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{"id":6582723641403,"title":"Box Kite","handle":"box-kite","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A piece of paper with writing on it is flat, but when what is written on that paper fills the mind of a reader, it takes off into the wind like a box kite on a windy day,\" writes Baziju — the shared voice of poets Roo Borson and Kim Maltman. This exquisite, collaboratively written sequence of prose poems, unfolding through rich, delicate imagery, journeys through streets and gardens, houses and temples, cities and countryside, Canada and China. It is a meditation on the way we travel between places and between times, and how words and ideas travel between languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaziju explores the literature of China, from centuries past to the present, exploring, at the same time, the meaning of hope and of home: childhood homes, the homes we grow into, and the homes in our minds. In Lu Xun's classic story \"My Old Home,\" the hero returns from a distant city to the home he left two decades earlier. Hope, he ponders, \"is just like the roads of the earth… . [T]o begin with the earth has no roads, but where many people pass, there a road is made.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese sensual, deeply personal prose poems ponder change, loss, friendship, and belonging. In a life in which every detail has significance, the smallest observation grows, and spreads like the branches of wisteria.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:06:49-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:06:49-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","By (author) Borson Roo","By (author) Maltman Kim","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2016-04-09"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403409211451,"title":"Web PDF","option1":"Web PDF","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770899636","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Box Kite - Web PDF","public_title":"Web PDF","options":["Web PDF"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770899636","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39412946141243,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770899629","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Box Kite - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":386,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770899629","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55acac4a-bbe8-4b06-aba0-1714112b34af.jpg?v=1655625566"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55acac4a-bbe8-4b06-aba0-1714112b34af.jpg?v=1655625566","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22243429974075,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55acac4a-bbe8-4b06-aba0-1714112b34af.jpg?v=1655625566"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_55acac4a-bbe8-4b06-aba0-1714112b34af.jpg?v=1655625566","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\"A piece of paper with writing on it is flat, but when what is written on that paper fills the mind of a reader, it takes off into the wind like a box kite on a windy day,\" writes Baziju — the shared voice of poets Roo Borson and Kim Maltman. This exquisite, collaboratively written sequence of prose poems, unfolding through rich, delicate imagery, journeys through streets and gardens, houses and temples, cities and countryside, Canada and China. It is a meditation on the way we travel between places and between times, and how words and ideas travel between languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaziju explores the literature of China, from centuries past to the present, exploring, at the same time, the meaning of hope and of home: childhood homes, the homes we grow into, and the homes in our minds. In Lu Xun's classic story \"My Old Home,\" the hero returns from a distant city to the home he left two decades earlier. Hope, he ponders, \"is just like the roads of the earth… . [T]o begin with the earth has no roads, but where many people pass, there a road is made.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese sensual, deeply personal prose poems ponder change, loss, friendship, and belonging. In a life in which every detail has significance, the smallest observation grows, and spreads like the branches of wisteria.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Prose poems that are a meditation on the way we travel between places and between times, and how words and ideas travel between languages.
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{"id":6582723084347,"title":"The Book of Fate","handle":"the-book-of-fate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected as one of \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e's 75 Notable Translations of 2013\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning five turbulent decades in Iranian history, from before the 1979 revolution, through the Islamic Republic, and up to the present, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Fate\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful story of friendship and passion, fear and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an average girl, passionate about learning. On her way to school she meets a local man and falls in love, but when her family discovers his letters they accuse her of bringing them dishonour. She is badly beaten by her brother, and her parents hastily arrange for her to marry a man she’s never met. 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Her fate, so long dictated by family loyalty and tradition, is now tied to the changing fortunes of her country.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:06:39-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:06:39-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult BIPOC Voices","Anansi International","Book Club Pick","By (author) Saniee Parinoush","pub date: 2013-08-31","Translated by Khalili Sara"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1695,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403408588859,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770893849","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Book of Fate - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770893849","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39412943454267,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770893832","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Book of Fate - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1695,"weight":535,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770893832","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39412943978555,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770895768","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Book of Fate - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770895768","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a5d07009-6462-4e8d-8e23-5439856c088e.jpg?v=1723950087"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a5d07009-6462-4e8d-8e23-5439856c088e.jpg?v=1723950087","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24743103168571,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a5d07009-6462-4e8d-8e23-5439856c088e.jpg?v=1723950087"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a5d07009-6462-4e8d-8e23-5439856c088e.jpg?v=1723950087","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected as one of \u003cem\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/em\u003e's 75 Notable Translations of 2013\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning five turbulent decades in Iranian history, from before the 1979 revolution, through the Islamic Republic, and up to the present, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Fate\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful story of friendship and passion, fear and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA teenager in pre-revolutionary Tehran, Massoumeh is an average girl, passionate about learning. 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Her fate, so long dictated by family loyalty and tradition, is now tied to the changing fortunes of her country.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770893849","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770893849\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Imprint":"Anansi International","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"...this family saga shines a bright light on what it is like to live according [to] the expectations of family and society.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"Saniee has successfully pursued the perennial theme of the potentially explosive interaction between the individual and society, as well as the consequences of discrimination, intolerance and extremism.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_2":"The Book of Fate is a gentle reminder to all of us that selflessness and loyalty to family are important as are moral values and goodness of heart. 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The Book of Fate
Spanning five turbulent decades in Iranian history, The Book of Fate is a powerful story of friendship and passion, fear and hope.
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{"id":6582722461755,"title":"The Blue Book","handle":"the-blue-book","description":"\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Barber is crossing the Atlantic by liner with her perfectly adequate boyfriend, Derek, who might be planning to propose. In fleeing the UK — temporarily — Elizabeth may also be in flight from her past and the charismatic Arthur, once her partner in what she came to see as a series of crimes. Together they acted as fake mediums, perfecting the arcane skills practiced by effective frauds. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth finally rejected what once seemed an intoxicating game. Arthur continued his search for the right way to do wrong. He now subsidizes free closure for the traumatized and dispossessed by preying on the super-rich. The pair still meet occasionally, for weekends of sexual oblivion, but their affection lacerates as much as it consoles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElizabeth hadn't, however, expected the other man on the boat. 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It's time for her to discover who are the true deceivers and who are the truly deceived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut is the book itself — a fiction which may not always be lying — deceiving the reader? Offering illusions and false trails, magical numbers and redemptive humour, this is a novel about what happens when we are misled and when we are true: an extraordinarily intricate and intimate journey into our minds and hearts undertaken by a writer of great gifts — a maker of wonders.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The Blue Book
A novel of illusions and false trails, magical numbers and redemptive humour, about what happens when we are misled and what happens when we are true.
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{"id":6582721609787,"title":"Beyond Intelligence","handle":"beyond-intelligence","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom two internationally recognized experts in the field of gifted education comes this timely exploration of how best to nurture a child’s unique gifts, and set them on a path to a happily productive life — in school and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is intelligence? Is it really a have or have not proposition, as we’ve been led to believe? Are some children just destined to fall behind? Dona Matthews and Joanne Foster answer those questions with a resounding “No!” In \u003cem\u003eBeyond Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e, they demonstrate that every child has the ability to succeed — with the right support and guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how can parents provide that support? 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Beyond Intelligence
An exploration of how best to nurture a child’s unique gifts, and set them on a path to a happily productive life — in school and beyond.
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Lines like ‘I’m a bad singer. And deep down, it matters’ produce an undercurrent of sorrow, but far more pronounced are his curiosity, vulnerability, and perseverance. It’s a deeply human book, and his most personal.","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_6":"An engaging tale.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"The journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness — and along the way discovers what we're really hearing when we listen to music.","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2016-05-14","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"The journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness — and along the way discovers what we're really hearing when we listen to music.","Subtitle":"The Surprising Science of Tone Deafness and How We Hear Music"}
Bad Singer
The journey of Tim Falconer as he tries to overcome tone deafness — and along the way discovers what we're really hearing when we listen to music.
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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 3
The third of a series of exclusive bundles: books 7, 8, and 9 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.
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Or will May Ling get to them first . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\nIn \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pole of Macau\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava’s half-brother Michael is desperate to pull out of a multi-million-dollar real estate deal in the territory of Macau. The developers are threatening to halt construction unless Michael and his business partner put up another $80 million; the bank is looking for repayment on their loan; and her father is prepared to sell everything to protect his first-born son. As Ava follows the money trail, she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into Hong Kong’s dark and deadly world of organized crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\nIn the fifth installment, \u003cem\u003eThe Scottish Banker of Surabaya\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. 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But the job is further complicated by Wong’s second wife, the cunning and seductive May Ling, who threatens to interfere in Ava’s investigation. Will Ava find the perpetrators and get the Wongs’ money back? Or will May Ling get to them first . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\nIn \u003cem\u003eThe Red Pole of Macau\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava’s half-brother Michael is desperate to pull out of a multi-million-dollar real estate deal in the territory of Macau. The developers are threatening to halt construction unless Michael and his business partner put up another $80 million; the bank is looking for repayment on their loan; and her father is prepared to sell everything to protect his first-born son. As Ava follows the money trail, she finds herself drawn deeper and deeper into Hong Kong’s dark and deadly world of organized crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\nIn the fifth installment, \u003cem\u003eThe Scottish Banker of Surabaya\u003c\/em\u003e, Ava begins an investigation into what she thinks is a Ponzi scheme. The trail leads her to a bank in Indonesia that is run by a Scot, but in actuality is a front for an elaborate money-laundering operation for Italian mobsters. The relationship between Ava and the Scotsman turns nasty and personal. Meanwhile, Uncle’s health problems become apparent . . .\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 2
The second of a series of exclusive bundles: books 3, 4, and 5 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.
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With the billionaire’s reputation on the line, she follows the money from Vancouver to Las Vegas, to the Costa Rican accounts of the Moneida, a First Nations band that owns The River, a poker web site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter uncovering an illegal online gambling ring, she confronts one of the world poker greats, David “The Disciple” Douglas, and his partner, Jeremy Ashton. Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Uncle’s and Ava’s, has made it rich. He wants revenge, and he’s going after Ava to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Ava Lee is a forensic accounting who has just opened her own private firm. One of her clients, Hedrick Lo, has been swindled of more than a million dollars by a Chinese importer named Johnny Kung. Desperate, Lo persuades Ava to find and retrieve the monies owed. 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But it’s in Guyana where she meets her match: Captain Robbins, a huge hulk of a man and godfather-like figure who controls the police, politicians, and criminals alike. In exchange for his help, he decides he wants a piece of Ava’s $5 million action and will do whatever it takes to get his fair share . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Disciple of Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e, forensic accountant Ava Lee is hired by the richest man in the Philippines to recover $50 million from a Canadian land swindle. With the billionaire’s reputation on the line, she follows the money from Vancouver to Las Vegas, to the Costa Rican accounts of the Moneida, a First Nations band that owns The River, a poker web site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter uncovering an illegal online gambling ring, she confronts one of the world poker greats, David “The Disciple” Douglas, and his partner, Jeremy Ashton. Meanwhile, Jackie Leung, an old target of Uncle’s and Ava’s, has made it rich. He wants revenge, and he’s going after Ava to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung Ava Lee is a forensic accounting who has just opened her own private firm. One of her clients, Hedrick Lo, has been swindled of more than a million dollars by a Chinese importer named Johnny Kung. Desperate, Lo persuades Ava to find and retrieve the monies owed. In \u003cem\u003eThe Dragon Head of Hong Kong\u003c\/em\u003e, we follow Ava as she she plunges into the dangerous underground collection business and meets a man who will forever change her life . . .\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 1
The first of a series of exclusive bundles, including books 1 and 2 of the wildly popular Ava Lee Series plus the never before published prequel.
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The Art of the Obit
Award-winning journalist Sandra Martin reveals the cult and craft of obituary writing from the ancient Greeks to a wired-up 24/7 world.
