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Night Trains

The Rise and Fall of the Sleeper

par Andrew Martin ...

Night trains have long fascinated us with the possibilities of their private sleeping compartments, gilded dining cars, champagne bars and wealthy travellers. Authors from Agatha Christie to Graham Greene have used night trains to tell tales of romance, intrigue and decadence against a rolling background of dramatic landscapes. The reality could often be as thrilling: early British travellers on ... En savoir plus

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Night trains have long fascinated us with the possibilities of their private sleeping compartments, gilded dining cars, champagne bars and wealthy travellers. Authors from Agatha Christie to Graham Greene have used night trains to tell tales of romance, intrigue and decadence against a rolling background of dramatic landscapes. The reality could often be as thrilling: early British travellers on
... En savoir plus
Brain Boot Camp

Secret Strategies to Become Instantly Smarter

par James Bannerman ...

This book isn’t going to turn you into a genius, but you already knew that. What it will do is increase the number of genius moments in your life. You know, those amazing times when you cleverly solve a problem that others have been struggling with, or come up with a brilliant idea that makes the ordinary extraordinary.We could all do with a touch more inner genius: The ability to see what others ... En savoir plus

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This book isn’t going to turn you into a genius, but you already knew that. What it will do is increase the number of genius moments in your life. You know, those amazing times when you cleverly solve a problem that others have been struggling with, or come up with a brilliant idea that makes the ordinary extraordinary.We could all do with a touch more inner genius: The ability to see what others
... En savoir plus
Ismaïl Kadaré

par Fabien Terpan ...

« Ismaïl Kadaré a la tête triangulaire des gens qui se tiennent le menton pour réfléchir. Trente ans de méditation l’ont érodé vers le bas. Le bonhomme n’est pas Hemingway, même à Tirana, il doit passer inaperçu », écrit Claude Meunier, dans Les nouvelles littéraires. Que cache cet homme mystérieux en diable ? Tenter de lever le voile sur l’énigme Kadaré, c’est partir à la découverte d’une Albanie ... En savoir plus

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« Ismaïl Kadaré a la tête triangulaire des gens qui se tiennent le menton pour réfléchir. Trente ans de méditation l’ont érodé vers le bas. Le bonhomme n’est pas Hemingway, même à Tirana, il doit passer inaperçu », écrit Claude Meunier, dans Les nouvelles littéraires. Que cache cet homme mystérieux en diable ? Tenter de lever le voile sur l’énigme Kadaré, c’est partir à la découverte d’une Albanie
... En savoir plus
Animal Farm SparkNotes Literature Guide

par SparkNotes, George Orwell ...

Collections Livre 16 - SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
Animal Farm SparkNotes Literature Guide by George OrwellMaking the reading experience fun!When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and ... En savoir plus

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Animal Farm SparkNotes Literature Guide by George OrwellMaking the reading experience fun!When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and
... En savoir plus
Unsayable

A Life in Writing

par Michael Cunningham ...

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours and Day.Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side.At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively collecting the names of things: oak, Chevrolet, finch, tulip, Tupperware. . . . Each word rendered the world ... En savoir plus

$18.99 CAD

An intimate memoir portraying a life spent trying to describe the indescribable, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours and Day.Go ahead. Try using language to slit the skin of mortality to see what’s on the other side.At the age of three, Michael Cunningham began obsessively collecting the names of things: oak, Chevrolet, finch, tulip, Tupperware. . . . Each word rendered the world
... En savoir plus
Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy

Why Women Settle for One-Sided Relationships

par Jill P. Weber ...

Finding lasting love and intimacy can be difficult for many women. Some end up agreeing to sexual relationships hoping that they may lead to longer, more fulfilling relationships, only to be let down when they don’t. Here, Jill Weber explains why women feel forced into a male model of dating that barters sex for the unrealistic hope that it will lead to emotional intimacy. What it leads to for the ... En savoir plus

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Finding lasting love and intimacy can be difficult for many women. Some end up agreeing to sexual relationships hoping that they may lead to longer, more fulfilling relationships, only to be let down when they don’t. Here, Jill Weber explains why women feel forced into a male model of dating that barters sex for the unrealistic hope that it will lead to emotional intimacy. What it leads to for the
... En savoir plus
Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem

The Jerusalem Old City Initiative

Modifié par Tom Najem, John Bell, Michael Molloy, Michael Bell ...

Collections series UCLA Center for Middle East Development (CMED)
‘Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem’is the first in a series of three books which collectively present the work of the Jerusalem Old City Initiative, or JOCI, a major Canadian-led Track Two diplomatic effort**,** undertaken between 2003 and 2014. JOCI’s raison d’être was to find sustainable governance solutions for the Old City of Jerusalem, arguably the most sensitive and intractable of the final ... En savoir plus

$94.99 CAD

‘Track Two Diplomacy and Jerusalem’is the first in a series of three books which collectively present the work of the Jerusalem Old City Initiative, or JOCI, a major Canadian-led Track Two diplomatic effort**,** undertaken between 2003 and 2014. JOCI’s raison d’être was to find sustainable governance solutions for the Old City of Jerusalem, arguably the most sensitive and intractable of the final
... En savoir plus
Motorcycle Modification

Keeping your Special Safe

par John Hardaker ...

Modification is an important part of the total experience for many motorcyclists in the search for individuality, to make improvements or simply to make a beloved machine more suitable for their own use. It also supports a whole industry of parts suppliers, modifiers and manufacturers as well as providing the opportunity for all types of individual effort.All types of modification have one thing ... En savoir plus

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Modification is an important part of the total experience for many motorcyclists in the search for individuality, to make improvements or simply to make a beloved machine more suitable for their own use. It also supports a whole industry of parts suppliers, modifiers and manufacturers as well as providing the opportunity for all types of individual effort.All types of modification have one thing
... En savoir plus
Mindless

What Happened to Universities?: Jewish Quarterly 259

par Cary Nelson ...

Collections Livre 259 - The Jewish Quarterly
Extremism, antisemitism and intolerance are thriving on campus. How did this happen?After October 7, the university – an institution dedicated to the search for truth, knowledge and freedom – became overrun by a toxic and dangerous fervour. Civil discourse was abandoned, as campuses became the epicentre of hate speech, bigotry, conspiracy theories, denialism and antisemitism. Yet, as Cary Nelson ... En savoir plus

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Extremism, antisemitism and intolerance are thriving on campus. How did this happen?After October 7, the university – an institution dedicated to the search for truth, knowledge and freedom – became overrun by a toxic and dangerous fervour. Civil discourse was abandoned, as campuses became the epicentre of hate speech, bigotry, conspiracy theories, denialism and antisemitism. Yet, as Cary Nelson
... En savoir plus
Brazil

Land Without Limits

par Malcolm Slesser ...

Collections series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1969 Brazil: Land Without Limits offers its readers the full flavour of this enchanting land that is Brazil. Malcolm Slesser travelled through Brazil during a year as a lecturer at the University of Rio de Janeiro and brings his sympathetic understanding and sense of humor to describe Brazil to its readers.Brazil is a land of contrasts, of the ancient and the modern, the rich ... En savoir plus

$62.99 CAD

First published in 1969 Brazil: Land Without Limits offers its readers the full flavour of this enchanting land that is Brazil. Malcolm Slesser travelled through Brazil during a year as a lecturer at the University of Rio de Janeiro and brings his sympathetic understanding and sense of humor to describe Brazil to its readers.Brazil is a land of contrasts, of the ancient and the modern, the rich
... En savoir plus
The Invention of Party Politics

Federalism, Popular Sovereignty, and Constitutional Development in Jacksonian Illinois

par Gerald Leonard ...

Collections series Studies in Legal History
This ambitious work uncovers the constitutional foundations of that most essential institution of modern democracy, the political party. Taking on Richard Hofstadter’s classic The Idea of a Party System, it rejects the standard view that Martin Van Buren and other Jacksonian politicians had the idea of a modern party system in mind when they built the original Democratic party.Grounded in an ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

This ambitious work uncovers the constitutional foundations of that most essential institution of modern democracy, the political party. Taking on Richard Hofstadter’s classic The Idea of a Party System, it rejects the standard view that Martin Van Buren and other Jacksonian politicians had the idea of a modern party system in mind when they built the original Democratic party.Grounded in an
... En savoir plus
STOP YOUR SHENANIGANS

Colourful Irish Words for Everyday Use

par Micheál Ó Conghaile ...

In Ireland, the art of conversation / crua-chaint is highly valued. We like to 'put a skin on a story' / craiceann a chur ar scéal because words are not just words to us. They are alive, carrying echoes of where they've been and taking us and the English language to new places.Writer Micheál Ó Conghaile has chosen his favourite everyday Irish words and he shows you how to weave them into your own ... En savoir plus

$7.99 CAD

In Ireland, the art of conversation / crua-chaint is highly valued. We like to 'put a skin on a story' / craiceann a chur ar scéal because words are not just words to us. They are alive, carrying echoes of where they've been and taking us and the English language to new places.Writer Micheál Ó Conghaile has chosen his favourite everyday Irish words and he shows you how to weave them into your own
... En savoir plus
Putting Trials on Trial

Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession

par Elaine Craig ...

Less than one percent of the sexual assaults that occur each year in Canada result in legal sanction for those who commit these offences. Survivors often distrust and fear the criminal justice process, and as a result, over ninety percent of sexual assaults go unreported. Unfortunately, their fears are well founded.In this thorough evaluation of the legal culture and courtroom practices prevalent ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

Less than one percent of the sexual assaults that occur each year in Canada result in legal sanction for those who commit these offences. Survivors often distrust and fear the criminal justice process, and as a result, over ninety percent of sexual assaults go unreported. Unfortunately, their fears are well founded.In this thorough evaluation of the legal culture and courtroom practices prevalent
... En savoir plus
A Girl Aboard the Titanic

The Remarkable Memoir of Eva Hart, a 7-year-old Survivor of the Titanic Disaster

par Eva Hart ...

We went on the day on the boat train…I was 7, I had never seen a ship before... it looked very big... everybody was very excited, we went down to the cabin and that's when my mother said to my father that she had made up her mind quite firmly that she would not go to bed in that ship, she would sit up at night... she decided that she wouldn't go to bed at night, and she didn't!This is the amazing ... En savoir plus

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We went on the day on the boat train…I was 7, I had never seen a ship before... it looked very big... everybody was very excited, we went down to the cabin and that's when my mother said to my father that she had made up her mind quite firmly that she would not go to bed in that ship, she would sit up at night... she decided that she wouldn't go to bed at night, and she didn't!This is the amazing
... En savoir plus
Everybody Eats

Communication and the Paths to Food Justice

par Marianne LeGreco, Niesha Douglas ...

Collections Livre 3 - Communication for Social Justice Activism
Everybody Eats tells the story of food justice in Greensboro, North Carolina—a midsize city in the southern United States. The city's residents found themselves in the middle of conversations about food insecurity and justice when they reached the top of the Food Research and Action Center's list of major cities experiencing food hardship. Greensboro's local food communities chose to confront ... En savoir plus

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Everybody Eats tells the story of food justice in Greensboro, North Carolina—a midsize city in the southern United States. The city's residents found themselves in the middle of conversations about food insecurity and justice when they reached the top of the Food Research and Action Center's list of major cities experiencing food hardship. Greensboro's local food communities chose to confront
... En savoir plus
Accounting for the Public Interest

Perspectives on Accountability, Professionalism and Role in Society

Modifié par Steven Mintz ...

Collections series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
This volume explores the opportunities and challenges facing the accounting profession in an increasingly globalized business and financial reporting environment. It looks back at past experiences of the profession in attempting to meet its public interest obligation. It examines the role and responsibilities of accounting to society including regulatory requirements, increased emphasis on ... En savoir plus

$115.99 CAD

This volume explores the opportunities and challenges facing the accounting profession in an increasingly globalized business and financial reporting environment. It looks back at past experiences of the profession in attempting to meet its public interest obligation. It examines the role and responsibilities of accounting to society including regulatory requirements, increased emphasis on
... En savoir plus
Prose & Cons

The English Language in Just A Minute

par Gyles Brandreth ...

As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all – and now he’s ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself.In this wildly ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all – and now he’s ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself.In this wildly
... En savoir plus
J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit"

Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion

par Robert T. Tally Jr. ...

Collections series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book is a critical introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but it also advances an argument about the novel in the context of Tolkien’s larger literary and philosophical project. Notwithstanding its canonical place in the fantasy genre, The Hobbit is ultimately a historical novel. It does not refer directly to any “real” historical events, but it both enacts and conceptualizes history in ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

This book is a critical introduction to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but it also advances an argument about the novel in the context of Tolkien’s larger literary and philosophical project. Notwithstanding its canonical place in the fantasy genre, The Hobbit is ultimately a historical novel. It does not refer directly to any “real” historical events, but it both enacts and conceptualizes history in
... En savoir plus
The Alaska Bush Pilot Chronicles: More Adventures and Misadventures from the Big Empty

More Adventures and Misadventures from the Big Empty

par Mort D. Mason ...

Readers of Flying the Alaska Wild marveled at Mort Mason's true tales of braving the elements at the extremes in a Piper Super Cub. But the bush pilot, adventurer, and raconteur was just beginning, and in this book he revisits his most memorable moments of flying by the seat of his pants through blizzards and white-outs, on assignments at times hazardous and sometimes simply whacky, always with a ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

Readers of Flying the Alaska Wild marveled at Mort Mason's true tales of braving the elements at the extremes in a Piper Super Cub. But the bush pilot, adventurer, and raconteur was just beginning, and in this book he revisits his most memorable moments of flying by the seat of his pants through blizzards and white-outs, on assignments at times hazardous and sometimes simply whacky, always with a
... En savoir plus
Kant: A Biography

par Manfred Kuehn ...

This is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants amongst the pantheon of Western philosophers as well as the one with the most powerful and broad influence on contemporary philosophy. It is well known that Kant spent his entire life in an isolated part of Prussia living the life of a typical university professor. This has given rise to the view ... En savoir plus

$43.99 CAD

This is the first full-length biography in more than fifty years of Immanuel Kant, one of the giants amongst the pantheon of Western philosophers as well as the one with the most powerful and broad influence on contemporary philosophy. It is well known that Kant spent his entire life in an isolated part of Prussia living the life of a typical university professor. This has given rise to the view
... En savoir plus
The Fox Effect

How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine

par David Brock, Ari Rabin-Havt, Media Matters for America ...

Here is comprehensive overview of the tumultuous career of former Fox News president Roger Ailes and a must-read for anyone looking to understand his legacy and impact on news media.Based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show how Fox News, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network ... En savoir plus

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Here is comprehensive overview of the tumultuous career of former Fox News president Roger Ailes and a must-read for anyone looking to understand his legacy and impact on news media.Based on the meticulous research of the news watchdog organization Media Matters for America, David Brock and Ari Rabin-Havt show how Fox News, under its president Roger Ailes, changed from a right-leaning news network
... En savoir plus
Novel Writing Prep

A 30-Day Planner That Prepares You To Write 50,000 Words in One Month

par Monica Leonelle ...

Collections Livre 1 - The Productive Novelist
50,000+ words in 30 days—impossible, right?Or if it is possible, those words must be total crap—right?And even if there is some semblance of writing talent in the draft, writing that fast means the plot and characters must make no sense… right?No. Nope. Wrong!Yes, you can write 50,000 good words on your novel in as little as a month, as long as you prepare yourself.After helping thousands of ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

50,000+ words in 30 days—impossible, right?Or if it is possible, those words must be total crap—right?And even if there is some semblance of writing talent in the draft, writing that fast means the plot and characters must make no sense… right?No. Nope. Wrong!Yes, you can write 50,000 good words on your novel in as little as a month, as long as you prepare yourself.After helping thousands of
... En savoir plus
Titanic

The Edith Brown Story

par David Haisman ...

In 1996, at 100 years of age, Edith Haisman, (nee Brown) became the world's oldest living survivor of the Titanic disaster. She was almost sixteen years of age at the time and could well remember those screams and cries for help as the ship sank in those icy waters of the North Atlantic. Those sounds were to haunt her for the rest of her life. ... En savoir plus

$8.99 CAD

In 1996, at 100 years of age, Edith Haisman, (nee Brown) became the world's oldest living survivor of the Titanic disaster. She was almost sixteen years of age at the time and could well remember those screams and cries for help as the ship sank in those icy waters of the North Atlantic. Those sounds were to haunt her for the rest of her life.
... En savoir plus
Witness

Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom

par Ariel Burger ...

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted student and friend of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel invites readers to witness one of the world's greatest thinkers in his own classroom in this instructive and deeply moving read, a National Jewish Book Award–winner.The world remembers Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) as a Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted student and friend of Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Elie Wiesel invites readers to witness one of the world's greatest thinkers in his own classroom in this instructive and deeply moving read, a National Jewish Book Award–winner.The world remembers Elie Wiesel (1928–2016) as a Nobel laureate, activist, and author of more than
... En savoir plus

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