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The Social Life of Books

Reading Together in the Eighteenth-Century Home

by Abigail Williams ...

Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History
"A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books."—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which ... Read more

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"A lively survey…her research and insights make us conscious of how we, today, use books."—John Sutherland, The New York Times Book ReviewTwo centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which
... Read more
Reading It Wrong

An Alternative History of Early Eighteenth-Century Literature

by Abigail Williams ...

How eighteenth-century literature depended on misinterpretation—and how this still shapes the way we readReading It Wrong is a new history of eighteenth-century English literature that explores what has been everywhere evident but rarely talked about: the misunderstanding, muddle and confusion of readers of the past when they first met the uniquely elusive writings of the period. Abigail Williams ... Read more

$42.89 CAD

How eighteenth-century literature depended on misinterpretation—and how this still shapes the way we readReading It Wrong is a new history of eighteenth-century English literature that explores what has been everywhere evident but rarely talked about: the misunderstanding, muddle and confusion of readers of the past when they first met the uniquely elusive writings of the period. Abigail Williams
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Wrath of Dent

Mytholia Series, #2

by Abigail Williams ...

Series Book 2 - Mytholia Series
Before he became the villain in Amelia's tale, King Gerio was a warrior prince bound by honor, driven by duty, and shadowed by a legacy he could not escape.Wrath of Dent unveils the dark and tragic rise of Gerio, tracing his journey from a conflicted young ruler to a feared and formidable king. As secrets of his bloodline come to light, loyalty and betrayal blur, forcing him to make choices that ... Read more

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Before he became the villain in Amelia's tale, King Gerio was a warrior prince bound by honor, driven by duty, and shadowed by a legacy he could not escape.Wrath of Dent unveils the dark and tragic rise of Gerio, tracing his journey from a conflicted young ruler to a feared and formidable king. As secrets of his bloodline come to light, loyalty and betrayal blur, forcing him to make choices that
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Dent's Last Hope

Mytholia Series, #1

by Abigail Williams ...

Series Book 1 - Mytholia Series
In the kingdom of Dent, Amelia has always been overshadowed - first by her brother, the rightful heir, and then by her father's vision of tradition. Groomed for marriage rather than leadership, she's spent her life longing for freedom and purpose. When fate thrusts the throne within her reach, Amelia vows to defy the odds and claim her rightful place as Dent's first Queen.But her father's plans ... Read more

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In the kingdom of Dent, Amelia has always been overshadowed - first by her brother, the rightful heir, and then by her father's vision of tradition. Groomed for marriage rather than leadership, she's spent her life longing for freedom and purpose. When fate thrusts the throne within her reach, Amelia vows to defy the odds and claim her rightful place as Dent's first Queen.But her father's plans
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Queen Anne and the Arts

by Barbara Benedict, Brian Corman, Julia Fawcett, Jayne Lewis, Estelle Murphy, Nicholas Seager, Philip Smallwood, Abigail Williams, Amanda Winkler, Kevin L. Cope, Juan Christian Pellicer0, James A. Winn1, Cedric D. Reverand II3 ...

Series series Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650–1850
The cultural highlights of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) have long been overlooked. However, recent scholarship, including the present volume, is demonstrating that Anne has been seriously underestimated, both as a person, and as a monarch, and that there was much cultural activity of note in what might be called an interim period, coming after the deaths of Dryden and Purcell but before the ... Read more

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The cultural highlights of the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) have long been overlooked. However, recent scholarship, including the present volume, is demonstrating that Anne has been seriously underestimated, both as a person, and as a monarch, and that there was much cultural activity of note in what might be called an interim period, coming after the deaths of Dryden and Purcell but before the
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I AM: HERE

My Faith Journey as a Survivor

by Claudia Beasley, Michael Beasley, Abigail Williams, Benjamin Williams ...

Narrated by Candace Berry ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

This is a book about my faith journey from a young adult to my senior years. Being a survivor of COVID, I knew the LORD still had a purpose for my life. I listened to the voice in my heart and knew I needed to write this book as an encouragement to others. Events happen in life that can cause us to see ourselves as victims or survivors. I choose using my Faith "hat" to be a survivor; an overcomer ... Read more

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This is a book about my faith journey from a young adult to my senior years. Being a survivor of COVID, I knew the LORD still had a purpose for my life. I listened to the voice in my heart and knew I needed to write this book as an encouragement to others. Events happen in life that can cause us to see ourselves as victims or survivors. I choose using my Faith "hat" to be a survivor; an overcomer
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The Book-Makers

A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives

by Adam Smyth ...

An Economist Book of the YearA five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.**“Almost every page—almost every paragraph—fizzes with facts, allusions, speculations, tidbits of etymology and gems of historical interest.” —**Wall Street JournalBooks have transformed humankind, yet we know little about the individuals who brought... ... Read more

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An Economist Book of the YearA five-hundred-year history of printed books, told through the people who created them.**“Almost every page—almost every paragraph—fizzes with facts, allusions, speculations, tidbits of etymology and gems of historical interest.” —**Wall Street JournalBooks have transformed humankind, yet we know little about the individuals who brought...
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Muv

The Story of the Mitford Girls' Mother

by Rachel Trethewey ...

The story of the "seventh Mitford woman," a long-overlooked figure in the Mitford canon—told in full for the first time.Everyone knows about the six flamboyant Mitford girls but in fact there were seven remarkable women in the famous family—the seventh was "Muv," Lady Sydney Redesdale, the mother of the notorious sisters. Too often portrayed as different from them and outside the girl gang, she ... Read more

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The story of the "seventh Mitford woman," a long-overlooked figure in the Mitford canon—told in full for the first time.Everyone knows about the six flamboyant Mitford girls but in fact there were seven remarkable women in the famous family—the seventh was "Muv," Lady Sydney Redesdale, the mother of the notorious sisters. Too often portrayed as different from them and outside the girl gang, she
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An All-Consuming History of Energy

by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz ...

The radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller that destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change.We have long been taught that humanity’s relationship with energy is one of progress, with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear—until at some future point everything will be replaced by “green” energy. But the long-held ... Read more

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The radical, paradigm-shifting international bestseller that destroys our delusions about energy consumption and will change the way we talk about climate change.We have long been taught that humanity’s relationship with energy is one of progress, with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear—until at some future point everything will be replaced by “green” energy. But the long-held
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Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

by Andrew Thompson ...

Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar• ... Read more

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Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar•
... Read more
So Very Small

How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs--and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease

by Thomas Levenson ...

“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.” ... Read more

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“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.”
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Curiosities Revealed

Astonishing Facts for the Inquisitive Mind

by Seraphina Lewis ...

Hungry for a treasure trove of weird and wonderful facts beyond your wildest imagination? Then keep on reading...Did you know that trees collaborate, communicate, and engage in chemical warfare?Or that humans are better at smelling rain than sharks are at smelling blood?Or that Napoleon once fought a pack of tame rabbits... and lost?Sometimes, life gets boring. Your sense of wonder often gets lost ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Hungry for a treasure trove of weird and wonderful facts beyond your wildest imagination? Then keep on reading...Did you know that trees collaborate, communicate, and engage in chemical warfare?Or that humans are better at smelling rain than sharks are at smelling blood?Or that Napoleon once fought a pack of tame rabbits... and lost?Sometimes, life gets boring. Your sense of wonder often gets lost
... Read more

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