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  • The Monopolists

    Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game

    by Mary Pilon ...
    "Fascinating . . . The Monopolists lucidly weaves together a multifaceted story . . . [that] builds to a riveting high-stakes showdown." -- Los Angeles TimesThe Monopolists reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the game, and one man's lifelong obsession to tell the ... Read more

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  • Losers

    Dispatches from the Other Side of the Scoreboard

    Edited by Mary Pilon, Louisa Thomas ...
    “It's easy to do anything in victory. It’s in defeat that a man reveals himself.” —Floyd PattersonTwenty-two notable writers—including Bob Sullivan, Abby Ellin, Mike Pesca, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Louisa Hall, and Gay Talese—examine the untold stories of the losers, and in doing so reveal something raw and significant about what it means to be humanThe locker rooms of winning teams are crowded ... Read more

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  • Woodstock Then and Now

    A 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Edited by Alex Ludwig, Simone Pilon ...
    In August of 1969, a dairy farm in the state of New York hosted a pivotal moment in the history of pop music. Taking place only two years after the “Summer of Love” and one year after the tumultuous events of 1968, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair put an exclamation point on the transformational decade of the 1960s. Joni Mitchell did not attend Woodstock, but her song of the same name captures an ... Read more

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  • 9/11: An Investigation Into the Networks, Alliances, and Complicity

    by Eric Pilon ...
    9/11: An Investigation Into the Networks, Alliances, and Complicity takes you behind the official narrative of 9/11 and into the shadowy world where jihadist networks, intelligence agencies, governments, and geopolitical interests intersect.From Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to Qatar, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Washington, this explosive investigation follows the money, the connections, the ... Read more

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  • Head First Software Development

    A Learner's Companion to Software Development

    Series series
    Even the best developers have seen well-intentioned software projects fail -- often because the customer kept changing requirements, and end users didn't know how to use the software you developed. Instead of surrendering to these common problems, let Head First Software Development guide you through the best practices of software development. Before you know it, those failed projects will be a ... Read more

    $32.79 CAD

  • The Quantum Love Gene

    The QUANTUM LOVE GENE is a thrilling action packed Sci-Fi story.Taken from the review written by Dennis Moore in the SD Writeway newsletter book review, Moore says, "The Quantum Love Gene by Raymond J. Pilon has been described by one author as possibly a hotter product than Avatar, and after reading this spellbinding fantasy science fiction novel, I am inclined to agree.Pilon's book is based on ... Read more

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  • Wrestling with Democracy

    Voting Systems as Politics in the 20th Century West

    by Dennis Pilon ...
    Though sharing broadly similar processes of economic and political development from the mid-to-late nineteenth century onward, western countries have diverged greatly in their choice of voting systems: most of Europe shifted to proportional voting around the First World War, while Anglo-American countries have stuck with relative majority or majority voting rules. Using a comparative historical ... Read more

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  • The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States

    Edited by Roger Pilon ...
    To encourage people everywhere to better understand and appreciate the principles of government that are set forth in America’s founding documents, the Cato Institute published this digital edition of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America. Can the government do that? Check the Constitution! With more than five million copies in print, the Pocket ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD

  • Petun to Wyandot

    The Ontario Petun from the Sixteenth Century

    Series series Mercury Series
    In Petun to Wyandot, Charles Garrad draws upon five decades of research to tell the turbulent history of the Wyandot tribe, the First Nation once known as the Petun. Combining and reconciling primary historical sources, archaeological data and anthropological evidence, Garrad has produced the most comprehensive study of the Petun Confederacy. Beginning with their first encounters with French ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • UML 2.0 in a Nutshell

    A Desktop Quick Reference

    Series series
    System developers have used modeling languages for decades to specify, visualize, construct, and document systems. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is one of those languages. UML makes it possible for team members to collaborate by providing a common language that applies to a multitude of different systems. Essentially, it enables you to communicate solutions in a consistent, tool-supported ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

  • The Longest Race

    Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team

    by Kara Goucher ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running.Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Selenium in plants

    Molecular, Physiological, Ecological and Evolutionary Aspects

    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book covers many facets of plant selenium (Se) accumulation: molecular genetics, biochemistry, physiology, and ecological and evolutionary aspects. Broader impacts and applications of plant Se accumulation also receive attention. Plant Se accumulation is very relevant for environmental and human health. Selenium is both essential at low levels and toxic at high levels, and both Se deficiency ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD