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  • Sins of the Filthy Rich

    Tales of wicked wealth

    by Peter Coleman ...
    Envy, gluttony, sloth, lust, pride, wrath and greed are not good, particularly when the 'sinners' have huge bank accounts and zero accountability.From Emperor Commodus to Rupert Murdoch, Count Dracula to Kim Kardashian, Genghis Khan to Gina Rinehart, Sins of the Filthy Rich explores how the mega wealthy have exploited, indulged and misbehaved appallingly throughout history.Accompanied by shocking ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Crusader for Justice

    Federal Judge Damon J. Keith

    A complete biography of one of the seminal figures in American jurisprudence.The Honorable Damon J. Keith was appointed to the federal bench in 1967 and has served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit since 1977, where he has been an eloquent defender of civil and constitutional rights and a vigorous enforcer of civil rights law. In Crusader for Justice: Federal ... Read more

    $34.41 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Making Conflict Work

    Harnessing the Power of Disagreement

    "An excellent workbook-like guide" to the nuts and bolts of professional conflict and the strategies you need to make conflict work for you ( Booklist, starred review).Every workplace is a minefield of conflict, and all office tension is shaped by power. Making Conflict Work teaches you to identify the nature of a conflict, determine your power position relative to anyone opposing you, and use the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Australia's Most Bizarre Crimes

    by Peter Coleman ...
    True tales of crimes so bizarre you might not believe them.The mysterious disappearance of thousands of false teeth, international travel via the postal system, doughnut delivery heists, clowns terrorising a neighbourhood, the theft of a three-storey-high replica mango, criminal clairvoyants making off with haunted cash: could crime get any weirder, and could people get any stupider?In Australia's ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Way Out

    How to Overcome Toxic Polarization

    When The Way Out was first published in 2021, the partisan divide in the United States had widened to a chasm. Five years later, the crisis has metastasized. Political polarization continues to be personal but has also become more entrenched structurally. Today, our political, media, and digital systems reward outrage, punish moderation, and elevate those who escalate conflict. If we want a less ... Read more

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  • The Way Out

    How to Overcome Toxic Polarization

    The partisan divide in the United States has widened to a chasm. Legislators vote along party lines and rarely cross the aisle. Political polarization is personal, too—and it is making us miserable. Surveys show that Americans have become more fearful and hateful of supporters of the opposing political party and imagine that they hold much more extreme views than they actually do. We have cordoned ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Weekends with Matt

    A memoir of an unlikely friendship forged over wine

    by Peter Coleman ...
    The 'peacock's tail' is used to describe a wine that is wonderfully complex and ultimately rewarding. Surely there's no better metaphor for life.Weekends with Matt is a classic odd-couple tale of two very different men and the common ground that can be found over a shared passion.It was at the bottle shop, somewhere between the chardonnay and the zinfandel, that Peter realised he didn't have a ... Read more

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  • The Older Liszt

    Music, World and Spirit

    by Peter Coleman ...
    Franz Liszt is well known for his early years as 'super-star' pianist who excited audiences throughout Europe, but his later life is also of great interest. In his final 25 years he sought to achieve his life's aims of promoting new forms of music and giving stronger witness to his Christian faith, while continuing to support his stalwart life partner Princess Carolyne. However, he was to face ... Read more

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  • Shopping Environments

    by Peter Coleman ...
    Shopping centers have become the most common of shopping environments and have influenced the make-up of cities around the world. However, in recent years, the enclosed "mall" has evolved and diversified with new types of retail environments that were developed to better suit their locale and meet public expectation. This design guide has over 600 illustrations that present the core values and ... Read more

    $274.82 CAD

  • Aging and Development

    Social and Emotional Perspectives

    Series series International Texts in Developmental Psychology
    The psychology of aging usually focuses upon cognitive changes, with a particular focus on dementia and other forms of cognitive decline. But getting older is about more than simply changes to the brain and related health issues. Changes to our social and emotional lives are also hugely significant as we adapt across our lifespan.The second edition of Aging and Development is the only textbook ... Read more

    $104.42 CAD

  • The Five Percent

    Finding Solutions to Seemingly Impossible Conflicts

    by Peter Coleman ...
    One in every twenty difficult conflicts ends up grinding to a halt. That's fully 5 percent of not just the diplomatic and political clashes we read about in the newspaper, but disputations and arguments from our everyday lives as well. Once we get pulled into these self-perpetuating conflicts it is nearly impossible to escape. The 5 percent rule us.So what can we do when we find ourselves ensnared ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    How to Be a Stoic

    Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life

    Unabridged

    6 hours 35 min

    **An engaging guide to how Stoicism—the ancient philosophy of Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius—can help us flourish today.“One of the best explorations of Stoic philosophy that I’ve read.” —Timothy Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek**Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life. No goal is more elusive.In this ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD