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  • An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South.

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    "An Old New Zealander; or, Te Rauparaha, the Napoleon of the South" by Thomas Lindsay Buick is a captivating exploration of the life of Te Rauparaha, a prominent Māori chief and war leader. The book delves into the historical context of New Zealand during the 19th century, highlighting the cultural and social dynamics of the Māori people. Buick's narrative is rich with detail, providing insights ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    "The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony" by Thomas Lindsay Buick explores the historical significance of the Treaty of Waitangi, which was signed in 1840 between the British Crown and Maori chiefs. This pivotal document is often regarded as the foundation of New Zealand's legal and political framework. Buick delves into the complexities of the treaty's implications, ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Treaty of Waitangi: How New Zealand Became a British Colony

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    The Islands of New Zealand have long been resorted to by British Subjects on account of the valuable articles of commerce which they produce, and by reason of the peculiar advantages which they offer to whale-ships requiring repair. But the nearness of these Islands to the British settlements of New South Wales and Van Dieman's Land has also led to their being resorted to as an asylum for fugitive ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An Old New Zealander

    by Thomas Lindsay Buick ...
    Probably no portion of the globe is so pregnant with the romance of unsolved problem as the Pacific Ocean. For thousands of years before Vasco de Balboa, the friend of Columbus, stood upon the heights of Panama and enriched mankind by his glorious geographical discovery, this great ocean and the islands which its blue waters encircle had remained a world in themselves, undisturbed by the rise and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Terrace V: Penitent's Gold

    by Robert Bose, Sarah L. Pratt, Chris Marrs, Taija Morgan, Shane Kroetsch, Lindsay Thomas, Chris Patrick Carolan ...
    Series Book 3 - Purgatorio
    Welcome to the Fifth Terrace in the famed Purgatorio, where you will atone for your incorrigible greed with your fellow Penitents, languishing in sight of gold forever out of reach.In this collection of dark needful tales, an unusual door grants riches for an unexpected price, bikini clad thieves make the score of a lifetime at ravenous cost, an expensive mistress gets what’s coming to her, it’s ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Training for Catastrophe

    Fictions of National Security after 9/11

    by Lindsay Thomas ...
    A timely, politically savvy examination of how impossible disasters shape the very real possibilities of our worldWhy would the normally buttoned-down national security state imagine lurid future scenarios like a zombie apocalypse? In Training for Catastrophe, author Lindsay Thomas shows how our security regime reimagines plausibility to focus on unlikely and even unreal events rather than ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

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    Training for Catastrophe

    Fictions of National Security after 9/11

    by Lindsay Thomas ...
    Narrated by Karen Peakes ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 12 min

    Why would the normally buttoned-down national security state imagine lurid future scenarios like a zombie apocalypse? In Training for Catastrophe, author Lindsay Thomas shows how our security regime reimagines plausibility to focus on unlikely and even unreal events rather than probable ones. With an in-depth focus on preparedness (a pivotal, emergent national security paradigm since 9/11) she ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

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    An Instant New York Times Bestseller!Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee.Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both ... Read more

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  • Post-Truth

    by Lee McIntyre ...
    Series series The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
    We are living in a world where “alternative facts” replace actual facts—and where feelings have more weight than evidence. But how did we get here?In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Lee McIntyre traces the development of the post-truth phenomenon from science denial through the rise of “fake news,” from our psychological blind spots to the public's retreat into ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

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  • The Best Horror of the Year

    Edited by Ellen Datlow ...
    Series series Best Horror of the Year
    Darkness, both literal and psychological, holds its own unique fascination. Despite our fears, or perhaps because of them, readers have always been drawn to tales of death, terror, madness, and the supernatural, and no more so than today when a wildly imaginative new generation of dark dreamers is carrying on in the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft and King, crafting exquisitely disturbing literary ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Think Again

    How to Reason and Argue

    by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    A masterclass in persuasion from the inspiring philosopher who has taught a million people to argue through his popular open online courseOur personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and disagreements, some of them petty and vitriolic. The inability to compromise and understand the other side is widespread today. What can we do to change this? In Think Again philosopher Walter Sinnott ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Voyages of Captain Cook

    by James Cook, Tom Griffith ...
    Series series Classics of World Literature
    Cook's three voyages of discovery, which took place between 1768 and 1779, are among the most remarkable achievements in the history of exploration. Cook charted vast areas of the globe with astonishing accuracy, and the voyages also made a significant contribution towards solving some of the great problems of cartography and navigation.With crews containing gifted sailors and navigators, as well ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus