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  • Is It True?

    The facts behind the things we have been told

    by Cryer, Max ...
    In Is It True?, Max Cryer explores the truth or otherwise of facts and beliefs we may have always been told are true, but which on closer examination may not be. In a wide-ranging book encompassing social history, language, music, politics, the natural world and much more, we discover the truth behind some of our most cherished beliefs. Always fresh and amusing, Max Cryer will take you on a ... Read more

    $10.49 CAD

  • Common Phrases

    And the Amazing Stories Behind Them

    by Max Cryer ...
    In day-to-day speech we use words and phrases without a passing thought as to why we use them or where they come from. Max Cryer changes all that by showing how fascinating the English language really is. Did you know that the former host of Today, Jane Pauley, claims to have coined the term “bad hair day,” or that a CBS engineer named Charley Douglass invented the name and use of “canned laughter ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Cat's Out of the Bag

    Truth and lies about cats

    by Cryer, Max ...
    We cannot get enough of cats: from ancient times they have occupied a special place in many different cultures around the world. They have also generated a fascinating array of words, expressions and observations, as well as poems, books, movies, cartoons and artworks. In this witty and entertaining book, Max Cryer celebrates cats and all they have given to us. He describes the many words and ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Social Work Practice with Fathers

    Engagement, Assessment, and Intervention

    Edited by Jennifer L. Bellamy, Brianna P. Lemmons, Qiana R. Cryer-Coupet, Jennifer A. Shadik ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    Social workers need to work with fathers across many service systems, but lack guidance on how to do so, and most engagement, assessment, and intervention work for family-serving systems is mother- and child-focused. Father-inclusive readings and resources are also limited. Drawing on the expertise of well-regarded research and practice experts in the field, this comprehensive book provides ... Read more

    $108.89 CAD

  • Curious English Words and Phrases

    The Truth Behind the Expressions We Use

    by Max Cryer ...
    Have you ever wondered where terms like ‘end of your tether’, ‘gets my goat’ or ‘letting ones hair down’ come from? Or why we call some people ‘geezers’, ‘sugar daddies’ or ‘lounge lizards’? Or where the words ‘eavesdropping’, ‘nickname’ and ‘D-Day’ come from? They are just a few of the many words and phrases that language expert Max Cryer examines in this fact-filled and fun new book. Max ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • International Criminal Law Documents

    Edited by Robert Cryer ...
    This carefully edited text collects the major documents on International Criminal Law, through the early practice after the First World War, the Nuremberg and Tokyo International Military Tribunals up to the present. It includes the statutes of the ad hoc Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, as well as the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and its associated documents, ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • Barry Cryer: Same Time Tomorrow?

    The Life and Laughs of a Comedy Legend

    by Bob Cryer ...
    Foreword by Sandi Toksvig | WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: ENTERTAINMENT'Give this book to everyone you know - NOW!' Miriam Margolyes'This is a joyous, uplifting book' Observer'He was so funny and such fun and here he is again in all his rib-tickling glory' Gyles Brandreth'I don't know how long I've got left … I don't even buy green bananas anymore'... ... Read more

    $11.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • An Introduction to International Criminal Law and Procedure

    by Robert Cryer, Darryl Robinson, Sergey Vasiliev ...
    Written by a team of international lawyers with extensive academic and practical experience of international criminal law, the fourth edition of this leading textbook offers readers comprehensive coverage and a high level of academic rigour while maintaining its signature accessible and engaging style. Introducing the readers to the fundamental concepts of international criminal law, as well as ... Read more

    $51.19 CAD

  • Preposterous Proverbs: Why fine words butter no parsnips

    by Max Cryer ...
    Proverbs ... weve all grown up with them and we probably repeat them without much thought. Yes, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and absence makes the heart grow fonder, but these sayings have almost become clichés and it is the same in every country and culture. Such pearls of wisdom play a key role in the moral guidance of societies everywhere. Sometimes the wisdom is distinctly odd, ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • Superstitions

    and why we have them

    by Max Cryer ...
    In Superstitions, Max Cryer explains the origins of many of the things we commonly say and observe and why we continue to include them in our lives: kissing under the mistletoe, the unlucky number thirteen, the significance of the bridal bouquet, saying ‘bless you’ after sneezing, the hanging of a horseshoe, the danger in opals, the Leap Year proposal. So many aspects of our lives are coloured by ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems

    23rd Annual Conference, TAROS 2022, Culham, UK, September 7–9, 2022, Proceedings

    Edited by Salvador Pacheco-Gutierrez, Alice Cryer, Ipek Caliskanelli, Harun Tugal, Robert Skilton ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    The volume LNAI 13546 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems, TAROS 2022, held in Culham, UK, in September 2022.The 14 full papers and 10 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. Organized in the topical sections "Algorithms" and "Systems", they discuss significant findings and advances in the following ... Read more

    $83.29 CAD

  • So That Happened

    A Memoir

    by Jon Cryer ...
    If it can happen in show business, it’s happened to Jon Cryer. Now he’s opening up for the first time and sharing his behind-the-scenes stories in a warmly endearing, sharply observed, and frankly funny look at life in Hollywood.In 1986, Jon Cryer won over America as Molly Ringwald’s loyal and lovable best friend, Duckie, in the cult classic Pretty in Pink in a role that set the tone for his three ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook