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  • A Dirty Swindle

    True Stories of Scots in the Great War

    Walter Stephen provides an uninhibited look at the misery and toil of World War I through a collection of twelve stories. Providing a Scottish perspective, he takes a look at reports from home and abroad with scepticism, delving deeper to unveil the unencumbered truth. Recalling Siegfried Sassoon's words, Stephen reveals the failures of those in command as the Great War became known as A Dirty ... Read more

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  • How Writing Made Us Human, 3000 BCE to Now

    Series series Information Cultures
    A sweeping history of how writing has preserved cultural practices, traditions, and knowledge throughout human history.In How Writing Made Us Human, 3000 BCE to Now, Walter Stephens condenses the massive history of the written word into an accessible, engaging narrative. The history of writing is not merely a record of technical innovations—from hieroglyphics to computers—but something far richer: ... Read more

    $39.59 CAD

  • Witchblade: Shades of Gray Vol 1

    Series series Witchblade
    The smash mini-series event from Dynamite Entertainment and Top Cow Productions is now available as a trade paperback collection!Featuring issues 1-4 of the mini-series from writer John Reppion and Leah Moore (also the writers of Dynamite's zombie opus RAISE THE DEAD) along with artists Stephen Segovia and Walter Geovani, and cover artists Stephen Segovia, Billy Tan, e-Bas, Adriano Batista!Follow ... Read more

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  • Literary Forgery in Early Modern Europe, 1450–1800

    "The essays gathered in this volume demonstrate that studying early modern European literary forgeries is a fascinating cultural adventure" (Lina Bolzoni author of The Gallery of Memory).This comprehensive study of literary and historiographical forgery goes well beyond questions of authorship. It spotlights the imaginative vitality of forgery and its sinister impact on genuine scholarship. This ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On the Trail of Patrick Geddes

    Part of a series of guides following key figures and themes, Walter Stephen explores the life and theories of the Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and urban planner, Sir Patrick Geddes. His renewal work in Edinburgh's Old Town is as visible and impressive today as it was in the 19th and 20th centuries and his concepts such as 'Think Global, Act Local' are just as ... Read more

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  • Learning from the Lasses

    Women of the Patrick Geddes Circle

    In his time his revolutionary ideas appealed to women and he was surrounded by more than a generation of clever and forceful women. One who could say that 'life is not really a gladiators' show; it is rather a vast mothers' meeting!' could not fail to attract followers. WALTER STEPHEN Patrick Geddes - Sociologist, Town Planner, Biologist, Peace Warrior. It is well known that this extraordinary ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Evolution of Evolution

    The Evolution of Evolution takes a multi-layered approach to history, moving from discussing an important predecessor to Darwin's Origin of Species, The Vestiges of Creation by the Scot Robert Chambers, to analysing episodes from Darwin's life and questioning his motives. Stephen also discusses the contribution other people made to Darwin's theories, both in person and through their own works, ... Read more

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  • The Faith for Beginners

    Understanding the Creeds

    The Apostles' and Nicene Creeds are prayers most Catholics take for granted. We pray them by rote when we say the rosary or go to Mass—often without thinking about or fully understanding what we're saying.Providing you with this understanding is what The Faith for Beginners is all about. It's a fascinating romp through the history of the Creeds, closely examining what we believe and why—with ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

  • Escape from Berlin

    A Story of Betrayal That Spanned Generations

    In pre-war Berlin, journalist Thomas Haas makes a dangerous enemy after exposing the crimes of SS officer Von Fügershof. At the same time, Gerda Neumann, a young Jewish widow, becomes entangled in a deadly family betrayal orchestrated by her sister-in-law, Wilma Bauer.As war engulfs Europe, Haas and Gerda fall in love while struggling to survive under Nazi rule. Wilma, now a spy for Von Fügershof, ... Read more

    $8.39 CAD

  • The Papacy

    What the Pope Does and Why It Matters

    The Papacy explains that without the Pope's divinely guided leadership, the Church would suffer the contradictions and the divisions that many Christian groups know firsthand. The teaching passed down from the apostles would be subject to arbitrary, relative, and numerous interpretations; holiness would be only a distant ideal; and the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church founded by Jesus ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Introducing Comparative Politics

    Concepts and Cases in Context

    Organized thematically around important questions in comparative politics, the Sixth Edition of Introducing Comparative Politics integrates a set of extended case studies that vividly illustrate issues in cross-national context for 11 countries. The cases are placed within the chapters where they make the most sense —not separated from the theory or in a separate volume—helping students make ... Read more

    $125.59 CAD

  • International Relations Theory

    Series series E-IR Foundations
    This book is designed as a foundational entry point to International Relations theory. As a beginner’s guide, it has been structured to condense the most important information into the smallest space and present that information in the most accessible manner.The first half of the book covers the established theories that are most commonly taught in undergraduate programmes. The book then expands ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD