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Pretty Birds

A Novel

by Scott Simon ...

The universally respected NPR journalist and bestselling memoirist Scott Simon makes a dazzling fiction debut. In Pretty Birds, Simon creates an intense, startling, and tragicomic portrait of a classic character–a young woman in the besieged city of Sarajevo in the early 1990s.In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her Sarajevo high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

The universally respected NPR journalist and bestselling memoirist Scott Simon makes a dazzling fiction debut. In Pretty Birds, Simon creates an intense, startling, and tragicomic portrait of a classic character–a young woman in the besieged city of Sarajevo in the early 1990s.In the spring of 1992, Irena Zaric is a star on her Sarajevo high school basketball team, a tough, funny teenager who has
... Read more
Scare Your Soul

7 Powerful Principles to Harness Fear and Lead Your Most Courageous Life

by Scott Simon ...

From the founder of Scare Your Soul, this self-help guide will help you find the courage to embrace all of life's uncertainties so that you can live a more elaborate life of your dreams.Like a muscle, courage grows stronger the more you exercise it. Scare Your Soul will not only teach you how to exercise courage–it will guide you in taking small, boundary-pushing actions to expand your comfort ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

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From the founder of Scare Your Soul, this self-help guide will help you find the courage to embrace all of life's uncertainties so that you can live a more elaborate life of your dreams.Like a muscle, courage grows stronger the more you exercise it. Scare Your Soul will not only teach you how to exercise courage–it will guide you in taking small, boundary-pushing actions to expand your comfort
... Read more

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Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known

by Scott Simon ...

From the beloved host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, moving tales of the marvelous animals who have crossed his path.Scott Simon’s household does not make much distinction between humans and other animals. Whether two-legged or four-, flesh-covered, fur-covered, feathered, or gilled—everyone is family. Today, Simon lives with the haiku-writing and absolument charmant French poodle Daisy and ... Read more

$25.89 CAD

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From the beloved host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, moving tales of the marvelous animals who have crossed his path.Scott Simon’s household does not make much distinction between humans and other animals. Whether two-legged or four-, flesh-covered, fur-covered, feathered, or gilled—everyone is family. Today, Simon lives with the haiku-writing and absolument charmant French poodle Daisy and
... Read more

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Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other

In Praise of Adoption

by Scott Simon ...

In this warm, funny, and wise new book, NPR’s award-winning and beloved Scott Simon tells the story of how he and his wife found true love with two tiny strangers from the other side of the world. It’s a book of unforgettable moments: when Scott and Caroline get their first thumb-size pictures of their daughters, when the small girls are placed in their arms, and all the laughs and tumbles along ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

In this warm, funny, and wise new book, NPR’s award-winning and beloved Scott Simon tells the story of how he and his wife found true love with two tiny strangers from the other side of the world. It’s a book of unforgettable moments: when Scott and Caroline get their first thumb-size pictures of their daughters, when the small girls are placed in their arms, and all the laughs and tumbles along
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Unforgettable

A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime

by Scott Simon ...

"I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU.We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?"UNFORGETTABLE is a son's spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child.When NPR's Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2 ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

"I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU.We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?"UNFORGETTABLE is a son's spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child.When NPR's Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2
... Read more
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5-Minute Mystery Stories in Dutch for Beginners

Slow, Simple Stories for Language Learning

by Simon Armstrong ...

Narrated by Teri Scott, Anna Moon ...

Unabridged

3 hours 39 min

This audiobook features a collection of short mystery stories in Dutch, carefully designed for English-speaking beginners. Each story is narrated at a slower pace using simple vocabulary and clear sentence structures, making it easier to follow and understand. The story-based learning approach allows listeners to absorb language naturally through context, improving comprehension and retention ... Read more

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This audiobook features a collection of short mystery stories in Dutch, carefully designed for English-speaking beginners. Each story is narrated at a slower pace using simple vocabulary and clear sentence structures, making it easier to follow and understand. The story-based learning approach allows listeners to absorb language naturally through context, improving comprehension and retention
... Read more
Truly Human

Indigeneity and Indigenous Resurgence on Formosa

by Scott E. Simon ...

