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“jaan whitehead”

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  • Bells

    MUSIC, ART,CULTURE, & POLITICS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

    by Jaan Whitehead ...
    Discover the magic and mysticism of bells around the world, including their political and religious power, their musicality, and their familiarity in daily life.We live in a world of bells but seldom notice them. However, bells have existed in all cultures since earliest times and are one of the world’s most remarkable artifacts. They have been the “voice” of God and Buddha, a talisman for early ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Governance

    Edited by Nancy Roche, Jaan Whitehead ...
    The Art of Governance is an essential guide for trustees in the performing arts and for the artists, managers, and community leaders who work with them. This book provides the larger context in which trustees govern—the art, artists, history, institutions, and national policies of the performing arts—and also explores more practical issues, such as board development, planning, finance, and ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

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  • Two Wheels Good

    The History and Mystery of the Bicycle

    by Jody Rosen ...
    A panoramic revisionist portrait of the nineteenth-century invention that is transforming the twenty-first-century world“Excellent . . . calls to mind Bill Bryson, John McPhee, Rebecca Solnit.”—The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New YorkerThe bicycle is a vestige of the Victorian era, seemingly at odds with our age of smartphones and ride-sharing ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Number of Things

    Stories of Canada Told Through Fifty Objects

    by Jane Urquhart ...
    From one of our nation’s most beloved and iconic authors comes a lyrical 150th birthday gift to Canada. Jane Urquhart chooses 50 Canadian objects and weaves a rich and surprising narrative that speaks to our collective experience as a nation.Each object is beautifully illustrated by the noted artist Scott McKowen, with Jane Urquhart conjuring and distilling meaning and magic from these unexpected ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Jewels

    A Secret History

    by Victoria Finlay ...
    Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • In Praise of Retreat

    Finding Sanctuary in the Modern World

    by Kirsteen MacLeod ...
    For readers of Walden, Wild, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, A Book of Silence, A Gift from the Sea and other celebrations of the inner adventure.An utterly engaging dive into our modern ways of retreat — where we go, why we’re drawn, and how it’s urgentFrom pilgrim paths to forest cabins, and from rented hermitages to arts temples and quiet havens for yoga and meditation, In Praise of Retreat ... ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Live Japanese

    by Yutaka Yazawa ...
    A fascinating exploration of all things Japan, including the country's history, culture, customs, and cuisine.Whether it's perfecting the art of forest-bathing— shinrin-yoku—or celebrating imperfections in kintsugi, Japanesse customs have been thriving for centuries alongside modern practices of well-being.In How to Live Japanese, Yutaka Yazawa provides the ultimate insider's guide to the country, ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Pilgrimage

    The Seeker's Guide to Making Travel Sacred (For Readers of A Pilgrimage to Eternity)

    by Phil Cousineau ...
    The Spiritual Traveler’s Travel Guide“A must read before a trip.” ―Escape“One of the greatest travel books I have ever read.” ―Peter Feibleman, author of Lilly: Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman#1 Bestseller in Atlases & MapsThe classic guide to making travel meaningful. The Art of Pilgrimage is a travel guide full of inspiration for the spiritual traveler... ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Accidentally Wes Anderson

    by Wally Koval ...
    Series series Accidentally Wes Anderson
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, with a foreword by the legendary filmmaker himself. This gorgeous book features stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the world of his films, with the fascinating stories behind each façade.Accidentally Wes Anderson began as a travel bucket list, a catalog of visually striking and historica... ... Read more

    Was $21.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

  • The Bells of Old Tokyo

    Meditations on Time and a City

    by Anna Sherman ...
    An elegant and absorbing tour of Tokyo, its past, and its people from "a profoundly evocative writer" ( The Wall Street Journal).Longlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje PrizeFrom 1632 until 1854, Japan's rulers restricted contact with foreign countries, a near isolation that fostered a remarkable and unique culture that endures to this day. In hypnotic prose and sensual detail, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Beneath Another Sky

    A Global Journey into History

    by Norman Davies ...
    **'He writes history like nobody else. He thinks like nobody else ... He sees the world as a whole, with its limitless fund of stories' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday TimesWhere have the people in any particular place actually come from? What are the historical complexities in any particular place? This evocative historical journey around the world shows us.**'Human history is a tale not just of constant ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • A Traveller&Amp;Apos;S History Of Japan

    by Richard Tames ...
    <I>A Traveller’s History of Japan</I> not only offers the reader a chronological outline of the nation’s development but also provides an invaluable introduction to its language, literature and arts, from kabuki to karaoke. This clearly written history explains how a country embedded in the traditions of Shinto, Shoguns and Samurai has achieved stupendous economic growth ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD