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  • What Stars Are Made Of

    The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

    by Donovan Moore ...
    The history of science is replete with women getting little notice for their groundbreaking discoveries. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, a tireless innovator who correctly theorized the substance of stars, was one of them.It was not easy being a woman of ambition in early twentieth-century England, much less one who wished to be a scientist. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin overcame prodigious obstacles to ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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    What Stars Are Made Of

    The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

    by Donovan Moore ...
    Narrated by Donovan Moore, Elizabeth Wiley ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 47 min

    It was not easy being a woman of ambition in early twentieth–century England, much less one who wished to be a scientist. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin overcame prodigious obstacles to become a woman of many firsts: the first to receive a PhD in astronomy from Radcliffe College, the first promoted to full professor at Harvard, the first to head a department there. And, in what has been called "the most ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

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    Lift Off

    From the Classroom to the Stars

    Narrated by Donovan Livingston ...

    Unabridged

    9 min

    An inspirational rallying call about education, race, and the true nature of equality—the Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation speech praised as “powerful” by Hillary Rodham Clinton in Teen Vogue and “inspired” by Justin Timberlake.In emotionally charged spoken-word poetry, Livingston shares a message of hope and hard truths, declaring that education can become an equalizer only if we ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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    Dark Masters, The - Volume 5

    Richard Middleton to Ernst Raupach

    Unabridged

    10 hours 28 min

    Life is to be lived. Experiences gained, pleasures sampled. But, troublingly, when you are a classic author your thoughts sometimes lean towards darker thoughts. Within the space of a few paragraphs these literary masters shape a new world; more difficult experiences, darker pleasures. Life becomes uneasy, a queasy feeling, perhaps a repulsion here, a disgust there and very soon what was cosy, ... Read more

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  • Lift Off

    From the Classroom to the Stars

    An inspirational rallying call about education, race, and the true nature of equality—the Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation speech praised as “powerful” by Hillary Rodham Clinton in Teen Vogue and “inspired” by Justin Timberlake.In emotionally charged spoken-word poetry, Livingston shares a message of hope and hard truths, declaring that education can become an equalizer only if we ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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    Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

    Narrated by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 41 min

    The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Souls of Black Folk

    First published in 1903, The Souls of Black Folk is an American classic of race, culture and education at the turn of the twentieth century. The book contains several essays on race, some of which had been previously published in a magazine called, Atlantic Monthly.This book comprises fourteen essays written between 1897 and 1903 that range across social, political and economic history, religion ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • Chalk Outlines of Snow Angels

    Jasmine Mans' Chalk Outlines of Snow Angelsbook reviewBy Spencer GreeneChalk Outlines of Snow Angels is an honest anthology of poetry written by 20-year-old Jasmine Mans. Growing up in Newark, NJ, Jasmine has seen enough destruction and beauty to be both humbled and hungry for a greater art and government. Her poetry relays the stories that have been placed upon her heart, offering something ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wind in a Box

    Series series Penguin Poets
    The third collection of poetry from the author of Lighthead, winner of the 2010 National Book AwardWatch for the new collection of poetry from Terrance Hayes, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, coming in June of 2018Terrance Hayes is an elegant and adventurous writer with disarming humor, grace, tenderness, and brilliant turns of phrase. He is very much interested in what it means ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Oblique Prayers

    Poetry

    Over the years, Denise Levertov's poetry has moved ever more deeply into the realm of meditation, while yet speaking with the familiar voice of "the poet in the world."Oblique Prayers is arranged in four thematic sections that, taken together, work toward a mature philosophy in equal harmony with public activism and private reflection. A personal mood links the poems of “Decipherings.” In ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Sport Verse

    by Dean Reding ...
    From working in the summer on sports fields to watching games at the stadium or court, these poems deal with the gift and frustration of sport. From baseball, football, basketball, golf, and other life sports comes a perspective of a novice trying to play games where only few excel. Frustrations, talent, hope, despair shines through and maybe some humor as well. ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Complications: A Collection of Poetry

    Complications is a collection of poetry focusing on the most pressing issues – money, marriage, family, religion, sex, war, politics, fame, a good job, a nice car, a big house, education, lifestyles, drugs, love, health, friendship, death – that we face in our journey through this obstacle called life. ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus