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  • The Art of People Management in Libraries

    Tips for Managing your Most Vital Resource

    by James McKinlay, Vicki Williamson ...
    Series series Chandos Information Professional Series
    This book explores recent trends in human resource management practices and presents options for their application within the special context of libraries, especially academic and research libraries. It lays out a set of the most pressing HR management issues facing senior library leaders in the context of continuous organisational change in the 21st century and offers library practitioners ... Read more

    $75.19 CAD

  • The Australian Exploration Anthology

    Texts from William Dampier, Capt. Cook, Matthew Flinders, John Macdouall Stuart, John McKinlay, William Wills

    by William Dampier, Captain. James Cook, Matthew Flinders, John McKinlay, William Wills, John McDouall Stuart ...
    The Australian Exploration Anthology features the first-hand personal accounts of the explorers: Captain William Dampier, Captain James Cook, Matthew Flinders, John McDouall Stuart, John McKinlay and William Wills.This book charts the history of the exploration of the vast continent of Australia by the European newcomers who arrived at the last great habitable continent to be discovered. This ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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  • The Mongols: From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane

    From Genghis Khan to Tamerlane

    by W.B. Bartlett ...
    In the space of 200 hundred years, the Mongols built the greatest empire that the world had ever known and then lost it again. At its greatest extent, the lands they held dwarfed those under the control of Rome at its prime whilst the conquests of its founder, Genghis Khan, outshone those of even Alexander the Great. There were few parts of the known world that were not touched by the Mongols in ... Read more

    $14.19 CAD

  • The History of the Church

    by Eusebius ...
    Translated by Arthur Cushman McGiffert ...
    Skyros Publishing is dedicated to reproducing the finest books ever written and letting readers of all ages experience a classic for the first time or revisit a past favorite.Eusebius was a Roman Christian and historian who became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima in the 4th century. The History of the Church is Eusebius' magnum opus and is still one of the most famous Christian books. ... Read more

    $2.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Consider the Fork

    A History of How We Cook and Eat

    by Bee Wilson ...
    Award-winning food writer Bee Wilson’s secret history of kitchens, showing how new technologies—from the fork to the microwave and beyond—have fundamentally shaped how and what we eat.**“Like having a long dinner table discussion with a fascinating friend ... A pure joy to read.” —**Los Angeles Times**"Delightful ... [An] ebulliently written and unobtrusively learned survey." -**Harper's ... Read more

    Was $20.99 CAD Now $2.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Great Divide

    The Story of New Zealand, and its Treaty

    by Ian Wishart ...
    New Zealand to many is 'Middle Earth', home of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but it was also the last major land mass on the planet to be settled by humans.The country was catapulted kicking and screaming from the stone age to the space age within 200 years of Captain Cook setting foot there...Who really got to New Zealand first? Which version of the Treaty of Waitangi is the most accurate? What ... Read more

    $14.50 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Something’s Gotta Give

    Charleston Conference Proceedings, 2011

    Edited by Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, Katina P. Strauch ...
    Series series Charleston Conference Proceedings
    The theme of the 2011 Charleston Conference, the annual event that explores issues in book and serial acquisition, was "Something's Gotta Give." The conference, held November 2-5, 2011, in Charleston, SC, included 9 pre-meetings, more than 10 plenaries, and over 120 concurrent sessions. The theme reflected the increasing sense of strain felt by both libraries and publishers as troubling economic ... Read more

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  • Jungle of Stone

    The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya

    by William Carlsen ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe "masterful chronicle" of the discovery of the legendary lost civilization of the Maya and the quest to unlock their secrets.Featuring a history and description of the major Maya sites, including **Chichen Itza, Tulum,**Palenque, Uxmal, Copan, and more. Illustrated with a map and more than 100 images.In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling ... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Best Australian Sea Stories

    Our land is girt by sea

    by Jim Haynes ...
    A dazzling collection of writing about the sea - from first-hand accounts of ocean voyages to stories by Banjo Paterson and Mark Twain - from Australia's most successful Australiana author.The deep blue sea has been an endless source of inspiration, wonder and imagination for explorers and writers alike. Australia's history and national character have been defined by the fact that we live on an ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Being Chinese

    A New Zealander's Story

    by Helene Wong ...
    This is the story of a quest I began three decades ago the search for my Chinese identity. The path I travelled was not linear, and the years brought pain as well as joy. But, while this is a narrative about being Chinese and also a New Zealander, I know that the search for purpose and meaning in life is universal. I hope that others in our culturally diverse society will find their own ways to ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • The Aborigines of Western Australia

    Exploring the Indigenous Cultures of Western Australia

    by Albert F. Calvert ...
    In "The Aborigines of Western Australia," Albert F. Calvert meticulously documents the life, culture, and social structures of the Indigenous peoples of Western Australia. Through a blend of ethnographic observation and rigorous historical analysis, Calvert provides a critical examination of the lineages, customs, and traditions that define Aboriginal identity in this region. His narrative style, ... Read more

    Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions

    by Laura Costello ...
    Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an effort to develop an evaluation framework specific to demand-driven programs. The chapters in this volume focus on the criteria and methods that are used to evaluate the results of demand-driven programs in research. Case studies and pilot programs from all types of libraries—including interlibrary ... Read more

    $70.39 CAD