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  • 1 Chronicles

    by Gary V. Smith ...
    Series series The Pillar Old Testament Commentary (POTC)
    The Chronicler's question for every generation: How will you be remembered?What kind of legacy will you leave? When those who come after you remember your life, what will they say? These questions lie at the heart of 1 Chronicles, and Gary V. Smith brings them into sharp focus in this addition to the Pillar Old Testament Commentary series.Smith opens with a clear orientation to the book's ... Read more

    $72.98 CAD

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  • Beyond the Game

    The Collected Sportswriting of Gary Smith

    by Gary Smith ...
    Fifteen compelling stories from the acclaimed Sports Illustrated correspondent who's been hailed as one of America's finest sportswriters.Gary Smith's sportswriting stands among the best journalism being written today. His award-winning stories shatter the confines of traditional sports reportage, getting beneath the wins and losses and penetrating into the hearts of the athletes themselves into ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What the Luck?

    The Surprising Role of Chance in Our Everyday Lives

    by Gary Smith ...
    "[A] delightful addition to the stuff-you-think-you-know-that's-wrong genre, á la Freakonomics, Outliers, and The Black Swan." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)In Israel, pilot trainees who were praised for doing well subsequently performed worse, while trainees who were yelled at for doing poorly performed better. Evidence shows that highly intelligent women tend to marry men who are less ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Lost In Spain

    Misadventures in a Mediterranean Country

    by Gary Smith ...
    Accounts of everyday Spanish life and very recent history with a touch of humour, seen through the eyes of a British writer after 20 years living in the country.Feel the culture shock as a Northern European comes to grips with Spanish queues, driving, red tape, Spanish fiestas and siestas, regional nationalisms and much more. Views on modern Spain in the grip of economic recession, shared by ... Read more

    $4.79 CAD

  • Ice War Diplomat

    Hockey Meets Cold War Politics at the 1972 Summit Series

    by Gary J. Smith ...
    Discover a diplomacy mission like no other in Ice War Diplomat, the behind-the-scenes story of the historic 1972 Summit Series. Amid the tension of the Cold War, caught between capitalism and communism, Canada and the Soviet Union, young Canadian diplomat Gary J. Smith must navigate the rink, melting the ice between two nations skating a dangerous path.On his first overseas assignment, Smith is ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Distrust

    Big Data, Data-Torturing, and the Assault on Science

    by Gary Smith ...
    There is no doubt science is currently suffering from a credibility crisis. This thought-provoking book argues that, ironically, science's credibility is being undermined by tools created by scientists themselves. Scientific disinformation and damaging conspiracy theories are rife because of the internet that science created, the scientific demand for empirical evidence and statistical ... Read more

    $20.89 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Strength for the Fight

    The Life and Faith of Jackie Robinson

    by Gary Scott Smith ...
    Series series Library of Religious Biography (LRB)
    How faith sustained Jackie Robinson—both as an athlete and as an activist.The integration of Major League Baseball in 1947 was a triumph. But it was also a fight. As the first Black major leaguer since the 1880s, Jackie Robinson knew he was not going to be welcomed into America's pastime with open arms. Anticipating hostility, he promised Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey that he ... Read more

    $37.67 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Isaiah 40-66: The Christian Standard Commentary

    by Gary V Smith ...
    Series series The Christian Standard Commentary
    Isaiah 40-66: The Christian Standard Commentary is part of The Christian Standard Commentary (CSC) series. This commentary series focuses on the theological and exegetical concerns of each biblical book, thoughtfully balancing rigorous scholarship with practical application.This series helps the reader understand each biblical book's theology, its place in the broader narrative of Scripture, and ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prophets as Preachers

    An Introduction to the Hebrew Prophets

    by Gary V. Smith ...
    Designed for use in upper-level college courses and seminary courses on the prophets ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Money Machine

    The Surprisingly Simple Power of Value Investing

    by Gary V. Smith ...
    This book looks at Wall Street wonders Warren Buffet, Benjamin Graham, and other legends and shares how you can utilize their secrets to unimaginable success!It’s time to put your money to work the smart way and stop chasing quick payoffs that never turn out. That seductive stock tip you just overheard? That’s your ticket to flushing your savings down the toilet. The story you saw on a promising ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Master Chief

    Diary of a Navy Seal

    by Gary R. Smith ...
    The memoir of a man who spent most of his career facing death.For UDT/SEAL team member Gary R. Smith, just being part of an elite military organization wasn’t enough—he had to be in the thick of the action. Because in bloody, violent Vietnam he learned there’s no stronger bond than the one forged in the gut-wrenching chaos of combat. During ambushes, PRU combat patrols, and extractions from hot ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Power of Modern Value Investing

    Beyond Indexing, Algos, and Alpha

    by Gary Smith, Margaret Smith ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    The stock market is a wild and scary roller coaster ride that investors have tried to tame with superficially appealing but ultimately flawed strategies—technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, CAPM, factor models, and algos. Many have simply given up and settled for indexing. This book explains the fundamental flaws that make so many strategies hazardous to our wealth.There is a better way ... Read more

    $51.29 CAD