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Greenwald documents the courageous fight for press freedom in Brazil, where authoritarianism and rampant corruption threaten the most fundamental principles of democracy.
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{"id":6586578829371,"title":"DarkerMarket","handle":"darkermarket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarkerMarket\u003c\/em\u003e, the special e-book extra that is the perfect companion to Misha Glenny's \u003cem\u003eDarkMarket\u003c\/em\u003e, follows the trail of Lord Cyric, the elusive cyber criminal suspected to be living in Canada. In doing so, Glenny unveils some of his investigative methods, explores new lines of inquiry and tries to untangle the web at the black heart of the Internet. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis e-book extra delves further into the most compelling crime story of the year. For the full version, as well as further details on cyber criminals and how to protect yourself, read \u003cem\u003eDarkMarket: CyberThieves, CyberCops and You\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-12-15T08:49:57-05:00","created_at":"2021-05-19T18:54:34-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Nonfiction","Anansi Digital","By (author) Glenny Misha","pub date: 2011-10-04"],"price":399,"price_min":399,"price_max":399,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39422608179259,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770891869","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"DarkerMarket - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":399,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770891869","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39422608867387,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770895973","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"DarkerMarket - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":399,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770895973","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_174c810e-8db3-43fe-87e4-a45bce67604b.jpg?v=1678595638"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_174c810e-8db3-43fe-87e4-a45bce67604b.jpg?v=1678595638","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324466053179,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":4572,"width":3048,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_174c810e-8db3-43fe-87e4-a45bce67604b.jpg?v=1678595638"},"aspect_ratio":0.667,"height":4572,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_174c810e-8db3-43fe-87e4-a45bce67604b.jpg?v=1678595638","width":3048}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarkerMarket\u003c\/em\u003e, the special e-book extra that is the perfect companion to Misha Glenny's \u003cem\u003eDarkMarket\u003c\/em\u003e, follows the trail of Lord Cyric, the elusive cyber criminal suspected to be living in Canada. In doing so, Glenny unveils some of his investigative methods, explores new lines of inquiry and tries to untangle the web at the black heart of the Internet. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis e-book extra delves further into the most compelling crime story of the year. For the full version, as well as further details on cyber criminals and how to protect yourself, read \u003cem\u003eDarkMarket: CyberThieves, CyberCops and You\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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This short e-book delves further into the most compelling crime story of the year: the hunt for Lord Cyric, the elusive cyber criminal.
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{"id":6582773252155,"title":"Xiphoid Process special hardcover edition","handle":"xiphoid-process-special-hardcover-edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNine years in the making, award-winning poet Kevin Connolly’s new collection extends its author’s investigation of identity, authority, intention, and authenticity. This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Kevin Connolly's poetry collection is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is public poetry? In an age of tweets and trolls, what should it even try to be? Through revision, redaction, ventriloquism, homage, self-sabotage, and outright plunder, the poems in Connolly’s \u003cem\u003eXiphoid Process\u003c\/em\u003e interrogate the alleged futility and alleged insight of mid-life. Are we who we are simply because we’d otherwise be nothing? Or are we (more hopefully) something parked, for a time, in time, trying to make something useful out of the experience? Walt Whitman, Tom Petty, Alec Baldwin, Doug Stanhope, Journey, Judd Nelson, Billy Ripken, Johnny Weissmuller, Don Felder, Lindsay Lohan, Shiprock, NM, the police blotter at Point Reyes Station, California, and the moons of Saturn are all poised to make their case in the poet’s latest deliberations.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:17:47-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:17:47-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","Adult Special Edition","Adult Starred Reviews","By (author) Connolly Kevin","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2017-04-08"],"price":3500,"price_min":3500,"price_max":3500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39403482873915,"title":"hardcover special edition","option1":"hardcover special edition","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487001995","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Xiphoid Process special hardcover edition - hardcover special edition","public_title":"hardcover special edition","options":["hardcover special edition"],"price":3500,"weight":160,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487001995","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_349f7d92-deed-4138-9ce3-c2a2ef6fd2ec.jpg?v=1678595589"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_349f7d92-deed-4138-9ce3-c2a2ef6fd2ec.jpg?v=1678595589","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23324463988795,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.54,"height":779,"width":1200,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_349f7d92-deed-4138-9ce3-c2a2ef6fd2ec.jpg?v=1678595589"},"aspect_ratio":1.54,"height":779,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_349f7d92-deed-4138-9ce3-c2a2ef6fd2ec.jpg?v=1678595589","width":1200}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNine years in the making, award-winning poet Kevin Connolly’s new collection extends its author’s investigation of identity, authority, intention, and authenticity. This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Kevin Connolly's poetry collection is limited to 50 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is public poetry? In an age of tweets and trolls, what should it even try to be? Through revision, redaction, ventriloquism, homage, self-sabotage, and outright plunder, the poems in Connolly’s \u003cem\u003eXiphoid Process\u003c\/em\u003e interrogate the alleged futility and alleged insight of mid-life. Are we who we are simply because we’d otherwise be nothing? Or are we (more hopefully) something parked, for a time, in time, trying to make something useful out of the experience? Walt Whitman, Tom Petty, Alec Baldwin, Doug Stanhope, Journey, Judd Nelson, Billy Ripken, Johnny Weissmuller, Don Felder, Lindsay Lohan, Shiprock, NM, the police blotter at Point Reyes Station, California, and the moons of Saturn are all poised to make their case in the poet’s latest deliberations.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Xiphoid Process special hardcover edition
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Kevin Connolly's poetry collection Xiphoid Process is limited to 50 copies.
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Wabusk Outside the Wire / Nanook Looking In
Joseph Boyden's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban writers to some of the world’s most extreme environments.
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Travels Through the Golden State
A look at Southern California at a time when the United States is riven with debates about immigration, guns, and an economic crisis.
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The Trap
The Trap follows the reclusive novelist Linda Conrads who sets out to trap the man she believes murdered her sister using her latest novel.
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Torngat Sketches
Sarah Leavitt's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban writers to some of the world’s most extreme environments.
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Torngat Mountains, A New Waiver
Noah Richler's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban writers to some of the world’s most extreme environments.
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To Sweep the Light
A new short story by award-winning author Pasha Malla.
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Three Days
A new short story from 2012 Scotiabank-Giller Prize finalist Russell Wangersky.
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Samuel's New Voyage
Rabindranth Maharaj's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban writers to some of the world’s most extreme environments.
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Queen Rat
In this collection Lynn Crosbie strips life bare, then rebuilds it from the pieces of a visceral, urban language.