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  • Sharing the Prize

    by Gavin Wright ...
    Southern bus boycotts and lunch counter sit-ins were famous acts of civil disobedience but were also demands for jobs in the very services being denied blacks. Gavin Wright shows that the civil rights struggle was of economic benefit to all parties: the wages of southern blacks increased dramatically but not at the expense of southern whites. ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Cycling For Dummies

    by Gavin Wright ...
    Discover the joys and benefitsof riding a bikeWhether you're looking to join the Lycra brigade, tear down mountain bike trails or simply teach yourself — or your child — how to ride, this practical guide covers all your needs, from choosing the right bike and accessories to hitting the road and trails. Improve your health and fitness, reduce your carbon footprint and have fun along the way!Pick ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Telegraph Book of the First World War

    An Anthology of the Telegraph's Writing from the Great War

    Edited by Gavin Fuller ...
    An WWI archive of Great Britain's Daily Telegraph news coverage reveals how the press influenced public perception of the Great War.One hundred years on, the First World War has not lost its power to clutch at the heart. But how much do we really know about the war that would shape the twentieth century? And, all the more poignantly, how much did people know at the time?Today, someone fires a shot ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Slavery and American Economic Development

    by Gavin Wright ...
    Series series Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History
    Through an analysis of slavery as an economic institution, Gavin Wright presents an innovative look at the economic divergence between North and South in the antebellum era. He draws a distinction between slavery as a form of work organization—the aspect that has dominated historical debates—and slavery as a set of property rights. Slave-based commerce remained central to the eighteenth-century ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Oxford Bookworms Library Level 2: Ear-rings from Frankfurt

    by Reg Wright, Jennifer Bassett, Tricia Hedge ...
    Series Book 2 - Oxford Bookworms Library
    Richard Walton is in trouble again. He has lost his job, and he has borrowed money from his sister, Jennifer – again. And now he has disappeared. Jennifer is looking for him, and so are the police. They both have some questions that they want to ask him. How did he lose his job? Why did he fly to Frankfurt? Who gave his girlfriend those very expensive gold ear-rings? Only Richard can answer these ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Debt, Investment, Slaves

    Credit Relations in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 1825-1885

    by Richard Holcombe Kilbourne Jr. ...
    " . . . the only book-length study documenting the use of human collateral in the nineteenth century." —The Journal of Southern HistoryFor his landmark Debt, Investment, Slaves, Louisiana attorney Richard Holcombe Kilbourne Jr. performed a thorough survey of parish mortgage records and other manuscripts to create a rich map of antebellum credit relationships in the region. He demonstrates that ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Lincoln’s Unfinished Work

    The New Birth of Freedom from Generation to Generation

    by Richard Carwardine, Joshua Casmir Catalano, Greg Downs, Eric Foner, william haller, J. William Harris, Stephen Kantrowitz, James Loewen, Lawrence McDonnell, Adrienne Petty, Briana Pocratsky, Jerald Podair, Mark Schultz, Randall Stephens, Rhondda Thomas, Gavin Wright ...
    Series series Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
    In his Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln promised that the nation’s sacrifices during the Civil War would lead to a “new birth of freedom.” Lincoln’s Unfinished Work analyzes how the United States has attempted to realize—or subvert—that promise over the past century and a half. The volume is not solely about Lincoln, or the immediate unfinished work of Reconstruction, or the broader unfinished ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Mending and Repair of Books

    Enriched edition.

    by Margaret Wright Brown, Gavin Avery ...
    In "Mending and Repair of Books," Margaret Wright Brown expertly navigates the intricate world of book conservation, highlighting both practical techniques and theoretical underpinnings. The text is a blend of accessible prose and detailed instruction, enriched by vivid illustrations that bring the complex processes of mending and repair to life. Brown discusses the historical evolution of ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • American Dialogue

    The Founders and Us

    by Joseph J. Ellis ...
    The award-winning author of Founding Brothers and The Quartet now gives us a deeply insightful examination of the relevance of the views of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Adams to some of the most divisive issues in America today.The story of history is a ceaseless conversation between past and present, and in American Dialogue Joseph J. Ellis focuses the conversation ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • 50 Quick Cleaning Tips

    by Paul Andrews ...
    Contained within this book are 50 quick and easy common-sense tips to help you clean your home and possessions. Despite a huge number of specialist - and expensive - cleaning products on the market, time has taught us that you don’t have to spend a fortune to make your household look like it has been cleaned by the professionals! This quick-read guide has been specially formatted for today's e ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business: The Graphic Novel

    by Barbara Park, Colleen AF Venable ...
    Illustrated by Honie Beam ...
    Series Book 2 - Junie B. Jones Graphic Novels
    Laugh out loud with the #1 New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones—now starring in “a dynamic new graphic novel series that stays true to the curious, energetic Junie of years past” (School Library Journal, starred review).“Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun.”—Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog ManJunie B. is NOT happy about a new baby in the family—until her grandma tells her he’s the cutest ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Hooking Rugs

    Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletin A-120

    by Lila Fretz ...
    Series Book 120 - Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin
    Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD