Skip to main content
Search Button
Canada Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 201 results for “magda”
Skip side bar filters

  • Abigail

    by Magda Szabo ...
    Translated by Len Rix ...
    From the author of The Door, a beloved coming-of-age tale set in WWII-era Hungary.Abigail, the story of a headstrong teenager growing up during World War II, is the most beloved of Magda Szabó’s books in her native Hungary. Gina is the only child of a general, a widower who has long been happy to spoil his bright and willful daughter. Gina is devastated when the general tells her that he must go ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Door

    by Magda Szabo ...
    Translated by Len Rix ...
    Series series NYRB Classics
    One of The New York Times Book Review's "10 Best Books of 2015"An NYRB Classics OriginalThe Door is an unsettling exploration of the relationship between two very different women. Magda is a writer, educated, married to an academic, public-spirited, with an on-again-off-again relationship to Hungary’s Communist authorities. Emerence is a peasant, illiterate, impassive, abrupt, seemingly ageless. ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD

  • My Life in Propaganda

    Language and Totalitarian Regimes

    by Magda Stroinska ...
    Series series Reflections
    My Life in Propaganda is Magda Stroińska’s personal account of growing up with communist propaganda in Eastern Europe. She looks at the influence of her family history that contradicted what she was taught at school; the cognitive and emotional effects of compulsory school readings; socialist realist art and film; and Radio Free Europe and Voice of America and their role in shaping her generation ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Fawn

    Translated by Len Rix ...
    by Magda Szabó ...
    From the author of The Door and Abigail and for fans of Elena Ferrante and Clarice Lispector, a newly translated novel about a theater star who is forced to reckon with her painful and tragic past.In The Door, in Iza’s Ballad, and in Abigail, Magda Szabó describes the complex relationships between women of different ages and backgrounds with an astute and unsparing eye. Eszter, the narrator and ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Katalin Street

    by Magda Szabo ...
    Translated by Len Rix ...
    **FINALIST FOR THE 2017 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZEFrom the author of The Door, selected as one of the New York Times "10 Best Books of 2015," this is a heartwrenching tale about a group of friends and lovers torn apart by the German occupation of Budapest during World War II.**In prewar Budapest three families live side by side on gracious Katalin Street, their lives closely intertwined. A game is ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Iza's Ballad

    Translated by George Szirtes ...
    by Magda Szabó ...
    When Ettie's husband dies, her daughter Iza insists that her mother give up the family house in the countryside and move to Budapest. Displaced from her community and her home, Ettie tries to find her place in this new life, but can't seem to get it right. She irritates the maid, hangs food outside the window because she mistrusts the fridge and, in her naivety and loneliness, invites a prostitute ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Break-Up Bible 2: The Path Forward

    by Magda B. Brajer ...
    The BB2 is a sequel to the BB1. Before you read this book It would be a really good idea to read The Break-up Bible: The Keep Strong, Let Go And Move On Guide, as it sets the scene magnificently for the The Break-up Bible 2: The Path Forward. Both books are a must-read! ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Just Use Postgres!

    All the database you need

    by Denis Magda ...
    You probably don’t need a collection of specialty databases. Just use Postgres instead!Written for application developers and database pros, Just Use Postgres! shows you how to get the most out of the powerful Postgres database.In Just Use Postgres! you’ll learn how to:Use Postgres as an RDBMS for transactional workloadsDevelop generative AI, geospatial, and time-series applicationsTake advantage ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Household Politics

    Montreal Families and Postwar Reconstruction

    by Magda Fahrni ...
    Series series Studies in Gender and History
    The reconstruction of Canadian society in the wake of the Second World War had an enormous impact on all aspects of public and private life. For families in Montreal, reconstruction plans included a stable home life hinged on social and economic security, female suffrage, welfare-state measures, and a reasonable cost of living. In Household Politics, Magda Fahrni examines postwar reconstruction ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

  • The Nazis Knew My Name

    A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage in Auschwitz

    by Magda Hellinger, Maya Lee ...
    The “thought-provoking…must-read” (Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped) memoir by a Holocaust survivor who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage and kindness—in the vein of A Bookshop in Berlin and The Nazi Officer’s Wife.In March 1942, twenty-five-year-old kindergarten teacher Magda Hellinger and nearly a thousand other young women were deported as ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Mastering ARM Assembly Language: Learn By Example

    by Yury Magda ...
    This book is designed to be your comprehensive guide to understanding and mastering ARM assembly language through practical, hands-on examples. Whether you are a seasoned programmer looking to expand your skill set or a beginner eager to dive into the world of low-level programming, this book will provide you with the knowledge and tools you need to succeed.ARM architecture is at the heart of many ... Read more

    $10.86 CAD

  • The Growth Mindset in Project Management

    by Magda Jaworowicz, Jaworowicz ...
    The Growth Mindset in Project Management explores how adopting a growth mindset can transform project management. It is a must-read for project managers, team leaders, and business professionals eager to apply a growth mindset to enhance their approach to project management and achieve better outcomes.The Growth Mindset in Project Management covers the golden rules for implementing a growth ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD