Book excerpt: ‘Straight to Jail: A Nurse’s Guide to Correctional Nursing’
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Gerald Friesen wins 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize – Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg author and historian Gerald Friesen has won the 2025 J.W. Dafoe Book Prize for his biography The…
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This week brings a bumper harvest of brand new books
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The Real Reason We Should All Be Cold Plunging
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Cars at the center of new book exploring the band’s history
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