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  • At the Cottage

    by Charles Gordon ...
    Whatever you call it, every Canadian summer home needs at least one copy of Charles Gordon's wry, affectionate, and very funny study of our national obsession with that special summer place. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Canada Trip

    by Charles Gordon ...
    It started out as a simple idea: Charles Gordon and his wife, Nancy, drive across Canada. Starting from Ottawa they drove east through Quebec, through New Brunswick, P.E.I., Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, where they learned about “soap for the moose.” From St. John’s they headed west on a different route through the Maritimes to Montreal, Toronto, and Lake of the Woods (scene of the famous cottage ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Still at the Cottage

    Or the Cabin, the Shack, the Lake, the Beach, or Camp

    by Charles Gordon ...
    In 1989, Charles Gordon wrote a book about the joys of life at the cottage called, well, At the Cottage. It was a huge success, selling thousands of copies every year since then. A copy sits, dog-eared and smeared with sunscreen, in every cottage worthy of the name, right beside the bird book with the missing pages.Now, showing the same creative spirit when it comes to names, comes Still at the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The Grim Pig

    by Charles Gordon ...
    Modern management has come to The World Beacon. This means that a new editor, Fred Morgan, has been sent to inspire everyone to get out and write newspaper stories that will matter to their readers, stories about their lives, their children, their careers – and cloth.Cloth? Clearly, the new editor is making some unusual plans and Parker MacVeigh, our hero, senses an opportunity. Parker – divorced, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • How to Be Not Too Bad

    A Canadian Guide to Superior Behaviour

    by Charles Gordon ...
    Move over, Miss Manners. Step aside, Emily Post. It’s time for a truly modern book (“How To Make Love to a Laptopper”) on proper behaviour at work (“Walk fast and carry a piece of paper”) and at play (“Riding a Bicicyle Without Being a Geek”). Forget excellence. This book will help you rise above it all and become, well, not too bad. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Assyrian and Hebrew Hymns of Praise

    by Charles Gordon Cumming ...
    The Book of Psalms is no longer to be regarded by Old Testament scholars as an isolated phenomenon. Similar religious poetry is found not only in the narrative and prophetic portions of the Old Testament, in the Apocrypha, and the New Testament, but also in the literatures of Egypt, Babylonia, Persia, India, and Greece. Indeed, wherever religion really develops beyond the primitive stage, it ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • United States Marines in World War II

    Courage, Sacrifice, and Resilience in World War II

    by Bernard C. Nalty, John C. Chapin, Joseph H. Alexander, Charles D. Melson, Richard Harwood, Gordon D. Gayle, Cyril J. O'Brien, J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center ...
    In the collective anthology, *United States Marines in World War II*, the reader is invited to explore the varied and integral roles played by the United States Marine Corps during one of history's most pivotal conflicts. The collection showcases a diversity of literary styles ranging from personal narratives to detailed historical analyses, each piece contributing to a robust tapestry of the ... Read more

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  • The United States Marines in World War II

    Valor and Strategy: Chronicles of WWII Marines

    by Bernard C. Nalty, John C. Chapin, Joseph H. Alexander, Charles D. Melson, Richard Harwood, Gordon D. Gayle, Cyril J. O'Brien, J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center ...
    The United States Marines in World War II presents a formidable exploration of the diverse facets of marine combat and strategy during one of history's most pivotal conflicts. This anthology magnificently interweaves a tapestry of essays, firsthand accounts, and historical analyses, covering a vast array of operations and battles, from the shores of the Pacific to the entrenched island campaigns. ... Read more

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  • Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

    by Mary Shelley, Charlotte Gordon, Charles E. Robinson ...
    Mary Shelley’s classic novel, presented in its original 1818 text, with an introduction from National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte GordonNominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadThe original 1818 text of Frankenstein preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley’s original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Epidemics and the Law from Plague to the Present

    Edited by Emily Gordon, Professor Charles Mitchell, Dr Ian Williams ...
    This collection of essays presents a socio-legal history of epidemics from the medieval period to the present day.Building on previous studies of infectious diseases undertaken by social historians of medicine, this collection explores the histories of epidemics and disease by looking at the legal measures deployed against them.Whilst previous works have considered the mechanisms by which legal ... Read more

    $136.79 CAD

  • Heidegger For Beginners

    by Eric Charles Lemay, Jennifer A. Pitts ...
    The ideas of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger have been described as an intellectual time bomb as some of the most revolutionary thought in Western history. Despite the enormous amount of secondary scholarships available on Heidegger it is – due to the complexity of his thought and the density of his writing – difficult for the curious beginner to gain an insight into Heidegger's philosophy ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Letters of General C. G. Gordon to His Sister, M. A. Gordon

    by Charles George Gordon, Mary Augusta Gordon ...
    These letters from Major General Charles George Gordon include important details of his service in Sudan, China, South Africa, and Jerusalem. Also known as "Chinese Gordon" and "Gordon of Khartoum", he made his military reputation in China, where he was placed in command of the "Ever Victorious Army", a force of Chinese soldiers led by European officers which was instrumental in putting down the ... Read more

    $4.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus