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  • The Forgotten German Genocide

    Revenge Cleansing in Eastern Europe, 1945–50

    by Peter C. Brown ...
    The Potsdam Conference (officially known as the "Berlin Conference"), was held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 at Cecilienhof Palace, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm, in Brandenburg, and saw the leaders of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, gathered together to decide how to demilitarize, denazify, decentralize, and administer Germany, which had agreed to unconditional ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Oh, Nantucket

    by peter Browne ...
    Nantucket is an island with many identities and as many stories; home to the indigenous people, the Wampanoag, whaling port in the 17th and 18th centuries (Moby Dick), home of the world's largest cranberry bog, iconic summer resort for the rich and famous, but there is another story, yet untold.Oh, Nantucket is more than a love story, it is a lives story. So many lives... It brings into focus ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Make It Stick

    The Science of Successful Learning

    by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel ...
    To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer ... Read more

    $37.39 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Director's Manual

    A Framework for Board Governance

    by Peter C. Browning, William L. Sparks ...
    Directors: Improve Board PerformanceThe Director's Manual: A Framework for Board Governance offers current and aspiring board members essential up-to-date governance guidance that blends rigorous research-based information with the wisdom found only through practical, direct experience. The book's flexible approach to solving governance issues reflects the authors' belief that no two boards and ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Wild Robot

    Now a major DreamWorks animation!

    by Peter Brown ...
    THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe heartwarming and action-packed illustrated novel exploring what happens when nature and technology collide.When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is - but she knows she needs to survive.After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • In a Raven's Shadow

    by Peter Browning ...
    Torment is a terrible thing; it festers and consumes and is nurtured by each ugly experience. The teacher is a product of his past—left embittered by events best forgotten. He is a loner, avoiding any social contact that might inflict pain or distress. His classroom is his refuge, an island of solace, a place where he can embrace the innocence and kindness missing in the outside world. When one of ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Cult of the Saints

    Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity, Enlarged Edition

    by Peter Brown ...
    A new edition of the "brilliantly original and highly sophisticated" study of saint worship after the fall of the Roman Empire ( Library Journal).In this groundbreaking work, Peter Brown explores how the worship of saints and their corporeal remains became central to religious life in Western Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. During this period, earthly remnants served as a heavenly ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • John Muir In His Own Words

    A Book of Quotations

    by Peter Browning ...

    $13.73 CAD

  • Exploring the Back Roads

    28 Day Trips in the Greater Bay Area

    by Peter Browning ...
    These drives have been selected for their scenic, pastoral, and historic qualities. Each trip comes with a map and one or more photos. Pack a picnic basket, take along your camera, and escape from the freeways. Enjoy isolation and wonderful scenery from Marin to the Geysers, and from the Wine Country to the Santa Cruz Mountains. • Follow levee roads in the fascinating Delta region. • Visit the ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • The World of Late Antiquity: CE 150-750 (New) (World of Art)

    by Peter Brown ...
    Series Book 0 - World of Art
    A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the late antique world (circa 150–750CE) came to differ from "classical civilization."The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • The Wild Robot

    by Peter Brown ...
    Series Book 1 - The Wild Robot
    Now a DreamWorks movie available on Prime Video!This #1 New York Times bestselling illustrated middle grade novel from a Caldecott Honor winner tells an extraordinary story full of action and thought-provoking questions as a robot learns to survive—and live—in the wilderness.Can a robot survive in the wilderness?When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is all alone ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Working for Wages

    On the Road in the Fifties

    by Peter Browning ...
    I was born in Cleveland, Ohio on the last day of 1928. Both my parents were college graduates, my upbringing—and values and standards —were upper-middle class, and in the normal course of events I would have acquired a “higher education” and quite likely proceeded into one of the professions. I made a couple of stabs at college, but dropped out both times after a few weeks. I had several dull ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD