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Translating Science in the 18th and 19th Centuries

Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Edited by Alison E Martin, Susan Pickford ...

Series series Science and Technology Studies
This book explores the role of translation in shaping the knowledge-sharing processes that were and are seminal to scientific endeavour. It considers the mechanisms by which eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European science writing travelled within and beyond its home continent and non- European science was taken up in a colonial context. Using insights from fields of research including book ... Read more

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This book explores the role of translation in shaping the knowledge-sharing processes that were and are seminal to scientific endeavour. It considers the mechanisms by which eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European science writing travelled within and beyond its home continent and non- European science was taken up in a colonial context. Using insights from fields of research including book
... Read more
Moving Scenes

The Aesthetics of German Travel Writing on England 1783-1820

by Alison E. Martin ...

"Accounts of travel to England reached unprecedented levels of popularity in the German states in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Competition therefore increased for travel writers to produce travelogues which offered the most authentic, original and vibrant picture of England. The wider range of narrative strategies which travellers consequently deployed increasingly drew on ... Read more

$89.31 CAD

"Accounts of travel to England reached unprecedented levels of popularity in the German states in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Competition therefore increased for travel writers to produce travelogues which offered the most authentic, original and vibrant picture of England. The wider range of narrative strategies which travellers consequently deployed increasingly drew on
... Read more
Nature Translated

Alexander von Humboldt's Works in Nineteenth-Century Britain

by Alison E. Martin ...

Series series Edinburgh Critical Studies in Literary Translation
$38.99 CAD
Symptoms in the Pharmacy

A Guide to the Management of Common Illnesses

by Alison Blenkinsopp, Martin Duerden, John Blenkinsopp ...

A Thorough Guidebook for Assessing and Managing Common Symptoms and Illnesses Seen in the PharmacyPharmacies, and pharmacists, are often the first source for information and advice used by a patient when health problems arise. This book supports pharmacists to recognize symptoms, advise with confidence, and recommend appropriate treatment or referral, while also providing a comprehensive digest of ... Read more

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A Thorough Guidebook for Assessing and Managing Common Symptoms and Illnesses Seen in the PharmacyPharmacies, and pharmacists, are often the first source for information and advice used by a patient when health problems arise. This book supports pharmacists to recognize symptoms, advise with confidence, and recommend appropriate treatment or referral, while also providing a comprehensive digest of
... Read more
Hard Time

A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison

by Robert Johnson, Ann Marie Rocheleau, Alison B. Martin, Alison Liebling ...

Hard Time: A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated version of the highly successful text addressing the origins, evolution, and promise of America’s penal system.Draws from both ethnographic and professional material, and situates the prison experience within both contemporary and historical contextsFeatures first person accounts from male and ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

Hard Time: A Fresh Look at Understanding and Reforming the Prison, 4th Edition, is a revised and updated version of the highly successful text addressing the origins, evolution, and promise of America’s penal system.Draws from both ethnographic and professional material, and situates the prison experience within both contemporary and historical contextsFeatures first person accounts from male and
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Murder at Work

DI Hillary Greene Book 11

by Faith Martin ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 11 - DI Hillary Greene series
Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Hillary will retire in a few weeks. But can her boss get Hillary to change her mind by putting her on a murder investigation?The victim is found dead with his head bashed in with a piece of wood. Michael Ivers was a gambler and a notorious womaniser. He had few friends and there is a long list of people who might have wanted him dead.Hillary wants to solve her final case as a police officer and ... Read more

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Hillary will retire in a few weeks. But can her boss get Hillary to change her mind by putting her on a murder investigation?The victim is found dead with his head bashed in with a piece of wood. Michael Ivers was a gambler and a notorious womaniser. He had few friends and there is a long list of people who might have wanted him dead.Hillary wants to solve her final case as a police officer and
... Read more
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Murder at Midnight

DI Hillary Greene Book 15

by Faith Martin ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 15 - DI Hillary Greene series
Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

Felix Olliphant was found stabbed to death at a New Year’s Eve costume party for the turn of the millennium.Seemingly liked by everyone, motives for his murder are hard to find. There was one suspect, but no evidence.Hillary struggles to solve this baffling case. And she has to contend with a new colleague, Jake Barnes. Young and rich, he says he wants to give something back to the community, but ... Read more

$23.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Felix Olliphant was found stabbed to death at a New Year’s Eve costume party for the turn of the millennium.Seemingly liked by everyone, motives for his murder are hard to find. There was one suspect, but no evidence.Hillary struggles to solve this baffling case. And she has to contend with a new colleague, Jake Barnes. Young and rich, he says he wants to give something back to the community, but
... Read more
Best of Asian Erotica

Vol 1

by Stephen Leather, author, John Burdett, Meihan Booey, Jonathan Lim, Yusuf Martin, Alison Lester, Hari Kumar, O Thiam Chin, Erich R. Sysak ...

The fifteen seductive sex stories in this steamy first volume of literary erotica from Asia are certain to entertain and arouse. Absolutely nothing is out of bounds, offering readers a glimpse into the erotic lives of Asia’s inhabitants. Bestselling authors Stephen Leather and John Burdett are joined in this alluring collection of short stories by Meihan Booey and Rachel Loh from Singapore, ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

The fifteen seductive sex stories in this steamy first volume of literary erotica from Asia are certain to entertain and arouse. Absolutely nothing is out of bounds, offering readers a glimpse into the erotic lives of Asia’s inhabitants. Bestselling authors Stephen Leather and John Burdett are joined in this alluring collection of short stories by Meihan Booey and Rachel Loh from Singapore,
... Read more
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Hillary's Final Case

DI Hillary Greene Book 17

by Faith Martin ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 17 - DI Hillary Greene series
Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

Can Hillary finally close the case of the missing young women?Can she take down one of Oxfordshire’s most wanted criminals?Can she handle her new boss?Can she help one of her team get answers on his long lost sister?And will she really get married and leave her beloved boat? ... Read more

$23.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Can Hillary finally close the case of the missing young women?Can she take down one of Oxfordshire’s most wanted criminals?Can she handle her new boss?Can she help one of her team get answers on his long lost sister?And will she really get married and leave her beloved boat?
... Read more
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Murder of a Lover

DI Hillary Greene Book 13

by Faith Martin ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 13 - DI Hillary Greene series
Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

Ten years ago, Rowan Thompson was found stabbed to death with a pair of scissors in his student house. It turns out that Rowan was quite a lover, with many disgruntled partners left in his wake.But did any of them have a strong enough motive to murder him?Meanwhile. Hillary’s stalker is getting more aggressive with his messages and flowers. And it looks like he may be much, much worse than she ... Read more

$23.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ten years ago, Rowan Thompson was found stabbed to death with a pair of scissors in his student house. It turns out that Rowan was quite a lover, with many disgruntled partners left in his wake.But did any of them have a strong enough motive to murder him?Meanwhile. Hillary’s stalker is getting more aggressive with his messages and flowers. And it looks like he may be much, much worse than she
... Read more
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Murder in Mind

DI Hillary Greene Book 16

by Faith Martin ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 16 - DI Hillary Greene series
Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

Seventy-five-year-old Sylvia Perkins was found battered to death in her home in 2010. The murder weapon was suspected to be a fire poker and it seems she was quite popular with older gentlemen.Her grandson Robbie inherited everything, but he can’t be placed at the scene of the crime.WHO KILLED THIS HARMLESS OLD WOMAN AND WHY? AND WHAT SECRETS WAS SHE HIDING?Hillary also has a new boss and a ... Read more

$23.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Seventy-five-year-old Sylvia Perkins was found battered to death in her home in 2010. The murder weapon was suspected to be a fire poker and it seems she was quite popular with older gentlemen.Her grandson Robbie inherited everything, but he can’t be placed at the scene of the crime.WHO KILLED THIS HARMLESS OLD WOMAN AND WHY? AND WHAT SECRETS WAS SHE HIDING?Hillary also has a new boss and a
... Read more
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Murder Never Misses

DI Hillary Greene Book 14

by Faith Martin ...

Narrated by Alison Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 14 - DI Hillary Greene series
Unabridged

7 hours 57 min

Three missing young women. One evil stalker. But Hillary doesn’t think it all adds up.Hillary is recovering from the vicious attack by her stalker. It appears that he is also behind the disappearance and murder of three women. Her bosses want these unsolved cases closed, but Hillary has a theory that will shock everyone.However, as the truth comes to light, Hillary and the team are faced with a ... Read more

$23.04 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Three missing young women. One evil stalker. But Hillary doesn’t think it all adds up.Hillary is recovering from the vicious attack by her stalker. It appears that he is also behind the disappearance and murder of three women. Her bosses want these unsolved cases closed, but Hillary has a theory that will shock everyone.However, as the truth comes to light, Hillary and the team are faced with a
... Read more

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