It follows his decision to replace Canadian art with a large portrait of Queen Elizabeth in the foyer of his department.

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On the concrete wall behind him were large framed images of Queen Elizabeth and literary icon Samuel Beckett.

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Frey's searing description of drug abuse and recovery sold an estimated 3.5 million copies, boosted in large part by talk-show queen Oprah Winfrey, who included it in her book club last year and featured Frey on her show.

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