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A Dictionary of Symbols

Revised and Expanded Edition

by Juan Eduardo Cirlot, Victoria Cirlot ...

Translated by Valerie Miles, Jack Sage ...

This classic book of symbols by Catalan polymath Joan Cirlot illuminates the symbolic underpinnings of myth, modern psychology, literature, and art.“Guides us through what unites us across nations, religions, and literary and artistic traditions.” —Angelica Frey, HyperallergicJuan Eduardo Cirlot’s A Dictionary of Symbols is a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

This classic book of symbols by Catalan polymath Joan Cirlot illuminates the symbolic underpinnings of myth, modern psychology, literature, and art.“Guides us through what unites us across nations, religions, and literary and artistic traditions.” —Angelica Frey, HyperallergicJuan Eduardo Cirlot’s A Dictionary of Symbols is a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for
... Read more
Good to Great

Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

by Jim Collins ...

Series Book 1 - Good to Great
The ChallengeBuilt to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning.But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?The StudyFor years, ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

The ChallengeBuilt to Last, the defining management study of the nineties, showed how great companies triumph over time and how long-term sustained performance can be engineered into the DNA of an enterprise from the verybeginning.But what about the company that is not born with great DNA? How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?The StudyFor years,
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Cribsheet

A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool

by Emily Oster ...

Series Book 2 - The ParentData Series
**From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times**“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

**From the author of Expecting Better, The Family Firm, and The Unexpected an economist's guide to the early years of parenting.“Both refreshing and useful. With so many parenting theories driving us all a bit batty, this is the type of book that we need to help calm things down.” —LA Times**“The book is jampacked with information, but it’s also a delightful read because Oster is such a good
... Read more
Clementine Churchill. La femme du lion

by Béatrix de l'Aulnoit, Philippe Alexandre ...

Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23 ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Londres, mars 1908 : Clementine Hozier et Winston Churchill se rencontrent à un dîner où ni l’un ni l’autre ne voulaient se rendre. Leur coup foudre est à l’origine d’un étonnant roman d’amour qui va durer près de soixante ans. Ensemble, ils ont eu cinq enfants. Alors que les femmes de chefs d’État ont tant de mal à trouver la mesure entre effacement et influence, dès le jour de son mariage, à 23
... Read more
The Divided Mind

The Epidemic of Mindbody Disorders

by John E. Sarno ...

The Divided Mind is the crowning achievement of Dr. John E. Sarno's distinguished career as a groundbreaking medical pioneer, going beyond pain to address the entire spectrum of psychosomatic (mindbody) disorders.The interaction between the generally reasonable, rational, ethical, moral conscious mind and the repressed feelings of emotional pain, hurt, sadness, and anger characteristic of the ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The Divided Mind is the crowning achievement of Dr. John E. Sarno's distinguished career as a groundbreaking medical pioneer, going beyond pain to address the entire spectrum of psychosomatic (mindbody) disorders.The interaction between the generally reasonable, rational, ethical, moral conscious mind and the repressed feelings of emotional pain, hurt, sadness, and anger characteristic of the
... Read more
Being Logical

A Guide to Good Thinking

by D.Q. McInerny ...

An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professorLogic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

An essential tool for our post-truth world: a witty primer on logic—and the dangers of illogical thinking—by a renowned Notre Dame professorLogic is synonymous with reason, judgment, sense, wisdom, and sanity. Beinglogical is the ability to create concise and reasoned arguments—arguments that build from given premises, using evidence, to a genuine conclusion. But mastering logical thinking also
... Read more
The Other Dr. Gilmer

Two Men, a Murder, and an Unlikely Fight for Justice

by Benjamin Gilmer ...

**A “mesmerizing” (The New York Times Book Review) true story about a shocking crime and a mysterious illness that will forever change your notions of how we punish and how we heal—an expansion on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time, now with a new postscript“A remarkable medical detective story–cum–memoir, grippingly told . . . I was drawn in by every part of it.”—Atul ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

**A “mesmerizing” (The New York Times Book Review) true story about a shocking crime and a mysterious illness that will forever change your notions of how we punish and how we heal—an expansion on one of the most popular This American Life episodes of all time, now with a new postscript“A remarkable medical detective story–cum–memoir, grippingly told . . . I was drawn in by every part of it.”—Atul
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Communiquer en contexte de diversité

Les individus se rencontrent, pas les cultures !

by Arjan Verdooren, Florence Laurent-Loubeyre, Alexander Frame, Edwin Hoffman ...

La France d’aujourd’hui, comme la plupart des pays, est une société plurielle, diversifiée. Ce qui donne lieu à de nombreuses discussions et controverses.Dans cet ouvrage, l’attention est portée sur l’impact de ce phénomène sur les interactions quotidiennes. Des éléments tels que des tensions sociales, les histoires collectives et les différences culturelles peuvent conduire à des défis de ... Read more

$23.35 CAD

La France d’aujourd’hui, comme la plupart des pays, est une société plurielle, diversifiée. Ce qui donne lieu à de nombreuses discussions et controverses.Dans cet ouvrage, l’attention est portée sur l’impact de ce phénomène sur les interactions quotidiennes. Des éléments tels que des tensions sociales, les histoires collectives et les différences culturelles peuvent conduire à des défis de
... Read more
Someone Else's Honeymoon

A laugh-out-loud, feel-good romantic comedy

by Phoebe MacLeod ...

'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine MorreyWhen Charley finds herself suddenly single on Christmas Day it feels like her world has fallen apart.Forced to move back in with her parents, she embarks on a journey of re-invention. When she meets Ed, who is on honeymoon alone after being jilted at the altar by a bride he's never met, it looks like her life may be taking a turn for the better.Fate, ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

'I absolutely loved this book!' Maxine MorreyWhen Charley finds herself suddenly single on Christmas Day it feels like her world has fallen apart.Forced to move back in with her parents, she embarks on a journey of re-invention. When she meets Ed, who is on honeymoon alone after being jilted at the altar by a bride he's never met, it looks like her life may be taking a turn for the better.Fate,
... Read more
Gather

Richard Van Camp on the Joy of Storytelling

by Richard Van Camp ...

Series Book 3 - Writers on Writing
WINNER OF THE 2022 NORTHWORDS BOOK AWARDStories are medicine. During a time of heightened isolation, bestselling author Richard Van Camp shares what he knows about the power of storytelling—and offers some of his own favourite stories from Elders, friends, and family.Gathering around a campfire, or the dinner table, we humans have always told stories. Through them, we define our identities and ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

WINNER OF THE 2022 NORTHWORDS BOOK AWARDStories are medicine. During a time of heightened isolation, bestselling author Richard Van Camp shares what he knows about the power of storytelling—and offers some of his own favourite stories from Elders, friends, and family.Gathering around a campfire, or the dinner table, we humans have always told stories. Through them, we define our identities and
... 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

$20.99 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
Homeschooled

A New York Times Bestselling Memoir and Read with Jenna Pick

by Stefan Merrill Block ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! • A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK • A heartbreaking, empowering, often hilarious debut memoir about a mother’s all-consuming love, a son’s perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him*A BookRiot Best Book of the Year**A BookPage Memoir of the Year*<b... ... Read more

$19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! • A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK • A heartbreaking, empowering, often hilarious debut memoir about a mother’s all-consuming love, a son’s perilous quest to discover the world beyond the front door and the unregulated homeschool system that impacts millions like him*A BookRiot Best Book of the Year**A BookPage Memoir of the Year*<b...
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Lost in Space

5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe

by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Lindsey Nyx Walker ...

Prepare for liftoff with a sweeping new book on the universe from the world's most celebrated astrophysicist, brimming with wit, authority, and laugh-out-loud humor.Filled with 5,000 tantalizing facts and more than 300 charts, maps, and photographs, this book offers a dazzling look at the cosmos from our home planet to the farthest reaches of outer space.Strap in for a thrilling journey through ... Read more

$23.48 CAD

Prepare for liftoff with a sweeping new book on the universe from the world's most celebrated astrophysicist, brimming with wit, authority, and laugh-out-loud humor.Filled with 5,000 tantalizing facts and more than 300 charts, maps, and photographs, this book offers a dazzling look at the cosmos from our home planet to the farthest reaches of outer space.Strap in for a thrilling journey through
... Read more
The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

by Ross W. Greene, PhD ...

THE CLASSIC PARENTING GUIDE -- MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLDA revised and updated 6th edition of the groundbreaking, research-based guide to understanding and parenting challenging children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying, ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

THE CLASSIC PARENTING GUIDE -- MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLDA revised and updated 6th edition of the groundbreaking, research-based guide to understanding and parenting challenging children who frequently exhibit severe fits of temper, from a distinguished clinician and pioneer in the field.What’s an explosive child? A child who responds to routine problems with extreme frustration—crying,
... Read more
Heenan Blaikie

The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm

by Adam Dodek ...

Series series Law and Society
In 1973, three young lawyers established Heenan Blaikie. It would become one of Canada’s highest-profile law firms, counting former prime ministers, premiers, and Supreme Court justices in its ranks. It was like a family, according to many who worked there. But it was a dysfunctional family. In 2014, the firm’s dramatic collapse became front-page news.Based on extensive interviews with firm ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

In 1973, three young lawyers established Heenan Blaikie. It would become one of Canada’s highest-profile law firms, counting former prime ministers, premiers, and Supreme Court justices in its ranks. It was like a family, according to many who worked there. But it was a dysfunctional family. In 2014, the firm’s dramatic collapse became front-page news.Based on extensive interviews with firm
... Read more
The Best Punctuation Book, Period

A Comprehensive Guide for Every Writer, Editor, Student, and Businessperson

by June Casagrande ...

This all-in-one reference is a quick and easy way for book, magazine, online, academic, and business writers to look up sticky punctuation questions for all styles including AP (Associated Press), MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago Manual of Style.Punctuate with Confidence—No Matter the StyleConfused about punctuation? There’s a reason. ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

This all-in-one reference is a quick and easy way for book, magazine, online, academic, and business writers to look up sticky punctuation questions for all styles including AP (Associated Press), MLA (Modern Language Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and Chicago Manual of Style.Punctuate with Confidence—No Matter the StyleConfused about punctuation? There’s a reason.
... Read more
Writing Mysteries

Edited by Sue Grafton ...

Here's your ticket to the greatest mystery-writing workshop ever!In this extraordinary compilation, more than three dozen members of the Mystery Writers of America share insights and advice that can help make your writing dreams a reality.You'll learn how to:• Develop unique ideas• Construct an airtight plot packed with intrigue and suspense• Create compelling characters and atmospheric settings• ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Here's your ticket to the greatest mystery-writing workshop ever!In this extraordinary compilation, more than three dozen members of the Mystery Writers of America share insights and advice that can help make your writing dreams a reality.You'll learn how to:• Develop unique ideas• Construct an airtight plot packed with intrigue and suspense• Create compelling characters and atmospheric settings•
... Read more
Language Conflict in Algeria

From Colonialism to Post-Independence

by Prof. Mohamed Benrabah ...

Series Book 154 - Multilingual Matters
This is a book about the use of languages as a proxy for conflict. It traces the history of Algeria from colonization by the French in 1830 to the celebration of 50 years of independence in 2012, and examines the linguistic issues that have accompanied this turbulent period. The book begins with an examination of 'language conflict' and related concepts, and then applies them to both the French ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

This is a book about the use of languages as a proxy for conflict. It traces the history of Algeria from colonization by the French in 1830 to the celebration of 50 years of independence in 2012, and examines the linguistic issues that have accompanied this turbulent period. The book begins with an examination of 'language conflict' and related concepts, and then applies them to both the French
... Read more
The First 50 Pages

Engage Agents, Editors and Readers, and Set Your Novel Up For Success

by Jeff Gerke ...

Seeking writing success? Start at the beginning...Whether youre looking to get published or just hoping to hook your reader, first impressions are vital. Compelling opening scenes are the key to catching an agent or editors attention, and are crucial for keeping your reader engaged.As a writer, what you do in your opening pages, and how you do it, is a matter that cannot be left to chance. The ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Seeking writing success? Start at the beginning...Whether youre looking to get published or just hoping to hook your reader, first impressions are vital. Compelling opening scenes are the key to catching an agent or editors attention, and are crucial for keeping your reader engaged.As a writer, what you do in your opening pages, and how you do it, is a matter that cannot be left to chance. The
... Read more
Facts, Myths, Folklore, & Fables

by Mike Davis ...

My father left home when I was an infant. My one memory of him? My fourth birthday at my grandmother Minnie's house, his mother. He brought me a fuzzy chicken toy, picked me up, stayed for a while and was gone, never to surface again. There went at least one version of my family story.This story could apply to millions of people in this country. Endless discussions have taken place around why and ... Read more

$2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

My father left home when I was an infant. My one memory of him? My fourth birthday at my grandmother Minnie's house, his mother. He brought me a fuzzy chicken toy, picked me up, stayed for a while and was gone, never to surface again. There went at least one version of my family story.This story could apply to millions of people in this country. Endless discussions have taken place around why and
... Read more
Expect a Miracle

Quotations to Live and Love By

by Danielle Steel ...

New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel shares her favorite words of wisdom, sayings, and quotes that she has turned to time and time again for inspiration and comfort.When Danielle Steel was a young girl, her grandmother gave her a beautiful antique book with blank pages inside. She wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. Draw? Write? Soon, she began to discover quotes she liked—words from ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel shares her favorite words of wisdom, sayings, and quotes that she has turned to time and time again for inspiration and comfort.When Danielle Steel was a young girl, her grandmother gave her a beautiful antique book with blank pages inside. She wasn’t quite sure what to do with it. Draw? Write? Soon, she began to discover quotes she liked—words from
... Read more
A Year of Living Curiously

365 Things Really Worth Knowing – 'A daily dose of joy and wisdom.' Olivia Colman

by Beth Coates, Elizabeth Foley ...

'A daily dose of joy and wisdom. Just what we need to chase the gloom away!' OLIVIA COLMAN'This book makes me smile every day.' FEARNE COTTONWhy is a heart not heart-shaped? Will I ever understand cryptocurrency? What am I doing when I apricate? And is everything getting worse?Finding the time to appreciate the bounty of our world can be tricky amid the demands of work, family and scrolling our ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

'A daily dose of joy and wisdom. Just what we need to chase the gloom away!' OLIVIA COLMAN'This book makes me smile every day.' FEARNE COTTONWhy is a heart not heart-shaped? Will I ever understand cryptocurrency? What am I doing when I apricate? And is everything getting worse?Finding the time to appreciate the bounty of our world can be tricky amid the demands of work, family and scrolling our
... Read more
Running the Room: The Teacher’s Guide to Behaviour

by Tom Bennett ...

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all too often teachers begin their careers with the bare minimum of training – or worse, none. How students behave, socially and academically, dictates ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all too often teachers begin their careers with the bare minimum of training – or worse, none. How students behave, socially and academically, dictates
... Read more
How to Learn Any Language in a Few Months While Enjoying Yourself

45 Proven Tips for Language Learners

by Nate Nicholson ...

How to Learn a New Language in as Little as a Few Months – and Have a Boatload of Fun Doing ItLet me make a prediction.I predict that many, many hundreds of people who will read this description will close this page in a few seconds.“Learn a new language in a few months? Are you out of your mind?” they’ll say. “It’s just too good to be true.”And they will go back to their old language learning ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

How to Learn a New Language in as Little as a Few Months – and Have a Boatload of Fun Doing ItLet me make a prediction.I predict that many, many hundreds of people who will read this description will close this page in a few seconds.“Learn a new language in a few months? Are you out of your mind?” they’ll say. “It’s just too good to be true.”And they will go back to their old language learning
... Read more

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