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  • A Ramble Through the History of Walking

    A History of Walkers and Walking

    by Bill Laws ...
    'This book confirms the splendid eccentricity of the British, which often involves oddly dressed men opting to walk long distances for no apparent reason.' – BBC Countryfile magazine' Laws' sprightly, often arch, account of Britain's hiking heroes is a pleasure to read.' – Walk magazine'The great affair is to move: to come down off this feather-bed of civilisation, and find the globe granite under ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Curious History of Vegetables

    The Curious History of Vegetables

    by Bill Laws ...
    Couch potatoes are idlers, cabbageheads are dunces, swede-bashers are stupid and you may as well give up life if you become a vegetable.A vegetable existence may imply dull monotony, but the humble vegetable has sparked protests, threatened to topple a British government and almost triggered a revolution. From the Scottish Presbyterian campaign against the 'sinful potato' to the class act that ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Nails, Noggins and Newels

    An Alternative History of Every House

    by Bill Laws ...
    Starting at the front door, this book takes a look at our homes through different eyes, revealing the history of every part from the bricks and beams to pelmets, lights and water pipes; from wallpaper, windows and paints to floors, fires and fitted kitchens. Crammed with fascinating facts about the everyday bric-a-brac of the house in which you live, Nails, Noggins and Newels is written in a ... Read more

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  • Real Ale

    Recipes, History, Snippets

    by Bill Laws ...
    This delightful book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about real ale - from its first recorded brewing by the Sumerians 5,000 years ago through its spread to Europe via the cultivation of grains to its establishment as a British favourite. Did you know beer was buried with the Pharaohs in Egypt and used as an offering to the gods? Or that in Norse mythology, a warrior who died in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Last Days of Jesus

    His Life and Times

    by Bill O'Reilly ...
    Illustrated by William Low ...
    Two thousand years ago, Jesus walked across Galilee; everywhere he traveled he gained followers. His contemporaries are familiar historical figures: Julius Caesar, Caesar Augustus, Herod the Great, Pontius Pilate. It was an era of oppression, when every man, woman, and child answered to the brutal rule of Rome. In this world, Jesus lived, and in this volatile political and historical context, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Rethinking Careers Education and Guidance

    Theory, Policy and Practice

    Re-thinking Careers Education and Guidance is the first book published in the United Kingdom to cover theory, policy and practice in all sectors of careers education and guidance provision. The book features:* an authoritative review of career theories, together with a new career learning theory* an analysis of the development of careers provision in schools; colleges; higher education; work ... Read more

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  • Embracing and Managing Change in Tourism

    International Case Studies

    Embracing and Managing Change in Tourism examines management responses to the major changes taking place in international tourism and considers tourism itself as an agent of change. Including twenty-two detailed case studies from around the world this book explores two key principles. Firstly that change is enevitable and, if effectively managed, has the potential to benefit all those living in, ... Read more

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  • Pittsburgh's Point Breeze

    by Sarah L. Law ...
    Series series Images of America
    Named for the famous early-19th-century Point Breeze Hotel that stood at the corner of what is now Fifth and Penn Avenues, Point Breeze has been home to some of the wealthiest families in Pittsburgh and the country. Moguls such as Carnegie, Westinghouse, Frick, Mellon, and Thaw all resided in Point Breeze, thus christened �Pittsburgh�s Most Opulent Neighborhood.� H.J. Heinz owned the first car in ... Read more

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    Rip Thorne and Bass Reeves

    A Classic Western

    by John J. Law ...
    Narrated by Bill Hemberger ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 5 min

    Two young brothers slip in to town to watch Rip Thorne, the famous Bounty Hunter meet Deputy U.S. Marshal Bass Reeves.The events that transpire aren't exactly what they were expecting. ... Read more

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    Doods Kirkpatrick - Lawman

    by John J. Law ...
    Narrated by Bill Shanks ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 7 min

    It was just another night in the small boom town of Bradshaw. A prospector by the same name discovered gold in a nearby mine, and the small town sprouted in the middle of nowhere. Like wild mushrooms popping up in the middle of a dead bark, the town grew rapidly and developed a rowdy reputation. It attracted all sorts, from desperate men trying to find their fortune, to rowdy, lawless types that ... Read more

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    The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator

    by Bill O'Reilly ...
    By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the ... Read more

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  • The Day the World Went Nuclear

    Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific

    by Bill O'Reilly ...
    Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD