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  • Audiobook

    Risk Makes Sense

    Human Judgement and Risk

    Series Audiobook 1 - Social Psychology of Risk

    Unabridged

    8 hours 17 min

    In a world of growing risk aversion, one could be forgiven for thinking that risk doesn’t make sense. Risk elimination thinking and behaviour sets a trajectory for a ‘dumb down’ workplace culture. The more efforts are made to ‘engineer out the idiot’, the more the system creates an unthinking workforce.A Newsletter in 2011 by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK lists a number of things ... Read more

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  • Danger on the Amazon

    “A Rick Spears Adventure”

    DANGER ON THE AMAZON leads Rick and his friends from Alaska to Hawaii, and then to the Amazon River in Brazil. Here the canoeing begins at a tributary running from the mountains. Swift waters with dangerous rocks and whirlpools challenge the canoers. Uncivilized natives, hostile to strangers are encountered. As they proceed they fish and hunt for their food. They make friends with some natives, ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • Plays

    Enriched edition.

    In "Plays," Anton Chekhov unveils a masterful collection of dramatic works that profoundly explore the complexities of human existence and the subtleties of relationships. Renowned for his innovative use of subtext and his ability to evoke deep emotions through seemingly simple dialogue, Chekhov's plays such as "The Cherry Orchard" and "Uncle Vanya" offer a rich tapestry of life in late 19th ... Read more

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  • Life on Gorge River, A

    New Zealand's Remotest Family

    by Robert Long ...
    Robert Long and his family - wife Catherine, and children Christan (17) and Robin (14) - live in complete isolation, in a hut two days' walk south of Haast in South Westland. Robert has lived there for nearly 30 years; Catherine for 20 and the kids all their lives. Their only contact with the outside world is a helicopter or plane once a month, and two trips a year to the 'outside world'. This is ... Read more

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  • Secrets of the Cold War

    Espionage and Intelligence Operations - From Both Sides of the Iron Curtain

    by Andrew Long ...
    The dramatic story of how the superpowers collected secrets and used intelligence to build an advantage during the Cold War, the longest and most dangerous confrontation of the twentieth century.The Cold War, which lasted from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, was fought mostly in the shadows, with the superpowers maneuvering for strategic advantage in an ... Read more

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  • Alaska

    A Rick Spears Adventure

    Rick Spears is a man of many skills and interests. An avid outdoorsman who loves camping, hunting, and writing, he has challenged himself to the ultimate adventure: a solo trek into the Alaskan wilderness, the home of countless predators who will have no fear of him. In the past, he had traveled in relative safety on hunting trips. Accompanied by just a few members from his hunt club and a ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • The Collected Short Stories of Anton Chekhov

    Enriched edition. Poignant Russian Tales of Love, Disillusionment, and Everyday Life in 19th-Century Russia

    In "The Collected Short Stories of Anton Chekhov," readers are invited into a rich tapestry of human emotion and social commentary that exemplifies Chekhov's mastery of the short story form. With a distinctive literary style characterized by subtle irony, intricate character development, and profound psychological insight, this collection highlights the existential dilemmas of everyday life. ... Read more

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  • Anton Chekhov: Plays, Short Stories, Diary & Letters (Collected Edition)

    Enriched edition. Three Sisters, Seagull, The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon and more

    Anton Chekhov's 'Plays, Short Stories, Diary & Letters (Collected Edition)' offers a comprehensive look into the masterful works of one of the greatest Russian writers of all time. This collection showcases Chekhov's diverse literary talents, from his compelling plays that capture the complexities of human nature to his poignant short stories that delve into the depths of Russian society. Chekhov ... Read more

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  • Secret Science Behind Miracles

    With Self-Suggestion and The New Huna Theory of Mesmerism and Hypnosis

    You've heard of fire-walking, distance-healing, and raising the dead - but can you explain how they do it?Arriving in Hawaii in 1917, psychology-trained teacher Max Freedom Long was fascinated by tales of the kahunas and their amazing abilities. However, no native would tell him the secret behind these miracles - which were commonplace in the backwater areas he travelled to. Study as he might, he ... Read more

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  • The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Plays, Novellas, Short Stories, Autobiographical Writings & Reminiscences (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Tragicomedy, Human Nature, and Russian Modernism

    The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov gathers the full range of a writer who transformed modern literature: the major plays, the subtle novellas, the compressed short stories, and revealing autobiographical writings and reminiscences. Across these forms, Chekhov's art is marked by restraint, irony, psychological acuity, and an extraordinary attention to ordinary lives. His drama helped define ... Read more

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  • Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Unabridged) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Novellas and Stories of 19th-Century Russia, Multiple Translations

    Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Unabridged) gathers the essential prose of a writer who transformed the short story into an instrument of psychological precision and moral ambiguity. Across tales of provincial doctors, clerks, landowners, teachers, lovers, and the disappointed intelligentsia, Chekhov replaces melodrama with suggestion, irony, and ... Read more

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  • New Aesop Fables for Children Volumes 1-5 (Bilingual Version)

    (新儿童伊索寓言) Chinese-English

    These fables we believe particularly appeal to Chinese parents with young children for bedtime stories because they can teach their children the wisdom they need in their future life. It is also a valuable book to help the kids to develop their bilingual skills in both English and Chinese while enjoy the interesting stories. “Taking It a Step Further – Moral Prompts” provide questions for readers ... Read more

    $3.00 CAD