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  • Anna From Away

    by D. R. Macdonald ...
    When Anna Starling flees a dissolving marriage in California to save herself and her artistic career in CapeBreton, her life intersects with that of Red Murdock, a cabinetmaker who has recently lost the great love of his life, Rosaire. Surrounded by old ghosts and echoes of those who once lived in this isolated, now depleted community, Anna and Murdock discover that the present is inextricably ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cape Breton Road

    by D.R. MacDonald ...
    At nineteen, Innis Corbett is transplanted from his home near Boston and suddenly finds himself back in the remote Cape Breton community where he was born, the reluctant and unwelcome guest of his uncle Starr. Innis had developed an addiction for stealing expensive cars (not for money but for pleasure) and for the marijuana he helps his best friend to sell. When bad habits catch up with him, he is ... Read more

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  • All the Men Are Sleeping

    by D.R. MacDonald ...
    Bestselling and award-winning writer D. R. MacDonald gives us a searing and muscular collection of short fiction reminiscent of Richard Ford and Alistair MacLeod.With All the Men Are Sleeping, celebrated author D. R. MacDonald delivers a haunting collection of short fiction remarkable for its restrained passion and eloquence. As he did with Cape Breton Road, MacDonald writes of disruption and loss ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Lauchlin Of The Bad Heart

    by D. R. Macdonald ...
    There was a time, at 22, when Lauchlin MacLean was a promising welterweight and the Cape Breton gyms were full of fighters; that was a time when his heart was strong and fit. Maybe if he'd become a ranked fighter, he might have moved on clearly and fluidly with his life. Maybe that might have swept him off this island of safety, sanctuary and family roots that run as deep as the surrounding waters ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Cultural History of Death in the Age of Empire

    Edited by Dr Helen MacDonald ...
    Series series The Cultural Histories Series
    This book examines death's changing topography in Britain, France, the US, sub-Saharan Africa, British India, Australia and elsewhere from the perspectives of history, anthropology, and literary studies. It illuminates the religious and civil rites of passage societies created and maintained to mark dying, death and the treatment of human remains at a time when large forces were transforming the ... Read more

    $115.89 CAD

  • A Thousand Eruptions

    Charismatic Revival and the Quest for Metaphysical Security in Melanesia 1970-1980

    by Dr Fraser Macdonald ...
    Series series New Directions in the Anthropology of Christianity
    The charismatic revival movements of the 1970s in Melanesia were the most significant religious development in the region's history, but until now there has been no full-scale look at the regional upheaval or of why it occurred.As this book shows, many of the most influential anthropological studies of Christianity in Melanesia are built upon the revival movements of this period. In this untold ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • Murders and Acquisitions

    Representations of the Serial Killer in Popular Culture

    Edited by Dr. Alzena MacDonald ...
    The 'serial killer' has become increasingly prevalent in popular culture since the term was coined by Robert Ressler at the FBI in the mid-1970s. Murders and Acquisitions explores the social and political implications of this cultural figure. The collection argues that the often blood-chilling representations of the serial killer and serial killing offered in TV series, films, novels and fan ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Ice Bridge

    by D.R. Macdonald ...
    Narrated by Paul Hecht ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 1 min

    Anna Starling flees a dissolving marriage in California to save herself and her artistic career, and rents a house in the isolated landscape of Cape Breton. There, her life intersects with that of her neighbor Red Murdock, a cabinetmaker who has recently lost Rosaire, the great love of his life, to cancer. Surrounded by the old ghosts of this landscape and the echoes of the indigenous Scottish ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Styling Shanghai

    Edited by Christopher Breward, Dr Juliette MacDonald ...
    Styling Shanghai is the first book dedicated to exploring the city's fashion cultures, examining its growing status as one of the world's foremost fashion cities. From its origins as an international treaty port in the 19th century, Shanghai has emerged as a global leader in the production, mediation and consumption of fashion. This book reveals how the material and imaginative context of this ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD

  • Beyond Capitalism

    Building Democratic Alternatives for Today and the Future

    Edited by Dr. Jeff Shantz, Dr. José Brendan Macdonald ...
    Capitalism as a global system barely allows the needs of the majority of the world's population to be met. Whether from an industrialized country such as the US or from South Africa, the need for an alternative can be felt all over the world. It is clear nowadays that, due to the non-democratic nature and inadequacies of capitalism, another system must take its place. Such a process has already ... Read more

    $51.49 CAD

  • Culture, Economy and Governance in Aboriginal Australia

    Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the University of Sydney, 30 November - 1 December 2004

    Edited by Emeritus Professor Diane Austin-Broos, Dr Gaynor Macdonald ...
    This timely collection of articles explores some of the most pressing issues confronting both Australia's Indigenous peoples and Australia as a nation. In the current period of economic strength, Indigenous peoples have found themselves increasingly struggling to develop economic opportunities and to ensure the viability of their social and cultural lives.This volume brings together Indigenous and ... Read more

    $19.09 CAD

  • Pedagogies in English for Academic Purposes

    Teaching and Learning in International Contexts

    Edited by Dr Carole MacDiarmid, Jennifer J. MacDonald ...
    Series series New Perspectives for English for Academic Purposes
    As the delivery of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) continues to expand internationally, so too must the literature available to support teaching. This volume showcases some of the research-informed work in this exciting and complex field, providing insights into EAP pedagogies employed in a diverse range of contexts. Drawing on the work of practitioners and practitioner-researchers, it ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD