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  • Secrets of the Cat

    Its Lore, Legend, and Lives

    What is really going on behind thoseluminous feline eyes?Affectionate yet aloof, intelligentand inquisitive yet dangerouslycareless, the more-or-lessdomesticated house catintrigues us as no other animal can.Now Barbara Holland offers cat loversa fascinating, funny, and refreshinglycandid look at their feline companions:their history, lore, and secrets, and theircomplicated relations with people ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hail to the Chiefs

    Presidential Mischief, Morals, & Malarky from George W. to George W.

    A compendium of the highlights and lowlights from the careers of our 43 chief executives—from George Washington to George Bush Jr.—told with wit and accuracy, clearly reminding us that presidents are also people. Under the mutton-chop whiskers, behind the bulging waistcoats, presidents were actually human. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    A Woman of Substance

    Narrated by Bea Holland ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Emma Harte Series

    Unabridged

    35 hours 25 min

    "An extravagant, absorbing novel of love, courage, ambition, war, death and passion", and the basis for the BritBox series starring Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds ( The New York Times ).Barbara Taylor Bradford's The Emma Harte Saga begins with this record-shattering New York Times bestseller that traces Emma Harte's legacy through multiple generations of indomitable women.From the servants' ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Are Wants and Needs?

    Series series Let's Find Out! Community Economics
    For young people, it can be easy to confuse what one wants as opposed to what one actually needs. This thoughtful resource elucidates the basic concepts of wants and needs and how they fit into the economic landscape. Readers will be asked to consider the different priorities of cultures from around the world, offering a more global overview, as well as a perspective on what people needed in the ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Not so Silly Butterfly

    Set on the colorful island of St. Martin, the story begins at the beautiful Butterfly Farm. As Monica the Monarch Butterfly dreams of seeing the world beyond the Farm, her family always reminds her: “Silly Monica, butterflies don’t see islands. Butterflies stay on the Farm.” But one day, Monica does leave the Farm. From the sparkling Caribbean Sea to the busy city streets of Marigot, Monica ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • When All the World Was Young

    A Memoir

    A Washington Post Bestseller"Beautifully written . . . sharply detailed recollections . . . compelling, both touching and funny...Holland writes with breezy elegance and a sly wit."-The New York Times Book ReviewThe author deemed "a national treasure" finally tells her own story, with this sharp and atmospheric memoir of a postwar American childhood.Barbara Holland finally brings her wit and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • What Are Saving and Spending?

    Series series Let's Find Out! Community Economics
    Saving and spending are building blocks of the economy. Readers will learn about various sources of income as well as concepts such as how saving a little at a time can eventually add up to a lot of money. This informational text explains ideas such as keeping track of expenses, financial goals, budgeting, and investing. Readers will learn about different types of savings plans, such as those for ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • They Went Whistling

    Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and Renegades

    Throughout history there have been women, endowed with curiosity and abundant spirit, who stepped out of the cave, cast off the shackles of expectation, and struck out for new territory. In this ode to bold, brash, and sometimes just plain dangerous women, Barbara Holland reanimates those rebels who defied convention and challenged authority on a truly grand scale: they traveled the world, ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Joy of Drinking

    With characteristic elegance and delicious wit, Barbara Holland, ("a national treasure,"-Philadelphia Inquirer) celebrates the age-old act of drinking in this gimlet-eyed survey of man's relationship with booze, since the joyful discovery, ten thousand years ago, of fermented fruits and grains. In this spirited paean to alcohol, two parts cultural history, one part personal meditation, Holland ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Elizabeth I

    Series series Women Who Changed History
    Though it took until 2016 for the United States to nominate a woman for president, women in other countries ruled centuries earlier. In 1558, Elizabeth I ascended England’s throne at the age of twenty-five. Despite inheriting a country torn by financial crisis and religious differences, she became one of the greatest monarchs in English history. Her reign was so notable that it is known as the ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gentlemen's Blood

    A History of Dueling From Swords at Dawn to Pistols at Dusk

    "Never, never, did I imagine that dueling could be so enthralling, outrageous, gruesome, tragic, and, yes, ridiculous...Lively humor and sparkling prose." -Wall Street JournalThe medieval justice of trial by combat evolved into the private duel by sword and pistol, with thousands of honorable men-and not-so-honorable women-giving lives and limbs to wipe out an insult or prove a point. The duel was ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Anxiety, Trauma, and OCD-Related Disorders

    Designed for clinicians at every level, The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Anxiety, Trauma, and OCD-Related Disorders addresses the origin, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders in a comprehensive, up-to-date, and compelling manner. Fresh voices are everywhere in this authoritative revision of the classic text, as more than 60% of the contributors are new ... Read more

    $136.99 CAD