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A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes

par Adam Rutherford ...

National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist"Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."— The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war, ... En savoir plus

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National Book Critics Circle Award—2017 Nonfiction Finalist"Nothing less than a tour de force—a heady amalgam of science, history, a little bit of anthropology and plenty of nuanced, captivating storytelling."— The New York Times Book Review, Editor's ChoiceA National Geographic Best Book of 2017In our unique genomes, every one of us carries the story of our species—births, deaths, disease, war,
... En savoir plus
Jesus

The Explosive Story of the 30 Lost Years and the Ancient Mystery Religions

par Tricia McCannon ...

"[A] tour de force through an incredible array of myth, history and philosophy . . . that have shaped the teachings of the world's Great Masters." —Jim Marrs, author of the New York Times bestseller, Rule by SecrecyA breathtaking work of staggering research and synthesis that provides startling new information and context to the first thirty years of Jesus' lifeWhere was Jesus for the first thirty ... En savoir plus

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"[A] tour de force through an incredible array of myth, history and philosophy . . . that have shaped the teachings of the world's Great Masters." —Jim Marrs, author of the New York Times bestseller, Rule by SecrecyA breathtaking work of staggering research and synthesis that provides startling new information and context to the first thirty years of Jesus' lifeWhere was Jesus for the first thirty
... En savoir plus
This Year You Write Your Novel

par Walter Mosley ...

"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers" (Los Angeles Times): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel now."Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $12.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers" (Los Angeles Times): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel now."Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish
... En savoir plus
Several Short Sentences About Writing

par Verlyn Klinkenborg ...

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $12.99 CAD Maintenant $8.99 CAD

Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education—a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in
... En savoir plus
Photographer's Guide to the Nikon Coolpix P950

Getting the Most from Nikon's Superzoom Digital Camera

par Alexander White ...

This book, by Alexander S. White, is a complete guide to the operation of the Nikon Coolpix P950 digital camera. The book explains all shooting modes, menus, functions, and controls of this superzoom camera, illustrated by more than 300 full-color images. The guide shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to get excellent results using the many features of the P950.The book explains ... En savoir plus

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This book, by Alexander S. White, is a complete guide to the operation of the Nikon Coolpix P950 digital camera. The book explains all shooting modes, menus, functions, and controls of this superzoom camera, illustrated by more than 300 full-color images. The guide shows beginning and intermediate photographers how to get excellent results using the many features of the P950.The book explains
... En savoir plus
Ways of Seeing

par John Berger ...

Collections series Penguin Modern Classics
How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

How do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art, design and the media have changed our vision forever."Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak.""But there is also another sense in which seeing comes before words. It is seeing which establishes our place in the surrounding world; we
... En savoir plus
The Modern Guide to Querying Literary Agents

From Rejection to Representation in 8 Steps

par Alyssa Matesic, Patrick McDonald ...

"A practical and heartening guide for those navigating the book industry for the first time." —Publishers WeeklyThe confusion and guessing games of the querying process end here. From two industry experts who built and work with the tools literary agents use daily, a step-by-step, proven guide for turning queries into representation, backed by real data and exclusive insights from over four ... En savoir plus

$21.74 CAD

"A practical and heartening guide for those navigating the book industry for the first time." —Publishers WeeklyThe confusion and guessing games of the querying process end here. From two industry experts who built and work with the tools literary agents use daily, a step-by-step, proven guide for turning queries into representation, backed by real data and exclusive insights from over four
... En savoir plus
MLA Handbook

par The Modern Language Association of America ...

Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from ... En savoir plus

$41.23 CAD

Relied on by generations of writers, the MLA Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association and is the only official, authorized book on MLA style. The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from
... En savoir plus
Super Stitches Crochet

Essential Techniques Plus a Dictionary of more than 180 Stitch Patterns

par Jennifer Campbell, Ann-Marie Bakewell ...

Handy reference for all crochetersDo you really think a broken mirror means seven years of bad luck? Come on. Superstitions are useless. Now, Super Stitches Crochet—that’s useful! Super Stitches Crochet offers a complete introduction to this favorite craft, plus an illustrated dictionary of more than 180 stitches and patterns. Solids, openwork, fans, trellises, arches, laces, textures, medallions, ... En savoir plus

$7.99 CAD

Handy reference for all crochetersDo you really think a broken mirror means seven years of bad luck? Come on. Superstitions are useless. Now, Super Stitches Crochet—that’s useful! Super Stitches Crochet offers a complete introduction to this favorite craft, plus an illustrated dictionary of more than 180 stitches and patterns. Solids, openwork, fans, trellises, arches, laces, textures, medallions,
... En savoir plus
Grieving Beyond Gender

Understanding Diverse Grieving Styles

par Kenneth J. Doka, Terry L. Martin ...

Collections series Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement
The third edition of Grieving Beyond Gender explores the different ways that individuals grieve, noting that gender is only one factor that affects an individual’s style or pattern of grief.Inherent in the concept of grieving styles is a notion that gender is fluid and that traditional binary views of gender are belied by the concept of grieving styles, and this is highlighted and explored in more ... En savoir plus

$59.99 CAD

The third edition of Grieving Beyond Gender explores the different ways that individuals grieve, noting that gender is only one factor that affects an individual’s style or pattern of grief.Inherent in the concept of grieving styles is a notion that gender is fluid and that traditional binary views of gender are belied by the concept of grieving styles, and this is highlighted and explored in more
... En savoir plus
The Art of Storytelling

Telling Truths Through Telling Stories

par Amy E. Spaulding ...

Storytelling is an art, as well as a skill. It allows the listener to take an idea and shape it into something that is relatable on a personal level. In The Art of Storytelling: Telling Truths Through Telling Stories, Amy E. Spaulding enables the reader to learn how to develop this skill, while also discovering the tradition of storytelling.Spaulding covers a wide array of important storytelling ... En savoir plus

$94.99 CAD

Storytelling is an art, as well as a skill. It allows the listener to take an idea and shape it into something that is relatable on a personal level. In The Art of Storytelling: Telling Truths Through Telling Stories, Amy E. Spaulding enables the reader to learn how to develop this skill, while also discovering the tradition of storytelling.Spaulding covers a wide array of important storytelling
... En savoir plus
New Hart's Rules

The Oxford Style Guide

Modifié par Oxford University Press ...

For over a hundred years, Hart's Rules has been the authority on style, helping writers and editors prepare copy for publication. The latest edition of this guide has been updated for the twenty-first century using the resources of Oxford Languages and with the advice of publishing experts. Twenty-one chapters give information on all aspects of writing and of preparing copy for publication, ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

For over a hundred years, Hart's Rules has been the authority on style, helping writers and editors prepare copy for publication. The latest edition of this guide has been updated for the twenty-first century using the resources of Oxford Languages and with the advice of publishing experts. Twenty-one chapters give information on all aspects of writing and of preparing copy for publication,
... En savoir plus
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition

Chicago Style for Students and Researchers

par Kate L. Turabian, Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, Joseph Bizup, William T. FitzGerald, The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff ...

Collections series Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

When Kate L. Turabian first put her famous guidelines to paper, she could hardly have imagined the world in which today’s students would be conducting research. Yet while the ways in which we research and compose papers may have changed, the fundamentals remain the same: writers need to have a strong research question, construct an evidence-based argument, cite their sources, and structure their
... En savoir plus
Brick by Brick: How to Build a Story

par Douglas Smith ...

Most writing craft books, courses, and workshops focus on the tools for being a writer and how to use them: dialog, setting, pacing, plot, openings, exposition, point-of-view. And so on.And on and on and on.Their aim is to add another tool, or maybe even a set of tools, to your writer's toolbox.The problem with that approach is the vast gulf in knowledge between having your toolbox filled with ... En savoir plus

$6.99 CAD

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Most writing craft books, courses, and workshops focus on the tools for being a writer and how to use them: dialog, setting, pacing, plot, openings, exposition, point-of-view. And so on.And on and on and on.Their aim is to add another tool, or maybe even a set of tools, to your writer's toolbox.The problem with that approach is the vast gulf in knowledge between having your toolbox filled with
... En savoir plus
Geopolitics: A Very Short Introduction

par Klaus Dodds ...

Collections series Very Short Introductions
Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. In certain places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between place and politics. Even far away from these 'danger zones' - in Europe or the US ... En savoir plus

$7.99 CAD

Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity. In certain places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between place and politics. Even far away from these 'danger zones' - in Europe or the US
... En savoir plus
The Plantagenets

The Kings Who Made England

par Dan Jones ...

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today – great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom HollandEngland’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen – from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt – this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today – great history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom HollandEngland’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over
... En savoir plus
Bird by Bird

Some Instructions on Writing and Life

par Anne Lamott ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).**“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.” ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and its treacherous swamps" (Los Angeles Times).**“Superb writing advice…. Hilarious, helpful, and provocative.”
... En savoir plus
Peter's Quotations

Ideas for Our Times

par Laurence J. Peter ...

From the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle , a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.Organized alphabetically by subject—from Ability to Zoos—and completely cross-referenced by related categories, Peter's Quotations is a joy to use. Packed with many unusual and little-known quotations of great wit, Dr. Peter's reference book is not only ... En savoir plus

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From the author of the multimillion-selling The Peter Principle , a timeless collection of some of history's greatest and best-expressed thoughts.Organized alphabetically by subject—from Ability to Zoos—and completely cross-referenced by related categories, Peter's Quotations is a joy to use. Packed with many unusual and little-known quotations of great wit, Dr. Peter's reference book is not only
... En savoir plus
The Secret Life of Hidden Places

Concealed Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them

par Stefan Bachmann, April Genevieve Tucholke ...

A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world’s most fascinating architectural mysteries.This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world’s most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $19.99 CAD Maintenant $2.99 CAD

A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world’s most fascinating architectural mysteries.This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world’s most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds that
... En savoir plus
The Royal Station Master's Daughters

'A heartwarming historical saga' Rosie Goodwin (The Royal Station Master's Daughters Series book 1 of 3)

par Ellee Seymour ...

Collections Livre 1 - The Royal Station Master's Daughters series
A heartwarming and dramatic World War I saga of secrets, love and the British royal family for readers of Daisy Styles and Maisie Thomas.'A heartwarming historical novel' Rosie Goodwin'A gripping historical saga' Daisy StylesRoll out the red carpet. The royal train is due in half an hour and there's not a minute to be wasted.It's 1915 and the country is at war. In the small Norfolk village of ... En savoir plus

$8.09 CAD

A heartwarming and dramatic World War I saga of secrets, love and the British royal family for readers of Daisy Styles and Maisie Thomas.'A heartwarming historical novel' Rosie Goodwin'A gripping historical saga' Daisy StylesRoll out the red carpet. The royal train is due in half an hour and there's not a minute to be wasted.It's 1915 and the country is at war. In the small Norfolk village of
... En savoir plus
Thematic Analysis

A Practical Guide

par Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke ...

**Winner of the 2022 British Psychological Society Book Award - Textbook Category**Developed and adapted by the authors of this book, thematic analysis (TA) is one of the most popular qualitative data analytic techniques in psychology and the social and health sciences. Building on the success of Braun & Clarke′s 2006 paper first outlining their approach - which has over 100,000 citations on ... En savoir plus

$87.99 CAD

**Winner of the 2022 British Psychological Society Book Award - Textbook Category**Developed and adapted by the authors of this book, thematic analysis (TA) is one of the most popular qualitative data analytic techniques in psychology and the social and health sciences. Building on the success of Braun & Clarke′s 2006 paper first outlining their approach - which has over 100,000 citations on
... En savoir plus
All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool

Easy-to-Follow Charts, Tables & Illustrations

par Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson, Liz Aneloski ...

The 2nd edition of the essential quilting reference: "this updated version of a beloved favorite includes 20 new pages with current information" ( Quilting Arts Magazine).How big is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount of fabric you have? What's the best way to sew a mitered border? The All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool gives you fast answers to these and dozens of ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

The 2nd edition of the essential quilting reference: "this updated version of a beloved favorite includes 20 new pages with current information" ( Quilting Arts Magazine).How big is a twin-size quilt? How many squares can you cut from the amount of fabric you have? What's the best way to sew a mitered border? The All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool gives you fast answers to these and dozens of
... En savoir plus
The Complete Pokemon Pokedex

par Aqua Apps ...

Need a handy guide for all the Pokemon out there? This guide will help you identify all of 'em WITH pictures! ... En savoir plus

$2.97 CAD

Need a handy guide for all the Pokemon out there? This guide will help you identify all of 'em WITH pictures!
... En savoir plus
Straightforward Statistics

par Chieh-Chen Bowen ...

Straightforward Statistics is written in plain language and connects material in a clear, logical manner to help students across the social and behavioral sciences develop a "big picture" understanding of foundational statistics. Each new chapter is purposefully connected with the previous chapter for a gradual accrual of knowledge from simple to more complex concepts—this effective, cumulative ... En savoir plus

$108.99 CAD

Straightforward Statistics is written in plain language and connects material in a clear, logical manner to help students across the social and behavioral sciences develop a "big picture" understanding of foundational statistics. Each new chapter is purposefully connected with the previous chapter for a gradual accrual of knowledge from simple to more complex concepts—this effective, cumulative
... En savoir plus

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