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  • Men, Masculinities, and Infertilities

    by Jonathan A. Allan ...
    Series series
    Drawing on diverse examples from literature, film, memoirs, and popular culture, Men, Masculinities, and Infertilities analyses cultural representations of male infertility.Going beyond the biomedical and sociological towards interdisciplinary cultural studies, this book studies depictions of men’s infertility. It includes fictional representations alongside memoirs, newspaper articles, ... Read more

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  • Reading from Behind

    A Cultural Analysis of the Anus

    by Jonathan A. Allan ...
    Series Book 1 - The Exquisite Corpse
    Since we all have one and use it every day, why is it that people squirm when the anus is mentioned? In Reading from Behind, Jonathan Allan addresses this question in a playful, yet scholarly exploration of everything from porn to poetry, from Brokeback Mountain to Myra Breckinridge, democratizing the anus as a site of necessity and as a location of pleasure. ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Uncut

    A Cultural Analysis of the Foreskin

    by Jonathan A Allan ...
    Series series The Exquisite Corpse
    Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary cultureThe “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents of male infants worry about whether or not the foreskin should be removed so their little boy can grow up to “look like dad” or to avoid imagined bullying in the locker room. Medical experts and public health ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • Men, Masculinities, and Popular Romance

    by Jonathan A. Allan ...
    Series series Masculinity, Sex and Popular Culture
    Men, Masculinities, and Popular Romance seeks to open a lively and accessible discussion between critical studies of men and masculinities and popular romance studies, especially its continued interest in what Janice Radway has called "the purity of his maleness."Popular romance novels, perhaps more than any other genre, explore sexuality and gender, creating an ideal space in which to consider ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Lost Civilizations - 40 Books Boxed Set (Illustrated)

    New Atlantis, King Solomon's Mines, The People of the Mist, The Mysterious Island

    by Arthur Conan Doyle, Jules Verne, Henry Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, Plato, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H. P. Lovecraft, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, James Hilton, Edgar Allan Poe, Jonathan Swift, Francis Bacon, Abraham Merritt, William Scott-Elliot, James Churchward ...
    'The Lost Civilizations - 40 Books Boxed Set (Illustrated)' encompasses an enthralling exploration of mythical lands and forgotten societies, rendered through the sophisticated prose and rich imaginations of luminaries such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. Spanning genres from adventure and science fiction to philosophical treatises, this collection delves deep into the human fascination ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Virgin Envy

    The Cultural (In)Significance of the Hymen

    Edited by Jonathan A. Allan, Cristina Santos-Walkes, Adriana Spahr ...
    Series Book 2 - The Exquisite Corpse
    Virgin Envy sets out to re-conceive the ways that we describe and relate to virginity as a cultural construct. Who is a virgin? How do we lose our virginities? What if we regret our "first time"?Contributors to Virgin Envy everything from medieval romance to Bollywood films to Twilight and True Blood, to destabilize the many assumptions about sexual purity. In particular, the hymen is called into ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • Small Unmanned Fixed-wing Aircraft Design

    A Practical Approach

    by Andrew J. Keane, James P. Scanlan, András Sóbester, Peter Belobaba, Jonathan Cooper, Allan Seabridge ...
    Series series Aerospace Series
    Small Unmanned Fixed-wing Aircraft Design is the essential guide to designing, building and testing fixed wing UAVs (or drones). It deals with aircraft from two to 150 kg in weight and is based on the first-hand experiences of the world renowned UAV team at the UK’s University of Southampton.The book covers both the practical aspects of designing, manufacturing and flight testing and outlines and ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • THE DARKNESS OF TOMORROW - Dystopian Novels & Post-Apocalyptic Stories

    Classic Visions of Ruined Cities, Social Collapse, and Dark Futures

    by H. G. Wells, Jack London, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Jonathan Swift, Edgar Allan Poe, Owen Gregory, Hugh Benson, Edward Bellamy, Mary Shelley, William Hope Hodgson, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Fred M. White, Ignatius Donnelly, Ernest Bramah, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Richard Jefferies, Samuel Butler, Edwin A. Abbott, Anthony Trollope, Cleveland Moffett ...
    THE DARKNESS OF TOMORROW gathers foundational dystopian novels and post-apocalyptic tales into a capacious survey of speculative fiction's anxieties about modernity. Its pages range from satirical allegory, Gothic nightmare, and adventure romance to scientific extrapolation, political fable, and cosmic horror. Visions of engineered societies, environmental desolation, imperial decline, social ... Read more

    Was $2.99 CAD Now $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Steampunk Six Pack

    Six classic steampunks

    by Jonathan Swift, Edgar Allan Poe, Grant Allen ...
    “The future isn’t what it used to be.”The term steampunk describes the use of Victorian (steam-powered) technology in a futuristic setting. The aesthetic appears in contemporary imaginary fiction to suggest what might have been, extrapolating nineteenth-century ideas into far-flung alternative futures. But when the genre first appeared there was nothing nostalgic about the visions of where ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • The Reign of Darkness (Dystopian Collection)

    by H. G. Wells, Jack London, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Jonathan Swift, Edgar Allan Poe, Owen Gregory, Hugh Benson, Edward Bellamy, Mary Shelley, William Hope Hodgson, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Fred M. White, Ignatius Donnelly, Ernest Bramah, Arthur Dudley Vinton, Richard Jefferies, Samuel Butler, Edwin A. Abbott, Anthony Trollope, Cleveland Moffett ...
    The Reign of Darkness illuminates the disquieting corridors of dystopian fiction, boasting a compendium of works varying from the alarming prophetic visions to the subtle simmering allegories of societal decline. This anthology not only merges a broad spectrum of literary styles—from the dense, intricate prose of the Victorian era to the sharp, concise narratives of the early twentieth century—but ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Gulliver's Travels

    by Jonathan Swift ...
    In this narrative of the gullible ship’s doctor Lemuel Gulliver and his extraordinary travels, Jonathan Swift takes readers through a series of apparently child-like fantasy worlds of tiny people and giants, floating islands and talking horses. But through this fantastic journey, he also gave to literature an enduring model of mankind’s follies, vulnerabilities, vanities, and self-destructiveness. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Conceptual Aircraft Design

    An Industrial Approach

    by Ajoy Kumar Kundu, Mark A. Price, David Riordan, Peter Belobaba, Jonathan Cooper, Allan Seabridge ...
    Series series Aerospace Series
    Provides a Comprehensive Introduction to Aircraft Design with an Industrial ApproachThis book introduces readers to aircraft design, placing great emphasis on industrial practice. It includes worked out design examples for several different classes of aircraft, including Learjet 45, Tucano Turboprop Trainer, BAe Hawk and Airbus A320. It considers performance substantiation and compliance to ... Read more

    $151.99 CAD