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  • The Hawkspur Experiment

    An Informal Account of the Training of Wayward Adolescents

    by W. David Wills ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: The Adolescent
    Originally published in 1941 and written in an attempt to dispute the popular assumption at the time that a ‘bit of discipline’ is what is needed for the correction of young men who show delinquent tendencies, this book is much more than that.Basically an account of a kind of voluntary Borstal Institution of which the author was head from 1936 to 1940, its interest on reissue in 1967 lay in the ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • The Barns Experiment

    by W. David Wills ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Originally published in 1945, this is a concise account of the remarkable experiment with boys carried out by the author of The Hawkspur Experiment. The war put this latter experiment into abeyance, but gave its author an opportunity to practice his principles on a group of younger difficult boys. Aged from eight to fourteen, these boys were the "throw-outs" of the Evacuation Scheme, but before ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • A Place Like Home

    A Hostel for Disturbed Adolescents

    by W. David Wills ...
    Series series National Institute Social Services Library
    The late David Wills spent a lifetime in the service of the so-called delinquent, the misfit, the maladjusted. He was the first Englishman to train as a psychiatric social worker and was well known for his books The Hawkspur Experiment, The Barns Experiment, etc.Originally published in 1970, this book describes another experiment with a hostel for boys leaving schools for maladjusted children and ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

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    The Exodus Quest

    by Will Adams ...
    Narrated by David Colacci ...
    Series series Daniel Knox

    Unabridged

    12 hours 13 min

    On the trail of the lost Dead Sea Scrolls, archaeologist Daniel Knox stumbles upon a theft in progress at an ancient temple near Alexandria. Then a senior Egyptian archaeologist is violently killed, and the finger of suspicion points at Knox himself. To add to his mounting worries, his partner Gaille Bonnard is kidnapped while showing a television crew around the ruins of Amarna. She manages to ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audrey: The 50s

    (Apple FF)

    by David Wills ...
    A stunning photographic compilation showcasing Audrey Hepburn’s iconic career in the 1950s—the decade that solidified her place as one of the world’s greatest stars in film and fashion.Devoted to her most influential decade, Audrey: The 50s brings together in one volume the allure and elegance that made Audrey Hepburn the most iconic figure in modern fashion history. Photographed during the early ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

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    The Alexander Cipher

    A Thriller

    by Will Adams ...
    Narrated by David Colacci ...
    Series series Daniel Knox

    Unabridged

    12 hours 17 min

    Egyptologist Daniel Knox's lifelong fascination with Alexander the Great and his tomb, a fabled wonder of the ancient world, could be the death of him. After construction workers excavating in Alexandria expose a catacomb dating back to ancient times, Knox eagerly sneaks in to scout the cavernous and dusty site. Among the relics he finds clues that may solve one of the world's greatest mysteries: ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hollywood Beach Beauties

    Sea Sirens, Sun Goddesses, and Summer Style 1930-1970

    by David Wills ...
    A glamorous and nostalgic celebration of the summer through stunning retro photographs of Hollywood beautiesThe author of the acclaimed photo compilations Vegas Gold, Hollywood in Kodachrome, Marilyn Monroe: Metamorphosis, and Audrey: The 60s, now presents a glamorous and nostalgic celebration of summer at the beach, captured in 150 stunning vintage photographs featuring beloved female celebrities ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Witch Who Almost Stopped Halloween

    by David Will ...
    In Sherwood, Halloween is the most magical day of the year. Costumes sparkle, pumpkins glow, and laughter fills every street. But just beyond the trees lives Grizelda, a lonely witch who decides to stop the celebration with tricky spells. No matter what she tries, the spirit of Sherwood grows stronger.When the neighbors discover her secret, they choose kindness instead of anger. As they listen to ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Halloween Mask with Secret Eyes

    by David Will ...
    When a curious young explorer named Chris discovers a strange mask deep inside a forest near Marshville, his Halloween changes forever. The mysterious mask carries him to incredible worlds where every place celebrates Halloween in its own special way. Along the journey, Chris meets friendly ghosts, pumpkin dragons, talking animals, robots, and many other unforgettable friends. Each adventure ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Frommer's Spain

    by Peter Barron, Jennifer Ceaser, Patricia Harris, David Lyon, Will Shank, Murray Stewart ...
    Series series Complete Guides
    Written by outspoken, authoritative experts, Frommer’s Spain shows travelers how to experience the country the way the locals do. That means eating in the places tourists don’t know about, visiting top attractions at times when the crowds are at their thinnest, and patronizing the bars and clubs Spaniards hold dear. Whether you’re partying the night away in the Balearic Islands, exploring ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Scratch Moss

    by David Barnett ...
    Narrated by Will Edgerton ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 28 min

    'An agile and compelling storyteller' Nick Cutter1865. Coal lies beneath Scratch Moss Manor and Sir Henry Brody is determined to get to it. But something else lurks below, something dark and evil.Reverend George Ackman has never known such godless people as those of Scratch Moss. But if not God, what do they believe in?Arthur works for the Coal Commission, visiting privately-owned pits ahead of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Gift of Death, Second Edition & Literature in Secret

    by Jacques Derrida ...
    Translated by David Wills ...
    "An important contribution to the critical study of ethics . . . [for those] made curious by the controversy that . . . attends Derrida." — Booklist, on the first editionThe Gift of Death, Jacques Derrida's most sustained consideration of religion, explores questions first introduced in his book Given Time about the limits of the rational and responsible that one reaches in granting or accepting ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus