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  • No-Nonsense Guide to World History, 3rd edition

    by Chris Brazier ...
    Series Book 30 - No-Nonsense Guides
    Who was the first black queen? How much do you know about China’s history? Most people’s knowledge of world history is hazy and incomplete at best. This updated No-Nonsense Guide gives a full picture, revealing the hidden histories and communities left out of conventional textbooks – from the civilizations of Africa, Asia and Latin America to the history of women. This updated and revised edition ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Brief Histories of Almost Anything

    50 Savvy Slices of our Global Past

    Edited by Chris Brazier ...
    Here are fifty concise, entertaining histories on a broad, eclectic range of ideas (borders, feminism), global issues (migration, world trade), commodities (bananas, jeans), regions (Africa, Ireland), and institutions (corporations, the World Bank).Lucid and irreverent, Brief Histories of Almost Anything challenges common perceptions associated with the subjects by going behind the facts. Each ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing 2020

    by AKO Caine Prize, Erica Sugo Anyadike, Chikodili Emelumadu, Jowhor Ile, Rémy Ngamije, Irenosen Okojie ...
    Now in its 21st year, the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is African’s leading literary prize, and is awarded to a short story by an African writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The collection brings together the five stories on the 2020 shortlist. The authors shortlisted for the 2020 AKO Caine Prize are: - Jowhor Ile (Nigeria) for Fisherman’s Stew - Rémy Ngamije ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • One World Two

    A Second Global Anthology of Short Stories

    by Aminatta Forna, Edwidge Danticat, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Desiree Bailey, Okwiri Oduor ...
    One World Two is the eagerly awaited follow-up to One World and another globe-trotting collection of stories. But it is more than simply an anthology of short fiction, as it contains representative literature from all over the world, conveying the reader on thought-provoking journeys across continents, cultures and landscapes.One World Two is even more ambitious than Volume One in its geographic ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Beyond Flying

    Rethinking air travel in a globally connected world

    by Chris Watson ...
    Is flying an irreplaceable part of 21st-century life? Can businesses succeed in a globalised world without international air travel? What about 'love miles' – visiting friends and family overseas?Architect and writer Chris Watson grew up in an airline family, passionate about aviation and how it allows us to explore the world, share knowledge and create more diverse communities. But this freedom ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (Revised Edition)

    Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad

    by Fareed Zakaria ...
    “A work of tremendous originality and insight. ... Makes you see the world differently.”—Washington PostA modern classic that uses historical analysis to shed light on the present, The Future of Freedom is, as the Chicago Tribune put it, "essential reading for anyone worried about the promotion and preservation of liberty." Hailed by the New York Times as "brave and ambitious...updated Tocqueville ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Ghostwritten

    The extraordinary first novel from the author of Cloud Atlas

    by David Mitchell ...
    'ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY' INDEPENDENTWinner of the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize'Astonishingly accomplished'THE TIMES'Remarkable'OBSERVER'Gripping'NEW YORK TIMES'Fabulously atmospheric'GUARDIAN'Engros... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • We Need New Names

    A Novel

    by NoViolet Bulawayo ...
    Series series NoViolet Bulawayo
    This unflinching and powerful novel tells the "deeply felt and fiercely written" story of a young girl's journey out of Zimbabwe to America (New York Times Book Review).Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, try to get the baby out of young Chipo's belly, and grasp at memories of Before. Before their ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • African History: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Parker, Richard Rathbone ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Revolutions

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Jack A. Goldstone ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revolutionaries have taken on the assembled might of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships. They have often, though not always, sparked cataclysmic violence, and have at times won miraculous victories, though at other times suffered devastating defeat. This Very Short Introduction ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

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  • To the Ends of the Earth

    The Selected Travels of Paul Theroux

    by Paul Theroux ...
    “There are those who think that Paul Theroux is the finest travel writer working in English. This collection can only enhance that reputation.”—The New York Times Book ReviewAuthor and travel writer Paul Theroux does what no one else can: he travels to the isolated, unusual, and fascinating spots of the world, and creates an elegy to them that makes readers feel they are traveling with him. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Dreaming Of Jupiter

    by Ted Simon ...
    Ted Simon is the author of the classic travel book JUPITER'S TRAVELS. It documents his four-year journey round the world by motorbike, travelling through Europe, Africa, South and North America, and Asia. A number one bestseller in the late 1970s, it is still regarded as one of the greatest motorcycle books - indeed, one of the greatest travel books - ever written.In 2001, at the age of 69, Ted ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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