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  • I Was Right On Time

    by David Conrads, Ken Burns, Buck O'neil ...
    An eye-opening biography of baseball legend Buck O’Neil, first baseman and then manager of the Kansas City Monarchs, who witnessed the heyday of the Negro leagues and their ultimate demise.From Babe Ruth to Bo Jackson, from Cool Papa Bell to Lou Brock, Buck O’Neil had seen it all. In I Was Right on Time, he charmingly recalled his days as a ballplayer and as a Black American in a racially divided ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Killer in Town

    by David Conrad ...
    An unknown sniper is systematically killing the prominent men of Franklin, Illinois. No one knows who will be next. Sheriff Marcus Dixon and Detective Mary Ellen Selvedge must catch the killer, and they must do it with little help from the local police or from anyone outside. Its 1936 in the heart of the Great Depression. Th ere are plenty of potential suspects- -men who have lost their jobs, had ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Exploring Space

    by David Conrad ...
    Series series Earth and Space Science
    From telescopes to rockets to robots, see all the ways people have explored space. Where will space exploration take us next? ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lost Explorer

    Finding Mallory on Mount Everest

    by Conrad Anker, David Roberts ...
    In 1999, Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, casting an entirely new light on the mystery of the lost explorer.On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. The clouds closed around them and they were lost to history, leaving the world to wonder whether or not they actually reached the summit - some ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Akira Kurosawa and Modern Japan

    by David A. Conrad ...
    The samurai films of legendary Japanese director Akira Kurosawa are set in the past, but they tell us much about the present, as do his crime stories, romances, military films, medical dramas and art films. His movies are beloved for their timeless protagonists and haunting vistas of old Japan, but we haven't yet fully grasped everything they can teach us about modern Japan. Kurosawa's films ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Fire in the Heart of the City

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Tragedy and the Origins of Modern Charity

    by David Conrad-Pérez ...
    How New York's elite claimed authority over social welfare in the wake of the Triangle Shirtwaist TragedyIn American history, few tragedies have been as consequential—and as enduringly misunderstood—as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. Long remembered as a turning point in the struggle for labor protections, Fire in the Heart of the City shows how the fire also helped transform another ... Read more

    $27.49 CAD

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  • The Lost Explorer

    Finding Mallory On Mount Everest

    by Conrad Anker, David Roberts ...
    This is the adventure story of the year -- how Conrad Anker found the body of George Mallory on Mount Everest, casting an entirely new light on the mystery of the explorer who may have conquered Everest seventy-five years ago.On June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine were last seen climbing toward the summit of Mount Everest. Clouds soon closed around them, and they vanished ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Klondike

    by David Conrad ...
    It is 1899 as twenty-three-year-old Jackie Lindquist settles into a window seat on the train to St. Paul. Dissatisfied as a school marm, Jackie waves goodbye to her forlorn parents on the platform as her former life disappears behind her. Jackie does not look back, only ahead, for she is seeking adventure, riches, and possible romanceand she hopes to find it all amid the Klondike gold rush.Jackie ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Tampa

    by David Conrad ...
    Tampa takes place on a raw frontier in central Florida where white settlers are encroaching on the lands of the Seminole Indians. The U.S. Army is ordered to remove the Seminoles from Florida, but in a series of three wars, the Army takes heavy loses and fails to remove all of the Indians, who retreat into the Everglades and continue fighting.In 1854, West Pointer Clay Jordan comes to his first ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Men's Health

    How to Do it

    by David Conrad, Alan White ...
    This work includes Foreword by Ian Banks - President, Men's Health Forum. Traditionally, men have been seen as reluctant to access health services, but getting men to engage with their health isn't an impossible task once you're equipped with a few tricks of the trade. This concise, easy to read guide offers a no-nonsense, practical approach to the development and implementation of men's health ... Read more

    $54.95 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Secret Agent

    by Joseph Conrad, David Horovitch ...
    Narrated by David Horovitch ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 8 min

    Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent is a tale of anarchism, espionage and terrorism. Our agent, a man named Mr Verloc, minds his own business while he keeps his shop in London’s Soho, alongside his wife, who attends to her aged mother and disabled brother. Their lives are turned upside down when Verloc is reluctantly employed to plant a bomb and destroy an observatory in London. What was once the ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

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  • Promoting Men's Mental Health

    by David Conrad, Alan White ...
    A welcome and important contribution to a thankfully growing debate. Mental illness remains in some ways the last great taboo in our society, a taboo which leads directly to stigma and discrimination which for some can be even worse than the symptoms of their illness. This book in part is about encouraging men who have reached crisis point to seek help. Equally it's about prevention, and sets out ... Read more

    $79.69 CAD