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  • Somali Story Book

    by Paul Beard ...
    The Somali Story Book is a collection of tales from the African Horn. Illustrated with vibrant pictures; the story book tells the tales from the Somali community in the words of the Somali community. As a part of Black History Month Celebrations for 2014, the Somali Story Book brings history alive and introduces Somali stories to childrenPut together by Eastside Community Heritage, this book ... Read more

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  • Why the Rent is Too Damn High

    An inquiry into land value and the common wealth

    by Paul Beard ...
    The rent is too damn high. Here's why - and it's not who you think.Everyone knows housing is unaffordable. The usual suspects get the usual blame: greedy landlords, bureaucratic zoning, not enough building. But the real answer is under your feet. Land - who owns it, who benefits from its value, and who pays for that value - is the question American cities have been refusing to ask for a century ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Contented Living

    by Paul Beard ...
    A pre-sectarian, pragmatic, secular and scientific approach to the timeless philosophical insights of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha. Two of the most common questions I am asked are:
"How come you're always smiling and appear so calm and laid back?"
and
"How on earth did you survive a suicidal mental breakdown?"
The answer to both will be found in this book. I hope you find the approach ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death in Service on The Thin Blue Line

    Volume One: Metropolitan Police 1829-1899

    by Paul Beard ...
    'Death in Service on The Thin Blue Line: 1829–1899' is a powerful and respectful tribute to the officers of the Metropolitan Police who lost their lives in the line of duty. Drawing on extensive archival research, Paul Beard brings these forgotten stories to life through a compelling blend of historical fact and sensitive narrative reconstruction. Each account reveals the human reality behind the ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engaging Film

    Geographies of Mobility and Identity

    by Paul Beard, Ann Brigham, David B. Clarke, Mike Crang, Chris Curtis, Carl T. Dahlman, Marcus A. Doel, Naomi Dunn, John R. Gold, Robert Kendall, Scott Kirsch, Sallie A. Marston, Wolfgang Natter, Heather Norris Nicholson, Paul Robbins, Christiane Schönfeld, Laurel Smith, Chad Staddon, Ulf Strohmayer, Phil Taylor, Steve Vreithoff, Dick Winchell, Leo Zonn ...
    Engaging Film is a creative, interdisciplinary volume that explores the engagements among film, space, and identity and features a section on the use of films in the classroom as a critical pedagogical tool. Focusing on anti-essentialist themes in films and film production, this book examines how social and spatial identities are produced (or dissolved) in films and how mobility is used to create ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

  • Best British Short Stories 2024

    by Nicholas Royle, Nicholas Royle, Alan Beard, Kevin Boniface, Paul Brownsey, Claire Carroll, ECM Cheung, Jonathan Coe, Rosie Garland, Kerry Hadley-Pryce, Timothy J Jarvis0, Cynan Jones1, Bhanu Kapil2, Sonya Moor3, Alison Moore4, Gregory Norminton5, Cherise Saywell6, Kamila Shamsie7, Ben Tufnell8, Charlotte Turnbull9, Cate West0 ...
    Series Book 0 - Best British Short Stories
    The nation's favourite annual guide to the short story, now in its fourteenth yearInspired by Giles Gordon and David Hughes's Best Short Stories series, which ran to ten volumes between 1986 and 1995, Best British Short Stories this year reaches its fourteenth volume.Best British Short Stories 2024 showcases an excellent and varied selection of stories, by British writers, first published during ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In This Economy?

    How Money & Markets Really Work

    by Kyla Scanlon ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as “essential reading” for anyone who wants to “make informed decisions” and “have a basic understanding of the economy”: an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet’s favorite financial educators.“Few people can communicate how the economy actually works better than Kyla Scanlon.”—Morgan Housel, author of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • Introduction to Documentary, Third Edition

    by Bill Nichols ...
    The third edition of Bill Nichols's best-selling text provides an up-to-date introduction to the most important issues in documentary history and criticism. A new chapter, "I Want to Make a Documentary: Where Do I Start?" guides readers through the steps of planning and preproduction and includes an example of a project proposal for a film that went on to win awards at major festivals. Designed ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • How to Kill Your Family

    by Bella Mackie ...
    **Now with an exclusive extract of Bella Mackie's deliciously dark new 2026 novel CLAWS OUT!**Grace Bernard is on a mission… to avenge her mother, she plans to murder every member of her family, one awful rich person at a time. Then she's imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Entertaining, shocking and addictive… THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘I loved this book’ RICHARD OSMAN‘Funny, sharp, ... Read more

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  • Our Crumbling Foundation

    How We Solve Canada's Housing Crisis

    by Gregor Craigie ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER · WINNER OF BC BOOK PRIZE GEORGE RYGA AWARD FOR SOCIAL AWARENESS · FINALIST FOR THE BALSILLIE PRIZE FOR PUBLIC POLICY · FINALIST FOR THE BC BOOK AWARDS HUBERT EVANS NON-FICTION PRIZE · A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK · A HILL TIMES BEST BOOK“Gregor Craigie’s *Our Crumbling Foundation...*is so chockful of solutions that it makes you want to shake politicians and policymakers and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • Mindful Learning

    Reduce stress and improve brain performance for effective learning

    by Dr Craig Hassed, Dr Richard Chambers ...
    Mindfulness is increasingly being used in educational environments as a way to help students learn more effectively, develop personally, enhance their physical and emotional health, and deal with study and exam-related demands. In Mindful Learning, the authors provide practical insights and exercises on how to apply mindfulness in the educational setting, resulting in a book that clearly sets out ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD