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  • A Quality Life

    by June Burdon ...
    Diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, June commenced this final challenge - to write her memoirs. Robbed of the ability to speak she started typing a story or two a day. Eighty-six thousand words in all, the keyboard rattled away at the start but finished with single, lonely clicks. Not one to be silenced, in her final days she composed haikus in her bed and shared them via her sight board. June ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Folk Tales of the Ever After

    Stories about Death, Dying and Beyond

    There is a time and a season to all things, and death is an inevitable part of the circle of life.Oral traditions from all over the world are full of stories giving shape to the very human wish to defy death – our own death and the deaths of others. Folk Tales of the Ever After is a collection of traditional tales from a range of cultures which is, by turns, funny, challenging and touching.From a ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Deceitful Vows

    by Shandi Boyes ...
    Narrated by June deBorahae, Will Peters ...
    Series series Marital Privileges

    Unabridged

    17 hours 15 min

    ZoyaI never imagined a dreaded gynaecology appointment would result in a fire-sparking connection hotter than the sun.Even in an office designed to torture women, the tension between the sinfully delicious stranger and me is so blistering that we spend the night together, twisted beneath silky sheets.Although disappointed to wake alone the following morning, I assume aching muscles will be the ... Read more

    $34.34 CAD

  • Cuchulainn and the Crow Queen

    Ancient Legends Retold

    by Bernard Kelly ...
    These stories have been told for 2,000 years. At their heart stands the great Ulster hero, Cúchulainn and on his shoulder sits a dark goddess in the form of a crow. She is the mistress of chaos, surveying the slaughter as he whirls in fury through an ancient yet still familiar world. Their dynamic force has helped shape the history of Ireland – its tribes, its warrior queens, its dispossessed ... Read more

    $9.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Improving Outcomes for Children and Families

    Finding and Using International Evidence

    Series series Child Welfare Outcomes
    Significant amounts of money and resources are spent on child and family services, so successful evaluation of whether or not they are achieving the best outcomes is therefore essential.This edited collection offers an international perspective on the challenges of designing and undertaking outcome-based evaluation of child and family services. With contributions from leading international experts ... Read more

    $115.49 CAD

  • Exploring the Big Bend Country

    This collection of writings and images by the legendary Big Bend photographer offers adventure, history, personal musings, and natural beauty.Photographer-naturalist Peter Koch first visited Big Bend National Park in February, 1945, on assignment to take promotional pictures for the National Park Service. He planned to spend a couple of weeks, and ended up staying for the rest of his life. Koch's ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ancient Legends Retold: The Seat Perilous

    Arthur's Knights and the Ladies of the Lake

    Series series Ancient Legends Retold
    Around the round table there was always one seat which remained empty. This was the place left for the knight who would one day attain the Grail and restore the land. This mysterious piece of furniture, the Seat Perilous, has been part of Arthurian myth for a 1,000 years. It was the original hot seat – if you sat there and were not the one, you would be consumed by fire.These are the untold tales ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social Work

    Past, Present and Future

    This collection charts the key developments in the social work field from 1970 to the present day and shows how by fully understanding social work’s past, we can make better progress for practitioners and service users in the future.It brings together a broad collection of experts from across social work who trace how thinking and approaches to practice have changed over time, examine key ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • How Does Foster Care Work?

    International Evidence on Outcomes

    Series series Child Welfare Outcomes
    How Does Foster Care Work? is an international collection of empirical studies on the outcomes of children in foster care. Drawing on research and perspectives from leading international figures in children's services across the developed world, the book provides an evidence base for programme planning, policy and practice.This volume establishes a platform for comparison of international systems, ... Read more

    $104.49 CAD

  • Educating Elites

    Class Privilege and Educational Advantage

    The gaze of educational researchers has traditionally been turned "down" toward the experiences of communities deemed at-risk, presumably with the purpose of improving their plight. Indeed, theorizing about the relationship between education, culture, and society has typically emerged from the study of poor and marginalized groups in public schools. Seldom have educational researchers considered ... Read more

    $71.69 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Red for Danger

    A BBC Radio 4 Vintage Thriller from the writer of Dick Barton

    Unabridged

    2 hours 51 min

    A vintage BBC suspense thriller from the creator of The Archers and Dick BartonWhen David Conway attends a birthday party for his beautiful fiancée Pat, he expects a few drinks and a good time, but what he discovers is that his beloved is in fact in terrible danger. Following the clues, and a tip off about her missing bracelet, David and Pat are led first to a steel works, then a circus, but ... Read more

    $25.83 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Little Women

    Series series Hollywood Stage

    Abridged

    59 min

    Hollywood is indelibly printed in our minds as the ‘go-to’ place for entertainment and has been for decades. When there really did seem to be more stars in Hollywood than in Heaven Hollywood Stage had them performing films as radio plays – on the sponsors dime of course. Classic films now become audiobooks with many featuring the original stars from way back when. Here's Little Women starring June ... Read more

    $2.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus