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  • The Unbound Prometheus

    Technological Change and Industrial Development in Western Europe from 1750 to the Present

    by David S. Landes ...
    For over thirty years David S. Landes's The Unbound Prometheus has offered an unrivalled history of industrial revolution and economic development in Europe. Now, in this updated edition, the author reframes and reasserts his original arguments in the light of debates about globalisation and comparative economic growth. The book begins with a classic account of the characteristics, progress, and ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

    Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

    by David S. Landes ...
    "Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book."—Andrew Porter, New York Times Book ReviewThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • My People's Prayer Book Vol 3

    P'sukei D'zimrah (Morning Psalms)

    by Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler, Dr. David Ellenson, Rabbi Daniel Landes, Rabbi Reuven Kimelman, PhD ...
    Series series My People's Prayer Book
    "The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their relationship to God. The prayer book is the essence of the Jewish soul."This stunning work, an empowering entryway to the spiritual revival of our times, enables all of us to claim our connection to ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • My People's Prayer Book Vol 9

    Welcoming the Night—Minchah and Ma'ariv (Afternoon and Evening Prayer)

    by Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler, Dr. David Ellenson, Rabbi Daniel Landes, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner ...
    Series series My People's Prayer Book
    Opens up the traditional Jewish prayer book as a spiritual resource....This groundbreaking new series involves us in a personal dialogue with God, history and tradition, through the heritage of prayer."The prayer book is our Jewish diary of the centuries, a collection of prayers composed by generations of those who came before us, as they endeavored to express the meaning of their lives and their ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Learning from Franz L. Neumann

    Law, Theory, and the Brute Facts of Political Life

    by David Kettler, Thomas Wheatland ...
    Series series
    Franz Neumann was a member of a generation that saw the end of the Kaiserreich and the beginnings of a democratic republic carried by the labor movement. In Neumann’s case, this involved a practical and professional commitment, first, to the trade union movement and, second, to the Social Democratic Party that gave it political articulation. For Neumann, to be a labor lawyer in the sense developed ... Read more

    $108.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

    Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

    by David S. Landes ...
    Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 47 min

    The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, bestselling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich with anecdotal evidence, ... Read more

    $42.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Substances of War

    Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco, and the Civil War

    by Joseph M. Beilein Jr., Megan L. Bever, Jonathan S. Jones, Erin Shearer, Brian Alberts, Ben Roy, Scott C. Martin, Jonathan Lande0, David Korostyshevsky1, Daniel Farrell2, Anne Garner3, James Marten4 ...
    Series Book 32 - UnCivil Wars
    The Substances of War explores how drugs, alcohol, and other substances were perceived, used, and fought over during the Civil War era. Because the Civil War unfolded in a culture already saturated in drugs, the essays in this collection take substance use and abuse as the center of its study, charting the consumption of many substances—from water, coffee, tobacco, and alcohol to quinine and ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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  • Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments

    Edited by Susan Land, David Jonassen ...
    Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments provides students, faculty, and instructional designers with a clear, concise introduction to the major pedagogical and psychological theories and their implications for the design of new learning environments for schools, universities, or corporations. Leading experts describe the most important contemporary theories that form the foundation of the ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Dynasties

    Fortunes and Misfortunes of the World's Great Family Businesses

    by David S. Landes ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 27 min

    Through perseverance, solid ingenuity, and unwavering determination, family-run companies—dynasties—have dominated wealth and business throughout the last two centuries. One third of Fortune 500 firms are family owned and, in most cases, the ideal of the family business is one synonymous with continuity, watchful leadership, and dedication to success. But what happens when bad behavior, ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Symbiote Spider-Man

    King In Black

    by Peter David ...
    Collects Symbiote Spider-Man: King In Black (2020) #1-5. Knull has set his sights on Earth in the present day, but his hand has been at work at the edge of the Marvel Universe for years! Witness one of the King in Black’s earliest attempts at birthing life from the darkness of non-creation! Take a wild trip with Spider-Man as he aligns himself with…Kang the Conqueror?! That can’t be right! The ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Trial of Ruth Ellis: True Crime Drama

    A gripping courtroom drama using the original trial transcript

    by Mr Punch Audiobooks ...
    Narrated by Jemma Redgrave, Terence Edmond, David Goodland, Mark Hadfield, Jenny Howe, Jeffrey Segal, Robin Welch, Andrew Wincott, Full Supporting Cast ...
    Series series

    Unabridged

    2 hours 13 min

    In the annals of British justice, there exists a story that has stood the test of time, a tale of passion, despair, and a fateful twist of destiny. In the turbulent summer of 1955, the nation held its collective breath as Ruth Ellis, a mother of two, faced conviction for the calculated murder of her unfaithful lover, David Blakely. This is the gripping true story of a woman on the edge. Drawing ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • I WILL

    The Art of Discovering Life's Riches

    by Ben Sweetland ...
    You are about to begin what can be the most important journey of your life. A venturing of the mind and the spirit, it will teach many priceless things full of wonder, of simplicity, value, and wisdom. There will be no real trains, ships or planes to be sure, yet this excursion discovering life's riches will be more vivid and real than any journey you have ever taken and one you will never forget ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus