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  • Almost Brown

    A Memoir

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    **"A Canadian masterpiece."—Toronto StarAn award-winning writer retraces her unconventional, biracial, globe-trotting family’s journey as she reckons with ethnicity and belonging, diversity and race, and the complexities of life within a multicultural household.**Charlotte Gill’s father is Indian. Her mother is English. They meet in 1960s London when the world is not quite ready for interracial ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Eating Dirt

    Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Series series David Suzuki Institute
    • Winner of the BC National Award for Non-Fiction• Nominated for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction and the 2011 Hilary Weston Writer's Trust Award.During Charlotte Gill’s 20 years working as a tree planter she encountered hundreds of clear-cuts, each one a collision site between human civilization and the natural world, a complicated landscape presenting geographic evidence of our ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Social Determinants of Safety in a Rural Community

    Voices from Appalachian Kentucky

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Series series Elements in Criminology
    Criminology has long examined the relationship between crime, place, and community dynamics, but has largely overlooked rural areas. Many rural communities possess features that typically protect against crime, like strong informal social controls and collective efficacy, but they also face threats to safety similar to those in urban areas, such as economic decline, poverty, substance abuse, and ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Eating Dirt

    Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life With the Tree Planters

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Series series Greystone Nature Classics
    Winner of the BC National Award for Non-FictionShortlisted for the Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction and the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for NonfictionA vivid, intimate look at the life of a tree planter on the Pacific Northwest coast, exposing the brutal, exhilarating realities of modern reforestation, a unique subculture, and the importance and wonders of forests.In the remote ... Read more

    $21.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ladykiller

    Stories

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Ladykiller is the astonishing debut collection of seven smart stories from an exciting new voice in Canadian literature. Charlotte Gill is a brilliant young writer who is not afraid to stare down the truth and shame the devil. She conjures compelling stories about escape, self-sabotage, and the power of unconscious desire. A couple plots against a crying baby in the apartment below as their ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD

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    Eating Dirt

    Deep Forests, Big Timber, and Life with the Tree-Planting Tribe

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Narrated by Asha Vijayasingham ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 9 min

    Winner of the BC National Award for Non-FictionA tree planter's vivid story of a unique subculture and the magical life of the forest.Charlotte Gill spent twenty years working as a tree planter in the forests of Canada. During her million-tree career, she encountered hundreds of clearcuts, each one a collision site between human civilization and the natural world, a complicated landscape ... Read more

    $22.95 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Place Matters

    Criminology for the Twenty-First Century

    by David Weisburd, John E. Eck, Anthony A. Braga, Cody W. Telep, Breanne Cave, Kate Bowers, Gerben Bruinsma, Charlotte Gill, Julie Hibdon, Joshua C. Hinkle, Shane D. Johnson, Brian Lawton, Cynthia Lum, George Rengert, Travis Taniguchi, Sue-Ming Yang, Elizabeth R. Groff, Jerry H. Ratcliffe ...
    Over the last two decades, there has been increased interest in the distribution of crime and other antisocial behavior at lower levels of geography. The focus on micro geography and its contribution to the understanding and prevention of crime has been called the 'criminology of place'. It pushes scholars to examine small geographic areas within cities, often as small as addresses or street ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Almost Brown

    A Memoir

    by Charlotte Gill ...
    Narrated by Seema Doad ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 31 min

    **"A Canadian masterpiece."—Toronto StarAn award-winning writer retraces her unconventional, biracial, globe-trotting family’s journey as she reckons with ethnicity and belonging, diversity and race, and the complexities of life within a multicultural household.**Charlotte Gill’s father is Indian. Her mother is English. They meet in 1960s London when the world is not quite ready for interracial ... Read more

    $36.00 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Innovations in Community-Based Crime Prevention

    Case Studies and Lessons Learned

    Edited by Robert J. Stokes, Charlotte Gill ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This book explores multi-year community-based crime prevention initiatives in the United States, from their design and implementation, through 5-year follow ups. It provides an overview of programs of various sizes, affecting diverse communities from urban to rural environments, larger and smaller populations, with a range of site-specific problems. The research is based on a United States ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD

  • What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation

    Lessons from Systematic Reviews

    Edited by David Weisburd, David P. Farrington, Charlotte Gill ...
    Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
    This ambitious volume brings together and assesses all major systematic reviews of the effectiveness of criminological interventions, to draw broad conclusions about what works in policing, corrections, developmental prevention, situational prevention, drug abuse treatments, sentencing and deterrence, and communities.Systematic reviews aim to minimize any possible bias in drawing conclusions by ... Read more

    $140.89 CAD

  • The Future of the Criminology of Place

    New Directions for Research and Practice

    by David Weisburd, Barak Ariel, Anthony A. Braga, John Eck, Charlotte Gill, Elizabeth Groff, Clair V. Uding, Amarat Zaatut ...
    Series series Elements in Criminology
    Microgeographic units of analysis have moved to the center of criminological inquiry. This Element brings together leading crime-and-place scholars to identify promising areas for future study. Section 1 introduces the Element and the importance of focusing on the future of studies of crime and place. Section 2 examines the development of hot-spots policing and the importance of focusing on its ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

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    Giving Birth With Confidence (Official Lamaze Guide, 3rd Edition)

    by Judith Lothian, Charlotte DeVries ...
    Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours

    For a Safe and Healthy Birth… Your Way! Giving Birth with Confidence will help take the mystery out of having a baby and help you better understand how your body works during pregnancy and childbirth, giving you the confidence to make decisions that best ensure the safety and health of you and your baby.Giving Birth with Confidence is the first and only pregnancy and childbirth guide written by ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook