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    by Nadine Robert ...
    Illustrated by Jean Jullien ...
    Meet a silly and absurd cat who's like no cat you've ever met before, in this inventive and unusual book from the illustrator of the picture-book version of John Lennon's song "Imagine."When a box arrives on Peter's doorstep, he opens it to find Bruno, a cat who is standing up on two legs. It is very odd. Bruno likes to chew bubble gum, play house, and skateboard--and refuses to engage in any ... Read more

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  • On the Other Side of the Forest

    by Nadine Robert ...
    Illustrated by Gérard DuBois ...
    A 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book“Absorbing storytelling.”—Publishers Weekly STARRED Review“A riveting read.”—Kirkus Reviews STARRED ReviewWhat’s on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that “feels like a vintage gem” (New York Times), calling to mind the tend... ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Parthenon Marbles

    The Case for Reunification

    A fascinating history of an art world scandal—the seizure and sale of Ancient Greek sculptures to the British Museum—and a passionate cry for their return to the Parthenon in Athens.The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the ... Read more

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  • Perspectives on Drinking, Manufacture and Drinking Spaces and Places

    Series series Key Issues in Marketing Management
    This book provides contemporary perspectives on marketing management with regards to drinking behaviour, drinking spaces and places, brewing, product development and inclusion. Globally, approximately one in three people (32.5%) drink alcohol equating to roughly 2.4 billion people. Behind this consumption, there are a range of brewers, distillers and winemakers who produce alcohol and suppliers ... Read more

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  • Urban Renewal and the End of Black Culture in Charlottesville, Virginia

    An Oral History of Vinegar Hill

    From the 1920s through the 1950s, the center of black social and business life in Charlottesville, Virginia, was the area known as Vinegar Hill. But in 1960, noting the prevalence of aging frame houses and "substandard" conditions such as outdoor toilets, voters decided that Vinegar Hill would be redeveloped. Charlottesville's black residents lost a cultural center, largely because they were ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Spectral Notes

    A collection of Halloween stories and poetry

    West Lothian Writers have celebrated Halloween with an annual writing challenge since 2013. This collection is just a few of the spine tingling, creepy or down right silly, short stories and poems our members have crafted for the holiday. Read on, if you dare. ... Read more

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  • Cognitive Therapy for Command Hallucinations

    An advanced practical companion

    Auditory hallucinations rank amongst the most treatment resistant symptoms of schizophrenia, with command hallucinations being the most distressing, high risk and treatment resistant of all.This new work provides clinicians with a detailed guide, illustrating in depth the techniques and strategies developed for working with command hallucinations. Woven throughout with key cases and clinical ... Read more

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    Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age

    The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the world's greatest bibliophiles.The Dutch Golden Age has long been seen as the age of Rembrandt and Vermeer, whose paintings captured the public imagination and came to represent the marvel that was the Dutch Republic. Yet there is another, largely overlooked marvel in the Dutch world of the seventeenth century: ... Read more

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  • Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple

    by Jacques Pepin ...
    A New York Times bestseller!250 of master chef Jacques Pépin’s classic and timeless recipes for unexpectedly polished and satisfying meals with minimal prep and cleanup, perfect for quick weeknight dinners.You don’t need a kitchen brigade, decades-honed skills, or expensive ingredients to cook and eat like master chef Jacques Pépin. Just like the rest of us, he doesn’t always have as much time or ... Read more

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  • Neighboring Faiths

    Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Middle Ages and Today

    Essays on how Jews, Muslims, and Christians have coexisted—or not—over the centuries, from "a particularly incisive and trustworthy historian of religion" ( Commonweal).Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the long course of their histories the three religions have developed in interaction with one another. In Neighboring Faiths, David ... Read more

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  • Oscar Wilde's Last Stand

    Decadence, Conspiracy, and the Most Outrageous Trial of the Century

    by Philip Hoare ...
    A New York Times Notable Book of the Year that Sir Ian McKellen called a shocking tale of heroes and villains-illuminating and upsetting in equal measure.”The first production of Oscar Wilde’s Salomé in 1918, with American exotic dancer Maud Allan dancing lead, ignited a firestorm in London spearheaded by Noel Pemberton Billing, a member of Parliament and self-appointed guardian of family values. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

    A Bird Book for Adults

    An ornithology researcher reveals the amazing talents and personalities of common birds in this joyful celebration for backyard bird watchers and nature lovers.Some birdwatchers will hop the red-eye to Costa Rica if a rare species is reported to be in residence. Here, author Lyanda Lynn Haupt makes the argument for sticking close to home. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD