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  • Dumouriez

    General of the French Revolution (1739-1823) - Biography

    by Isabelle Henry ...
    Translated by Alain Rutherford ...
    Charles François du Perrier, otherwise known as Dumouriez, was born at Cambrai at the peak of Louis XV's reign. A penniless but highborn French gentryman, he engaged while still in his prime in the dreadful Seven Years' War from which he returned badly wounded. As the new Revolution began to take a hold Dumouriez ingratiated himself into the royal close circle until the king appointed him as his ... Read more

    $55.47 CAD

  • Understanding Desistance from Crime and Social and Community (Re)integration

    Edited by Isabelle F. Dufour, Natacha Brunelle, Roxanne Couture-Dubé, David Henry ...
    Series series International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation
    This book gives voice to justice-involved Canadian youth and young adults by sharing their views on their journey towards desistance from crime and social and community (re)integration.Building on interviews with 140 justice-involved youth and young adults (aged 16 to 35), the book explores the challenges they faced while they were under the control of the justice system, the ways in which they ... Read more

    $89.99 CAD

  • Hidden Heroes: 20 Riveting Spy Memoirs & Biographies

    My Adventures as a Spy, The Secret Life of Daniel Defoe, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, Sant of the Secret Service

    by Allan Pinkerton, Sarah Emma Edmonds, Sarah H. Bradford, Jean Christie Root, William J. Fitz-Patrick, Charlotte Biggs, William Minto, John André, Andrew Lang, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Joseph Orton Kerbey, William Le Queux, Benson John Lossing, French Strother, Lady Isabel Burton, E. C. Downs, Henry Bascom Smith, Alexander Whyte, S. R. Crockett ...
    In 'Hidden Heroes: 20 Riveting Spy Memoirs & Biographies,' readers are invited into the clandestine world of espionage through an eclectic mix of literary styles and accounts. This anthology presents a spectrum of narratives that delve into the covert operations, personal sacrifices, and extraordinary exploits of spies across different historical contexts. From gripping firsthand memoirs to ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Real Double Life of a Spy - 20 Memoirs & Biographies of Extraordinary Historical Figures

    Secret Service Under Pitt, The Spy of the Rebellion, Nathan Hale, Four Years a Scout and Spy

    by S. Emma E. Edmonds, Sarah H. Bradford, Jean Christie Root, William J. Fitz-Patrick, Charlotte Biggs, William Minto, Allan Pinkerton, Anonymous, John André, Andrew Lang, Robert Baden-Powell, Joseph Orton Kerbey, William Le Queux, Benson John Lossing, French Strother, Lady Isabel Burton, E. C. Downs, Henry Bascom Smith, Alexander Whyte, S. R. Crockett ...
    Spies have always lived in the shadows, slipping between worlds, crafting false identities, and risking their lives in ways most of us can barely imagine. The thrill of espionage isn't just found in fiction—history itself is full of men and women who led double lives, navigating political upheaval, war, and deception to shape the course of events. Their stories captivate us because they reveal the ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Handbook of Palaeodemography

    by Luc Buchet, Daniel Courgeau, Henri Caussinus, Isabelle Séguy ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines methods for linking osteo-archaeological data with historical and environmental sources to shed light on the living conditions of past populations. Covering all time periods from prehistory to the 20th century, it aims to construct models that capture plausible demographic dynamics from highly fragmentary evidence.Starting from the known in order to explore the unknown, this ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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  • The Queen's Lover

    A Novel

    by Francine Du Plessix Gray ...
    A “spellbinding” and “deeply intelligent” historical novel about Marie Antoinette on the eve of the French Revolution (The Washington Post )Through the untold love story between Marie Antoinette and Swedish aristocrat Axel von Fersen, acclaimed author Francine du Plessix Gray weaves history with romance in a captivating novel that also offers a fresh vision of the French Revolution.Paris, 1774. ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Classic Collection of Autobiographies. Illustrated

    My Inventions, Highlights of His Life, The Story of My Experiments with Truth and others

    by Flavius Josephus, Caius Julius Caesar, Saint Augustine, Saint Ignatius, Earl of Chesterfield, Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, Nikola Tesla, Henry Ford, Johan Wolfgang Von Goethe, Victor Hugo, M. K. Gandhi ...
    Translated by William Whiston, Mahadev Desai ...
    Autobiographical works can take many forms, from the intimate writings made during life that were not necessarily intended for publication (including letters, diaries, journals, memoirs, and reminiscences) to a formal book-length autobiography.Reading an autobiography can offer a unique insight into a world and experience very different from your own — and these real-life stories are even more ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Researching Resilience

    Edited by Linda Liebenberg, Michael Ungar ...
    While categorization has always been one of the primary focuses of the social sciences, recent trends within these disciplines have tended to categorize various behaviours as disorders. Researching Resilience challenges this tendency to pathologize, and marks a profound shift in research methods from the study of disorder to the study of well-being.This collection assembles qualitative and ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Strategy Six Pack 11

    Ancient Egypt, Marie Antoinette, Lord Nelson & Lady Hamilton, Hard Tack & Coffee, Benjamin Disraeli and The History of Russia

    by Mary Platt Parmele ...
    “We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us.”― Winston S. Churchill.An eyewitness account of life in ancient Egypt from the Father of History, legendary Greek historian Herodotus; a concise biography of Marie Antoinette by John Abbott; a look at the private life of Horatio Nelson in Lord Nelson & Lady Hamilton; one of the most important ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moral Development in the Professions

    Psychology and Applied Ethics

    Edited by James R. Rest, Darcia Narv ez ...
    Every year in this country, some 10,000 college and university courses are taught in applied ethics. And many professional organizations now have their own codes of ethics. Yet social science has had little impact upon applied ethics. This book promises to change that trend by illustrating how social science can make a contribution to applied ethics.The text reports psychological studies relevant ... Read more

    $101.99 CAD

  • Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

    Inspiring True Stories of Determination, Perseverance, and Success from Humble Beginnings

    by Sarah Knowles Bolton ...
    Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous by Sarah Knowles Bolton is a timeless collection of motivational biographies that highlight the remarkable journeys of boys who rose from poverty to achieve greatness. Through engaging storytelling and historical insight, Bolton presents the early struggles, perseverance, character development, and ultimate achievements of influential figures who overcame ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Talleyrand

    by Duff Cooper ...
    Unique in his own age and a phenomenon in any, Charles-Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand, was a statesman of outstanding ability and extraordinary contradictions. He was a world-class rogue who held high office in five successive regimes. A well-known opportunist and a notorious bribe taker, Talleyrand's gifts to France arguably outvalued the vast personal fortune he amassed in her service. Once a ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD