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In four different towns strung out along the northern United States, Lee visits each member of his immediate family: his father, a World War II veteran in a state of degradation; his mother, engaged in a buoyantly manic and never-ending performance with her shut-in sibling; his heartbroken, misanthropic brother, Harry; and finally his twin sister, Grace, a brash, young nurse-in-training mired in romantic drama at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn arresting portrait of a country in flux and a family in disarray, \u003cem\u003eDodge City\u003c\/em\u003e represents a signal achievement in an already illustrious body of work by the “twenty-first-century Mark Twain” (Slate). 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In four different towns strung out along the northern United States, Lee visits each member of his immediate family: his father, a World War II veteran in a state of degradation; his mother, engaged in a buoyantly manic and never-ending performance with her shut-in sibling; his heartbroken, misanthropic brother, Harry; and finally his twin sister, Grace, a brash, young nurse-in-training mired in romantic drama at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn arresting portrait of a country in flux and a family in disarray, \u003cem\u003eDodge City\u003c\/em\u003e represents a signal achievement in an already illustrious body of work by the “twenty-first-century Mark Twain” (Slate). Witty, moving, and delightfully off-kilter, Patrick deWitt’s sixth novel is a brilliant and raucous exploration of family, country, division, and war, from an elegant humorist who never shies from the stranger aspects of human behavior.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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In four different towns strung out along the northern United States, Lee visits each member of his immediate family: his father, a World War II veteran in a state of degradation; his mother, engaged in a buoyantly manic and never-ending performance with her shut-in sibling; his heartbroken, misanthropic brother, Harry; and finally his twin sister, Grace, a brash, young nurse-in-training mired in romantic drama at a Manhattan psychiatric hospital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn arresting portrait of a country in flux and a family in disarray, \u003cem\u003eDodge City\u003c\/em\u003e represents a signal achievement in an already illustrious body of work by the “twenty-first-century Mark Twain” (Slate). 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Dodge City
A rollicking novel about a young man on an amphetamine fueled cross-country road trip, fleeing the draft for the safe haven of Canada.
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Anxious and Hairy
A quirky and revealing exploration of the tangled science, history, and culture of human hair.
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We Are Underlings
A provocative dark workplace comedy of mystery, hijinks, and absurdist despair set at the only theme park devoted to death, dying, and the afterlife.
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She is a recipient of several recognitions, the Légion d'honneur of the French Republic, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Award for Health Services Management and Leadership (2021), and the Meritorious Service Cross of Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorBio_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANDRE PRATTE\u003c\/strong\u003e was a journalist for more than 35 years, including 14 years as \u003cem\u003eLa Presse\u003c\/em\u003e’s Chief Editorial Writer. He was a Senator from to 2016 to 2019, and is the author of several books on politics, the media and history. He currently works as a strategic advisor with Catalyze4.\u003c\/p\u003e","ContributorBio_2":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMARISA COULTON\u003c\/strong\u003e is a bilingual journalist. She holds a Master of Journalism and Master of International Affairs from Columbia University. 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From West Africa to the Mediterranean and into Afghanistan, Dr. Liu shows how, despite the best efforts of frontline responders, the international community has repeatedly chosen containment over compassion, and politics over principle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis urgent, authoritative work urges readers to connect past tragedies to current circumstances, reckoning with the cost of disengagement to ultimately reclaim a vision of shared humanity in the face of global crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487014193","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Arachnide Editions","NumberOfPages":"272","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Timely, urgent, and important … [\u003cem\u003eEbola, Bombs, and Migrants\u003c\/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;gives] us hope to keep fighting for solidarity.”\u0026nbsp;—\u003cstrong\u003eProf. Madhukar Pai, Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology \u0026amp; Global Health at McGill University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e“[\u003cem\u003eEbola, Bombs, and Migrants\u003c\/em\u003e] offers a roadmap for the next generation of pragmatic idealists to navigate the moral dilemmas of their age.” —\u003cstrong\u003eJason Cone, former executive director of MSF USA, and co-founder of BlueCheck Ukraine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e“Joanne Liu’s personal accounts offer a human lens to the headlines, and lay a path forward in considering how to come face to face with our fellow humans in need.” —\u003cstrong\u003eDr James Orbinski, former MSF President of the International Council, author of \u003cem\u003eAn Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Joanne Liu is a true woman of valour … This is an unforgettable account.” —\u003cstrong\u003eBob Rae, former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA TRUSTED VOICE: Through her work with Doctors Without Borders\/Médecins Sans Frontières and her experience in conflict zones around the world, Dr. Joanne Liu is a highly-sought and trusted voice in the world of humanitarian aid. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTHE SHAPE OF THE 21ST CENTURY: Author Dr. Joanne Liu examines the recent past to help illuminate the global health, migrant, and geopolitical crises that the world finds itself in today. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSTRATEGIC HOPE: \u003cem\u003eEbola, Bombs, and Migrants\u003c\/em\u003e argues for global systems fundamentally based in empathy and care, advocating for a shift away from the post-9\/11 “Age of Fear” and toward a more compassionate understanding of human life and dignity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“A composed and contained testament to the work of saving lives.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA searing account of three interconnected global crises that defined the 2010s, and a powerful invitation to respond with compassionate solidarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Table_of_contents_0":"\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Security Obsession\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: A Brief History of Doctors Without Borders\/Medecins Sans Frontières\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: In the Time of Ebola\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: The Angel of Death\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Humanity in Movement\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Anything but Giving Up\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2026-10-13","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA searing account of three interconnected global crises that defined the 2010s, and a powerful invitation to respond with compassionate solidarity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Humanitarian Crises in a Security-Obsessed World","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
Ebola, Bombs, and Migrants
A searing account of three interconnected global crises that defined the 2010s, and a powerful invitation to respond with compassionate solidarity.
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A lyrical, panoramic exploration of extinction as it occurs and reoccurs in natural history, myth, and science.
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Lantern
Meditations on the beauty of an ordinary life
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Exiled from his community after serving time for his father’s murder, a young Innu man finds himself adrift on the streets of Montreal.
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Son of a Preacherman
The latest work from playwright and creator of Kim’s Convenience, Ins Choi.
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The Rayburn Affair
Art, ambition, and desire collide when an aspiring writer becomes entangled in the marriage and creative life of her literary idol.
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