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Do You Remember Being Born?Marian Ffarmer is a world-renowned poet and a legend in the making--but only now, at seventy-five years old, is she beginning to believe in the security of her successes. Unfortunately, a poet's accomplishments don't necessarily translate to capital, and as her adult son struggles...
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Daughters of Copper WomanSince its first publication in 1981, Daughters of Copper Woman has become an underground classic, selling over 200,000 copies. Now comes a new edition that includes many pieces cut from the original as well as fresh material added by the author. Here finally, after...
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Biocosmism: Vitality and the Utopian Imagination in Postrevolutionary MexicoMost scholars study postrevolutionary Mexico as a period in which cultural production significantly shaped national identity through murals, novels, essays, and other artifacts that registered the changing political and social realities in the wake of the Revolution. In Biocosmism, Jorge Quintana Navarrete shifts the...
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Biocosmism: Vitality and the Utopian Imagination in Postrevolutionary MexicoMost scholars study postrevolutionary Mexico as a period in which cultural production significantly shaped national identity through murals, novels, essays, and other artifacts that registered the changing political and social realities in the wake of the Revolution. In Biocosmism, Jorge Quintana Navarrete shifts the...
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The Ones We Let Down: Toxic Leadership Culture and Gender Integration in the Canadian Forces Volume 16In 2021, a sexual misconduct scandal struck the Canadian military, leading to a profound crisis in leadership. While some more recent allegations came to light before the #MeToo movement, these latest revelations have historical roots in the 1990s, an era known to service members...
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The Land of OS: John RamsayAuthor: David A. RobertsonPublisher: Highwater PressPublished: 09/12/2014Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.50w x 0.40dISBN: 9781553794912Audience: Ages 9-12About the AuthorDavid A. Robertson is an award-winning writer. His books include When We Were Alone (winner Governor General's Literary Award), Will I See? (winner Manuela...
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The Honourable John Norquay: Indigenous Premier, Canadian StatesmanThe life and times of the Premier from Red River John Norquay, orphan and prodigy, was a leader among the Scots Cree peoples of western Canada. Born in the Red River Settlement, he farmed, hunted, traded, and taught school before becoming a legislator, cabinet...
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The Great Western Canada Bucket List: One-Of-A-Kind Travel ExperiencesNEW EDITION OF THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERTravel personality Robin Esrock explores the most unique experiences in British Columbia and Alberta in this inspiring, expanded guide from the bestselling Bucket List series.Having reported from over 115 countries on 7 continents, Robin Esrock has spent decades chasing...
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Surviving Stupid: A Comical Look at Growing up in Rural ManitobaWhat doesn't kill you makes you stronger, and as kids we thought we were invulnerable, unbeatable, immortal. We did so many crazy and dangerous things that could have-should have-killed us, all in the name of entertainment. Somehow, we survived.Surviving Stupid strings together a series...
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Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and CitizenshipThis book analyzes the ways collective memories of the US-Mexico War have shaped Mexican Americans' civil rights struggles over several generations. As the first Latinx people incorporated into the nation, Mexican Americans were offered US citizenship by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended...
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Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and CitizenshipThis book analyzes the ways collective memories of the US-Mexico War have shaped Mexican Americans' civil rights struggles over several generations. As the first Latinx people incorporated into the nation, Mexican Americans were offered US citizenship by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended...
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¿Qué Sigue?: 20 Lecciones Para Ser Ciudadano Ante Un País En Riesgo / What's Nex T ? Twenty Lessons for Citizens in a Country at RiskQué sigue?: 20 lecciones para ser ciudadano ante un país en riesgo LLEGA A LA PRESIDENCIA GRACIAS AL INE, PERO BUSCA DINAMITAR TODA INSTITUCIÓN DEMOCRÁTICA... PROMETE EL FIN DE LA GUERRA, PERO DEJA UN PAÍS MÁS VIOLENTO, MÁS MILITARIZADO, Y MÁS INSEGURO... ANUNCIA EL...
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Moon Yucatán Peninsula: With Cancún, Cozumel & Tulum: Beaches & Cenotes, Temples & Pyramids, Diving & SnorkelingExperience stunning Maya ruins, dreamy beaches, and epic outdoor thrills, from cenote-diving to kiteboarding, with Moon Yucatán Peninsula. Inside you'll find: Flexible itineraries including a ten-day eco-adventure and a two-week road trip across the whole peninsula Strategic advice for road-trippers, foodies, wellness seekers, outdoor...
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Glacier National Park: The First 100 YearsFirst Place, 2009 Benjamin Franklin Awards, history category. First Place, 2009 APPL Media and Partnership Award, non-association book category. Finalist, 2009 ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards, regional category. This book is also available as a non-returnable limited edition. See ISBN 9781560377494.Author: C....
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From Barrow to Boothia: The Arctic Journal of Chief Factor Peter Warren Dease, 1836-1839 Volume 7Over a three-year period from 1837 to 1939, operating from a base-camp at Fort Confidence on Great Bear Lake, the expedition achieved its goal. Despite serious problems with sea ice, Dease and Simpson, in some of the longest small-boat voyages in the history of...
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Fodor's Mexico CityWhether you want to experience the lively Zócalo, wander the ruins of Teotihuacán, or visit Frida Kahlo's home, the local Fodor's travel experts in Mexico City are here to help! Fodor's Mexico City guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else...
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Five Days Walking the Five Towns: Touring Windsor's PastWindsor Ontario is a border town made up of five communities. Marty Gervais takes the reader on a narrative walking tour of Ford City, Riverside, Walkerville, Windsor, and Sandwich. Along the way, tales of aboriginal curses, rum-running, riots, union-busting, horse-racing nuns, lethal lightning strikes,...
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DK Eyewitness Top 10 Montreal and Quebec CityMontreal and Quebec City abound with history and culture. A profusion of world-class museums, art galleries, historic churches, châteaux, landscaped-parks and year-round festivals has ensconced these cities as Canada's cultural capitals. Your DK Eyewitness Top 10 travel guide ensures you'll find your way around...
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Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the KlondikeNo aspect of this harrowing journey was more difficult--or deadly--than the trek over the Chilkoot Trail: a fifty-three kilometre journey over the coastal mountains from the tidewaters of Alaska, through British Columbia to the headwaters of the Yukon River. But even before the gold...
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Border Witness: Reimagining the Us-Mexico Borderlands Through FilmWhat a century of border films teaches about the real and imagined worlds of the US-Mexico borderlands--and how this understanding helps build better relations across boundaries. Border Witness is an account of cultural collision and fusion between Mexico and the United States, as seen...
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