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    A modern dystopian classic that stands alongside 1984 and Brave New World, Ira Levin’s This Perfect Day is a stunningly prescient work of science fiction that asks what it means to remain human in a world increasingly governed by technology and AI.“Chip” (born Li RM35M4419)lives in a future controlled by an all-powerful global supercomputer, UniComp. In this seemingly utopian society, free from ... Read more

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  • Death in Fine Condition

    The first Paperback Sleuth Mystery

    Series Book 1 - The Paperback Sleuth
    A cast of lovable rogues faces fiendish puzzles and murderous villains in this “devilishly clever” love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits (Booklist).The first quirky installment in a series of cozy crime capers from the author of the Vinyl Detective mysteries!Cordelia knows books. An addict-turned-dealer of classic paperbacks, when she’s not spending her days ... Read more

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  • Mathematical Modelling of Zombies

    Edited by Robert Smith? ...
    In this terrible new COVID-19 world, the University of Ottawa is doing its part by offering a 50% discount on this very important book. We decided not to rewrite the witty book description, though we realize it is tone-deaf at the present moment, as we wanted to give readers a sense of the tone of this title. But don’t be deceived: while a fun read, this book will help you better understand how ... Read more

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  • The Hunter and Carol Mysteries - Black Silk Mask

    A fiendish London-set Golden Age mystery, narrated by whip-smart American private eye Orla Carol as she investigates a kidnapping with her urbane British sidekick, Damien Todhunter. A funny, knowing love letter to the mysteries of Agatha Christie – with a distinctive Cartmel twist – ideal for fans of Tom Hindle and Nicola Upson.The Year is 1932 and London is a hotbed of mysteries.Damien Todhunter ... Read more

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  • Keep the Siblings Lose the Rivalry

    10 Steps to Turn Your Kids into Teammates

    by Todd Cartmell ...
    For most of us, dreams of family harmony and cooperation often give way to the reality of squabbling and fighting between siblings. In Keep the Siblings, Lose the Rivalry, Dr. Todd Cartmell explodes the myth that parents must sit passively by while sibling conflict runs rampant. Based on solid biblical principles and sibling research, Cartmell provides a ten-step plan that will help you enrich ... Read more

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  • Underscore

    The Vinyl Detective

    Series Book 8 - The Vinyl Detective
    The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of Italian movie soundtrack music in his eighth adventure that is sure to delight those who love whimsical British cosy crime. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more.Some of the greatest (and grooviest) music ever committed to vinyl has come out of Italy in the form of soundtracks—especially for ... Read more

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  • Playwork Practice at the Margins

    Research Perspectives from Diverse Settings

    Edited by Jennifer Cartmel, Rick Worch ...
    Series series Advances in Playwork Research
    Playwork Practice at the Margins explores the circumstances where playwork practice intersects with practice from diverse contexts and settings, encompassing disciplines such as health, education, early intervention and community development.Each chapter focuses on a research project situated in a unique setting or space such as zoos, hospitals, refuges and rainforests. In these settings, the ... Read more

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  • The Run-Out Groove

    Series Book 2 - The Vinyl Detective
    When a mint copy of the final album by "Valerian" - England's great lost rock band of the 1960s - surfaces in a charity shop, all hell breaks loose. Finding this record triggers a chain of events culminating in our hero learning the true fate of the singer Valerian, who died under equivocal circumstances just after - or was it just before? - the abduction of her two-year-old son. ... Read more

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  • Written in Dead Wax

    The First Vinyl Detective Mystery

    Series Book 1 - The Vinyl Detective
    He is a record collector — a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. His business card describes him as the “Vinyl Detective” and some people take this more literally than others.Like the beautiful, mysterious woman who wants to pay him a large sum of money to find a priceless lost recording — on behalf of an extremely wealthy (and rather sinister) shadowy client.Given that he’s ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Like a Bullet

    Series Book 3 - The Paperback Sleuth
    Humorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved, bestselling Vinyl Detective series in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimes, A love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits.When Erik Make Loud, retired rock star and a major World War Two nut, hires Cordelia, the Paperback Sleuth, to track down a series of lurid ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Attack and Decay

    The Vinyl Detective

    Series Book 6 - The Vinyl Detective
    The Vinyl Detective plunges into the world of death metal in his sixth adventure. Expect laughs, LPs, cats and the return of fan favourites, Nevada, Tinkler, Stinky Stanmer and more.It starts with a perfectly normal evening in, except for the corpse-faced gentleman dressed all in black, with a crow on his shoulder, staring into the house, of course. And the visit from Owyn Wynter, head of Whyte ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Low Action

    The Vinyl Detective

    Series Book 5 - The Vinyl Detective
    The Vinyl Detective goes punk in his fifth hilarious adventure. "Like an old 45rpm record, this book crackles with brilliance." David Quantick on Written in Dead Wax.Semi-retired god of rock guitar and local poseur Erik Make Loud has got himself a new girlfriend. Helene Hilditch - formerly known as Howlin' Hellbitch - of all-girl punk outfit Blue Tits is a mean guitarist, someone is trying to kill ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD