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Vyaktitwa ka Vikas (Hindi Self-help)

व्यक्तित्व का विकास

by Swami Vivekananda, स्वामी विवेकानन्द ...

स्वामी विवेकानन्द के सन्देशों में भारत के आध्यात्मिक भण्डार का सारतत्त्व समाहित है जिसे उन्होंने आधुनिक परिप्रेक्ष्य में वैज्ञानिक आधार पर सहज-सरल शब्दों में हमारे समक्ष प्रस्तुत किया है। ये सभी विश्वमानवता के लिए प्रेरणादायी हैं. समाज के सभी वर्ग, सभी धर्म एवँ सभी जातियों के मनुष्यों के लिए समान रूप से उपयोगी है। स्वामीजी की शक्तिशाली प्रोत्साहक वाणी युवकों के मन को जगाने वाली है। आत्मविश्वास एवं ... Read more

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स्वामी विवेकानन्द के सन्देशों में भारत के आध्यात्मिक भण्डार का सारतत्त्व समाहित है जिसे उन्होंने आधुनिक परिप्रेक्ष्य में वैज्ञानिक आधार पर सहज-सरल शब्दों में हमारे समक्ष प्रस्तुत किया है। ये सभी विश्वमानवता के लिए प्रेरणादायी हैं. समाज के सभी वर्ग, सभी धर्म एवँ सभी जातियों के मनुष्यों के लिए समान रूप से उपयोगी है। स्वामीजी की शक्तिशाली प्रोत्साहक वाणी युवकों के मन को जगाने वाली है। आत्मविश्वास एवं
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Protection of First Nations Cultural Heritage

Laws, Policy, and Reform

Edited by Catherine Bell, Robert Paterson ...

Series series Law and Society
Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a complex legal and policy environment. This volume looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Indigenous peoples around the world are seeking greater control over tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Canada, issues concerning repatriation and trade of material culture, heritage site protection, treatment of ancestral remains, and control over intangible heritage are governed by a complex legal and policy environment. This volume looks at the key features of Canadian, US, and
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Good Writing

36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences

by Neal Allen, Anne Lamott ...

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER36 ways to improve your writing**Two writers show you how to turn a worthy sentence into a memorable one. Starting where The Elements of Style leaves off, Good Writing can improve your book, your essay, your memo, your blog post, speech, or script. These essential rules for persuasive language work on any type of writing, and anyone can learn them quickly.Each ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER36 ways to improve your writing**Two writers show you how to turn a worthy sentence into a memorable one. Starting where The Elements of Style leaves off, Good Writing can improve your book, your essay, your memo, your blog post, speech, or script. These essential rules for persuasive language work on any type of writing, and anyone can learn them quickly.Each
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Blood in the Water (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

by Heather Ann Thompson ...

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The definitive history of the infamous 1971 Attica Prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victim's decades-long quest for justice. • Thompson served as the Historical Consultant on the Academy Award-nominated documentary feature ATTICA“Gripping ... deals with racial conflict, mass incarceration, police brutality and dissembling politicians ... Makes us ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The definitive history of the infamous 1971 Attica Prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victim's decades-long quest for justice. • Thompson served as the Historical Consultant on the Academy Award-nominated documentary feature ATTICA“Gripping ... deals with racial conflict, mass incarceration, police brutality and dissembling politicians ... Makes us
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Homework Helper: 27 Study Hacks To Elevate Your Child’s Grades In 14 Days

by Samantha Gange ...

Is homework time a daily battle in your house? You're not alone. But what if your child could boost their grades—without tears, nagging, or hours of struggle?In Homework Helper, parenting expert Samantha Gange delivers a practical 14-day game plan filled with 27 powerful, science-backed study hacks designed to help your child thrive in school. Whether your child is in elementary or middle school, ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Is homework time a daily battle in your house? You're not alone. But what if your child could boost their grades—without tears, nagging, or hours of struggle?In Homework Helper, parenting expert Samantha Gange delivers a practical 14-day game plan filled with 27 powerful, science-backed study hacks designed to help your child thrive in school. Whether your child is in elementary or middle school,
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Learning Analytics Explained

by Niall Sclater ...

Learning Analytics Explained draws extensively from case studies and interviews with experts in order to discuss emerging applications of the new field of learning analytics. Educational institutions increasingly collect data on students and their learning experiences, a practice that helps enhance courses, identify learners who require support, and provide a more personalized learning experience. ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

Learning Analytics Explained draws extensively from case studies and interviews with experts in order to discuss emerging applications of the new field of learning analytics. Educational institutions increasingly collect data on students and their learning experiences, a practice that helps enhance courses, identify learners who require support, and provide a more personalized learning experience.
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Stalking Justice

by Paul L. Katz JD ...

If you like courtroom drama, these cases read like finely-crafted short stories, each laid out to create tension and capture the reader. This is Mr. Katz's autobiographical anthology of court cases he selected from a legal career that spanned over forty years. He was an assistant district attorney, a public defender, an insurance defense attorney, and a civil plaintive in Louisiana state and ... Read more

$4.22 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you like courtroom drama, these cases read like finely-crafted short stories, each laid out to create tension and capture the reader. This is Mr. Katz's autobiographical anthology of court cases he selected from a legal career that spanned over forty years. He was an assistant district attorney, a public defender, an insurance defense attorney, and a civil plaintive in Louisiana state and
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Exploring Space: 1999

An Episode Guide and Complete History of the Mid-1970s Science Fiction Television Series

by John Kenneth Muir ...

Starring internationally renowned actors Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse and Catherine Schell, the British-made Space: 1999 was the only truly original space adventure of the mid-1970s. Sandwiched between the demise of the original Star Trek and the opening of the Stars Wars series on the big screen, Space: 1999 featured a richly-visualized world where space was terrifying and mysterious, ... Read more

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Starring internationally renowned actors Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse and Catherine Schell, the British-made Space: 1999 was the only truly original space adventure of the mid-1970s. Sandwiched between the demise of the original Star Trek and the opening of the Stars Wars series on the big screen, Space: 1999 featured a richly-visualized world where space was terrifying and mysterious,
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The International Diplomacy of Israel's Founders

Deception at the United Nations in the Quest for Palestine

by John Quigley ...

During the early to mid-twentieth century, the Zionist Organization secured a series of political victories on the international stage, leading to the foundation of a Jewish state and to its ability to expand its territorial control within Palestine. The International Diplomacy of Israel's Founders provides a revisionist account of the founding of Israel by exposing the misrepresentations and ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

During the early to mid-twentieth century, the Zionist Organization secured a series of political victories on the international stage, leading to the foundation of a Jewish state and to its ability to expand its territorial control within Palestine. The International Diplomacy of Israel's Founders provides a revisionist account of the founding of Israel by exposing the misrepresentations and
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Dinosaur Sculpting

A Complete Guide, 2d ed.

by Allen A. Debus, Bob Morales, Diane E. Debus ...

This new book, greatly expanded from the 1995 first edition, describes detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals. It emphasizes the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. Additional tips are offered on how to build distinctive dino-dioramas and scenes involving one's own original sculptures ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

This new book, greatly expanded from the 1995 first edition, describes detailed, step-by-step procedures for sculpting, molding and painting original prehistoric animals. It emphasizes the use of relatively inexpensive materials including oven-hardening polymer clay and wire. Additional tips are offered on how to build distinctive dino-dioramas and scenes involving one's own original sculptures
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English-Korean Romanized Dictionary

How to learn Korean words in English Alphabet for school, exam, business, and travel with a smartphone

by Taebum Kim ...

Study Korean anywhere with smartphone or tablet!Search Korean words quickly in English!This book lists approximately 9,000 core Korean words that can be searched with English equivalents. It’s ideal for learners of Korean as a second language who want to communicate more effectively and also for learners of English who know Korean.English main entries are in alphabetical order and stressed ... Read more

$6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Study Korean anywhere with smartphone or tablet!Search Korean words quickly in English!This book lists approximately 9,000 core Korean words that can be searched with English equivalents. It’s ideal for learners of Korean as a second language who want to communicate more effectively and also for learners of English who know Korean.English main entries are in alphabetical order and stressed
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Introduction to Frankenstein: Origins and Aftermath

Tales of the Mythic World, #1

by David Sheppard ...

Series Book 1 - Tales of the Mythic World
In the summer of 1816, five young people (Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, and John Polidori) came together on the shores of Lake Geneva to spend the summer. It would be one of the most important events in literary history and result in the creation of a work that would never go out of print. That work is the novel Frankenstein. This is the story of how it all happened, ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the summer of 1816, five young people (Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Claire Clairmont, and John Polidori) came together on the shores of Lake Geneva to spend the summer. It would be one of the most important events in literary history and result in the creation of a work that would never go out of print. That work is the novel Frankenstein. This is the story of how it all happened,
... Read more
Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion

A Guide for Professional Editors

by Renée Otmar ...

Editors should approach their work with an informed worldview, ensuring that harmful stereotypes, cultural insensitivities and inaccurate information are avoided. Knowing how to do so – and what to replace them with – can be tricky. Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion is a guide for professional editors, providing evidence-based definitions, recommendations and support for emerging ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Editors should approach their work with an informed worldview, ensuring that harmful stereotypes, cultural insensitivities and inaccurate information are avoided. Knowing how to do so – and what to replace them with – can be tricky. Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion is a guide for professional editors, providing evidence-based definitions, recommendations and support for emerging
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Sherlock Holmes - Le Logicien extravagant

by Jean-Jacques Pelletier ...

Series Book 1 - Le HLM du roman policier
EXTRAIT DE LA PRÉSENTATION… Ce livre est le premier d’une série. Il est né à l’occasion d’un mauvais jeu de mots, lors d’un souper bien arrosé. À la question de savoir quels étaient les romans policiers les plus aptes à servir d’introduction à la littérature policière, j’ai répondu spontanément que le HLM du roman policier, c’était Holmes, Lupin et Maigret. — Le HLM ? a rigolé un ami. — Un endroit ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

EXTRAIT DE LA PRÉSENTATION… Ce livre est le premier d’une série. Il est né à l’occasion d’un mauvais jeu de mots, lors d’un souper bien arrosé. À la question de savoir quels étaient les romans policiers les plus aptes à servir d’introduction à la littérature policière, j’ai répondu spontanément que le HLM du roman policier, c’était Holmes, Lupin et Maigret. — Le HLM ? a rigolé un ami. — Un endroit
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Professional Capital

Transforming Teaching in Every School

by Andy Hargreaves, Michael Fullan ...

2014 Winner of The Grawemeyer Award in EducationThe future of learning depends absolutely on the future of teaching. In this latest and most important collaboration, Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan show how the quality of teaching is captured in a compelling new idea: the professional capital of every teacher working together in every school. Speaking out against policies that result in a ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

2014 Winner of The Grawemeyer Award in EducationThe future of learning depends absolutely on the future of teaching. In this latest and most important collaboration, Andy Hargreaves and Michael Fullan show how the quality of teaching is captured in a compelling new idea: the professional capital of every teacher working together in every school. Speaking out against policies that result in a
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Rinder's Rules

Make the Law Work For You!

by Rob Rinder ...

Too many lawyers spout jargon... I’m here to cut the bulls**t. Robert RinderHave you had a holiday from hell? Been left with a hole in your floor by a dodgy builder? Fed up with fighting over who gets the dog after your divorce?Don't worry, criminal barrister Rob Rinder, star of the ITV hit show Judge Rinder and columnist for the Sun, is here to help you take action. From common legal woes to ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Too many lawyers spout jargon... I’m here to cut the bulls**t. Robert RinderHave you had a holiday from hell? Been left with a hole in your floor by a dodgy builder? Fed up with fighting over who gets the dog after your divorce?Don't worry, criminal barrister Rob Rinder, star of the ITV hit show Judge Rinder and columnist for the Sun, is here to help you take action. From common legal woes to
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Martial Law and English Laws, c.1500–c.1700

by John M. Collins ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
John M. Collins presents the first comprehensive history of martial law in the early modern period. He argues that rather than being a state of exception from law, martial law was understood and practiced as one of the King's laws. Further, it was a vital component of both England's domestic and imperial legal order. It was used to quell rebellions during the Reformation, to subdue Ireland, to ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

John M. Collins presents the first comprehensive history of martial law in the early modern period. He argues that rather than being a state of exception from law, martial law was understood and practiced as one of the King's laws. Further, it was a vital component of both England's domestic and imperial legal order. It was used to quell rebellions during the Reformation, to subdue Ireland, to
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That's Not What This Book Is About

by Joanna Johnson ...

Embark on an emotional journey with Joanna Johnson as she navigates life's twists and turns, encountering remarkable individuals and absorbing life-changing insights along the way. Prepare to dive into your own memories, finding solace and inspiration in the enduring forces of love, strength, and human bonds that resonate throughout this captivating story!Learn more about Joanna Johnson at www ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Embark on an emotional journey with Joanna Johnson as she navigates life's twists and turns, encountering remarkable individuals and absorbing life-changing insights along the way. Prepare to dive into your own memories, finding solace and inspiration in the enduring forces of love, strength, and human bonds that resonate throughout this captivating story!Learn more about Joanna Johnson at www
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The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed

A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History

by William S. Powell, Michael Hill ...

The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers.This revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The North Carolina Gazetteer first appeared to wide acclaim in 1968 and has remained an essential reference for anyone with a serious interest in the Tar Heel State, from historians to journalists, from creative writers to urban planners, from backpackers to armchair travelers.This revised and expanded edition adds approximately 1,200 new entries, bringing to nearly 21,000 the number of North
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Aston Martin

by Richard Loveys ...

Aston Martin is now more than a century old – and what a century it has been.Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph – most famously in the 1959 Le Mans 24-hour race – and the lows of bankruptcy, yet throughout it all has been in the first rank of British marques.Published in association with the Aston Martin Heritage ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Aston Martin is now more than a century old – and what a century it has been.Since its birth in London on the eve of the First World War, the company has experienced the highs of racing triumph – most famously in the 1959 Le Mans 24-hour race – and the lows of bankruptcy, yet throughout it all has been in the first rank of British marques.Published in association with the Aston Martin Heritage
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Building a Better World in Your Backyard

by Paul Wheaton, Shawn Klassen-Koop ...

Luxuriant EnvironmentalismMake a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues.If 20% of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Luxuriant EnvironmentalismMake a huge, positive, global difference from your own home! Prioritize comfort over sacrifice while saving thousands of dollars. Explore dozens of solutions and their impacts on carbon footprint, petroleum footprint, toxic footprint, and other environmental issues.If 20% of the population implemented half the solutions in this book, it would solve the biggest global
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How to Write a Sentence

And How to Read One

by Stanley Fish ...

A New York Times bestseller—"Part ode, part how-to guide to the art of the well-constructed sentence" (NPR).Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language. Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A New York Times bestseller—"Part ode, part how-to guide to the art of the well-constructed sentence" (NPR).Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. The New York Times columnist and world-class professor has long been an aficionado of language. Like a seasoned sportscaster, Fish marvels at the adeptness of finely crafted sentences and breaks
... Read more
Teaching Adults

A Practical Guide for New Teachers

by Ralph G. Brockett ...

A highly practical guide for new instructors teaching in any settingRegardless of the context, teaching is a tall task—and for those teaching adults, unique challenges await. Teaching Adults: A Practical Guide for New Teachers is chock-full of ideas that can be read quickly and implemented immediately in formal and informal settings, in classrooms and workplaces; in short, wherever adults are ... Read more

$44.99 CAD

A highly practical guide for new instructors teaching in any settingRegardless of the context, teaching is a tall task—and for those teaching adults, unique challenges await. Teaching Adults: A Practical Guide for New Teachers is chock-full of ideas that can be read quickly and implemented immediately in formal and informal settings, in classrooms and workplaces; in short, wherever adults are
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Sir Edward Coke and the Reformation of the Laws

Religion, Politics and Jurisprudence, 1578–1616

by David Chan Smith ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
Throughout his early career, Sir Edward Coke joined many of his contemporaries in his concern about the uncertainty of the common law. Coke attributed this uncertainty to the ignorance and entrepreneurship of practitioners, litigants, and other users of legal power whose actions eroded confidence in the law. Working to limit their behaviours, Coke also simultaneously sought to strengthen royal ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

Throughout his early career, Sir Edward Coke joined many of his contemporaries in his concern about the uncertainty of the common law. Coke attributed this uncertainty to the ignorance and entrepreneurship of practitioners, litigants, and other users of legal power whose actions eroded confidence in the law. Working to limit their behaviours, Coke also simultaneously sought to strengthen royal
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