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  Unsettled - Lord Selkirk’s...

  Robert Lower

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  The fascinating story of the Red River Settlement, now Winnipeg, in the years 1813 to 1816, told with archival journals, reports, and letters
  		 
  Unsettled tells the story of two hundred Highlanders who flee the Scottish Clearances in 1813 to establish a settlement on the Red River in what eventually became Winnipeg. They are sponsored by the Earl of Selkirk, a man who has never been west of Montreal. Families who have never left their Highland crofts take an epic journey over ocean, up wild rivers, and through boundless wilderness, surviving disease and brutal winter only to face the determined opposition of fur barons who want no sodbusters threatening their trade and are prepared to stop at nothing to destroy their dream.
  		 
  The “empty” land they’ve been promised is also anything but, already occupied by First Nations bands and the beginnings of that proud nation soon to be called Métis, whom they must befriend or fight.
  		 
  Unsettled takes you inside the experience, relying on journals, reports, and letters to bring these days of soaring hope, crushing despair, and heroic determination to life — to bring their present into ours.

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  Whispering Pines: Forest White...

  Baby Sleep

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  Let nature's whispers soothe your baby to sleep with Whispering Pines: Forest White Noise for Soothing Sleep. 
  This audiobook features the calming sound of wind gently rustling through pine trees, creating a peaceful forest ambiance. The natural white noise of the forest promotes relaxation, helping your baby drift into a deep and soothing sleep. 
  Imagine your baby feeling comforted by the soft whispers of the forest, falling asleep to the tranquil sounds of nature. The gentle white noise blocks out external noises, ensuring your little one enjoys a night of restful, uninterrupted sleep. 
  Bring the serenity of the forest to your baby’s bedtime. Download Whispering Pines: Forest White Noise for Soothing Sleep and let the soothing pines create a peaceful sleep environment for your baby.

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  Terrarium Imaginarium

  Isabelle Palmer

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  Transform your home with more than 25 innovative and inspiring ideas using succulents and terrariums to create beautiful and stylish indoor gardens.
  Small-space gardening expert Isabelle Palmer shows you how to use succulents and other plants to create trendy terrariums and gorgeous indoor garden designs and how to grow under glass. She offers helpful advice and techniques as well as handy tips for taking care of your new houseplants. Display pretty cacti inside copper lanterns, grow amazing aquatic plants in a deep vase, create a stunning fireside moss and fern display, and plant some tiny jewel-like succulents inside mason jars for an easy and on-trend kitchen window scene. Terrarium Imaginarium removes the mystery of taking care of plants and gives everyone a chance to enjoy the benefits and beauty of a garden indoors.

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  Industrial Cybersecurity - A...

  Anand Shinde, Bipin Lokegaonkar

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  In today’s hyper-connected world, critical infrastructure — from power grids to manufacturing plants — forms the foundation of modern life. But with this connectivity comes vulnerability. Industrial Cybersecurity: A Practical Approach to OT Protection is your essential guide to defending Operational Technology (OT) systems against evolving cyber threats. 
  This audiobook is crafted for cybersecurity professionals, industrial engineers, IT managers, and students who want a hands-on, real-world approach to OT security. Whether you’re transitioning into OT domains or managing cyber-physical systems, this book equips you with the frameworks, tools, and strategies needed to protect your infrastructure. 
  What You’ll Learn 
  Unlike theoretical texts, this audiobook is packed with field-tested frameworks and actionable insights:Understand OT & IT Convergence: Learn how industrial systems differ from traditional IT, and why securing them requires a unique mindset.Master the Purdue Model: Explore layered network architecture and how each level — from sensors to enterprise — demands specialized controls.Implement NIST SP 800-82 Guidelines: Apply proven U.S. government frameworks to SCADA, DCS, PLC, and IIoT systems.Build a Cybersecurity Program: Create an OT-specific security charter, define roles, and implement strategies with measurable outcomes.Conduct Risk Assessments: Follow a complete NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle, with detailed tasks, checkpoints, and priorities.Apply Real-World Controls: From Zero Trust in ICS to anomaly detection and access control, get practical tools you can deploy today.

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  Subdivided - City-Building in an...

  Jay Pitter, John Lorinc

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  How do we build cities where we aren't just living within the same urban space, but living together?
    
     
  Greater Toronto is now home to a larger proportion of foreign-born residents than any other major global metropolis. Not surprisingly, city officials rarely miss an opportunity to tout the region’s ethno-cultural neighbourhoods. Yet there’s strong evidence that the GTA is experiencing widening socio-economic disparities that have produced worrisome divisions. We say that ‘diversity is our strength,’ but has a feel-good catchphrase prevented us from confronting the forces that seem to be separating and isolating urban communities?
    
     
  Through compelling storytelling and analysis, Subdivided’s contributors – a wide range of place-makers, academics, activists and journalists – ask how we can expand city-building processes to tackle issues ranging from transit equity and trust-based policingto holistic mental health, dignified affordable housing and inclusive municipal governance. Ultimately, Subdivided aims to provoke the tough but pressing conversations required to build a truly connected and just city.
    
     
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  Introduction - Jay Pitter
    
     
  Identity and the City: Thinking Through Diversity – Beyhan Farhadi
    
     
  Doing Immigrant Resettlement Right – Doug Saunders
    
     
  Wasauksing–Vancouver–Toronto: My Path Home – Rebeka Tabobondung
    
     
  How We Welcome: Why Canada’s Refugee Resettlement Program Undermines Place-making – Sarah Beamish and Sofia Ijaz
    
     
  Finding Space for Spirituality – Fatima Syed
    
     
  Navigating the City with an Invisible Illness: The Story of Dorothy – Denise DaCosta
    
     
  Culture and Mental Illness – Karen Pitter
    
     
  Neighbourhood Watch: Racial Profiling and Virtual Gated Communities – Asmaa Malik
    
     
  Accessing Education: An Immigrant’s Story – Nicholas Davis
    
     
  Policing and Trust in the Hyper-Diverse City – Nana Yanful
    
     
  Three Questions about Carding – Idil Burale
    
     
  An Overburdened Promise: Arts Funding for Social Development – Ian Kamau, Paul Nguyen and Ryan Paterson, with John Lorinc
    
     
  Designing Dignified Social Housing – Jay Pitter
    
     
  Walking Through Loss: A Critical Visit to an Old Neighbourhood – Photography by Taha Muharuma
    
     
  Reconsidering Revitalization: The Case of Regent Park – Jay Pitter in conversation with Sandra Costain
    
     
  Model Citizens – Andrea Gunraj
    
     
  A Tale of Two – or Three – Cities: Gentrification and Community Consultations – Mariana Valverde
    
     
  Mobility in the Divided City – Eric Mann
    
     
  Toward MoreComplete Communities: Business Out of the Box – Alina Chatterjee
    
     
  Going Beyond Representation: The Diversity Deficit in Local Government – John Lorinc
    
     
  Brampton, a.k.a. Browntown – Noreen Ahmed-Ullah
    
     
  Life in the City In-Between – Shawn Micallef
    
     
  Conclusion – J. David Hulchanski

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  The Corfu Trilogy - My Family...

  Gerald Durrell

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  National Bestseller: The complete trilogy that inspired Masterpiece production The Durrells in Corfu in one volume. The tales of a naturalist and his family, who left England for the Greek island of Corfu—where they interacted with fascinating locals of both human and animal varieties—these memoirs have become beloved bestsellers and inspired the delightful series that aired on PBS television.   Included in this three-book collection are:  My Family and Other Animals: Ten-year-old Gerald Durrell arrives on sun-drenched Corfu with this family and pursues his interest in natural history, making friends with the island’s fauna—from toads and tortoises to scorpions and geckos—while reveling in the joyous chaos of growing up in an unconventional household.  Birds, Beasts and Relatives: Written after a boyhood spent studying zoology, this memoir is part nature guide, part coming-of-age tale, and all charmingly funny memoir.  The Garden of the Gods: In the conclusion of the trilogy, Durrell shares more tales of wild animals and his even wilder family, including his mother, Louisa, and his siblings Lawrence, Leslie, and Margo, in the years before World War II.   “[Durrell’s] books have an unfailing charm. . . . It is a tribute to his skill that one never tires of his accounts” (Chicago Tribune).  This ebook features an illustrated biography of Gerald Durrell including rare photos from the author’s estate.  

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