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  • The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe Mccarthy

    by James Cross Giblin ...
    When Cold War tension was at its height, Joseph ("call me Joe") McCarthy conducted an anti-Communist crusade endorsed by millions of Americans, despite his unfair and unconstitutional methods. Award-winning writer James Cross Giblin tells the story of a man whose priorities centered on power and media attention and who stopped at nothing to obtain both. The strengths and weaknesses of the man and ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tallahassee Higgins

    by Mary Downing Hahn, James Cross Giblin ...
    “Out of sight, out of mind.” That’s what Tallahassee Higgins’s mother, Liz, always says about her ex-boyfriends. But now that Tallahassee has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Maryland so Liz can start a movie career in California, the words are taking on new meaning.Aunt Thelma says that Liz is gone for good, but Talley is sure her mother will come for her. So who cares if mean Aunt ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Did Fleming Rescue Churchill?

    A Research Puzzle

    by James Cross Giblin ...
    Illustrated by Erik Brooks ...
    Jason is stuck with the most boring subject for a research paper— Alexander Fleming, the scientist who invented penicillin. Then he comes across the story about how Fleming rescued Winston Churchill from drowning. But the story circulating on the Internet might not be true.Jason must learn everything he can about Fleming and Churchill in order to solve this puzzle. Readers will learn various ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Custodians of the Land

    Ecology and Culture in the History of Tanzania

    Edited by Gregory H. Maddox, James L. Giblin, Isaria N. Kimambo ...
    Series series Eastern African Studies
    Farming and pastoral societies inhabit ever-changing environments. This relationship between environment and rural culture, politics and economy in Tanzania is the subject of this volume which will be valuable in reopening debates on Tanzanian history.In his conclusion, Isaria N. Kimambo, a founding father of Tanzanian history, reflects on the efforts of successive historians to strike a balance ... Read more

    $36.29 CAD

  • Sources and Methods in African History

    Spoken Written Unearthed

    by Dennis Cordell, Edwin Wilmsen, Gerard Chouin, James Denbow, James Giblin, Jamie Monson, Jan Jansen, Kevin Roberts, Kristin Mann, Laura J. Mitchell0, Christian Jennings2, Matt Childs3, Meredith McKittrick4, Paul Lovejoy5, Russell Lohse6, Steven Steven Salm7, Thomas Spear8, Akin Ogundiran9, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch0, Christopher DeCorse1, Constanze Weise2, Cynthia Brantley3, David Henige4 ...
    Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing.This book is both a snapshot of ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Vote!

    by Eileen Christelow, James Cross Giblin ...
    Illustrated by Eileen Christelow ...
    “It's hard to imagine a more accessible introduction to voting” than Eileen Christelow's hilariously illustrated Vote!, now updated for the 2018 midterm elections. (Booklist, starred review)* “It's hard to imagine a more accessible introduction to voting.” —Booklist, starred review“Explains the whys and wherefores of the voting process . . . and why it all matters.” —Washington PostAn ALA Notable ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Our Stories

    A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors

    by Marion Dane Bauer, James Cross Giblin ...
    Presents a selection of short fiction written by students in grades four through twelve followed by Bauer's comments on each, detailing what works well and making suggestions for improvements. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Local Features in Natural Images via Singularity Theory

    by James Damon, Peter Giblin, Gareth Haslinger ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This monograph considers a basic problem in the computer analysis of natural images, which are images of scenes involving multiple objects that are obtained by a camera lens or a viewer’s eye. The goal is to detect geometric features of objects in the image and to separate regions of the objects with distinct visual properties. When the scene is illuminated by a single principal light source, we ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Southern Women Playwrights

    New Essays in History and Criticism

    by Theresa R. Mooney, Betty E. McKinnie, Donna Lisker, Elizabeth S. Bell, Judith Giblin James, Janet L. Gupton, J. Ellen Gainor, Claudia Barnett, Carolyn D. Roark, Elizabeth Brown-Guillory, Mary Lamb, Alan Shepard, Mary Resing, Sally Burke, Dr. John W. Lowe, Dr. Carlos L. Dews ...
    This timely collection addresses the neglected state of scholarship on southern women dramatists by bringing together the latest criticism on some of the most important playwrights of the 20th century.Coeditors Robert McDonald and Linda Rohrer Paige attribute the neglect of southern women playwrights in scholarly criticism to "deep historical prejudices" against drama itself and against women ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

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  • Africa

    A Biography of the Continent

    by John Reader ...
    Drawing on many years of African experience, John Reader has written a book of startling grandeur and scope that recreates the great panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent today. Reader tells the extraordinary story of humankind's adaptation to the ferocious obstacles of forest, river and desert, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Academy - Love's Cruel Redemption

    The Ghost Bird Series #12

    by C. L. Stone ...
    Series Book 12 - The Ghost Bird Series
    Love's Cruel Redemption is the twelfth book in The Academy Ghost Bird Series.Sang’s life was on pause after the dramatic break with her real family. Now she’s back in the game, returning to Ashley Waters to appear like a normal student. However, returning to school hasn’t made her life any easier. When it comes to the Academy and her role in the secret organization, there’s no such thing as normal ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Quarterly Essay 9 Beautiful Lies

    Population and Environment in Australia

    by Tim Flannery ...
    Series Book 9 - Quarterly Essay
    In the first Quarterly Essay of 2003, Tim Flannery launches an attack on the various lies that we tell ourselves about our resources, our past and our future. The lie of terra nullius that made us ignore the Aborigines' knowledge of the environment. The lie of the Snowy Mountains Scheme that did untold damage to our river system for the sake of white immigration. The lie that rushing to preserve ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD