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- Narrated by
- Katherine Kellgren
Unabridged
12 min
2015
EN
Of course Betty Bunny didn't do it - the Tooth Fairy did! Or, at least that's who the irrepressible preschooler uses as her scapegoat as she tries to wriggle her way out of trouble. As usual, her loving family rallies to help Betty figure out why "crying wolf" can be just as much trouble for her as actually lying in this third title in the popular series, once again delivered with verve and charm by Katherine Kellgren.
- Narrated by
- Katherine Kellgren
Unabridged
13 min
2015
EN
The precocious preschooler is back! Betty Bunny, star of BETTY BUNNY WANTS CHOCOLATE CAKE, now wants every toy that she sees in the store. Betty Bunny's parents try to teach her that she can't have everything she wants, but she tries just as hard to teach them that she can! Once again, Katherine Kellgren delivers a spot-on depiction of this lovable, handful of a preschooler and her supportive family.
- Narrated by
- Katherine Kellgren
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- Betty Bunny
Unabridged
11 min
2015
EN
In the fourth book in this charming series, Betty embraces soccer with typical preschool idealism - she intends to be the best, until that doesn't quite work out, and then she wants to quit! Her ever-supportive family rallies around her, and eventually she learns the value of not giving up, but as always, in her own unique and exuberant way!
- Narrated by
- Katherine Kellgren
- Series -
- Betty Bunny
Unabridged
12 min
2012
EN
Betty Bunny knows that her parents think she is a “handful”, but as with most of her misunderstandings, she determines it must be something good. But when it comes to understanding patience, she hasn’t quite got the knack — especially after tasting chocolate cake for the first time. How the family deals withBetty’s first true love (she intends to “marry chocolate cake”) adds to the fun in this realistic and deliciously sweet story.A Live Oak Media audio production.
Play Nice But Win
A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader
2021
EN
Accessible
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERFrom Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leaderIn 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his fledgling PC business in the bathroom of his University of Texas dorm room. Almost 30 years later, at the pinnacle of his success as founder and leader of Dell Technologies,...
Chances Are . . .
Adventures in Probability
2007
EN
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A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy, charting humanitys struggle against randomnessOur lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding the odds, seeking out certainty but settling-reluctantly-for likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of probability. Chances Are is the story of mans millennia-long search for the tools to manage the r...
$6.99 CAD
The Best Time to do Everything
Expert Advice on How to Live Cooler, Smarter, Faster, Better
2008
EN
The Best Time to Do Everything is really just that-a guide to the best time to do everything in life. From buying shoes to cleaning a murder scene, each entry is built around the well-informed advice of an expert in that particular field: Donald Trump on the best time to haggle, Johnny Ramone on the best time to learn to play guitar, Bill Maher on the best time for a political conversation, the Car Talk guys on the best time to repair your car. Not all of the advice comes from cel...
$10.19 CAD
Bozo Sapiens
Why to Err is Human
2009
EN
The New York Times called Chances Are, the authors' look at the application of probability in everyday life, a "dizzying, exhilarating ride." In Bozo Sapiens, they take us on a another funhouse journey, exploring the surprising, or alarming, number of ways that humans can make bad judgments and poor decisions. The Kaplans' ability to explain everything from statistics to evolutionary biology in witty, accessible, and anecdotal style will endear this book to reade...
$14.39 CAD
Play Nice But Win
A CEO's Journey from Founder to Leader
- Narrated by
- Michael Dell
Unabridged
10 hours 35 min
2021
EN
WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERFrom Michael Dell, renowned founder and chief executive of one of America’s largest technology companies, the inside story of the battles that defined him as a leaderIn 1984, soon-to-be college dropout Michael Dell hid signs of his fledgling PC business in the bathroom of his University of Texas dorm room. Almost 30 years later, at the pinnacle of his success as founder and leader of Dell Technologies,...
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- Betty Bunny
2012
EN
Preschooler Betty Bunny is back and testing her limits. Luckily, she is a loveable handful nobunny can resist.This hardcover picture book in the Betty Bunny series is by author Michael B. Kaplan, creator of Disney’s T.V. series Dog with a Blog.Betty Bunny doesn’t know why she can only buy one toy in the toy store when she wants them all. Her family tells Betty Bunny she can’t have everything she wants and come up with a lesson to t...
The Limits and Lies of Human Genetic Research
Dangers For Social Policy
- Series -
- Reflective Bioethics
2013
EN
Accessible
In The Limits and Lies of Human Genetic Research, Jonathan Kaplan weighs in on the controversial subject of the roles genes play in determining aspects of physical and behavioral human variation. Limits and Lies makes the case that neither the information we have on genes, nor on the environment, is sufficient to explain the complex variations among humans.
$58.35 CAD
The Bastille
A History of a Symbol of Despotism and Freedom
- Translated by
- Norbert Schürer
1997
EN
This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789 and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution, becoming a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime. Lüsebrink and Reichardt use this semiotic reading of the Bastille to reveal how historical symbols are generated; what these symbols’ funct...
$37.99 CAD











