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@realSarahPolley (she/her) Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Sarah Polley is a filmmaker and writer. My Mom was one of the 30 Helens on Kids In The Hall. She/Her

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Book Cover for: Women Talking, Miriam Toews

Women Talking

Miriam Toews
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The beautiful and brilliant author of the novel Women Talking @BranchMiriam (Miriam Toews) and I, last night. I’m very lucky to know this woman and to have had the privilege of walking around inside her wild imagination. #WomenTalking https://t.co/qgiJAScX8p

Paperback, 2020

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession, Elaine Craig

Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession

Elaine Craig
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Please read @ElaineCraigDal 's groundbreaking book - Putting Trials on Trial: Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession https://t.co/tIEh1nMLrK

Paperback, 2021

$37.95$18.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: All Fours, Miranda July

All Fours

Miranda July
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This book is the Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret for perimenopausal women. Thank you, @mirandajuly

Hardcover, 2024

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: War: How Conflict Shaped Us, Margaret MacMillan

War: How Conflict Shaped Us

Margaret MacMillan
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“History is used as an instrument of war.” An excellent interview with Margaret MacMillan. https://t.co/dxwyxI1fu8

Paperback, 2021

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!, Adrienne Shadd

The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto!

Adrienne Shadd
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3 The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Toronto! by Adrienne Shadd, @afuacooper and Karolyn Smardz Frost. It’s an astounding contribution and an essential work, shining a light on the lives of those who settled in Toronto after escaping slavery. https://t.co/FI8HKZPn7C

Paperback, 2022

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Dark Age Ahead, Jane Jacobs

Dark Age Ahead

Jane Jacobs
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Time to reread Dark Age Ahead by Jane Jacobs... She talks about these critical moments in history in which societies chose not to act, seeing what was clearly in front of them... https://t.co/Q0OVIHSHXt

Paperback, 2005

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book