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  • The Japanese Administration of Guam, 1941-1944

    A Study of Occupation and Integration Policies, with Japanese Oral Histories

    by Wakako Higuchi ...
    During World War II, Guam was the only American territory where Japan "administered" the occupied local people. "Organic integration" was the purpose and goal of the Japanese Navy's two and a half year administration of the local Chamorro people, but the navy's attempts failed before U.S. reinvasion in July 1944. By emphasizing the extent of Japan's Mandate in Micronesia, this book examines the ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

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  • A Fighting Chance

    by Elizabeth Warren ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works—and really doesn't—in A Fighting ChanceAs a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary school teacher—an ambitious goal, given her family's modest means. Early marriage and motherhood seemed ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Secret Sentry

    The Untold History of the National Security Agency

    by Matthew M. Aid ...
    In February of 2006, Matthew Aid's discovery of a massive secret historical document reclassification program then taking place at the National Archives made the front page of the New York Times. This discovery is only the tip of the iceberg of Aid's more than twenty years of intensive research, culled from thousands of pages of formerly top secret documents. In The Secret Sentry, he details the ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The U.S. Constitution and Related Documents

    Edited by Stephen Brennan ...
    No matter who you identify with-Democrat or Republican, Tea Party or Green Party, Independent or something else altogether- we the people should read: The Constitution of the United States of America The Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments The Declaration of Independence The Articles of ConfederationTake a moment or two to reflect on the words of our forefathers, as these are the documents ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Why Government Fails So Often

    And How It Can Do Better

    by Peter H. Schuck ...
    How government can implement more successful policies, more oftenFrom healthcare to workplace and campus conduct, the federal government is taking on ever more responsibility for managing our lives. At the same time, Americans have never been more disaffected with Washington, seeing it as an intrusive, incompetent, wasteful giant. Ineffective policies are caused by deep structural factors ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cybercrime and the Darknet

    Revealing the hidden underworld of the internet

    by Cath Senker ...
    With the emergence of the internet new forms of crime became possible. From harassment and grooming to fraud and identity theft the anonymity provided by the internet has created a new world of crime of which we all must be aware. The threat of hackers reaches beyond the individual, threatening businesses and even states, and holds worrying implications for the world we live in.In this ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government

    by Nakae Chomin ...
    A Discourse by Three Drunkards on Government takes the form of a debate between a spokesman for Western ideals of democracy and progress, and an advocate for adherence to traditional samurai values. Their discussion is moderated by the imperturbable Master Nankai, who loves nothing more than to drink and argue politics. The fiction of the drinking bout allowed Chomin to debate freely topical ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Welcome to Obamaland

    I Have Seen Your Future and It Doesn't Work

    by James Delingpole ...
    If the election of Barack Obama fills you with dread rather than elation, you're not alone; in fact, pull up a chair next to James Delingpole who has seen this all before and knows exactly where America is heading: into a morass of sprawling government that will slowly start suffocating our economy, our liberties, and our culture. You might as well call it socialism, he says, because that's what ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Giant Creatures in Our World

    Essays on Kaiju and American Popular Culture

    Edited by Camille D.G. Mustachio, Jason Barr ...
    Dismissed as camp by critics but revered by fans, the kaiju or "strange creature" film has become an iconic element of both Japanese and American pop culture. From homage to parody to advertising, references to Godzilla--and to a lesser extent Gamera, Rodan, Ultraman and others--abound in entertainment media. Godzilla in particular is so ubiquitous, his name is synonymous with immensity and ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Bill of Rights

    The Fight to Secure America's Liberties

    by Carol Berkin ...
    “Narrative, celebratory history at its purest” (Publishers Weekly)—the real story of how the Bill of Rights came to be: a vivid account of political strategy, big egos, and the partisan interests that set the terms of the ongoing contest between the federal government and the states.Those who argue that the Bill of Rights reflects the founding fathers’ “original intent” are wrong. The Bill of ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Japan

    A Short Cultural History

    by G.B. Sansom ...
    Originally published in 1931, this classic work of interpretative Japanese scholarship was revised in 1946 and again in 1952.Although termed "a short history," the book-the only distinguished general survey of Japanese history in English before World War II-covers the economic, social, and religious changes in Japan from the fourth through to the nineteenth century and the breakdown of feudalism. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941

    by Michiko Midge Ayukawa ...
    Hiroshima Immigrants in Canada, 1891-1941 is a fascinating investigation of Japanese migration to Canada prior to the Second World War. It makes Japanese-language scholarship on the subject available for the first time, and also draws on interviews, diaries, community histories, biographies, and the author’s own family history.Starting with the history of the feudal fiefs of Aki and Bingo, which ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD