A cultural history of how Black baseball teams paved the way for agency, recognition, and societal change.We know a great amount about how baseball has changed history. Jackie Robinson's rise advanced civil rights in America. The Chatham Coloured All-Stars changed perceptions of Black life in Canada. But did you know organized baseball barnstormed through Saskatchewan, pre-dated Black hockey in the Maritimes, and helped found cities across the country?Black...

From basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to diversity and inclusion.“The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop.” For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the pleasure and camaraderie of pick-up basketball in their local community centre or neighbourhood park. It’s a story that plays out in sport after sport – te...

A new volume in the highly regarded Biopsy Interpretation Series, Biopsy Interpretation of the Lymph Node provides concise, abundantly illustrated information on the pathologic approach to diagnosis for these frequently encountered biopsies. Practical and well organized, this highly readable volume edited by Drs. Rebecca L. King, Anamarija M. Perry, and Lauren B. Smith, addresses both common and unusual issues that arise in the day-to-day interpretation of non-neoplastic and neoplastic lym...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Your Closest Friend by Karen Perry, read by Joanne King and Jade Yourell.She saved your life.One hot, humid night in London, Cara is caught up in a wave of terror and chaos. Until a hand reaches out - and a stranger pulls her to safety.She knows your darkest secrets.Taking refuge with her unlikely rescuer, Cara shares more of herself with Amy than she ever h...

From science and technology to business and education, curiosity is often taken for granted as an unquestioned good. And yet, few people can define curiosity. Curiosity Studies marshals scholars from more than a dozen fields not only to define curiosity but also to grapple with its ethics as well as its role in technological advancement and global citizenship. While intriguing research on curiosity has occurred in numerous disciplines for decades, no rigorously cross-disciplinary ...

Earth remains the volatile prize of aeons of war and domination by two panterrestrial races. Returning the fight to these inhuman overlords, the Cerberus rebels are the champions of the planet's postapocalyptic dark ages. They spark a uniquely human resilience and courage to stand down the forces of infinitely powerful, perhaps unstoppable entities in the ongoing war to retake Earth for humanity.The Bluegrass range, ripe with secrets and magic, hides the operating base of a race of...