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The Book of Lost Books

An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read

by Stuart Kelly ...

A " clever and highly entertaining" look at books through history that were stolen, went missing, or just never got written ( The New York Times).In an age when deleted scenes from Adam Sandler movies are saved, it's sobering to realize that some of the world's great prose and poetry has gone missing. This witty and unique new book rectifies that wrong. Part detective story, part history, part ... Read more

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A " clever and highly entertaining" look at books through history that were stolen, went missing, or just never got written ( The New York Times).In an age when deleted scenes from Adam Sandler movies are saved, it's sobering to realize that some of the world's great prose and poetry has gone missing. This witty and unique new book rectifies that wrong. Part detective story, part history, part
... Read more
Unprotected

A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student

by Miriam Grossman ...

Our campuses are steeped in political correctness—that's hardly news to anyone. But no one realizes that radical social agendas have also taken over campus health and counseling centers, with dire consequences.Psychiatrist Miriam Grossman knows this better than anyone. She has treated more than 2,000 students at one of America's most prestigious universities, and she's seen how the anything- goes, ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Our campuses are steeped in political correctness—that's hardly news to anyone. But no one realizes that radical social agendas have also taken over campus health and counseling centers, with dire consequences.Psychiatrist Miriam Grossman knows this better than anyone. She has treated more than 2,000 students at one of America's most prestigious universities, and she's seen how the anything- goes,
... Read more
Spring Again, and Summer Part One

봄은 다시, 여름으로 첫 번째 이야기: Easy-to-Read Korean Novel

by Sungju Kim ...

Series Book 1 - Korean Classic Reader
A warm, story-first Korean reader for A2 learners — now revised and expanded with Culture Notes and Comprehension Questions.If you've been studying Korean and feel ready to move beyond textbook dialogues, this book was made for you. Follow Seo-ha, an eighteen-year-old from Daegu, as she moves to Seoul for university, finds new friends, navigates first misunderstandings, and slowly discovers who ... Read more

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A warm, story-first Korean reader for A2 learners — now revised and expanded with Culture Notes and Comprehension Questions.If you've been studying Korean and feel ready to move beyond textbook dialogues, this book was made for you. Follow Seo-ha, an eighteen-year-old from Daegu, as she moves to Seoul for university, finds new friends, navigates first misunderstandings, and slowly discovers who
... Read more
Better Off Wed

A laugh-out-loud friends-to-lovers romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia MacIntosh

by Portia MacIntosh ...

A laugh-out-loud friends-to-lovers, forced proximity romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia MacIntosh!Save the date...!Olivia can’t believe it when her boyfriend, Teddy, proposes out of the blue. She loves him (of course she does!) BUT it does seem sudden, especially when they don’t even live together yet…There is only one place that Olivia has ever wanted to get married - a ... Read more

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A laugh-out-loud friends-to-lovers, forced proximity romantic comedy from MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia MacIntosh!Save the date...!Olivia can’t believe it when her boyfriend, Teddy, proposes out of the blue. She loves him (of course she does!) BUT it does seem sudden, especially when they don’t even live together yet…There is only one place that Olivia has ever wanted to get married - a
... Read more
Joke Farming

How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense

by Elliott Kalan ...

The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane.Philosophers may debate the meaning of comedy (thankfully keeping them too busy to fall into a life of crime), but the rest of us are more likely to wonder how we can make an audience laugh—or at least, how to entertain our friends and ... Read more

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The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane.Philosophers may debate the meaning of comedy (thankfully keeping them too busy to fall into a life of crime), but the rest of us are more likely to wonder how we can make an audience laugh—or at least, how to entertain our friends and
... Read more
Anne of Green Gables Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library

by L. M. Montgomery ...

Series Book 2 - Oxford Bookworms Library
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew want to adopt an orphan, to help on the farm at Green Gables. They ask for a boy, but they get Anne, who has red hair and freckles, and who talks and talks and talks. They didn't want a girl, but how can they send a child back, like an unwanted parcel? So Anne ... Read more

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A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Marilla Cuthbert and her brother Matthew want to adopt an orphan, to help on the farm at Green Gables. They ask for a boy, but they get Anne, who has red hair and freckles, and who talks and talks and talks. They didn't want a girl, but how can they send a child back, like an unwanted parcel? So Anne
... Read more
Je suis un chat

by Natsumo Sôseki ...

Au début du siècle, au Japon, un jeune chat, contre l'avis de la famille et de la bonne mais avec le soutien du père de famille entre dans une maison. Il va avec drôlerie et réflexion analyser tous les moments de la vie des humains qui côtoient l'habitacle, celle des voisins, félins ou humains et dresser un tableau très précis des mœurs et des coutumes de la société bourgeoise japonaise de l ... Read more

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Au début du siècle, au Japon, un jeune chat, contre l'avis de la famille et de la bonne mais avec le soutien du père de famille entre dans une maison. Il va avec drôlerie et réflexion analyser tous les moments de la vie des humains qui côtoient l'habitacle, celle des voisins, félins ou humains et dresser un tableau très précis des mœurs et des coutumes de la société bourgeoise japonaise de l
... Read more
The Diversity Delusion

How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture

by Heather Mac Donald ...

By the New York Times bestselling author: a provocative account of the attack on the humanities, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learningAmerica is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton? ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

By the New York Times bestselling author: a provocative account of the attack on the humanities, the rise of intolerance, and the erosion of serious learningAmerica is in crisis, from the university to the workplace. Toxic ideas first spread by higher education have undermined humanistic values, fueled intolerance, and widened divisions in our larger culture. Chaucer, Shakespeare and Milton?
... Read more
Smart but Scattered

The Revolutionary Executive Skills Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential

by Peg Dawson, EdD, Richard Guare, PhD, Colin Guare, MS, BCBA ...

All kids occasionally space out, get sidetracked, run out of time, or explode in frustration--but some do it much more often than others. If you have a “smart but scattered” child, take heart. This encouraging guide is grounded in research on the crucial brain-based skills that 4- to 13-year-olds need to get organized, stay focused, and control their impulses and emotions. The expert authors guide ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

All kids occasionally space out, get sidetracked, run out of time, or explode in frustration--but some do it much more often than others. If you have a “smart but scattered” child, take heart. This encouraging guide is grounded in research on the crucial brain-based skills that 4- to 13-year-olds need to get organized, stay focused, and control their impulses and emotions. The expert authors guide
... Read more
The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot

by Agatha Christie ...

This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a ... Read more

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This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a
... Read more
Burn the Haystack

Decode Dating, Torch the Duds, and Make Room for Men Who Matter

by Jennie Young, PhD ...

USA TODAY AND NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER!It’s time for a dating revolution!How do you find a needle in a haystack? You burn the haystack to the ground.Among Dr. Jennie Young’s legion of fans, the “needle” is a long-term, committed partner and the “haystack” is the group of men available to date. So often women are advised to “give the guy a chance,” to take seriously men whose app bios tell women ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

USA TODAY AND NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER!It’s time for a dating revolution!How do you find a needle in a haystack? You burn the haystack to the ground.Among Dr. Jennie Young’s legion of fans, the “needle” is a long-term, committed partner and the “haystack” is the group of men available to date. So often women are advised to “give the guy a chance,” to take seriously men whose app bios tell women
... Read more
Berenstain Bears, Do Not Fear, God Is Near

Level 1

by Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, Mike Berenstain ...

Series Book 1 - I Can Read! / Berenstain Bears / Living Lights: A Faith Story
Young readers will begin sounding out words and reading simple sentences in this Level One I Can Read addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn why it is important to stop being afraid and trust in God.***The Berenstain Bears, Do Not Fear, God Is Near—***part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4 ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

Young readers will begin sounding out words and reading simple sentences in this Level One I Can Read addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn why it is important to stop being afraid and trust in God.***The Berenstain Bears, Do Not Fear, God Is Near—***part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights series of books—is perfect for:Early readers ages 4
... Read more
The Last Flight

The Untold Story of the Search for JFK Jr. and the Race Against the Atlantic

by Theresa M. Webster, Captain W. Russell Webster ...

"A technically rich, warmly patriotic account.” - Kirkus ReviewsOne of Town & Country’s Best Books of the FallOn a hazy July night in 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren vanished over the waters off Martha’s Vineyard—triggering a national vigil and one of the most ambitious search operations in American history. For days, the world watched and waited.But the full ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

"A technically rich, warmly patriotic account.” - Kirkus ReviewsOne of Town & Country’s Best Books of the FallOn a hazy July night in 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren vanished over the waters off Martha’s Vineyard—triggering a national vigil and one of the most ambitious search operations in American history. For days, the world watched and waited.But the full
... Read more
How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

by Thomas C. Foster ...

The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign
... Read more
Photographer's Guide to the Sony DSC-RX100 VII

Getting the Most from Sony's Advanced Compact Camera

by Alexander White ...

This book is a complete manual for users of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII camera, one of the most advanced, but still pocketable, cameras available. With this book, author Alexander White provides users of the RX100 VII with a guide to all aspects of the camera’s operation, including its many advanced settings for autofocus and exposure control. Using a tutorial-like approach, the book shows ... Read more

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This book is a complete manual for users of the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII camera, one of the most advanced, but still pocketable, cameras available. With this book, author Alexander White provides users of the RX100 VII with a guide to all aspects of the camera’s operation, including its many advanced settings for autofocus and exposure control. Using a tutorial-like approach, the book shows
... Read more
Les routes de glace

by France Imbeault ...

Dans ce récit autobiographique vif et sans détour, France Imbeault retrace son parcours de camionneuse dans le Grand Nord canadien, jusqu’aux mythiques routes de glace. Elle raconte son apprentissage du métier au Québec, ses premiers contrats précaires, puis son départ vers l’Ouest pour conduire des camions-citernes sur des lacs gelés, dans des conditions climatiques extrêmes. Elle affronte le ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Dans ce récit autobiographique vif et sans détour, France Imbeault retrace son parcours de camionneuse dans le Grand Nord canadien, jusqu’aux mythiques routes de glace. Elle raconte son apprentissage du métier au Québec, ses premiers contrats précaires, puis son départ vers l’Ouest pour conduire des camions-citernes sur des lacs gelés, dans des conditions climatiques extrêmes. Elle affronte le
... Read more
In Plain Sight

The Kaufman County Prosecutor Murders

by Kathryn Casey ...

JUDGE. JURY. EXECUTIONER.On a cold January morning, the killer executed Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse in broad daylight. Eight shots fired a block from the Kaufman County Courthouse. Two months later, a massacre. The day before Easter, the couple slept. Bunnies, eggs, a flower centerpiece gracing the table. Death rang their doorbell and filled the air with the rat-a-tat-tat of an assault ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

JUDGE. JURY. EXECUTIONER.On a cold January morning, the killer executed Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse in broad daylight. Eight shots fired a block from the Kaufman County Courthouse. Two months later, a massacre. The day before Easter, the couple slept. Bunnies, eggs, a flower centerpiece gracing the table. Death rang their doorbell and filled the air with the rat-a-tat-tat of an assault
... Read more
The Family Firm

A Data-Driven Guide to Better Decision Making in the Early School Years

by Emily Oster ...

Series Book 3 - The ParentData Series
**The instant New York Times bestseller!“Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line to help them make better decisions.” –Good Morning America“A targeted mini-MBA program designed to help moms and dads establish best practices for day-to-day operations." -The Washington PostFrom the bestselling author of Expecting Better, ... Read more

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**The instant New York Times bestseller!“Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line to help them make better decisions.” –Good Morning America“A targeted mini-MBA program designed to help moms and dads establish best practices for day-to-day operations." -The Washington PostFrom the bestselling author of Expecting Better,
... Read more
Wassup, My Nigga

The Hidden History of a Controversial Word

by Hiram L. Smith ...

The history and meaning of one of the most controversial words in American EnglishFew words in English are as charged as "nigga" and "n*gger." While the slur "n*gger" is universally recognized as offensive, fierce debates continue over the use of "nigga"—who can say it, what it means, and whether it has been reclaimed as a term of endearment among Black people. Are these two words or one word with ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

The history and meaning of one of the most controversial words in American EnglishFew words in English are as charged as "nigga" and "n*gger." While the slur "n*gger" is universally recognized as offensive, fierce debates continue over the use of "nigga"—who can say it, what it means, and whether it has been reclaimed as a term of endearment among Black people. Are these two words or one word with
... Read more
Unflattening

by Nick Sousanis ...

The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of scholarly discourse to offer readers both a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans ... Read more

$28.59 CAD

The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of scholarly discourse to offer readers both a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans
... Read more
Creativity

Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and

by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi ...

Series Book 7 - Harper Perennial Modern Classics
"Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too." — Library Journal (starred review)The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow.Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly ... Read more

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"Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too." — Library Journal (starred review)The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow.Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly
... Read more
First Spanish Reader for Beginners

Bilingual for Speakers of English

by Maria Victoria De Stefano ...

Series Book 1 - Graded Spanish Readers
There are simple and funny Spanish texts for easy reading. The book consists of Beginner and Elementary courses with parallel Spanish-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The method utilizes the natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and ... Read more

$13.73 CAD

There are simple and funny Spanish texts for easy reading. The book consists of Beginner and Elementary courses with parallel Spanish-English texts. The author maintains learners' motivation with funny stories about real life situations such as meeting people, studying, job searches, working etc. The method utilizes the natural human ability to remember words used in texts repeatedly and
... Read more
Global Public Governance

Toward World Government?

by Sorpong Peou ...

Global Public Governance is a text written for students, scholars and lay people interested in learning about this global system, which emerged and has evolved in response to global challenges that no one actor can effectively address. Drawing on what has been published over the last several decades, this text highlights the importance of states and nonstate actors seeking to provide global public ... Read more

$41.79 CAD

Global Public Governance is a text written for students, scholars and lay people interested in learning about this global system, which emerged and has evolved in response to global challenges that no one actor can effectively address. Drawing on what has been published over the last several decades, this text highlights the importance of states and nonstate actors seeking to provide global public
... Read more
Space

A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake

by Tim Peake ...

From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake, an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. The Right Stuff for a new generation.**THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY SPACE TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST____________________________________________________________________'This book is brilliant - once in a blue moon. A book for the whole family.' Chris ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

From bestselling author and British astronaut Tim Peake, an inspirational human history of space travel, from the Apollo missions to our future forays to Mars. The Right Stuff for a new generation.**THE PERFECT GIFT FOR ANY SPACE TRAVEL ENTHUSIAST____________________________________________________________________'This book is brilliant - once in a blue moon. A book for the whole family.' Chris
... Read more

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