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  • An Onslaught of Spears

    The Danish Conquest of England

    by Jeffrey James ...
    After more than 200 years of menacing Viking attacks, England finally fell under Danish control in 1016. While earlier kings of Wessex had pushed back the tide of Danish encroachment, wave after wave of incursions from powerful Scandinavian raiders – such as fierce Thorkill 'the tall', wily Olaf Tryggvason and the redoubtable Swein Forkbeard – caused Aethelred II's English forces to eventually ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Edward IV

    Glorious Son of York

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Few English monarchs had to fight harder for the right to rule than King Edward IV – Shakespeare’s glorious son of York. Cast in the true Plantagenet mould, over six feet tall, he was a naturally charismatic leader. Edward had the knack of seizing the initiative and winning battles and is free from the unflattering characterisations that plagued his brother, Richard III, having been portrayed as a ... Read more

    $10.89 CAD

  • Learning, Digital Skills, and the Global South

    by Jeffrey James ...
    With our modern world relying more and more on internet-based technologies, this timely book takes a renewed look at the ever-increasing digital divide between developing and more technologically advanced countries and the resulting impacts on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Jeffrey James conducts a methodological and conceptual review of the patterns and shortfalls arising from ... Read more

    $41.59 CAD

  • Apollo 13

    by James Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Astronaut Jim Lovell and coauthor Jeffrey Kluger’s harrowing account of the Apollo 13 disaster, a gripping true story of survival in space. Serving as the basis for Ron Howard’s blockbuster Apollo 13, the book reveals true details not shown in the movie. Thrilling and evocative, you feel as though you’re alongside Lovell in the lunar module.Written with all the color and drama ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Social Policy for Children and Families

    A Risk and Resilience Perspective

    Edited by Paul Lanier, William James Hall, Jeffrey M. Jenson, Mark W. Fraser ...
    Written in a conversational and applied style, Social Policy for Children and Families is an award-winning book that incorporates cutting-edge research across policy sectors in the human services.New editors William James Hall III and Paul J. Lanier, in collaboration with Jeffrey M. Jenson and Mark W. Fraser, have carefully crafted this 4th edition to include balanced cove... ... Read more

    $108.79 CAD

  • The Toyota Product Development System

    Integrating People, Process, and Technology

    by James Morgan, Jeffrey K. Liker ...
    The ability to bring new and innovative products to market rapidly is the prime critical competence for any successful consumer-driven company. All industries, especially automotive, are slashing product development lead times in the current hyper-competitive marketplace. This book is the first to thoroughly examine and analyze the truly effective product development methodology that has made ... Read more

    $59.08 CAD

  • Lawless: New Stories of the American West

    by Russell Davis, Editor, Johnny D. Boggs, Bill Brooks, Katrina Carrasco, James Ciccone, CK Crigger, Loren D. Estleman, Steve Hockensmith, Joe R. Lansdale, Melissa Lenhardt, Jeffrey J. Mariotte, Deborah Morgan, James Reasoner, Larry D. Sweazy ...
    DOWN THESE DUSTY TRAILS…Saddle up for a wild ride in this all-new volume of original short stories that explore the untamed lands and rugged characters that define the western frontier. From outlaws and lawmen to cowboys and frontiersmen, these tales capture the rough and tumble spirit of the West in all its glory and danger.Lawless brings together thirteen of today's best writers, each offering a ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Digital Interactions in Developing Countries

    An Economic Perspective

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    Jeffrey James is one of the relatively few academics to have systematically taken on the topic of IT and development. In this timely book he undertakes a methodological critique of prominent topics in the debate.Challenging the existing literature by international and governmental institutions, the book looks not only at the digital divide but also at issues such as digital preparedness, ... Read more

    $116.79 CAD

  • The Impact of Smart Feature Phones on Development

    Internet, Literacy and Digital Skills

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This novel book, motivated by the recent introduction of a major innovation in information technology, explores the possibility of the Internet being made available to millions of poor people in developing countries, who are not yet connected. The new technology, known as a smart feature phone, is based on open-source software and otherwise designed for a low-income population. The purpose of this ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Institutions, Technology and Development in Africa

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they are typically capital- and import-intensive rather than labour- and local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal, with widespread unemployment and under-employment. In this literature, however, relatively little ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries. To gauge the effects of mobile phones on these aspects, the author refers to the standard concept of technology adoption and also analyses the actual utilization of mobile phones as a means of communication and the degree to which they have supplanted ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Information Technology and Development

    A New Paradigm for Delivering the Internet to Rural Areas in Developing Countries

    by Jeffrey James ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Development Economics
    Attempts to bring the benefits of information technology in the form of the internet to developing countries have, to date, foundered on the belief that this requires the beneficiaries to access the technology directly. As a result, the perceived huge benefits of such an enterprise have often failed to materialise.This original contribution to the ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD