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Nerve

Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool

by Taylor Clark ...

Nerves make us bomb job interviews, first dates, and SATs. With a presentation looming at work, fear robs us of sleep for days. It paralyzes seasoned concert musicians and freezes rookie cops in tight situations. And yet not everyone cracks. Soldiers keep their heads in combat; firemen rush into burning buildings; unflappable trauma doctors juggle patient after patient. It's not that these people ... Read more

$19.19 CAD

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Nerves make us bomb job interviews, first dates, and SATs. With a presentation looming at work, fear robs us of sleep for days. It paralyzes seasoned concert musicians and freezes rookie cops in tight situations. And yet not everyone cracks. Soldiers keep their heads in combat; firemen rush into burning buildings; unflappable trauma doctors juggle patient after patient. It's not that these people
... Read more

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Starbucked

A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture

by Taylor Clark ...

Starbucked will be the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fueled its success. Part Fast Food Nation, part Bobos in Paradise, Starbucked combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to ... Read more

$17.59 CAD

Starbucked will be the first book to explore the incredible rise of the Starbucks Corporation and the caffeine-crazy culture that fueled its success. Part Fast Food Nation, part Bobos in Paradise, Starbucked combines investigative heft with witty cultural observation in telling the story of how the coffeehouse movement changed our everyday lives, from our evolving neighborhoods and workplaces to
... Read more
Pride Families

by Amie Taylor ...

Illustrated by Kaspa Clarke ...

Families come in all different shapes and sizes, and each one is perfect!Come and celebrate what it means to be a PRIDE FAMILY in this beautifully illustrated book written by LGBTQIA+ author, Amie Taylor and Illustrated by Kaspa Clarke.LGBTQIA+ families come in all the colours of the rainbow. Perhaps you belong to a Pride family, or maybe you have a friend who belongs to a Pride Family?This ... Read more

$20.89 CAD

Families come in all different shapes and sizes, and each one is perfect!Come and celebrate what it means to be a PRIDE FAMILY in this beautifully illustrated book written by LGBTQIA+ author, Amie Taylor and Illustrated by Kaspa Clarke.LGBTQIA+ families come in all the colours of the rainbow. Perhaps you belong to a Pride family, or maybe you have a friend who belongs to a Pride Family?This
... Read more
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College Move-In Guide

Essential Tips for Planning, Preparing, and Moving from Home to Dorm

by Taylor Reed ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Bennett Clark E ...

Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you feeling the pit in your stomach as move-in day approaches? Do you wonder how you'll manage a new schedule, a tiny dorm room, and the sudden weight of independence all at once?Moving to college is one of life's most exhilarating milestones, but it's also one of the most overwhelming. It's hard to balance the excitement of a fresh start with the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you feeling the pit in your stomach as move-in day approaches? Do you wonder how you'll manage a new schedule, a tiny dorm room, and the sudden weight of independence all at once?Moving to college is one of life's most exhilarating milestones, but it's also one of the most overwhelming. It's hard to balance the excitement of a fresh start with the
... Read more
FAUST - Illustrated & Translated into English in the Original Meters (Literary Classics Series) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Pact with the Devil – The Oldest German Legend

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Niall Elmridge ...

Translated by Bayard Taylor ...

Goethe's Faust stands at the summit of European dramatic poetry, fusing medieval legend, Christian theology, Enlightenment skepticism, and Romantic striving into a vast meditation on knowledge, desire, guilt, and redemption. This illustrated English edition, translated in the original meters, seeks to preserve not only the narrative force of Faust's pact with Mephistopheles but also the rhythmic ... Read more

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Goethe's Faust stands at the summit of European dramatic poetry, fusing medieval legend, Christian theology, Enlightenment skepticism, and Romantic striving into a vast meditation on knowledge, desire, guilt, and redemption. This illustrated English edition, translated in the original meters, seeks to preserve not only the narrative force of Faust's pact with Mephistopheles but also the rhythmic
... Read more
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Nerve

Poise Under Pressure, Serenity Under Stress, and the Brave New Science of Fear and Cool

by Taylor Clark ...

Narrated by Rich Orlow ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

Popular author Taylor Clark draws on cutting-edge research in this enlightening exploration of stress-and how to tackle it constructively. Using such divergent examples as Russian sub commanders and game show contestants, Clark shows that most people experience stress the same way. Those who understand how to accept it without freezing can accomplish what needs to get done. "The author makes some ... Read more

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Popular author Taylor Clark draws on cutting-edge research in this enlightening exploration of stress-and how to tackle it constructively. Using such divergent examples as Russian sub commanders and game show contestants, Clark shows that most people experience stress the same way. Those who understand how to accept it without freezing can accomplish what needs to get done. "The author makes some
... Read more

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Seeds of Freedom

Liberating Education in Guatemala

by Clark Taylor ...

Series series Series in Critical Narrative
Seeds of Freedom is a remarkable case study of liberating education in the remote Guatemalan Maya indigenous village of Santa Maria Tzeja in the four decades since it was first settled in 1970. Clark Taylor's account begins at a time in which the majority of the village consisted of illiterate landless and land-poor peasant farmers working in conditions close to slavery. With the help of a ... Read more

$61.82 CAD

Seeds of Freedom is a remarkable case study of liberating education in the remote Guatemalan Maya indigenous village of Santa Maria Tzeja in the four decades since it was first settled in 1970. Clark Taylor's account begins at a time in which the majority of the village consisted of illiterate landless and land-poor peasant farmers working in conditions close to slavery. With the help of a
... Read more
Faust

Annotated

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe ...

Translated by Bayard Taylor ...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts: Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil translated as: Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy) and Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil (Faust: The Second Part of the Tragedy).Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages. Faust is Goethe's most famous work and considered by ... Read more

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts: Faust. Der Tragödie erster Teil translated as: Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy) and Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil (Faust: The Second Part of the Tragedy).Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages. Faust is Goethe's most famous work and considered by
... Read more
Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed

Marching to Sounds of Human Decency

by David Dalke ...

How does precise marching with captivating music change the lives of a "down and out" community? Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed is the story of a small Kansas town being reborn amidst the Great Depression. It all happened through the sounds of a high school band, under the tutelage of Jake Dalke, a young professor of music. The band grew from zero members in 1934 to one hundred talented high ... Read more

$15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

How does precise marching with captivating music change the lives of a "down and out" community? Knees Lifted High and Toes Pointed is the story of a small Kansas town being reborn amidst the Great Depression. It all happened through the sounds of a high school band, under the tutelage of Jake Dalke, a young professor of music. The band grew from zero members in 1934 to one hundred talented high
... Read more
The Forever Box

by Kristin Clark Taylor ...

In the engaging tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie-a unique memoir of friendship, family, and irreplaceable memories.Throughout her life and career, Kristin Clark Taylor, the first woman of color appointed to Director of White House Media Relations, has gathered mementos to keep in her "forever box." From historical family documents to old love letters to a bit of antique lace, each item tells a ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

In the engaging tradition of Tuesdays with Morrie-a unique memoir of friendship, family, and irreplaceable memories.Throughout her life and career, Kristin Clark Taylor, the first woman of color appointed to Director of White House Media Relations, has gathered mementos to keep in her "forever box." From historical family documents to old love letters to a bit of antique lace, each item tells a
... Read more
The Year the World Stood Still

by Lyndell Clark, Taylor Ross ...

The Year the World Stood Still is positive and light-hearted story about the coronavirus outbreak. It reassures children that what is of true value cannot be taken by a pandemic. It is written to entertain young children while dealing with societal and international events that have deeply impacted all families’ lives. It delicately outlines the events as they began and highlights the beauty that ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

The Year the World Stood Still is positive and light-hearted story about the coronavirus outbreak. It reassures children that what is of true value cannot be taken by a pandemic. It is written to entertain young children while dealing with societal and international events that have deeply impacted all families’ lives. It delicately outlines the events as they began and highlights the beauty that
... Read more
Audiobook

Sniper Elite

Origins - Three Original Stories Set in the World of the Hit Video Game

by Sandy Mitchell, Scott K. Andrews, Chris Roberson ...

Narrated by Taylor Clarke-Hill ...

Unabridged

6 hours 32 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Sniper Elite: Origins is three original stories set in the world of the hit video game that explore the beginnings of Karl Fairburne, the Sniper Elite. In Water Line Karl Fairburn is a new recruit fighting on the front line. Battle weary, low on morale and holding a bridge in a rear-guard action to delay the German onslaught. This is where he comes to understand his place ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Brought to you by Penguin.Sniper Elite: Origins is three original stories set in the world of the hit video game that explore the beginnings of Karl Fairburne, the Sniper Elite. In Water Line Karl Fairburn is a new recruit fighting on the front line. Battle weary, low on morale and holding a bridge in a rear-guard action to delay the German onslaught. This is where he comes to understand his place
... Read more

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