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An anthology that refracts the experience of writers, new and established, who have been part of Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside in some way. Their work reappropriates the coding of the area and recasts the neighborhood as a site of creative energy and human dignity.
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"I am a girl, 13 years old, and a proper broncho buster. I can cook and do housework, but I just love to ride." In letters written to the children's pages of newspapers, we hear the clear and authentic voices of real children who lived in rural Canada and Newfoundland between 1900 and 1920. Children tell us about their families, their schools, jobs and communities and the suffering caused by the terrible costs of World War I. We read of shared common...
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"While floating down on the ice-floe, in the midst of dirt and darkness, hungry and cold… I wondered at myself that I could have learned, in a few short months, to have eaten such things, and submitted to such practices, as but few civilized persons have ever been called to endure."
In June of 1871, navigator George E. Tyson and the Polaris sailed forth from New York to pursue an American dream-to be the first expedition to explore the icy waters...
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When women had no choice, they used any means necessary to procure abortions. These are some of their stories.
Twenty-five years after its publication in 1998, No Choice remains an essential read in Canada and around the world, where abortion rights are still under threat. These stories, spanning six decades, illustrate the terrifyingly dangerous means that people will resort to in order to end a pregnancy. This digital edition includes the original...
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For kids who love to sing and dance: this vibrant picture book shares lyrics from a classic folk song about community, culture, and the seaside.
• Rhyming lyrics are easy to read and memorize and fun for the whole family.
• Perfect for kids aged 3 to 8 who love dancing, singing, and the ocean.
• The history of this famous ballad is explored in vivid illustrations!
I's the b'y that builds the boat,
And I's the b'y that sails her!
I's the...
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An Indigenous oral history collection featuring traditional Dene stories and personal stories from a Dene elder.
Our parents always taught us well. They told us to look on the good side of life and to accept what has to happen.
The Man Who Lived with a Giant is a collection of traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a Dene Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny used storytelling to teach Dene youth and others to understand...
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From Dene artist and bioethicist Lisa Boivin comes this healing story of hope, dreams, and the special bond between grandfather and granddaughter.
When a little girl dreams about a bear, her grandfather explains how we connect with the knowledge of our ancestors through dreams. Bear, Hawk, Caribou, and Wolf all have teachings to share to help us live a good life. But when Grampa gets sick and falls into a coma, the little girl must lean on his teachings...
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Jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894–1977), Paul Robeson's first accompanist and teacher to Oscar Peterson, came to prominence near the end of his life for his exceptional career. Statesman of the Piano makes his unpublished autobiography widely available for the first time, with commentary from historians, archivists, musicians, and cultural critics.
Ontario-born jazz pianist Lou Hooper (1894–1977) began his professional career in Detroit, accompanying...
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