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No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot

My rise from a Jamaican plantation shack to the boardrooms of Bay Street

by Wes Hall ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of Canada's most successful business leaders, the founder of the BlackNorth Initiative and the newest and first Black Dragon in the Dragon's Den comes a rags-to-riches story that also carries a profound message of hope and change.**Wes Hall spent his early childhood in a zinc-roofed shack, one of several children supported by his grandmother. That was paradise ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of Canada's most successful business leaders, the founder of the BlackNorth Initiative and the newest and first Black Dragon in the Dragon's Den comes a rags-to-riches story that also carries a profound message of hope and change.**Wes Hall spent his early childhood in a zinc-roofed shack, one of several children supported by his grandmother. That was paradise
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Take Your Place in the Harvest of Nations

Revival Stories from Europe that Will Ignite Your Faith for Awakening

by Laura Taranto, Jean-Luc Trachsel, Johannes Hartl, Ben Fitzgerald, Selma Uamusse, Bishop Dominique Rey, Shapoor Ahmadi, Matthias Kuhn, Paulina Zoetebier, Maximilian Oettingen, Rodrigo Campos, Saara Campos, Sergey Shidlovskiy, Sarah Breuel, Raphael Anzenberger, Hans Maat, Wes Hall ...

As a believer in Jesus Christ, you are called to change the world! If you’re wondering how to do that, you’ve come to the right place. No matter where you are in your journey, Take Your Place in the Harvest of Nations will empower you to participate in God’s Kingdom plan and realize the dreams He has planted in your heart!These pages are filled with the testimonies of veteran European ministry ... Read more

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As a believer in Jesus Christ, you are called to change the world! If you’re wondering how to do that, you’ve come to the right place. No matter where you are in your journey, Take Your Place in the Harvest of Nations will empower you to participate in God’s Kingdom plan and realize the dreams He has planted in your heart!These pages are filled with the testimonies of veteran European ministry
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No Bootstraps When You're Barefoot

My rise from a Jamaican plantation shack to the boardrooms of Bay Street

by Wes Hall ...

Narrated by Wes Hall, Christopher Allen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 1 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of Canada's most successful business leaders, the founder of the BlackNorth Initiative and the newest and first Black Dragon in the Dragon's Den comes a rags-to-riches story that also carries a profound message of hope and change.**Wes Hall spent his early childhood in a zinc-roofed shack, one of several children supported by his grandmother. That was paradise ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of Canada's most successful business leaders, the founder of the BlackNorth Initiative and the newest and first Black Dragon in the Dragon's Den comes a rags-to-riches story that also carries a profound message of hope and change.**Wes Hall spent his early childhood in a zinc-roofed shack, one of several children supported by his grandmother. That was paradise
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Escape from Manus Prison

One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

by Jaivet Ealom ...

Narrated by Yusuf Zine ...

Unabridged

13 hours 51 min

The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore detention centre--and his long search for freedom.In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar's brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he was transported to Australia's infamous Manus Regional ... Read more

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The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore detention centre--and his long search for freedom.In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar's brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he was transported to Australia's infamous Manus Regional
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Trailblazer

A Pioneering Journalist's Fight to Make the Media Look More Like America

by Dorothy Butler Gilliam ...

Narrated by January LaVoy ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose 50-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the U.S.Most civil rights victories are achieved behind the scenes, and this riveting, beautifully written memoir by a "black first" looks back with searing insight on the decades of struggle, friendship, courage, ... Read more

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Dorothy Butler Gilliam, whose 50-year-career as a journalist put her in the forefront of the fight for social justice, offers a comprehensive view of racial relations and the media in the U.S.Most civil rights victories are achieved behind the scenes, and this riveting, beautifully written memoir by a "black first" looks back with searing insight on the decades of struggle, friendship, courage,
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The Trauma Beat

A Case for Re-Thinking the Business of Bad News

by Tamara Cherry ...

Narrated by Tamara Cherry ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocateIn The Trauma Beat, an eye-opening combination of investigative journalism and memoir, former big-city crime reporter Tamara Cherry calls on her award-winning skills as a journalist to examine the impact of the media on trauma ... Read more

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A groundbreaking and thorough examination of the trauma caused by the media covering crimes, both to victims and journalists, from a respected journalist and victim advocateIn The Trauma Beat, an eye-opening combination of investigative journalism and memoir, former big-city crime reporter Tamara Cherry calls on her award-winning skills as a journalist to examine the impact of the media on trauma
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This Story Will Change

After the Happily Ever After

by Elizabeth Crane ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Crane ...

Unabridged

4 hours 41 min

Rachel Cusk meets Nora Ephron in this intimate and evolving portrait about the end of a marriage and how life can fall apart and be rebuilt in wonderful and surprising ways.One minute Elizabeth Crane and her husband of fifteen years are fixing up their old house in Upstate New York, finally setting down roots after stints in Chicago, Texas, and Brooklyn, when his unexpected admission—I'm not happy ... Read more

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Rachel Cusk meets Nora Ephron in this intimate and evolving portrait about the end of a marriage and how life can fall apart and be rebuilt in wonderful and surprising ways.One minute Elizabeth Crane and her husband of fifteen years are fixing up their old house in Upstate New York, finally setting down roots after stints in Chicago, Texas, and Brooklyn, when his unexpected admission—I'm not happy
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Escape from Manus Prison

One Man's Daring Quest for Freedom

by Jaivet Ealom ...

The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore detention centre--and his long search for freedom.In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar's brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he was transported to Australia's infamous Manus Regional ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

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The awe-inspiring story of the only person to successfully escape Australia's notorious offshore detention centre--and his long search for freedom.In 2013 Jaivet Ealom fled Myanmar's brutal regime, where Rohingya like him were being persecuted and killed, and boarded a boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia. Instead of finding refuge, he was transported to Australia's infamous Manus Regional
... Read more

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Invisible Boy

A Memoir of Self-Discovery

by Harrison Mooney ...

WINNER – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers Prizes for NonfictionFINALIST – Governor General's Literary Award for NonfictionFINALIST – Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for NonfictionA narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard—that of the child at the centre of a transracial adoption—and a searing account of being raised by religious fundamentalists</... ... Read more

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WINNER – 2023 Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writers Prizes for NonfictionFINALIST – Governor General's Literary Award for NonfictionFINALIST – Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for NonfictionA narrative that amplifies a voice rarely heard—that of the child at the centre of a transracial adoption—and a searing account of being raised by religious fundamentalists</...
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The Great Escape

A True Story of Forced Labor and Immigrant Dreams in America

by Saket Soni ...

**A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Shortlisted for the 2023 Moore PrizeThe astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).**In late 2006, Saket Soni, a twenty-eight-year-old Indian ... Read more

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**A New York Times Notable Book of 2023Shortlisted for the 2023 Moore PrizeThe astonishing story of immigrants lured to the United States from India and trapped in forced labor—an "eye-opening" "must-read" told by the visionary labor leader who engineered their escape and set them on a path to citizenship (The New York Times Book Review).**In late 2006, Saket Soni, a twenty-eight-year-old Indian
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Lost in the Valley of Death

A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

by Harley Rustad ...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF CBC'S BEST CANADIAN NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2022For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, the riveting story of the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India—one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley.**For centuries, India has enthralled Westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF CBC'S BEST CANADIAN NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2022For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, the riveting story of the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India—one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley.**For centuries, India has enthralled Westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion
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Stolen

A Memoir

by Elizabeth Gilpin ...

A gripping chronicle of psychological manipulation and abuse at a “therapeutic” boarding school for troubled teens, and how one young woman fought to heal in the aftermath.At fifteen, Elizabeth Gilpin was an honor student, a state-ranked swimmer and a rising soccer star, but behind closed doors her undiagnosed depression was wreaking havoc on her life. Growing angrier by the day, she began ... Read more

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A gripping chronicle of psychological manipulation and abuse at a “therapeutic” boarding school for troubled teens, and how one young woman fought to heal in the aftermath.At fifteen, Elizabeth Gilpin was an honor student, a state-ranked swimmer and a rising soccer star, but behind closed doors her undiagnosed depression was wreaking havoc on her life. Growing angrier by the day, she began
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