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  • Faggotocracy

    How Gay Community Got Lost

    by James Laidler ...
    It’s an existential crisis facing queer men: how did we go from fighting for liberation to policing each other’s lives? Faggotocracy: How Gay Community Got Lost uses original research to explore the deep conflict between assimilationism and radicalism, tracing how the pursuit of suburban respectability and the sanitization of queer sexuality have changed our relationship with identity labels. From ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

  • Pulling Down the Stars

    by James Laidler ...
    Charlie Lansdowne's life is going nowhere... fast. Trapped at home with his eccentric father, Roger, and his stroke-affected grandfather, Frank, he finds life a daily exercise in dysfunction as three generations of men strive to get along. But when Charlie meets the volatile and tempestuous Maxine - a surfer girl who works at the local abattoir - his life goes supernova. Friendships implode, ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Small Arms Made by the Sterling Armament Company

    Excellence in Adversity

    by Peter Laidler, James Edmiston, David Howroyd ...
    An in-depth history of the small arms made by the Sterling Company of Dagenham, Essex, England, from 1940 until the company closed in 1989.The Lanchester and the Patchett Machine Carbines were both developed at Sterling Engineering Co Ltd during World War II.With the appearance of the earliest Patchett prototypes the military began testing them in ever more rigorous trials, wherein the Patchett ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Dangerous Designs and their Vices

    by Robert Jackson ...
    An in-depth look at some of the 20th century's notoriously terrible aircraft.Many aircraft, some famous and some rare, gained a reputation for being difficult to fly and sometimes downright dangerous. This book looks at some of the worst culprits over a period spanning World War I to the age of supersonic flight. The following aircraft are included . . .B.E.2: The Royal Flying Corps went to war in ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sometimes I Lie

    A Novel

    by Alice Feeney ...
    **ALICE FEENEYS NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER“Boldly plotted, tightly knotted—a provocative true-or-false thriller that deepens and darkens to its ink-black finale. Marvelous.” —AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the WindowMy name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:1. I’m in a coma.2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.3. Sometimes I lie.Amb... ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain

    Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm & RJ Mitchell

    by David Coles, Peter Sherrard ...
    "Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended to take on and defeat the hitherto overpowering Luftwaffe during Hitlers European onslaught. ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and thousands are still in use today; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it was known ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD

  • Writing an Identity Not Your Own

    A Guide for Creative Writers

    by Alex Temblador ...
    A practical guide to help authors authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than their own.Do you have the tools to authentically write and edit a character whose identity is different than your own? It’s not a subject that’s generally taught in creative writing programs, and there are so few craft books and online resources on the subject. Even if you can take a seminar ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Educational Leadership for the 21St Century

    Building a Capacity for Change

    by Peter J. Zsebik ...
    Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • A Small Boy’s Cry

    by Rosie Lewis ...
    A heartbreaking and shocking short story from foster carer Rosie Lewis.Toddler Charlie falls from the second floor window of his tower block home while his mother is busy shooting up in their dirty council flat.Laying alone on a pile of rubbish until concerned neighbours hear him whimpering, Charlie is taken to hospital by police officers who are unable to rouse his mother.With a gash to his head, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • Phantom from the Cockpit

    Flying the Legend

    by Peter Caygill ...
    This history of the legendary military fighter jet.The McDonnell Douglas F-four Phantom was the outstanding aircraft in many of the Western World's air forces during the 1960s and 70s. It played a key role in the Cold War and saw action in Vietnam. It first flew in 1958 and went into operation with the US Navy in 1960. During its long front-line life it flew in the roles of an interceptor, fighter ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Outspoken: A Decade of Transgender Activism and Trans Feminism

    by Julia Serano ...
    In her third book Outspoken: A Decade of Transgender Activism and Trans Feminism, Julia Serano chronicles her own personal evolution and the many shifts in transgender activism that have occurred since the dawn of the twenty-first century. It is a personal history of where transgender activism has recently been, and a passionate & insightful analysis of where it should head in the future. This ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus