, an “illegal” and a refugee. More broadly, it examines the power of social media to amplify individual voices and facilitate … 232 View
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On Account of Darkness

Shining Light on Race and Sport

For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm … 213 View

Three Funerals for my Father

Love, Loss and Escape from Vietnam

What would you risk to save your children? Jolie Hoang grew up as one of ten children, part of a loving, prosperous Vietnamese family. All that changed when the communists took over in 1975; the … 232 View

Umingmak

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

In 1967, Stuart Hodgson, a pugnacious British Columbia labour leader, was the newly-appointed Commissioner of the Northwest Territories, responsible for establishing a fledgling government in the … 326 View

Walking Away from Hate

Our Journey through Extremism

As a troubled teen, Lauren Manning sought refuge online in the angry world of black metal music. When she met a recruiter who offered her the acceptance she craved, the doctrine of white … ; 240 View
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Foreword

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

This section includes a foreword, author’s note, map of the Northwest Territories in 1970, and Prologue 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

From: Walking Away from Hate

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Introduction

From: Man at the Airport

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Introduction

From: On Account of Darkness

Introduction to the book. The author calls himself a collector, a researcher, and a preservationist of many untold stories in sport, and thanks those who trusted him with their stories. 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction

From: Imagined Truths

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My First Funeral

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The ghost of the author’s father narrates this chapter, recounting his life and death. The author’s father died escaping Vietnam, on his way to reunite with his six older children in … 11 $1.10 Add
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A Model Family

From: Walking Away from Hate

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Appointed

Stuart Hodgson and the Birth of the Modern Arctic

From: Umingmak

Readings in Part One of this title entitled "A Leader in the Making" discuss Stuart Hodgson’s political background. The section discusses his appointment as Commissioner of the … 4 $0.40 Add
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June Sisters

From: Three Funerals for my Father

The author narrates this chapter, talking about events in her life and her family. She reflects on her relationship and memories with her father. 9 $0.90 Add
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The All-American Boy

From: Imagined Truths

The author relates his early life/childhood in America. 26 $2.60 Add