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Nearly half the author profiles are women, including Marilyn Dumont, Lizette Hall, Heather Harris, Beverly Hungry Wolf, Mary John, Vera Manuel, Lee Maracle, Gloria Nahanee, Daphne Odjig, Bernadette Rosetti, Shirley Sterling, Gloria Cranmer Webster, Ellen White, Annabel Cropped Eared Wolf and Annie Zetco York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach author is presented in historical and chronological context, along with background material on aboriginal history, as well as rare photos, illustrations and a comprehensive bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Aborignality Excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/Aboriginality.pdf?v=1749510968\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick here to read an excerpt from \u003cem\u003eAboriginality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50559059099947,"sku":"9781553800309","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/Aboriginality_370_px_W.jpg?v=1793249634"},{"product_id":"bialystok-to-birkenau","title":"Bialystok to Birkenau","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThe testimony of survivors is the ultimate refutation of claims that the Holocaust did not occur. 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The history takes us from the First Nations people who used Hollyburn's natural resources in their culture for hundreds of years through the 1870s when loggers began attacking the slopes, to be followed in the early twentieth century by skiers and other outdoor enthusiasts. World class skiers, especially ski jumpers, honed their skills here in the 1930s and 1940s. Many built cabins, creating a community of weekend refugees from the growing urban clutter that still exists. For much of the postwar period, activity has focused on Hollyburn's Cypress area, whose position as the downhill venue of choice for the North Shore won it the right to stage freestyle skiing and snowboarding in the 2010 Winter Olympics. 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Struggles among those with different visions for the use of this land continue today. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579138117931,"sku":"9781553800620","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/Hollyburn_370_px_W_4f8e470e-b9b0-4f59-8bae-167d0747e66f.jpg?v=1793249623"},{"product_id":"how-i-won-the-war-for-the-allies","title":"How I Won the War for the Allies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW197181075 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003eStill sassy, Doris Gregory takes the reader back over seventy years to the time when she broke with tradition, first by publicly challenging the University of British Columbia’s discrimination against women, and then by joining the Canadian Women’s Army Corps. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW197181075 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003eGregory’s memoir allows us to travel with her across the Atlantic at the height of the U-boat infestation and to take refuge in underground shelters while bombs fall on London. Unlike most memoirs of the war that focus on battles, Gregory shows the everyday mundane activities of office life, working under some less-than-brilliant supervisors. Gregory transforms what could have been a dull soldier’s life into one of small adventures: cycling along traffic-free roads through southern England, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003emidlands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003eScottish Lowlands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e, hopping on the ferry to Ulster, slipping into neutral, forbidden Eire, and looking into the gun barrel of an angry German sentry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW197181075 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003eAlthough at times the war weighs heavily upon her, the author’s optimism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003eenthusiasm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW197181075 BCX0\"\u003e and sense of humour permeate this memoir, full of laughter and surprises.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW197181075 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579350618411,"sku":"9781553803171","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/How_I_Won_the_War_370_px_W_06ebaf5b-89b6-4e6e-977f-cacecd4301b9.jpg?v=1793249623"},{"product_id":"i-just-ran","title":"I Just Ran","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eAt the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics an unknown Vancouver runner named Percy Williams shocked the sports world by capturing the 100- and 200-metre gold medals. Some said the feat was a fluke. It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003ewasn’t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eIn 1929 Percy silenced naysayers by sweeping the U.S. indoor track circuit, then he went on to set a world record in the 100 metres that would stand until the arrival of Jesse Owens. And in between he waged a speed duel with the fleetest men on the planet, a battle for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e track supremacy and the title “World’s Fastest Human.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eBased on extensive research that included access to Percy's private letters, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003ediary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e and scrapbooks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eI Just Ran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e is the first full-length account of this sports legend, one of the most famous Canadians of his day but now largely forgotten. It begins as the Cinderella story of a youth who conquers a sport dominated by American sprinters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eThen it gets grittier, for success and fame had a dark side. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eI Just Ran\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e follows Percy and his janitor-coach Bob Granger as they journey through the world of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eelite running in the 1920s and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e30s — a world that was not always pretty beneath the veneer of amateurism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/I-Just-Ran-Prologue.pdf?v=1749594009\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"I Just Ran Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW60540065 BCX0\"\u003eClick here to read an excerpt from \u003cem\u003eI Just Ran: Percy Williams, World's Fastest Human\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579394691371,"sku":"9781553801269","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/I_Just_Ran_370_px_W_3e4801ec-3d18-411f-8fbf-02e8e7b9530f.jpg?v=1793249623"},{"product_id":"john-muir","title":"John Muir","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003eThis historical biography \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e based on the life of British Columbia pioneer John Muir \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e tells the amazing story of a family from Scotland who came out to Canada in the late 1840s to work as “consignee” labourers for the Hudson's Bay Company.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003eDaryl Ashby recreates the story of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003eMuirs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e' struggle to develop a place for themselves in the hierarchic colony ruled by James Douglas. With their vision of a country based on democratic principles, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003eMuirs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e fought to bring a new way of life to the West Coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003eDrawing on the Muir family diaries, Ashby recounts the family's voyage from Scotland, their first years of toil in the coal mines near Fort Rupert on northern Vancouver Island, and their challenge to the Company when they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003einitiated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW162868465 BCX0\"\u003e what may have been the first strike in Canada. 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Only sixteen years of age, Kahn watched as the women and children of his community were herded into a gravel pit and murdered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW208031974 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003eRealizing that to stay meant certain death, Kahn tore off his yellow star of David \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003eidentifying\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e him as a Jew, and fled with his father, brother and sister to the Polish forests and the uncertain welcome of a few farmers who, at risk to their own lives, would offer temporary food and shelter. 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The story of the partisan struggle is as engrossing as it is terrible, for Kahn describes in detail those uncertain times when one never knew who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003ewas friend\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e, who was enemy. The final irony may well have come at the end of the war when both the Russian and the American forces, one after the other, detained Kahn for a time as an enemy alien. Eventually, however, his search for freedom was successful: the memoir ends with his immigration to Canada in 1948 and his discovery in Vancouver that \"this is my home now.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW208031974 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003eThis volume was co-published with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW208031974 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW208031974 BCX0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/No-Time-to-Mourn-Excerpt.pdf?v=1749595903\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"No Time to Mourn Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW208031974 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003eClick here to read an excerpt from \u003cem\u003eNo Time to Mourn: The True Story of a Jewish Partisan Fighter\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50583506813227,"sku":"9781553800118","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/No_Time_to_Mourn_2025_370pxW.jpg?v=1793249625"},{"product_id":"our-friend-joe","title":"Our Friend Joe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eWhen a young black man named Seraphim “Joe” Fortes arrived in Vancouver in 1885, with little to his name, no one could have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003epossibly suspected\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e that one hundred years later he would be voted “Citizen of the Century.”\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159081301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eOur Friend Joe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e is the first biography of the West Indian sailor who became a local legend, saving dozens of lives and teaching three generations of Vancouver children how to swim. On a chance rowboat ride \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003enot far from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e the city, he would fi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003end his “perfect place”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e in English Bay, where the untold story truly begins. In 1900, after years of volunteering, Joe was officially hired by the c\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e as lifeguard, swimming instructor and special constable of English Bay beach. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159081301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eColourful, often poignant details chronicle Joe's many adventures both on and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eoff shore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e, his genuine rapport with citizens of all ages and his deeply personal relationship with one Vancouver family. On February 7, 1922, thousands of mourners lined Vancouver's streets to bid farewell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e to “our friend Joe.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e His legacy continues today, with one of Vancouver's libraries named after him. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159081301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003ePart of the proceeds from this biography are being donated to the Lifesaving Society\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eSociété\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e du \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eSauvetage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e, Canada's national organization for lifeguarding and water safety \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003eexpertise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159081301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW159081301 BCX0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/Our-Friend-Joe-Excerpt.pdf?v=1749596409\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Our Friend Joe Excerpt\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW159081301 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003eClick here to read an excerpt from \u003cem\u003eOur Friend Joe: The Joe Fortes Story\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ronsdale Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50586342162731,"sku":"9781553801467","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/0239\/9019\/files\/Our_Friend_Joe_px_W_7b4cbce1-9906-4a8a-8c20-51fff9618354.jpg?v=1793249626"},{"product_id":"out-of-hiding","title":"Out of Hiding","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eHolocaust witnesses will soon cease to exist. 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One answer is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eOut of Hiding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, a cross-section of stories collected from one region of the globe, British Columbia, Canada, examining 85 authors and 160 books.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW191401166 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eOut of Hiding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e is both inspiring and chilling. The outstanding characters include the heroic whistleblower, Rudolf Vrba, credited by historian Sir Martin Gilbert with saving at least 100,000 lives, as well as Robbie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eWaisman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003elikely the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e only person ever to sneak his way into a concentration camp twice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW191401166 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eThis wide-ranging collection also features an Afterword by Yosef \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eWosk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e and is dedicated to Dutch-born survivor Robert \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003eKrell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW191401166 BCX0\"\u003e, the MLK of Holocaust education in Canada. 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Revolution in one province?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW99163232 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003eFilled with revealing interviews and lively, insightful prose, David \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003eSpaner’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003eSolidarity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-CA\" class=\"TextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW99163232 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003egoes behind the scenes of one of the great social uprisings in North American history. 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Dan called Reconciliation Canada and Chief Dr. Robert Joseph encouraged the couple to share their story. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-ccp-props=\"{}\" class=\"EOP SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"Paragraph SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003eSt. Michael's Residential School: Lament and Legacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e a moving narrative — one of the few told by caregivers who \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003ewitnessed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003eon a daily basis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW243912646 BCX8\"\u003e the degradation of Indigenous children. 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