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Coady's writing is witty and sensitive... this is a fantastic book that shouldn't be missed.","OtherText_Quot_16":"Sentence for sentence, Lynn Coady is one of the most dynamic prose stylists in Canadian letters.","OtherText_Quot_17":"Only a writer as wonderfully gifted as Lynn Coady could elicit such extraordinary sympathy for a character as full of self-destructive rage as Rank, her main character. You won't soon forget either him or this haunting novel.","OtherText_Review_0":"[Lynn Coady] has a hearty wit and a piercing understanding of human nature . . . [she] has made herself one of our essential writers.","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Jeet Heer","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill \u0026 Quire","OtherText_Review_1":"The Antagonist could have not have come at a better time. In our fast, media-saturated world, this novel gives the reader the refreshing and increasingly rare opportunity to take a closer, more compassionate look at someone wrongly judged by his outer shell.","OtherText_Review_10":"Unhinged at times, cathartic, lyrical and brave ... the reader must simply sit back and enjoy.","OtherText_Review_10_Auth":"Nathaniel G. Moore","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Rabble","OtherText_Review_11":"... [a] strong new comic novel.","OtherText_Review_11_Auth":"Michael Bryson","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Winnipeg Review","OtherText_Review_12":"Sentence for sentence, Lynn Coady is one of the most dynamic prose stylists in Canadian letters.","OtherText_Review_12_Auth":"Andre Mayer","OtherText_Review_12_Src":"Walrus","OtherText_Review_13":"[Lynn Coady] is entering old-pro territory ...","OtherText_Review_13_Auth":"Laurie D Graham","OtherText_Review_13_Src":"Malahat Review","OtherText_Review_14":"Only a writer as wonderfully gifted as Lynn Coady could elicit such extraordinary sympathy for a character as full of self-destructive rage as Rank, her main character. You won't soon forget either him or this haunting novel.","OtherText_Review_14_Src":"Richard Russo","OtherText_Review_15":"...sharp and very funny...the pathos and humor brought to a challenging life story will appeal to many readers.","OtherText_Review_15_Src":"Publishers Weekly","OtherText_Review_16":"A genuinely fascinating character [whose] emails evolve from clumsy rages to thoughtful, measured ruminations on crucial events in his life...But it is Coady’s ability to realistically portray his teens and university years and empathetically conduct his search for self that makes The Antagonist more than just entertainment.","OtherText_Review_16_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_17":"Smartly tuned and as unsettling as it intends to be...Coady expertly renders a man who's compelled to address his past but not entirely ready to look in the mirror [and her novel] is a caution to tread carefully.","OtherText_Review_17_Src":"Kirkus","OtherText_Review_18":"... a stunning new novel. Coady's writing is witty and sensitive... this is a fantastic book that shouldn't be missed.","OtherText_Review_18_Auth":"Nicholas Mancusi","OtherText_Review_18_Src":"Daily Beast\/Newsweek","OtherText_Review_19":"...[a] clever and sympathetic exploration of male friendship.","OtherText_Review_19_Auth":"Ron Charles","OtherText_Review_19_Src":"Washington Post","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Heather Leighton","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Rover Arts","OtherText_Review_2":". . . thoroughly engrossing. . . a breathless and frequently hilarious narrative . . . one of the freshest voices in years.","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Zoe Whittall","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"FASHION Magazine","OtherText_Review_3":". . . a richly comic creation . . . a revealing effort in cross-gender empathy.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Joel Yanofsky","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Montreal Gazette","OtherText_Review_4":"A deft blend of farce, tragedy and wry social comment, The Antagonist is no mean feat.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Barbara Carey","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_5":". . . far more complex than the hilarious one-liners that make her work so irresistible to read.","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Margaret Gunning","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Edmonton Journal","OtherText_Review_6":"In this coming-of-age tale, male friendships and relationships are explored in all their goofiness and complexity . . . 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The Antagonist
From bestselling novelist Lynn Coady comes an unforgettable, unflinching story of a life gone wrong.
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The Acacia Gardens
The seventh in the ten-book "Soifs" novel cycle. In The Acacia Gardens, memorable characters are confronted by an evil that lives among them and that has taken root.
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The 2015 Canadian Federal Election Debate on Foreign Policy
Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair, and Justin Trudeau squared off on September 28, 2015, for the first-ever election debate on Canada’s foreign policy.
