{"title":"Format - Softcover","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ducks-two-years-in-the-oil-sands","title":"Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Notable Book; a Barack Obama’s end of year favorite of 2022; and the winner of Canada Reads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Beaton’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDucks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estunned the world with its unflinching honesty and candid vulnerability, cementing its place in the graphic novel canon alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMaus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFun Home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, young Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta’s oil rush―in the tradition of East Coasters seeking gainful employment when they can’t find it in the homeland they love so dear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e puts Beaton’s natural cartooning prowess on display. Colossal machinery and mammoth vehicles are set against a sublime Albertan backdrop of wildlife, Northern Lights, and Rocky Mountains. But as one of the few women among thousands of men working for the world’s largest oil companies, the culture shock is palpable. It does not hit home until she moves to a spartan, isolated worksite for higher pay. Katie encounters the harsh reality of life in the oil sands where trauma is an everyday occurrence yet never discussed. For young Katie, her wounds may never heal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer first full length graphic narrative, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the first graphic novel to win Canada Reads, and was named Best Book of 2022 by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New Yorker,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. One of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTop 10 Books of the year, it was also named among the Best Graphic Novels of the Year by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eForbes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67787984535739,"sku":"9781770467125","price":21.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1704\/1809\/files\/00BEATON-book-articleLarge.jpg?v=1792591133"}],"url":"https:\/\/store.401games.ca\/collections\/format-softcover.oembed","provider":"401 Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}