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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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Imagined TruthsMyths 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 … | Richard Lemm | 272 | 2021 | View |
Man at the AirportHow 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 … | Hassan Al Kontar | 232 | 2021 | View |
NEW! On Account of DarknessShining 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 … | Ian Kennedy | 213 | 2022 | View |
Three Funerals for my FatherLove, 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 … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 232 | 2021 | View |
UmingmakStuart 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 … | Jake Ootes | 326 | 2020 | View |
Walking Away from HateOur 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 … | Jeanette Manning; Lauren Manning | 240 | 2021 | View |
From ForewordStuart 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 | Jake Ootes | 6 | 2020 | $0.60 Add |
From IntroductionFrom: Walking Away from Hate |
Jeanette Manning; Lauren Manning | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add | |
From IntroductionFrom: Man at the Airport |
Hassan Al Kontar | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add | |
From NEW! IntroductionFrom: 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. | Ian Kennedy | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
From IntroductionFrom: Imagined Truths |
Richard Lemm | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add | |
From My First Funeral |
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 … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From A Model FamilyFrom: Walking Away from Hate |
Jeanette Manning; Lauren Manning | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add | |
From AppointedStuart 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 … | Jake Ootes | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
From June Sisters |
The author narrates this chapter, talking about events in her life and her family. She reflects on her relationship and memories with her father. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
From The All-American BoyFrom: Imagined Truths |
The author relates his early life/childhood in America. | Richard Lemm | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |