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  • Heaven Is Beautiful

    by Peter Baldwin Panagore ...
    In the tradition of Heaven Is for Real (with a twist of Into Thin Air), a new book that explores what really happens when we die.In March 1980, Peter Panagore went ice climbing on the world-famous Lower Weeping Wall, along the Ice Fields Parkway in Banff National Park in Alberta. His climbing partner was an experienced ice climber, but Panagore was a novice. On their descent, they became trapped ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Narcissism of Minor Differences

    How America and Europe Are Alike

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative social policy, thinks not, and in this bracingly argued but remarkably informed polemic, he lays out how similar the two continents really are. Drawing on the latest evidence from sources such as the United ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • How To Dress An Egg

    Surprising and Simple Ways to Cook Dinner

    by Ned Baldwin, Peter Kaminsky ...
    "This collection of varied and delicious suggestions for dressing up basic key recipes is recommended for home cooks looking to add some flair to . . . meals." — Library JournalLearn to cook one thing exceptionally well and you open the door to a multitude of possibilities, with no need for special equipment or fussy techniques.Ned Baldwin, a home cook who taught himself to be an excellent chef, ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Watches of the Night

    Life in the Nocturnal City, 1820–1930

    by Peter C. Baldwin ...
    Series series Historical Studies of Urban America
    Before skyscrapers and streetlights glowed at all hours, American cities fell into inky blackness with each setting of the sun. But over the course of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, new technologies began to light up streets, sidewalks, buildings, and public spaces. Peter C. Baldwin's evocative book depicts the changing experience of the urban night over this period, visiting a host ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fighting the First Wave

    Why the Coronavirus Was Tackled So Differently Across the Globe

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    COVID-19 is the biggest public health and economic disaster of our time. It has posed the same threat across the globe, yet countries have responded very differently and some have clearly fared much better than others. Peter Baldwin uncovers the reasons why in this definitive account of the global politics of pandemic. He shows that how nations responded depended above all on the political tools ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Command and Persuade

    Crime, Law, and the State across History

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    Why, when we have been largely socialized into good behavior, are there more laws that govern our behavior than ever before?Levels of violent crime have been in a steady decline for centuries--for millennia, even. Over the past five hundred years, homicide rates have decreased a hundred-fold. We live in a time that is more orderly and peaceful than ever before in human history. Why, then, does ... Read more

    $28.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Memoir

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    This memoir follows the publication of three previous books, each of which has had more to do with my professional life as a practicing psychologist and university professor. Th is collection of stories draws from the rich life living in Gilmanton. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Narcissism of Minor Differences

    How America and Europe Are Alike

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative social policy, thinks not, and in this bracingly argued but remarkably informed polemic, he lays out how similar the two continents really are. Drawing on the latest evidence from sources such as the United ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • The Evolution of American Urban Society

    by Howard P. Chudacoff, Judith Smith, Peter Baldwin ...
    This interesting and informative book shows how different groups of urban residents with different social, economic, and political power cope with the urban environment, struggle to make a living, participate in communal institutions, and influence the direction of cities and urban life. An absorbing book, The Evolution of American Urban Society surveys the dynamics of American urbanization from ... Read more

    $274.99 CAD

  • Athena Unbound

    Why and How Scholarly Knowledge Should Be Free for All

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    A clear-eyed examination of the open access movement: past history, current conflicts, and future possibilities.Open access (OA) could one day put the sum of human knowledge at our fingertips. But the goal of allowing everyone to read everything faces fierce resistance. In Athena Unbound, Peter Baldwin offers an up-to-date look at the ideals and history behind OA, and unpacks the controversies ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • The Copyright Wars

    Three Centuries of Trans-Atlantic Battle

    by Peter Baldwin ...
    Today's copyright wars can seem unprecedented. Sparked by the digital revolution that has made copyright—and its violation—a part of everyday life, fights over intellectual property have pitted creators, Hollywood, and governments against consumers, pirates, Silicon Valley, and open-access advocates. But while the digital generation can be forgiven for thinking the dispute between, for example, ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Angel on a Freight Train

    A Story of Faith and Queer Desire in Nineteenth-Century America

    by Peter C. Baldwin ...
    The story of a nineteenth-century New Yorker's struggle to reconcile his same-sex erotic desires with his commitment to a Christian life.Angel on a Freight Train examines the experiences of Samuel Edward Warren (1831–1909), a teacher and college professor in Troy, New York, who struggled to reconcile his same-sex erotic desires with his commitment to a Christian life. Unlike twenty-first-century ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD