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  • War or Peace?

    The Indo-Pacific on the Cusp

    by Dennis Hardy ...
    Series series Indo-Pacific in Context
    The world order is changing. And the Indo-Pacific is at the heart of it. In these uncertain times, this book asks the crucial question: will there be war or peace?America remains immensely powerful, but China aims for world primacy. Where does this binary struggle leave India? And what about Japan, rearming for the first time since 1945? As if that were not enough, North Korea is aligning itself ... Read more

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  • From Garden Cities to New Towns

    Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1899-1946

    by Dennis Hardy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    This book offers a detailed record of one of the world's oldest environmental pressure groups. It raises questions about the capacity of pressure groups to influence policy; and finally it assesses the campaing as a major factor in the emergence of modern town and planning, and as a backdrop against which to examine current issues. ... Read more

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  • From New Towns to Green Politics

    Campaigning for Town and Country Planning 1946-1990

    by Dennis Hardy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    From the 1940s to the 1990s From New Towns to Green Politics charts the course of successive issues and campaigns - from the reconstruction of Britain's war-torn cities, to the introduction of green belts and new towns, to regional and community planning, and so to the inner cities and most recently, green politics. ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Utopian England

    Community Experiments 1900-1945

    by Dennis Hardy ...
    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    England in the early part of the twentieth century was rich in utopian ventures - diverse and intriguing in their scope and aims. Two world wars, an economic depression, and the emergence of fascist states in Europe were all a spur to idealists to seek new limits - to escape from the here and now, and to create sanctuaries for new and better lives.Dennis Hardy explores this fascinating history of ... Read more

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  • Jude the Obscure

    by Thomas Hardy ...
    Jude Fawley, the stonemason excluded not by his wits but by poverty from the world of Christminster privilege, finds fulfilment in his relationship with Sue Bridehead. Both have left earlier marriages. Ironically, when tragedy tests their union it is Sue, the modern emancipated woman, who proves unequal to the challenge. Hardy's fearless exploration of sexual and social relationships and his ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Fireside Tales: A Winter Anthology

    Embrace the magic of winter with this captivating anthology, where seven talented authors weave together a tapestry of enchanting tales.Journey through a little village trapped in a curse of eternal storms, discover the wonders hidden within a magical toyshop, and experience the myriad emotions that winter brings.Each story, from whimsical fantasy to chilling suspense, captures the spirit of the ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD

  • British and Irish Butterflies

    An Island Perspective

    Islands are special places; they can be havens for unique plants and animals and refuges for wildlife. This book investigates the biogeography of butterfly species over the British islands, particularly the factors that influence their presence on the islands and that have made each island's butterfly fauna distinctive. The book contains a full log of records of species on the islands and much ... Read more

    $76.59 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The News Quiz 2013

    Series 79, 80, 81 and 82 of the topical BBC Radio 4 comedy panel show

    Series Audiobook 18 - The News Quiz

    Unabridged

    12 hours 27 min

    Sandi Toksvig is in the chair for this sparkling quartet of series from 2013Hosted once again by the incomparable Sandi Toksvig, these four series of the satirical radio panel game take us through all the big stories of 2013, the year of Obama's inaugaration, Margaret Thatcher's funeral, Prince George's birth and Andy Murray's first Wimbledon win.Series 79 features a 'Best of 2012' compilation ... Read more

    $29.51 CAD

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    'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last' The TimesEdwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the engagement. Shortly afterwards, in the middle of a storm on Christmas Eve, Edwin disappears. Beyond this there are further intrigues: the dark opium ... Read more

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    'Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else'Dickens's novel honouring the value of the human heart in an age of materialism centres on Coketown, where Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school owner and model of Utilitarian success, feeds his pupils and his family with facts, banning fancy and wonder from young minds. As a ... Read more

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