OKanada

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Category : Architecture, Canadian
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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OKanada

OKanada PDF Author:
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Category : Architecture, Canadian
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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Fall from Grace

Fall from Grace PDF Author: Wayne Arthurson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1429968613
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Leo Desroches goes straight—off the streets, into the newsroom, and up to his neck in murder Marking the debut of Leo Desroches, one of the most unusual amateur detectives ever to appear in Canada or points south, this fast-paced, enthralling mystery is the story of a man who had everything, lost it all, and is trying to get it back. Leo Desroches doesn't look like a native, but his mother was Cree, and he understands the problems of indigenous Canadians of the First Nations. Which is probably why the Edmonton newspaper he writes for decides he should be their Aboriginal Issues reporter. He has his own issues to deal with: his compulsive gambling that he couldn't stop even after it cost him his wife and children; his alcoholism; the risk-taking that threatens to derail him every time he starts to get his life back together. When he's assigned to cover the murder of a young native prostitute, it's just one more story...until the cop in charge lets him view the corpse, something the Edmonton police never do. When Leo writes his article, it starts a chain of events that leads him to discover a much, much bigger story, one that could bring down the entire police department...if it doesn't get him killed.

Rereading Schleiermacher: Translation, Cognition and Culture

Rereading Schleiermacher: Translation, Cognition and Culture PDF Author: Teresa Seruya
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3662479494
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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This book celebrates the bicentenary of Schleiermacher’s famous Berlin conference "On the Different Methods of Translating" (1813). It is the product of an international Call for Papers that welcomed scholars from many international universities, inviting them to discuss and illuminate the theoretical and practical reception of a text that is not only arguably canonical for the history and theory of translation, but which has moreover never ceased to be present both in theoretical and applied Translation Studies and remains a mandatory part of translator training. A further reason for initiating this project was the fact that the German philosopher and theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher, though often cited in Translation Studies up to the present day, was never studied in terms of his real impact on different domains of translation, literature and culture.

What World is Left

What World is Left PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459833058
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Key Selling Points A reissue of the 2008 award-winning YA novel. What World is Left has garnered dozens of rave reviews, including a starred review from Booklist Winner of the 2009 Quebec Writers' Federation Literature Prize for Children's and YA Literature. This book was inspired by the author’s mother’s experience during the Holocaust. Revised front and back matter, including a new Preface from the author, a Discussion Guide and an updated References page. Free Study Guide available at orcabook.com.

The Taste of Rain

The Taste of Rain PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459820282
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142

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It is 1945, and thirteen-year-old Gwen has been a prisoner at the Weihsien Internment Camp in northern China for nearly two and a half years. Gwen is one of 140 children who were enrolled at a boarding school in Chefoo when the Japanese Imperial Army invaded China. Life in the camp is difficult. There is not enough food or water, and even the children are forced to do hard labor. But Miss E., one of their teachers from Chefoo, has come up with an unusual scheme: she will follow the Girl Guide Code, treating Gwen and her friends as if they are part of a Girl Guide troop. Girl Guides promise not only to stay positive in the most challenging situations but also to do good turns, meaning they must be kind to others without any expectation of reward. Gwendolyn hopes that when she grows up, she will be as courageous and optimistic as Miss E. But then Gwen learns that Miss E. is not as full of answers as she seems, and she realizes that in order to protect a friend, she will have to do something that could never be considered a good turn.

Straight Punch

Straight Punch PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 1459803922
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255

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Tessa gets caught tagging and ends up in an alternative school where boxing is a big part of the program.

Writing in the Feminine

Writing in the Feminine PDF Author: Karen Gould
Publisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809315826
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Gould (women's studies and French, Bowling Green State U.) analyzes four feminist rebels, all major Quebec women writers. These women--Nicole Brossard, Madeline Gagnon, Louky Bersianik, and France Theoret--are attempting to explode male-dominated language and to construct a new language and literature of women. Gould studies their work and also provides historical, political, and theoretical background. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Room for One More

Room for One More PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing
ISBN: 1541540433
Category : JUVENILE FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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In Montréal, Canada, in 1942, the war in Europe seems far off to fifteen-year-old Rosetta Wolff until her family takes in Isaac, a war refugee, and everything changes.

A Killing Winter

A Killing Winter PDF Author: Wayne Arthurson
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0765324180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Leo Desroches, a half-Cree, half-French-Canadian reporter in Edmonton, returns in the sequel to Arthurson's lauded debut murder mystery "Fall from Grace."

Planet Grief

Planet Grief PDF Author: Monique Polak
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
ISBN: 145981570X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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What a crappy way to spend a weekend. The always-sarcastic Abby would rather be playing soccer, and the cagily quiet Christopher thinks a grief retreat is a waste of time. Neither of them wants to spend two days talking about their feelings. But despite their best efforts to stay aloof, Abby and Christopher are drawn into the lives of the other kids at the retreat. Maybe their stories will make them rethink how they are dealing with their own losses.