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  • Word and Self Estranged in English Texts, 1550�1660

    by L.E. Semler ...
    The essays in Word and Self Estranged in English Texts, 1550-1660, consider diverse historical contexts for writing about 'strangeness'. They draw on current practices of reading to present contrasts and analogies within and between various social understandings. In so doing they reveal an interplay of thematic and stylistic modes that tells us a great deal about how, and why, certain aspects of ... Read more

    $82.44 CAD

  • The Seven-Day Weekend

    Changing the Way Work Works

    Ricardo Semler thinks that companies ought to put employee freedom and satisfaction ahead of corporate goals.Imagine a company where employees set their own hours; where there are no offices, no job titles, no business plans; where employees get to endorse or veto any new venture; where kids are encouraged to run the halls; and where the CEO lets other people make nearly all the decisions. This ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $13.99 CAD

  • Reimagining Shakespeare Education

    Teaching and Learning through Collaboration

    Shakespeare education is being reimagined around the world. This book delves into the important role of collaborative projects in this extraordinary transformation. Over twenty innovative Shakespeare partnerships from the UK, US, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Europe and South America are critically explored by their leaders and participants. –Structured into thematic sections covering ... Read more

    $112.79 CAD

  • Storytelling: Critical and Creative Approaches

    Edited by J. Shaw, P. Kelly, L. Semler ...
    This collection uses the concept of 'story' to connect literary materials and methods of analysis to wider issues of social and political importance. Drawing on a range of texts, themes include post-colonial literatures, history in literature, old stories in contemporary contexts, and the relationship between creativity and criticism. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • The Rise of Arab Art

    Since the 1990s, contemporary art in the Arab world has experienced exponential growth and numerous changes. With the appearance of artists from the region in international exhibitions, the dynamics within the art scenes changed significantly. Museums & art foundations began to collect, biennials were launched, contemporary art galleries, fairs, residencies and schools emerged in many countries, ... Read more

    $69.99 CAD

  • Teaching Shakespeare Beyond the Centre

    Australasian Perspectives

    Edited by K. Flaherty, P. Gay, L. Semler ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Showcasing a wide array of recent, innovative and original research into Shakespeare and learning in Australasia and beyond, this volume argues the value of the 'local' and provides transferable and adaptable models of educational theory and practice. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Running on Empty

    Navigating the dangers of burnout at work

    Three out of five workers across the world say they feel burned out. A 2020 study claims that the figure is in fact three in four. Over the past 24 months, our relationship with work has changed beyond recognition. On one side, employees are now looking for more choice, flexibility and freedom than ever before and statistics show that if they don't get what they want, they are prepared to vote ... Read more

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  • Coriolanus: A Critical Reader

    Series series Arden Early Modern Drama Guides
    Coriolanus is the last and most intriguing of Shakespeare's Roman tragedies. Critics, directors and actors have long been bewitched by this gripping character study of a warrior that Rome can neither tolerate nor do without. Caius Martius Coriolanus is a terrifying war machine in battle, a devoted son to a wise and ambitious mother at home, and an inflammatory scorner of the rights and rites of ... Read more

    $43.19 CAD

  • The Love That Made You

    Illustrated by Fran Alvarez ...
    "Though I don't have each answer, I hope that you know, there's meaning to find wherever you go."The Love That Made You is a wonder-filled, empowering picture book introducing children to the idea of a higher power called Love that connects us and carries us through life.With gentle, rhyming text, The Love That Made You helps grown-ups find the words to share the comfort, encouragement, and wonder ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Maternity Wear

    Design, Patterns, and Construction

    A History of Maternity Wear: Design, Patterns, and Construction explores pregnancy clothing worn throughout the decades, providing historical information, images, and patterns.Filled with photos showing extant attire, with intricate details and sample patterns that can be recreated to scale, this book examines how maternity clothes were constructed, provides historical context, and aids readers in ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Early Modern Grotesque

    English Sources and Documents 1500-1700

    by Liam Semler ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture
    The Early Modern Grotesque: English Sources and Documents 1500-1700 offers readers a large and fully annotated collection of primary source texts addressing the grotesque in the English Renaissance. The sources are arranged chronologically in 120 numbered items with accompanying explanatory Notes. Each Note provides clarification of difficult terms in the source text, locating it in the context of ... Read more

    $92.06 CAD

  • 'Eliza'

    Printed Writings 1641–1700: Series II, Part Two, Volume 3

    by Liam Semler ...
    Series Book 2 - The Early Modern Englishwoman: A Facsimile Library of Essential Works & Printed Writings, 1641-1700: Series II
    This facsimile edition reproduces the work titled Eliza's Babes which was first published in 1652. The volume comprises devotional and political verse and prose meditations. The poems cover a wide range of forms from verse epistles to poetic petitions, religious love lyrics to poems on earthly marriage, exultant poetic prayers to stern spiritual admonitions. The meditations are fine examples of ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD