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  • The Filmmaker Says

    Quotes, Quips, and Words of Wisdom

    Edited by Jamie Thompson Stern ...
    "Compelling and sometimes controversial words from the visionaries behind the camera . . . from Charlie Chaplin to Kathryn Bigelow to Akira Kurosawa." — Cool HuntingNo saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark. —Frank CapraInspiring everything from pop culture earthquakes to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Little Book of Big Lessons, Volume 1

    Growing up without a mother was challenging. Being the eldest of four children and assisting her father with raising her siblings while he worked, forced her to learn and grow quickly. Thompson couldn't afford to be immature, foolish, and carefree like most of her peers. In this book, Thompson shares a few nuggets of wisdom that she has gathered throughout her journey in life. She hopes that by ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Standoff

    Race, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That Gripped a Nation

    Standoff is award-winning journalist Jamie Thompson's gripping account of a deadly night in Dallas, told through the eyes of those at the center of the events, who offer a nuanced look at race and policing in AmericaOn the evening of July 7, 2016, protesters gathered in cities across the nation after police shot two black men, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling. As officers patrolled a march in ... Read more

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  • Asian Smallholders in Comparative Perspective

    Series series Transforming Asia
    Asian Smallholders in Comparative Perspective provides the first multicountry, inter-disciplinary analysis of the single most important social and economic formation in the Asian countryside: the smallholder. Based on ten core country chapters, the volume describes and explains the persistence, transformations, functioning and future of the smallholder and smallholdings across East and Southeast ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Standoff

    Race, Policing, and a Deadly Assault That Gripped a Nation

    Narrated by Jamie Thompson, JD Jackson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    **"**This audiobook is fueled by the awesome combination of a compelling story, good writing, and a captivating narration...In a short audio note, the author says she hopes that listeners will be able to step into the shoes of the people portrayed. [JD] Jackson's excellent performance makes that easier." -- AudioFile Magazine**This program includes an author's note read by the authorStandoff is ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Smoking Geographies

    Space, Place and Tobacco

    Series series RGS-IBG Book Series
    Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is ‘governed’.The text centres on one of the most important public health issues worldwide, and a major determinant of ... Read more

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  • In the President's Secret Service

    Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect

    After conducting exclusive interviews with more than one hundred current and former Secret Service agents, bestselling author and award-winning reporter Ronald Kessler reveals their secrets for the first time.Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his ... Read more

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  • The Blue Commons

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    by Guy Standing ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF 2022'A landmark book... The Blue Commons is at once a brilliant synthesis, a searing analysis, and an inspiring call to action.' - David Bollier'With remarkable erudition, passion and lyricism, Guy Standing commands the reader to wake up to the threat posed by rentier capitalism's violent policies for extraction, exploitation and depletion of that which is ... Read more

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  • Aging in Canada

    Canada, like other countries, is aging. The media has reported on a "grey tsunami," a demographic change reflecting longer life expectancy and the retirement of the so-called baby boomer generation. The numbers and percentages of older adults within our population continue to increase. In 2010, 15.3 percent of Canada's population was over 65; in 2030, it will be 24.1 percent. Many commentators ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • He-Motions

    Even Strong Men Struggle

    by T. D. Jakes ...
    From T.D. Jakes, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Crushing: God Turns Pressure into Power, comes straight talk and strong spiritual guidance for men—and the women who love them…AS A MAN you may often feel the pressure of fulfilling many roles in life: husband, father, son, businessman, member of the church community. Now T. D. Jakes comes to your aid with a guidebook to help you ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • 102 Minutes

    The Unforgettable Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers

    The New York Times Bestseller2005 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction"102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember . . . Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling."—Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of An Army at DawnHailed upon publication as an instant classic, the critically accl... ... Read more

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