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  • 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

  • Magda

    My Journey

    by Magda Wierzycka ...
    How did a teenage refugee from communist Poland become one of the richest women in South Africa? In what ways did she disrupt the financial services industry? What drove her to become an activist exposing corporate and government corruption? What are her secrets for succeeding in business and life? The founder of multibillion-rand financial services empire Sygnia Limited, Magda Wierzycka is South ... Read more

    $18.69 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

    $13.59 CAD

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    Murder on the Golden Arrow

    A 1920s Historical Cozy Mystery

    by Magda Alexander ...
    Narrated by Kim Bretton ...
    Series series Kitty Worthington Mysteries

    Unabridged

    7 hours 29 min

    What's a bright young lady to do when her brother becomes the main suspect in a murder? Why, solve the case of course.England. 1923. After a year away at finishing school where she learned etiquette, deportment, and the difference between a fish fork and a salad one, Kitty Worthington is eager to return home. But minutes after she and her brother Ned board the Golden Arrow, the unthinkable happens ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 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 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

    $18.39 CAD

  • Blood Libel

    On the Trail of an Antisemitic Myth

    by Magda Teter ...
    A landmark history of the antisemitic blood libel myth—how it took root in Europe, spread with the invention of the printing press, and persists today.Accusations that Jews ritually killed Christian children emerged in the mid-twelfth century, following the death of twelve-year-old William of Norwich, England, in 1144. Later, continental Europeans added a destructive twist: Jews murdered Christian ... Read more

    $47.29 CAD

  • 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

    $42.39 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

    $19.99 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