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October TWB Staff Picks. The first 5 books are 25% off in October:

On Beauty by Zadie Smith. Viking Canada , $34.00.
On Beauty is a story that looks at the family life of a New England family with an English father, African American mother and three children as they each tries to figure out what are the passions, ideals and commitments that will make them the individuals that they want to be.

Earth Democracy by Vandana Shiva. South End Press, $19.50.
Earth Democracy as per Shiva refers to principles that if followed will guide us towards a sustainable future. Exploring links between natural resource privatization and the destruction the earth's resources, Vandana Shiva makes an argument for the possibility of peace through sustainability.

Kynship The Way of Thorn & Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice. Kegedonce Press, $12.95.
The people of Kyn face a possible takeover by the Men and attempt to devise a way to avoid casualties. Following the story of Tara'deshae a young female warrior who is both battling her own inner demons and the struggle between those who want to join the Men and those who would prefer to remain Eld Green.

The Painted Drum by Louise Erdrich. Harper Collins, $34.95.
Following an appraisal of a family estate Faye Travers is surprised to find a rare drum in the collection. The passage of the drum is then followed backward and forward in time telling the stories of those who once had possession of it.

Red Light Superheroes, Saints & Sluts by Anna Camilleri. Arsenal Pulp Press, $22.95.
Explores powerful female figures, past and present that have often been overlooked and underestimated. These feminine archetypes which form part of the undercurrent of mainstream media here get exposure that begins to examine the impact and depth of their being.

New DVDs

Happy to be Nappy and other stories, $18.95.
Tales of special children who are empowered by their own uniqueness and correspond to real life children. Stories range from two African-American girls to a boy who is blind and a girl who grows up “little” due to dwarfism. Includes the animated version of the bell hooks' popular children's book, "Happy to Be Nappy".

Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. Acorn Media, $38.95.
A Victorian thriller that follows the lives of a petty thief and a con artist who try to defraud a wealthy heiress. Plans however are turned upside down when the two women fall in love with each other.

October new books

Ethno-techno Writings on Performance, Activism, & Pedagogy by Guillermo Gomez-Pena. Routledge, $51.95.
Pushes the boundaries with his extensive photo documents of his artistic experiments. The text also explores and confronts his political and philosophical parameters.

Critical Issues in Anti-Racist Research Methodologies by George J. Sefa Dei & Gurpreet Singh Johal. Peter Lang Publishing Inc, $45.50.
Attempts to provide some answers to questions around anti-racist research by examining the perils and desires of the research. It specifically addressesthe notion of difference as it relates to race, gender, class and sexuality intersections/implications of educational research.

Against the New Authoritarianism, Politics After Abu Ghraib by Henry Giroux. Arbeiter Ring Publishing, $18.95.
Examines the tragic events of Abu Ghraib and the conditions that made them possible while exploring the role that education plays in preventing human rights violations typical of authoritarian regimes.

Beyond Chutzpah On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History by Norman G. Finkelstein. University California Press, $30.50.
A sequel to Holocaust Industry, this meticulously researched book serves as an expose of the corruption of scholarship on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Enables readers in search of a just and lasting peace to act on the basis of truth.

Muslim Women Activists in North America Speaking for Ourselves, edited by Katherine Bullock. University of Texas Press, $29.95.
Introduces eighteen Muslim women activists from North America who work in fields such as social services and marital counseling. Each woman has written an autobiographical narrative where she lays out why she chooses to do the work she does and how it relates to her relationship to Islam.

Publics & Counterpublics by Michael Warner. Zone Books, $25.95.
Addresses the question of, “What is Public?” by showing how the idea of “public” works as a formal device in modern culture and traces its implications for contemporary life. It brings a new way of seeing how queer culture (among other examples) is shaped by the counter public environment.

We Are All Suspects Now Untold Stories from Immigrant Communities After 9/11 by Tram Nguyen. Beacon Press, $20.95.
Through the stories of people who witnessed and experienced first hand the unjust detainment and or deportation of family members friends and neighbours; Nguyen examines the human cost of the domestic war on terror and the impact of the post 9/11 policies on people targeted because of immigration status, nationality, race and religion.

Betrayed: The Assassination of Digna Ochoa by Linda Diebel. Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., $34.95.
Despite notes beside Digna's body addressed to other “sons-of-bitch” human rights lawyers, the Mexican government ruled her violent death a “probable suicide” and slammed the case shut in July 2003. Linda Diebel however will not let Ochoa's story die.

Bananeras: Women Transforming the Banana Unions of Latin America by Dana Frank. South End Press, $15.50 Set in the banana plantations of Honduras the focus is on the new struggle, that which places women's human rights at the center of global class politics examining how they bring their own issues as women workers to the table.

Reading Native American Women Critical/Creative Representations edited by Ines Hernandez-Avila. Altamira Press, $40.50.
Collection of short essays, poetry, fiction and memoirs by Native American women addressing various issues that affect their communities.

Face to Face: Women Writers on Faith, Mysticism & Awakening edited by Linda Hogan & Brenda Peterson. North Point Press, $19.50.
This collection of writings on a range of spiritual searches and encounters from diverse backgrounds and beliefs reveals and celebrates the special relationship women have with the spiritual realm.

Alligator by Lisa Moore. House of Anansi Press, $29.95.
Set it contemporary St. John's , Newfoundland Alligator follows the lives of family and friends as they jostle each other in uneasy arabesques of desire, greed, lust and ambition. Nominated for the 2005 Giller Prize.

One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry. Sasquatch Books, $24.50.
An autobifictionalography done in comic-strip style inspired by a 16th century Zen monk's paintings of a hundred demons chasing each other across a long scroll Lynda Barry tells the story of her life… sort of.

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvadurai. Tundra Books, $24.99.
Disastrous jealousy is the powerful theme for the story of Amrith, a young boy who while spending the summer with his family in Sri Lanka meets a cousin from Canada with whom he falls in love. Join us for the launch on

November 10th, 2005 at TWB.

Dragonslippers: This is What an Abusive Relationship Looks Like by Rosalind B. Penfold. Penguin Canada , $20.00. Graphic diaries that serves as a form of release for a woman who suffered abuse at the hands of her husband. Presents many of the warning signs of abuse and offers a frank examination of the psychology of both abusers and the victims. Join us for the launch on October 20th, 2005 at TWB.

Shooting Water A Mother Daughter Journey and the Making of a Film by Devyani Saltzman. Key Potter Books, $26.75.
Remarkable story chronicling the life-changing experience of making a film in India which resulted in an emergence of a deeper love between mother and daughter.

My One-night Stand With Cancer by Tania Katan. Alyson Books, $20.95. Memoirs of a two time survivor of breast cancer which is accompanied with stories of her coping with a supportive but neurotic family, girlfriends, picking up women while bald, running three 10K races and finding the love of her life.

The Girl From Chimel by Rigoberta Menchu. Groundwood Book House of Anansi Press, $18.95.
The telling and retelling of stories from Rigoberta Menchu's childhood as a young Mayan girl in a pre-war Guatemala . This memoir is filled with love for an irretrievable past.

Herstory 2006: The Canadian Women's Calendar by Saskatoon 's Women Calendar. Coteau Books, $12.95.
A memorable look into the lives of Canadian women, past and present, famous or otherwise, who have inspiring stories to tell.

Women Artists Datebook 2006. Syracuse Cultural Workers, $18.95.
Contains poetry and artwork created by women with unique annotations, lunar cycles and menstrual calendar printed on recycled paper. May the words and art encourage creative expression.

We'Moon '06 (Bound) Gaia Rhythms for Womyn: In the Spirit of Love. Mother Tongue Ink, $21.25.
An Astrological moon calendar, date book and daily guide to natural rhythms for womyn printed on recycled paper. Bound edition.

We'Moon '06 (Spiral) Gaia Rhythms for Womyn: In the Spirit of Love. Mother Tongue Ink, $21.25.
An Astrological moon calendar, date book and daily guide to natural rhythms for womyn printed on recycled paper. Spiral edition.
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