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  • Machiavelli on Liberty & Conflict

    Edited by David Johnston, Nadia Urbinati, Camila Vergara ...
    More than five hundred years after Machiavelli wrote The Prince, his landmark treatise on the pragmatic application of power remains a pivot point for debates on political thought. While scholars continue to investigate interpretations of The Prince in different contexts throughout history, from the Renaissance to the Risorgimento and Italian unification, other fruitful lines of research explore ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War

    Enriched edition. A Confederate Boy's Journey Through the Civil War

    by David E. Johnston, Cole Brewster ...
    In "The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War," David E. Johnston presents a vivid and poignant narrative that immerses readers in the tumultuous period of the American Civil War through the eyes of a young Confederate boy. The book is characterized by its rich descriptive style, weaving together personal anecdotes with broader historical themes, illuminating the complexities of loyalty, ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Idea of Canada

    Letters to a Nation

    by David Johnston ...
    From our present Governor General, a series of 50 (of several thousand) carefully chosen letters he has written to people he has admired and befriended over his seventy-plus years, that sets out Mr. Johnston's frank, informed, and novel thoughts about Canada.Touching on a wide range of topics ranging from learning, the law, kindness and courage, to the monarchy, Aboriginal education, justice, ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Empathy

    Turning Compassion into Action

    by David Johnston ...
    The 28th Governor General's most personal and timely book to date: a passionate and practical guide for turning empathy into action.As the world stumbles through the most severe pandemic of the last century, threatened by teetering economies, torn by political division, separated by unequal access to resources, and wrestling with issues as diverse as racism, gender, cybercrime, and climate change, ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $14.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Innovation Nation

    How Canadian Innovators Made the World Smarter, Smaller, Kinder, Safer, Healthier, Wealthier, Happier

    by David Johnston, Tom Jenkins ...
    This young readers edition of Ingenious focuses on 50 kid-friendly Canadian innovations that changed the world, from canoes to whoopie cushions, chocolate bars to Pablum. Co-written by Canada's Governor General and accompanied by contemporary illustrations, this adaptation offers young Canadians a way to celebrate our history and world contributions on Canada's 150th birthday.Successful innovation ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • A Brief History of Justice

    by David Johnston ...
    Series Book 10 - Brief Histories of Philosophy
    A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the modern idea of social justice.An accessible introduction to the history of ideas about justiceShows how complex ideas are anchored in ordinary intuitions about justiceTraces the emergence of the idea of social justiceIdentifies ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Trust

    Twenty Ways to Build a Better Country

    by David Johnston ...
    From our esteemed former Governor General--and author of the bestsellers The Idea of Canada and Ingenious--a very timely guide for restoring personal, community, and national trust.Trust is a much-needed manual for the repair and restoration of the social quality on which all democracies rely. One of Canada's most revered governors general, David Johnston mines his long life and varied career to ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War

    by David Johnston ...
    The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War is the story of David Johnston's experiences in the Civil War. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Perfectly Legal

    The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich--and Cheat Everybody Else

    by David Cay Johnston ...
    Now updated with a new prologue!Since the mid-1970s, there has been a dramatic shift in America's socioeconomic system, one that has gone virtually unnoticed by the general public. Tax policies and their enforcement have become a disaster, and thanks to discreet lobbying by a segment of the top 1 percent, Washington is reluctant or unable to fix them. The corporate income tax, the estate tax, and ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Making of Donald Trump

    by David Cay Johnston ...
    **THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER that first revealed the Russia connectionThe culmination of nearly 30 years of reporting on Donald Trump, this in-depth report by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston takes a revealingly close look at the mogul's rise to prominence --- and, now, ultimate power**Covering the long arc of Trump’s career, Johnston tells the full story of how ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

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    Episode 1: The Nutcracker

    by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Bert Alexander Petzold, Classics for Children - Audio Dramas with Music ...
    Narrated by Kevin Ford, Eva Russel, Will de Meo, David Johnston, Catherine Campion, Peter Baker, Chris Lateano ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Classics for Children - Audio Dramas with Music

    Unabridged

    45 min

    "The Nutcracker" is a full-cast audio drama, presented as an exciting adventure for children, featuring famous melodies, exquisite themes and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she dreams that the nutcracker is fighting alongside toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps the nutcracker and it transforms ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Folge 1: The Magic Flute

    by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bert Alexander Petzold, Opera and Ballet as Audio Drama with Music ...
    Narrated by Peter Baker, Eva Russel, Kevin Ford, Catherine Campion, David Johnston, Gale Van Gott, Will de Meo ...
    Series Audiobook 1 - Opera and Ballet as Audio Drama with Music

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    "The Magic Flute" is a full-cast audio drama featuring famous melodies, exquisite arias and outstanding voice actors. Tamino, a prince lost in a foreign land, is pursued by a fearsome monster. He is rescued by three enigmatic ladies, who slay the creature and present him with a portrait of Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, with whom he instantly falls in love. To win the princess's hand, ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus