Reference & Language in Nonfiction eBooks

Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition

by Eugene Hecht ...

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too Pricey?Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 900 fully-solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to the revised online Schaum’s.com website—it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Textbook too Pricey?Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 900 fully-solved problems, examples, and practice exercises to sharpen your problem-solving skills. Plus, you will have access to the revised online Schaum’s.com website—it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to
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La petite truie, le vélo et la lune

by Pierrette Dubé ...

Illustrated by Orbie ...

« Rosie, la petite truie, avait tout pour être heureuse : un grand carré de boue pour s'amuser, de la moulée à volonté, une porcherie délicieusement parfumée. Jouer, manger, dormir, la petite truie ne désirait rien de plus. Jusqu'au jour où apparut dans la cour un vélo rouge qui lui sembla une pure merveille! » ... Read more

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« Rosie, la petite truie, avait tout pour être heureuse : un grand carré de boue pour s'amuser, de la moulée à volonté, une porcherie délicieusement parfumée. Jouer, manger, dormir, la petite truie ne désirait rien de plus. Jusqu'au jour où apparut dans la cour un vélo rouge qui lui sembla une pure merveille! »
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A Trace of Hares

The absolutely gripping British cozy murder mystery, perfect for Autumn!

by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett ...

Series Book 5 - A Dr Nell Ward Mystery
'Wow... the very definition of a thrilling page turner!...it really is that good!' Reader review, 5 starsA family wedding. An unsolved murder. Til death us do part?Dr Nell Ward is in the lush, emerald-green hills of Ireland to attend the wedding of two dear friends at a picture-perfect farmhouse.But family tensions are running high in the days before the happy couple tie the knot. And when Nell ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

'Wow... the very definition of a thrilling page turner!...it really is that good!' Reader review, 5 starsA family wedding. An unsolved murder. Til death us do part?Dr Nell Ward is in the lush, emerald-green hills of Ireland to attend the wedding of two dear friends at a picture-perfect farmhouse.But family tensions are running high in the days before the happy couple tie the knot. And when Nell
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Madame Bovary

by Gustave Flaubert ...

Fait divers en Normandie : une fille d'agriculteur rêveuse épouse un médecin décevant, s'ennuie à la campagne, prend des amants, s'endette et se donne la mort. Flaubert relève le défi de ce sujet banal. Madame Bovary ne dit pas seulement le malise de toutes les femmes insatisfaites, de la "mal mariée" du XIXe siècle aux "desperate housewives" des feuilletons américans du XXIe siècle. Ce roman ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Fait divers en Normandie : une fille d'agriculteur rêveuse épouse un médecin décevant, s'ennuie à la campagne, prend des amants, s'endette et se donne la mort. Flaubert relève le défi de ce sujet banal. Madame Bovary ne dit pas seulement le malise de toutes les femmes insatisfaites, de la "mal mariée" du XIXe siècle aux "desperate housewives" des feuilletons américans du XXIe siècle. Ce roman
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Germinal

by Émile Zola ...

Étienne Lantier, menacé par le chômage, se retrouve contraint de travailler à la mine. Il y découvre la misère effroyable des houilleurs, et, révolté par leur condition, prend la tête d'une grève qui sera réprimée dans le sang. Une épopée ouvrière d'une rare puissance, qui préfigure les grandes luttes du XXe siècle. ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Étienne Lantier, menacé par le chômage, se retrouve contraint de travailler à la mine. Il y découvre la misère effroyable des houilleurs, et, révolté par leur condition, prend la tête d'une grève qui sera réprimée dans le sang. Une épopée ouvrière d'une rare puissance, qui préfigure les grandes luttes du XXe siècle.
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Schaum's Outline of College Algebra, Fifth Edition

by Murray R. Spiegel, Robert E. Moyer ...

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately, there’s Schaum’s.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum’s is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately, there’s Schaum’s.More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum’s is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of
... Read more
Antique Jewelry - The Stories, Legends, and Myths

by Ron Celano ...

This informative book that takes readers on a journey through the fascinating world of antique jewelry. From the glittering court jewels of European monarchs to the exotic treasures of the East, this book explores the rich history, legends, and myths associated with some of the world's most beautiful and valuable pieces of jewelry. With over 150 carefully curated stories, the book covers a wide ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

This informative book that takes readers on a journey through the fascinating world of antique jewelry. From the glittering court jewels of European monarchs to the exotic treasures of the East, this book explores the rich history, legends, and myths associated with some of the world's most beautiful and valuable pieces of jewelry. With over 150 carefully curated stories, the book covers a wide
... Read more
Gaeilge i Mo Chroí - Irish In My Heart

Your Guide to Loving and Living the Irish Language

by Molly Nic Céile ...

Series series Gaeilge i Mo Chroí series
How do you feel about embracing Ireland's native tongue? At odds after a tricky relationship at school? Maybeyou've given up, or don't know where to start?Well, is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann - long is the road that has no turn and, in this book, the road is about to turn.Molly Nic Céile - creator of social media sensation for Irish-language learners and lovers Gaeilge i Mo Chroí - ... Read more

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How do you feel about embracing Ireland's native tongue? At odds after a tricky relationship at school? Maybeyou've given up, or don't know where to start?Well, is fada an bóthar nach mbíonn casadh ann - long is the road that has no turn and, in this book, the road is about to turn.Molly Nic Céile - creator of social media sensation for Irish-language learners and lovers Gaeilge i Mo Chroí -
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Murphy's Boy

by Torey Hayden ...

$11.99 CAD
U Thrive

How to Succeed in College (and Life)

by Dan Lerner, Alan Schlechter ...

From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond.Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most of them will sleep less and stress out a whole lot more. By the end of the year, 30% of those freshmen will have dropped out. ... Read more

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From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond.Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most of them will sleep less and stress out a whole lot more. By the end of the year, 30% of those freshmen will have dropped out.
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But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?

Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A

by The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff ...

Series series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
"A wonderful blend of substance and snark—both a useful reference and a fun (yes, fun) read."—Mignon Fogarty, New York Times-bestselling author of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingQ. Is it happy medium or happy median?A. The idiom is happy medium, but I like the image of commuters taking refuge from road rage on the happy median.Every month, tens of thousands of self-declared ... Read more

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"A wonderful blend of substance and snark—both a useful reference and a fun (yes, fun) read."—Mignon Fogarty, New York Times-bestselling author of Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better WritingQ. Is it happy medium or happy median?A. The idiom is happy medium, but I like the image of commuters taking refuge from road rage on the happy median.Every month, tens of thousands of self-declared
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I Never Knew There Was a Word For It

by Adam Jacot de Boinod ...

From 'shotclog', a Yorkshire term for a companion only tolerated because he is paying for the drinks, to Albanian having 29 words to describe different kinds of eyebrows, the languages of the world are full of amazing, amusing and illuminating words and expressions that will improve absolutely everybody's quality of life. All they need is this book!This bumper volume gathers all three of Adam ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

From 'shotclog', a Yorkshire term for a companion only tolerated because he is paying for the drinks, to Albanian having 29 words to describe different kinds of eyebrows, the languages of the world are full of amazing, amusing and illuminating words and expressions that will improve absolutely everybody's quality of life. All they need is this book!This bumper volume gathers all three of Adam
... Read more
Making It in Historical Fiction

by Libbie Hawker ...

The bestselling author of Take Off Your Pants!, the popular outlining guide for writers, is back with another how-to manual for those seeking to start a career in historical fiction.There’s no doubt that historical fiction is popular with readers. In fact, the genre is expanding all the time, gaining market share and influencing other media at a rapid pace. But the HF market has some peculiar ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The bestselling author of Take Off Your Pants!, the popular outlining guide for writers, is back with another how-to manual for those seeking to start a career in historical fiction.There’s no doubt that historical fiction is popular with readers. In fact, the genre is expanding all the time, gaining market share and influencing other media at a rapid pace. But the HF market has some peculiar
... Read more
Vanished

by Timothy D ...

They walked into the woods. Some never came back. Others did — changed.From Northern Ontario to the deep forests of the Pacific Northwest, people vanish in the wild every year. Most are found. Some are not. And a rare few reappear under strange circumstances they can't explain.In Vanished, field researcher and wilderness anomaly investigator Timothy D. takes readers deep into North America's most ... Read more

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They walked into the woods. Some never came back. Others did — changed.From Northern Ontario to the deep forests of the Pacific Northwest, people vanish in the wild every year. Most are found. Some are not. And a rare few reappear under strange circumstances they can't explain.In Vanished, field researcher and wilderness anomaly investigator Timothy D. takes readers deep into North America's most
... Read more
The Writing Frame of Mind

From Bird by Bird

by Anne Lamott ...

Series series A Vintage Short
A Vintage Shorts selection. • To the enormous challenges of being a writer, Anne Lamott offers invaluable advice and encouragement, which more than a million scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities have been inspired by for a quarter century.In this selection from her essential volume, Bird by Bird, Lamott tenderly recommends and outlines the qualities that every writer should learn to ... Read more

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A Vintage Shorts selection. • To the enormous challenges of being a writer, Anne Lamott offers invaluable advice and encouragement, which more than a million scribes and scribblers of all ages and abilities have been inspired by for a quarter century.In this selection from her essential volume, Bird by Bird, Lamott tenderly recommends and outlines the qualities that every writer should learn to
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The Element Encyclopedia of 5000 Spells

The Ultimate Reference Book for the Magical Arts

by Judika Illes ...

Updated Anniversary Edition features an inspiring new preface from Judika to celebrate 20 years of this magical reference book.The definitive magic reference book for Witches, Wiccans and all devotees of the magical arts. This is the real version of the archetypal master spell book of fantasy that has a place in our collective imagination. The spell book also contains a brief history of and basic ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Updated Anniversary Edition features an inspiring new preface from Judika to celebrate 20 years of this magical reference book.The definitive magic reference book for Witches, Wiccans and all devotees of the magical arts. This is the real version of the archetypal master spell book of fantasy that has a place in our collective imagination. The spell book also contains a brief history of and basic
... Read more
Uneducated

A Memoir of Flunking Out, Falling Apart, and Finding My Worth

by Christopher Zara ...

**2024 ASJA Book Award for Memoir/AutobiographyIn this** “hilarious and heartbreaking...must-read memoir” (Publishers Weekly), Christopher Zara breaks down his winding journey from dropout to journalist and the impact that his background had in the world of privilege.Boldly honest, wryly funny, and utterly open-hearted, Uneducated is one diploma-less journalist’s map of our growing educational ... Read more

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**2024 ASJA Book Award for Memoir/AutobiographyIn this** “hilarious and heartbreaking...must-read memoir” (Publishers Weekly), Christopher Zara breaks down his winding journey from dropout to journalist and the impact that his background had in the world of privilege.Boldly honest, wryly funny, and utterly open-hearted, Uneducated is one diploma-less journalist’s map of our growing educational
... Read more
The Count of Monte Cristo

by Alexandre Dumas ...

Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas’s thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. In it the dashing young hero, Edmond Dantès, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown into a secret dungeon in the Chateau d’If — doomed to spend his life in a dank prison cell. The story of his long, intolerable years in captivity, his ... Read more

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Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic era, Alexandre Dumas’s thrilling adventure story is one of the most widely read romantic novels of all time. In it the dashing young hero, Edmond Dantès, is betrayed by his enemies and thrown into a secret dungeon in the Chateau d’If — doomed to spend his life in a dank prison cell. The story of his long, intolerable years in captivity, his
... Read more
From the Oven to the Table

Simple dishes that look after themselves

by Diana Henry ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'For bung-it-in-the-oven cooks everywhere, this is a must-have book: Diana Henry has a genius for flavour.' - Nigella LawsonWhether you're short of time or just prefer to keep things simple, From the Oven to the Table shows how the oven can do much of the work that goes into making great food.Diana Henry's favourite way to cook is to throw ingredients into a dish or ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'For bung-it-in-the-oven cooks everywhere, this is a must-have book: Diana Henry has a genius for flavour.' - Nigella LawsonWhether you're short of time or just prefer to keep things simple, From the Oven to the Table shows how the oven can do much of the work that goes into making great food.Diana Henry's favourite way to cook is to throw ingredients into a dish or
... Read more
e-Pedia: Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black (sometimes abbreviated to OITNB) is an American comedy-drama web television series

by Wikipedia contributors ...

Series series e-Pedia
This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Orange Is the New Black (sometimes abbreviated to OITNB) is an American comedy-drama web television series. The series, was created by Jenji Kohan and is produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black: ... Read more

$0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This carefully crafted ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Orange Is the New Black (sometimes abbreviated to OITNB) is an American comedy-drama web television series. The series, was created by Jenji Kohan and is produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. It is based on Piper Kerman's memoir, Orange Is the New Black:
... Read more
Mastery

Why Deeper Learning Is Essential in an Age of Distraction

by Tony Wagner, Ulrik Juul Christensen, M.D. ...

“If you’ve ever wondered why our education system feels stuck in the past, this book delivers both a powerful critique and a bold vision for the future.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of DriveHow much information is forgotten almost immediately after it is taught? How many students graduate from high school unprepared for careers where lifelong learning is essential to ... Read more

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“If you’ve ever wondered why our education system feels stuck in the past, this book delivers both a powerful critique and a bold vision for the future.” —Daniel H. Pink, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of DriveHow much information is forgotten almost immediately after it is taught? How many students graduate from high school unprepared for careers where lifelong learning is essential to
... Read more
How to Write a Thesis

by Umberto Eco ...

Translated by Caterina Mongiat Farina, Geoff Farina ...

The wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose—now published in English for the first time.Learn the art of the thesis from a giant of Italian literature and philosophy—from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft.By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was ... Read more

$27.19 CAD

The wise and witty guide to researching and writing a thesis, by the bestselling author of The Name of the Rose—now published in English for the first time.Learn the art of the thesis from a giant of Italian literature and philosophy—from choosing a topic to organizing a work schedule to writing the final draft.By the time Umberto Eco published his best-selling novel The Name of the Rose, he was
... 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
... Read more
Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition

An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

by Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, Dylan Thuras, Atlas Obscura ...

Series series Atlas Obscura
The bestselling book that celebrates wonder all around the world and in our backyards, now in an updated second edition with more than 120 brand-new destinations to explore, new city guides, and a full-color gatefold map.**“A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.” —**The New York TimesInspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

The bestselling book that celebrates wonder all around the world and in our backyards, now in an updated second edition with more than 120 brand-new destinations to explore, new city guides, and a full-color gatefold map.**“A wanderlust-whetting cabinet of curiosities on paper.” —**The New York TimesInspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura is a phenomenon of a travel book that
... Read more

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