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Slaves of the Emperor

Service, Privilege, and Status in the Qing Eight Banners

by David C. Porter ...

Honorable Mention, 2026 Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre-1900), Association for Asian StudiesShortlisted, 2024 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical AssociationChina’s last imperial dynasty governed a vast and culturally diverse territory, encompassing a wide range of local political systems and regional elites. But the Qing empire was built and held together by a single imperial elite: ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Honorable Mention, 2026 Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre-1900), Association for Asian StudiesShortlisted, 2024 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical AssociationChina’s last imperial dynasty governed a vast and culturally diverse territory, encompassing a wide range of local political systems and regional elites. But the Qing empire was built and held together by a single imperial elite:
... Read more
Slaves of the Emperor

Service, Privilege, and Status in the Qing Eight Banners

by David C. Porter ...

Honorable Mention, 2026 Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre-1900), Association for Asian StudiesShortlisted, 2024 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical AssociationChina’s last imperial dynasty governed a vast and culturally diverse territory, encompassing a wide range of local political systems and regional elites. But the Qing empire was built and held together by a single imperial elite: ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Honorable Mention, 2026 Joseph Levenson Prize (China, pre-1900), Association for Asian StudiesShortlisted, 2024 Wallace K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical AssociationChina’s last imperial dynasty governed a vast and culturally diverse territory, encompassing a wide range of local political systems and regional elites. But the Qing empire was built and held together by a single imperial elite:
... Read more
Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated)

by Admiral David Dixon Porter ...

The stern look on the cover of this book should not fool you. David Dixon Porter was one of the wittiest, most erudite men to have served in the American Civil War and once you've read his memoirs, you won't miss the twinkle in those eyes.What most Americans know about the Civil War centers around Union and Confederate land campaigns. But without the U.S. Navy, the absolutely essential blockade of ... Read more

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The stern look on the cover of this book should not fool you. David Dixon Porter was one of the wittiest, most erudite men to have served in the American Civil War and once you've read his memoirs, you won't miss the twinkle in those eyes.What most Americans know about the Civil War centers around Union and Confederate land campaigns. But without the U.S. Navy, the absolutely essential blockade of
... Read more
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Voodoo Ridge

A Cordell Logan Mystery

by David Freed ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Cordell Logan Mysteries
Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

Award-winning author David Freed brings readers another fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled mystery in Voodoo Ridge, the third in the Cordell Logan series.In 1956, a twin-engine airplane bearing mysterious cargo takes off from a small airport outside Los Angeles and flies straight into a raging storm, never to be seen again. Sixty-some years later, retired military assassin and would-be Buddhist Cordell ... Read more

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Award-winning author David Freed brings readers another fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled mystery in Voodoo Ridge, the third in the Cordell Logan series.In 1956, a twin-engine airplane bearing mysterious cargo takes off from a small airport outside Los Angeles and flies straight into a raging storm, never to be seen again. Sixty-some years later, retired military assassin and would-be Buddhist Cordell
... Read more

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Buzz Me In

Inside the Record Plant Studios

by Martin Porter, David Goggin ...

The inside story of Record Plant studios—the real "Hotel California"—that reveals how the greatest music of the seventies was recorded and why the artists checked out but rarely left.In the seventies, Record Plant studios was at the heart of the largest boom in record production in music history. With studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Sausalito, and a fleet of remote recording trucks, Record ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

The inside story of Record Plant studios—the real "Hotel California"—that reveals how the greatest music of the seventies was recorded and why the artists checked out but rarely left.In the seventies, Record Plant studios was at the heart of the largest boom in record production in music history. With studios in New York, Los Angeles, and Sausalito, and a fleet of remote recording trucks, Record
... Read more
Come Know Me

by Dr. David Porter ...

I have known a tremendous amount of what we call Christian Living and Christian Devotional books in my life. Some of them have transformed me in profound ways. However, I have also found that many of them do something I know to be unintentional, but happen nonetheless: They appeal to our selfishness. We open the pages asking the central question, if not overtly then subconsciously, what will I get ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

I have known a tremendous amount of what we call Christian Living and Christian Devotional books in my life. Some of them have transformed me in profound ways. However, I have also found that many of them do something I know to be unintentional, but happen nonetheless: They appeal to our selfishness. We open the pages asking the central question, if not overtly then subconsciously, what will I get
... Read more
Go Up, You Baldhead and other short stories

by David Porter ...

This is the fourth collection of short stories by David Porter. Some are from old ideas, others newer. All share a direct style, twists and turns from the dark side of life and some amusing elements.The stories are drawn from a varied life of performing in theatre in education, high school drama teaching, political organising, serving as Member of Parliament for a decade, examining/assessing and ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

This is the fourth collection of short stories by David Porter. Some are from old ideas, others newer. All share a direct style, twists and turns from the dark side of life and some amusing elements.The stories are drawn from a varied life of performing in theatre in education, high school drama teaching, political organising, serving as Member of Parliament for a decade, examining/assessing and
... Read more
Taking Fire!

Memoir of an Aerial Scout in Vietnam

by David L. Porter ...

As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army pilot David Porter was section leader in an Aerial Scout platoon in Vietnam. Their mission was to conduct reconnaissance in OH-6 aircraft (a.k.a. Light Observation Helicopter or "Loach") near the Cambodian border. Finding and engaging the enemy at low altitude in coordination with an AH-1 Cobra gunship circling above, these ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.S. Army pilot David Porter was section leader in an Aerial Scout platoon in Vietnam. Their mission was to conduct reconnaissance in OH-6 aircraft (a.k.a. Light Observation Helicopter or "Loach") near the Cambodian border. Finding and engaging the enemy at low altitude in coordination with an AH-1 Cobra gunship circling above, these
... Read more
The Death of Will Dodican

by David M. Porter, Justin Byrne Porter, Woven Red Author Services ...

"The Death of Will Dodican" originated with a promise to his paternal grandmother that the author would try to unravel the mystery of her uncle William Dodican’s death far from home in the New Mexican desert in October 1905. The puzzle had tormented Will’s sisters throughout their lives. Is there a clear answer to the question “Who killed Will?” Read Porter’s diligent effort to sort through the ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

"The Death of Will Dodican" originated with a promise to his paternal grandmother that the author would try to unravel the mystery of her uncle William Dodican’s death far from home in the New Mexican desert in October 1905. The puzzle had tormented Will’s sisters throughout their lives. Is there a clear answer to the question “Who killed Will?” Read Porter’s diligent effort to sort through the
... Read more
Audiobook

FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE

Race Against Time

by David Porter ...

Narrated by David Porter ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Matt Davenport Chronicles
Unabridged

8 hours 33 min

He woke up in a wrecked car, bloodied, disoriented—and she was gone.Matt Davenport isn’t a hero. He’s just a normal guy thrown into the worst night of his life. After a brutal car crash in the streets of Philadelphia, his closest friend Jessica is kidnapped—moments before she can reveal a scientific breakthrough that could change the world.But someone doesn’t want that truth exposed.A deadly ... Read more

$17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

He woke up in a wrecked car, bloodied, disoriented—and she was gone.Matt Davenport isn’t a hero. He’s just a normal guy thrown into the worst night of his life. After a brutal car crash in the streets of Philadelphia, his closest friend Jessica is kidnapped—moments before she can reveal a scientific breakthrough that could change the world.But someone doesn’t want that truth exposed.A deadly
... Read more
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Flat Spin

A Cordell Logan Mystery

by David Freed ...

Narrated by Ray Porter ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Cordell Logan Mysteries
Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

Flat Spin is the first installment in David Freed’s acclaimed series featuring Cordell Logan, a sardonic pilot with dwindling savings and a shadowy past.Based in California’s sunny Rancho Bonita, Cordell Logan is a flight instructor and aspiring Buddhist with a shadowy past whose attempt at a quiet(er) life is shattered when his ex-wife Savannah arrives unannounced on his doorstep. Her new husband ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

Flat Spin is the first installment in David Freed’s acclaimed series featuring Cordell Logan, a sardonic pilot with dwindling savings and a shadowy past.Based in California’s sunny Rancho Bonita, Cordell Logan is a flight instructor and aspiring Buddhist with a shadowy past whose attempt at a quiet(er) life is shattered when his ex-wife Savannah arrives unannounced on his doorstep. Her new husband
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys

by David A. Porter, Kenneth E. Easterling, Mohamed Y. Sherif ...

Revised to reflect recent developments in the field, Phase Transformation in Metals and Alloys, Fourth Edition, continues to be the most authoritative and approachable resource on the subject. It supplies a comprehensive overview of specific types of phase transformations, supplemented by practical case studies of engineering alloys. The book’s unique presentation links a basic understanding of ... Read more

$123.99 CAD

Revised to reflect recent developments in the field, Phase Transformation in Metals and Alloys, Fourth Edition, continues to be the most authoritative and approachable resource on the subject. It supplies a comprehensive overview of specific types of phase transformations, supplemented by practical case studies of engineering alloys. The book’s unique presentation links a basic understanding of
... Read more

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