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  • Talking Classics

    The Shock of the Old

    by Mary Beard ...
    The incomparable Mary Beard is back, and she’s talking all things classics.Why the ongoing fascination with the ancient world? This witty, approachable book asks why—for better or (sometimes) worse—antiquity continues to exert such a powerful hold on the contemporary imagination. Recalling a formative childhood encounter with a four-thousand-year-old piece of bread in a museum, Beard introduces ... Read more

    Was $15.39 CAD Now $10.99 CAD

  • SPQR

    A History of Ancient Rome

    by Mary Beard ...
    **New York Times BestsellerA New York Times Notable BookNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, Foreign Affairs, and Kirkus ReviewsFinalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)Shortlisted for the Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureFinalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (History)A San Francisco Chronicle Hol... ... Read more

    $18.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Designing and Applying Experiential Learning in Higher Education

    by Colin Beard ...
    Series series Critical Practice in Higher Education
    This insightful text is aimed specifically at educationalists and Higher Education lecturers who wish to adopt a more balanced, holistic, and inclusive approach to designing learning experiences. As lecturers are urged to adopt research-based teaching, it recognises the complexity of student learning and explains how knowledge can be constructed in various ways, not just socially and culturally, ... Read more

    $59.08 CAD

  • Boat-Building and Boating

    by Beard ...
    Boat-Building and Boating is a comprehensive and practical guide for enthusiasts and beginners interested in the art and science of constructing and handling small boats. Authored by Daniel Carter Beard, a renowned figure in outdoor education and a founder of the Boy Scouts of America, this book offers detailed, step-by-step instructions on building a variety of boats, including canoes, rowboats, ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Jolly Book of Boxcraft

    by Beard ...
    The Jolly Book of Boxcraft is a delightful and imaginative guide for children and families, first published in the early 20th century, that transforms ordinary cardboard boxes into a world of creative play and practical projects. Bursting with charming illustrations and step-by-step instructions, the book offers a treasure trove of ideas for constructing toys, games, and useful household items ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet

    by Beard ...
    A Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet, authored by Sidney H. Beard, is a pioneering work in the field of dietary reform and vegetarianism, first published in the early 20th century. This book serves as an extensive manual for those seeking to adopt a diet that is not only beneficial to personal health but also aligned with ethical and humane principles. Beard meticulously ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Women & Power

    A Manifesto

    by Mary Beard ...
    New York Times BestsellerOne of the Guardian's "100 Best Books of the 21st Century" — "A modern feminist classic."From the internationally acclaimed classicist and New York Times best-selling author comes this timely manifesto on women and power.At long last, Mary Beard addresses in one brave book the misogynists and trolls who mercilessly attack and demean women the world over, including, very ... Read more

    $26.59 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Jack of All Trades

    New Ideas for American Boys

    by Beard ...
    The Jack of All Trades: New Ideas for American Boys is a comprehensive and engaging guidebook originally published in the early 20th century, designed to inspire creativity, resourcefulness, and practical skills in young readers. Authored by Daniel Carter Beard, one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, this book serves as a treasure trove of hands-on projects, inventive activities, and do ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Ballad of Laurel Springs

    by Janet Beard ...
    From the internationally bestselling author of The Atomic City Girls, a provocative novel set in eastern Tennessee that “explores the legacies—of passion and violence, music and faith—that haunt one family across the generations” (Jillian Medoff, author of This Could Hurt).Ten-year-old Grace is in search of a subject for her fifth-grade history project when she learns that her four times-great ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Emperor of Rome

    Ruling the Ancient World

    by Mary Beard ...
    **INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBest Books of 2023: New Yorker, The Economist, SmithsonianMost Anticipated Books of Fall: Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, TODAY, Literary Hub, and Publishers Weekly"A vivid way to re-examine what we know, and don’t, about life at the top.... Emperor of Rome is a masterly group portrait, an invitation to think skeptically but not contemptuously of a familiar c ... Read more

    $22.09 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Existential Hope

    Facing Our Future When the Signs Look Bad

    by SJ Beard ...
    We live in an era of existential risk, facing multiple threats to the survival of our species. We also face an epidemic of existential anxiety, struggling to find meaning and purpose in a complex and dehumanizing world. In such times, hope can be hard to find.Yet, we are not alone with these problems. They have troubled people for centuries now and, with eight billion fellow human beings to work ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Emperor of Rome

    Ruling the Ancient World

    by Mary Beard ...
    Narrated by Mary Beard ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 43 min

    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman history, Beard turns to the emperors who ruled the Roman Empire, beginning with Julius Caesar ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook