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  • 1217

    The Battles that Saved England

    A Sunday Times Book of the Week'A thrilling episode from England's medieval history.' Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesAn engrossing history of the pivotal year 1217 when invading French forces were defeated and the future of England secured.In 1215 King John had agreed to the terms of Magna Carta, but he then reneged on his word, plunging the kingdom into war. The rebellious barons offered the throne ... Read more

    $18.59 CAD

  • Lessons in Censorship

    How Schools and Courts Subvert Students’ First Amendment Rights

    American public schools often censor controversial student speech that the Constitution protects. Lessons in Censorship brings clarity to a bewildering array of court rulings that define the speech rights of young citizens in the school setting. Catherine J. Ross examines disputes that have erupted in our schools and courts over the civil rights movement, war and peace, rights for LGBTs, abortion, ... Read more

    $53.89 CAD

  • Lessons in Censorship

    How Schools and Courts Subvert Students’ First Amendment Rights

    American public schools often censor controversial student speech that the Constitution protects. Lessons in Censorship brings clarity to a bewildering array of court rulings that define the speech rights of young citizens in the school setting. Catherine J. Ross examines disputes that have erupted in our schools and courts over the civil rights movement, war and peace, rights for LGBTs, abortion, ... Read more

    $53.89 CAD

  • A Right to Lie?

    Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

    In A Right to Lie?, legal scholar Catherine J. Ross addresses the urgent issue of whether the nation's highest officers, including the president, have a right to lie under the Speech Clause, no matter what damage their falsehoods cause. Does freedom of expression protect even factual falsehoods? If so, are lies by candidates and public officials protected? And is there a constitutional path, ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • A Right to Lie?

    Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment

    In A Right to Lie?, legal scholar Catherine J. Ross addresses the urgent issue of whether the nation's highest officers, including the president, have a right to lie under the Speech Clause, no matter what damage their falsehoods cause. Does freedom of expression protect even factual falsehoods? If so, are lies by candidates and public officials protected? And is there a constitutional path, ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Mother Country

    Real Stories of the Windrush Children

    Unabridged

    7 hours 28 min

    ***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 JHALAK PRIZE***A leading new exploration of the Windrush generation featuring David Lammy, Lenny Henry, Corinne Bailey Rae, Sharmaine Lovegrove, Hannah Lowe, Jamz Supernova, Natasha Gordon and Rikki Beadle-Blair.For the pioneers of the Windrush generation, Britain was 'the Mother Country'. They made the long journey across the sea, expecting to find a place where they ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box

    Unabridged

    13 hours 26 min

    There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of The Mystery Box.With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers ... Read more

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  • Social Causes of Psychological Distress

    Series series Social Institutions and Social Change Series
    A core interest of social science is the study of stratification--inequalities in income, power, and prestige. Few persons would care about such inequalities if the poor, powerless, and despised were as happy and fulfilled as the wealthy, powerful, and admired. Social research often springs from humanistic empathy and concern as much as from scholarly and scientific curiosity. An economist might ... Read more

    $94.81 CAD

  • Health Impact Assessment in the United States

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    A new public policy initiative is proposed, or a large-scale construction project. What is its potential impact on the health of the population? Are there adverse effects to address, health benefits to be promoted, some combination of both? A Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is a cross-disciplinary means of answering these and other complex questions, so programs, projects, or policies can be ... Read more

    $128.09 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to American Crime Fiction

    Edited by Catherine Ross Nickerson ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    From the execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programs like The Wire and The Sopranos, crime writing has played an important role in American culture. Its ability to register fear, desire and anxiety has made it a popular genre with a wide audience. These new essays, written for students as well as readers of crime fiction, demonstrate the very best in contemporary scholarship and ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • Nemesis

    Medieval England's Greatest Enemy

    The extraordinary tale of Philip Augustus, one of medieval Europe's greatest monarchs, and the part he played in the downfall of four Plantagenet kings of England.Philip II ruled France with an iron fist for over 40 years, expanding its borders and increasing its power. For his entire reign his counterpart on the English throne was a member of the Plantagenet dynasty, and Philip took on them all: ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • The Italian's Bride Bundle

    An Anthology

    Series series The Italian's Bride
    They're used to getting everything they want. These four hot--and hot-blooded--Italian bachelors have wealth, position and power, and they don't take "no" for an answer. But what happens when they don't know what they want? They may think they want a loveless marriage for the sake of children. Or revenge against a woman from his past. Or to have the woman he can't get out of his system squirming ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD