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“troy parfitt”

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  • The Devil and His Due: How Jordan Peterson Plagiarizes Adolf Hitler, Volume One

    by Troy Parfitt ...
    It might sound implausible—even preposterous—but the world's foremost public intellectual is a Nazi and an occultist.The Devil and His Due chronicles how an obscure professor obsessed with the subject of evil rebranded himself as a pop-psych guru and shot to stardom by combatting "Marxist" compelled-speech laws that never existed. It illustrates how Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, father figure to a ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Notes from the Other China

    Adventures in Asia

    by Troy Parfitt ...
    Parfitt takes a look at Korea's fever-pitch nationalism and gives an assessment of the worldÂs only Chinese democracy, has a run-in with a Nepalese rhinoceros and one or two equally volatile Vietnamese tour guides and ponders the actions and reactions of the people he meets.In these pages he shares his encounters with language students from all walks of life, hotel-keepers, and sometimes ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War Torn

    Adventures in the Brave New Canada

    by Troy Parfitt ...
    War Torn: Adventures in the Brave New Canada is about one man’s struggle to identify with his homeland. After 12 years in East Asia, English teacher Troy Parfitt returns to Canada and embarks on a cross-country journey that covers each province and territory. The reader is treated to poetic geographical-descriptions, historical overviews, ethnographic encounters, and lively and insightful ... Read more

    $8.31 CAD

  • The Devil and His Due: How Jordan Peterson Plagiarizes Adolf Hitler, Volume One

    by Troy Parfitt ...
    It might sound implausible—even preposterous—but the world’s foremost public intellectual is a Nazi and an occultist.The Devil and His Due chronicles how an obscure professor obsessed with the subject of evil rebranded himself as a pop-psych guru and shot to stardom by combatting “Marxist” compelled-speech laws that never existed. It illustrates how Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, father figure to a ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Notes from the Other China - Adventures in Asia

    by Troy Parfitt ...
    By turns irreverent, informative and amusing, a dauntless young man captures precisely the experience of the expatriate in Asia. Notes is a humorous yet insightful romp based on the author'A's decade-long experience as an English teacher in Taiwan, the &quote;other China,&quote; and Korea, with expeditions to other parts of Asia. His encounters are puzzling and sometimes infuriating, but with a ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

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  • Lost on Planet China

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    A Former War Correspondent Experiences Frightening Vacation Fun

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