17-717: Canadian writer of nonfiction Mark Coakley Genre Nonfiction Website markcoakley .wordpress .com Mark Coakley is a Canadian writer of nonfiction. Mark was a lawyer in Hamilton, Ontario from 1998 to 2008, before becoming a full-time author. His first published book, Tip and Trade : How Two Lawyers Made Millions from Insider Trading , appeared in 2011. He has published true-crime pieces in Canada's Sharp (magazine) . Coakley's next book, Hidden Harvest : The Rise and Fall of North America's Biggest Cannabis Grow-Op ,
34-404: A 14-year span. The crime was detected in 2008. Corblum committed suicide before criminal charges were laid. Grmovsek pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 39 months in prison. Reviews of Tip and Trade were mixed, with three positive and one negative. Hidden Harvest . Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press . 2014. Depicts an illegal drug conspiracy in Canada that was involved in the creation of
51-631: A gigantic cannabis garden in Barrie, Ontario, concealed inside an abandoned Molson beer factory. The Toronto Star called Hidden Harvest "thoroughly researched, entertaining … real, sometimes humourous [ sic ] and very Canadian"; a review in Toronto's Now was sub-titled, "Buy The Book"; on June 16, 2014, Coakley was interviewed on CBC Radio's The Current about Hidden Harvest . References [ edit ] ^ Globe and Mail. "Quick Reads" . The Globe and Mail . Toronto. Archived from
68-1160: A helluva a tale, if uneven in spots" . Winnipeg Free Press . Retrieved 2 August 2011 . ^ Edward, Peter (20 May 2014). "Hidden Harvest by Mark Coakley" . Toronto Star . Retrieved 20 June 2014 . ^ Cole, Susan. "Mark Coakley's Hidden Harvest" . Retrieved 20 June 2014 . ^ Tremonti, Anna. "Hidden Harvest" . Retrieved 20 June 2014 . External links [ edit ] Author's site Publisher's site Authority control databases [REDACTED] International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mark_Coakley&oldid=1189183626 " Categories : Canadian non-fiction writers Green Party of Ontario candidates in Ontario provincial elections Lawyers in Ontario Living people Writers from Hamilton, Ontario Cannabis writers Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
85-445: A non-fiction work may prove inaccurate, the sincere author aims to be truthful at the time of composition. A non-fiction account is an exercise in accurately representing a topic, and remains distinct from any implied endorsement. The numerous narrative techniques used within fiction are generally thought inappropriate for use in non-fiction. They are still present particularly in older works, but are often muted so as not to overshadow
102-479: Is also possible. Some fiction may include non-fictional elements; semi-fiction is fiction implementing a great deal of non-fiction, (such as a fictional description based on a true story). Some non-fiction may include elements of unverified supposition , deduction , or imagination for the purpose of smoothing out a narrative , but the inclusion of open falsehoods would discredit it as a work of non-fiction. The publishing and bookselling businesses sometimes use
119-599: Is different from Wikidata Year of birth missing (living people) Nonfiction Non-fiction (or nonfiction ) is any document or media content that attempts, in good faith , to convey information only about the real world , rather than being grounded in imagination . Non-fiction typically aims to present topics objectively based on historical, scientific, and empirical information. However, some non-fiction ranges into more subjective territory, including sincerely held opinions on real-world topics. Often referring specifically to prose writing, non-fiction
136-809: Is one of the two fundamental approaches to story and storytelling , in contrast to narrative fiction , which is largely populated by imaginary characters and events. Non-fiction writers can show the reasons and consequences of events, they can compare, contrast, classify, categorise and summarise information, put the facts in a logical or chronological order, infer and reach conclusions about facts, etc. They can use graphic, structural and printed appearance features such as pictures , graphs or charts , diagrams , flowcharts , summaries , glossaries , sidebars , timelines , table of contents , headings , subheadings , bolded or italicised words, footnotes , maps , indices , labels , captions , etc. to help readers find information. While specific claims in
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170-455: The boundaries between fiction and non-fiction are continually blurred and argued upon, especially in the field of biography ; as Virginia Woolf said: "if we think of truth as something of granite-like solidity and of personality as something of rainbow-like intangibility and reflect that the aim of biography is to weld these two into one seamless whole, we shall admit that the problem is a stiff one and that we need not wonder if biographers, for
187-1288: The help of a range of structures or formats such as: And so on. Common literary examples of non-fiction include expository , argumentative , functional, and opinion pieces ; essays on art or literature; biographies ; memoirs ; journalism ; and historical, scientific , technical , or economic writings (including electronic ones). Q6767092#identifiers Look for Q6767092 on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Q6767092 in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use
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#1732855909549204-412: The information within the work. Simplicity, clarity, and directness are some of the most important considerations when producing non-fiction. Audience is important in any artistic or descriptive endeavour, but it is perhaps most important in non-fiction. In fiction, the writer believes that readers will make an effort to follow and interpret an indirectly or abstractly presented progression of theme, whereas
221-406: The most part failed to solve it." Including information that the author knows to be untrue within such works is usually regarded as dishonest. Still, certain kinds of written works can legitimately be either fiction or non-fiction, such as journals of self-expression, letters , magazine articles, and other expressions of imagination. Though they are mostly either one or the other, a blend of both
238-438: The original on 25 March 2012 . Retrieved 2 August 2011 . ^ Rowe, Dan. "Tip and Trade: How Two Lawyers Made Millions from Insider Trading" . Quill and Quire . Retrieved 2 August 2011 . ^ Penny, Damian. "Insider trading can be so easy" . Canadian Lawyer . Archived from the original on 28 September 2011 . Retrieved 2 August 2011 . ^ Stimpson, Mike (7 May 2011). "Insider trading
255-478: The phrase " literary non-fiction " to distinguish works with a more literary or intellectual bent, as opposed to the bulk of non-fiction subjects. Based on the author's intention or the purpose of the content, the main genres of non-fiction are instructional, explanatory, discussion-based, report-based (non-chronological), opinion-based (persuasive) and relating (chronological recounting) non-fiction. Non-fictional works of these different genres can be created with
272-415: The production of non-fiction has more to do with the direct provision of information. Understanding of the potential readers' use for the work and their existing knowledge of a subject are both fundamental for effective non-fiction. Despite the claim to truth of non-fiction, it is often necessary to persuade the reader to agree with the ideas and so a balanced, coherent, and informed argument is vital. However,
289-639: Was published by ECW Press on May 1, 2014; it depicts the North American illegal drug economy and a giant indoor cannabis grow-op. Coakley has signed with ECW for a third book, tentatively titled Weed World , about the global market in legal cannabis. Published works [ edit ] Tip and Trade . Toronto, Ontario : ECW Press . 2011. ISBN 978-1-55022-986-8 . Depicts an insider trading conspiracy involving Wall Street lawyer Gil Corblum and another lawyer, Stan Grmovsek, who were found to have gained over $ 10 million in illegal profits over
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