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  • The Haunted Bookshop

    Complete and Unabridged With an Introduction and Special Bonus Content

    by Christopher Morley, Mark Leslie ...
    Series series Stark Publishing Special Edition Classics
    The Haunted Bookshop is not a novel of the supernatural. Rather, the title of this book refers to the ghosts of the past that haunt all libraries and bookstores, or "the ghosts of all great literature." Throughout the novel Morley, through the character of Roger Mifflin, makes reference to the knowledge and wisdom that one can gain from literature.Every reader who made the delightful acquaintance ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • From Hyperspace to Hypertext

    Masculinity, Globalization, and Their Discontents

    by Christopher Leslie ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book illuminates how science fiction studies can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and engineering. Shortly before science fiction got its name, a new paradigm connected whiteness and masculinity to the advancement of civilization. In order to show how science fiction authors supported the social construction of these gender and racial norms – and also challenged them – this ... Read more

    $153.69 CAD

  • The Lolly Factory

    by Christopher Leslie Aulich ...
    The Lolly Factory is surrealistic story slanted towards fantasy which is out beyond the frontier of acid Gothic. It is an experimental blend of satire, fantasy and farce which details a journey of self-discovery. ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The 1956 Hungarian Revolution

    Hungarian and Canadian Perspectives

    Edited by Christopher Adam, Tibor Egervari, Leslie Laczko, Judy Young ...
    Series series International Canadian Studies Series
    In October 1956, a spontaneous uprising took Hungarian Communist authorities by surprise, prompting Soviet authorities to invade the country. After a few days of violent fighting, the revolt was crushed. In the wake of the event, some 200,000 refugees left Hungary, 35,000 of whom made their way to Canada. This would be the first time Canada would accept so many refugees of a single origin, setting ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Reimagining a Place for the Wild

    Edited by Leslie Miller, Louise Excell, Christopher Smart ...
    Reimagining a Place for the Wild contains a diverse collection of personal stories that describe encounters with the remaining wild creatures of the American West and critical essays that reveal wildlife’s essential place in western landscapes. Gleaned from historians, journalists, biologists, ranchers, artists, philosophers, teachers, and conservationists, these narratives expose the complex ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • White Over Black

    American Attitudes toward the Negro, 1550-1812

    by Winthrop D. Jordan ...
    Series series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
    In 1968, Winthrop D. Jordan set out in encyclopedic detail the evolution of white Englishmen’s and Anglo-Americans' perceptions of blacks, perceptions of difference used to justify race-based slavery, and liberty and justice for whites only. This second edition, with new forewords by historians Christopher Leslie Brown and Peter H. Wood, reminds us that Jordan’s text is still the definitive work ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Current Directions in ICT and Society

    IFIP TC9 50th Anniversary Anthology

    Edited by Christopher Leslie, David Kreps ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This project was motivated by the upcoming fiftieth anniversary of the IFIP Human Choice and Computers (HCC) conference, the event that led to IFIP’s Technical Committee 9 (TC 9). Although IFIP committees are mainly technical, TC 9 is dedicated to research at the intersection of information and communication technology (ICT) with society. In addition to sponsoring HCC, TC 9 supports groups that ... Read more

    $166.99 CAD

  • Histories of Computing in Asia

    IFIP WG 9.7 International Workshop on the History of Computing, HC 2024, Phuket, Thailand, September 8–9, 2024, Revised Selected Papers

    Edited by Christopher Leslie ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP WG 9.7 International Workshop on the History of Computing, HC 2024, held in Phuket, Thailand, during September 8–9, 2024.The 8 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. These papers present the histories of computing in Asia, focusing on topics such as Internationalism, Science and ... Read more

    $192.19 CAD

  • Yearning to Breathe Free

    a Charity anthology supporting the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES)

    by Lyn Worthen, Sam Schreiber, Michael Brueggeman, Barbara G.Tarn, James Matthew Byers, Brooke Warra, Diana Deverell, Kate Pavelle, Chris Abela, Erica Ruppert, Dashiell Crowe, E.B. Wheeler, VCastro, S. L. Edwards, Sarah Barrett, Lauryn Christopher, Leslie Claire Walker, Fulvio Gatti, Emma Lee ...
    We have all seen the pictures, heard the stories, and witnessed the crisis at the southern border of the United States. In the face of an influx of immigrants, particularly children and families, Customs and Border Patrol has housed children in wire-enclosures, providing only an aluminum blanket to sleep under and little to no access to other basic necessities. It is difficult to watch, especially ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arming Slaves

    From Classical Times to the Modern Age

    Edited by Christopher Leslie Brown, Philip D. Morgan ...
    Series series The David Brion Davis Series
    Arming slaves as soldiers is a counterintuitive idea. Yet throughout history, in many varied societies, slaveholders have entrusted slaves with the use of deadly force. This book is the first to survey the practice broadly across space and time, encompassing the cultures of classical Greece, the early Islamic kingdoms of the Near East, West and East Africa, the British and French Caribbean, the ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Grow It, Heal It

    Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill

    by Christopher Hobbs, Leslie Gardner ...
    Where there's a symptom, there's also a homegrown cure. With just a windowsill, container, or small space, it's easy to grow an instant herbal remedy.Whether it's a cough, heartburn, joint pain, or neuralgia, readers will discover how easy it is to treat 40 ailments and conditions using herbs and herbal preparations they grow and make themselves. With inspiration found in science, tradition, and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Moral Capital

    Foundations of British Abolitionism

    by Christopher Leslie Brown ...
    Series series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
    Revisiting the origins of the British antislavery movement of the late eighteenth century, Christopher Leslie Brown challenges prevailing scholarly arguments that locate the roots of abolitionism in economic determinism or bourgeois humanitarianism. Brown instead connects the shift from sentiment to action to changing views of empire and nation in Britain at the time, particularly the anxieties ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD