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To be wise, one must spend time with the wise. And how does one
become wise? One way is by learning from all the foolish things one
has done in the past.
Success in life is not a seamless highway; that road has bumps.
To become an authority on this, Peter G. James Sinclair has led a
life that has been a series of stops, starts, fast bursts, long
hauls, desert treks, jungle manoeuvres, and a whole lot more. And
yet even when a brick wall has stood between him and success, he
has learnt to stand back, size up the opposition and simply shout,
'There must be another way through'.
And do you know what? There always is.
If We Screw Each Other, We're All Screwed: A Book on Getting
Earthly Wisdom is the result of a life lived in the real world
dealing with real people. Within its pages, more than five decades
of tried and tested wisdom has been compacted into short, concise
and easily digestible phrases that have been designed for immediate
application to your life. Some would call them quotes. Peter calls
them liquid gold.
In order to reach success in life and have successful
relationships in this world, one must acquire and administer
earthly wisdom.
At 15, James Sinclair set up a little children's entertainment
business called Jimbo the Partyman. By the age of 18 he was turning
over GBP1000 a week. By the time he was in his twenties, he owned
two houses. But that was just the beginning. Today the Partyman
Group puts on 7000 parties a year and owns a string of business
supplying everything from fun days and family days out to magicians
and childcare. And James is still only 29. Learn some of the
secrets of James' amazing success in this fascinating book. As he
puts it - "I wrote this little book for those who want to be at the
top...if you follow the advice in it properly, it could help you to
get from zero to a million in a few years." Find out more about
James at www.jamessinclair.net
Revealing how Canada's first Prime Minister used a policy of
starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for
settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked
widespread debate about genocide in Canada. In arresting, but
harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World
diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics-the
politics of ethnocide-played in the deaths and subjugation of
thousands of Indigenous people in the realization of Sir John A.
Macdonald's "National Dream." It was a dream that came at great
expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being
between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, and the
lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national
consciousness to this day. This new edition of Clearing the Plains
has a foreword by Pulitzer Prize winning author, Elizabeth Fenn, an
opening by Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, and explanations of the
book's influence by leading Canadian historians. Called "one of the
most important books of the twenty-first century" by the Literary
Review of Canada, it was named a "Book of the Year" by The Globe
and Mail , Quill & Quire , the Writers' Trust, and won the Sir
John A. Macdonald Prize, among many others. " Clearing the Plains
is a tour de force that dismantles and destroys the view that
Canada has a special claim to humanity in its treatment of
indigenous peoples. Daschuk shows how infectious disease and
state-supported starvation combined to create a creeping,
relentless catastrophe that persists to the present day. The prose
is gripping, the analysis is incisive, and the narrative is so
chilling that it leaves its reader stunned and disturbed. For days
after reading it, I was unable to shake a profound sense of sorrow.
This is fearless, evidence-driven history at its finest."
-Elizabeth A. Fenn, author of Pox Americana "Required reading for
all Canadians." -Candace Savage, author of A Geography of Blood
"Clearly written, deeply researched, and properly contextualized
history...Essential reading for everyone interested in the history
of indigenous North America." -J.R. McNeill, author of Mosquito
Empires
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators
in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully
illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening
journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time
travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic
world since Contact. Each story includes a timeline of related
historical events and a personal note from the author. Find cited
sources and a select bibliography for further reading in the back
of the book. The accompanying teacher guide includes curriculum
charts and 12 lesson plans to help educators use the book with
their students. This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded
through the Canada Council for the Arts' New Chapter initiative.
With this $35M initiative, the Council supports the creation and
sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.
Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known
lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers
critical legal and political commentary and analysis on
legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations
politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous
women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater s writing
tackles myths and stereotypes about Indigenous peoples head-on,
discusses Indigenous nationhood and nation building, examines
treaty rights and provides an accessible, critical analysis of laws
and government policies being imposed on Indigenous peoples.
Fiercely anti-racist and anti-colonial, this book is intended to
help rebuild the connections between Indigenous citizens and their
home communities, local governments and Indigenous Nations for the
benefit of future generations. "
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