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  • The Prodigal Tongue

    The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English

    by Lynne Murphy ...
    **CHOSEN BY THE ECONOMIST AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAn American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English**“English accents are the sexiest.”“Americans have ruined the English language.”Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Am I Invisible?

    Things I Wish Teachers Knew

    by Murphy Lynne ...
    "Am I Invisible?" is a book for many audiences! Educators who want to do better for all kids who walk a different path (aka. the spectrum road), kids who are on that path and their parents. "Am I Invisible?" takes you on a heartfelt and brutally honest journey of one child's view through school as a child on the autism spectrum. Being diagnosed with PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Writing With the Psalms

    A Journey in New Thought

    It is a tribute to the Psalms’ ability to capture the human condition that so many people have translated, re-written, re-visioned, and unfolded these prayer/songs. Thousands of years after being revealed to a faithful people, they can be meaningful to a person of any denomination or faith. I have over a thousand pages of journal entries about all 150 of these prayers. The pages capture my ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 13 Little Love Stories

    An anthology inspired by Taylor Swift songs

    From bestselling YA authors comes thirteen dazzling contemporary romantic stories inspired by the songs of Taylor Swift! Includes stories by Lynn Painter, Katharine McGee, and Jesse Q. Sutanto!If you could live inside one Taylor Swift song for a day, which would you pick? In this shimmering anthology, thirteen acclaimed, bestselling authors do just that, reimagining some of Taylor’s most iconic ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Potluck and Other Stories

    by Lynne Murphy ...
    Prepare to be surprised, as you are when you go to a potluck supper. Lynne Murphy's stories in this collection will entertain and intrigue you. The senior citizens in the Golden Elders Condo, who find a new meaning for the term "taking potluck" or who have to cope with a neighbor who is making their comfortable lives miserable; Simba, the cat in The Lion King, who must free himself from tyranny; ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

    "Rockets, Missiles, and Spacecraft of the National Air and Space Museum" by Lynne C. Murphy is an engaging exploration of the remarkable vehicles that have shaped humanity's journey into space. This book provides a detailed look at the various rockets and spacecraft housed in the National Air and Space Museum, showcasing their historical significance and technological advancements. Readers will ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reading for Understanding

    How Reading Apprenticeship Improves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms

    Improve student outcomes in reading and literacy with the latest edition of this bestselling textThe newly revised Third Edition of Reading for Understanding: How Reading Apprenticeship Improves Disciplinary Learning in Secondary and College Classrooms is the latest iteration of the best-selling, landmark book in the field of adolescent literacy. The book contains strategies for boosting the ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Prodigal Tongue

    The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English

    by Lynne Murphy ...
    Narrated by Pam Ward ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 38 min

    "If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd sound like an American.""English accents are the sexiest.""Americans have ruined the English language.""Technology means everyone will have to speak the same English."Such claims about the English language are often repeated but rarely examined. Professor Lynne Murphy is on the linguistic front line. In The Prodigal Tongue she explores the fiction and reality ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Lexical Meaning

    Series series Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
    The ideal introduction for students of semantics, Lexical Meaning fills the gap left by more general semantics textbooks, providing the teacher and the student with insights into word meaning beyond the traditional overviews of lexical relations. The book explores the relationship between word meanings and syntax and semantics more generally. It provides a balanced overview of the main theoretical ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Post Capitalist Philanthropy

    Healing Wealth in the Time of Collapse

    Post capitalist philanthropy is a paradox in terms. A paradox is the appropriate starting place for the complex, entangled, messy context we find ourselves in as a species.' The authors take us on a journey from the history of wealth accumulation to the current logic of late-stage capitalism - and ultimately to the lived possibilities of other ways of knowing, sensing and being that can usher in ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A Journey with Matityahu Book 1 Awakening

    Two young men leave their families and businesses to walk the dusty roads of ancient times with hopes of excitement and adventure. An ordinary nineteen-year-old man, Daniyyel, observes miraculous moments in his friend Matityahu's life and wonders what gift his friend has. Daniyyel goes so far as asking Matityahu how and why he has it. Daniyyel wants that awareness and ability in his own life ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    Philanthropy and Higher Education

    Series series Issues in Academic Ethics
    In The Kindness of Strangers, Deni Elliott examines ethically questionable situations that have arisen in response to institutional dependency on external benefactors. Major concerns analyzed include: The increased professionalism of fundraising and of donating, an increased willingness of institutions to cater to the demands of donors, creation of dual roles for faculty, students and staff when ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD