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The Right to Die

The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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The Right to Die

The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death

By: Gary Bauslaugh

Who owns my life?" Sue Rodriguez was dying of a form of ALS (or Lou Gehrig's disease) when she asked this question of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1993. She was fighting for the right to a physician-assisted death before she became fully paralyzed. At the time, assisted suicide could result in jail time for the participating physician. In a narrow decision, Rodriguez lost her case. She died in 1994. In a historic reversal, in 2015 the Supreme Court of Canada changed its mind. The court ruled that Canadians suffering unbearably from illness or disease do not have a duty to live. The landmark, unanimous decision was the culmination of two decades during which public opinion came to favour assisted suicide. The shift was the result of the efforts of courageous Canadians who asked for the right to a dignified death. In this book, Gary Bauslaugh tells their stories. Among those whose stories are told are: Sue Rodriguez, whose experience led to a split decision by the Supreme Court of Canada to retain laws against assisted suicide Robert Latimer, convicted of second-degree murder for ending the life of his daughter who lived with debilitating cerebral palsy John Hofsess and Evelyn Martens, who spent years giving practical assistance to those seeking help in dying Donald Low, a renowned doctor who battled Toronto's SARS outbreak, yet was denied control over his end-of-life when diagnosed with a brain tumour Kay Carter and Gloria Taylor, the Vancouver women whose end-of-life struggles were at the heart of the 2015 Supreme Court case

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James Lorimer & Company

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145941117X

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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it

By: Gary Bauslaugh

Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is. Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law. In fact, though, in our legal system there is another remedy: When jurors decide that to question the fairness of applying the law in the case they are deciding may lead to a manifestly unfair and unjust result, they have the right not to apply that law. However, in Canada it is illegal and completely forbidden for a trial lawyer, or even a judge to tell jurors they have this right to nullify the law. In the Canadian justice system, jurors can hand down a verdict of not guilty even if the facts pointing to guilt are clear, even if the accused doesn't deny the facts, even if the judge tells the jurors to find the accused guilty. This centuries-old safeguard, which goes along with the principle of jury independence, has protected people's rights and freedoms and helped sweep away laws that ordinary citizens think are outdated and unjust. This power of juries is known to the legal community -- but is largely unknown by the general public -- until now. Gary Bauslaugh, author of Robert Latimer, A Story of Justice and Mercy (Lorimer, 2010), learned the specifics of this matter as a result of his research around the Robert Latimer case. In his new book, written for non-expert readers and citizens who have been summoned for jury duty, he tells the story of jury nullification from Quaker leader William Penn to the modern-day acquittal of Henry Morgentaler, who was charged with conducting abortions. Bauslaugh then lays out the arguments that some people make against jury independence and nullification, and makes his own argument in favour of these safeguards. He offers suggestions for jurors who may find themselves in a situation where their consciences are at odds with the law.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1459405064

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The Right to Die

The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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The Right to Die

The courageous Canadians who gave us the right to a dignified death

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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James Lorimer & Company

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A Search for Better University Education

Experiment at Malaspina

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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A Search for Better University Education

Experiment at Malaspina

By: Gary Bauslaugh

Many people have something to say about what is wrong with our universities, but Gary Bauslaugh spent decades trying to do something about it. In this compelling, entertaining, and highly informative memoir, Bauslaugh doesn’t just relate his own experiences, he shines a spotlight on exactly what is wrong with the traditional university undergraduate curriculum, and how it is failing our students and our society. “Gary Bauslaugh has provided us with a remarkably vivid account of what is really going on in our institutions of higher learning. Vivid both because it is almost entirely a first person narrative—a modern cover of Henry Adams' 19th Century classic: The Education of Henry Adams—and also because it is so deeply and richly informed. As student, professor, and administrator, Bauslaugh seems never to have stopped thinking—both critically and sympathetically, but always insightfully—about what is happening around him, and why. The takeaway is a qualified indictment of North American post-secondary education along with a powerfully argued case for reform. And.....did I mention that it's a wonderfully fun read?” – John Dixon, philosopher and former President of BC Civil Liberties Association

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FriesenPress

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1460267583

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Ancient Greek Dialects and Early Authors

Introduction to the Dialect Mixture in Homer, with Notes on Lyric and Herodotus

By: D. Gary Miller

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Ancient Greek Dialects and Early Authors

Introduction to the Dialect Mixture in Homer, with Notes on Lyric and Herodotus

By: D. Gary Miller

Epic is dialectally mixed but Ionic at its core. The proper dialect for elegy was Ionic, even when composed by Tyrtaeus in Sparta or Theognis in Megara, both Doric areas. Choral lyric poets represent the major dialect areas: Aeolic (Sappho, Alcaeus), Ionic (Anacreon, Archilochus, Simonides), and Doric (Alcman, Ibycus, Stesichorus, Pindar). Most distinctive are the Aeolic poets. The rest may have a preference for their own dialect (some more than others) but in their Lesbian veneer and mixture of Doric and Ionic forms are to some extent dialectally indistinguishable. All of the ancient authors use a literary language that is artificial from the point of view of any individual dialect. Homer has the most forms that occur in no actual dialect. In this volume, by means of dialectally and chronologically arranged illustrative texts, translated and provided with running commentary, some of the early Greek authors are compared against epigraphic records, where available, from the same period and locality in order to provide an appreciation of: the internal history of the Ancient Greek language and its dialects; the evolution of the multilectal, artificial poetic language that characterizes the main genres of the most ancient Greek literature, especially Homer / epic, with notes on choral lyric and even the literary language of the prose historian Herodotus; the formulaic properties of ancient poetry, especially epic genres; the development of more complex meters, colometric structure, and poetic conventions; and the basis for decisions about text editing and the selection of a manuscript alternant or emendation that was plausibly used by a given author.

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Walter de Gruyter

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1614512957

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Robert Latimer

A story of justice and mercy

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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Robert Latimer

A story of justice and mercy

By: Gary Bauslaugh

In October 1993, Robert Latimer, a Saskatchewan farmer, decided to end the life of his chronically ill daughter rather than subject her to another painful surgery. Tracy, who had the mental capacity of a five-month-old infant, was twelve at the time of her death. She had already endured multiple operations to correct conditions caused by her severe cerebral palsy. Tracy's death and the charge of murder laid against Robert Latimer set in motion Canada's most famous and controversial case of "mercy killing." The case sparked a national debate about euthanasia and the rights of the severely disabled that continues today. Author Gary Bauslaugh takes us back to the beginning of this case, describes its explosion on the national scene during two highly publicized trials, and looks at later conflicts surrounding Latimer's parole hearing. In clear, insightful prose, Bauslaugh discusses the conflicting views of Latimer's sympathizers and detractors in chapters that explore the ethical dilemmas as well as the legal issues that this case has raised. As a reporter who has followed the case from its beginnings and interviewed Latimer multiple times during his imprisonment and subsequent parole, Bauslaugh's intimate knowledge of the personalities and facts of this difficult case allow him to write a revealing and informed book.

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Lorimer

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1552775194

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The Secret Power of Juries

What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights — and what we can do about it

By: Gary Bauslaugh

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What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights — and what we can do about it

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James Lorimer & Company

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1459405056

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They Call Me Baba Booey

By: Gary Dell'Abate,Chad Millman

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They Call Me Baba Booey

By: Gary Dell'Abate,Chad Millman

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Includes all-new ma-ma-material! ALL NEW CHAPTER: Baba Booey’s Afghanistan Journal! and . . . the Shvoogie Buzzer story! One of pop culture’s great enduring unsung heroes: Gary Dell’Abate, Howard Stern Show producer, miracle worker, professional good sport, and servant to the King of All Media, tells the story of his early years and reveals how his chaotic childhood and early obsessions prepared him for life at the center of the greatest show on earth. Baba Booey! Baba Booey! It was a slip of the tongue—that unfortunately was heard by a few million listeners—but in that split second a nickname, a persona, a rallying cry, and a phenomenon was born. Some would say it was the moment Gary Dell’Abate, the long-suffering heroic producer of The Howard Stern Show, for better or worse, finally came into his own. In They Call Me Baba Booey, Dell’Abate explains how his early life was the perfect training ground for the day-to-day chaos that comes with producing the most popular radio show on earth. Growing up on Long Island in the 1970s, the youngest of three boys born to a clinically depressed mother, Gary learned how to fend for himself when under attack. Obsessed with music, he listened with religious intensity to Casey Kasem's Top 40 every Sunday morning, compulsively bought 45s of his favorite songs, and nerdily copied the lyrics into a notebook. Music became an ordering principle to his life, even as the chaos at home got out of hand. Dell’Abate’s memoir sketches the trajectory from the obsessive pop-music trivia buff to the man in the beekeeper’s mask who handily defeats his opponents playing “Stump the Booey.” We learn about the memorable moments in his life that taught him to endure epic bouts of humiliation and get his unique perspective on some of his favorite Stern show episodes—such as the day he nearly killed the Mets mascot while throwing out the first pitch, or the time his mother called Howard’s mother and demanded an apology. Hilarious, painful, and eye-opening, it’s Gary as you’ve never seen him before, telling a story that even Stern show insiders can’t begin to imagine.

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Random House

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0812981898

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9780812981896

Stuff That Has Taken Me 60 Years to Learn

By: Gary J. Hard

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Stuff That Has Taken Me 60 Years to Learn

By: Gary J. Hard

Gary Hard looks back over the past 60 years of his life and shares nuggets of wisdom learned over the years. He spent half his life in Charleston S.C. and half in Kansas City, MO. His insight is predicated on a "Southern Mindset" coupled with an "Ah shucks" kind of Midwest values attitude. Many of his observations are pretty much common sense stuff and you probably already know common sense is not that common now a days. Gary's hope is to entertain and enlighten. You will find yourself agreeing many times with his observations. He recommends to remember the stuff you like and let go of the stuff you don't care for. Focus only on positive thoughts and you'll be a whole bunch happier as life goes by. This book is great to read while having a cup of coffee or hot tea. It also reads well with an adult beverage or two. If you like quotes, you'll enjoy this book. If you're looking for real deep thinking, heavy duty analysis kind of stuff you may be disappointed. It's a have fun, enjoy life kind of book.

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1494355825

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Misfit

Growing Up Awkward in the '80s

By: Gary Gulman

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Misfit

Growing Up Awkward in the '80s

By: Gary Gulman

“One of my favorite books of all time.” ―Amy Schumer A tour de force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth grade and beyond―from the beloved stand-up comic and creator of The Great Depresh For years, Gary Gulman had been the comedian’s comedian, acclaimed for his delight in language and his bracing honesty. But after two stints in a psych ward, he found himself back in his mother’s house in Boston—living in his childhood bedroom at age forty-six, as he struggled to regain his mental health. That’s where Misfit begins. Then it goes way back. This is no ordinary book about growing older and growing up. Gulman has an astonishing memory and takes the reader through every year of his childhood education, with obsessively detailed stories that are in turn alarming and riotously funny. We meet Gulman’s family, neighbors, teachers, heroes, and antagonists, and get to know the young comedian-in-the-making who is his own worst―and most persistent―enemy. From failing to impress at grade school show-and-tell to literally fumbling at his first big football game―in settings that take us all the way from the local playground to the local mall, from Hebrew School to his best (and only) friend’s rec room, young Gary becomes a stand-in for everyone who grew up wondering if they would ever truly fit in. And that’s not all: the book is also chock-full of ‘80s nostalgia (Scented Markers, indifference to sunscreen, mall culture). Misfit is a book that only Gary Gulman could have written: a brilliant, witty, poignant, laugh-until-your-face-hurts memoir that speaks directly to the awkward child in us all.

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Flatiron Books

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1250777070

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9781250777072

Guts

The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

By: Gary Paulsen

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Guts

The True Stories Behind Hatchet and the Brian Books

By: Gary Paulsen

The author relates incidents in his life and how they inspired parts of his books about the character, Brian Robeson.

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Random House of Canada

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0440407125

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The Right to Die

The Right to Die

The Secret Power of Juries

The Secret Power of Juries

The Right to Die

The Right to Die

A Search for Better University Education

A Search for Better University Education

Ancient Greek Dialects and Early Authors

Ancient Greek Dialects and Early Authors

Robert Latimer

Robert Latimer

The Secret Power of Juries

The Secret Power of Juries

They Call Me Baba Booey

They Call Me Baba Booey

Stuff That Has Taken Me 60 Years to Learn

Stuff That Has Taken Me 60 Years to Learn

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