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  • The Madame Curie Complex

    The Hidden History of Women in Science

    by Julie Des Jardins ...
    The historian and author of Lillian Gilbreth examines the "Great Man" myth of science with profiles of women scientists from Marie Curie to Jane Goodall.Why is science still considered to be predominantly male profession? In The Madame Curie Complex, Julie Des Jardin dismantles the myth of the lone male genius, reframing the history of science with revelations about women's substantial ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Queenmaker

    How Missy Meloney Brought Women Into Politics

    by Julie Des Jardins ...
    The first biography of Missy Meloney, the most important woman you've never heard ofMarie "Missy" Mattingly Meloney was born in 1878, in an America where women couldn't vote. Yet she recognized the power that women held as consumers and family decision-makers, and persuaded male publishers and politicians to take them seriously. Over the course of her life as a journalist, magazine editor-in-chief ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Coptic Studies (Brussels, 11–16 July 2022)

    Volume I. Plenary Papers

    Edited by Alain Delattre, Élodie Mazy, Perrine Pilette, Naïm Vanthieghem ...
    Series series Bibliothèque d’Histoire des Textes
    This volume is the first of the proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Coptic Studies, organised by the IACS and held at the Université libre de Bruxelles from 11 to 16 July 2022. It compiles the reports presented during the plenary sessions of the event. The articles provide a critical and bibliographic overview of recent research across various sub-disciplines, (monasticism, ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Walter Camp

    Football and the Modern Man

    by Julie Des Jardins ...
    Americans are obsessed with football, yet they know little about the man who shaped the game to make it uniquely technical, physical, and 'man-making' at once. Walter Camp, the "Father of American Football," was the foremost authority on American athletics and arguably the greatest amateur American athlete of his time. In Walter Camp: Football and the Modern Man, Julie Des Jardins chronicles the ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • Lillian Gilbreth

    Redefining Domesticity

    by Julie Des Jardins ...
    Series series Lives of American Women
    Lillian Gilbreth is a stunning example of female ingenuity in the early twentieth century. At a time when women were standard fixtures in the home and barely accepted in many professions, Gilbreth excelled in both spheres, concurrently winning honors as 'Engineer of the Year' and 'Mother of the Year'. This accessible, engaging introduction to the life of Lillian Gilbreth examines her pivotal role ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • Women and the Historical Enterprise in America: Gender, Race and the Politics of Memory

    Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory, 1880-1945

    by Julie Des Jardins ...
    Series series Gender and American Culture
    In Women and the Historical Enterprise in America, Julie Des Jardins explores American women’s participation in the practice of history from the late nineteenth century through the end of World War II, a period in which history became professionalized as an increasingly masculine field of scientific inquiry. Des Jardins shows how women nevertheless transformed the profession during these years in ... Read more

    $34.39 CAD

  • Twenty-Sixth International Congress on Large Dams / Vingt-Sixième Congrès International des Grands Barrages

    4th - 6th July 2018, Vienna, Austria

    Edited by CIGB ICOLD ...
    The International Committee on Large Dams (ICOLD) held its 26th International Congress in Vienna, Austria (1-7 July 2018). The proceedings of the congress focus on four main questions: 1. Reservoir sedimentation and sustainable development; 2. Safety and risk analysis; 3. Geology and dams, and 4. Small dams and levees. The book thoroughly discusses these questions and is indispensable for ... Read more

    $1,154.32 CAD

  • In Principle, In Practice

    Museums as Learning Institutions

    by Sue Allen, David Anderson, Tamsin Astor-Jack, Lynn Baum, Jane Blankman-Hetrick, David E. Chesebrough, Kirsten M. Ellenbogen, Cecilia Garibay, Des Griffin, Janette Griffin, Joshua Gutwill, Jeff Hayward, Joe E. Heimlich, Gretchen M. Jennings, David J. Johnson, Julie I. Johnson, Christine Klein, Emlyn Koster, Jessica J. Luke, Laura M.W. Martin, Mary Ellen Munley, Jeff Patchen, Erminia Pedretti, Deborah L. Perry, Ann Grimes Rand, Christine A. Reich, Léonie Rennie, Randy C. Roberts, Shawl Rowe, Jerry Schubel, Beverly Sheppard, Barbara Soren, Michael Spock, Martin Storksdieck, Dave Ucko, Robert "Mac" West, Kimberlee Kiehl Whaley ...
    Series series Learning Innovations Series
    The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice aims to promote effective programs and exhibitions, identify promising approaches for future ... Read more

    $61.19 CAD

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    The Hidden Secrets of What We Eat and Why

    by Matt Buttrick ...
    Explore the impact of words in menu construction alongside the power of comfort food; why the first bite is not always with the eyes; and how the worlds of sex, symbolism and animal instinct are simmering just beneath the surface in all of us.Continually eye-opening and perceptive, often witty and entertaining, Moreish sets a place for persuasive packaging, in-your-face pop songs, underhand menu ... Read more

    $25.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • I Will

    How Four American Indians Put Their Lives on the Line and Changed History

    by Sheron Wyant-Leonard ...
    A unique portrayal of four members of the American Indian Movement--with fascinating full-color images created by Leonard Peltier**!**In I Will, Sheron Wyant-Leonard weaves the personal recollections of four members of the American Indian Movement--Leonard Peltier, Dennis Banks, Dorothy Ninham, and her husband Herb Powless--into a unique narrative to expose their trials and tribulations over the ... Read more

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  • A Century of Female Revolution

    From Peterloo to Parliament

    by Glynis Cooper ...
    This dramatic social history follows the struggle for women's rights in England from the Industrial Revolution to the Suffragist victory after WWI.The 100 years from 1819-1919 saw remarkable change for women in England. From the early nineteenth century, when women were not even considered 'persons' under the law, they achieved full legal rights and status. The doors of education and employment ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Perón

    A Biography

    by Joseph A. Page ...
    This biography recounting the Argentinean president's rise, fall, and remarkable return to power is "a formidable achievement" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).Latin America has produced no more remarkable or enduring political figure than Juan Perón. Born to modest circumstances in 1895 and trained in the military, he rose to power during a period of political uncertainty in Argentina. A shrewd ... Read more

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