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  • Machiavelli on Liberty & Conflict

    Edited by David Johnston, Nadia Urbinati, Camila Vergara ...
    More than five hundred years after Machiavelli wrote The Prince, his landmark treatise on the pragmatic application of power remains a pivot point for debates on political thought. While scholars continue to investigate interpretations of The Prince in different contexts throughout history, from the Renaissance to the Risorgimento and Italian unification, other fruitful lines of research explore ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Idea of Canada

    Letters to a Nation

    by David Johnston ...
    From our present Governor General, a series of 50 (of several thousand) carefully chosen letters he has written to people he has admired and befriended over his seventy-plus years, that sets out Mr. Johnston's frank, informed, and novel thoughts about Canada.Touching on a wide range of topics ranging from learning, the law, kindness and courage, to the monarchy, Aboriginal education, justice, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Empathy

    Turning Compassion into Action

    by David Johnston ...
    The 28th Governor General's most personal and timely book to date: a passionate and practical guide for turning empathy into action.As the world stumbles through the most severe pandemic of the last century, threatened by teetering economies, torn by political division, separated by unequal access to resources, and wrestling with issues as diverse as racism, gender, cybercrime, and climate change, ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Innovation Nation

    How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, Happier

    by David Johnston, Tom Jenkins ...
    This young readers edition of Ingenious focuses on 50 kid-friendly Canadian innovations that changed the world, from canoes to whoopie cushions, chocolate bars to Pablum. Co-written by Canada's Governor General and accompanied by contemporary illustrations, this adaptation offers young Canadians a way to celebrate our history and world contributions on Canada's 150th birthday.Successful innovation ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War

    by David Johnston ...
    The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War is the story of David Johnston's experiences in the Civil War. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Trust

    Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country

    by David Johnston ...
    From our esteemed former Governor General--and author of the bestsellers The Idea of Canada and Ingenious--a very timely guide for restoring personal, community, and national trust.Trust is a much-needed manual for the repair and restoration of the social quality on which all democracies rely. One of Canada's most revered governors general, David Johnston mines his long life and varied career to ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Brief History of Justice

    by David Johnston ...
    Series Book 10 - Brief Histories of Philosophy
    A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.An accessible introduction to the history of ideas about justiceShows how complex ideas are anchored in ordinary intuitions about justiceTraces the emergence of the idea of social justiceIdentifies ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Victorian Convicts

    100 Criminal Lives

    by Barry Godfrey, David J. Cox, Helen Johnston ...
    "An interesting introduction to Victorian crimes, the people who committed them, and how effective rehabilitation may have been." — Ripperologist MagazineWhat was life like in the Victorian underworld—who were the criminals, what crimes did they commit, how did they come to a criminal career, and what happened to them after they were released from prison? Victorian Convicts, by telling the stories ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Activating the Untapped Potential of Neurodiverse Learners in the Math Classroom

    Tools and Strategies to Make Math Accessible for All Students

    by David Johnston ...
    All students deserve access to a rich and meaningful math curriculum. This book guides middle and high school teachers toward providing all learners – including neurodiverse students – with the support necessary to engage in rewarding math content. Students who receive special education services often experience a limited curriculum through practices that create long-term disadvantages and ... Read more

    $61.82 CAD

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    Episode 2: The Nutcracker

    by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Bert Alexander Petzold, Opera and Ballet as Audio Drama with Music ...
    Narrated by Will de Meo, David Johnston, Kevin Ford, Eva Russel, Catherine Campion, Peter Baker, Chris Lateano ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Opera and Ballet as Audio Drama with Music

    Unabridged

    56 min

    "The Nutkracker" is a full-cast audio drama featuring famous melodies, exquisite arias and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she has a strange dream, in which the nutcracker fights alongside his toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps him, and the nutcracker transforms into a prince. Together they ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Episode 1: The Nutcracker

    by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Bert Alexander Petzold, Classics for Children - Audio Dramas with Music ...
    Narrated by Kevin Ford, Eva Russel, Will de Meo, David Johnston, Catherine Campion, Peter Baker, Chris Lateano ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Classics for Children - Audio Dramas with Music

    Unabridged

    45 min

    "The Nutcracker" is a full-cast audio drama, presented as an exciting adventure for children, featuring famous melodies, exquisite themes and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she dreams that the nutcracker is fighting alongside toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps the nutcracker and it transforms ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Episode 4: Hansel and Gretel

    by Engelbert Humperdinck, Bert Alexander Petzold, Classics for Children - Audio Dramas with Music ...
    Narrated by Chris Lateano, Eva Russel, David Johnston, Peter Baker, Gale Van Gott ...
    Series Audiobook 4 - Classics for Children - Audio Dramas with Music

    Unabridged

    45 min

    "Hansel and Gretel" is a full-cast audio drama, presented as an exciting adventure for children, featuring famous melodies, exquisite themes and outstanding voice actors. Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to collect berries as punishment. The siblings become lost at twilight and discover the gingerbread house of an ugly old witch. She enchants the children and plans to ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus