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  • Nga Moteatea

    An Introduction / He Kupu Arataki

    by Jane McRae ...
    Translated by Heni Jacob ...
    The songs of New Zealand's Maori tradition are a living art form and an abundant source of knowledge about tribal history and culture. An introduction to the classic collection first compiled in the 1920s by politician Sir Apirana Ngata, this volume not only outlines the origins and history of the first publication but also celebrates the power and meaning of Maori song. Written in both English ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Queen from the North, A

    by Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese ...
    Narrated by Jane Wing ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - A Royal Roses Audiobook

    Unabridged

    11 hours 41 min

    Library Journal’s Best Indie Ebook 2017, now available in audio for the very first time.Lady Amelia Brockett -- Meels to her family -- is having the Worst. Christmas. Ever. Dumped by her boyfriend and rejected from graduate school, her parents deem her the failure of the family.But when her older brother tries to cheer her with a trip to the races, a chance meeting with Arthur, the widowed playboy ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Maori Oral Tradition

    He Korero no te Ao Tawhito

    by Jane McRae ...
    Maori oral tradition is the rich, poetic record of the past handed down by voice over generations through whakapapa, whakatauki, korero and waiata. In genealogies and sayings, histories, stories and songs, Maori tell of 'te ao tawhito' or the old world: the gods, the migration of the Polynesian ancestors from Hawaiki and life here in Aotearoa. A voice from the past, today this remarkable record ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • He Pitopito Korero no te Perehi Maori

    Readings from the Maori-Language Press

    Edited by Jenifer Curnow, Jane McRae ...
    This anthology reproduces full-length news articles, letters, advertisements, and obituaries from 19th-century Maori-language newspapers alongside their English-language translations. An excellent resource for students of the Maori language and culture, Polynesian anthropology and sociology, and New Zealand's colonial history, this collection represents a range of views and experiences of the ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • North Carolina Women

    Their Lives and Times, Volume 2

    by Ann Short Chirhart, Emily Wilson, M. Anna Fariello, Jane Becker, Elizabeth Gillespie McRae, Jessica Wilkerson, Rebecca Godwin, Joey Fink, Lauren Winner, Melissa Walker Heidari, Heather Bryson, Eileen Boris, Lu Jones, Sarah C. Thuesen, Amy Hill Hearth, Anna Ragland Hayes ...
    Series series
    By the twentieth century, North Carolina’s progressive streak had strengthened, thanks in large part to a growing number of women who engaged in and influenced state and national policies and politics. These women included Gertrude Weil who fought tirelessly for the Nineteenth Amendment, which extended suffrage to women, and founded the state chapter of the League of Women Voters once the ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    You Say Potato

    A Book About Accents

    by Ben Crystal, David Crystal ...
    Narrated by Ben Crystal, David Crystal, Hilton McRae, Jane Savage ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 5 min

    Some people say sconn, while others say schown.He says bath, while she says bahth.You say potayto. I say potahtoAnd--wait a second, no one says potahto. No one's ever said potahto.Have they?From reconstructing Shakespeare's accent to the rise and fall of Received Pronunciation, actor Ben Crystal and his linguist father David travel the world in search of the stor... ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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    The Story of English in 100 Words

    by David Crystal ...
    Narrated by David Crystal ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 56 min

    In this unique new history of the world’s most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences, and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century (“roe,” in case you are wondering). Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and ... Read more

    $30.75 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

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    The Sense of Style

    The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

    by Steven Pinker ...
    Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven PinkerWhy is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care?In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Black and British

    A Forgotten History, from the acclaimed historian and star of 'Celebrity Traitors'

    by David Olusoga ...
    Narrated by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith ...

    Unabridged

    24 hours 27 min

    Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeWinner of the Longman History Today Trustees’ AwardLonglisted for the Orwell PrizeUnflinching and revealing, Black and British is a vital history that reveals how black British lives have been woven into the fabric of the nation for centuries – from Roman Britain to the Black Lives Matter protests.'Groundbreaking' – The Obser... ... Read more

    $35.48 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Dominion

    A Compulsive, Alternate-History Spy Thriller from the Bestselling Author of Dissolution

    by C. J. Sansom ...
    Narrated by Daniel Weyman ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 46 min

    **'Tremendous' – The Guardian'I just fell in love with it' – Stephen King**Set in a reimagined 1950s Britain, Dominion is a gripping, haunting spy thriller – and a poignant love story. From the master of the historical novel and author of the Shardlake series, C.J. Sansom.Twelve years have passed since Churchill lost to the appeasers and Britain surrendered to Nazi Germany after Dunkirk. As the ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    The Etymologicon

    A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

    by Mark Forsyth ...
    Narrated by Don Hagen ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 1 min

    Do you know why……a mortgage is literally a death pledge? …why guns have girls’ names? …why salt is related to soldier?You’re about to find out…The Etymologicon (e-t?-‘mä-lä-ji-kän) is:*Witty (wi-te\): Full of clever humor*Erudite (er-?-dit): Showing knowledge*Ribald (ri-b?ld): Crude, offensiveThe Etymologicon is a completely unauthorized guide to the strange underpinnings of the English language. ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Taxidermist's Daughter

    A Richard and Judy bestseller

    by Kate Mosse ...
    Narrated by Clare Corbett ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 31 min

    Sussex, 1912. In a churchyard, villagers gather on the night when the ghosts of those who will die in the coming year are thought to be seen. Here, where the estuary leads out to the sea, superstitions still hold sway.Standing alone is the taxidermist's daughter. At 17, Constantia Gifford lives with her father in a decaying house: it is all that is left of Gifford's once world-famous museum of ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook