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Guitar

An American Life

by Tim Brookes ...

From humble folk instrument to American icon, the story of the guitar is told in this "exceptionally well-written" memoir by the NPR commentator ( Guitar Player).In this blend of personal memoir and cultural history, National Public Radio commentator Tim Brookes narrates the long and winding history of the guitar in the United States as he recounts his own quest to build the perfect instrument ... Read more

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From humble folk instrument to American icon, the story of the guitar is told in this "exceptionally well-written" memoir by the NPR commentator ( Guitar Player).In this blend of personal memoir and cultural history, National Public Radio commentator Tim Brookes narrates the long and winding history of the guitar in the United States as he recounts his own quest to build the perfect instrument
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook
An Atlas of Endangered Alphabets

Writing Systems on the Verge of Vanishing

by Tim Brookes ...

A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.If something is important, we write it down. Yet 85% of the world's writing systems are on the verge of vanishing - not granted official status, not taught in schools, discouraged and dismissed.When a culture is forced to abandon its traditional script, everything ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.If something is important, we write it down. Yet 85% of the world's writing systems are on the verge of vanishing - not granted official status, not taught in schools, discouraged and dismissed.When a culture is forced to abandon its traditional script, everything
... Read more
A Corner of Every Foreign Field

English Game to a Global Sport

by Tim Brooks ...

A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. Author Tim Brooks skilfully delves into the past while providing a unique vision for the future of cricket. ... Read more

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A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. Author Tim Brooks skilfully delves into the past while providing a unique vision for the future of cricket.
... Read more
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Bradgate Park Murders, The

by Dawn Brookes ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Carlos Jacobi
Unabridged

7 hours 24 min

Three dead bodies. A mountain of lies. Will the hunt for a killer turn fatal?Private Investigator Carlos Jacobi wants to spend time in London with his girlfriend, and his favorite pooch. But, after recovering stolen puppies to smash a dog-theft ring, he’s still upset that the mastermind escaped, when he gets a call about strange fatalities in Leicester. And with the victims’ wives asking for help, ... Read more

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Three dead bodies. A mountain of lies. Will the hunt for a killer turn fatal?Private Investigator Carlos Jacobi wants to spend time in London with his girlfriend, and his favorite pooch. But, after recovering stolen puppies to smash a dog-theft ring, he’s still upset that the mastermind escaped, when he gets a call about strange fatalities in Leicester. And with the victims’ wives asking for help,
... Read more
The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present

by Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh ...

AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume. It’s a guide you’ll turn to again ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

AMERICA’S #1 BESTSELLING TELEVISION BOOK WITH MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES IN PRINT–NOW REVISED AND UPDATED!PROGRAMS FROM ALL SEVEN COMMERCIAL BROADCAST NETWORKS, MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED CABLE NETWORKS, PLUS ALL MAJOR SYNDICATED SHOWS!This is the must-have book for TV viewers in the new millennium–the entire history of primetime programs in one convenient volume. It’s a guide you’ll turn to again
... Read more
Walt Disney World for Teens and Tweens

by Tim Brooks ...

An E-Ticket for EducationThe last thing your kid, whether teen or tween, wants to do in Walt Disney World is learn. Have fun, sure. Learn? Never! But just like every ride and show has its Hidden Mickeys, every Disney vacation has hidden opportunities for your kids to take on some new skills.Tim Brooks' unique guide to Disney World posits a simple truth: your kids want to be involved in planning ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An E-Ticket for EducationThe last thing your kid, whether teen or tween, wants to do in Walt Disney World is learn. Have fun, sure. Learn? Never! But just like every ride and show has its Hidden Mickeys, every Disney vacation has hidden opportunities for your kids to take on some new skills.Tim Brooks' unique guide to Disney World posits a simple truth: your kids want to be involved in planning
... Read more
The Batmaker of Copenhagen

The Story of Cricket's Second World War Hero

by Tim Brooks ...

In Nazi-occupied Copenhagen, a humble cricket scorer becomes a symbol of defiance.The Batmaker of Copenhagen tells the inspiring story of Frederick, a cricket enthusiast who risks everything to keep the spirit of the game alive. Under the watchful eye of the Gestapo, led by the ruthless 'Lucifer,' Frederick embarks on a perilous quest to craft cricket bats, sourcing scarce willow to defy the ... Read more

$16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Nazi-occupied Copenhagen, a humble cricket scorer becomes a symbol of defiance.The Batmaker of Copenhagen tells the inspiring story of Frederick, a cricket enthusiast who risks everything to keep the spirit of the game alive. Under the watchful eye of the Gestapo, led by the ruthless 'Lucifer,' Frederick embarks on a perilous quest to craft cricket bats, sourcing scarce willow to defy the
... Read more
Cricket on the Continent

by Tim Brooks ...

From sun-kissed olive groves to frosty pine glades, cricket is played in every corner of continental Europe. But the game is fragile at its frontiers, struggling for profile and participants on a football-obsessed continent. Cricket on the Continent reflects on how the sport was exported, introduced, and developed in mainland Europe, and the challenges it faced (and continues to face). It examines ... Read more

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From sun-kissed olive groves to frosty pine glades, cricket is played in every corner of continental Europe. But the game is fragile at its frontiers, struggling for profile and participants on a football-obsessed continent. Cricket on the Continent reflects on how the sport was exported, introduced, and developed in mainland Europe, and the challenges it faced (and continues to face). It examines
... Read more
The Blackface Minstrel Show in Mass Media

20th Century Performances on Radio, Records, Film and Television

by Tim Brooks ...

The minstrel show occupies a complex and controversial space in the history of American popular culture. Today considered a shameful relic of America's racist past, it nonetheless offered many black performers of the 19th and early 20th centuries their only opportunity to succeed in a white-dominated entertainment world, where white performers in blackface had by the 1830s established minstrelsy ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

The minstrel show occupies a complex and controversial space in the history of American popular culture. Today considered a shameful relic of America's racist past, it nonetheless offered many black performers of the 19th and early 20th centuries their only opportunity to succeed in a white-dominated entertainment world, where white performers in blackface had by the 1830s established minstrelsy
... Read more
Audiobook

The Hound of Scrying Hollow

A Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps Standalone

by Brooke Marley Jones ...

Narrated by Zura Johnson, Tim Campbell ...

Series series The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps
Unabridged

10 hours 53 min

Stories creep through Scrying Hollow—whispers of a great beast. Come dusk, the first howl catches the wind and rustles the trees. Make haste, for it's no wolf bounding through the Hollow. The Hound comes for you.Liliwen, the eldest daughter of the Valet family, knows the tales well. You see, her father was the first to die to the Hound. Seven years later, heartbreak threatens again when Liliwen's ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Stories creep through Scrying Hollow—whispers of a great beast. Come dusk, the first howl catches the wind and rustles the trees. Make haste, for it's no wolf bounding through the Hollow. The Hound comes for you.Liliwen, the eldest daughter of the Valet family, knows the tales well. You see, her father was the first to die to the Hound. Seven years later, heartbreak threatens again when Liliwen's
... Read more
Audiobook

Guitar

An American Life

by Tim Brookes ...

Narrated by Tim Brookes ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

How did a small, humble folk instrument become an American icon? How did the guitar come to represent freedom, the open road, protest and rebellion, the blues, youth, lost love, and sexuality? In this intensely personal memoir and informative history, Tim Brookes recounts his quest to build the perfect guitar. Pairing up with a master artisan from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Brookes sees how a ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Also available as: eBook

How did a small, humble folk instrument become an American icon? How did the guitar come to represent freedom, the open road, protest and rebellion, the blues, youth, lost love, and sexuality? In this intensely personal memoir and informative history, Tim Brookes recounts his quest to build the perfect guitar. Pairing up with a master artisan from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Brookes sees how a
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Silver Sweet

by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie ...

Narrated by Alex Kydd, Tim Paige, Brooke Bloomingdale ...

Series series Cobalt Empire
Unabridged

20 hours 48 min

Phoenix is a hot drummer with a bad attitude. Tom is a punk-rock singer who's too hard to impress. Two problem children of their bands have one shot at making it big in this M/M rockstar romance―if they don't burn it all down.Tom Cobalt has been called a lot of things. Arrogant god. Overachiever. Demanding, uncooperative, jerk. It comes with the territory of being the fifth-born of a storied ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Phoenix is a hot drummer with a bad attitude. Tom is a punk-rock singer who's too hard to impress. Two problem children of their bands have one shot at making it big in this M/M rockstar romance―if they don't burn it all down.Tom Cobalt has been called a lot of things. Arrogant god. Overachiever. Demanding, uncooperative, jerk. It comes with the territory of being the fifth-born of a storied
... Read more

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