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  • Horizons

    A Global History of Science

    by James Poskett ...
    'Superb' Sunday Times'Revolutionary' Alice Roberts'Hugely important' Jim Al-Khalili_______________A radical retelling of the history of science that foregrounds the scientists erased from historyIn this major retelling of the history of science from 1450 to the present day, James Poskett explodes the myth that science began in Europe.The blinkered Western gaze focusing... ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Materials of the Mind

    Phrenology, Race, and the Global History of Science, 1815–1920

    by James Poskett ...
    This is not only the first global history of nineteenth-century science but the first global history of phrenology.Phrenology was the most popular mental science of the Victorian age. From American senators to Indian social reformers, this new mental science found supporters around the globe. Materials of the Mind tells the story of how phrenology changed the world—and how the world changed ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Horizons

    A Global History of Science

    by James Poskett ...
    Narrated by Sid Sagar ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 21 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.A radical retelling of the history of science that challenges the Eurocentric narrative.We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. But this is wrong. Science is not, and has never been, a uniquely European endeavour.Copernicus relied on mathematical ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Migration

    by David Olusoga, Chandran Kukathas, Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll, Filippo Grandi, Eva Harris, Kavita Puri, Venki Ramakrishnan, Iain Couzin ...
    Series Book 32 - Darwin College Lectures
    Migration is in the news every day. Whether it be the plight of refugees fleeing Syria, or the outbreak of the Zika virus across Latin America, the modern world is fundamentally shaped by movement across borders. Migration, arising from the 2018 Darwin College Lectures, brings together eight leading scholars across the arts, humanities, and sciences to help tackle one of the most important topics ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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    Lapidarium

    The Secret Lives of Stones

    by Hettie Judah ...
    Narrated by Nina Wadia ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 43 min

    Inspired by the lapidaries of the ancient world,this audiobook is a beautiful collection of true stories about sixty different stones that have influenced our shared historyThe earliest scientists ground and processed minerals in a centuries-long quest for a mythic stone that would prolong human life. Michelangelo climbed mountains in Tuscany searching for the sugar-white marble that would yield ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Jewel Box

    How Moths Illuminate Nature's Hidden Rules

    by Tim Blackburn ...
    Narrated by Graham Mack ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 3 min

    A plastic box with a lightbulb attached may seem like an odd birthday present. But for ecologist Tim Blackburn, a moth trap is a captivating window into the world beyond the roof terrace of his London flat. Whether gaudy or drab, rare or common, each moth ensnared by the trap is a treasure with a story to tell. In The Jewel Box, Blackburn introduces these mysterious visitors, revealing how the ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Don't Believe a Word

    The Surprising Truth About Language

    by David Shariatmadari ...
    Narrated by Damian Lynch ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 59 min

    An entertaining and highly informed guide to what languages are and how they function.Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language: There are some words that you simply can't translate into English. The origin of a word tells you how it should be used. A dialect is inferior to a language.The problem is, none of these statements are true. In Don't Believe a Word, linguist David ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Babylon

    The Biography of a Metropolis

    by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones ...
    Narrated by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 37 min

    A vibrant, colorful, and authoritative exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis.'Babylon' is a name that has a double life: it denotes the great ancient Mesopotamian city with a long and complex history, and it is also a fictive allusion with a wide variety of connotations, from the Hebrew bible's Tower of Babel, through the New Testament's 'Whore of Babylon' to the iconic ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Black England

    A Forgotten Georgian History

    by Gretchen Gerzina ...
    Narrated by Debra Michaels ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 30 min

    A powerful history of the forgotten lives of black Georgian Britain.Georgian England had a large and distinctive black community. Yet all of them, prosperous citizens or newly freed slaves, ran the risk of kidnap and sale to plantations. Their dramatic, often moving story is told in this audiobook.The idea that Britain became a mixed-race country after 1945 is a common mistake. Even in Shakespeare ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    A Short History of America

    From Tea Party to Trump

    by Simon Jenkins ...
    Narrated by Simon Jenkins ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 15 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.The global powerhouse that is the United States of America is younger even than the British Museum, Guinness and the flushing toilet. In 2026 it will celebrate its 250th birthday. How did this vast land, long inhabited by diverse indigenous cultures, come to be dominated by English speakers? How has it grappled with the stark contradictions between its ideals of liberty ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Cicero's Tongue

    The Life of Rome's Greatest Orator and the End of the Republic

    by Catharine Edwards ...
    Narrated by Catharine Edwards ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 6 min

    **A new biography of Cicero, one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history.This program is read by the author.**When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off, and his tongue pierced with pins – a final, brutal act of revenge against a man whose words had shaped a generation and made him many enemies. Rising from provincial obscurity to the ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Babylon

    The Biography of a Metropolis

    by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones ...
    A vibrant, colorful, and authoritative exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis.'Babylon' is a name that has a double life: it denotes the great ancient Mesopotamian city with a long and complex history, and it is also a fictive allusion with a wide variety of connotations, from the Hebrew bible's Tower of Babel, through the New Testament's 'Whore of Babylon' to the iconic ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook