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  • My Crazy Century

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    Translated by Craig Cravens ...
    An intimate, politically vital memoir by the acclaimed Czech author " of enormous power and originality" explores his life under Nazi and Communist regimes ( The New York Times Book Review).In the 1930s on the outskirts of Prague, Ivan Klíma was unaware of his concealed Jewish heritage until the invading Nazis transported him and his family to the Terezín concentration camp. Miraculously, most of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ultimate Intimacy

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    Translated by A. G. Brain ...
    "A compelling [novel] . . . charged with quiet yet urgent wisdom" that explores love, adultery, and faith—by the acclaimed Czech author of Love and Garbage ( The Boston Globe).Pastor Daniel Vedra cares for his family and his congregation, from ministers to prisoners. He is a sought-after commentator in the rapidly changing society of the Czech Republic. But when a beautiful stranger comes to hear ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • You Got This

    Mastering the Skill of Self-Confidence

    by Ivan Joseph ...
    Whether on the field, at the office or in the home: self-confidence is one of the biggest factors differentiating success from failure. Time and again, studies show that the happiest, most successful people have deep-rooted grit: the ability to persevere despite setbacks.Award-winning coach, mentor and speaker Ivan Joseph shares a supportive, original guide to developing your own. Contrary to ... Read more

    $9.95 CAD

  • Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    A New York Times Notable Book: A Czech filmmaker survives Communism with dreams of artistic freedom in this "darkly powerful novel" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Pavel Fukova was once a promising, award-winning documentary filmmaker. But when his homeland is overtaken by a Communist regime, he is forced to survive by working as a cameraman for the state-run television station. Now middle ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • No Saints or Angels

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    A novel of one desperate woman's hopes and desires set in contemporary Prague from "a literary gem who is too little appreciated in the West" ( The Boston Globe).Divorced, approaching fifty, and mother to a rebellious fifteen-year-old, Kristyna is beginning to feel the strain of her bleak existence—until she finds a new sense of joy when she begins a love affair with a man fifteen years her ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lovers for a Day

    New and Collected Stories on Love

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    This short story collection spanning the celebrated Czech author's career is a "taxonomic survey of Eros . . . [by] a writer at the top of his form" ( The Boston Globe).In these stories that span an acclaimed career from the 1960s to the present, Ivan Klima offers a vivid gallery of people searching for an escape in love: factory girls and assembly-line workers find respite from their daily grind ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cyst Nematodes

    This book is a compendium of current information on all aspects of these economically important parasites. It provides comprehensive coverage of their biology, management, morphology and diagnostics, in addition to up-to-date information on molecular aspects of taxonomy, host-parasitic relationships and resistance. Written by a team of international experts, Cyst Nematodes will be invaluable to ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Travel Bedtime Stories for Adults

    Relaxing adventures to help you fall asleep

    Series Audiobook 52 - Audiobooks for Sleep

    Unabridged

    13 hours 20 min

    Step into a world of dreamy adventures with Travel Bedtime Stories, a relaxing collection of original tales from the beloved Get Sleepy podcast, narrated by a variety of soothing voices and produced by Slumber Studios.Designed to help you unwind, relax, and drift off with ease, this audiobook features a handpicked selection of listener favorites that transport you across the globe—without ever ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Erlend Loe ...
    Translated by Don Bartlett, Don Shaw ...
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  • Blue Night

    Translated by Rachel Ward ...
    Series Book 1 - Chastity Riley
    Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley has been side-lined to prevent her from causing trouble, but her new job turns out to be far from dull when she finds herself involved in taking down an Albanian mafia kingpin. First in an addictive, wildly original series from the Queen of Krimi…'Stripped back in style and deadpan in voice, Blue Night is a scintillating romp around the German criminal ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Povídky

    Short Stories by Czech Women

    Edited by Nancy Hawker ...
    Young women drift through Prague wondering about unplanned pregnancies, a child's reflections on the Christian concept of sinfulnesslead to resolve to sin only 'just a little bit', drunken men banter over interminable card games, and a woman's salvation comes in the unexpected form of pickled buttocks. Bringing together authors of different generations, styles and backgrounds - including for the ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Penguin Book of Dutch Short Stories

    Edited by Joost Zwagerman ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    **'The stories here will provoke, delight and impress. Joost Zwagerman's selection forms a fascinating guidebook to a landscape you'll surely want to wander in again.' Clare Lowden, TLS'There is a lot of northern European melancholy in the collection, though often tinged with wry humour...an excellent book' Jonathan Gibbs, Minor Literatures***'*We were kids - but good kids. If <e... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD