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  • Field Work

    On Baseball and Making a Living

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    The Twin Bill Best Baseball Nonfiction Book of 2025Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew ForbesBaseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a day job. A poetic survey of baseball’s rich history, Field Work shines a light on the people who make the game happen, from major-league stars and ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Apocalypse: The Illustrated Book of Revelation

    by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...
    Series series Cognoscenti Books
    The original King James version of the Book of Revelation profusely illustrated with rare and magnificent images from the 10th and 11th century Beatus commentaries; the 12th century Bamberg Apocalypse and the 15th century Ottheinrich Bible. 14,500 words, 99 full colour imagesThe version of the Book of Revelation given here is that of the authorised King James Version of the Bible, begun in 1604 ... Read more

    $8.65 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pages from the Book of Kells

    by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...
    The Book of Kells is a magnificently illuminated manuscript Gospel in Vulgate Latin containing the four Gospels of the New Testament - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - together with various prefatory texts and tables. It was created by Celtic monks on the small Island of Iona off the coast of western Scotland in about 800 CE. The text is mainly in Vulgate Latin dating from the 4th century CE, though ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Diapause

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    When ten-year-old Gabriel and his parents retire to his late grandfather’s disused cabin to wait out a pandemic, the big, dangerous world seems very far away, and Gabriel enjoys the freest summer of his young life. But tensions begin to surface, testing the family unit, and resulting in consequences that he will spend his life attempting to unravel.Spanning nearly a half-century, The Diapause is a ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • China's Ancient Tea Horse Road

    by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...
    The antique Silk Road that connected the Chinese and Mediterranean Worlds for more than a millennium, facilitating the exchange of both goods and cultures, is widely known and celebrated. Less familiar is its more southerly equivalent, the ‘Ancient Tea-Horse Road’ that once linked the lush gardens of southwest China with the frigid wastelands of Tibet and – beyond – the torrid plains of northern ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Utility of Boredom

    Baseball Essays

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    A collection of essays for ardent seamheads and casual baseball fans alike, The Utility of Boredom is a book about finding respite and comfort in the order, traditions, and rituals of baseball. It’s a sport that shows us what a human being might be capable of, with extreme dedication—whether we're eating hot dogs in the stands, waiting out a fog delay in our living rooms, or practising the lost ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The Illustrated Tibetan Book of the Dead

    by Andrew Forbes, David Henley ...
    Bardo Thodol or 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead' is a mystical funerary text rooted in the Tibetan Tantric and Vajrayana Buddhist teachings. Composed by the guru and sage Padmasamhava in the 8th century, the Bardo Thodol is recited by a Buddhist lama over a dying or recently deceased person as a spiritual guide to the process of death and that which follows.This illustrated version combines the ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • McCurdle’s Arm

    A Fiction

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    McCurdle’s front teeth were in the back of his throat. They’d been sent rattling back there by a smoker that’d flown up and in on him. He’d tracked it fine emerging from the pitcher’s hand until sunlight danced off some lustred surface beyond centrefield and the orb went from visible to invisible as though a sash had been pulled down before his eyes. Then the godawful impact, like a kicking horse. ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • Lands and Forests

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    A story collection by award-nominated writer Andrew Forbes that rifles through the domestic and wild moments that make us human.Escaping government-sanctioned flooding, obsessing over camera-equipped drones, violently mourning a lost brother, discovering a new passion in fencing, watching a wildfire consume a whole town: the stories in Lands and Forests survey the emotional landscapes of women and ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • The Only Way Is the Steady Way

    Essays on Baseball, Ichiro, and How We Watch the Game

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    Essays about baseball’s past, present, and future—and the wisdom of Ichiro SuzukiThe Only Way Is the Steady Way is a baseball memoir in scorecards and baseball cards, a recollection of the game’s biggest stars and outlandish personalities, and introspective letters to a legendary player. These essays examine the meaning of baseball across international borders and at all levels of the game—from ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • The Gamechanger

    by Andrew Forbes ...
    A recruiter for a Division I college basketball team travels to a town in hopes of finally convincing the year's prize high school prospect to play for his team. Over several days, he reflects on his love of the sport, his respect for the kids, and a job that forces him to sweep sentiment aside in order to get results. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Ladyboy: Thailand's Theater of Illusion

    by Andrew Forbes, Colin Hinshelwood, David Wilner ...
    Series series Cognoscenti Books
    The photographs in this coffee table e-book colourfully reveal the glamorous world of Thai transvestite cabaret. 4,000 words, 86 full colour imagesIn Thailand practically every town or village has several openly transsexual boys or men who dress as women and are born with feminine characteristics. They are known by a Thai term which translates 'Women of the Second Kind', and are also often known ... Read more

    $8.65 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus