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Harvesting Freedom: The Life of a Migrant Worker in Canada
Allahdua, Gabriel
Paper Book
In this singular firsthand account, a former migrant worker reveals a disturbing system of exploitation at the heart of Canada's farm labour system. When Gabriel Allahdua applied to the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Canada, he thought he would be leaving his home in St. Lucia to...
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Carving Space: the Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology: A Collection of Prose and Poetry from Emerging Indigenous Writers in Lands Claimed by Canada
Abel, Jordan
Paper Book
For five years, the Indigenous Voices Awards have nurtured the work of Indigenous writers in lands claimed by Canada. Established in 2017 initially through a crowd-funded campaign by lawyer Robin Parker and author Silvia Moreno-Garcia that set an initial fundraising goal of 10,000 USD, the...
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George: A Magpie Memoir
Hughes, Frieda
Paper Book
"Poignant and funny...a passionate book about unconditional love and commitment." --The Washington Post * "Captivating." --Associated Press * "Rich with imagery...It's impossible not to be smitten." --Star Tribune (Minneapolis) From poet and painter Frieda Hughes...
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The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work
Stolzoff, Simone
Paper Book
"Superb."--Oliver Burkeman A challenge to the tyranny of work and a call to reclaim our lives from its clutches. From the moment we ask children what they want to "be" when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life's ultimate objective. Many entangle...
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Almost Brown: A Mixed-Race Family Memoir
Gill, Charlotte
Paper Book
"A Canadian masterpiece."--Toronto Star An award-winning writer retraces her unconventional, biracial, globe-trotting family's journey as she reckons with ethnicity and belonging, diversity and race, and the complexities of life within a multicultural household.
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Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us about the Good Life
Ghodsee, Kristen R.
Paper Book
A "fascinating" (The Wall Street Journal), "spirited and inspiring" (Jacobin) tour through the ages in search of the thinkers and communities that have dared to reimagine how we might better live our daily lives. In the 6th century BCE, the Greek philosopher...
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Permission to speak : how to change what power sounds like, starting with you
Bay, Samara
Paper Book
Use your voice to lead us to a better future with this game-changing guide to redefining what power and authority sound like--from a speech expert who's worked with Hollywood's biggest stars, political powerhouses, and businesspeople shaking up the status quo. ...
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All my knotted-up life : a memoir
Moore, Beth
Paper Book
Winner of the 2024 ECPA Book of the YearNew York Times, Publishers Weekly,andWall Street Journalbestseller!An incredibly thoughtful, disarmingly funny, and intensely vulnerable glimpse into the life and ministry of a woman familiar to many but...
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The wise hours : a journey into the wild and secret world of owls
Darlington, Miriam
Paper Book
Owls have existed for over sixty million years, and in the relatively short time we have shared the planet with these majestic birds they have ignited the human imagination. But even as owls continue to captivate our collective consciousness, celebrated British nature writer Miriam Darlington...
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