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Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity

Edited by Amanda Heffernan, Jane Wilkinson ...

This book brings critical perspectives towards questions of how precarity and precariousness affect the work of leaders and educators in schools and universities around the world. It theorises the effects of precarity, and the experiences of educators working in precarious environments.The work of school improvement takes time. Developing a highly-skilled and confident teaching workforce requires ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

This book brings critical perspectives towards questions of how precarity and precariousness affect the work of leaders and educators in schools and universities around the world. It theorises the effects of precarity, and the experiences of educators working in precarious environments.The work of school improvement takes time. Developing a highly-skilled and confident teaching workforce requires
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One-Click Buy: June Harlequin Presents

by Emma Darcy, Diana Hamilton, Jacqueline Baird, Kate Walker, Natalie Rivers, Sharon Kendrick, Natalie Anderson, Anne Oliver, Helen Brooks, Lee Wilkinson, Susanne James, Amanda Browning ...

One convenient download. One bargain price. Get all June Harlequin Presents with one click!Against the background of exquisite European locales, a war is waged between virginal innocence and cynical mistrust, treacherous jealousy and all-consuming desire, ruthless power and loving devotion. The men and women in these Harlequin Presents novels are the combatants in this war--arrogant billionaires, ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

One convenient download. One bargain price. Get all June Harlequin Presents with one click!Against the background of exquisite European locales, a war is waged between virginal innocence and cynical mistrust, treacherous jealousy and all-consuming desire, ruthless power and loving devotion. The men and women in these Harlequin Presents novels are the combatants in this war--arrogant billionaires,
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Employee Voice in Emerging Economies

Edited by Amanda Pyman, Paul J. Gollan, Adrian Wilkinson, Cathy Xu, Senia Kalfa ...

Series Book 23 - Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations
Within the labor relations paradigm, employee voice is broadly defined as the ways and means through which employees ‘have a say’ and influence organizational issues at work. Whilst we know much about employee voice in the Anglo-American (developed) world, we know much less about how employee voice operates in emerging economies. This volume explores the nature of employee voice in four emerging ... Read more

$178.99 CAD

Within the labor relations paradigm, employee voice is broadly defined as the ways and means through which employees ‘have a say’ and influence organizational issues at work. Whilst we know much about employee voice in the Anglo-American (developed) world, we know much less about how employee voice operates in emerging economies. This volume explores the nature of employee voice in four emerging
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Bewitchery

by Amanda Siri Hill, Rae Wilkinson, Rebecca M Robertson ...

Love cozy witch vibes and a dash of suspense? How about clean romance with a taste of the supernatural?For fans of all things witches and cozy familiars, comes a collection of short stories filled with magic, love, and intrigue, written by the Empty Table Writers.Enchanted StitchesWhen a yarn shop weaves more than warmth into its hats and scarves, a witch must find the source of a deadly spell ... Read more

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Love cozy witch vibes and a dash of suspense? How about clean romance with a taste of the supernatural?For fans of all things witches and cozy familiars, comes a collection of short stories filled with magic, love, and intrigue, written by the Empty Table Writers.Enchanted StitchesWhen a yarn shop weaves more than warmth into its hats and scarves, a witch must find the source of a deadly spell
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Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics

Enriching Children's Mathematical Thinking

by Fay Lewis, Amanda Wilkinson, Marcus Witt ...

The UK National Curriculum is clear about the importance of reasoning and problem-solving in mathematics. Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics aims to support trainee and established teachers to embed mathematical thinking into their lessons. The authors focus on practical and actionable ways that primary teachers can develop their children’s mathematical thinking, reasoning and problem ... Read more

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The UK National Curriculum is clear about the importance of reasoning and problem-solving in mathematics. Mastery and Depth in Primary Mathematics aims to support trainee and established teachers to embed mathematical thinking into their lessons. The authors focus on practical and actionable ways that primary teachers can develop their children’s mathematical thinking, reasoning and problem
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That Christmas Feeling

by Lili Wilkinson, Amanda Francey ...

Dottie is waiting for the Christmas feeling to arrive - that fizzy, excited feeling, where everything is a bit magical. But this year, Dottie, her brother, Jem, and their dog, Shortbread, are staying with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma and Grandpa are trying hard, but Christmas just isn't the same...A gorgeous, heart-warming story about misplacing the Christmas spirit, and finding it again. ... Read more

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Dottie is waiting for the Christmas feeling to arrive - that fizzy, excited feeling, where everything is a bit magical. But this year, Dottie, her brother, Jem, and their dog, Shortbread, are staying with Grandma and Grandpa. Grandma and Grandpa are trying hard, but Christmas just isn't the same...A gorgeous, heart-warming story about misplacing the Christmas spirit, and finding it again.
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Volume 1: Community and Society

by Sarah Turner, Nguyen N. Binh, Abdellatif Qamhaieh, Carolina Sternberg, Sheere Kadez Brooks, Ferhan Gezici, Cansu İlhan, Prajwal Nagesh, Ajay Bailey, Sobin George, Lekha Subaiya, Hanna A. Ruszczyk, M. Feisal Rahman, Olga Matveieva, Vasil Navumau, Charlotte Lemanski, Jiska de Groot, Jeremy Auerbach, Jordin Clark, Solange Muñoz, Roberto Rocco, Higor Carvalho, Luciana Royer, Beatriz Kara-José, Ellen Bal, Lorraine Nencel, Hosna J. Shewly, Sanjeeb Drong, Nurul Azreen Azlan, Diotima Chattoraj, AKM Ahsan Ullah, Mallik Akram Hossain, Sallie Yea, Robin Mazumder, Richardson Dilworth, Timothy P.R. Weaver, Jolanda Lindenberg, Paul van de Vijver, Lieke de Kock, David van Bodegom, Niels Bartels, Magdalena Svetlana Rodekirchen, Sawyer Phinney, Rebekah Graham, Bridgette Masters-Awatere, Chrissie Cowan, Rose Wilkinson, Amanda Stevens ...

Series series Global Reflections on COVID-19 and Urban Inequalities
Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation. It was already clear before the pandemic that cities around the world were divided and becoming increasingly unequal. The pandemic has torn back the curtain on many of these pre-existing inequalities.Contributions to this volume engage directly with different urban communities around the ... Read more

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Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation. It was already clear before the pandemic that cities around the world were divided and becoming increasingly unequal. The pandemic has torn back the curtain on many of these pre-existing inequalities.Contributions to this volume engage directly with different urban communities around the
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The Turtle House

A Novel

by Amanda Churchill ...

Narrated by Joy Osmanski, Kelly Wilkinson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

“A heartbreakingly resonant debut, The Turtle House is a tender, big-hearted story about women, family, and the complicated history of Texas. These characters, and their tentative, flawed stumblings toward grace, will stay with me.”—Elizabeth Wetmore, author of Valentine“Sweeping yet intimate, Amanda Churchill’s Turtle House spans cultures and continents. Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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“A heartbreakingly resonant debut, The Turtle House is a tender, big-hearted story about women, family, and the complicated history of Texas. These characters, and their tentative, flawed stumblings toward grace, will stay with me.”—Elizabeth Wetmore, author of Valentine“Sweeping yet intimate, Amanda Churchill’s Turtle House spans cultures and continents. Minnie and her granddaughter Lia are
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New and Experimental Approaches to Writing Lives

by Hugh Craig, Donna Lee Brien, Michael Sala, Kate Douglas, Willa McDonald, Sonya Huber, David Walker, Vanessa Berry, Page Richards, Jessica Wilkinson, Amanda Norman, Emma Newport ...

With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children. ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

With recent advances in digital technology, a number of exciting and innovative approaches to writing lives have emerged, from graphic memoirs to blogs and other visual-verbal-virtual texts. This edited collection is a timely study of new approaches to writing lives, including literary docu-memoir, autobiographical cartography, social media life writing and autobiographical writing for children.
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The Laundryman’s Boy

A Novel

by Edward Y. C. Lee ...

Narrated by Richard Lam ...

Unabridged

8 hours 54 min

Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ontario. Thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Isolated and friendless, he falls into despair.When he meets Heather, an ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ontario. Thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Isolated and friendless, he falls into despair.When he meets Heather, an
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The American Queen

An Award-Winning Historical Fiction Novel about the Real-Life Black Woman Who Ruled a Kingdom on American Soil

by Vanessa Miller ...

Narrated by Angel Pean ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

A 2025 Audie Awards WINNER | A WOMAN EVOLVE BOOK CLUB PICK | A NORTH CAROLINA READS PICK | A Christy Award WINNER | A 2024 American Fiction Award WINNER | Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (She Reads) | FEATURED IN GMA, WASHINGTON POST, AND ESSENCE | There is only one known queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil. Meet the queen of Happy Land in this riveting novel from USA TODAY ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

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A 2025 Audie Awards WINNER | A WOMAN EVOLVE BOOK CLUB PICK | A NORTH CAROLINA READS PICK | A Christy Award WINNER | A 2024 American Fiction Award WINNER | Best Historical Fiction of 2024 (She Reads) | FEATURED IN GMA, WASHINGTON POST, AND ESSENCE | There is only one known queen who truly ruled a kingdom on American soil. Meet the queen of Happy Land in this riveting novel from USA TODAY
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The Wolf Hunt

A Novel

by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen ...

Narrated by Gilli Messer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

Award-winning author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen returns with a timely exploration of the fault lines in a community, a school, and a family, as a mother begins to suspect her teenage son of committing a terrible crime.Lilach has it all: a beautiful home in the heart of Silicon Valley, a successful husband and stable marriage, and a teenage son, Adam, with whom she has always felt a particular closeness. ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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Award-winning author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen returns with a timely exploration of the fault lines in a community, a school, and a family, as a mother begins to suspect her teenage son of committing a terrible crime.Lilach has it all: a beautiful home in the heart of Silicon Valley, a successful husband and stable marriage, and a teenage son, Adam, with whom she has always felt a particular closeness.
... Read more

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