1.
Series: Sexuality Studies
A Queer Love Story
The Letters of Jane Rule and Rick Bébout
Hardcover
Marilyn Schuster
9780774835435
$45.00
LITERARY COLLECTIONS
May 01, 2017
In August 1989, Jane Rule – novelist, essayist, and the first widely recognized “public lesbian” in North America – summed up the first eight years of her correspondence with Rick Bébout, journalist and editor with the Toronto-based Body Politic: “It seems to me that what has concerned us is richly human and significantly focused on the concerns of our time and our tribe.”A Queer Love Story presents the first fifteen years of their correspondence. At turns poignant, scintillating, and incisive, their exchanges include ruminations on queer life ...
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Series:
Health Advocacy, Inc.
How Pharmaceutical Funding Changed the Breast Cancer Movement
Hardcover
Sharon Batt
9780774833844
$39.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 15, 2017
Health activist, scholar, award-winning journalist, and cancer survivor Sharon Batt investigates the relationship between patient advocacy groups and the pharmaceutical industry as well as the contentious role of pharma funding. Over the past several decades, a gradual reduction in state funding has pressured patient groups into forming private-sector partnerships. This analysis of Canada’s breast cancer movement from 1990 to 2010 shows that the resulting power imbalance undermined the groups’ ability to put patients’ interests ahead of those o...
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Series:
Everyday Exposure
Indigenous Mobilization and Environmental Justice in Canada’s Chemical Valley
Paperback
Sarah Marie Wiebe
9780774832649
$32.95
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
Apr 01, 2017
Surrounded by Canada’s densest concentration of chemical manufacturing plants, members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation express concern about a declining male birth rate and high incidences of miscarriage, asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular illness. Everyday Exposure uncovers the systemic injustices they face as they fight for environmental justice. Exploring the problems that conflicting levels of jurisdiction pose for the creation of effective policy, analyzing clashes between Indigenous and scientific knowledge, and documenting the experience...
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4.
Series: Indigenous Confluences
Unlikely Alliances
Native Nations and White Communities Join to Defend Rural Lands
Paperback
Zoltán Grossman
9780295741529
$45.00
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Grade (US) from 17
Jun 20, 2017
Often when Native nations assert their treaty rights and sovereignty, they are confronted with a backlash from their neighbors, who are fearful of losing control of the natural resources. Yet, when both groups are faced with an outside threat to their common environment?such as mines, dams, or an oil pipeline?these communities have unexpectedly joined together to protect the resources. Some regions of the United States with the most intense conflicts were transformed into areas with the deepest cooperation between tribes and local farmers, ranc...
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5.
Series:
An Uncertain Ally
Turkey Under Erdoáan’s Dictatorship
Paperback
David L. Phillips
9781412865456
$29.95
HISTORY
Feb 28, 2017
Under the rule of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey has become a dictatorship that undermines secularism and promotes the Islamist agenda. This has led to a worsening in the state of human rights, to limited freedom of expression and of the press, and to war against the Kurdish people. Turkey has always been a country of great geopolitical importance, but can it be considered stable? Did Erdogan create an ally or an enemy for the Western world? An Uncertain Ally questions Turkey’s suitability as a NATO member and examines Turkey’s ties to jihadists ...
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6.
Series:
Muslim Identity in a Turbulent Age
Islamic Extremism and Western Islamophobia
Paperback
Mike Hardy
9781785921520
$33.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Feb 19, 2017
This book debates what it means to be Muslim in Europe today through engaging with the 2004 Amman message, which sought to clarify Islam’s true peaceful nature. Looking at Islam as a faith, as a whole system with political dimensions, and through the lens of Western media, this book sets out to clarify the true nature of Islam. Presenting fresh perspectives on a frequently misrepresented religion, this book offers a platform for debate about Islam’s place within Western culture and political systems, and the role that faith communities can play...
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7.
Series:
Crafting Secular Ritual
A Practical Guide
Paperback
Jeltje Gordon-Lenox
9781785920882
$26.95
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
Nov 21, 2016
Answering the call for new rituals in our secular age, this book recognises the essential importance of rituals to the psychological, physical, and spiritual health of individuals, families, organizations, and society as a whole. The book examines and explains the history, function, and place of emerging rituals in different cultures, as well as providing practical guidance for creating your own secular rituals. The author includes examples, risk factors, and checklists for the stages of planning new rituals for life events such as birth, marri...
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8.
Series:
Trans Voices
Becoming Who You Are
Paperback
Declan Henry
9781785922404
$19.95
PSYCHOLOGY
Jan 19, 2017
Through over one hundred interviews with individuals, this book details the diverse experiences and challenges faced by those who transition - both male-to-female and female-to-male – to become who they really believe they are. These powerful stories of undergoing the transition process explore a range of topics such as hormone treatments; reassignment surgeries; coming out; sex and sexuality; physical, emotional and mental health; and transphobia, discrimination, and hate crime. Also highlighted are the lives of non-binary individuals and thos...
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Series:
Playing While White
Privilege and Power on and off the Field
Paperback
David J. Leonard
9780295741888
$45.00
SPORTS & RECREATION
Grade (US) from 17
Jul 03, 2017
Playing While White argues that whiteness matters in sports culture, both on and off the field. Offering critical analysis of athletic stars such as Johnny Manziel, Marshall Henderson, Jordan Spieth, Lance Armstrong, Josh Hamilton, as well as the predominantly white cultures of NASCAR and extreme sports, David Leonard identifies how whiteness is central to the commodification of athletes and the sports they play.Leonard demonstrates that sporting cultures are a key site in the trafficking of racial ideas, narratives, and ideologies. He identifi...
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10.
Series:
Accidental Gravity
Residents, Travelers, and the Landscape of Memory
Paperback
Bernard Quetchenbach
9780870718878
$28.95
NATURE
Age (years) from 0 - 99
Apr 01, 2017
Accidental Gravity moves from upstate New York to the contemporary western U.S. and into Canada, from urban and suburban places to wild lands. The essays are informative, but the focus is personal. Quetchenbach writes about urban and suburban places as well as wild lands. In the first section of the book, he focuses on suburban neighborhoods, “the places where tensions between human and animal nature, and between differing concepts of the natural world, come to the fore.” In the second section, he juxtaposes these humanized places with Yellowst...
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11.
Series:
Nature’s Allies
Eight Conservationists Who Changed Our World
Hardcover
Larry A. Nielsen
9781610917957
$35.95
NATURE
Feb 14, 2017
It’s easy to feel small and powerless in the face of big environmental challenges. But environmentalism’s greatest change-makers started out living ordinary lives. In Nature’s Allies, Larry Nielsen presents the inspiring stories of eight conservation pioneers who show that through passion and perseverance we can each make a difference. Nielsen’s vivid biographies of John Muir, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Billy Frank Jr., Ding Darling, Chico Mendes, Wangari Maathai, and Gro Harlem Brundtland are meant to rally a new generation of conservationis...
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12.
Series:
Ice Bear
The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon
Paperback
Michael Engelhard
9780295999227
$44.90
NATURE
Grade (US) from 17
Nov 01, 2016
Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of artifacts attest to its charisma, and to the fraught relationships between our two species. In the White Bear, we acknowledge the magic of wildness: it is both genuinely itself and a screen for our imagination.Ice Bear traces and illuminates this intertwined h...
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13.
Series:
Up Here
The North at the Center of the World
Hardcover
Julie Decker
9780295999081
$67.40
TRAVEL
Grade (US) from 17
Oct 03, 2016
The North is a complex place that is beautiful, moody, and anything but untouched. The Arctic, part of the international North that is pivotal to the world because of climate change, is no longer a frontier of the past. The same interest in the North that preoccupied artists and explorers of the Romantic era has returned greater than ever, but rather than merely depicting its grandeur, today?s artists, scientists, and explorers question the future of the landscape.Up Here connects art, science, and environment at a time when unprecedented clima...
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14.
Series:
Mars
The Pristine Beauty of the Red Planet
Hardcover
Alfred S. McEwen
9780816532568
$94.00
SCIENCE
May 16, 2017
Mars: The Pristine Beauty of the Red Planet provides a stunning keepsake of one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments in space travel. HiRISE is the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, showing us Mars in astonishing detail. Featuring an outstanding and never-before-published collection of HiRISE high-resolution color images with explanatory captions in twenty-four languages, this book is an entirely unique volume, produced from an active NASA mission. With tantalizing and artistic glimpses at actively eroding slopes, impact crate...
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15.
Series:
No One Eats Alone
Food as a Social Enterprise
Hardcover
Michael S. Carolan
9781610918046
$34.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 13, 2017
In today’s fast-paced, fast-food world, everyone seems to be eating alone, all the time – whether it’s at their desks or in the car. Carolan argues that this needs to change if we want healthy, equitable, and sustainable food. In No One Eats Alone he tells stories of people getting together to change their relationship to food and to each other, from community farms where suburban moms and immigrant families work side by side to online exchanges where entrepreneurs share kitchen space to “hackers” who trade information about farm machinery repairs.
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Series:
Natural Defense
Enlisting Bugs and Germs to Protect Our Food and Health
Hardcover
Emily Monosson
9781610917186
$39.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 13, 2017
We rely on chemical cures to keep our bodies free from disease and our farm fields free from bugs and weeds. While human and agricultural health are rarely considered together, both are based on the same ecology, and both are being threatened by organisms that have evolved to resist our antibiotics and pesticides. Fortunately scientists are finding new solutions that work with, rather than against, nature. There are viruses that bust apart bacteria; insect pheromones that throw crop destroying moths into a misguided sexual frenzy; plant genes e...
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17.
Series:
I Can Beat Obesity!
Finding the Motivation, Confidence and Skills to Lose Weight and Avoid Relapse
Paperback
Nicola Davies
9781785921537
$24.95
HEALTH & FITNESS
Feb 21, 2017
I Can Beat Obesity! is not just about losing weight. It is about changing your psychological mindset and finding the drive and strength to improve your health. Having recovered from disordered eating herself, Nicola Davies recognises that beating obesity is not about fad diets and yo-yoing weight but about your psychological motivation, confidence, and skills to both lose weight and prevent relapse in the long term. The workbook style exercises will help you to develop key self-help tools for overcoming obesity. Focussing on building your emoti...
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18.
Series:
All Birds Have Anxiety
Hardcover
Kathy Hoopmann
9781785921827
$19.95
SELF-HELP
Age (years) from 6 - 99
Mar 21, 2017
All Birds Have Anxiety explores the symptoms of anxiety disorder and their impact on day-to-day life through colourful images of life as a bird. This simple yet captivating book validates common experiences of anxiety and offers a refreshing explanation of the many symptoms associated with anxiety. Its humorous yet gentle approach recognizes the stress that anxiety can cause, helping people to better understand how it feels to have anxiety.
19.
Series:
We’re All Mad Here
The No-Nonsense Guide to Living with Social Anxiety
Paperback
Claire Eastham
9781785920820
$26.95
SELF-HELP
Nov 21, 2016
Anxiety is a crafty shapeshifter that can take on many forms: the tiger that sinks its claws in with physical symptoms and distressing thoughts, the cruel and belittling bully creating insecurity and self-doubt, and, worst of all, the frenemy rewarding avoidance of social situations with no physical symptoms, no cruel thoughts ... and no life beyond your sofa! This no-nonsense guide to beating social anxiety covers everything from surviving university and the workplace through to social media and making it through parties and dates (while actua...
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20.
Series:
The Intriguing Life and Ignominious Death of Maurice Benyovszky
Paperback
Andy Drummond
9781412865432
$34.50
HISTORY
May 15, 2017
With a farcical wit, Andrew Drummond tells a more accurate version of events of the larger-than-life story of the adventures of 18th century Hungarian explorer Maurice Benyovszky, whose bestselling memoir (on which theater and opera productions were based) was filled with tales of daring escapes from Siberian prisons, of epic victories of 33 men overcoming 3,000 angry natives, and of being crowned King of Madagascar. The truths behind such intriguing tales are revealed – that early explorers were astonishingly unprepared and that colonization w...
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21.
Series: Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters Series
My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell
Paperback
Arthur Bear Chief
9781771991759
$19.99
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Jan 01, 2017
In a series of chronological vignettes, Arthur Bear Chief depicts the punishment, cruelty, abuse, and injustice that he endured at Old Sun Residential School and then later relived in the traumatic process of retelling his story at an examination for discovery in connection with a lawsuit brought against the federal government. Late in life, he returned to Gleichen, Alberta on the Siksika nation—to the home left to him by his mother—and it was there that he began to reconnect with Blackfoot language and culture. Although the terrific adversity ...
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22.
Series:
My Life, by Louis Kenoyer
Reminiscences of a Grand Ronde Reservation Childhood
Paperback
Henry Zenk
9780870718830
$43.95
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Jun 01, 2017
Louis Kenoyer, born in 1868 at Grand Ronde reservation, Oregon, was the last known native speaker of Tualatin Northern Kalapuya. His autobiographical narrative was recorded in 1928 and 1936 and is archived in the Special Collections of the University of Washington Library. Kenoyer’s autobiography is a rare, first-person narrative by a Native American discussing life on an Oregon reservation. To bring his compelling story to contemporary readers, Henry Zenk and Jedd Schrock have completed a translation of the original Tualatin narrative and prep...
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23.
Series:
Freefall into Fiction
Finding Form
Paperback
Barbara Turner-Vesselago
9781785921728
$25.95
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Nov 21, 2016
Barbara Turner-Vesselago’s first book, Writing Without a Parachute, showed writers how to fall in love with writing. This new book builds on this experience and encourages writers to pursue their work with intention and without inhibition. Freefall into Fiction: Finding Form is designed to help writers, step-by-step, to create publishable short stories, novels, and memoirs by finding their own unique balance between the exploration offered by Freefall Writing and the requirements of each particular genre. This book penetrates deep inside the wr...
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Series:
Writing without a Parachute
The Art of Freefall
Paperback
Barbara Turner-Vesselago
9781785921711
$19.95
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
Jan 19, 2017
Writing Without a Parachute: The Art of Freefall shows both beginning and experienced writers how to get the thinking mind to step aside so that writing becomes truly creative - a vulnerable and open-hearted engagement with the moment. Here, for the first time, writing teacher Barbara Turner-Vesselago shares in print the method by which, for almost thirty years, she has helped hundreds of writers to publish fiction, memoir, non-fiction, and poetry worldwide. By means of five simple precepts, she leads the writer step by step into real trust in ...
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25.
Series: Camino del Sol
Long Stories Cut Short
Fictions from the Borderlands
Paperback
Frederick Luis Aldama
9780816533978
$24.95
FICTION
Feb 07, 2017
The stories in this dynamic bilingual prose-art collection touch on the universals of romance, family, migration and expulsion, and everyday life in all its zany configurations. Each glimpse into lives at every stage – from newborns and children to teens, young adults, and the elderly – further submerges readers in psychological ups and downs. In a world filled with racism, police brutality, poverty, and tensions between haves and have-nots, these flashes of fictional insight bring gleaming clarity to lives lived where all sorts of borders meet...
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27.
Series:
The Golden Vanity
Paperback
Isabel Paterson
9781412863421
$27.95
FICTION
Dec 31, 2016
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald told the tale of a high society love affair that became an iconic depiction of life during the Jazz Age of the 1920s. After the 1929 stock market crash, life took an ironic downturn even for the wealthy. Written in light of these events, The Golden Vanity is both a social comedy of errors and a sardonic view of the Jazz Age and the crash, told through the lives of three self-assertive women who could not be more different.
28.
Series:
Sulky, Rowdy, Rude
Why Kids Really Act Out and What to Do about It
Paperback
Tina Wiman
9781785922138
$21.95
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Feb 21, 2017
Children can be difficult (and worse) - this is a natural part of growing up. For parents, though, it can be especially difficult to deal with conflict with their own children, and often patterns of behaviour that get stuck can make things worse. This book shows how, as parents, we can create structures, methods, and situations that work so that children can have a sense of security, belonging, and autonomy, and practise self-control and cooperation. Through the practical explanations and examples provided in this book, parents will learn to id...
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29.
Series:
Who Are You?
The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity
Hardcover
Brook Pessin-Whedbee
9781785927287
$25.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 8
Dec 21, 2016
What do you like? How do you feel? Who are you? This brightly illustrated children’s book provides a straightforward introduction to gender for anyone aged four and up. It presents clear and direct language for understanding and talking about how we experience gender: our bodies, our expression, and our identity. An interactive three-layered wheel included in the book is a simple, yet powerful, tool to clearly demonstrate the difference between our body, how we express ourselves through our clothes and hobbies, and our gender identity. Ideal f...
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30.
Series: Can I tell you about...?
Can I Tell You About Gender Diversity?
A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals
Paperback
C.J. Atkinson
9781785921056
$18.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 12
Jan 19, 2017
Meet Kit, a twelve year old who identifies as trans and is currently going through female to male medical transition. Kit explains what it is like to transition and how his friends, family, and teachers can help by using the right pronouns, respecting his name change, introducing gender neutral toilets at school, and much more. With illustrations throughout, this is an ideal way to start conversations about gender diversity in the classroom or at home. It is suitable for readers aged seven and above and also includes a useful list of recommende...
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31.
Series:
Minnie and Max are OK
Hardcover
Chris Calland
9781785922336
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 3 - 7
Jun 18, 2017
Minnie has had a bad day at school. Some girls made fun of her looks, and she wishes she was more like them. Max, Minnie’s dog, wishes he looked different too. And he doesn’t understand why Grandma doesn’t like his singing! When Grandma sees that Minnie and Max aren’t OK, she takes them to the park. There, they see lots of children and dogs - all with different shapes, sizes, colours and special traits. If they all looked the same, would it be better or worse? Body image is an increasingly important issue for young children. This beautifully il...
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32.
Series:
Okay Kevin
A Story to Help Children Discover How Everyone Learns Differently
Hardcover
James Dillon
9781785927324
$22.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 5 - 8
May 15, 2017
Through providing an insight into Kevin’s thoughts, feelings and coping strategies, this picture book for ages 5-8 is a source of support for children who, like Kevin, find school difficult and feel that they are “behind” their peers. The book, which draws on the author’s experiences as the principal of an elementary school, is also the perfect springboard for discussion around difficulties at school, academic ability, self-esteem, confidence and recognising strengths.
33.
Series:
Ollie and the Magic Workshop
Hardcover
Alison Knowles
9781785922411
$19.95
JUVENILE FICTION
Age (years) from 7 - 11
Mar 20, 2016
Ollie is back with more adventures using his superpowers, and a chance to earn his second Captain’s stripe! With the help of his superpowers, Ollie is gaining the confidence to stand up to bullies and be himself. When some mean kids start to get him down, Ollie draws upon the superpower of emotional resilience, which serves as a suit of shiny armour against hurtful words. With this superpower, Ollie tries to help his new friend Mollie who lives in foster care learn to love and take care of herself. Can Ollie help Mollie to build her own emotion...
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Series:
Go Yogi!
Everyday Yoga Asanas for Children
Hardcover
Emma Hughes
9781848193413
$19.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 4 - 7
Mar 21, 2017
C an you touch your toes? Or balance on one leg? Learn to calm your body and put your mind at ease alongside Flo the cat and Mack the monkey as they show you the different yoga poses. Known as asanas, these postures are fun to do on your own, at school or with family, and will help your body feel better and relax your mind! With its roots in Ashtanga yoga practice, this guide contains bright, cheerful illustrations accompanied by easy-to-follow instructions fora variety of yoga poses. Designed for children aged 4+, these activities can be used ...
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35.
Series:
Starving the Exam Stress Gremlin
A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Managing Exam Stress for Young People
Paperback
Kate Collins-Donnelly
9781849056984
$26.95
JUVENILE NONFICTION
Age (years) from 10 - 16
Dec 21, 2017
This self-help workbook will help young people aged 10+ to understand and cope with their exam stress. Full of creative and easy-to-follow activities, the workbook explains what exam stress is, how it develops and the impact it can have, and it can be completed independently or with supervision. With exam stress on the rise among our young people, this invaluable resource that will be of interest to school counsellors, teaching staff, youth workers and social workers, as well as parents.
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Series:
Turning Point 1917
The British Empire at War
Hardcover
Douglas E. Delaney
9780774833998
$39.95
HISTORY
Feb 15, 2017
For the British Empire and its allies of the Great War, 1917 was a year marked by crises. But here and there glimmers of light pierced the gloom. Soldiers began solving the problems posed by trench warfare. The dominions asserted themselves in the councils of imperial power. And the US finally entered the war. This book examines the British imperial war effort during the most pivotal and dynamic twelve months of the war. Written by internationally recognized historians, its chapters explore military, diplomatic, and domestic aspects of how the ...
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37.
Series: Studies in Canadian Military History
Zombie Army
The Canadian Army and Conscription in the Second World War
Paperback
Daniel Byers
9780774830522
$34.95
HISTORY
Jan 17, 2017
Zombie Army tells the story of Canada’s Second World War military conscripts – reluctant soldiers pejoratively referred to as “zombies” for their perceived similarity to the mindless movie monsters of the 1930s. In the first full-length book on the subject in almost forty years, Byers combines underused and newly discovered records to argue that although conscripts were only liable for home defence, they soon became a steady source of recruits from which the army found volunteers to serve overseas. He also challenges the traditional nationalist...
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38.
Series: Communication, Strategy, and Politics
Brand Command
Canadian Politics and Democracy in the Age of Message Control
Paperback
Alex Marland
9780774832045
$32.95
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Feb 15, 2017
The pursuit of political power is strategic as never before. Ministers, MPs, and candidates parrot the same catchphrases. The public service has become politicized. And decision making is increasingly centralized in the Prime Minister’s Office. What is happening to our democracy? To get to the bottom of this, Alex Marland reviewed internal political party files, media reports, and documents obtained through access to information requests, and interviewed Ottawa insiders. He discovered that in the face of rapid changes in communication technolog...
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39.
Series:
Mixed Blessings
Indigenous Encounters with Christianity in Canada
Paperback
Tolly Bradford
9780774829403
$29.95
RELIGION
Jan 17, 2017
Mixed Blessings transforms our understanding of the relationship between Indigenous people and Christianity in Canada from the early 1600s to the present day. While acknowledging the harm of colonialism, including the trauma inflicted by church-run residential schools, this interdisciplinary collection challenges the portrayal of Indigenous people as passive victims of malevolent missionaries who experienced a uniformly dark history. Instead, this book illuminates the diverse and multifaceted ways that Indigenous communities and individuals – i...
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40.
Series:
Seattle Walks
Discovering History and Nature in the City
Paperback
David B. Williams
9780295741284
$20.95
HISTORY
Grade (US) from 17
Mar 01, 2017
Seattle Walks is an idiosyncratic walking guide to Seattle combining natural history, human history, and David Williams’s unique store of knowledge as a life-long and very curious resident of Seattle. The walks offer surprises for those who think they know Seattle well and will be very appealing to Seattle newcomers and tourists seeking an active way to get to know the city.
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Series:
God-Curious
Exploring Eternal Questions
Paperback
Stephen Cherry
9781785921995
$18.95
RELIGION
Age (years) from 16
Mar 21, 2017
Why are we here? What is the impact of religion on the development of culture across the world? Can we say anything meaningful about God? In this book, Stephen Cherry puts theology in the spotlight and reveals how it can be a fulfilling, fun, and important area of study. For religious believer and atheist alike, engagement with the deep and seemingly unanswerable questions that occur to us, often at significant or difficult times in life, is fascinating. Theology offers the opportunity to explore how people today and through the ages have tried...
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42.
Series: OPEL: Open Paths to Enriched Learning
Interrogating Motherhood
Paperback
Lynda R. Ross
9781771991438
$27.99
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Feb 01, 2017
It has been four decades since the publication of Adrienne Rich’s Of Woman Born but her analysis of maternity and the archetypal Mother remains a powerful critique. It was Rich who first defined the term “motherhood” as referent to a patriarchal institution that was oppressive to women. Rich proposed the use of the word “mothering”: a word intended to be female-defined. It is between these two ideas, that of a patriarchal history and a feminist future, where Interrogating Motherhood begins. Ross explores the topic of mothering from the perspect...
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43.
Series: Mingling Voices Series
Spark of Light
Short Stories by Women Writers of Odisha
Paperback
Valerie Henitiuk
9781771991674
$27.99
LITERARY COLLECTIONS
Dec 15, 2016
Spark of Light is a diverse collection of short stories by women writers from the Indian province of Odisha. Originally written in Odia and dating from the late nineteenth century to the present, these stories offer a multiplicity of voices – some sentimental and melodramatic, others rebellious and bold – and capture the predicament of characters who often live on the margins of society. The stories included here provide examples of the great richness of Odishan literary culture. In the often shadowy and grim world depicted in this collection, ...
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