Series series Anthropological Horizons
The Sediq and Truku Indigenous peoples on the mountainous island of Formosa – today called Taiwan – say that their ancestors emerged in the beginning of time from Pusu Qhuni, a tree-covered boulder in the highlands. Living in the mountain forests, they observed the sacred law of Gaya, seeking equilibrium with other humans, the spirits, animals, and plants. They developed a politics in which each ... Read more

$31.19 CAD

The Sediq and Truku Indigenous peoples on the mountainous island of Formosa – today called Taiwan – say that their ancestors emerged in the beginning of time from Pusu Qhuni, a tree-covered boulder in the highlands. Living in the mountain forests, they observed the sacred law of Gaya, seeking equilibrium with other humans, the spirits, animals, and plants. They developed a politics in which each
... Read more
Replacing Luck with Clarity

by Simon Scott ...

At some point in business, effort stops being the issue.You're working hard. The business is operating. From the outside, things may even look successful. Yet decisions feel heavier than they used to, progress feels less certain, and the instincts that once served you well no longer feel quite as reliable.If that sounds familiar, this book was written for you.Replacing Luck with Clarity explores ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

At some point in business, effort stops being the issue.You're working hard. The business is operating. From the outside, things may even look successful. Yet decisions feel heavier than they used to, progress feels less certain, and the instincts that once served you well no longer feel quite as reliable.If that sounds familiar, this book was written for you.Replacing Luck with Clarity explores
... Read more
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Ulysses S. Cat and Other Animals I Have Known

by Scott Simon ...

Narrated by Scott Simon ...

Unabridged

4 hours 55 min

From the beloved host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday**, moving tales of the marvelous animals who have crossed his path.**Scott Simon’s household does not make much distinction between humans and other animals. Whether two-legged or four-, flesh-covered, fur-covered, feathered, or gilled—everyone is family. Today, Simon lives with the haiku-writing and absolument charmant French poodle Daisy ... Read more

$21.97 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

From the beloved host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday**, moving tales of the marvelous animals who have crossed his path.**Scott Simon’s household does not make much distinction between humans and other animals. Whether two-legged or four-, flesh-covered, fur-covered, feathered, or gilled—everyone is family. Today, Simon lives with the haiku-writing and absolument charmant French poodle Daisy
... Read more

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Tesuji

by Simon Scott ...

In Tesuji Simon Scott takes the aesthetic simplicity of the board game of Go and spins it into a display of strange, seemingly supernatural ability. Entering into a couple of games of simple chance, the performer demonstrates that not only can he influence the outcome, but with a minimal amount of training, a participant from the audience can do the same too. This release is a complete revision of ... Read more

$10.49 CAD

In Tesuji Simon Scott takes the aesthetic simplicity of the board game of Go and spins it into a display of strange, seemingly supernatural ability. Entering into a couple of games of simple chance, the performer demonstrates that not only can he influence the outcome, but with a minimal amount of training, a participant from the audience can do the same too. This release is a complete revision of
... Read more
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Audiobook

Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box

by Mystery Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, Brad Meltzer, Jan Burke, Laura Lippman, Libby Fischer Hellmann, C. E. Lawrence, Joseph Finder, James O. Born0, S. W. Hubbard1, Joseph Goodrich2, R. T. Lawton3, Tom Rob Smith4, Mary Anne Kelly5, Tony Broadbent6, Steve Berry7, Angela Gerst8, Catherine Mambretti9, Stephen Ross0, Charles Todd1, Jonathan Stone2, Katherine Neville3, R. L. Stine4, Karin Slaughter5 ...

Narrated by various narrators, William Dufris6, Karen White7, Simon Vance8, Malcolm Hillgartner9, Scott Brick0, John McLain1, Kirby Heyborne2, Joe Barrett3, Donald Corren4, Bernadette Dunne5, R. C. Bray6, Robert Fass7, Kathe Mazur8, Stephen Bowlby9, Adam Verner0, Gildart Jackson1, Hillary Huber2, Jo Anna Perrin3, Richard Powers4 ...

Unabridged

13 hours 26 min

There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of The Mystery Box.With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers ... Read more

$33.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of The Mystery Box.With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers
... Read more

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Unforgettable

A Mother and Son's Final Days---and the Lessons that Last a Lifetime

by Scott Simon ...

Narrated by Scott Simon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

"I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU.We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?"UNFORGETTABLE is a son's spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child.When NPR's Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2 ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

"I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU.We never stop learning from our mothers, do we?"UNFORGETTABLE is a son's spirited, affecting, and inspiring tribute to his remarkable mother and the love between parent and child.When NPR's Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2
... Read more

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