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  • The Vote

    How It Was Won and How It Was Undermined

    by Paul Foot ...
    The dramatic story of the peoples' fight for the right to vote in BritainThe culmination of a lifetime's work by the great journalist and historian Paul Foot, The Vote tells the thrilling story of the hard, long-fought struggle for the right to vote in Britain, and the slow erosion that followed.In the tradition of "history from below," Paul Foot examines the great democratic debates that ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Perils of Posting

    Court Cases on Off-Duty Social Media Conduct of Public Employees

    In recent years, there has been an increase of public employees being fired for inappropriate behavior on social media. This research explores social media conduct of public employees that have been adjudicated through the federal and state court systems. The arguments of these cases are based upon the question of an employee's first amendment rights versus the rights of the employer to maintain a ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Cossacks and Other Stories

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    Translated by David McDuff ...
    In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, The Cossacks describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Master and Man and Other Stories

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    Translated by Ronald Wilks, Paul Foote ...
    The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, 'The Two Hussars' contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, 'What ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Realms Of Horror

    Series Book 2 - Genre Writers of Atlantic Canada
    This anthology of thirteen horror stories from the Genre Writers of Atlantic Canada will frighten you for hours, terrorize your dreams, and make you wonder what might be waiting for you in that darkened room.Table of Contents"Family Trait" by A. F. Stewart"The Inevitable" by Ali House"Insurance" by Chantal Boudreau"Anchored" by Jeff Slade"The Chosen" by Jon Dobbin"Airborne" by Kerry Campbell"The ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Hero of Our Time

    A masterpiece of Russian prose, Lermontov's only novel was influential for many later 19th century authors, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, and Chekhov. Lermotov's hero, Pechorin, is a dangerous man, Byronic in his wasted gifts and his cynicism, and desperate for any kind of action that will stave off boredom. In five linked episodes, Lermontov builds up a portrait of a man caught in and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Constructivist Strategies

    Meeting Standards & Engaging Adolescent Minds

    This book demonstrates how student-centered learning activities can help your middle and high school students meet curriculum standards. Its vivid and authentic examples will appeal to you if you embrace active learning and want to apply constructivist methodologies in your classroom.This book explains the links between constructivism and other innovative teaching practices such as:- cooperative ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Dinner Party, The

    Unabridged

    5 hours 52 min

    Howard Fast's 1987 New York Times bestseller, a tight political drama that remains just as relevant today as when it was first writtenFast's 1987 novel The Dinner Party confronts issues including American intervention in Latin America and the AIDS epidemic. Often compared to a play, The Dinner Party takes place during a single day, culminating in a party hosted by Richard Cromwell, a US Senator ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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    Series Book 1 - Genre Writers of Atlantic Canada
    Inspired by real world myth and folklore, fourteen members of the Genre Writers of Atlantic Canada will showcase their talent with this collection of fantasy short stories that will thrill and amaze.Included in this short story anthology are the works of:Jennifer ShelbyMatt JohnSherry D. RamseyAli HousePeter J. FooteSteve VernonA.F. StewartPeter GilletBelinda FergusonMary J. DaleyNancy SM Waldman ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

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    Valley of Amazement, The

    by Amy Tan ...
    Narrated by Amy Tan, Nancy Wu, Joyce Bean ...

    Unabridged

    24 hours 51 min

    New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan brings us her latest novel: a sweeping, evocative epic of two women’s intertwined fates and their search for identity—from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese villageShanghai, 1912. Violet Minturn is the privileged daughter of the American madam of the city’s most exclusive ... Read more

    $66.99 CAD

  • The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

    by Leo Tolstoy ...
    Translated by David McDuff ...
    'The Kreutzer Sonata' is the self-lacerating confession of a man consumed by sexual jealousy and eaten up by shame and eventually driven to murder his wife. The story caused a sensation when it first appeared and Tolstoy's wife was appalled that he had drawn on their own experiences together to create a scathing indictment of marriage. 'The Devil', centring on a young man torn between his passion ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Ronald Wilks ...
    These stories from the middle period of Chekhov's career show him exploring complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions. Influenced by his own experiences as a doctor, 'Ward No. 6', set in a mental hospital, is a savage indictment of the medical profession. 'The Black Monk', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; in 'Murder', religious ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD