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The Case for Contention

Teaching Controversial Issues in American Schools

by Jonathan Zimmerman, Emily Robertson ...

Series series History and Philosophy of Education Series
From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls that they are so commonly avoided within them. And this, they argue, is a tremendous disservice to our ... Read more

$20.89 USD

From the fights about the teaching of evolution to the details of sex education, it may seem like American schools are hotbeds of controversy. But as Jonathan Zimmerman and Emily Robertson show in this insightful book, it is precisely because such topics are so inflammatory outside school walls that they are so commonly avoided within them. And this, they argue, is a tremendous disservice to our
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Motherhood, Labour and Care in the 21st Century

Contradictions in focus

by Carla Pascoe Leahy, Briony Lipton, Selda Dagistanli, Emilie Baganz, Charlotte Kells Robertson, Corinne T. Sullivan, Shanshan Wang, Yinghua Yu, Emily Wolfinger, Leah Williams Veazey, Georgia Coe, Deb Verhoeven, Emilee Gilbert, Dr Chloe Taylor, Michelle O’Shea ...

Modern motherhood in Australia and New Zealand is marked by contradiction. Recent decades have seen policy changes aimed at facilitating gender equality – such as enhanced paid parental leave and more generous childcare subsidies – alongside cultural shifts in the gendered division of domestic labour and women’s workforce participation. Yet, despite these changes, motherhood continues to be a ... Read more

$12.79 USD

Modern motherhood in Australia and New Zealand is marked by contradiction. Recent decades have seen policy changes aimed at facilitating gender equality – such as enhanced paid parental leave and more generous childcare subsidies – alongside cultural shifts in the gendered division of domestic labour and women’s workforce participation. Yet, despite these changes, motherhood continues to be a
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Childhood in Victoria

Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914

by Mary Alice Downie, Barbara Robertson, Elizabeth Jane Errington, Emily Carr ...

This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador. ... Read more

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This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador.
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Music Finds Molly

by David Robertson, Emily McKee ...

Illustrated by David Robertson ...

In a bright and cheerful house, a sweet little girl named Molly lives. Molly is six years old and has a younger brother named Wilson. Molly and Wilson love to play together, but when it's time for bed, Molly struggles to fall asleep.One night, as Molly lies in bed, she hears a soft melody coming from her room. She sits up and hears her keyboard, who is named Peter Piano, playing all by himself! ... Read more

$4.49 USD

In a bright and cheerful house, a sweet little girl named Molly lives. Molly is six years old and has a younger brother named Wilson. Molly and Wilson love to play together, but when it's time for bed, Molly struggles to fall asleep.One night, as Molly lies in bed, she hears a soft melody coming from her room. She sits up and hears her keyboard, who is named Peter Piano, playing all by himself!
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Proximity and Distance

Space, Time and World War I

by Romain Fathi, Emily Robertson ...

The global magnitude of World War I has meant that proximity and distance were highly influential in the ways the conflict was conducted, and how it was experienced at tactical, political and emotional levels. This book explores how participants and observers in World War I negotiated the temporal and spatial challenges of the conflict. International in scope, it investigates how technology, mass ... Read more

$19.49 USD

The global magnitude of World War I has meant that proximity and distance were highly influential in the ways the conflict was conducted, and how it was experienced at tactical, political and emotional levels. This book explores how participants and observers in World War I negotiated the temporal and spatial challenges of the conflict. International in scope, it investigates how technology, mass
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Bees and Maple Syrup

Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914

by Mary Alice Downie, Barbara Robertson, Elizabeth Jane Errington, Emily Elizabeth "Mrs. F." Beavan ...

This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador. ... Read more

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This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador.
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Mosquitotide

Early Voices — Portraits of Canada by Women Writers, 1639–1914

by Mary Alice Downie, Barbara Robertson, Elizabeth Jane Errington, Emily "Janey Canuck" Murphy ...

This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador. ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This selection of writings by twenty-nine women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the seventeenth to the early twentieth centuries, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador.
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If I Die Before I Wake

The unforgettable psychological thriller

by Emily Koch ...

Narrated by Finlay Robertson ...

Unabridged

9 hours 26 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of If I Die Before I Wake by Emily Koch, read by Finlay Robertson.HOW DO YOU SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER?Everyone believes Alex is in a coma, unlikely to ever wake up. As his family debate withdrawing life support, and his friends talk about how his girlfriend Bea needs to move on, he can only listen.But Alex soon begins to suspect that the accident that put ... Read more

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of If I Die Before I Wake by Emily Koch, read by Finlay Robertson.HOW DO YOU SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER?Everyone believes Alex is in a coma, unlikely to ever wake up. As his family debate withdrawing life support, and his friends talk about how his girlfriend Bea needs to move on, he can only listen.But Alex soon begins to suspect that the accident that put
... Read more

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An American Family Shakespeare Entertainment, Vol. 2

by Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki, Emily Janice Card, Robertson Dean, Gabrielle de Cuir, Harlan Ellison0, Don Leslie1, Yuri Rasovsky2, Lorna Raver3, Mirron Willis4, Doug Fulker5, Doug Fulker6, Mary Lamb7, Mary Lamb8, Charles Lamb9, Charles Lamb0, Skyboat Media1, Efrem Zimbalist2 ...

Narrated by a full cast ...

Abridged

4 hours 59 min

In this second volume of Blackstone’s audio theater production of An American Family Shakespeare Entertainment, a full cast of award-winning narrators present miscellaneous scenes and soliloquies from Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Timon of Athens, Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest. Based on Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb and featuring Elizabethan songs and ... Read more

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In this second volume of Blackstone’s audio theater production of An American Family Shakespeare Entertainment, a full cast of award-winning narrators present miscellaneous scenes and soliloquies from Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Timon of Athens, Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, and The Tempest. Based on Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb and featuring Elizabethan songs and
... Read more
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Bottomland

by Michelle Hoover ...

Narrated by Amy Landon, Robertson Dean, Tavia Gilbert, Emily Woo Zeller, various narrators, Richard Powers ...

Unabridged

8 hours 55 min

At once intimate and sweeping, Bottomland—the anticipated second novel from Michelle Hoover—follows the Hess family in the years after World War I as they attempt to rid themselves of the anti-German sentiment that left a stain on their name. But when the youngest two daughters vanish in the middle of the night, the family must piece together what happened while struggling to maintain their life ... Read more

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At once intimate and sweeping, Bottomland—the anticipated second novel from Michelle Hoover—follows the Hess family in the years after World War I as they attempt to rid themselves of the anti-German sentiment that left a stain on their name. But when the youngest two daughters vanish in the middle of the night, the family must piece together what happened while struggling to maintain their life
... Read more
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Discerning Ethics

Diverse Christian Responses to Divisive Moral Issues

by Hak Joon Lee, Timothy Dearborn ...

Narrated by various narrators, Matthew McAuliffe, Feodor Chin, Kate Mulligan, Brian Nishii, Jennifer Jill Araya, Kyle Tait, Eric G. Dove, Ralph Lister, Eileen Stevens, Richard Powers, Ann Richardson, Robertson Dean, Kevin Kenerly, Emily Pike Stewart, Chris Abell, Bob Souer ...

Unabridged

12 hours 35 min

Racism. Immigration. Gun violence. Sexuality. Health care. The number of ethical issues that demand a response from Christians today is almost dizzying. How can Christians navigate such matters? What are faithful responses to these questions?Edited by two theologians with pastoral experience, this volume invites engagement with these issues and more by drawing on real-life experiences, and ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Racism. Immigration. Gun violence. Sexuality. Health care. The number of ethical issues that demand a response from Christians today is almost dizzying. How can Christians navigate such matters? What are faithful responses to these questions?Edited by two theologians with pastoral experience, this volume invites engagement with these issues and more by drawing on real-life experiences, and
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Keep Him Close

A moving and suspenseful mystery that you won’t be able to put down

by Emily Koch ...

Narrated by Deryn Edwards ...

Unabridged

9 hours 38 min

Brought to you by Penguin.One son lied. One son died.Alice’s son is dead. Indigo’s son is accused of murder.Indigo is determined to prove her beloved Kane is innocent. Searching for evidence, she is helped by a kind stranger who takes an interest in her situation. Little does she know that her new friend has her own agenda.Alice can’t tell Indigo who she really is. She wants to understand why her ... Read more

$17.45 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.One son lied. One son died.Alice’s son is dead. Indigo’s son is accused of murder.Indigo is determined to prove her beloved Kane is innocent. Searching for evidence, she is helped by a kind stranger who takes an interest in her situation. Little does she know that her new friend has her own agenda.Alice can’t tell Indigo who she really is. She wants to understand why her
... Read more

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