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  • A Certain Idea of France

    The Life of Charles de Gaulle

    **The inspiration for the acclaimed 2026 film De Gaulle: Resistance**Winner of the Duff Cooper Prize for History, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, the American Library in Paris Award, the Franco-British Society Literary Prize and the Grand Prix de la Biographie Politique du Touquet'Masterly ... awesome reading ... an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday Times</... ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • France: The Dark Years, 1940-1944

    The French call them 'the Dark Years'... This definitive new history of Occupied France explores the myths and realities of four of the most divisive years in French history. Taking in ordinary people's experiences of defeat, collaboration, resistance, and liberation, it uncovers the conflicting memories of occupation which ensure that even today France continues to debate the legacy of the Vichy ... Read more

    $29.59 CAD

  • The Fall of France:The Nazi Invasion of 1940

    The Nazi Invasion of 1940

    Series series Making of the Modern World
    On 16 May 1940 an emergency meeting of the French High Command was called at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris. The German army had broken through the French lines on the River Meuse at Sedan and elsewhere, only five days after launching their attack. Churchill, who had been telephoned by Prime Minister Reynaud the previous evening to be told that the French were beaten, rushed to Paris to meet the French ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    France on Trial

    The Case of Marshal Pétain

    Narrated by Michael Chance ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 59 min

    In October 1940, few things were more shocking than the sight of Marshal Philippe Pétain—supremely decorated hero of WWI, now head of the French government—shaking hands with Hitler. Pausing to look at the cameras, Pétain announced that France would henceforth collaborate with Germany. Five years later, after a wave of violent reprisals following the liberation of Paris, Pétain was put on trial ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La Grande Illusion

    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Jean Renoir's 1937 film La Grande Illusion is set during the First World War, but its themes of Franco-German conflict, divided loyalties in a time of war and the rise of anti-Semitism made it compelling and controversial viewing. Julian Jackson traces the film's historical context and its reception history. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    A Certain Idea of France

    The Life of Charles de Gaulle

    Narrated by John Banks ...

    Unabridged

    35 hours 19 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.In six weeks in 1940, France was over-run by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. At that moment, Charles de Gaulle entered into history. For the rest of the war, de Gaulle frequently bit the hand that fed him ... Read more

    $29.51 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Ayurveda: A Culinary Guide That Blends the Ancient Wisdom (A Complete Ayurvedic Guide to Self-healing and Improved Health)

    Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The premise of ayurveda is a comprehensive tackle on your wellbeing in which the physical and the mental measurements emphatically interweave with individual identity so as to advance prosperity.In this manner, specialists of ayurveda constantly consider all variables included in a man's condition and attempt to treat disease by investigating the ... Read more

    $8.23 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Out Now

    Queer We Go Again!

    **QUEER WE GO AGAIN!Fans of Becky Albertelli, Adam Silvera and Nina LaCour will eat up this delicious anthology of romantic and adventurous contemporary and speculative stories featuring LGBTQ+ teens.**A follow-up to the critically acclaimed All Out anthology, Out Now features seventeen new short stories from amazing queer YA authors. Vampires crash prom…aliens run from the government…a president ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Walking School Bus

    A “moving tale of two enterprising siblings determined to find a safe way to get to school” (New York Times), this singular picture book celebrates the creativity, ingenuity, and passion of children all over the world.Features an afterword from Julian Lennon, and notes from co-authors Aaron Friedland and Ndileka Mandela.Every morning, Shaka and his little sister Nandi walk with their father to ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Chasing Eternity

    by Alyson Noël ...
    Narrated by Julian Elfer, Suzy Jackson ...
    Series series Stealing Infinity

    Unabridged

    9 hours 56 min

    I’m about to break one of the biggest rules of all.But I need to find my dad. And if that means going back to New York City in 1998 to find him—before I’m even born—then that’s what I have to do. Because I need someone I trust to teach me what it means to be a Timekeeper.Now I’m in the land of post-grunge, low-rise jeans, baby doll tees, chunky boots … and risking my own existence in the process. ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Ruling Destiny

    Series series Stealing Infinity

    Unabridged

    10 hours 51 min

    The second I stepped through the doors of Gray Wolf Academy, my world disintegrated. Here, time is malleable. It can be manipulated, shifted. Changed.And for those of us who Trip—or travel through time—the possibilities are infinite and perilous.Now my life is caught in the secrets of everyone around me. Arthur, the eccentric billionaire who rules this school. Killian, who could be the only honest ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Light It Up

    Unabridged

    9 hours 26 min

    A girl walks home from school. She's tall for her age. She's wearing her winter coat. Her headphones are in. She's hurrying. She never makes it home. In the aftermath, while law enforcement tries to justify the response, one fact remains: a police officer has shot and killed an unarmed thirteen-year-old girl. The community is thrown into upheaval, leading to unrest, a growing movement to protest ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus