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  • After Montaigne

    Contemporary Essayists Cover the Essays

    by Chris Arthur, Barrie Jean Borich, Steven Church, Brian Doyle, Lisa Ferreira, Vivian Gornick, Wayne Koestenbaum, Shannon Lakanen, Desirae Matherly, Maggie Nelson, Jose Orduna, Elena Passarello, Kristen Radtke, Amy Scott, Jerald Walker, Marcia Aldrich, Robert Atwan, Mary Cappello, Danielle Cadena Deulen, E. J. Levy, Phillip Lopate, Bret Lott, Lia Purpura, Nicole Walker, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Lina M. Ferreira, Robin Hemley ...
    Writers of the modern essay can trace their chosen genre all the way back to Michel de Montaigne (1533–92). But save for the recent notable best seller How to Live: A Life of Montaigne by Sarah Bakewell, Montaigne is largely ignored. After Montaigne—a collection of twenty-four new personal essays intended as tribute—aims to correct this collective lapse of memory and introduce modern readers and ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD

  • What Is It Like to be Alive?

    Fourteen Attempts at an Answer

    by Chris Arthur ...
    In What is it Like to be Alive? Fourteen Attempts at an Answer, prize-winning essayist Chris Arthur looks into life's mirror and offers an account of what can be seen in ordinary things. Each of the book's fourteen essays is an exercise in seeing beyond the obvious, and finding hidden depth in the places and things we might otherwise take for granted. Arthur ranges over subjects as various as a ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Hidden Cargoes

    by Chris Arthur ...
    In this collection, prize-winning Irish essayist Chris Arthur ranges over subjects as various as a girl's ear, a vulture's egg, the letters in a Scrabble game, a sprig of witch-hazel, and the chasms of complexity contained in an ordinary moment. Whether he's writing about owls, leaves, a street in his hometown, the symbiotic interrelationships in the stomach of a termite, a souvenir cigarette box ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Hummingbirds Between the Pages

    by Chris Arthur ...
    Series series 21st Century Essays
    In his latest collection, Hummingbirds Between the Pages, prizewinning Irish essayist Chris Arthur muses on subjects ranging from Charles Darwin’s killing of a South American fox to the carnal music sounding in a statue of the Buddha, from how Egyptian seashells contain echoes of World War II to a child’s first encounter with death. Whether he’s looking at skipping stones, old photographs, ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • On the Shoreline of Knowledge

    Irish Wanderings

    by Chris Arthur ...
    Series series Sightline Books
    The carefully crafted, meditative essays in On the Shoreline of Knowledge sometimes start from unlikely objects or thoughts, a pencil or some fragments of commonplace conversation, but they soon lead the reader to consider fundamental themes in human experience. The unexpected circumnavigation of the ordinary unerringly gets to the heart of the matter.Bringing a diverse range of material into play ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Classic Starts®: The Swiss Family Robinson

    by Johann David Wyss, Chris Tait, Arthur Pober ...
    Illustrated by Jamel Akib ...
    Series series Classic Starts®
    A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it’s an irresistible tale of ingenuity. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Teacher Learning in the Digital Age

    Online Professional Development in STEM Education

    Edited by Chris Dede, Arthur Eisenkraft, Kim Frumin, Alex Hartley ...
    With an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) training, Teacher Learning in the Digital Age examines exemplary models of online and blended teacher professional development, including information on the structure and design of each model, intended audience, and existing research and evaluation data. From video-based courses to just-in-time curriculum support ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Owen Parker: Rhino Connection

    by Chris Bellenot, Arthur Pendragon ...
    A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to wildlife conservation dedicated to save the rhinos.On a warm African night, an adult rhino collapses in the grass and breathes its last. Minutes earlier, poachers had brutally hacked off its horn and fled with their treasure. It is a fact that myths, greed and corruption are behind the illegal trade of rhino horns.Owen ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes

    by Jonathan Wiesel, Jean Arthur, Scott McGee, Chris Redden, Benjamin Sadavoy ...
    Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes 2023 is a high quality and beautifully designed unique, one-of-a-kind annual travel resort guide for cross-country skiers featuring top spots across North America. From 5-star to rustic resorts it covers trails, lodging, dining, attractions and more. A must for all passionate and committed cross-country skiers who are eager to discover countless new trails as they ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Owen Parker: Savannah Gold Rush

    by Chris Bellenot, Arthur Pendragon ...
    Savannah Gold Rush is the second book in the Epic Adventures of Owen Parker series.A percentage of the proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to wildlife conservation dedicated to save the rhinos.For Owen Parker, racing down the slopes of Table Mountain at nearly 80 km/h is a risky task. Yet, this is nothing compared to facing dark forces using corruption as the ultimate weapon and ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Totality Inside Out

    Rethinking Crisis and Conflict under Capital

    by Jen Hedler Phillis, Sarika Chandra, Brent Ryan Bellamy, Sarah Brouillette, Chris Chen, Joshua Clover, Tim Kreiner, Arthur Scarritt0, Zoe Sutherland1, Marina Vishmidt2 ...
    However divergent their analyses may be in other ways, some prominent anti-capitalist critics have remained critical of contemporary debates over reparative justice for groups historically oppressed and marginalized on the basis of race, gender, sexual identity, sexual preference, and/or ability, arguing that the most these struggles can hope to produce is a more diversity-friendly capital. ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Continuum of Care Treatment Planner

    by Chris E. Stout, Timothy J. Bruce, Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. ...
    Series series PracticePlanners
    Create customized formal treatment plans with over 1,000 professional goal and intervention statementsThe Continuum of Care Treatment Planner offers clinicians a timesaving, evidence-based guide that helps to clarify, simplify, and accelerate the process of planning treatments for adults and adolescents. The authors provide a thorough introduction to treatment planning, along with the elements ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD