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  • Kobuk the Destroyer

    And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering

    by Alex Davies ...
    An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Driven

    The Race to Create the Autonomous Car

    by Alex Davies ...
    Alex Davies tells the “illuminating and important narrative” (Steven Levy, author of Facebook: The Inside Story) of the quest to develop driverless cars—and the fierce competition between Google, Uber, and other companies in a race to revolutionize our lives.The self-driving car has been one of the most vaunted technological breakthroughs of recent years. But early promises that these autonomous ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Managing your legal career

    A Guide for New and Aspiring Lawyers

    by Clare Jones, Michael Roster, Nais Mouret, Colin S Levy, Iain Miller, Cath Brown, Joanna Gaudoin, Hannah Beko, Yanthé Richardson, Tom Evans ...
    You’re newly qualified – now what? This guide looks at how new and aspiring lawyers can manage their careers in a changing profession – navigating the modern legal landscape, building a personal career strategy, and working on the core professional skills needed to build a long-lasting career. From commercial awareness to working with AI, from maintaining personal wellbeing to understanding when ... Read more

    $263.89 CAD

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  • Imagining Inheritance from Chaucer to Shakespeare

    by Alex Davis ...
    Impossible bequests of the soul; an outlawed younger son who rises to become justice of the king's forests; the artificially-preserved corpse of the heir to an empire; a medieval clerk kept awake at night by fears of falling; a seventeenth-century noblewoman who commissions copies upon copies of her genealogy; Elizabethan efforts to eradicate Irish customs of succession; thoughts of the legacy of ... Read more

    $66.69 CAD

  • From Tragedy to Triumph

    A Father's Story of the Loss of Three Children and the Faith to Overcome

    by Alex Davis ...
    From Tragedy to Triumph describes a man's struggle with the untimely deaths of three of his four children, all due to unusual circumstances. This is the story of a man learning how to deal with such a tragedy. You will follow Alex and see what happens when he lays down the grief and runs to God. The heartfelt pain was so intense that the man walked away from his business and settled in for a long ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • William Burroughs in Context

    Edited by Oliver Harris, Davis Schneiderman, Alex Wermer-Colan ...
    Series series Literature in Context
    William Burroughs in Context offers the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary examination of the iconic author to date and it captures the immense scope of Burroughs' radical vision and cultural influence. Moving far beyond the Beat Generation, this volume brings together 35 original essays that reframe Burroughs through his many identities: novelist, multimedia artist, queer visionary, drug ... Read more

    $128.79 CAD

  • The Ukulele Chordlist

    by Alex Davis ...
    The Ukulele Chordlist is the essential chord book for ukulele players of every level, and the perfect companion to Faber Music's best-selling Ukulele Playlist series. Contains: - A massive collection of chords grouped by key - Multiple voicings for every chord - Instant, easy chord reference - Chord shapes suitable for every style of music - Easy to read diagrams in a variety of fret positions - ... Read more

    $9.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Athlete and Activist

    28 Sports Stars Who Changed the Game

    by Jules Boykoff, Alex Davis, Amira Davis ...
    Time and again, great athletes seem to do the impossible. Their skills amaze us. Their work ethic inspires awe. Their talent is next level. At the same time, an athlete’s fame gives them a platform to speak out on important issues. With words and actions, a basketball star or Olympic legend can reach millions of people with their message.Athlete and Activist highlights sports figures who risked ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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    Kobuk the Destroyer

    And Other Tales from the Wild, Unseen World of Test Engineering

    by Alex Davies ...
    Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 28 min

    An exuberant exploration of why the stuff we use (mostly) works—and a celebration of the unsung engineers who ensure it does.When a manufacturer offers a 10,000-mile warranty on a car or slaps a “bear-resistant” label on a camping cooler, what do we know about how trustworthy that promise is, and how it’s backed up? For the cooler, it’s Kobuk the Destroyer, the fiercest member of the Interagency ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The EC Archives: Frontline Combat Volume 3

    by Harvey Kurtzman ...
    In these classic EC tales of war, legendary Writer/Artist/Editor Harvey Kurtzman collaborates with some of the greatest artists of all time in Wally Wood, John Severin, Alex Toth, and many others to create stirring tales of daring soldiers and the horrors of war in stark, uncompromising detail.Collecting Frontline Combat #12-#15, this volume features--in fully remastered digital color--the work of ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD

  • Fascinating Mathematical People

    Interviews and Memoirs

    Edited by Donald J. Albers, Gerald L. Alexanderson ...
    Top mathematicians talk about their work and livesFascinating Mathematical People is a collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. The candid portraits collected here demonstrate that while these men and women vary widely in terms of their backgrounds, life stories, and worldviews, they all ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Fundamental Skills for Modern Lawyers

    by Sara Fowler, Kim Tasso, Paula Davis, Tom Spence, Danielle Gleicher-Bates, Emma Llanwarne, Nikki Alderson, Jean-Baptiste Lebelle, Alice Boullier de Branche, Susan Heaton-Wright, Wayne Hassay, Pam Loch, Jonathan Middleburgh, Maria Govis, Rebecca Overend, Yuliya LaRoe, Rebecca Harding, Andrea Miskolczi, Daan Potjer, Stuart Maister, Lauren McLaughlin, Kate Rigby ...
    The modern lawyer is expected to be technically excellent, emotionally intelligent, adaptable and commercially aware – often all at once. But legal workplaces are not one-size-fits-all, and neither are the people who work in them. To thrive in today’s legal profession, lawyers must master the human skills that underpin trust, influence and effective leadership. Fundamental Skills for Modern ... Read more

    $263.89 CAD