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  • Genius in France

    An Idea and Its Uses

    by Ann Jefferson ...
    This engaging book spans three centuries to provide the first full account of the long and diverse history of genius in France. Exploring a wide range of examples from literature, philosophy, and history, as well as medicine, psychology, and journalism, Ann Jefferson examines the ways in which the idea of genius has been ceaselessly reflected on and redefined through its uses in these different ... Read more

    $60.49 CAD

  • Nathalie Sarraute

    A Life Between

    by Ann Jefferson ...
    The definitive biography of a leading twentieth-century French writerA leading exponent of the nouveau roman, Nathalie Sarraute (1900–1999) was also one of France's most cosmopolitan literary figures, and her life was bound up with the intellectual and political ferment of twentieth-century Europe. Ann Jefferson's Nathalie Sarraute: A Life Between is the authoritative biography of this major ... Read more

    Was $58.29 CAD Now $37.39 CAD

  • Daily Life in Colonial Latin America

    by Ann Jefferson, Paul Lokken ...
    Series series The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
    This book offers an examination of everyday life in the Iberian colonies of Central and South America—the indigenous peoples, their Spanish and Portuguese colonizers, and the Africans brought over as slaves.Drawing on a wealth of primary documents and recent research, Daily Life in Colonial Latin America gives readers a genuine sense of everyday living in Central and South America, from the age of ... Read more

    $78.89 CAD

  • The Literary Workshop

    The Chaotic Space Where Books Are Made

    by Monique Wittig ...
    Translated by Ann Jefferson ...
    Radical lesbian feminist theorist and author Monique Wittig theorizes writing as labor and demonstrates where literature’s political power comes fromThe Literary Workshop takes readers inside Monique Wittig’s creative process, unlocking the practice of writing both in material and political terms. Wittig provides her most complete account of how literature and politics work together. Part of the ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

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    The Stolen Child

    A Novel

    by Ann Hood ...
    Narrated by Jefferson Mays ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 48 min

    An unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child’s fate in this moving, page-turning novel from “a gifted storyteller” (PEOPLE).For decades, Nick Burns has been haunted by a decision he made as a young soldier in World War I, when a French artist he’d befriended thrust both her paintings and her baby into his hands—and disappeared. In 1974, with only months left to ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • It's Not What You Think

    Why Christianity Is About So Much More Than Going to Heaven When You Die

    by Jefferson Bethke ...
    Join Jefferson Bethke, New York Times bestselling author of Jesus > Religion, as he challenges the accepted view of contemporary Christianity with the world-changing message that Jesus actually brought.Jesus was most upset at people for seeing but not seeing. For succumbing to the danger and idolatry of forcing God into preconceived human ideals. But what if there were a better way? What if Jesus ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Sorrow of the Earth

    Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull and the Tragedy of Show Business

    Translated by Ann Jefferson ...
    by Eric Vuillard ...
    Fascinating, brilliant and angry: the tale of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and the tragic fate of its Native American participants.Buffalo Bill was the prince of show business. His spectacular Wild West shows were performed to packed houses across the world, holding audiences spellbound with their grand re-enactments of tales from the American frontier. For Bill gave the crowds something they'd ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Narratives on Becoming

    Identity and Lifelong Learning

    Edited by Emilie Clucas Leaderman, Jennifer S. Jefferson, Jo Ann Gammel, Sue L. Motulsky, Amy Rutstein-Riley ...
    Series series I Am What I Become: Constructing Identities as Lifelong Learners
    Learning and identity development are lifetime processes of becoming. The construction of self, of interest to scholars and practitioners in adult development and adult learning, is an ongoing process, with the self both forming and being formed by lived experience in privileged and oppressive contexts. Intersecting identities and the power dynamics within them shape how learners define themselves ... Read more

    $59.39 CAD

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    Unsympathetic Magic [Dramatized Adaptation]

    Esther Diamond 3

    by Laura Resnick ...
    Narrated by A Full Cast, Colleen Delany, Thomas Keegan, Bob Payne, Kenyatta Rogers, Dawn Ursula, James J. Johnson, Julie-Ann Elliott, James Lewis, Jefferson A. Russell, Maggie Donnelly, Michael John Casey, Erika Rose, Deidra Starnes, Mavonte Johnson, Eva Wilhelm, Gregory Linington, Ken Jackson, Todd Scofield, Lily Beacon, Terence Aselford, Peter Holdway ...
    Series series Esther Diamond

    Unabridged

    7 hours 42 min

    Acting jobs don't grow on fire escapes, so struggling actress Esther Diamond is outraged when her guest role as a hooker on controversial TV drama The Dirty Thirty is jeopardized by zombies, angry spirits, and a voodoo curse.Meanwhile, the talented teens Esther is coaching at a Harlem cultural center are also being attacked by the sinister supernatural power that's spreading through Manhattan. ... Read more

    $31.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Female Friendship

    Literary and Artistic Explorations

    by Ida Day, Victor Fet, Melissa Garr, Adriana Guarro Romero, Ivy Schweitzer, Anya Jabour, Michael Eskin, Joanne Findon, Araceli Hernández-Laroche0, Susan Petrilli1, Natalie M. Van Deusen2, Alexandra Verini3, Kathleen J. Waites4 ...
    This volume focuses on the literary and artistic exploration of female friendship in various geographical contexts, spanning the centuries from the medieval period until the present. The essays address the intense female bonding in world literature as a universal human need for intimacy, sense of belonging, and purpose. The main focus is on the reevaluation of friendships between women, which have ... Read more

    $126.39 CAD

  • Winter Mythologies and Abbots

    by Pierre Michon ...
    Translated by Ann Jefferson ...
    Series series The Margellos World Republic of Letters
    This welcome volume brings to English-language readers two beautifully crafted works by the internationally acclaimed French author Pierre Michon. Populated by distant and little-known figures-Irish and French monks, saints, and scientists in Winter Mythologies; Benedictine monks in the Vendée region of France in Abbots-the tales frequently draw on obscure histories and other literary sources. ... Read more

    $14.29 CAD

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    The Accidental Tourist

    by Anne Tyler ...
    Narrated by Jefferson Mays ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 43 min

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author—an irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one’s life after unspeakable tragedyTravel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook