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  • Gold Rush Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia

    by Mike Parker ...
    Gold Rush Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia tells the fascinating stories of abandoned communities, not haunted buildings and paranormal encounters, although the occasional resident spirit does make an appearance. Ghost towns generally begin as industry-based communities of convenience for mining but when resources were depleted, marks slumped or demand outstripped production, their reason for being ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Mid Land

    A Journey into England’s Heart

    by Mike Parker ...
    A cultural history, a memoir, a love letter and a reckoningThe English Midlands is the least eulogised part of these islands; the bit left over when all of the sharper, sexier regions have staked their claim; the blank space at the centre of the map. And yet. This is also a bellwether region, the canary in the national mine. The perfect symbol of an in-between nation at a very in-between moment in ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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  • Map Addict

    The Bestselling Tale of an Obsession

    by Mike Parker ...
    'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said…'Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4’s On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read, completely updated in 2023.On an average day, we will consult some form of map approximately a dozen times, often without even noticing: they are a cipher for every area of human existence. At a stroke, ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Oscar Wilde's Dorian Gray

    by Mike Parker ...
    In the preface to his only novel, 19th Century English playwright, Oscar Wilde commented, "All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their own peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril." This stage play version of that famous novel re-images Dorian Gray as a woman who examines aestheticism, a psuedo-religion that worships beauty above all things. ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wild Rover

    A Blistering Journey Along Britain’s Footpaths

    by Mike Parker ...
    Mike Parker, bestselling author of Map Addict, offers a very full, intelligent and witty exploration into a glorious and passionate British subject – footpaths and the history of land ownership.Mike discovers how these paths have become part of our cultural landscape and why, at the tender age of 44, he suddenly finds himself at a crossroads.Provocative, funny and personal, this book celebrates ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • All the Wide Border

    Wales, England and the Places Between

    by Mike Parker ...
    A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline.There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and stubborn; on the other England, crucible of the most expansionist culture the world has ever seen. It is a line that has been dug, debated, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Neighbours from Hell

    by Mike Parker ...
    From the Act of Union to Anne Robinson, &quote;Neighbours from Hell?&quote; looks at English attitudes to the Welsh. Drawing on the author's experience of the comedy circuit, cartoons, the popular press and postcards; from &quote;Tours of the Picturesque&quote; to the novels of Niall Griffiths, the range of reference is as broad as the writing style is witty. Stereotypes explored include the Welsh ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Reflections Seeded from the I Ching

    by Mike Parker ...
    Reflections Seeded from the I Ching — Volume OneFor eighteen months, beginning in the early part of the pandemic, Mike Parker drew a hexagram from the I Ching most mornings and wrote a short reflection on what it opened in him. He didn't record the hexagrams. He wasn't writing commentary, and he didn't want the work to become an argument with the long tradition of interpretation. He was using the ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind - Achieve Your Goals with New Beliefs

    by Mike Parker ...
    In Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind: Achieve Your Goals with New Beliefs, unlock the power of your mind to transform your life and reach your fullest potential. This guide provides a step-by-step approach to identifying and reshaping the subconscious beliefs that drive your thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately, your results. By replacing limiting beliefs with empowering ones, you can align your ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 43 Roses

    by Mike Parker ...
    Since the dawn of recorded time, poets have tried to define Love.Perhaps Love can't be defined.Then again, perhaps...43 Roses compiles 43 beloved classic poems from such master poets as Shelley, Byron, Keats and Browning, that celebrate the most wondrous of emotions - Love. ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mark Twain Presents: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

    by Mike Parker ...
    When The Adventures of Tom Sawyer first appeared in 1876 it was a dismal failure, selling fewer than 24,000 copies during its first year on the market. It wasn't until Mark Twain published his masterpiece, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn that Tom Sawyer truly gained an audience, perhaps due to the rapscallion's brief appearance in that novel.Tom Sawyer, perhaps even more than Peter Pan, is the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Greasy Poll, The - Diary of a Controversial Election

    by Mike Parker ...
    Mike Parker was selected as the Plaid Cymru candidate for the 2015 general election in the party's top target seat of Ceredigion. This book is his diary of the campaign, from the many moments of great hope to the controversies that saw him vilified in sensationalist newspaper headlines, and his ultimate defeat by the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP. ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus