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  • Bowie's Bookshelf

    The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life

    by John O'Connell ...
    **“The only art I’ll ever study is stuff that I can steal from.” —David BowieThree years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebrow-raising obscurities. Discover them all in this “unconventional biography of an artist who helped define modern music ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Farmer's Son

    Calving Season on a Family Farm

    by John Connell ...
    A poignant memoir—and #1 Irish bestseller—about a wayward son's return home to his family's farm, and how he found a new beginning in an age-old world.Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, after more than a decade away, he finds himself back on the farm.Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Lambing Season

    Stories of Life on an Irish Family Farm

    by John Connell ...
    A hymn to the rituals of farming life from the bestselling Irish author of The Farmer's Son.For John Connell, the lambing season on his County Longford farm begins in the autumn. In the sheep shed, he surveys the dozen females in his care and contemplates the work ahead as the season slowly turns to winter, then spring.The twelve sheep have come into his life at just the right moment. After years ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Running Book

    A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History

    by John Connell ...
    ‘Sensational! John Connell has done it again’ – Dean KarnazesFrom the award-winning, No.1 bestselling author of The Cow BookIn The Running Book, John Connell vividly describes a marathon through County Longford, Ireland, where he lives and farms. Because running is as much about the mind as the body, the book is about more than the physical experience. What John sees on his journey prompts him to ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Mediterranean World

    From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Napoleon

    by Monique O'Connell, Eric R Dursteler ...
    A history of this hub of culture and commerce: "Enviable readability . . . an excellent classroom text." — European History QuarterlyLocated at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and political interaction. Greek temples in Sicily, Roman ruins in North Africa, and Ottoman ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Papua New Guinea

    The Struggle for Development

    by John Connell ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
    Papua New Guinea is the first book to explore the economic development of this socially complex, rapidly changing nation. Subjects discussed include:* rapid economic growth and political conflict* civil war on the island of Bougainville* population growth and urbanisation* mining: gold, copper and environmental conflicts* uneven development and social divisions. ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • Baskerville

    The Mysterious Tale of Sherlock's Return

    by John O'Connell ...
    Based on true events in the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this darkly thrilling tale of friendship, rivalry, and ambition tells the backstory of how one of the world’s most celebrated mysteries came to be written.Dartmoor, 1900. Two friends are roaming the moors: Arthur Conan Doyle – the most famous novelist of his age – who has recently killed off his most popular creation, Sherlock Holmes; and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Bowie's Bookshelf

    The Hundred Books that Changed David Bowie's Life

    by John O'Connell ...
    Narrated by Simon Vance ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 44 min

    Three years before David Bowie died, he shared a list of 100 books that changed his life. His choices span fiction and nonfiction, literary and irreverent, and include timeless classics alongside eyebrow-raising obscurities.In 100 short essays, music journalist John O'Connell studies each book on Bowie's list and contextualizes it in the artist's life and work. How did the power imbued in a single ... Read more

    Was $34.99 CAD Now $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Book of Spice

    From Anise to Zedoary

    by John O'Connell ...
    At once familiar and exotic, spices are rare things, comforting us in favorite dishes while evoking far-flung countries, Arabian souks, colonial conquests and vast fortunes. John O'Connell introduces us to spices and their unique properties, both medical and magical, alongside the fascinating histories behind both kitchen staples and esoteric luxuries.A tasty compendium of spices and a fascinating ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Broken Promises

    by Lorhainne Eckhart ...
    Narrated by John Mo ...
    Series Audiobook 16 - The O'Connells

    Unabridged

    4 hours 38 min

    A newly-released prisoner who wants her daughter back. An adopted little girl suddenly in jeopardy. Will the battle over her fate be more costly than anyone can imagine?She gave her daughter up. Now she wants her back.What do you do when a woman shows up on your doorstep, suddenly wanting her daughter back? Never in a million years did Marcus and Charlotte O’Connell expect to be faced with this ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • For the Love of Letters

    The Joy of Slow Communication

    by John O'Connell ...
    Remember letters? They were good, weren’t they? The thrill of receiving that battered envelope, all the better for the wait . . . In this richly entertaining book, paper geek John O’Connell puts forward a passionate case for the value of letter-writing in a distracted, technology-obsessed world. Drawing on great examples from the past, he shows that the best letters have much to teach us – Samuel ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Airline Industry – A Comprehensive Overview

    Dynamic Trends and Transformations

    by John Frankie O'Connell ...
    In recent years, airlines have faced unprecedented financial and operational uncertainties, not only in the wake of COVID-19 but across the industry. Their responses provide valuable lessons for the future – for airlines, for related industries, and for all sectors that find unexpected upheaval suddenly in their path. As a truly global business, the airline industry offers countless lessons in ... Read more

    $133.28 CAD