WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe diary of one of France’s most important, award-winning writers during the year she had a passionate and secret love affair with a Russian diplomatGetting Lost is the diary Annie Ernaux kept during the year and a half she had a secret love affair with a younger, married man, a Russian diplomat. Her novel, Simple Passion, was based on this affair, but here her writing is immedi...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREOne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyShortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize**Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist's defining work and a breakout bestseller when published in France in 2008The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present—even project...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREAnnie Ernaux’s profound investigation into the life of her mysterious older sister, who died at six, two years before Annie was born.**In the summer of 1950, when Annie Ernaux is ten, she inadvertently learns she had a sister who died at six, two years before her own birth. Having believed she was an only child, she learns that she has replaced another daughter—“the little saint,” “the absent one in every conversation,” who live...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREAnother masterpiece of remembering from Annie Ernaux, the Man Booker International Prize–shortlisted author of The Years.**In A Girl’s Story, Annie Ernaux revisits the season 50 years earlier when she found herself overpowered by another’s will and desire. In the summer of 1958, 18-year-old Ernaux submits her will to a man’s, and then he moves on, leaving her without a “master,” bereft.Now, 50 years lat...

Western Civ 101 was never quite like this!"The Pharisees showed off their goodness by praying in synonyms" . . . "The fourteenth century was an unpleasant era to be alive in, much less dead in" . . . "The Vaccuum is a large empty space where the popes live in Rome" . . .This is the history you never learned in school (or maybe you did).Art Linkletter once noted that small children often mix fantasy and reality, making their views of everyday life wildly askew. But w...

**WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREAnnie Ernaux's most recent book, dazzling and breathtaking, published in France in 2022, is about her affair with a man 30 years her junior.“A sublime book.” —Elle“Once again the work of the writer Annie Ernaux appears as both a rigorous study of life and an experiment. These fragments of living, however evanescent, are precious, irreplaceable, like a skin that never fades.” —Caroline Montpetit in Le Devoir

The Honourable Barry L. Strayer’s political memoir on Canadian constitutional reform 1960-1982.

When Breath Was Drink for Ghosts is a meditation on love, loss, faith, and the aching beauty of life. In this collection of 200 poems, poet Peter Strayer offers a voice both intimate and expansive, weaving together deeply personal experiences with universal themes that transcend time and place. His poetry moves like memory—sometimes sharp and immediate, sometimes blurred and elusive—pulling the reader into a nonlinear yet profoundly structured journey, much like the human soul itself. At t...

How to Teach is a comprehensive guide on effective teaching methods, aimed at providing educators with practical strategies for improving classroom instruction. Written by Naomi Norsworthy and George D. Strayer, the book combines educational theory with practical advice to help teachers develop their skills in various subjects and environments. The authors address key concepts such as classroom management, curriculum design, and student engagement, emphasizing the importance of understandi...

Set in Salé, Morocco—the hometown Abdellah Taïa fled but to which he returns again and again in his acclaimed fiction and films—Infidels follows the life of Jallal, the son of a prostitute witch doctor—"a woman who knew men, humanity, better than anyone. In sex. Beyond sex." As a ten-year-old sidekick to his mother, Jallal spits in the face of her enemies both real and imagined.The cast of characters that rush into their lives are unforgettable for their dreams of love and...

The Right Job, Right Now effectively bridges the gap between "What do I want to do?" and "How do I do it?" by presenting a complete step-by-step plan for long-term career satisfaction using self-assessment, self-marketing, and a comprehensive job search and career development strategy.Based on the author's Kaleidoscope Career Model, this book shows you how to take charge of your career and takes you, step-by-step, through the complete job search process including:Car...

The Art and Science of Teaching by G. D. Strayer and N. Norsworthy is a timeless and insightful educational classic that explores the true purpose, methods, and psychology behind effective teaching and meaningful learning. Written with remarkable clarity and practical wisdom, this influential book combines educational theory with real classroom understanding, making it an invaluable resource for teachers, educators, students, and anyone pa...