A visual journey showcasing how history can make a house a home, a reminder of the strength of character and ingenuity entrenched in Canada’s history.Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — the same year recognizing 375 years of settlement in Montreal — Quebec antiques professional Peter E. Baker brings life to Canadian history and demonstrates how antiques and folk art can successfully be incorporated into a contemporary lifestyle, providing ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • "The most comprehensive and detailed account of the Trump presidency yet published."—The Washington Post • ABest Book of the Year: The New Yorker and Financial Times • "The book everyone is talking about."—PoliticoThe inside story of the four years when Donald Trump went to war with Washington, from the chaotic beginning to the violent finale, told by revered journalists Peter Baker of The New Y...

In the tradition of Hedrick Smith's The Russians, Robert G. Kaiser's Russia: The People and the Power, and David Remnick's Lenin's Tomb comes an eloquent and eye-opening chronicle of Vladimir Putin's Russia, from this generation's leading Moscow correspondents.With the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia launched itself on a fitful transition to Western-style democracy. But a decade later, Boris Yeltsin's handpicked successor, Vladim...

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - February 2021People Used To Die Every Day: A young man is caught in a lie to his partner; he has been illegally "sleeping" at night.Pandora's Dreams: A new technology allows the recording, playback, and sale of dreams.The Library Of Gromma: A young boy must protect the machine that preserves the memories of his grandmother and his community.

"Swan Lake" tells the love story of Prince Siegfried and Odette, who has been transformed by the sorcerer Rothbart into the Swan Queen. Prince Siegfried comes of age and celebrates his twenty-first birthday in the palace gardens. The next day he is expected to choose his future bride at the court ball. Near the castle, on the shores of Swan Lake, the swan maiden Odette emerges from the water in the moonlight. Siegfried is overwhelmed by her beauty and at once vows his love and fidelity. Th...

"The Nutkracker" is a full-cast audio drama featuring famous melodies, exquisite arias and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she has a strange dream, in which the nutcracker fights alongside his toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps him, and the nutcracker transforms into a prince. Together they journey to the Realm of Sweets, where they are caught in a snowstorm and eventually arrive at Zu...

"The Nutcracker" is a full-cast audio drama, presented as an exciting adventure for children, featuring famous melodies, exquisite themes and outstanding voice actors. On Christmas Eve, Clara receives a nutcracker from her godfather, Drosselmeyer. That night she dreams that the nutcracker is fighting alongside toy soldiers against the Mouse King's army. Clara helps the nutcracker and it transforms into a prince. Together they journey to the Land of Sweets and celebrate a marvellous festiva...

"Hansel and Gretel" is a full-cast audio drama, presented as an exciting adventure for children, featuring famous melodies, exquisite themes and outstanding voice actors. Hansel and Gretel are sent into the forest by their mother to collect berries as punishment. The siblings become lost at twilight and discover the gingerbread house of an ugly old witch. She enchants the children and plans to bake them into gingerbread. Hansel and Gretel use their wits to save themselves, pushing the wick...

Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3rd edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time.A new edition of one of the most popular introductions to Old EnglishAssumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammarIncludes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapt...

The dark frontier of the twenty-second century is lawless and oppressive, but humanity is slowly beginning to carve out new beginnings in the midst of this brutal, nuke-altered world. In pockets of civilization called villes, peace and hope start to flourish. But law and order invite what's evil and corrupt....Ryan Cawdor and his band of warrior survivalists are guests of a powerful Tennessee baroness and her mysterious adviser at her ville on what was once the mighty Mississippi. ...

This comprehensive book details how to set up your own voiceover business in your own home studio. With sections on voice training, creating powerful showreels, setting up your website and getting your first jobs in, the highly experienced voice artist Peter Baker will take your hand from complete beginner to pro as you work through the chapters. It really is possible to earn a yearly 6-figure income from recording a variety of scripts in your home studio, and you don't even need an exclus...

She thought she was safe. She was wrong.After a terrifying night outside her college dorm, Alexis Carter can't shake the feeling that someone is watching. The police call it over. Everyone else moves on.She can't.The only person who refuses to walk away is Tyler Brooks.Quiet, dependable, and impossible to rattle, the Auburn football player never intended to become Alexis's protector. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becom...