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  • Principles of electricity

    by Shipley ...
    Principles of Electricity is a comprehensive and accessible guide that delves into the fundamental concepts and practical applications of electricity. Originally published in the early 20th century, this book offers a clear and systematic exploration of electrical phenomena, making it an invaluable resource for students, enthusiasts, and professionals alike. The text begins with the basic ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The wonders of radium

    by Shipley ...
    The Wonders of Radium is a fascinating exploration into the discovery, properties, and applications of one of the most remarkable elements in scientific history. Written in the early 20th century, this book captures the excitement and curiosity that surrounded radium following its discovery by Marie and Pierre Curie. The narrative delves into the mysterious glow and potent energy of radium, ... Read more

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  • Canada In The World

    Settler Capitalism and the Colonial Imagination

    An accessible and empirically rich introduction to Canada’s engagements in the world since confederation, this book charts a unique path by locating Canada’s colonial foundations at the heart of the analysis. Canada in the World begins by arguing that the colonial relations with Indigenous peoples represent the first example of foreign policy, and demonstrates how these relations became a ... Read more

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  • X-ray, violet ray, and other rays

    by Shipley ...
    X-ray, Violet Ray, and Other Rays is a comprehensive exploration of the fascinating world of invisible radiations, authored by Edward Trevert. This book delves into the scientific discoveries and technological advancements surrounding X-rays, violet rays, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation that were at the forefront of scientific inquiry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Trevert ... Read more

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  • The Etruscans

    Lost Civilizations

    by Lucy Shipley ...
    Series Book 6 - Lost Civilizations
    The Etruscans were a powerful and influential civilization in ancient Italy. But despite their prominence, they are often misrepresented as mysterious – a strange, unknowable people whose language and culture have largely vanished. Lucy Shipley’s history of the Etruscans presents a different picture: of a people who traded with Greece and shaped the development of Rome, who inspired Renaissance ... Read more

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  • Dictionary of Word Origins

    This extensive reference volume presents the etymological history of thousands of English words.The story of how words come to be is the story of how humans think, and how we fashion our civilizations. Words can be the product of long and intertwining histories, migrations from other languages, or new coinages of science or slang. This diversity of origins is part of what gives the English ... Read more

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  • Tough Breaks

    The Story of Baltimore Club Music

    by Al Shipley ...
    Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music is the definitive history of how a city danced its pain away.In Tough Breaks: The Story of Baltimore Club Music, music journalist Al Shipley draws from 18 years’ worth of interviews with dozens of DJs, producers, vocalists, party hosts, promoters, and the founders of the clubs, labels and record stores that shaped the genre. With the untold stories ... Read more

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  • Once They're All Gone

    What if you woke up and everyone in the world was gone? Not missing. Not dead. Just gone.That's exactly what happens to Ivy. No cars. No neighbors. No news. No explanation. Just her partner Nolan and the terrifying silence of a world that has moved on without them.As they learn to survive - scavenging, gardening, navigating grief and fear and each other - they slowly find others who are just as ... Read more

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  • Dictionary of Gems and Gemology

    Establish a fundamental understanding of the gemstone world with the Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. This seminal work became the single most important and authoritative reference text for professionals, students, and enthusiasts in the rapidly developing field of gemology.Shipley, the founder of the Gemological Institute of America, created this dictionary to standardize and define the technical ... Read more

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  • The Girl From Convict Lake

    Young heirs to an automotive fortune joyride a priceless prototype while D.U.I., ending in a spectacular fireball. Meggie now has a limp and scars she obsesses over as worse than they are. When she inherits the last asset, a decrepit Victorian lake house and dumping ground for a serial killer, she impulsively speeds to the isolated spot without telling anyone, neither a diner-owner, a female ... Read more

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  • Alfred the Great

    The King and His England

    Series series Phoenix Books
    From the author of The Gateway to the Middle Ages, "a fascinating portrait of an enlightened monarch against a background of darkness and ignorance" ( Kirkus Reviews ).Filled with drama and action, here is the story of the ninth-century life and times of Alfred—warrior, conqueror, lawmaker, scholar, and the only king whom England has ever called "The Great." Based on up-to-date information on ... Read more

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  • The Origin And Development Of The Atomic Theory

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    This exploration of atomic theory traces one of science's most enduring ideas from ancient speculation to modern physics. It begins with early atomists such as Leucippus, Democritus, and Epicurus, while also widening the lens to Hindu traditions and other Eastern currents that may have shaped the notion of matter as eternal, indivisible particles. Alongside the Greeks, the Pythagoreans and ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD