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{"id":6899037995067,"title":"Junebat special hardcover edition","handle":"junebat-special-hardcover-edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author John Elizabeth Stintzi, \u003cem\u003eJunebat\u003c\/em\u003e is a form- and gender-disrupting debut collection that grapples with the pain of uncertainty on the path towards becoming. This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of John Elizabeth Stintzi's poetry collection is limited to 40 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Elizabeth Stintzi’s unforgettable debut collection, \u003cem\u003eJunebat\u003c\/em\u003e, grapples with the pain of uncertainty on the path towards becoming. Set during the year Stintzi lived in deep isolation in Jersey City, NJ, these poems map the depression the poet struggled with as they questioned and came to grips with their gender identity. 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Junebat special hardcover edition
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of John Elizabeth Stintzi's poetry collection Junebat is limited to 40 copies.
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The Zoe Whittall Novels Ebook Bundle
Now available in an exclusive ebook bundle, Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Zoe Whittall’s novels are vivid and elegant portraits of modern life.
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{"id":6841712738363,"title":"The Speed of Mercy - Digital Braille Edition","handle":"the-speed-of-mercy-digital-braille-edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Dark family secrets, the lore of the sea, and a tender, protective friendship between women all converge in \u003cem\u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, an unusual and surprising story set in idyllic rural Nova Scotia. With subtle humour, Conlin picks the locks on the long-closed doors of two families and bares the ugly, painful skeletons everyone knew were there but chose to hide.” — Sylvia D. Hamilton, author of \u003cem\u003eAnd I Alone Escaped To Tell You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in a Braille edition, \u003cem\u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e captures the unbearable cost of childhood betrayal and what happens when history is suppressed, our past is forgotten — yet finding the truth can change the future. 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The Speed of Mercy - Digital Braille Edition
A riveting and lyrical novel about a childhood friendship and the dark secrets uncovered in a small Nova Scotia town over the course of one summer.
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The Sheila Heti Ebook Bundle
Now available in an exclusive ebook bundle, three books of fiction from Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Sheila Heti.
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The Peter Behrens Novels Ebook Bundle
An exclusive ebook bundle of Governor General’s Literary Award–winning author Peter Behrens’ acclaimed novels.
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The MacNeice Mysteries Ebook Bundle 1
An exclusive bundle of the first three books in the critically acclaimed MacNeice Mysteries series.
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The Grazia dei Rossi Trilogy Bundle
An exclusive ebook bundle of all three novels in Jacqueline Park’s bestselling Grazia dei Rossi trilogy.
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The Caiplie Caves special hardcover ed
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Karen Solie's poetry collection The Caiplie Caves is limited to 50 copies.
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The Ava Lee Series Bundle 4
The fourth of a series of exclusive bundles: books 10, 11, and 12 in the wildly popular Ava Lee series.
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Of the Fields, Lately
In this play young Ben Mercer returns home after a two-year absence, and confronts the family he left behind.
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{"id":6819094528059,"title":"Compassion and Solidarity","handle":"compassion-and-solidarity","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the forthright style that has earned him a reputation for controversy, theologian Gregory Baum presents the Faith and Justice movement in the churches -- especially the Roman Catholic Church -- together with the considerable opposition to it. He discusses why many Christians are becoming activists, turning their faith into deeds by working for the liberation of the poor, not only in South America and the Third World but in Canada, as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaum argues for a new ecumenism, permitting a more representative opinion within the Church and, in a larger sense, for what he believes are the fundamentals of a \"just society.\" He says that there is a new realization that God is on the side of the oppressed -- that Christians are here to help in the struggle for liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-30T17:46:57-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-30T16:28:53-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Baum Gregory","House of Anansi Press","Massey Lectures","pub date: 1992-09-29","The CBC Massey Lectures"],"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":40249733185595,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887845321","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":false,"name":"Compassion and Solidarity - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1695,"weight":136,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780887845321","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40249826934843,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887848513","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Compassion and Solidarity - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9780887848513","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40249828081723,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770895942","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Compassion and Solidarity - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770895942","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4141ed9c-069b-4322-8d24-14e100998e33.jpg?v=1653883209"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4141ed9c-069b-4322-8d24-14e100998e33.jpg?v=1653883209","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":22140964634683,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.626,"height":575,"width":360,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4141ed9c-069b-4322-8d24-14e100998e33.jpg?v=1653883209"},"aspect_ratio":0.626,"height":575,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4141ed9c-069b-4322-8d24-14e100998e33.jpg?v=1653883209","width":360}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eIn the forthright style that has earned him a reputation for controversy, theologian Gregory Baum presents the Faith and Justice movement in the churches -- especially the Roman Catholic Church -- together with the considerable opposition to it. He discusses why many Christians are becoming activists, turning their faith into deeds by working for the liberation of the poor, not only in South America and the Third World but in Canada, as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaum argues for a new ecumenism, permitting a more representative opinion within the Church and, in a larger sense, for what he believes are the fundamentals of a \"just society.\" He says that there is a new realization that God is on the side of the oppressed -- that Christians are here to help in the struggle for liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Compassion and Solidarity
In his 1987 CBC Massey Lectures, Gregory Baum considers the Faith and Justice movement in the churches together with the considerable opposition to it.
