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Bad News from Venezuela

Twenty years of fake news and misreporting

by Alan Macleod ...

Series series Routledge Focus on Communication and Society
Since the election of President Hugo Chavez in 1998, Venezuela has become an important news item. Western coverage is shaped by the cultural milieu of its journalists, with news written from New York or London by non-specialists or by those staying inside wealthy guarded enclaves in an intensely segregated Caracas. Journalists mainly work with English-speaking elites and have little contact with ... Read more

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Since the election of President Hugo Chavez in 1998, Venezuela has become an important news item. Western coverage is shaped by the cultural milieu of its journalists, with news written from New York or London by non-specialists or by those staying inside wealthy guarded enclaves in an intensely segregated Caracas. Journalists mainly work with English-speaking elites and have little contact with
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Capitals, Aristocrats, and Cougars

Victoria's Hockey Professionals, 1911–1926

by Alan Livingstone MacLeod ...

A fascinating and in-depth look at Victoria's largely unknown professional hockey players in the early twentieth century, and the historical context in which they played.For most hockey fans hailing from Canada’s westernmost province, the sport’s most coveted prize, the Stanley Cup, has remained frustratingly elusive for nearly a century. But what many people do not know is that the west coast, ... Read more

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A fascinating and in-depth look at Victoria's largely unknown professional hockey players in the early twentieth century, and the historical context in which they played.For most hockey fans hailing from Canada’s westernmost province, the sport’s most coveted prize, the Stanley Cup, has remained frustratingly elusive for nearly a century. But what many people do not know is that the west coast,
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From Rinks to Regiments

Hockey Hall-of-Famers and the Great War

by Alan Livingstone MacLeod ...

A celebration of thirty-two heroes of the First World War enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.Praise for Remembered in Bronze and Stone:“A remarkable look at the many ways we honoured our war dead.”—Canada’s History“A fine tribute and a call to current and future generations.”—Mark Zuehlke, author of the Canadian Battle Series and Through Blood and SweatThis year marks the centenary of two ... ... Read more

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A celebration of thirty-two heroes of the First World War enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame.Praise for Remembered in Bronze and Stone:“A remarkable look at the many ways we honoured our war dead.”—Canada’s History“A fine tribute and a call to current and future generations.”—Mark Zuehlke, author of the Canadian Battle Series and Through Blood and SweatThis year marks the centenary of two ...
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International Politics and the Northern Ireland Conflict

The USA, Diplomacy and the Troubles

by Alan MacLeod ...

British troops, which arrived as a temporary measure, would remain in Ireland for the next 38 years. Successive British governments initially claimed the Northern Ireland conflict to be an internal matter but the Republic of Ireland had repeatedly demanded a role, appealing to the UN and US, while across the Atlantic, Irish-American groups applied pressure on Nixon's largely apathetic ... Read more

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British troops, which arrived as a temporary measure, would remain in Ireland for the next 38 years. Successive British governments initially claimed the Northern Ireland conflict to be an internal matter but the Republic of Ireland had repeatedly demanded a role, appealing to the UN and US, while across the Atlantic, Irish-American groups applied pressure on Nixon's largely apathetic
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Project Censored's State of the Free Press 2024

Edited by Andy Lee Roth, Mickey Huff ...

*Highlighting the year’s most significant independent journalism—*including reports on toxic chemicals, climate disinformation, and union victories—Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2024 illuminates issues and raises voices that the establishment press have throttled.Includes a Foreword by Alan MacLeod, independent investigative journalist and editor of Propaganda in the Information Age.* ... Read more

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*Highlighting the year’s most significant independent journalism—*including reports on toxic chemicals, climate disinformation, and union victories—Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2024 illuminates issues and raises voices that the establishment press have throttled.Includes a Foreword by Alan MacLeod, independent investigative journalist and editor of Propaganda in the Information Age.*
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Community Ties

Peterborough Public Library Anthologies, #1

by Peterborough Public Library, Siobain Walker, Magali Sperling, Alan MacLeod, Christine L. Dominico, Emma Terry, Rekha Chadha, Cheryl Lyon, Daphne Molson, Julie Jolicoeur, Enrique Robert ...

Series Book 1 - Peterborough Public Library Anthologies
Community Ties is the Peterborough Public Library's very first anthology of works submitted by members of the Library's Writing Circle Program. A collection of 17 works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and graphic illustration, there's sure to be something for everyone in this collection. ... Read more

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Community Ties is the Peterborough Public Library's very first anthology of works submitted by members of the Library's Writing Circle Program. A collection of 17 works of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and graphic illustration, there's sure to be something for everyone in this collection.
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Propaganda in the Information Age

Still Manufacturing Consent

Edited by Alan MacLeod ...

Propaganda in the Information Age is a collaborative volume which updates Herman and Chomsky’s propaganda model for the twenty-first-century media landscape and makes the case for the continuing relevance of their original ideas. It includes an exclusive interview with Noam Chomsky himself.2018 marks 30 years since the publication of Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s ground-breaking book ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

Propaganda in the Information Age is a collaborative volume which updates Herman and Chomsky’s propaganda model for the twenty-first-century media landscape and makes the case for the continuing relevance of their original ideas. It includes an exclusive interview with Noam Chomsky himself.2018 marks 30 years since the publication of Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s ground-breaking book
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Remembered in Bronze and Stone

Canada's Great War Memorial Statuary

by Alan Livingstone MacLeod ...

Remembered in Broze and Stone evokes the years immediately following the First World War, when grief was still freshly felt in communities from one end of Canada to the other. This book tells the story of the nation's war memorials—particularly bronze or stone sculptures depicting Canadian soldiers—through the artists who conceived them, the communities that built them, and, above all, those who ... Read more

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Remembered in Broze and Stone evokes the years immediately following the First World War, when grief was still freshly felt in communities from one end of Canada to the other. This book tells the story of the nation's war memorials—particularly bronze or stone sculptures depicting Canadian soldiers—through the artists who conceived them, the communities that built them, and, above all, those who
... Read more
Advances in monitoring of native and invasive insect pests of crops

by Dr V. Alistair Drake, Professor Daniel Guyer, Dr Charles Whitfield, Prof Michael J. Brewer, Dr Isaac L. Esquivel, Dr John W. Gordy, Dr Mark W. Ramsden, Dr Samuel Telling, Dr Daniel J. Leybourne, Dr Natasha Alonso, Dr Sacha White, Dr Nikos Georgantzis, Dr Monique Mourits, Prof Alfons Oude Lansink, Dr Alan MacLeod, Dr Dominic Eyre, Dr Amy Morey, Dr Robert Venette, Dr Archie K. Murchie, Dr Erin W. Hodgson, Dr Ashley N. Dean, Dr Anders Huseth, Prof. William D. Hutchison, Dr Nicholas C. Manoukis, Dr Richard W. Mankin ...

Series Book 128 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Highlights the relationship between climate change and the emergence of invasive insect crop pestsConsiders the key challenges facing the identification of crop insect pests and the role of new, emerging technologies in improving the rate of detection (e.g. image-based, DNA barcoding)Reviews the establishment of successful integrated pest management (IPM) programmes to control and/or eradicate the ... Read more

$191.99 CAD

Highlights the relationship between climate change and the emergence of invasive insect crop pestsConsiders the key challenges facing the identification of crop insect pests and the role of new, emerging technologies in improving the rate of detection (e.g. image-based, DNA barcoding)Reviews the establishment of successful integrated pest management (IPM) programmes to control and/or eradicate the
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The Best American Mystery Stories 2020

A Collection

by C. J. Box, Otto Penzler ...

Narrated by Dan John Miller, Sarah Mollo-Christensen, Christopher Ryan Grant, Ben Jaeger-Thomas, Robin Miles, Robert Fass, Jonathan Davis, Peter Ganim, Andi Arndt, Macleod Andrews, Alan Sklar, Robert Petkoff, Tavia Gilbert, Farah Merani, Peter Berkrot, Neil Shah, Piper Goodeve, Sean Crisden, Kyla Garcia, Angelo Di Loreto ...

Series series Best American
Unabridged

16 hours 55 min

A collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award–winning author C. J. Box.C. J. Box , #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal). ... Read more

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A collection of the year’s best mystery short fiction selected by New York Times best-selling and Edgar Award–winning author C. J. Box.C. J. Box , #1 New York Times best-selling author of the hugely popular Joe Pickett series, selects the best short mystery and crime fiction of the year in this annual “treat for crime-fiction fans” (Library Journal).
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Multiple Wounds

by Alan Russell ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

11 hours 13 min

Holly Troy’s mind is a complex maze of myth and reality, multiple personalities vying for time in the spotlight. As an artist, she is creative and compelling. As a witness, she is painfully unreliable, unsure of even which person she was the night of the murder. Even Holly can’t be sure of her own innocence. Homicide detective Orson Cheever never thought he would find himself playing psychologist ... Read more

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Holly Troy’s mind is a complex maze of myth and reality, multiple personalities vying for time in the spotlight. As an artist, she is creative and compelling. As a witness, she is painfully unreliable, unsure of even which person she was the night of the murder. Even Holly can’t be sure of her own innocence. Homicide detective Orson Cheever never thought he would find himself playing psychologist
... Read more

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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024

by Hugh Howey, John Joseph Adams ...

Narrated by Charlie Thurston, Frankie Corzo, David Lee Huynh, Cindy Kay, Korey Jackson, Remmie Milner ...

Unabridged

15 hours 40 min

A collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author of the Silo series Hugh Howey and series editor John Joseph Adams.“These are dangerous stories. The kind that warp reality and threaten to change the world” warns guest editor Hugh Howey in his introduction. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 promises a treasure ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

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A collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author of the Silo series Hugh Howey and series editor John Joseph Adams.“These are dangerous stories. The kind that warp reality and threaten to change the world” warns guest editor Hugh Howey in his introduction. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2024 promises a treasure
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