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    Cleopatra's Daughter

    From Roman Prisoner to African Queen

    by Jane Draycott ...
    Narrated by Joan Walker ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 39 min

    The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra.Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her identity―until, at ... Read more

    $23.75 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Doom & Gloom

    The Worst Is Yet to Come

    Series series Doom & Gloom
    Two cunning cats set out to run their own evil empire—until an animal-whispering niece ruins everything! A spooky, silly, laugh-out-loud full-color graphic novel for fans of Cat Ninja and Bunnicula**.**Despicable Me + cats + comics = Doom & Gloom! Doom and Gloom were the purr-fect partners in crime . . . until Doom maybe-possibly-definitely caused their evil boss's unfortunate mi... ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Karangaita’ Kenya Coffee

    by Jane Walker ...
    In this fascinating family memoir, Jane Walker reveals the remarkable life and achievements of her father, Russell Wollen, a forgotten pioneer whose impact on the Kenyancoffee industry influenced the development of a nation.From a grass hut to global negotiating tables, interwoven with the family's narrative of love, drama and sacrifice, this absorbing tale is a poignant window into Kenya's ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The Wall of Birds

    One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years

    A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent mural by the artist and author.Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, Jane Kim's The Wall of Birds tells the story of birds' remarkable 375-million-year evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and full of lush ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Maverick Cuban Way

    How to connect with the Caribbean's largest island

    Series Book 3 - A Maverick
    A Maverick Cuban Way is a flowing narrative of Cuba after the Castros.In her Maverick fashion, Mary Jane went to Cuba on a whim. A solo traveller, she met someone who suggested a casa run by a woman named Mikalena. Mary Jane travelled around the Island on local buses.She went to the Bay of Pigs museum and discovered that American-backed rebels had landed in a crocodile swamp. No one told her the ... Read more

    $5.64 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Maverick Traveller

    The first in a series of travel memoirs by Kiwi adventurer Mary Jane Walker

    Series Book 1 - A Maverick
    The first in Mary Jane Walker's series of worldwide travel adventures.At twenty, Mary Jane left New Zealand for five years. A Maverick Traveller begins with an epic voyage on a Chinese junk named La Dame de Canton, and then goes on to describe her later adventures worldwide.By the time she sat down to write her books Mary Jane had travelled the world, from the Arctic Circle to working as a park ... Read more

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  • A Nomad in Nepal and the Lands Next Door

    A Nomad in Nepal and the Lands Next Door updates Mary Jane's earlier book, A Maverick Himalayan Way.With links to blog posts containing colour photographs and videos, A Nomad in Nepal and the Lands Next Door describes Mary Jane's three trips, so far, to Nepal and the Himalayan region.A little over a decade ago, Mary Jane knew almost nothing about the region. Since then, she has learned a lot. ... Read more

    $6.85 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Environmental Migration in the Face of Emerging Risks

    Historical Case Studies, New Paradigms and Future Directions

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book will provide a space for new and emergent research in environmental migration, particularly in the context of a world beginning to emerge from the grip of a debilitating public health crisis that kept many firmly rooted in place while displacing others internationally. With famines, vast wildfires, droughts, and record heatwaves uprooting human settlements internationally, research on ... Read more

    $179.39 CAD

  • Telfair County

    Series series Images of America
    Creek Indians inhabited land that was to become Telfair County. The early population was made up of settlers of Scottish descent. They had to produce almost everything they used, from food to equipment. Named for Edward Telfair, a two-term governor of Georgia, the county was formed in 1807 from a portion of Wilkinson County. Gradually, several counties were formed from parts of Telfair. Since 1870 ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Maverick New Zealand Way

    How to connect with the 'Earth's last islands'

    Series Book 2 - A Maverick
    FINALIST IN THE TRAVEL CATEGORY, INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, 2018.A Maverick New Zealand Way is a Maverick writing about her own country. After her mother died, Mary Jane walked all New Zealand for four years. She will make you feel like you have already arrived. And perhaps even that you have known her and her country for years.Mary Jane shares her love of environmental conservation and ... Read more

    $6.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Maverick Traveller Anthology

    Kiwi adventurer Mary Jane Walker's presents her first three books, A Maverick Traveller, A Maverick New Zealand Way and A Maverick Cuban Way in a single anthology.A Maverick Traveller opens with an account of an epic journey across half the world on a Chinese Junk. Mary Jane then goes on to describe her early life and adventures, including a spell as a city councillor in Auckland, New Zealand.A ... Read more

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  • Innovations in Social Finance

    Transitioning Beyond Economic Value

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    Our world is experiencing increasingly complex social and environmental challenges. The prevailing business models and, to some extent, capitalism per se, are frequently blamed for these problems due to their neglect of social and environmental values in favour of financial returns. Within this context, social finance has attracted the attention of governments, organizations, entrepreneurs, and ... Read more

    $204.99 CAD