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  • Hitchhiker

    Stories from the Kentucky Homefront

    by Bob Thompson ...
    In this unique memoir, the adventuresome author combines stories of rural Kentucky and restless travel with tall tales of other worlds and bygone eras.Bob Thompson discovered his passion for storytelling on the front porch of his Granny's country store in McCracken County, Kentucky. Absorbing the tales and traditions he learned there, he kept them close as he went out in search of stories and life ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Born on a Mountaintop

    On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier

    by Bob Thompson ...
    Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends, Davy Crockett's has been retold many times. Over the years, he has been repeatedly reinvented by historians and popular storytellers. In Born on a Mountaintop, Bob Thompson combines the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife as he delves deep into our love for an American icon.In ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Revolutionary Roads

    Searching for the War That Made America Independent...and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong

    by Bob Thompson ...
    In the ride-along tradition of Sarah Vowell, Tony Horwitz and Bill Bryson, this insightful history revisits the pivotal figures and key turning points of the American Revolutionary War.Revolutionary Roads takes readers on a time-traveling adventure through the crucial places American independence was won and might have been lost. You’ll ride shotgun with Bob Thompson as he puts more than 20,000 ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Floyd Collins Tragedy at Sand Cave

    by John Benton, Bill Napper, Bob Thompson ...
    Series series Images of America
    Floyd Collins is perhaps the most famous person you've never heard of, but this young man's tragic death made him celebrated as "the Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known." Collins was a Kentucky cave explorer in the early part of the 20th century, characterized by his lack of fear when exploring the most difficult cave passages, and few people could match his persistence and endurance. In the winter ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stitched Together

    Stories of a Kentucky Life

    by Bob Thompson ...
    When Bob Thompson asked his granny years ago why she continued to create so many of her beautiful quilts, she said it was the only way she could reach across time, touching and giving her descendants her energy. And just like his granny, Thompson's gift of storytelling provides a reverence and buoyancy all its own. This collection combines personal and family experiences to create a patchwork ... Read more

    $30.79 CAD

  • Old Tom

    by bob thompson ...
    A country tale of pagan giants, guerilla nuns, craft stalls, home-made ginger beer and escaped alpacas. ... Read more

    $18.43 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mammoth Cave and the Kentucky Cave Region

    by Bob Thompson, Judi Thompson ...
    Series series Images of America
    Mammoth Cave National Park and the surrounding area comprise the world's most extensive cave system. The region is characterized by what geologists call "karst" topography, a landscape dotted with sinkholes and caves. One of America's first tourist attractions, the cave was opened to the public in 1816, and was preceded in popularity only by Niagara Falls. The 200 vintage images found in Images of ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Last Encore

    by Bob “Norton” Thompson, Sebastian Jaymes ...
    Memoir of legendary Roadie to Glenn Frey, the Eagles, and other Artists, turned successful Entrepeneur ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Getting Unstuck

    Break Free of the Plateau Effect

    by Hugh Thompson, Bob Sullivan ...
    Just try harder.Just work harder. Just do more.But what happens when working harder doesn’t seem to be getting you better results? You’ve got to get unstuck.In Getting Unstuck, Bob Sullivan and Hugh Thompson show the different kinds of plateaus that can hold you back and how they can be overcome. Using case studies of both success and failure—including Derek Jeter, Blockbuster, and Google—they ... Read more

    Was $9.99 CAD Now $7.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Revolutionary Roads

    Searching for the War That Made America Independent...and All the Places It Could Have Gone Terribly Wrong

    by Bob Thompson ...
    Narrated by Fred Berman ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 5 min

    In the ride-along tradition of Sarah Vowell, Tony Horwitz and Bill Bryson, this insightful history revisits the pivotal figures and key turning points of the American Revolutionary War.Revolutionary Roads takes readers on a time-traveling adventure through the crucial places American independence was won and might have been lost. You’ll ride shotgun with Bob Thompson as he puts more than 20,000 ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Society's Genome

    Genetic Diversity's Role in Digital Preservation

    by Nathan Thompson, Bob Cone, John Kranz ...
    Our digital world is growing at an astounding pace. The ongoing collection, analysis, and dissemination of vast amounts of data is enriching society's collective knowledge and understanding, its genome, in unprecedented ways. Yet in this golden information age, no person or organization is immune from devastating, irreparable data loss, whether by natural disaster, cyber-attacks, or simple human ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • National Testing in Schools

    An Australian assessment

    Edited by Bob Lingard, Greg Thompson, Sam Sellar ...
    Series series Local/Global Issues in Education
    Over the last two decades, large-scale national, or provincial, standardised testing has become prominent in the schools of many countries around the globe. National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment draws on research to consider the nature of national testing and its multiple effects, including:media responses and constructions such as league tables of performancepressures within ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD