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  • The Dreams of Ada

    by Robert Mayer ...
    For fans of Serial and Making a Murderer, the true, bewildering story of a young woman’s disappearance, the nightmare of a small town obsessed with delivering justice, and the bizarre dream of a poor, uneducated man accused of murder.**On April 28, 1984, Denice Haraway disappeared from her job at a convenience store on the outskirts of Ada, Oklahoma, and the sleepy town erupted. Tales spread of ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • How to Win Any Argument

    by Robert Mayer ...
    This guide to negotiating is "mental judo, where you use the other guy's energy to win. It's mind-set. It's charisma" ( New York Times).The art of the argument. It's mysterious and powerful. It's the art of having things go your way. But it's also the art of getting out of your own way. It's having the Moves. But it's also about having the Touch. Welcome to the "new normal." It's a time and place ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Execution

    by Robert Mayer ...
    They will see it is all a mistake, and they will unlock the gates, and I will go out again into the world, with still time to make Mama proud. And some sweet young thing still growing up for me. And all possibilities.I know that is the truth.—Walter BriggsAt 21, Walter Briggs knows when he will die but not how: the State of Utah has asked him to choose the method of his execution—firing squad or ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD

  • Superfolks

    A Novel

    by Robert Mayer ...
    From the award-winning journalist, the "infectiously funny" classic superhero satire that inspired comic books like Watchmen and Miracleman ( Los Angeles Magazine )With a Foreword by Grant MorrisonDavid Brinkley used to be a hero, the greatest the world had ever seen—until he retired, got married, moved to the... ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Origin of Sorrow

    by Robert Mayer ...
    It was a time of love, of struggle, of hope, of worship, of the birth of dynasties and the crushing affliction of hatred...In the 1770s, the Jews of Frankfurt are trapped, both physically by the walls of the ghetto within which they must dwell, and in a larger sense by the rules of a society in which they are outcasts, legally debased and barely suffered to live.And yet within those confines they ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ferret's Tale

    by Robert Mayer ...
    "The language is lush and tactile . . . Beautifully told."-- Santa Fe ReporterFrom the acclaimed author of Superfolks and The Dreams of Ada comes this tale of the human struggle, of love and war, sorrow and joy, death and renewal, faith and doubt... all seen from the ferret's point of view.Ezra, a master of science facing his own mortality, meets Cleo, a ferret who understands him better than he ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Those Left Behind

    by Robert Mayer ...
    Is our life ruled by chance, and what about our afterlife? After a fall separates his body and spirit, Adam Glass finds himself drifting in a realm between life and death.While in a coma with little chance of survival, Adam is given the chance to live another life in another world. But there is only one problem: he doesn’t know who he is. Is he the lifeless body in the hospital or is he whatever ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Embalming: History, Theory, and Practice, Fifth Edition

    by Robert G. Mayer ...
    The most complete and up-to-date text on the art and science of embalmingSponsored by the American Board of Funeral Service EducationComprehensive and thoroughly updated in this fifth edition, Embalming: History, Theory, and Practice is the leading text in the field. The trusted classic covers the long history of embalming, explains embalming theory, and describes present practice, including the ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • Walter Scott and Fame

    Authors and Readers in the Romantic Age

    by Robert Mayer ...
    Walter Scott and Fame is a study of correspondences between Scott and socially and culturally diverse readers of his work in the English-speaking world in the early nineteenth century. Examining authorship, reading, and fame, the book is based on extensive archival research, especially in the collection of letters to Scott in the National Library of Scotland. Robert Mayer demonstrates that in ... Read more

    $95.99 CAD

  • The Grace of Shortstops

    by Robert Mayer ...
    To a growing boy, life without baseball would be unimaginable, especially in the spring of 1947. History is being made at Ebbets Field. Jackie Robinson is about to break the color line and Brooklyn has a shot at the pennant.In the Bronx, eight-year-old Benjamin "Peewee" Brunig dreams of making the major leagues as the next Dodger shortstop; the heir apparent to Pee Wee Reese. But even as he ... Read more

    $6.86 CAD

  • How to Win Any Negotiation

    by Robert Mayer ...
    Today’s super negotiator has to be a versatile problem solver, seeking hard-bargain results with a soft touch. With punch and panache, Bob Mayer shows you how to make the grade, revealing powerful negotiating tools drawn from a unique blend of sources:— Recent advances in psychology, linguistics, trial advocacy, sales, and management communications—the cutting edge of the art of performance.— Tips ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Confessions of a Rain God

    by Robert Mayer ...
    A droll comedy/drama about love and the gods, Confessions of a Rain God is set among the classic Mayas. They, of course, did not predict the end of the world. (It caught them by surprise.) The book is narrated by the Mayan rain god Chac -- long-nosed and elderly -- the most important god of the Mayas, who depend on his rain for their very lives. Chac has the misfortune to fall in love with a ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus