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  • Alone in Japan

    A Journey to the Future

    by Tom Feiling ...
    From the acclaimed writer and journalist, a vivid and wide-ranging portrait of love, sex and loneliness in contemporary JapanNo sex. No kids. No future?When Tom Feiling moved to Tokyo as a student in the early nineties, Japan was a beacon of the future: a rising superpower, a technology giant, and a global symbol of prosperity, civility and success. When he returned twenty-four years later, the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Short Walks from Bogotá

    Journeys in the new Colombia

    by Tom Feiling ...
    For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'. Now travel to Colombia and South America is on the rise, and it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. Where does the truth lie?Writer and journalist Tom Feiling, author of the acclaimed study of cocaine The Candy Machine, has journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were until recently too dangerous to travel, to paint a fresh ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Validation Breakthrough

    Simple Techniques for Communication with People with Alzheimer's and Related Dementias

    Validation is a successful way of communicating with older adults with Alzheimer's-type dementia and responding to their challenging behaviors. The Validation method helps reduce stress, enhance dignity, and increase happiness for both the elder and the caregiver. Since its inception in 1989, Validation has helped thousands of professional and family caregivers improve their relationships with ... Read more

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  • Haiku Junkie

    by Michael Feil ...
    Haiku Junkie is a collection of haiku written over the past fifty years. This book revels in the everyday moments. Haiku is best done as one's moments unfold. In eight chapters the haiku cover the aspects of driving, friendship, love, especially with man's best friend, the ups and downs of everyday life including everyday wars. The short poems succinctly indulge our wonder and woe for all the ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • Social Robotics

    12th International Conference, ICSR 2020, Golden, CO, USA, November 14–18, 2020, Proceedings

    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR 2020, held in Golden, CO, USA, in November 2020. The conference was held virtually.The 57 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 101 submissions. The theme of the 2020 conference is Entertaining Robots. The papers focus on the following topics: human-robot trust and ... Read more

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  • The Golden Girls

    Tales from the Lanai

    The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is an accessible collection that explores the cultural, industrial, and historical impact of that beloved American sitcom. Edited by Taylor Cole Miller and Alfred L. Martin, Jr., this anthology brings together a diverse range of voices that model different media studies approaches to researching and critically analyzing television texts. The Golden Girls ... Read more

    $33.49 CAD

  • Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In

    by Ken Feil ...
    Series series TV Milestones
    Examines the reception, formal strategies, production history, and ideological underpinnings of the groundbreaking comedy-variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In.The highest-rated network program during its first three seasons, comedy-variety show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (NBC, 1968–1973) remains an often overlooked and underrated innovator of American television history. Audiences of all ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Alone in Japan

    A Journey to the Future

    by Tom Feiling ...
    Narrated by Tom Feiling ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 57 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.No sex. No kids. No future?When Tom Feiling moved to Tokyo as a student in the early nineties, Japan was a beacon of the future: a rising superpower, a technology giant, and a global symbol of prosperity, civility and success. When he returned twenty-four years later, the country was still a sign of things to come—but, he began to realize, it was no longer a beacon. It ... Read more

    $25.83 CAD

  • The Candy Machine

    How Cocaine Took Over the World

    by Tom Feiling ...
    Cocaine is big business and getting bigger. Governments spend millions on an unwinnable war against it, yet it's now the drug of choice in the West. How did the cocaine economy get so huge? Who keeps it running behind the scenes?In The Candy Machine Tom Feiling travels the trade routes from Colombia via Miami, Kingston and Tijuana to London and New York. He meets Medillin hitmen, US kingpins, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Development Banks and the Green Transition

    Financing the Sustainable Development Convention

    Series series Routledge Advances in Economic Policy
    The greatest challenge humanity faces in the 21st century is the climate crisis. A successful green transition towards a sustainable economy requires various policy initiatives, including promoting innovation, financing, and tax incentives for selected activities, cheap credit, and subsidies. To achieve these aims, a massive redistribution of capital will be necessary, requiring cooperation ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • Fearless Vulgarity

    Jacqueline Susann's Queer Comedy and Camp Authorship

    by Ken Feil ...
    Series series Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media
    The enduring queer feminist engagement with Valley of the Dolls author Jacqueline Susann's camp comedy legacy.Catalyzed by her notoriously "dirty," fabulously successful bestseller Valley of the Dolls, the "Jackie Susann Sixties" brimmed with camp comedy that now permeates contemporary celebrations of the author, from Pee-wee's Playhouse to RuPaul's Drag Race and Lee Daniels's Star. First ... Read more

    $48.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tales from the German, Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors

    by Anonymous ...
    Translated by C. A. Feiling, John Oxenford ...
    Set against the rich backdrop of German literature, "Tales from the German" offers a curated anthology of exquisite narratives that showcase the depth and diversity of the country's literary heritage. Drawing from a range of celebrated authors, this collection intricately weaves themes of romance, folklore, and philosophical inquiry, reflecting the stylistic evolutions from the Enlightenment to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus