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The Power of Song

Music and Dance in the Mission Communities of Northern New Spain, 1590-1810

by Kristin Mann ...

The Power of Song explores the music and dance of Franciscan and Jesuit mission communities throughout the entire northern frontier of New Spain. Its purpose is to examine the roles music played: in teaching, evangelization, celebration, and the formation of group identities. There is no other work which looks comprehensively at the music of this region and time period, or which utilizes music as ... Read more

$82.99 CAD

The Power of Song explores the music and dance of Franciscan and Jesuit mission communities throughout the entire northern frontier of New Spain. Its purpose is to examine the roles music played: in teaching, evangelization, celebration, and the formation of group identities. There is no other work which looks comprehensively at the music of this region and time period, or which utilizes music as
... Read more
Rethinking the African Diaspora

The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil

Edited by Edna G. Bay, Kristin Mann ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Slave and Post-Slave Societies and Cultures
As a result of new research, we can now paint a more complex picture of peoples and cultures in the south Atlantic, from the earliest period of the slave trade up to the present. The nine papers in this volume indicate that a dynamic and continuous movement of peoples east as well as west across the Atlantic forged diverse and vibrant re-inventions and re-interpretations of the rich mix of ... Read more

$101.68 CAD

As a result of new research, we can now paint a more complex picture of peoples and cultures in the south Atlantic, from the earliest period of the slave trade up to the present. The nine papers in this volume indicate that a dynamic and continuous movement of peoples east as well as west across the Atlantic forged diverse and vibrant re-inventions and re-interpretations of the rich mix of
... Read more
Sources and Methods in African History

Spoken Written Unearthed

by Dennis Cordell, Edwin Wilmsen, Gerard Chouin, James Denbow, James Giblin, Jamie Monson, Jan Jansen, Kevin Roberts, Kristin Mann, Laura J. Mitchell0, Christian Jennings2, Matt Childs3, Meredith McKittrick4, Paul Lovejoy5, Russell Lohse6, Steven Steven Salm7, Thomas Spear8, Akin Ogundiran9, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch0, Christopher DeCorse1, Constanze Weise2, Cynthia Brantley3, David Henige4 ...

Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing.This book is both a snapshot of ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing.This book is both a snapshot of
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The Rise and Demise of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Atlantic World

by Phil Phil Misevich, Dr Philip Morgan, Rik van Welie, Robert Goddard, Seymour Drescher, Stanley L. Engerman, Kristin Mann, Daniel B. Domingues da Silva, David Richardson0, Jelmer Vos1, Leonardo Marques2, Olatunji Ojo3 ...

Drawing on new quantitative and qualitative evidence, this study reexamines the rise, transformation, and slow demise of slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic world. The twelve essays here reveal the legacies and consequences of abolition and chronicle the first formative global human rights movement. They also cast new light on the origins and development of the African diaspora created by ... Read more

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Drawing on new quantitative and qualitative evidence, this study reexamines the rise, transformation, and slow demise of slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic world. The twelve essays here reveal the legacies and consequences of abolition and chronicle the first formative global human rights movement. They also cast new light on the origins and development of the African diaspora created by
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Lambda

by David Musgrave ...

Narrated by Kristin James, Bruce Mann ...

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10 hours 55 min

Whoever the lambdas might be, and wherever they really come from, they're already here among us.Outwardly alien arrivals from a distant sea, the lambdas are genetically human. The government has noticed them. So has a whole gamut of extremist groups. Cara Gray has noticed them too, first as a haunting presence in her otherwise ordinary childhood, then as the impossibly shifting target of her work ... Read more

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Whoever the lambdas might be, and wherever they really come from, they're already here among us.Outwardly alien arrivals from a distant sea, the lambdas are genetically human. The government has noticed them. So has a whole gamut of extremist groups. Cara Gray has noticed them too, first as a haunting presence in her otherwise ordinary childhood, then as the impossibly shifting target of her work
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Goliath

A Novel

by Tochi Onyebuchi ...

Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White, JD Jackson, Kevin R. Free, Shayna Small, Stephanie Willis, Tim Campbell, Juliana Vélez, Nidra Sous La Terre ...

Unabridged

12 hours 32 min

"A diverse cast of narrators provides glimpses of a near-future Earth devastated by climate change, nuclear disaster, and disease."-AudioFile Magazine“Onyebuchi sets fire to the boundary between fiction and reality, and brings a crumbling city and an all too plausible future to vibrant life. Riveting, disturbing, and rendered in masterful detail.”—Leigh BardugoIn his adult novel debut, Hugo, ... Read more

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"A diverse cast of narrators provides glimpses of a near-future Earth devastated by climate change, nuclear disaster, and disease."-AudioFile Magazine“Onyebuchi sets fire to the boundary between fiction and reality, and brings a crumbling city and an all too plausible future to vibrant life. Riveting, disturbing, and rendered in masterful detail.”—Leigh BardugoIn his adult novel debut, Hugo,
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Beyond the Burn Line

by Paul McAuley ...

Narrated by Neville Watchurst ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

WHAT WILL BECOME OF US?In the deep future beyond the burn line of the Anthropocene and the extinction of humanity, the city states of an intelligent species of bear have fallen to a mind-wrecking plague. The bears' former slaves, a peaceable, industrious and endlessly curious people, believe that they have inherited the bounty and beauty of their beloved Mother Earth. But are they alone?After the ... Read more

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WHAT WILL BECOME OF US?In the deep future beyond the burn line of the Anthropocene and the extinction of humanity, the city states of an intelligent species of bear have fallen to a mind-wrecking plague. The bears' former slaves, a peaceable, industrious and endlessly curious people, believe that they have inherited the bounty and beauty of their beloved Mother Earth. But are they alone?After the
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The Body Scout

A Novel

by Lincoln Michel ...

Narrated by Greg Chun ...

Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

In this “timeless and original” sci-fi thriller (New York Times), a hardboiled baseball scout must solve the murder of his brother in a world transformed by body modification, perfect for readers of William Gibson and Max Barry.In the future you can have any body you want—as long as you can afford it.But in a New York ravaged by climate change and repeat pandemics, Kobo is barely scraping by. He ... Read more

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In this “timeless and original” sci-fi thriller (New York Times), a hardboiled baseball scout must solve the murder of his brother in a world transformed by body modification, perfect for readers of William Gibson and Max Barry.In the future you can have any body you want—as long as you can afford it.But in a New York ravaged by climate change and repeat pandemics, Kobo is barely scraping by. He
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The Anomaly

A Novel

by Hervé Le Tellier ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

10 hours 36 min

Winner of the Prix Goncourt, this dizzying literary page-turner ingeniously blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight.In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from Paris to New York. Among them: Blake, a respectable family man, though he works as a contract killer; ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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Winner of the Prix Goncourt, this dizzying literary page-turner ingeniously blends crime, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller as it plumbs the mysteries surrounding a Paris-New York flight.In June 2021, a senseless event upends the lives of hundreds of men and women, all passengers on a flight from Paris to New York. Among them: Blake, a respectable family man, though he works as a contract killer;
... Read more

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Embers of War

by Gareth L. Powell ...

Narrated by Nicol Zanzarella, Amy Landon, Greg Tremblay, Soneela Nankani, Natasha Soudek, various narrators ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Embers of War Series
Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

From BSFA Award–winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic sci-fi trilogy exploring the legacies of warThe sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organization dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

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From BSFA Award–winning author Gareth L. Powell comes the first in a new epic sci-fi trilogy exploring the legacies of warThe sentient warship Trouble Dog was built for violence, yet following a brutal war, she is disgusted by her role in a genocide. Stripped of her weaponry and seeking to atone, she joins the House of Reclamation, an organization dedicated to rescuing ships in distress. When a
... Read more

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Exhalation

Stories

by Ted Chiang ...

Narrated by Ted Chiang, Edoardo Ballerini, Dominic Hoffman, Amy Landon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 22 min

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and OthersTackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and ... Read more

$29.50 CAD

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and OthersTackling some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine, these stories will change the way you think, feel, and
... Read more

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The Candy House

A Novel

by Jennifer Egan ...

Narrated by Michael Boatman, Nicole Lewis, Thomas Sadoski, Colin Donnell, Griffin Newman, Rebecca Lowman, Jackie Sanders, Lucy Liu, Christian Barillas, Tara Lynne Barr, Alex Allwine, Emily Tremaine, Kyle Beltran, Dan Bittner, Chris Henry Coffey, Ali Andre Ali, Corey Brill, Danny Campbell, George Newbern, Timothy Andrés Pabon, Gibson Frazier, Allison Light, Travis Tonn ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER *Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self, Vogue, The New Yorker, BBC, Vulture, and many more!OLIVIA WILDE to direct A24's TV adaptation of THE CAN... ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERONE of the TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR by THE NEW YORK TIMES * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY * SLATE* THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER *Also named one of the BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by Vanity Fair, Time, NPR, The Guardian, Oprah Daily, Self, Vogue, The New Yorker, BBC, Vulture, and many more!OLIVIA WILDE to direct A24's TV adaptation of THE CAN...
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