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{"id":6899040124987,"title":"The Slaughterman’s Daughter","handle":"the-slaughtermans-daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn epic historical adventure story set in a Jewish shtetl during the final years of the Russian Empire, \u003ci\u003eThe Slaughterman’s Daughter \u003c\/i\u003efollows Fanny Keismann on her quest to avenge her sister’s honour. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Fanny Keismann turns ten, her father, Grodno’s ritual slaughterer, gives her a knife, and she soon develops a talent for her father’s trade. But in nineteenth-century Russia, ritual slaughter does not befit a wife and mother, so when it comes time to marry and raise a family, Fanny abandons her work and devotes herself to raising her five children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Fanny’s older sister’s husband disappears, Fanny leaves her own family and sets out for the great city of Minsk in search of her wayward brother-in-law, armed with her old knife and accompanied by Zizek Bershov, who is either a sly rogue or an idiot. Fanny’s mission to help her sister turns into a misadventure that threatens the foundations of the Russian Empire. What began as a family matter in Motol, a peripheral Jewish settlement, breaks the bounds of the shtetl, pits the police against the Czar’s army, and upsets the political and social order they all live in.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-06-27T17:02:21-04:00","created_at":"2022-06-27T16:53:43-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Award Winning","Adult Humor","Anansi International","By (author) Iczkovits Yaniv","pub date: 2020-03-03","Translated by Scharf Orr"],"price":1895,"price_min":1895,"price_max":2695,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40499037732923,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487006211","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Slaughterman’s Daughter - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":2695,"weight":700,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487006211","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40499038158907,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487006228","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Slaughterman’s Daughter - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487006228","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":40499038257211,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487006235","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Slaughterman’s Daughter - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1895,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487006235","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_78f9bad5-4ef1-44e0-9683-0fc926ef4a4f.jpg?v=1656363517"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_78f9bad5-4ef1-44e0-9683-0fc926ef4a4f.jpg?v=1656363517","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"An intricate pattern has beige, red, and green images of flowers, vines, fruit, animals, a knife, a building, a cannon, a canoe, and intertwining swirls with a black background. 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Yaniv Iczkovits. “An adventure story with few like it in modern literature… a simply outstanding novel.” Yaron London, Walla.","id":22284538544187,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.651,"height":2833,"width":1844,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_78f9bad5-4ef1-44e0-9683-0fc926ef4a4f.jpg?v=1656363517"},"aspect_ratio":0.651,"height":2833,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/products\/BNCImageAPI_78f9bad5-4ef1-44e0-9683-0fc926ef4a4f.jpg?v=1656363517","width":1844}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn epic historical adventure story set in a Jewish shtetl during the final years of the Russian Empire, \u003ci\u003eThe Slaughterman’s Daughter \u003c\/i\u003efollows Fanny Keismann on her quest to avenge her sister’s honour. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Fanny Keismann turns ten, her father, Grodno’s ritual slaughterer, gives her a knife, and she soon develops a talent for her father’s trade. 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The Slaughterman’s Daughter
A historical adventure story of a woman’s quest to avenge her sister’s honour set in a Jewish shtetl during the final years of the Russian Empire.
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{"id":6899039600699,"title":"Don’t Look At Me Like That","handle":"dont-look-at-me-like-that","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of\u003ci\u003e Somewhere Towards the End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStet\u003c\/i\u003e, the esteemed memoirist and editor Diana Athill’s only novel is an unflinching look at love and betrayal through the story of a young woman finding herself in 1950s London.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland, in the mid-1950s. Meg Bailey has always aspired to live a respectable life. With her best friend, Roxane, she moves from secondary school to a preppy art college in Oxford. Under the watchful eye of Roxane’s mother, Mrs. Wheeler, the two girls flourish in Oxfordian society. But Meg constantly longs for more. Not content to stay in Oxford, she finds a job in London. Roxane stays behind and marries Dick, a man of Mrs. Wheeler’s choosing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Meg’s independence grows, Dick suddenly appears in London for work. 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Don’t Look At Me Like That
Editor Diana Athill’s only novel is an unflinching look at love and betrayal through the story of a young woman finding herself in 1950s London.
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A Whole Life
The 100,000-copy German bestseller.
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The Accusation
A major publishing phenomenon, The Accusation by anonymous North Korean writer Bandi is the first piece of fiction to come out of North Korea.
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Fever
Set in the rugged South African wasteland, Fever is an epic story of survival and betrayal for fans of Station Eleven and The Road.
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887
From acclaimed playwright and author Robert Lepage comes 887 — an autobiographical exploration of memory, culture, and community in Quebec.
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She has received the Governor General’s Literary Award for Translation and, in 2024, her translation of Catherine Leroux's \u003cem\u003eThe Future\u003c\/em\u003e won CBC's Canada Reads. Her translations have also been long-listed for awards such as the International Dublin Literary Award, the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and the Giller Prize. as well as appearing on IBBY’s Honor List. She has also published\u003cem\u003e Nathan\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel for young readers, and\u003cem\u003e Damselfish\u003c\/em\u003e, short-listed for the WGA's Georges Bugnet award for fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Translated by","Contributor_0":"Wilhelmy, Audrée (CA)","Contributor_1":"Ouriou, Susan (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisturbing and sensuous, Audrée Wilhelmy’s tale of a hermetic family minding a lighthouse in willed isolation is reminiscent of William Golding’s \u003ci\u003eLord of the Flies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Body of Beasts \u003c\/i\u003eis a startling, gorgeously written novel that tells the story of the Borya family living in isolation. Their lives are altered when young Osip, peering from the lighthouse gallery sees a woman, Noé, arrive — her dress scant, her skin curiously scarred, and her manner mysterious and wild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoé bears a child, Mie, to the eldest son on whose hunter-gathering the Borya family depends. She lives in a cabin on her own and covers the walls with drawings that allude to her mysterious life. The family’s entrenchment in nature is enthrallingly conveyed in young Mie’s sensuous ability to borrow at will the body of mammals, birds, fish, and insects. Her shape-shifting allows her to know the ways of the natural world, though only to a point. When her own awakening body starts to intrigue her, she asks her uncle Osip to “teach me human sex.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Body of the Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e is an imaginative tour de force, a beautifully described portrait of a world that exists outside of words; an uninhibited and erotic novel that, in the singular tradition of Québécois Boreal Gothic, explores our humanity — and animal nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487006129","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487006129\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Arachnide Editions","NumberOfPages":"160","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e\"Audrée Wilhelmy built a literary universe unlike anything else that's been created in Quebec at the moment.\" \u003cstrong\u003e— Catherine Leroux, Scotiabank Giller Prize–nominated author of \u003cem\u003eThe Party Wall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMadame Victoria\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Catherine Leroux, Scotiabank Giller Prize–nominated author of The Party Wall and Madame Victoria","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"A marvel … The style is magnificent, the characters unforgettable: Noé, Mie, and Osip are great literary creations. As with all this author’s books, the sensual is omnipresent, and sometimes troubling. The ending is overwhelming, and the chapter on the skinning of a whale is fantastic. Run to buy this book as soon as it arrives at the store!\" — \u003cstrong\u003eMichel Tremblay, Winner of the Governor General's Performing Arts Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Michel Tremblay, Winner of the Governor General's Performing Arts Award","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXCITING NEW NOVELIST:\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cp\u003eAudrée Wilhelmy’s debut novel was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award - one of the most prestigious Canadian Literary Awards. She has been a finalist for many other major French-Canadian book prizes. Her work has been acclaimed by French-language publications in Canada and Europe, including \u003cem\u003eLe Devoir\u003c\\\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLa Presse\u003c\\\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal de Montréal\u003c\\\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLe Monde\u003c\\\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVogue Paris\u003c\\\/em\u003e. She is already a major force in literature!\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAJOR ATTENTION FOR AUDRÉE WILHELMY IN 2018:\u003c\\\/strong\u003e\u003c\\\/p\u003e\\r\\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 2018, a play based on her novel \u003cem\u003eLes sangs\u003c\\\/em\u003e will premier at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. 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Recent literary hits such as Victor LaValle’s \u003cem\u003eThe Changeling\u003c\\\/em\u003e, Carmen Maria Machado’s National Book Award finalist \u003cem\u003eHer Body and Other Parties\u003c\\\/em\u003e, and Camilla Grudovo’s \u003cem\u003eThe Doll’s Alphabet\u003c\\\/em\u003e show an appetite for genre-crossing tales that examine sexuality and femininity.\u003c\\\/p\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003eA wharf jutting out into the open sea. Waves rumble below, foam spouts from cracks between the planks. Men angle for tuna and stingrays. They cast their lines from the platform at the far end of the jetty, where the water is already deep, and wrest huge creatures from the sea that drench them in salt water as they writhe in mid-air and then again on the pier’s wooden planking. A warm breeze blows in from the interior and whips the clothing of passersby against their bodies and roars in their ears. Perched on the guardrails or on the backs of benches, children eat ice cream that trickles between their fingers and onto their bare bellies. The heat of the beach is like no other, worn like a piece of clothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo different from the others in their long shirts, the Borya brothers serve as their mother’s bodyguards. She holds the youngest on her hip and strides toward the fishermen, her skirts billowing around her legs. Three coins jangle in her pocket and their clinking combines with the clacking of her heels against the wharf. The biggest fish require tough bargaining, so the boys’ father sent his wife. He told her to wear her grey dress, the one with the low-cut square neck that shows off her breasts, plump with milk. She makes her way toward the men, her attempt at sensuality somewhat hindered by the presence of her sons. The eldest walks in front of her, pushing a wheelbarrow three times his weight to transport the animal once the deal has been made. The younger two run to keep up with their mother’s swaying gait. As for her, she sees only the huge fish hanging mid-wharf, the fishermen’s sturdy bodies, the blue water and the light sparkling on its surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOsip Borya, chasing a salamander, has stayed behind. By the time he loses the tiny creature in the tall grasses, his mother and brothers have left. He can’t see them anywhere. Immediately overhead, seagulls wheel like sparrow hawks. A pelican swoops toward the beach, throat stretched taut with its catch, and lands on a post right next to the boy. The bird is still dripping from its plunge into the water. It looks at the child, throws its skull back and, swallowing its prey in one majestic gulp, unfurls its wings. At that exact moment, several things occur. First, the pelican lifts off and returns to its position on the waves. Then, watching the seabird, Osip spies his mother at the end of the wharf and notices a tiny movement she makes: as her right foot lifts out of its shoe, she reaches down to brush sand off the sole of her foot. Just behind her, a fisherman lets out a shout and hauls from the water a five-foot-long swordfish thrashing around like a demon. Three men harpoon it to sap the creature’s strength.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXCITING NEW NOVELIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAudrée Wilhelmy’s debut novel was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award - one of the most prestigious Canadian Literary Awards. She has been a finalist for many other major French-Canadian book prizes. Her work has been acclaimed by French-language publications in Canada and Europe, including \u003cem\u003eLe Devoir\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLa Presse\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJournal de Montréal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVogue Paris\u003c\/em\u003e. She is already a major force in literature!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAJOR ATTENTION FOR AUDRÉE WILHELMY IN 2018:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn December 2018, a play based on her novel \u003cem\u003eLes sangs\u003c\/em\u003e will premier at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The author recently completed a three-month, $7,000 residency at the Librairie Monet in Montreal, which garnered strong media coverage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST TIME APPEARING IN ENGLISH:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Body of Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e is the author’s first work to appear in English, and it is being translated by Susan Ouriou. Her recent translation, with Christelle Morelli, of Fanny Britt’s \u003cem\u003eHunting Houses\u003c\/em\u003e was a huge hit in the US and received strong reviews and high praise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDARK MAGIC REALIST TALE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn its dark rural setting, mysterious young female main character, and enquiry into the effects of isolation, \u003cem\u003eThe Body of Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e emerges from the tradition of Gaétan Soucy’s \u003cem\u003eThe Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches\u003c\/em\u003e. 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It is rare and delightful to find a novel where language and character move so seamlessly together, hand in hand … A piece of this book will linger.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Literary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Literary Review of Canada","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"Sensual and strange.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Booklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"[Wilhelmy] is a meticulous recorder of the dramatic wilderness … Lovely writing.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"Masterful … Finding beauty in unexpected places, be they natural settings or seldom-explored corners of human behaviour, is something Wilhelmy does as well as any young writer in any language.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Montreal Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Montreal Gazette","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"With a miniaturist’s touch, Audrée Wilhelmy creates a singular universe suffused with sap and silence, at once lush to the limit, smothering and amoral … A tour de force of audacity and sensuality achieved unhesitatingly in full-bodied writing that is precise and without misstep. A brilliant novel that explores from on high an aspect of the human condition too often eluded: our own bestiality.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Le Devoir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Le Devoir","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Audrée Wilhelmy’s extraordinary tale of a hermetic family minding a lighthouse in willed isolation is a luscious, disturbing, and sensuous.","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2019-07-30","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Audrée Wilhelmy’s extraordinary tale of a hermetic family minding a lighthouse in willed isolation is a luscious, disturbing, and sensuous.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
The Body of the Beasts
Audrée Wilhelmy’s extraordinary tale of a hermetic family minding a lighthouse in willed isolation is a luscious, disturbing, and sensuous.
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The Tobacconist
Set in Austria in the 1930s, The Tobacconist tells the story of one young man and his friendship with Freud during the Nazi occupation of Vienna.
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Mind Over Money
Explore the power of money and learn how psychology is providing us with some extraordinary tools for making better decisions about money.
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It’s erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_3":"Ian Leslie uncovers the truth of the matter: Lying of all kinds is woven into our makeup . . . by tying lying into culture, Leslie gets near the core of what it means to be human.","OtherText_Quote_from_review_4":". . . persuasive and wide-ranging . . . [Ian] Leslie brings intelligence and a wealth of thought-provoking research to his topic.","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Born Liars is in quite a different league [than other pop psychology books]. It’s erudite yet wears its learning lightly and is full of terrific stories. It will also make you see yourself, and the world around you, in a new light.” — \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Preston, \u003cem\u003eBorn Liars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"John Preston","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Born Liars","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Ian Leslie uncovers the truth of the matter: Lying of all kinds is woven into our makeup . . . by tying lying into culture, Leslie gets near the core of what it means to be human.” — \u003cstrong\u003eVanessa Milne, \u003cem\u003eChatelaine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Vanessa Milne","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Chatelaine","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“. . . fascinating . . . of interest to everyone . . .” — \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Rentoul, \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"John Rentoul","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Independent","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“. . . persuasive and wide-ranging . . . [Ian] Leslie brings intelligence and a wealth of thought-provoking research to his topic.” — \u003cstrong\u003eMarni Jackson, \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Marni Jackson","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003e“. . . stuffed full of interesting studies and good writing . . . a fun read . . .” — \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Dobbs, \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"David Dobbs","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Wired","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e“[Born Liars does] a grand job of challenging misguided human conceit about our honesty and its benefits ... convincing ...” — \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Koswan, \u003cem\u003eKitchener Waterloo Record\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"Susan Koswan","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Kitchener Waterloo Record","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Learn the truth about lying with this engaging look at how deception gives us a survival edge and shapes humankind.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeName_0":"Globe and Mail Top 100 Book","PrizeYear_0":"2011","ProductFormDescription":"mobi","PublicationDate":"2011-05-21","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Learn the truth about lying with this engaging look at how deception gives us a survival edge and shapes humankind."}
Born Liars
Learn the truth about lying with this engaging look at how deception gives us a survival edge and shapes humankind.
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The Blue Book
A novel of illusions and false trails, magical numbers and redemptive humour, about what happens when we are misled and what happens when we are true.
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Moving from the Middle-Eastern campaigns of the First World War to bohemian Berlin in the 1920s to the horror of the concentration camps and the trials in Belsen and Nuremberg, it tells the story of two German men — one Jewish, one Catholic — whose lives diverged, and intersected, in an astonishing way.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Yet Auschwitz-as-metaphor masks what Rudolf Höss, its overseer, speedily and savagely achieved: the industrialized annihilation of living Jewish families — children, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents — even as in the very pit of atrocity he gaudily sentimentalized his own family. Thomas Harding’s Hanns and Rudolf not only declines to forget, but challenges and defies the empty sententiousness characteristic of those who privately admit to being ‘tired of hearing about the Holocaust.’ In this electrifying account of how a morally driven British Jewish soldier pursues and captures and brings to trial the turntail Kommandant of Auschwitz, Thomas Harding commemorates (and, for the tired, revivifies) a ringing Biblical injunction: Justice, justice, shalt thou pursue.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCynthia Ozick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Bill Gladstone","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Cynthia Ozick","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“A gripping thriller, an unspeakable crime, an essential history, a scrupulously dispassionate narrator.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn le Carré\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Bill Gladstone","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"John le Carré","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A refreshingly human account of war. 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Hanns and Rudolf
The untold story of the Jewish investigator who pursued and captured one of Nazi Germany’s most notorious war criminals.
