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Books narrated by Peter Gordon

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  • Walter Benjamin

    The Pearl Diver

    Series series Jewish Lives
    An accessible and authoritative biography of Walter Benjamin that guides the reader through the complexity of his intellectual legacy and the turbulence of his time“A short, serene volume. . . . Gordon avoids treating his subject in allegorical terms, in part because Benjamin always resisted conscription into a story larger than his own.�—Anahid Nersessian, New YorkerWalter Benjamin (1892†... Read more

    $30.79 CAD

  • Victorian School Manager

    by Peter Gordon ...
    First published in 1974. Graham Balfour, in a lecture delivered in February 1921, first drew attention to the growing importance of the elementary school manager in the system of educational administration during the period with which this study is concerned: “Local administrators of education, other than trustees a hundred years ago, there were none. Indeed it is very curious how imperceptibly ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • The History of Education

    The Making of a Discipline

    This volume deals with the great changes which have taken place in the practice of the history of education in present years. It brings together a number of important articles on the subject which are not easily available to the ordinary reader. ... Read more

    $111.30 CAD

  • Eating Well Everyday

    by Peter Gordon ...
    'Peter Gordon's food is the finest example of culinary magic.'Yotam OttolenghiUsing easily sourced ingredients and simple methods, the Godfather of fusion cooking Peter Gordon has created over 170 dishes that demonstrate his passion for innovative flavours and textures in an everyday setting.From Chorizo on Tomato-rubbed Toast with Soft-boiled Egg to start the day, via soups and pasta dishes such ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Cities and the Shape of Jane Jacobs’s Intricate Order

    Colocations Near and Far

    People are naturally inclined to look for order in what seems like chaos. Sometimes order is emergent, meaning it reflects not an intentional design but the outcomes of many independent decisions or actions. There’s inevitably—also randomness and an element of chance. Thinkers such as Adam Smith and Charles Darwin are justly celebrated for identifying emergent orders in markets and nature. Perhaps ... Read more

    $5.39 CAD

  • The Silver Way

    China, Spanish America and the birth of globalisation 1565-1815: Penguin Specials

    Series series Penguin China | Penguin Specials
    Long before London and New York rose to international prominence, a trading route was discovered between Spanish America and China that ushered in a new era of globalisation. The Ruta de la Plata or ’Silver Way’ catalysed economic and cultural exchange, built the foundations for the first global currency and led to the rise of the first ‘world city’. And yet, for all its importance, the Silver Way ... Read more

    $15.39 CAD

  • Adorno and Existence

    From the beginning to the end of his career, the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno sustained an uneasy but enduring bond with existentialism. His attitude overall was that of unsparing criticism, verging on polemic. In Kierkegaard he saw an early paragon for the late flowering of bourgeois solipsism; in Heidegger, an impresario for a “jargon of authenticity” cloaking its idealism in an aura of pseudo ... Read more

    $34.09 CAD

  • Savour

    Salads for all Seasons

    by Peter Gordon ...
    What defines a salad? Is it merely a few ingredients tossed together in a bowl with a dressing, or is it more complex than that? Acclaimed chef Peter Gordon shows us that salads are versatile and fun dishes that harmoniously combine a mixture of individually prepared ingredients, that when coming together, can either be very similar in texture and colour, or ones that oppose each other—such as ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • Teaching the Humanities

    by Peter Gordon ...
    First Published in 1991. The contributors to this book share the belief that the teaching of humanities should form an essential part of the school curriculum. It includes the areas of the scope of humanities, the cultural dimension of classroom language learnings and cross-curricular subjects of Geography, Reglues Education, Art and History as well as looking at computer assisted learning, how to ... Read more

    $321.55 CAD

  • The Prophets of Gentilly Terrace

    A Multilayered Story of the Tragedy, Triumph, and Peculiarity of New OrleansAmid the infection of urban decay and fatuous political causes, mischief looms in the New Orleans neighborhood of Gentilly Terrace. A newly elected tax assessor, Jerry Sonothanx, is burdened with gambling debts and childcare payments and in desperate need of cash. After receiving a tip that a family-owned Vietnamese ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Adorno and Existence

    From the beginning to the end of his career, the philosopher Theodor W. Adorno sustained an uneasy but enduring bond with existentialism. His attitude overall was that of unsparing criticism, verging on polemic. In Kierkegaard he saw an early paragon for the late flowering of bourgeois solipsism; in Heidegger, an impresario for a “jargon of authenticity” cloaking its idealism in an aura of pseudo ... Read more

    $34.09 CAD

  • Musical Visitors to Britain

    by Peter Gordon ...
    Series series Woburn Education Series
    Britain has attracted many musical visitors to its shores. A varied and often eccentric collection of individuals, some were invited by royalty with musical tastes, some were refugees from religious or political oppression, some were spies, and others came to escape debt or even charges of murder.This book paints a broad picture of the changing nature of musical life in Britain over the centuries, ... Read more

    $68.70 CAD