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  • B/Moondocks

    by Arno Schmidt ...
    Translated by John Woods ...
    Series series Essentials
    A dual narrative of pastoral innocence and postapocalyptic survival, Arno Schmidt’s monumental and fiercely inventive novel returns as a definitive edition.The novel weaves together two unforgettable worlds: a quiet weekend in the German countryside in the 1950s, and a stark colony on the moon, where the last survivors of a nuclear war endure a tense, lingering Cold War. Through this inventive ... Read more

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  • Nobodaddy's Children

    by Arno Schmidt ...
    Translated by John E. Woods ...
    Series series Dalkey Archive Essentials
    Nobodaddy's Children is a trilogy of novels that traces life in Germany from the Nazi era through the postwar years and into an apocalyptic future. Scenes from the Life of a Faun recounts the dreary life of a government worker who escapes the banality of war by researching the exploits of a deserter from the Napoleonic Wars nicknamed The Faun. Brand's Heath deals with the chaos of the immediate ... Read more

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  • The Accomplished Muskrat Trapper

    Arno E. Schmidt's 1922 quintessential introduction to trapping muskrats, which also serves as an examination of passion and a reverence for nature, presented in a new edition with an introduction from Kyle François. ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD

  • The Accomplished Muskrat Trapper: A Book on Trapping for Amateurs

    "The Accomplished Muskrat Trapper" by Arno Erdman Schmidt serves as an essential guide for amateur trappers looking to hone their skills in the art of muskrat trapping. Schmidt combines practical advice with personal anecdotes, making the book both informative and engaging. He covers various trapping techniques, the necessary equipment, and the best practices for ensuring a successful catch. The ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Socio-technical Design of Ubiquitous Computing Systems

    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    By using various data inputs, ubiquitous computing systems detect their current usage context, automatically adapt their services to the user’s situational needs and interact with other services or resources in their environment on an ad-hoc basis.Designing such self-adaptive, context-aware knowledge processing systems is, in itself, a formidable challenge. This book presents core findings from ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • The Accomplished Muskrat Trapper: A Book on Trapping for Amateurs

    The Accomplished Muskrat Trapper: A Book on Trapping for Amateurs by Arno Erdman Schmidt is a practical and engaging guide that introduces readers to the fundamentals of trapping with clarity and hands-on insight. Designed especially for beginners, this book breaks down the essential techniques, tools, and strategies required to develop skill and confidence in the field. Schmidt combines ... Read more

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  • Tropic of Capricorn

    by Henry Miller ...
    Series series Miller, Henry
    This companion volume to Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, banned in America for almost thirty years because of its explicit sexual content, chronicles his life in 1920s New York City.Famous for its frank portrayal of life in Brooklyn’s ethnic neighborhoods and Miller’s outrageous sexual exploits, The Tropic of Capricorn is now considered a cornerstone of modern literature.“Miller has once and for all ... Read more

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  • A Sand County Almanac

    With Other Essays on Conservation from Round River

    by Aldo Leopold ...
    Series series Galaxy Books
    First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes of ... Read more

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  • Orsinian Tales

    A Library of America eBook Classic

    A collection of Le Guin's historical fiction writings set in an imaginary central European nation—complete with a newly researched chronology of her life and careerIn a career spanning half a century, Ursula K. Le Guin has produced a body of work that testifies to her abiding faith in the power and art of words. She is perhaps best known for imagining future intergalactic worlds in brilliant books ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Once They Were Hats

    In Search of the Mighty Beaver

    "Unexpectedly delightful reading—there is much to learn from the buck-toothed rodents of yore" ( National Post).Beavers, those icons of industriousness, have been gnawing down trees, building dams, shaping the land, and creating critical habitat in North America for at least a million years. Once one of the continent's most ubiquitous mammals, they ranged from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from ... Read more

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    First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as "a trenchant book, full of vigor and bite," A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land. Written with an unparalleled understanding of the ways of nature, the book includes a section on the monthly changes ... Read more

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