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The year is 2425 and London is underwater. Three hundred years ago, rising oceans drowned a vast majority of the English Isle. London is now a jungle of dead skyscrapers and submerged streets. Fighting over the scraps of a world none can remember, two Houses—the Crowns and the Rogues—have been at war for three centuries.

*WINNER OF THE 2023 BC AND YUKON ETHEL WILSON PRIZE* *LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE* NATIONAL BESTSELLER An urgent first novel about breaching the prisons we live inside from one of Canada’s most daring literary talents. An unnamed narrator abandons his unfinished thesis and...

MY MEMOIR OF MY TIME SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE TYPICAL TRAGEDIES AND EXPERIENCES OF AN INFANTRY SOLDIER. IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL PAIN INVOLVED IN ALL BRUTAL WARS. THESE SCARS WILL REMAIN THROUGHOUT THE SOLDIERS LIFE. HOW HE DEALS WITH THIS VARIES WITH EACH HUMAN BEING. BUT WHAT IS WAITING AT THE AT HOME AND THE U.S. WILL HELP OR HURT IN HOW HE DEALS WITH THESE ISSUES. DAMN THE POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT OF THE 60'S AND 70'S. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE ALL THE SUPPORT AND LOVE FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

A grieving mother calls out to her faraway son. A student forgoes the lurid appeal of dating apps in exchange for a painter’s love. The anonymous voices of queer native men converge amid violent eroticism. A man just out of prison balances the uneasy weight of family and freedom, while a professor returns home to conduct research only to be haunted by a dark specter. The stories and voices in Billy-Ray Belcourt’s debut story collection are buoyed by philosophical undergirding, poetic demand, and the complex relationship between aesthetics and ethics.

You have a great product. You have top-notch talent. You have a process that’s been carefully mapped out. So, what’s missing? Executive, speaker, and leadership authority Billy Ray Taylor points to a lack of clarity on strategy that makes it impossible for your employees to understand how their activities fit within the company’s overall vision and to take true ownership of their careers. In this groundbreaking guide, Taylor reveals how his proprietary LinkedX Process can help your organization cultivate extreme ownership at every level, from top management to front-line employees.

Part manifesto, part memoir, This Wound Is a World is an invitation to “cut a hole in the sky / to world inside”. Belcourt issues a call to turn to love and sex to understand how Indigenous peoples shoulder their sadness and pain without giving up on the future. His poems upset genre and play with form, scavenging for a decolonial kind of heaven where “everyone is at least a little gay”.

Billy Ray Cyrus is an award-winning country music legend whose "Achy Breaky Heart" propelled his debut album, Some Gave All, to the top of the charts for a record-breaking 17 weeks. He’s also the father of Miley Cyrus, one of Hollywood’s most successful young stars, who grew up on stage and on screen, most famously as the lead on the Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana - where Billy Ray Cyrus played her dad. But sometimes the truth is even better than fiction. Now fans can learn about Cyrus’s tenacious, inspiring struggle to find his own way.

Depression can alter your life in ways that make it seem impossible to regain control. This guide is going to show you what triggers depression and how you can do your best to recognize the signs to fill your life with things that are positive and helpful. By maintaining a mindful approach, you will realize that your depression does not have to overcome you. In fact, you are far more powerful than you realize. When you can take a proactive step toward happiness, you are proving to yourself that you do have what it takes to get better and to feel better.

The struggle we experience with anxiety is real. No amount of optimism or positive reinforcement works when your brain is running away from you at warp speed. Sometimes, it can be hard to even sit down and remain still when in the throes of anxiety. What if I told you that there is a way of taking control of your mind? What if you could follow a structured path that will ensure not only a calm mind but also prevent a relapse - something which happens to over half the patients who seek treatment for anxiety and depression?

A collection of intersecting stories about Indigenous love and loneliness from one of contemporary literature’s most boundless minds. Across the prairies and Canada’s west coast, on reserves and university campuses, at literary festivals and existential crossroads, the characters in...

Roby Valen's memories are covered in blood, as is her past. Imprisoned for a gruesome murder of a record executive, she finds herself rotting away, with only the memory of the eccentric rock star, Ray Harrison to keep her sane. When the lights go out and hell breaks loose, she sets out to reunite with the only person who can find her smile.

Anastasia once hoped and aspired to win an Olympic gold medal. But, one night, she saw all that change in the blink of an eye, and now she lives in darkness. After being isolated, she starts to wonder about the handsome man who lives in a house near the swings where she sits night after night. Jack wanders to the swings for a chance encounter that will change him and her. The mystery girl he cannot see, nor can he stop thinking about. Knowing his girlfriend and the love of his life, Bethany will be enraged, but there is something sad in Anastasia’s voice that he needs to know more about.

Now part of the groundbreaking Kanata Classics list, with a new introduction by Audra Simpson, Billy-Ray Belcourt’s Griffin Prize winning poetry debut catapulted him into a beloved voice of his generation. Winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize Winner of the Robert Kroetsch City of Edmonton...

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Hosted by Billy Ray Brewton, "Movie Mixtapes" invites guests from across the cinematic spectrum to help curate a 'movie mixtape' centered around a theme chosen by the guest. We're crafting vibes and experiences for those lazy Sundays when you just want to watch movies and relax. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/moviemixtapes/support

A subverted pop culture elimination game where guests take turns sending items from a list of 16 into the incinerator, never to be seen again. Only one item will survive the incinerator, complicated by a special secret guest known as “The Engineer”, who bends the game to their will by wielding special powers and tossing ‘landmines’ at the players throughout the game. You’ll never know what or whom is going to survive the incinerator and be preserved for future generations! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/incinerator-podcast/supportHosted on Acast. See ...

A major look at minor-league baseball with a special focus on the Seattle Mariners Baseball club farm system. DOTF features not just in-depth analysis of the the players and prospects but also an appreciative look at what makes minor-league baseball a great experience and a community asset. From te starting pitchers to the ushers, from the stars on the field to the stars in the stands and the people who make it happen, DOTF brings the joy of the minors to baseball fans of every level.

WINNER OF THE HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE JIM DEVA PRIZE FOR WRITING THAT PROVOKES FINALIST FOR THE GOVERNOR GENERAL'S LITERARY AWARD FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR GAY MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY NATIONAL BESTSELLER A slim but electrifying debut memoir about...

This is a real-time documentation of growing and scaling our business while documenting the hurdles and successes along the way.Why add to the chatter?I think a healthy question is to ask why add to the noise in the podcasting space. Ultimately, I see there being 3 people who could benefit from it (in order)1. Myself - I love the act of reflecting and unpacking the day, and I want to have live documentation of the journey of us growing and growing our business instead of the events unfolding to be footnotes in a story that is reflected on in years to come.2. My Kids and Family - When I play ...

Written by men with unquestioning loyalty to Jesus Christ, this volume covers the book of Hebrews in twelve lessons, primarily from the standpoint of the superiority of Jesus. Lessons include: *Introduction to Hebrews *Jesus is Better than the Angels (Hebrews 1-2) *Jesus is Better than Moses (Hebrews 3) *Jesus is Better than Joshua (Hebrews 4) *Jesus’ Salvation is Better (Hebrews 5-6) *Christ, Our Forever High Priest (Hebrews 7) *Jesus’ Covenant is Better (Hebrews 8) *Jesus’ Tabernacle is Better (Hebrews 9) *Jesus’ Sacrifice is Better (Hebrews 10) *The Hall of the Faithful (Hebrews ...