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Sebastian Junger, Michael Groom, Gordon Chaplin, Jack London, Rick Bass, Jack LeMoyne, John Vaillant, John Muir, Whitney Balliett, Richard Byrd; Patrick O'Brian, Farley Mowat, Robert Louis Stevenson, Philip Ashton, Rockwell Kent, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Philbrick, Stephen Crane

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Terence Aselford, Rick Foucheux, Nick Sampson, Gary Telles, Richard Rohan, Barrett Whitener

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death—with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they’re likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. They tell us about what happens when people find that treacherous weather—or when it finds them—...

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J. Patrick Bird

This is a collection of poems and essays that represents a significant amount of the material that I have written over a span of the last three decades. Poetry is the main form of the writing I have done, but I also did some song-writing and short prose pieces, though I have chosen to include mostly poetry in this book. This is the first time I have published any of my work, as writing and music have been more of a hobby for me than a serious consideration. It is only by the friendly sugge...

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Lintusen Press, Janet Whitehead, Lee F. Patrick, Shawn L. Bird, Ace Baker, Lisa Baker, Antoinette Bekker, Sandra Bunting, Lenore Butcher, Deborah Dimshaw, J. L. G. Dufort, Jenna Greene, Emily Groot, Anita Joldersma, Jennifer Korpela, Shirlee Smith Matheson, Murgatroyd Monaghan, Mary Tortosa, Sheila Webster

What's more Canadian than this?A beaver that's lost its tail, dancing moose and canoe trips are just the beginning. There are also haunted islands, mystical ferry crossings, giant mosquitos, shifters, lake monsters, aliens, super heroes, and icons of the past.Come drive vast distances, drink coffee at Tims, laugh at the Leafs, and celebrate the joys of new Canadians.This collection of new Canadian tall tales is sometimes nostalgic, often funny, and ...

In the light of changes the government has launched as part of its welfare to work initiatives, this text explores apprenticeship. The authors set the historical context and discuss the theoretical and practical aspects of acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills for competence.

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Hannah Bird

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Patrick Brawn, Stephanie Rose

Falling in love with a Parker must be genetic. It's the only way Delilah Ridgefield can make sense of the mess that is her life.Some other things that are genetic? The hazel eyes she shares with her mom, the need to care for others that she gets from her dad, and her father's dementia diagnosis, which brings him back into her life after years of radio silence.The truth is, after he had an affair that imploded her life, Delilah thought she had more time to b...

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Lintusen Press, Chris McMahen, Finnian Burnett, Lee F. Patrick, Shawn L. Bird, Andrew G. Cooper, Mitchell Toews, Jarrod K. Williams, Philip Mann, Jessica DeLand, Patricia Lloyd, Batya Guarisma

Not all shifters turn into magnificent, terrifying beasts.Life presents particular mortifications when your alternate form is a dung beetle or a bumblebee.Despite the complications and challenges, even the most innocuous transformation can bring inspiration and power even if you're a raccoon or hamster.12 stories of change and self-discovery.12 explorations of the trials and tribulations resulting fromsmall shifts.Featuring s...

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Patrick Schreiner, Michael Bird

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The Ascension is essential to the gospelThe good news of Jesus includes his life, death, resurrection, and future return--but what about his ascension? Though often neglected or misunderstood, the ascension is integral to the gospel.In The Ascension of Christ, Patrick Schreiner argues that Jesus' work would be incomplete without his ascent to God's right hand. Not only a key moment in the gospel story, Jesus' ascension was necessary for his present...

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Patrick Joyce

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Philip Bird

“I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book…there are clues and messages for every fortunate reader who picks it up.” —Annie Proulx*A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice*A landmark history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most of humanity, but is rapidly vanishing in our time.“What the skeleton is to anatomy, the pe...

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Erica Benner

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Louise Brealey

Brought to you by Penguin.In a hyper-competitive world obsessed with rankings, super-wealth and greatness, how can we live up to democratic ideals of equality?Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about these questions from different angles in different countries - from post-war Japan, where democracy was imposed on a defeated country, to post-communist Poland, with sudden gaps of wealth and security, and the US and South Africa with their legacies of ...

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Emily P Webber

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Esme Patey Ford

Brought to you by Penguin.The story of the last generation of British miners: fathers and sons, brothers and comrades, big hitters and broken men, strikers and scabs.Mining Men explores how these men felt when the pits were closed and what happened next, including former miners who became factory workers, detectives, driving instructors, counsellors, the local mayor and one who even ended up working on Fleet Street. Featuring accou...

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Christopher Harding

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Christopher Harding

Brought to you by Penguin.This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy ...

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Chester Himes

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Ron Butler

From the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series, a masterful autobiographical novel about the injustices of the prison system and the humanity that flourishes despite itJimmy Monroe is serving a twenty-year sentence for robbery. Terror and chaos reign in the prison, where corrupt, racist guards mete out capricious punishments like time in "the hole," where inmates' sense of reality slips away in total darkness. When a fire breaks out amid these mounting i...