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The Book of Malcolm

My Son's Life with Schizophrenia

by Fraser Sutherland, John Pepall ...

A father reflects on the rich life of his son, who died suddenly at twenty-six after living with schizophrenia.On the morning of Boxing Day 2009, the poet Fraser Sutherland and his wife found their son, Malcolm, dead in his bedroom in their house. He was twenty-six and had died from a seizure of unknown cause. Malcolm had been living with schizophrenia since the age of seventeen.Fraser’s ... Read more

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A father reflects on the rich life of his son, who died suddenly at twenty-six after living with schizophrenia.On the morning of Boxing Day 2009, the poet Fraser Sutherland and his wife found their son, Malcolm, dead in his bedroom in their house. He was twenty-six and had died from a seizure of unknown cause. Malcolm had been living with schizophrenia since the age of seventeen.Fraser’s
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Against Reform

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In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall, initiative, and parliamentary reform, including 'free votes' and parliamentary confirmation of appointments, Pepall contends that these reforms are ill ... Read more

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In Against Reform, John Pepall offers a stringent critique of proposed reforms to Canada's political institutions. Examining electoral reform, an elected or provincially appointed Senate and reduced terms for Senators, fixed election dates, recall, initiative, and parliamentary reform, including 'free votes' and parliamentary confirmation of appointments, Pepall contends that these reforms are ill
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Dead Mom Walking

A Memoir of Miracle Cures and Other Disasters

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Vine Award in Non-Fiction"A comedy for catastrophic times." —CBC"A hilarious memoir of effervescent misadventures." —Toronto Star"How am I laughing at someone's mother's cancer? How? We think we can't laugh about death, about cancer, about our mothers and their suffering . . . and we can't, but we can. ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeSHORTLISTED for the 2021 Vine Award in Non-Fiction"A comedy for catastrophic times." —CBC"A hilarious memoir of effervescent misadventures." —Toronto Star"How am I laughing at someone's mother's cancer? How? We think we can't laugh about death, about cancer, about our mothers and their suffering . . . and we can't, but we can.
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Addicted

Notes from the Belly of the Beast

by Susan Cheever, Tom Bissell, Molly Jong-Fast ...

Is addiction a disease, a sin, a sign of hypersensitivity, a personal failing, or a unique resource for the creative mind? However it is defined, addiction can have devastating consequences, often shattering lives, sundering families, causing impoverishment, and even triggering suicide. Yet it can also be a source of inspiration. In these frank essays, leading American and Canadian writers explore ... Read more

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Is addiction a disease, a sin, a sign of hypersensitivity, a personal failing, or a unique resource for the creative mind? However it is defined, addiction can have devastating consequences, often shattering lives, sundering families, causing impoverishment, and even triggering suicide. Yet it can also be a source of inspiration. In these frank essays, leading American and Canadian writers explore
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So You Want to Be a Medium?

An Honest and Down to Earth Approach to Mediumship with Practical Tips to Help Your Progress and Obstacles to Avoid

by May Park ...

So You Want To Be A Medium is based on my own experiences and those of other mediums. It is an honest view on the highs and lows of being a medium and hopefully the handy hints and pitfalls highlighted will be of help to those interested in following this path. ... Read more

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So You Want To Be A Medium is based on my own experiences and those of other mediums. It is an honest view on the highs and lows of being a medium and hopefully the handy hints and pitfalls highlighted will be of help to those interested in following this path.
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Dropped Threads 2

More of What We Aren't Told

by Carol Shields, Marjorie Anderson ...

Continuing in the tradition of the beloved first volume, Dropped Threads 2: More of What We Aren’t Told taps into women’s compelling need to share their personal reflections on life’s defining moments of surprise and silence. These stories celebrate the female experience with an honestyand intimacy that will take your breath away. Readers will explore what may be unfamiliar terrain, and will come ... Read more

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Continuing in the tradition of the beloved first volume, Dropped Threads 2: More of What We Aren’t Told taps into women’s compelling need to share their personal reflections on life’s defining moments of surprise and silence. These stories celebrate the female experience with an honestyand intimacy that will take your breath away. Readers will explore what may be unfamiliar terrain, and will come
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Mind on Fire

Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019

by Arnold Thomas Fanning ...

Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019'[A] painfully intense, courageous and gripping account of [Fanning's] journey to the underworld of madness and back. This is a brave and instructive book.' Irish Times'Extraordinary. An account of mental illness, grief, delusions, homelessness, a fractured family relationship ... and all while trying to recover and create. Superb... ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019'[A] painfully intense, courageous and gripping account of [Fanning's] journey to the underworld of madness and back. This is a brave and instructive book.' Irish Times'Extraordinary. An account of mental illness, grief, delusions, homelessness, a fractured family relationship ... and all while trying to recover and create. Superb...
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Brett: A portrait of Brett Whiteley by his sister

by Frannie Hopkirk ...

'Brett was the sweetest, funniest, cleverest man I've ever known, my confidant and best friend. He had a rare radiance, an inner certainty which was compelling and hugely attractive.'Frannie Hopkirk knew Brett Whiteley all his life. He was her brother. Here, for the first time, one of those closest to Brett presents a vivid and movingly personal insight into his life and work.Throughout their ... Read more

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'Brett was the sweetest, funniest, cleverest man I've ever known, my confidant and best friend. He had a rare radiance, an inner certainty which was compelling and hugely attractive.'Frannie Hopkirk knew Brett Whiteley all his life. He was her brother. Here, for the first time, one of those closest to Brett presents a vivid and movingly personal insight into his life and work.Throughout their
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Corpsing

My Body & Other Horror Shows

by Sophie White ...

Nora Ephron meets Bram Stoker in Sophie White's vivid and ambitious literary non-fiction collection. White asks uncomfortable questions about the lived reality of womanhood in the 21st century, and the fear that must be internalised in order to find your path through it. White balances vivid storytelling with sharp-witted observations about the horrors of grief, mental illness, and the casual and ... Read more

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Nora Ephron meets Bram Stoker in Sophie White's vivid and ambitious literary non-fiction collection. White asks uncomfortable questions about the lived reality of womanhood in the 21st century, and the fear that must be internalised in order to find your path through it. White balances vivid storytelling with sharp-witted observations about the horrors of grief, mental illness, and the casual and
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Heaven's Coast

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Breaking the Chain

Abuse, Revenge, Redemption - The True Story of a Damaged Childhood

by Andy McQuade ...

Beaten, battered and subjected to terrifying psychological cruelty at the hands of his sadistic, alcoholic father, by the age of twelve Andy McQuade realized that he and his family had suffered enough. Afraid for the lives of himself and his mother and brothers, tortured by painful memories of years of domestic violence, and unable to run away with his family lest they were hunted down and killed, ... Read more

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Beaten, battered and subjected to terrifying psychological cruelty at the hands of his sadistic, alcoholic father, by the age of twelve Andy McQuade realized that he and his family had suffered enough. Afraid for the lives of himself and his mother and brothers, tortured by painful memories of years of domestic violence, and unable to run away with his family lest they were hunted down and killed,
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The Ghost of the Silver Screen

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From the collection Dreamin' Dreams; A short ghost story in 3,500 words.It was strange seeing the old Picturedrome again. After twenty-five years I don't know what I expected, but I never thought it would be exactly as I remembered it.A gust of wind threw rain against me and peppered the door with tiny droplets, and somewhere in the deep, dark clouds, thunder rumbled ... ... Read more

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From the collection Dreamin' Dreams; A short ghost story in 3,500 words.It was strange seeing the old Picturedrome again. After twenty-five years I don't know what I expected, but I never thought it would be exactly as I remembered it.A gust of wind threw rain against me and peppered the door with tiny droplets, and somewhere in the deep, dark clouds, thunder rumbled ...
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