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  • Weep, Shudder, Die

    A Guide to Loving Opera

    by Robert Levine ...
    "Icouldn't imagine a finer or livelier guide through the world of opera. . . . [Levine] distills a lifetime of passion and insight into this immenselyenjoyable survey, and with the right comic touch to make you wonder how operaever seemed intimidating." —Thomas May, author of Decoding WagnerDespitethe popular success of the Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” series, opera’s grandworld of soaring ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • A Geography Of Time

    On Tempo, Culture, And The Pace Of Life

    In this engaging and spirited book, eminent social psychologist Robert Levine asks us to explore a dimension of our experience that we take for granted-our perception of time. When we travel to a different country, or even a different city in the United States, we assume that a certain amount of cultural adjustment will be required, whether it's getting used to new food or negotiating a foreign ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • After Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Quest for Interracial Democracy

    The extraordinary activism of towering literary figure and great American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, after publishing the novel that changed American history.Alone among American novels, Uncle Tom’s Cabin forever changed the social fabric of the United States. It sold millions of copies, energized abolitionism, and arguably helped spark the Civil War—but the book also remade its author. Nearly ... Read more

    $37.29 CAD

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  • What God Can Do for You Now

    For Seekers Who Want to Believe

    by Robert Levine ...
    It is easy to believe God has abandoned us.In atrocities from Hitler's Germany to today's Darfur, the meek and the poor are left to fend for themselves. In the United States, we are menaced by violent terrorists who claim to act in God's name. Our own neighbors threaten us with an absolute choice between faith and a fiery path to hell.Robert Levine steps into the fray with What God Can Do For You ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • How to Make Money with Junk Bonds

    by Robert Levine ...
    Unearth a Gold Mine in the $1 TRILLION Junk Bond Market“Few experts in this area have been willing to share their inside knowledge with the outside world. None have done it as well and as simply and clearly as Bob Levine has done in his new book.”—Joel Greenblatt, bestselling author of The Little Book That Beats the Market“A great book by a great investor. . . . [I] recommend this book to everyone ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Free Ride

    How Digital Parasites are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back

    by Robert Levine ...
    How did the newspaper, music, and film industries go from raking in big bucks to scooping up digital dimes? Their customers were lured away by the free ride of technology. Now, business journalist Robert Levine shows how they can get back on track.On the Internet, “information wants to be free.” This memorable phrase shaped the online business model, but it is now driving the media companies on ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Aging Wisely

    Strategies for Baby Boomers and Seniors

    Everyone ages. Not everyone ages well. Aging Wisely explains that much of what happens to our minds and bodies as we grow older depends on our approach to life and our attitudes and feelings about ourselves. Though there are elements beyond our control, we must take advantage of those things we can control while dealing competently with adversity. In describing the impact of aging and various ... Read more

    $64.49 CAD

  • Do Parents Matter?

    Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don't Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax

    When it comes to parenting, more isn't always better-but it is always more tiringIn Japan, a boy sleeps in his parents' bed until age ten, but still shows independence in all other areas of his life. In rural India, toilet training begins one month after infants are born and is accomplished with little fanfare. In Paris, parents limit the amount of agency they give their toddlers. In America, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Brazilian Legacies

    Focusing on Brazil, this text covers issues such as: the legacy of colour; social realities; and diversions and assertive behaviour. ... Read more

    $76.94 CAD

  • The Brazilian Photographs of Genevieve Naylor, 1940–1942

    In the early 1940s as the conflict between the Axis and the Allies spread worldwide, the U.S. State Department turned its attention to Axis influence in Latin America. As head of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, Nelson Rockefeller was charged with cultivating the region’s support for the Allies while portraying Brazil and its neighbors as dependable wartime partners. Genevieve Naylor, a ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • The Failed Promise

    Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

    Robert S. Levine foregrounds the viewpoints of Black Americans on Reconstruction in his absorbing account of the struggle between the great orator Frederick Douglass and President Andrew Johnson.When Andrew Johnson assumed the presidency after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the country was on the precipice of radical change. Johnson, seemingly more progressive than Lincoln, looked like the ideal ... Read more

    $17.49 CAD

  • Culture, Behavior, and Personality

    An Introduction to the Comparative Study of Psychosocial Adaptation

    by Robert LeVine ...
    This new edition of Culture, Behavior, and Personality is organized into ve parts. Part I de nes the eld of inquiry, Part II presents a critical review of existing theories and methods, Part III expounds LeVine's unique Darwinian model of culture and personality, Part IV deals with the strategies and methods with which to study individual dispositions within the sociocultural matrix, Part V ... Read more

    $97.55 CAD