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  • Flora's Cotswold Christmas Mystery

    by Anna A Armstrong ...
    It's December 1924, and when the Honourable Flora Farrington hears of the untimely death of her old schoolfriend Maud, she smells something suspicious—and it's not the Christmas pudding. With her usual flair for investigation (and an eye on the ever-dashing Inspector Busby), Flora throws herself into the mystery—helped along by her old Nanny and the ever-faithful dachshund, Dorothy.The quiet ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Keys to the Kingdom

    by Alison A. Armstrong ...
    Los AngelesFor five hundred years, the women in Claudia Lamberts family have studied men and passed their wisdom from mother to daughter. Disdainful of men, Claudias daughter has refused her inheritance and now Claudias greatest fear is that she will die without sharing the "keys to the kingdom." Acting on her husbands suggestion, Claudia thinks Karen Trevini might prove a worthy student. Sharing ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • A Materialist Theory of the Mind

    by D. M. Armstrong ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    D. M. Armstrong's A Materialist Theory of the Mind is widely known as one of the most important defences of the view that mental states are nothing but physical states of the brain. A landmark of twentieth-century philosophy of mind, it launched the physicalist revolution in approaches to the mind and has been engaged with, debated and puzzled over ever since its first publication over fifty years ... Read more

    $45.33 CAD

  • Sketch for a Systematic Metaphysics

    by D. M. Armstrong ...
    David Armstrong sets out his metaphysical system in a set of concise and lively chapters each dealing with one aspect of the world. He begins with the assumption that all that exists is the physical world of space-time. On this foundation he constructs a coherent metaphysical scheme that gives plausible answers to many of the great problems of metaphysics. He gives accounts of properties, ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • What is a Law of Nature?

    by D. M. Armstrong ...
    Series series Cambridge Philosophy Classics
    First published in 1985, D. M. Armstrong's original work on what laws of nature are has continued to be influential in the areas of metaphysics and philosophy of science. Presenting a definitive attack on the sceptical Humean view, that laws are no more than a regularity of coincidence between stances of properties, Armstrong establishes his own theory and defends it concisely and systematically ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • A Materialist Theory of the Mind

    by D.M. Armstrong ...
    Series series International Library of Philosophy
    Breaking new ground in the debate about the relation of mind and body, David Armstrong's classic text - first published in 1968 - remains the most compelling and comprehensive statement of the view that the mind is material or physical. In the preface to this new edition, the author reflects on the book's impact and considers it in the light of subsequent developments. He also provides a ... Read more

    $111.30 CAD

  • Paying for the Party

    by Elizabeth A. Armstrong, Laura T. Hamilton ...
    In an era of skyrocketing tuition and concern over whether college is “worth it,” Paying for the Party is an indispensable contribution to the dialogue assessing the state of American higher education. A powerful exposé of unmet obligations and misplaced priorities, it explains in detail why so many leave college with so little to show for it. ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

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    Death in the Bay

    The Morecambe Bay Cockling Disaster

    by Stu Armstrong ...
    Narrated by A Garner ...
    Series series True Crime +

    Unabridged

    1 hour 50 min

    On the night of February 5th, 2004, twenty-six Chinese migrant workers stepped onto the cold sands of Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England unaware that within hours, twenty-one of them would be dead. In this harrowing and powerful true crime account, Stu Armstrong exposes the dark underside of human trafficking and labour exploitation in modern Britain.Blending real events with immersive, ... Read more

    $8.16 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Perception and the Physical World

    by D M Armstrong ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1961, Perception and the Physical World contends that there are insuperable difficulties for the Representative and Phenomenalist theories. Unreflective common sense thinks of sense-perception as a direct grasping of the nature of the physical world. But when we are confronted with facts about sensory illusion, about the physical and physiological causes of perception, and with ... Read more

    $60.45 CAD

  • A History Lover's Guide to Bar Harbor

    by Brian Armstrong ...
    Series series History & Guide
    Bar Harbor has evolved from humble beginnings to become one of Maine's most popular destinations. This tour goes beyond the typical travel guide to explore its fascinating historical sites in detail. A trail of existing buildings and monuments provides a backdrop for an unconventional history of places, people and events, with many previously unpublished photographs and untold entertaining stories ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dispositions

    A Debate

    by D.M. Armstrong, C.B. Martin, U.T. Place ...
    Series series International Library of Philosophy
    Dispositions are essential to our understanding of the world. Dispositions: A Debate is an extended dialogue between three distinguished philosophers - D.M. Armstrong, C.B. Martin and U.T. Place - on the many problems associated with dispositions, which reveals their own distinctive accounts of the nature of dispositions. These are then linked to other issues such as the nature of mind, matter, ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD

  • The Mind-body Problem

    An Opinionated Introduction

    by D. M. Armstrong ...
    The relation of mind to body has been argued about by philosophers for centuries. The Mind-Body Problem: An Opinionated Introduction presents the problem as a debate between materialists about the mind and their opponents. After examining the views of Descartes, Hume, and Thomas Huxley the debate is traced through the twentieth century to present day. The emphasis is always on the arguments used ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD