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  • Portraits of an Artist

    by Mary F. Burns ...
    "Portraits of an Artist: A Novel about John Singer Sargent is a work of historical fiction based on the life of a brilliant yet troubled artist of the late nineteenth century. A contemprary and associate of high celebrities such as Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Edwarde Burne-Jones and Sarah Bernhardt, Sargent's meteoric rise to fame followed by his striking fall from grace, and his retreat to London ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Spoils of Avalon

    The John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries, #1

    by Mary F. Burns ...
    Series Book 1 - The John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries
    The death of a humble clergyman in 1877 leads amateur cleuths Violet Paget and John Singer Sargent into a medieval world of saints and kings--including the legendary Arthur--as they follow a trail of relics and antiquities lost since the destruction of Glastonbury Abbey in 1539. Written in alternating chapters between the two time periods, The Spoils of Avalon creates a sparkling, magical mystery ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Portraits of an Artist

    A Novel about John Singer Sargent

    by Mary F. Burns ...
    John Singer Sargent was an enigmatic figure in his private life—he never married, but was intimate with many of the fin de siècle celebrities in Paris, London, Venice: Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Edward Burne-Jones, Sarah Bernhardt. In 1882, Sargent was twenty-six and rising rapidly to fortune and fame, especially in Paris—but by the end of 1884, he had retreated from the City of Lights, disgraced ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cold Case Heat

    by Mary P. Burns ...
    Forty years ago, Sydney Hansen’s best friend was murdered. His killer left her a menacing note. Now the man Syd suspected was behind the killing has died—and she receives another threat, attached to a photo of her thirteen-year-old great-niece. Terrified but angry, she turns to the NYPD and Detective Gale Sterling to reopen the case.Gale has been handling cold cases for over a decade, burying ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lost Restaurants of Sacramento and Their Recipes

    by Maryellen Burns, Keith Burns ...
    Series series American Palate
    From saloons and tamale vendors to greasy spoons and neon-lit drive-ins, Sacramento natives Maryellen Burns and Keith Burns trace the trends of California's capital city through 150 years of dining out. Share in the delicious anecdotes and recipes gathered from restaurant owners, employees and patrons as they recall Sacramento's favorite places to eat--a century of Hangtown Fry served at the ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Off the Page

    Writers Talk About Beginnings, Endings, and Everything In Between

    Edited by Carole Burns ...
    A guide where today’s best writers reveal their secrets.How do writers approach a new novel? Do they start with plot, character, or theme? A. S. Byatt starts with color. E. L. Doctorow begins with an image. In Off the Page, authors tell us how they work, giving insight into their writing process. Gathered from some of today’s best writers—Paul Auster, Martin Amis, Gish Jen, Dan Chaon, Alice ... Read more

    $13.69 CAD

  • The Eleventh Commandment

    The John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries, #4

    by Mary F. Burns ...
    Series Book 4 - The John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries
    Nearly 150 years have passed since Moses Shapira, an antiquarian book dealer in Jerusalem, up-ended the Victorian world of biblical scholars and archaeologists by declaring he had discovered the earliest Bible text in the world—an original Book of Deuteronomy, which included the Commandments—eleven of them.He offered fifteen leather-like fragments to the British Museum for one million pounds—the ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Forging a Desire Line

    by Mary P. Burns ...
    Charley Owens is content with her life. She has her super-organized job, her super-clean apartment, her long-time friends, and her cats. That’s all she needs after the crumbling of her twenty-five-year relationship, even if her friends keep trying to set her up with someone new. But when she meets the handsome and aloof Joanna, she’s forced to reevaluate what it is she wants, and maybe what’s been ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Light in the Garden

    The John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries, #5

    by Mary F. Burns ...
    Series Book 5 - The John Singer Sargent/Violet Paget Mysteries
    John Singer Sargent has fled Paris after the debacle of "Madame X", the painting that destroyed his reputation—but he begins to heal and paint again in the Cotswolds village of Broadway. There, in a Bohemian enclave of American and British artists, writers, illustrators, poets and actors, he begins to create a painting that will make him famous once again—the luminous portrait of two little girls ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Guided Reader to Teaching and Learning History

    Edited by Richard Harris, Katharine Burn, Mary Woolley ...
    The Guided Reader to Teaching and Learning History draws on extracts from the published work of some of the most influential history education writers, representing a range of perspectives from leading classroom practitioners to academic researchers, and highlighting key debates surrounding a central range of issues affecting secondary History teachers.This book brings together key extracts from ... Read more

    $100.30 CAD

  • Vengeance Is Mine

    by Mary Burns ...
    When the fourth child in four years becomes the victim of a serial killer, Detective Mike Ceretzke of the Edmonton Police Service is on the scene to investigate.Then Chuck Albright, a television cameraman, is killed and thrown in the North Saskatchewan River. Perhaps reporter Richard Tanner has carried through on his threat to secure Chucks silence. Or maybe Chuck stumbled onto proof of the credit ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • The Outdoor and Nature Coaches’ Handbook

    The Complete Guide to Theory, Research and Practice for Professional Coaches

    Edited by Jonathan Passmore, Paul Jefferies, Anna-Marie Watson, Alex Burn ...
    Series series The Coaches' Handbook Series
    This handbook looks at the Fourth Wave of coaching – ‘in’, ‘with’ and ‘for’ nature. It presents a comprehensive overview and practical set of emerging practices in coaching related to the environment, nature and the climate, and reflects a wider move towards outdoor and nature coaching as an antidote to the over-reliance on digital and AI technologies.This next book in the acclaimed Coaches’ ... Read more

    $76.94 CAD