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  • The Red Flag

    A History of Communism

    "The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account." — Foreign AffairsIn The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Merchant, Soldier, Sage

    A History of the World in Three Castes

    Narrated by John Keating ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 13 min

    A bold new interpretation of modern history as a struggle between three economic groupsWe are now living in an age of merchants, but it was not always so. The history of civilization, in large part, is a story of a battle between agrarian aristocracy, the military, and a class of learned experts, or priests. Yet in seventeenth-century England and in the Netherlands, another group entered the mêlée ... Read more

    $32.15 CAD

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    Enduring Tales of Debt, Wealth, Happiness, Greed, and Charity

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    The Secret Life of Money leads readers on a fascinating journey to uncover the sources of our monetary desires. By understanding why money has the power to obsess us, we gain the power to end destructive patterns and discover riches of the soul. Midas who can turn all to gold, fishermen who will not share their catch, Dorothy and her companions on the golden road to the Emerald City, Scrooge who ... Read more

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  • Warships After London

    The End of the Treaty Era in the Five Major Fleets, 1930–1936

    by John Jordan ...
    The acclaimed naval historian presents an authoritative study of how the 1930 Treaty of London influenced warship design in the years before WW2.After the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 put a cap on the construction of capital ships and aircraft carriers, the major navies of the world began building 'treaty cruisers' and other warships that maximized power while abiding the restrictions. As the ... Read more

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  • The Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World

    What the tiniest forms of life can tells us about existence and our place in the universe

    by James Weiss ...
    The videographer behind the Journey to the Microcosmos YouTube channel (386K subscribers) James Weiss presents a beginner's guide to the extremely small and utterly strange life that surrounds us.James Weiss was feeling lost in life when he first discovered his interest in the microscopic world. With his own microscope and a little homespun ingenuity, he began to capture thousands of hours of ... Read more

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  • How Ike Led

    The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

    "Lays bare the essence of [President Eisenhower's] leadership in war and peace—his singular devotion to the unity and security of the American people." — The Wall Street JournalFew leaders have made decisions as momentous—and varied—as Dwight D. Eisenhower. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Poor Richard's Women

    Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father

    Meet the overlooked women in history who loved, nurtured, and defended the famed American scientist and founding father.“ . . . highlights a side of Ben Franklin too often ignored by historians . . . and provides a necessary reminder that the women who came into his life are as deserving of our attention as Ben himself.” —Carol Berkin, author of Revolutionary MothersEveryone knows Benjamin ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

  • Just Another Day in Vietnam

    This military memoir examines one of the most vicious and tragically forgotten battles of the Vietnam War from a variety of perspectives.In June of 1967, the Viet Cong sought to isolate and destroy an elite South Vietnamese unit as part of a new offensive strategy. They sent a voluntary POW as an "informant" to dupe the 52nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion into taking a dangerous position in the III ... Read more

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  • Sleight of Mind

    75 Ingenious Paradoxes in Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy

    by Matt Cook ...
    This “fun, brain-twisting book . . . will make you think” as it explores 75+ paradoxes in math, philosophy, physics, and social science (Sean Carroll, New York Times–bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden).Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Battle for the Big Top

    P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus

    “Les Standiford takes us under the big top and behind the curtain in this richly researched and thoroughly engaging narrative that captures all of the entrepreneurial intrigue and spirit of the American circus.” —Gilbert King, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Devil in the GroveMillions have sat under the “big top,” watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Whose Middle Ages?

    Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past

    Series series Fordham Series in Medieval Studies
    "An ethical and accessible introduction to a historical period often implicated in racist narratives of nationalism and imperialism." —Sierra Lomuto, Assistant Professor of Global Medieval Literature, Rowan UniversityA collection of twenty-two essays, Whose Middle Ages? gives nonspecialists access to the richness of our historical knowledge while debunking damaging misconceptions about the ... Read more

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  • Family Papers

    A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century

    An award-winning historian shares the true story of a frayed and diasporic Sephardic Jewish family preserved in thousands of letters.One of The Economist's Best Books of 2019A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA National Jewish Book Award finalistFor centuries, the bustling port city of Salonica was home to the sprawling Levy family. As leading publishers and editors, t... ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD