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Being Gay is Disgusting
or God Likes the Smell of Burning Fat
2012
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"Complete with time-lines, charts, photographs and other illustrations, 'Being Gay Is Disgusting' is Edward Falzon's hilarious and eye-opening chapter-by-chapter retelling of the first five books of the Bible." (Gay Chicago Magazine) -- "Falzon sets out to remedy Biblical ignorance ... The successful result, intended to enlighten and educate, is a hilariously faithful summary." (Front Page Online) -- From Genesis to Deuteronomy, 'Being Gay is Disgusting' captures the essence of the Bible i...
Unity 2022 by Example
A project-based guide to building 2D and 3D games, enhanced for AR, VR, and MR experiences
2024
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Start building commercial and playable games such as 2D collection and adventure games, 3D FPS game in Unity with C\#, and add AR/VR/MR experiences to them with this illustrated guideKey FeaturesCreate game apps, including a 2D adventure game, a 3D first-person shooter, and moreGet up to speed with Unity Gaming Services available for creating commercially viable gamesFollow steps for publishing, marketing, and maintaining your games effectively...
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A Curious Account of Native People in North America
2012
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The Orenda
Winner of the Libris Award for Best Fiction
2013
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WINNER OF THE LIBRIS AWARD FOR BEST FICTION & BEST AUTHORSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE ROGER WRITERS' TRUST FICTION AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE'Historical fiction at its best' Sunday TelegraphA mesmerizing epic set in the wilds of 17th century North America, from a Giller...
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2012
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The Reason You Walk
A Memoir
2015
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A moving story of father-son reconciliation told by a charismatic aboriginal starWhen his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster and musician Wab Kinew decided to spend a year reconnecting with the accomplished but distant aboriginal man who’d raised him. The Reason You Walk spans that 2012 year, chronicling painful moments in the past and celebrating renewed hopes and dreams for the future. As Kinew revisits his own childhoo...
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Ru: In Vietnamese it means lullaby; in French it is a small stream, but also signifies a flow - of tears, blood, money. Kim Thúy's Ru is literature at its most crystalline: the flow of a life on the tides of unrest and on to more peaceful waters. In vignettes of exquisite clarity, sharp observation and sly wit, we are carried along on an unforgettable journey from a palatial residence in Saigon to a crowded and muddy Malaysian refugee camp, and onward to a new life in Quebec. Ther...
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From Scotiabank Giller Prize–winner Linden MacIntyre, a powerful exploration of justice and vengeance, and the peril that ensues when passion replaces reason, in a small town shaken by a tragic death.Forced to retire early from his job as a corrections officer in Kingston Penitentiary, Tony Breau has limped back to the village where he grew up to lick his wounds, only to find that Dwayne Strickland, a young con he’d had dealings with in prison is back there too–and...
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