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The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. Marie Wilson helped lead that work as one of just three commissioners. With the skills of a journalist, the heart of a mother and grandmother, and the insights of a life as the spouse of a residential school survivor, Commissioner Wilson guides listeners through her years witnessing survivor testimony across the country, providing her unique perspective on the personal toll and enduring public value of the commission.

Izzy Blake hasn't seen sunlight in four years. She only eats when she's been good. She only gets to wash when he says so. Izzy has fought to maintain her identity and sanity, clinging to memories of the life she once knew. Her parents, her job, her real name. But it's hard, she's been in the cellar so long. Every day is the same. Dark. Pain. Alone. Until one day the door opens and it's not him. It's a woman. Who clearly has no idea that her boyfriend has Izzy chained up in their wine cellar.

Inequality. Influence. Fraud. Sabotage. These are the themes of great fiction and our modern economy. In this collection of short stories by some of today’s most scintillating writers, the rich get poorer and the poor get richer. Yeah, right! From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, here are eight instantly classic battles over currency, class, privilege - and social distance.

Die Mondberührte Jess will sich von ihrer unkontrollierbaren Magie befreien, um einen Platz in der Gemeinschaft zu finden, von der sie gefürchtet wird. Als ein Piratenschiff in ihrer Heimatstadt anlegt, trifft sie Ambrose, einen Piraten auf der Flucht vor dem Strang und auf der Suche nach Rache. Doch je mehr Zeit die beiden Außenseiter miteinander verbringen, desto mehr verändert sich ihr Gefühl von Zugehörigkeit und Selbstbestimmung.