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The Journalistic Career: A Lonely Pursuit for Truth

Moes presents a meticulous piece on Desbarats's role as Dean of UWO's School of Journalism, his latest documentary project on the journalism industry, and the resulting insights and criticisms that Desbarats had gained whilst working on the project.…

Diaspora: Hard Science-fiction Role-playing with Fate

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Introduction: Welcome to the ancient future of mankind.
Humans have been in space tens of thousands of years, and societies have risen and fallen so many times that no one remembers where we came from.

Other information: www.vsca.ca/Dispora…

Hacking the Future: Stories for the Flesh-Eating 90s

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"Hacking the Future" tells the story of what happens when information technology escapes the high tech labs of Silicon Valley and invades the sites of everyday culture. It includes some of the survival tales of people who just want to "feel" again in…

7 Wonders

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Players: 2-7
Playing time: 30 minutes
Ages: 10+

Description: Lead one of the seven great cities of the Ancient world. Exploit the natural resources of your lands, take part in the eternal march of progress, develop your commercial relationships…

The Hate U Give

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"Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two very different worlds: one is her home in a poor black urban neighborhood; the other is the tony suburban prep school she attends and the white boy she dates there. Her bifurcated life changes dramatically when…

The Book of Bunny Suicides

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This dark comedy book includes cartoon drawings of bunnies who are trying to commit suicide. The drawings are made in such a way that their exact method is not immediately obvious. The book includes pop-culture references including a reference to The…

Puerto Rico

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Players: 3-5
Playing time: 90-150 min
Age: 13 and up

Game overview: Prospector, captain, mayor, trader, settler, craftsman, or builder? Which roles will you play in the new world? Will you own the most prosperous plantations? Will you build the…

Twilight Struggle: The Cold War, 1945-1989

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Deluxe Edition

Players: 2
Playing time: 180 minutes
Age: 13 and up

Game overview: Twilight Struggle is a two-player game simulating the forty-five-year dance of intrigue, prestige, and occasional flares of warfare between the Soviet Union…

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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The first in a series of three books, Schwartz has gathered pieces of folklore and urban legends, and has adapted them. The book contains 29 total stories.

It has been challenged due to its violence and surreal/ nightmarish illustrations.

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm…