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The Silent World of Hessie

by Janet Mc Ghie Brown ...

The Silent World of Hessie - a combination of fact and fictionThis book is a tribute to the author's parents who were both born deaf, but overcame all obstacles in their path to achieve what many, in similar situations, would have given up on.They were determined to give their children every opportunity in life, with what they had at their disposal, in spite of many setbacks, which they rose up ... Read more

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The Silent World of Hessie - a combination of fact and fictionThis book is a tribute to the author's parents who were both born deaf, but overcame all obstacles in their path to achieve what many, in similar situations, would have given up on.They were determined to give their children every opportunity in life, with what they had at their disposal, in spite of many setbacks, which they rose up
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Three Little Pigs

My First Reading Book

by Janet Brown ...

Series Book 1 - My First Reading Book
Here is a fresh and lively retelling of a classic fairy tale, with bright and imaginative drawings on every page. The three little pigs are leaving home to make their way in the big, wide world. The first pig builds his house from straw, the second pig makes his using wood, and the third pig builds his with bricks. What will happen when the wolf comes knocking...? The engaging storyline is ... Read more

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Here is a fresh and lively retelling of a classic fairy tale, with bright and imaginative drawings on every page. The three little pigs are leaving home to make their way in the big, wide world. The first pig builds his house from straw, the second pig makes his using wood, and the third pig builds his with bricks. What will happen when the wolf comes knocking...? The engaging storyline is
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Goldilocks

My First Reading Book

by Janet Brown ...

Series Book 4 - My First Reading Book
Goldilocks is tired and hungry after picking flowers in the woods, and decides to take a rest in a pretty house she finds in a clearing. Little does she know that the house belongs to three bears. What will the bears say when they find out that Goldilocks has been sitting in their chairs, has been eating their porridge, and is now fast asleep in Baby Bears bed...? The classic childrens story is ... Read more

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Goldilocks is tired and hungry after picking flowers in the woods, and decides to take a rest in a pretty house she finds in a clearing. Little does she know that the house belongs to three bears. What will the bears say when they find out that Goldilocks has been sitting in their chairs, has been eating their porridge, and is now fast asleep in Baby Bears bed...? The classic childrens story is
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Gingerbread Man

My First Reading Book

by Janet Brown ...

Series Book 3 - My First Reading Book
Run, run as fast as you can, you cant catch me, Im the Gingerbread Man! The Gingerbread Man outruns a little old lady, a cow, a horse and a farmer, but what happens when a sly fox offers to carry him across a wide river...? The classic childrens story is retold in this delightful book, illustrated throughout with engaging drawings. The fresh and lively storyline is designed to appeal to the young ... Read more

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Run, run as fast as you can, you cant catch me, Im the Gingerbread Man! The Gingerbread Man outruns a little old lady, a cow, a horse and a farmer, but what happens when a sly fox offers to carry him across a wide river...? The classic childrens story is retold in this delightful book, illustrated throughout with engaging drawings. The fresh and lively storyline is designed to appeal to the young
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Cinderella

My First Reading Book

by Janet Brown ...

Series Book 2 - My First Reading Book
A delightful retelling of a classic fairy tale, the fresh and lively storyline is designed to appeal to the young reader. Cinderella lives with her cruel stepmother and horrible stepsisters, who make her do all the chores and dont let her have any fun. When there is a ball at the palace, Cinderella meets her Prince Charming with the help of her Fairy Godmother, a pumpkin and some friendly mice. ... Read more

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A delightful retelling of a classic fairy tale, the fresh and lively storyline is designed to appeal to the young reader. Cinderella lives with her cruel stepmother and horrible stepsisters, who make her do all the chores and dont let her have any fun. When there is a ball at the palace, Cinderella meets her Prince Charming with the help of her Fairy Godmother, a pumpkin and some friendly mice.
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A Priest, a Rabbi, and a Baptist Minister

The Murders at Windy Meadows

by Janet A. Brown ...

Windy Meadows - a peaceful place to live out your golden years, unless you’re bothered by a little thing like murder.Maureen McNeely is assigned her first homicide case as lead detective, with a misogynistic captain breathing down her neck to solve the crime. To add to the pressure, Maureen’s cantankerous Irish grandmother resides at Windy Meadows, who thinks Maureen should be married with a brood ... Read more

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Windy Meadows - a peaceful place to live out your golden years, unless you’re bothered by a little thing like murder.Maureen McNeely is assigned her first homicide case as lead detective, with a misogynistic captain breathing down her neck to solve the crime. To add to the pressure, Maureen’s cantankerous Irish grandmother resides at Windy Meadows, who thinks Maureen should be married with a brood
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Darwin

A Biography

by Janet Browne ...

The definitive biography of Charles Darwin—now in one abridged and fully updated volumeBased on the two-volume National Book Critics Circle Award–winning biography hailed as “the definitive Darwin biography” (Newsday) • “a wonderful and well-rounded portrait” (The Washington Post) • and “magnificent” and “irresistible” (The Sunday Times)Janet Browne’s award-winning, two-volume biography of Charles ... Read more

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The definitive biography of Charles Darwin—now in one abridged and fully updated volumeBased on the two-volume National Book Critics Circle Award–winning biography hailed as “the definitive Darwin biography” (Newsday) • “a wonderful and well-rounded portrait” (The Washington Post) • and “magnificent” and “irresistible” (The Sunday Times)Janet Browne’s award-winning, two-volume biography of Charles
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Orange Chinook

Politics in the New Alberta

by Janet Brown, Brad Clark, Roger Epp, Ron Kneebone, Sheridan McVean, Chaseten Remillard, Peter Ryan, John Santos, Anthony M. Sayers, Gillian Steward, David K. Stewart, Kevin Taft, Melanee Thomas, Graham White, Lori Williams, James Wilt, Deborah Yedlin, Jennifer Zwicker ...

Series Book 2 - Arts in Action
In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this election. It examines the legacy of the Progressive Conservative dynasty, the PC and NDP campaigns, ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

In 2015, the New Democratic Party won an unprecedented victory in Alberta. Unseating the Progressive Conservatives-who had won every provincial election since 1971-they formed an NDP government for the first time in the history of the province. Orange Chinook is the first scholarly analysis of this election. It examines the legacy of the Progressive Conservative dynasty, the PC and NDP campaigns,
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The Descent of Man

by Charles Darwin, Tom Griffith ...

Series series Classics of World Literature
In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there is no clear dividing line between animals and humans. Most importantly, he accounts for what Victorians called ... Read more

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In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there is no clear dividing line between animals and humans. Most importantly, he accounts for what Victorians called
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A Most Interesting Problem

What Darwin’s Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution

Edited by Jeremy DeSilva ...

Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern scienceIn 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, a companion to Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called "the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist." A Most Interesting Problem brings together twelve world-class scholars and science ... Read more

$24.19 CAD

Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern scienceIn 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, a companion to Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called "the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist." A Most Interesting Problem brings together twelve world-class scholars and science
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Darwin's Origin of Species

A Biography

by Janet Browne ...

Series Book 2 - BOOKS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
No book has changed our understanding of ourselves more than Darwin's Origin of Species. It caused a sensation on its first day of publication in 1859 and went on to become an international bestseller. The idea that living things gradually evolve through natural selection profoundly shocked its Victorian readers, calling into question what had been for many the unshakeable belief that there was a ... Read more

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No book has changed our understanding of ourselves more than Darwin's Origin of Species. It caused a sensation on its first day of publication in 1859 and went on to become an international bestseller. The idea that living things gradually evolve through natural selection profoundly shocked its Victorian readers, calling into question what had been for many the unshakeable belief that there was a
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Darwin's Origin of Species

A Biography

by Janet Browne ...

Narrated by Josephine Bailey ...

Series series Books That Changed the World
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4 hours 21 min

A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, award-winning biographer Janet Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin's theories, from his ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

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A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of Species profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwin's seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, award-winning biographer Janet Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwin's theories, from his
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