Reference & Language in Nonfiction eBooks

Philosophy: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

by Sharon Kaye ...

Written by Sharon Kaye, who is Professor of Philosophy at John Carroll University, Philosophy: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features like summaries of key books, and even lists ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Written by Sharon Kaye, who is Professor of Philosophy at John Carroll University, Philosophy: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added-value features like summaries of key books, and even lists
... Read more
Great Books

by David Denby ...

***NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “**A lively adventure of the mind...The tone of the prose...is one of unqualified enthusiasm: energy, vigor, intellectual curiosity, and what might be called an ecstasy of imaginative journalism.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAt the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

***NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “**A lively adventure of the mind...The tone of the prose...is one of unqualified enthusiasm: energy, vigor, intellectual curiosity, and what might be called an ecstasy of imaginative journalism.” —The New York Times Book ReviewAt the age of forty-eight, writer and film critic David Denby returned to Columbia University and re-enrolled in two core courses in Western
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The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in American Film

Edited by Erica Joan Dymond, Salvador Jiménez Murguía ...

"A valuable reference guide for film collections and LGBTQIA+ studies." — Library Journal, Starred ReviewThe depictions of LGBTQIA+ characters in film have always varied immensely. However, the negative depictions often seem to outweigh the positive, perhaps because of the hurt they inspire or perhaps because they regrettably outnumber the positive films.The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in ... Read more

$142.99 CAD

"A valuable reference guide for film collections and LGBTQIA+ studies." — Library Journal, Starred ReviewThe depictions of LGBTQIA+ characters in film have always varied immensely. However, the negative depictions often seem to outweigh the positive, perhaps because of the hurt they inspire or perhaps because they regrettably outnumber the positive films.The Encyclopedia of LGBTQIA+ Portrayals in
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Tiered Fluency Instruction

Supporting Diverse Learners in Grades 2-5

by Chase Young, Timothy Rasinski ...

Series series Maupin House
Fluency is an important part of comprehension, but how can teachers make sure they're providing the support that all readers need? Tiered Fluency Instruction: Supporting Learners in Grades 2-5 will help teachers meet this challenge. This resource will provide fluency support for all students, including disfluent readers. Chapters are included on RTI Tiers, assessment and ways to integrate ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Fluency is an important part of comprehension, but how can teachers make sure they're providing the support that all readers need? Tiered Fluency Instruction: Supporting Learners in Grades 2-5 will help teachers meet this challenge. This resource will provide fluency support for all students, including disfluent readers. Chapters are included on RTI Tiers, assessment and ways to integrate
... Read more
Literatures, Communities, and Learning

Conversations with Indigenous Writers

by Aubrey Jean Hanson ...

Series series Indigenous Studies
Literatures, Communities, and Learning: Conversations with Indigenous Writers gathers nine conversations with Indigenous writers about the relationship between Indigenous literatures and learning, and how their writing relates to communities.Relevant, reflexive, and critical, these conversations explore the pressing topic of Indigenous writings and its importance to the well-being of Indigenous ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Literatures, Communities, and Learning: Conversations with Indigenous Writers gathers nine conversations with Indigenous writers about the relationship between Indigenous literatures and learning, and how their writing relates to communities.Relevant, reflexive, and critical, these conversations explore the pressing topic of Indigenous writings and its importance to the well-being of Indigenous
... Read more
Sports Weird-o-Pedia

The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Sports

by Lew Freedman ...

Series series Weird-o-Pedia
By any standard of normal behavior, sports cannot escape the definition of weirdness.Sports achievements have the capacity to inspire and excite watchers, whether through athletic brilliance or magnificent team performance, but there are times when our athletes and teams go wacko on us, and the most peculiar things break out with no warning to provide wide-eyed astonishment or laugh-out-loud ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

By any standard of normal behavior, sports cannot escape the definition of weirdness.Sports achievements have the capacity to inspire and excite watchers, whether through athletic brilliance or magnificent team performance, but there are times when our athletes and teams go wacko on us, and the most peculiar things break out with no warning to provide wide-eyed astonishment or laugh-out-loud
... Read more
Firescaping

Protecting Your Home with a Fire-Resistant Landscape

by Douglas Kent ...

Your guide to beautiful, fire-resistant landscaping techniquesTens of thousands of wildfires burn across the country every year, destroying millions of acres of land. If you live in fire country, take action. Use firescaping to defend your home against wildfires—while maintaining the beauty of your garden. This unique form of landscaping design keeps your property healthy, clean, and clear. ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Your guide to beautiful, fire-resistant landscaping techniquesTens of thousands of wildfires burn across the country every year, destroying millions of acres of land. If you live in fire country, take action. Use firescaping to defend your home against wildfires—while maintaining the beauty of your garden. This unique form of landscaping design keeps your property healthy, clean, and clear.
... Read more
Reversal of Fortune

Inside the Von Bulow Case

by Alan Dershowitz ...

Defense attorney and Harvard law professor provides an insider's account of the trial, appeal, subsequent retrial, and acquittal in the murder case of Claus von Bulow, profiling the people involved.NOTE: This edition does not include photographs. ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Defense attorney and Harvard law professor provides an insider's account of the trial, appeal, subsequent retrial, and acquittal in the murder case of Claus von Bulow, profiling the people involved.NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.
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The Corruption Chronicles

Obama's Big Secrecy, Big Corruption, and Big Government

by Tom Fitton ...

WASHINGTON’S MOST CORRUPT: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAFLOUTING OF FEDERAL LAW * CORRUPTION * VIOLATING CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS * TERRORIST TIES * VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD * GOVERNMENT CON GAMES * EXTORTIONBECAUSE NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!In 2008, Barack Obama made a promise to have the “most transparent administration” of any U.S. president; it was the very cornerstone of his campaign. No secrets. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

WASHINGTON’S MOST CORRUPT: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAFLOUTING OF FEDERAL LAW * CORRUPTION * VIOLATING CAMPAIGN FINANCE REGULATIONS * TERRORIST TIES * VOTER REGISTRATION FRAUD * GOVERNMENT CON GAMES * EXTORTIONBECAUSE NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW!In 2008, Barack Obama made a promise to have the “most transparent administration” of any U.S. president; it was the very cornerstone of his campaign. No secrets.
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Law School Revolution: How to Get Great Grades with Minimum Effort and Low Stress

by Greg Oehley ...

I wasn't what you would call a "typical law student." I skipped class whenever I could, and when I did go, I never took notes. I avoided study groups like the plague. Despite all that, I graduated in the top 5% of my class from a top law school. I got a great job right out of school. Now I'm a successful corporate lawyer, traveling the world doing deals. I'm no legal genius. I just taught myself a ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

I wasn't what you would call a "typical law student." I skipped class whenever I could, and when I did go, I never took notes. I avoided study groups like the plague. Despite all that, I graduated in the top 5% of my class from a top law school. I got a great job right out of school. Now I'm a successful corporate lawyer, traveling the world doing deals. I'm no legal genius. I just taught myself a
... Read more
World Yearbook of Education 2024

Digitalisation of Education in the Era of Algorithms, Automation and Artificial Intelligence

Edited by Ben Williamson, Janja Komljenovic, Kalervo Gulson ...

Series series World Yearbook of Education
Providing a comprehensive, global overview of the digitalisation of education, the World Yearbook of Education 2024 examines the ways advanced digital technologies are transforming educational practices, institutions and policy processes.Establishing a critical research agenda for analysing the digitalisation of education, the carefully selected chapters in this collection interrogate the current ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

Providing a comprehensive, global overview of the digitalisation of education, the World Yearbook of Education 2024 examines the ways advanced digital technologies are transforming educational practices, institutions and policy processes.Establishing a critical research agenda for analysing the digitalisation of education, the carefully selected chapters in this collection interrogate the current
... Read more
Inventing English

A Portable History of the Language

by Seth Lerer ...

Why is there such a striking difference between English spelling and English pronunciation? How did our seemingly relatively simple grammar rules develop? What are the origins of regional dialect, literary language, and everyday speech, and what do they have to do with you?Seth Lerer's Inventing English is a masterful, engaging history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Why is there such a striking difference between English spelling and English pronunciation? How did our seemingly relatively simple grammar rules develop? What are the origins of regional dialect, literary language, and everyday speech, and what do they have to do with you?Seth Lerer's Inventing English is a masterful, engaging history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of
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A Traveler’S Guide to Art Therapy Supervision

by Monica Carpendale ...

The intention of this book is three-fold: to be a supervision handbook for art therapy students; to be a self or peer supervision resource for professional therapists; and to provide a framework for training art therapy supervisors. While the underlying framework is grounded in psychoanalysis and existentialism, the Travelers Guide introduces a hermeneutic phenomenological method which ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

The intention of this book is three-fold: to be a supervision handbook for art therapy students; to be a self or peer supervision resource for professional therapists; and to provide a framework for training art therapy supervisors. While the underlying framework is grounded in psychoanalysis and existentialism, the Travelers Guide introduces a hermeneutic phenomenological method which
... Read more
The Shadow Scholar

How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat

by Dave Tomar ...

“[A] stunning tale of academic fraud . . . shocking and compelling.”-The Washington PostDave Tomar wrote term papers for a living. Technically, the papers were “study guides,” and the companies he wrote for-there are quite a few-are completely aboveboard and easily found with a quick web search. For as little as ten dollars a page, these paper mills provide a custom essay, written to the specifics ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

“[A] stunning tale of academic fraud . . . shocking and compelling.”-The Washington PostDave Tomar wrote term papers for a living. Technically, the papers were “study guides,” and the companies he wrote for-there are quite a few-are completely aboveboard and easily found with a quick web search. For as little as ten dollars a page, these paper mills provide a custom essay, written to the specifics
... Read more
Stuff You Should Know

An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things

by Josh Clark, Chuck Bryant ...

From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew.Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious—curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig deeper on stuff ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

From the duo behind the massively successful and award-winning podcast Stuff You Should Know comes an unexpected look at things you thought you knew.Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant started the podcast Stuff You Should Know back in 2008 because they were curious—curious about the world around them, curious about what they might have missed in their formal educations, and curious to dig deeper on stuff
... Read more
Replacing Your Boat's Electrical System

by Mike Westin ...

Series series Adlard Coles Manuals
The second in a series of highly practical, hands on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Replacing Your Boat's Electrical Systemfills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer. It is asubject covered only in piecemeal fashion by the yachting press, which,like general boat repair manuals, can't go into the level of detailMicke Westin does. This is a visual, hand-holding guide, ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

The second in a series of highly practical, hands on, step-by-step photographic manuals, Replacing Your Boat's Electrical Systemfills a gap in the market for the DIY boat builder and repairer. It is asubject covered only in piecemeal fashion by the yachting press, which,like general boat repair manuals, can't go into the level of detailMicke Westin does. This is a visual, hand-holding guide,
... Read more
Lenny, Lefty, And The Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy And The Search For Reform In Big-Time College Basketball

by C. Fraser Smith ...

Where were you on June 19, 1986? That's the day when--improbably--Len Bias, one of the greats of the college basketball game, a player seemingly destined for NBA stardom, died of a cocaine overdose. For the next several months, millions of Americans followed the continuing, unfolding tragedy at the University of Maryland at College Park. Six years later, where is big-time basketball--the big-money ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Where were you on June 19, 1986? That's the day when--improbably--Len Bias, one of the greats of the college basketball game, a player seemingly destined for NBA stardom, died of a cocaine overdose. For the next several months, millions of Americans followed the continuing, unfolding tragedy at the University of Maryland at College Park. Six years later, where is big-time basketball--the big-money
... Read more
Leadership

Theory and Practice

by Peter G. Northouse ...

#1 IN LEADERSHIPThe market-leading text in Leadership, trusted in thousands of courses worldwide.Now with a new chapter on Social Identity Leadership!Adopted in thousands of courses in 89 countries and translated into 15 different languages, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and ... Read more

$108.99 CAD

#1 IN LEADERSHIPThe market-leading text in Leadership, trusted in thousands of courses worldwide.Now with a new chapter on Social Identity Leadership!Adopted in thousands of courses in 89 countries and translated into 15 different languages, this market-leading text successfully combines an academically robust account of the major theories and models of leadership with an accessible style and
... Read more
5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP Chemistry Questions to Know by Test Day, Fourth Edition

by Mina Lebitz ...

The only study guide you’ll need for the AP Chemistry test—revised and updated, now with a 20-question Diagnostic QuizConfidence is key when taking any exam, and it will come easier if you spend your test prep time wisely—even if you’ve been so busy that you’ve put off preparing until the last weeks before the exam. You’ll find the smartest, most effective test prep in 5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

The only study guide you’ll need for the AP Chemistry test—revised and updated, now with a 20-question Diagnostic QuizConfidence is key when taking any exam, and it will come easier if you spend your test prep time wisely—even if you’ve been so busy that you’ve put off preparing until the last weeks before the exam. You’ll find the smartest, most effective test prep in 5 Steps to a 5: 500 AP
... Read more
Science Fair Projects For Dummies

by Maxine Levaren ...

Uh-oh, now you’ve gone and done it, you volunteered to do a science fair project. Don’t sweat it, presenting at a science fair can be a lot of fun. Just remember, the science fair is for your benefit. It’s your chance to show that you understand the scientific method and how to apply it. Also, it’s an opportunity for you to delve more deeply into a topic you’re interested in. Quite a few ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Uh-oh, now you’ve gone and done it, you volunteered to do a science fair project. Don’t sweat it, presenting at a science fair can be a lot of fun. Just remember, the science fair is for your benefit. It’s your chance to show that you understand the scientific method and how to apply it. Also, it’s an opportunity for you to delve more deeply into a topic you’re interested in. Quite a few
... Read more
Transgender Emergence

Therapeutic Guidelines for Working with Gender-Variant People and Their Families

by Arlene Istar Lev, Arlene Istar Lev ...

Explore an ecological strength-based framework for the treatment of gender-variant clientsThis comprehensive book provides you with a clinical and theoretical overview of the issues facing transgendered/transsexual people and their families. Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working with Gender-Variant People and Their Families views assessment and treatment through a ... Read more

$109.99 CAD

Explore an ecological strength-based framework for the treatment of gender-variant clientsThis comprehensive book provides you with a clinical and theoretical overview of the issues facing transgendered/transsexual people and their families. Transgender Emergence: Therapeutic Guidelines for Working with Gender-Variant People and Their Families views assessment and treatment through a
... Read more
The Whisper in the Mirror

Un roman de mystère captivant pour apprendre l'anglais (Niveau B1-B2) – Lecture graduée avec une atmosphère gothique et suspense psychologique.

by VICTOR IRONSCRUSHER ...

Et si un miroir ne reflétait pas seulement votre visage, mais aussi vos souvenirs les plus profonds ?"The Whisper in the Mirror" est une lecture graduée symbolique et atmosphérique, écrite entièrement en anglais pour les apprenants de niveau intermédiaire à intermédiaire-supérieur (B1–B2). À travers environ 20 000 mots, cette histoire envoûtante explore les thèmes de la mémoire, de l'identité et ... Read more

$7.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Et si un miroir ne reflétait pas seulement votre visage, mais aussi vos souvenirs les plus profonds ?"The Whisper in the Mirror" est une lecture graduée symbolique et atmosphérique, écrite entièrement en anglais pour les apprenants de niveau intermédiaire à intermédiaire-supérieur (B1–B2). À travers environ 20 000 mots, cette histoire envoûtante explore les thèmes de la mémoire, de l'identité et
... Read more
Lost in the Meritocracy

The Undereducation of an Overachiever

by Walter Kirn ...

A New York Times Notable BookA Daily Beast Best Book of the YearA Huffington Post Best Book of the YearFrom elementary school on, Walter Kirn knew how to stay at the top of his class: He clapped erasers, memorized answer keys, and parroted his teachers’ pet theories. But when he launched himself eastward to an Ivy League university, Kirn discovered that the temple of higher learning he had ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

A New York Times Notable BookA Daily Beast Best Book of the YearA Huffington Post Best Book of the YearFrom elementary school on, Walter Kirn knew how to stay at the top of his class: He clapped erasers, memorized answer keys, and parroted his teachers’ pet theories. But when he launched himself eastward to an Ivy League university, Kirn discovered that the temple of higher learning he had
... Read more
Where Grieving Begins

Building Bridges after the Brighton Bomb - A Memoir

by Patrick Magee ...

An enduring peace is only possible through a genuine understanding of the past. To understand the Troubles is to set them in the context of the historical root causes of the conflict, in order to grapple with its pain and its horrors; to grieve and then, perhaps, to heal.This is the memoir of Patrick Magee, the man who planted the 1984 Brighton bomb – an attempt by the Provisional IRA to kill the ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An enduring peace is only possible through a genuine understanding of the past. To understand the Troubles is to set them in the context of the historical root causes of the conflict, in order to grapple with its pain and its horrors; to grieve and then, perhaps, to heal.This is the memoir of Patrick Magee, the man who planted the 1984 Brighton bomb – an attempt by the Provisional IRA to kill the
... Read more

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