Sunday, December 22, 2024

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Arts & Entertainment 2024-12-23

Eugène Ionesco - Jeux de massacre artwork Jeux de massacre
Eugène Ionesco
Genre: Theatre
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: March 01, 2018
Publisher: Editions Gallimard
Seller: GALLIMARD LIMITEE

Jeux de massacre ne raconte plus l'agonie d'un homme comme Le Roi se meurt : toute une ville passe ici de vie à trépas. À travers l'allégorie de la peste qui incarne le mal absolu, la mort qui frappe chacun sans distinction, Ionesco nous montre une hécatombe. Comme les têtes grimaçantes des jeux forains, les fantoches burlesques de cette danse macabre de l'âge atomique tombent tous, les uns après les autres, tandis qu'un moine noir, figure de la mort, traverse silencieusement la scène en contemplant, indifférent, le désastre.



Pamela Conn Beall & Susan Hagen Nipp - Wee Sing For Christmas artwork Wee Sing For Christmas
Pamela Conn Beall & Susan Hagen Nipp
Genre: Music
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: December 18, 2014
Publisher: Penguin Group USA (via AptaraDIRECT)
Seller: Aptara, Inc.

The favorite songs of a favorite season! See the happy glow of Christmas on the faces of wee ones as they sing these favorite songs of the holiday season. Christmas is a time of sharing, and this collection of songs and finger plays allows you to share the joy of music with friends and family throughout this wondrous time of year.



AI girls LABO - short hair ANGELS /AI girl photo/AI美女グラビア写真 artwork short hair ANGELS /AI girl photo/AI美女グラビア写真
AI
AI girls LABO
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: April 07, 2023
Publisher: AI girls LABO
Seller: AI girls LABO

This collection of CG illustrations is AI gravure art created with the latest AI (Stable Diffusion). The theme is beautiful women with short hair. It contains about 70 pieces. All images used in this work, including the people, are generated by AI and are not real. Although the characters are virtual, all the characters are adults over 20 years old. AI 美女 グラビア 写真集/AI 미녀 그라비아 화보집/AI 美女 凹版 写真集/AI Beauty Tiefdruck-Fotoalbum/Album photo en héliogravure AI Beauty/Álbum de fotos en huecograbado AI Beauty/Álbum de fotografias de gravura AI Beauty



Elvan Zabunyan, Marie-Laure Allain Bonilla, Emilie Blanc & Johanna Renard - Constellations subjectives artwork Constellations subjectives
Pour une histoire féministe de l'art
Elvan Zabunyan, Marie-Laure Allain Bonilla, Emilie Blanc & Johanna Renard
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $20.99
Publish Date: November 13, 2020
Publisher: Les Éditions iXe
Seller: IMMATERIEL.FR

Recueil de travaux inédits, de croisements artistiques, d’études historiques et de propositions esthétiques qui convoquent une pensée politique de l’art contemporain, cette anthologie affirme la nécessité de sonder l’articulation entre art et histoire globale, entre art et genre, entre art et corporéités, entre art et décolonialité, à partir de références textuelles, visuelles, performatives et conceptuelles. Transnationale, pluridisciplinaire, intersectionnelle, elle témoigne de l’intrication des pratiques théoriques, artistiques et activistes féministes, queers et décoloniales. Composée pour mettre en résonance plusieurs temporalités de la création et de la réflexion, elle présente, ensemble et bout à bout, des textes théoriques, des écrits manifestaires, des scripts et des traces photographiques des œuvres et des performances : autant d’actions militantes, de pratiques artistiques et de recherches théoriques qui, en transformant profondément les discours sur les identités et en favorisant les recoupements entre leurs diverses facettes – classe, genre, race, orientation sexuelle... – invitent à élaborer des politiques coalitionnelles. Avec des contributions de Muriel Andrin, Clélia Barbut, Dalida María Benfield, Rebecca Close, Anne Creissels, Stéphanie Dadour, Katy Deepwell, Fabienne Dumont, María Galindo, Virginie Jourdain, Aurélie Journée-Duez, Melanie Klein, Verónica Lahitte, Dominique Malaquais, Anyely Marín Cisneros, Liza Petiteau, Griselda Pollock et Nataliya Tchermalykh.



Yasser Seirawan - Winning Chess Strategies artwork Winning Chess Strategies
Yasser Seirawan
Genre: Games
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: March 01, 2005
Publisher: Everyman Chess
Seller: Gloucester Publishers Limited

Gain the advantage over your opponent with easy-to-remember strategies from one of the worlds top chess players! Strategy is the ultimate secret weapon for championship players around the world. Drawing on his considerable experience in tournament play, International Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan shows you how to apply flexible strategic principles to every part of your game. Using Seirawan's simple and effective planning and analysis techniques, you'll enter each game with confidence and energy, ready to play forcefully and intelligently the way you need to play so you can win every time! Learn to: • Knock your opponent off balance with bold opening moves Formulate an overall game strategy before the middle game Interpret the motivation behind your opponents every move Position yourself for a winning endgame Diagrams throughout the book illustrate game positions, and you'll meet historys greatest chess strategieslearning from them move by move! Whether for reference during practice games or simply for pleasure reading,WINNING CHESS STRATEGIES is an information packed resource you'll turn to again and again



KRITZELPIXEL - Learn to Draw in 5 Weeks artwork Learn to Draw in 5 Weeks
A Beginner's Workbook for All Ages
KRITZELPIXEL
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: July 18, 2023
Publisher: Zeitgeist
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Master drawing basics in just five weeks with this workbook for beginners of all ages! The bestselling author of Manga Learning to Draw with Fun and Learn to Draw: Day-by-Day , Isabel B. Zimmerman (aka KritzelPixel), brings you a fun, beginner-friendly program to quickly grasp core drawing techniques. Each week, you’ll develop a new skill, incorporating principles such as light, depth, and perspective into your evolving work. Whether you dream of being able to draw animals, humans, manga, or creating a comic book of your own, this workbook provides a template for how to gain confidence and see improvement right away. With Learn to Draw in 5 Weeks , you’ll: Explore easy, step-by-step instructions: Learn the fundamentals of drawing through simple definitions, visual examples, and anecdotes from the author’s experience.  Access exclusive explanatory videos: QR codes throughout the book take you directly to author videos that further explain core drawing lessons. Complete fun daily exercises: Simple assignments will help improve your skill set week after week. Accessible prompts inspire you to put pen (or pencil!) to paper from Day 1! Become the artist you want to be! While art comes from the heart, this book provides all the technical skills you need for your foundation—in five short weeks.No matter your age or stage—whether you’re a beginner or returning after a long time—Isabel B. Zimmermann offers tools to watch your skill set soar!



iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Reference 2024-12-23

Juan Eduardo Cirlot, Jack Sage, Valerie Miles & Victoria Cirlot - A Dictionary of Symbols artwork A Dictionary of Symbols
Revised and Expanded Edition
Juan Eduardo Cirlot, Jack Sage, Valerie Miles & Victoria Cirlot
Genre: Words & Language
Price: $25.99
Publish Date: September 22, 2020
Publisher: New York Review Books
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

This classic book of symbols by Catalan polymath Joan Cirlot illuminates the symbolic underpinnings of myth, modern psychology, literature, and art. “Guides us through what unites us across nations, religions, and literary and artistic traditions.” —Angelica Frey, Hyperallergic Juan Eduardo Cirlot’s A Dictionary of Symbols is a feat of scholarship, an act of the imagination, and a tool for contemplation, as well as a work of literature—a reference book that is as indispensable as it is brilliant and learned. Cirlot was a composer, a poet, an art critic, and a champion of modern art whose interest in surrealism helped to bring him to the study of symbolism. Carl Jung, Mircea Eliade, René Guénon, Erich Fromm, and Gaston Bachelard also helped to shape his thinking in a book that explores the space between the world at large and the world within, where, as Cirlot sees it, nothing is meaningless, everything is significant, and everything is in some way related to something else. Running from “abandonment” to “zone” by way of “flute” and “whip,” spanning the cultures of the world, and including a wealth of visual images to further bring the reality of the symbol home, A Dictionary of Symbols —published for the first time in English in its original form—is a luminous and illuminating investigation of the works of eternity in time.



Eliane Kurbegov - Practice Makes Perfect French Sentence Builder, Second Edition artwork Practice Makes Perfect French Sentence Builder, Second Edition
Eliane Kurbegov
Genre: Foreign Languages
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: November 24, 2017
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Seller: McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC

The go-to sentence-building guide now includes a brand-new, fully comprehensive review chapter! You’ve learned the fundamentals of French grammar, like spelling, word meanings, and parts of speech. Now it’s time to take the next step and put them all together to communicate complete ideas. Practice Makes Perfect French Sentence Builder, Second Edition guides you through the process of putting the “parts” of French together correctly, from connecting words into clauses to writing original sentences to creating whole paragraphs. You’ll get where you want in no time through Practice Makes Perfect’s systematic, crystal-clear approach to building sentences. Practice Makes Perfect French Sentence Builder, Second Edition features: • Clear explanations of how to apply grammar to create well-formed sentences • Numerous examples of correctly-formed French sentences • Lesson reinforcement with copious practice exercises, include multiple choice, sentence-correction, and building new sentences from scratch • Answer key, including suggestions for creative exercises



Mary Coffman Crocker - Schaum's Outline of French Grammar, Seventh Edition artwork Schaum's Outline of French Grammar, Seventh Edition
Mary Coffman Crocker
Genre: Study Aids
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: October 22, 2018
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Seller: McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings, LLC

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there’s Schaum’s . More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum’s to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum’s is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, sovled problems, and practice exercises to test your skills. This Schaum’s Outline gives you: •Hundreds of practice problems with step-by-step solutions to reinforce knowledge•New appendix on punctuation•Support for all major textbooks for courses in French Grammar•Access to revised Schaums.com website with access to over 100 online audio recordings and more. Schaum’s reinforces the main concepts required in your course and offers hundreds of practice questions to help you suceed. Use Schaum’s to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores! Schaum’s Outlines – Problem solved.



Jennifer Oneal - Dark Voodoo Magic Spells artwork Dark Voodoo Magic Spells
Jennifer Oneal
Genre: Reference
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: April 12, 2011
Publisher: Lulu.com
Seller: Lulu Enterprises, Inc.

Dark Voodoo spells and magic. Use the infinite power of the Loa to change your life. Ask the Gods for justice,love,money and so much more. Use this real magic to have anything you want!!! Get your copy now!!!



Swift Reads - Summary of Summary of Gad Saad’s The Parasitic Mind artwork Summary of Summary of Gad Saad’s The Parasitic Mind
Swift Reads
Genre: Study Aids
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: December 15, 2020
Publisher: Swift Books LLC
Seller: Swift Books LLC

Buy now to get the insights from Summary of Gad Saad’s The Parasitic Mind. Sample Insights: 1) Gad Saad is a Lebanese-Jewish author who experienced the Lebanese Civil War that broke out in 1975. During that time, which group you belonged to mattered more than your individuality. It was a war fueled by tribalism and sectarianism, and it is likely what caused Saad’s disdain for identity politics. 2) Psychoanalytic theories often overestimate the influence parents have on shaping their child’s identity. They tend to ignore the unique combination of genes that defines us. While some people might indeed act in accordance with how their parents raised them, others are more driven by a desire to meet certain ideals.



Seymour Resnick - 1001 Most Useful Spanish Words artwork 1001 Most Useful Spanish Words
Seymour Resnick
Genre: Foreign Languages
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: April 04, 2012
Publisher: Dover Publications
Seller: INscribe Digital

Indispensable learning aid includes definitions of common Spanish words arranged by such categories as foods, numbers, days of the week, months, colors, seasons and family. At the book's heart is a dictionary, from a to zapato, where each word is used in a Spanish sentence (with English translation) demonstrating its proper use.



Saturday, December 21, 2024

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Professional & Technical 2024-12-22

Simon Paré-Poupart - Ordures! artwork Ordures!
Journal d’un vidangeur
Simon Paré-Poupart
Genre: Environmental Engineering
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: September 05, 2024
Publisher: Lux Éditeur
Seller: De Marque, Inc.

En lisant ce journal d’un vidangeur, vous ferez la découverte d’un monde dont vous ne soupçonniez pas l’existence. Un rassemblement d’excentriques et de personnages plus ou moins intégrés à la vie normale qui travaillent sur la ligne de crête entre ce que notre société considère propre et ce qu’elle juge sale. Qui sont ces athlètes qui courent nos rues chaque semaine derrière des camions, qu’il neige, qu’il pleuve ou qu’il fasse trop chaud? Quelle est leur vision du compostage, du recyclage, de la récupération? Qu’ont-ils à raconter sur une époque qui génère en abondance des ordures? Voilà autant de questions auxquelles répond ce récit captivant.



Kam Knight - Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour artwork Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour
Kam Knight
Genre: Education
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: September 26, 2018
Publisher: Kam Knight
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

#1 Speed Reading Book for 4 Straight Years This has become the go to book for students , teachers , educators , professionals , and home-school parents & children , to rapidly improve their reading. It offers simple tips to not only accelerate reading speed, but also understanding and memory. Unlike other books that merely teach you to skim & scan, this book taps into your brain and eyes' amazing power to naturally read more words, in a shorter time. In fact, this isn't your average speed reading book. It offers a mix of new and time-tested techniques, supported by research, and with detailed instructions and explanations The tips will double to triple you reading speed with a few simple shifts.  No skimming ,  no scanning , but reading every word with higher speed! You'll Learn to: - Double to triple your reading speed in a matter of minutes. - Understand and process more information, in a shorter time. - Remember more of what you read, whether that's for tests, exams, speeches, presentations, and more. - Enhance vocabulary to blaze through difficult and complicated material. - Stop your mind from wandering, and stay focused on every word. - Strengthen your eyes and sight, to continue reading for years to come. - Best of all, the tips are simple and easy, requiring only a few minor shifts in habits. How will the ability to learn more skills , ace more exams , and stay more informed , while having more time for the things you love, enhance your life? Don't wait any longer, kick start your reading today!



ابن سين - القانون في الطب - ابن سينا (١/٥) artwork القانون في الطب - ابن سينا (١/٥)
ابن سين
Genre: Medical
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: December 13, 2018
Publisher: Nt Arabic Ebook
Seller: My Arabic EBook

ابن سينا هو علي الحسين بن عبد الله بن الحسن بن علي بن سينا، عالم وطبيب بخاري[, اشتهر بالطب والفلسفة واشتغل بهما. عُرف باسم الشيخ الرئيس وسماه الغربيون بأمير الأطباء وأبو الطب الحديث في العصور الوسطى. وقد ألّف 200 كتابا في مواضيع مختلفة، العديد منها يركّز على الفلسفة والطب. ويعد ابن سينا من أول من كتب عن الطبّ في العالم ولقد اتبع نهج أو أسلوب أبقراط وجالينوس. وأشهر أعماله كتاب القانون في الطب الذي ظل لسبعة قرون متوالية المرجع الرئيسي في علم الطب، وكتاب القانون مقسم إلى خمسة كتب: الأول: في التشريح وماهية المرض والصحة وطرق المعالجة. الثاني:في الصيدلة، وقدم فيه المناهج الثلاثة التي تشكل أصل التجربة العلمية، وهي: المطابقة والخلاف والتغيرات المتزامنة. الثالث: يعالج موضوع الأمراض العضوية. الرابع: في الحميات على اختلافها، والعوارض التي تكشف وجود المرض، إضافة إلى مواضيع في الجراحة والثآليل والجروح والكسور والعض والسموم والأمراض الجلدية. الخامس: في الأقرباذين (أي الصيدلة) عرض فيه لمختلف الأدوية المركبة ومنافعها.



Stuart Russell - Human Compatible artwork Human Compatible
Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell
Genre: Engineering
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: October 08, 2019
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

"The most important book on AI this year." --The Guardian "Mr. Russell's exciting book goes deep, while sparkling with dry witticisms." -- The Wall Street Journal "The most important book I have read in quite some time" (Daniel Kahneman); "A must-read" (Max Tegmark); "The book we've all been waiting for" (Sam Harris) A leading artificial intelligence researcher lays out a new approach to AI that will enable us to coexist successfully with increasingly intelligent machines In the popular imagination, superhuman artificial intelligence is an approaching tidal wave that threatens not just jobs and human relationships, but civilization itself. Conflict between humans and machines is seen as inevitable and its outcome all too predictable. In this groundbreaking book, distinguished AI researcher Stuart Russell argues that this scenario can be avoided, but only if we rethink AI from the ground up. Russell begins by exploring the idea of intelligence in humans and in machines. He describes the near-term benefits we can expect, from intelligent personal assistants to vastly accelerated scientific research, and outlines the AI breakthroughs that still have to happen before we reach superhuman AI. He also spells out the ways humans are already finding to misuse AI, from lethal autonomous weapons to viral sabotage. If the predicted breakthroughs occur and superhuman AI emerges, we will have created entities far more powerful than ourselves. How can we ensure they never, ever, have power over us? Russell suggests that we can rebuild AI on a new foundation, according to which machines are designed to be inherently uncertain about the human preferences they are required to satisfy. Such machines would be humble, altruistic, and committed to pursue our objectives, not theirs. This new foundation would allow us to create machines that are provably deferential and provably beneficial.



Michelle Corneau - The Three Sisters artwork The Three Sisters
Michelle Corneau
Genre: Education
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: April 04, 2016
Publisher: Strong Nations Publishing
Seller: Strong Nations Publishing Inc

A long time ago, the land was very dry and no plants could grow. The people had become very hungry. The Creator heard the people and made three plants - Corn, Beans and Squash. This Kanyen'kehà:ka (Gan-yeh-ga-ha-ga) story is about how the Three Sisters saved the people then, and are still feeding people today! The Kanyen'kehà:ka is one of Six Nations that together are the Haudenosaunee.



Ann Boroch & David Perlmutter - The Candida Cure artwork The Candida Cure
Yeast, Fungus and Your Health
Ann Boroch & David Perlmutter
Genre: Medical
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: January 12, 2012
Publisher: Quintessential Healing, Inc.
Seller: ABP INC SCB Distributors Inc.

This newly updated edition of "The Candida Cure" (revised 2014) is the most current and concise book on the causes and cures of yeast and fungal overgrowth, known as candida. Many of the most common symptoms and illnesses that plague us today--anything from fatigue, bloating, and weight gain to arthritis, allergies, depression, prostate problems, and multiple sclerosis--can be traced back to a surprising source: Yeast. Ann Boroch, certified nutritional consultant, naturopath, and author of "Healing Multiple Sclerosis," shares her proven 90-day program to beat candida and restore your health and energy. She reveals how the body can quickly get out of balance as a result of high stress levels, poor diet, antibiotic and steroid use, hormone replacement therapy, and chemotherapy. Candida affects millions and is a hidden cause of many health conditions. One out of three people suffer from candida overgrowth, which is also associated with asthma, hypoglycemia/diabetes, hypothyroid, brain fog and anxiety/depression. In a chronic state, yeast overgrowth can also lead to conditions such as lupus, MS, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, autism, and even cancer. This simple and effective guide provides user-friendly information and practical tools to bring your body back into balance: *A candida questionnaire * Common yeast-related health conditions * Candida symptoms as they specifically pertain to men, women, and children * Step-by-step 90-day program to beat candida * Delicious recipes and recommended foods * Two weeks of sample menus * Recommended supplement schedules.



iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Politics & Current Events 2024-12-22

Phil Knight - L'art de la victoire artwork L'art de la victoire
Phil Knight
Genre: Politics & Current Events
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: January 12, 2017
Publisher: Hugo Document
Seller: Hachette Livre

Fondateur de Nike, dont il fut le P-DG de 1964 à 2004 puis le président du conseil d'administration jusqu'en 2016, Phil Knight, l'homme derrière le « swoosh », la virgule, est toujours resté dans l'ombre, et sa vie un mystère. Il raconte enfin son histoire dans une autobiographie surprenante, humble, sans concessions, drôle, inspirante, et qui passionnera aussi bien les amateurs de sport que ceux qui s'intéressent à l'économie, à l'entreprise et au management. A peine sorti de sa business school, le jeune Phil a une vision : il lancera son entreprise, et importera aux États-Unis des chaussures de sport japonaises haut de gamme, mais à bas prix. Il emprunte pour cela 50 $ à son père. Cette première année, 1963, il vend pour 800 $ de chaussures, qu'il stocke dans le coffre de sa Plymouth Vaillant. Aujourd'hui, le chiffre d'affaires annuel de Nike dépasse les 30 milliards de dollars. Nike est la référence ultime, la success-story qui inspire tous les startupers, une marque mondiale dont le logo, le fameux « swoosh », symbole de grâce et de grandeur, est l'une des rares icones que l'on reconnaît aux quatre coins de la planète. Tout commence par l'un de ces moments-charnière que connaissent beaucoup de jeunes adultes. Phil a 24 ans, part sac au dos faire le tour du monde, traverse l'Asie, l'Europe et l'Afrique, et se pose les grandes questions de son âge. Sa réponse sonne comme une évidence : il ne fera pas comme tout le monde. Tournant le dos à la voie classique de la grande entreprise, il se lancera en solo, bien décidé à créer quelque chose de nouveau, de dynamique, de différent. Rien ne va de soi, évidemment, et le parcours sera semé d'embûches. Mais la méfiance des banquiers, les moments de découragement, la férocité de ses concurrents, les trahisons et les accidents de parcours font aussi le sel et la richesse d'une aventure et d'un destin couronnés par des triomphes exceptionnels, des sauvetages sur le fil du rasoir, et sublimés par un talent hors du commun pour cultiver « l'art de la victoire ». Un talent et un art qui reposent aussi beaucoup sur l'humain : au crépuscule de cette aventure, Knight se souvient avec émotion des rencontres qui l'ont marqué, depuis Bill Bowman, son premier coach sportif en athlétisme, irascible et charismatique, et les premiers salariés de l'entreprise, un improbable rassemblement de marginaux et de scientifiques, jusqu'aux ambassadeurs qui feront rayonner la marque dans le monde, de Michael Jordan à Tiger Woods en passant par Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi et LeBron James. Ensemble, parce qu'ils croyaient dans le pouvoir du sport, ils ont transformé la vision d'un post-adolescent de 24 ans, et créé une marque et une culture dont l'influence sera mondiale.



Hannah Arendt - The Origins Of Totalitarianism artwork The Origins Of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
Genre: Political Science
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: March 21, 1973
Publisher: Mariner Books Classics
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism—an essential component of any study of twentieth-century political history. The Origins of Totalitarianism begins with the rise of anti-Semitism in central and western Europe in the 1800s and continues with an examination of European colonial imperialism from 1884 to the outbreak of World War I. Arendt explores the institutions and operations of totalitarian movements, focusing on the two genuine forms of totalitarian government in our time—Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia—which she adroitly recognizes were two sides of the same coin, rather than opposing philosophies of Right and Left. From this vantage point, she discusses the evolution of classes into masses, the role of propaganda in dealing with the nontotalitarian world, the use of terror, and the nature of isolation and loneliness as preconditions for total domination.



Anne Applebaum - Autocracy Inc. artwork Autocracy Inc.
The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
Anne Applebaum
Genre: Political Science
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: July 23, 2024
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller • Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist , Winnipeg Free Press , and Financial Times • One of Indigo's Top 100 Books of 2024 From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them. We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls the police. The police threaten the people with violence. There are evil collaborators, and maybe some brave dissidents. But in the 21st century, that bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays, autocracies are underpinned not by one dictator, but by sophisticated networks composed of kleptocratic financial structures, surveillance technologies, and professional propagandists, all of which operate across multiple regimes, from China to Russia to Iran. Corrupt companies in one country do business with corrupt companies in another. The police in one country can arm and train the police in another, and propagandists share resources and themes, pounding home the same messages about the weakness of democracy and the evil of America. International condemnation and economic sanctions cannot move the autocrats. Even popular opposition movements, from Venezuela to Hong Kong to Moscow, don't stand a chance. The members of Autocracy, Inc, aren't linked by a unifying ideology, like communism, but rather a common desire for power, wealth, and impunity. In this urgent treatise, which evokes George Kennan's essay calling for "containment" of the Soviet Union, Anne Applebaum calls for the democracies to fundamentally reorient their policies to fight a new kind of threat.



Mike Pompeo - Never Give an Inch artwork Never Give an Inch
Fighting for the America I Love
Mike Pompeo
Genre: Political Science
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: January 24, 2023
Publisher: Broadside e-books
Seller: Harper Collins Canada Limited

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spearheaded the Trump Administration’s most significant foreign policy breakthroughs. Now, he reveals how he did it, and how it could happen again. As the only four-year national security member of President Trump’s Cabinet, he worked to impose crushing pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran, avert a nuclear crisis with North Korea, deliver unmatched support for Israel, and bring peace to the Middle East. Drawing on his commitment to America’s founding principles and his Christian faith, his efforts to promote religious freedom around the world were unequaled in American diplomatic history. Most importantly, he led a much-needed generational transformation of America's relationship with China. Blending remarkable and often humorous stories of his interactions with world leaders and unmatched analysis of geopolitics, Never Give an Inch tells of how Pompeo helped the Trump Administration craft the America First approach that upended Washington's wisdom—and made him America’s enemies’ worst nightmare. It is a raw account of what it took to deliver winning outcomes, including answers to questions like: --Why Trump thought his Secretary of State was too tough on China --What he said to Kim Jong-un that set him apart from other American negotiators --How Mike Pence could have lost his spot on the 2020 ticket --Who still has him high on their list of enemies A road map of the trends and players shaping the world today, Never Give an Inch is more than a historical review of the Trump Administration's greatest victories. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the challenges of the future. And it is an inspirational story of leadership through dangerous times that will leave you with a greater appreciation for America.



Andrew Griffith - Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias artwork Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias
Resetting Citizenship and Multiculturalism
Andrew Griffith
Genre: Politics & Current Events
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: September 09, 2013
Publisher: Anar Press
Seller: Andrew Griffith - Anar Press

Canada is known for its inclusive citizenship and multiculturalism policies that have been largely successful in integrating an increased diversity of Canadians. In contrast to the previous approach, in 2007, the Conservative government initiated a fundamental change to make citizenship more meaningful and emphasize integration in multiculturalism. Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias: Resetting Citizenship and Multiculturalism provides insight into the relationship between the political and bureaucratic levels through this period of intense policy renewal. The book examines, from a practitioner’s viewpoint, the political challenge to public servants’ knowledge, expertise and experience. Whether reflecting different ideological perspectives, reliance on formal evidence or extensive outreach, or contrasting perceptions of risk, the public service was confronted with a major break with previous thinking and priorities.  Drawing from a series of case studies, Griffith illustrates how public servants responded to this challenge and were forced to face the limits of their expertise and knowledge, while providing the "fearless advice and loyal implementation" expected of bureaucrats in Canada. Of interest to academics, media and policy makers, as well as those interested in citizenship and multiculturalism in general, Policy Arrogance or Innocent Bias provides a unique inside view of the policy process, and the strengths and limits of policy making in citizenship and multiculturalism. …. it deserves a wider view, if only because it confirms what so many of us in Ottawa have been hearing, anecdotally, about the dispirited state of the public service in a hyper-partisan government…. If we want to know why Kenney has managed to become one of Harper’s top ministers, we should probably take a close look at what Griffith is telling us about how things unfolded in terms of citizenship and multiculturalism. Susan Delacourt, Toronto Star, The Harper government vs. the public servants



Guy Debord, Fredy Perlman & Ken Knabb - The Society of the Spectacle artwork The Society of the Spectacle
Guy Debord, Fredy Perlman & Ken Knabb
Genre: Political Science
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: May 01, 2021
Publisher: Critical Editions
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

'The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...' - The New Yorker 'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now' - The Guardian 'Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.' - Michael Löwy First published in 1967, Guy Debord's stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society, The Society of the Spectacle has since acquired a cult status. The Das Kapital of the 20th century. An essential text, and the main theoretical work of the Situationists. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960's up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life. 'In Society of the Spectacle, Debord sets out his best-known statement of how the categories of capitalism colonise everyday life to such an extent that we can barely imagine an existence beyond them.' - Sydney Review of Books 'The Society of the Spectacle [is] about not just the clamor of images but also the silence of power, a silence which, since the seventies, has become deafening.' - McKenzie Wark 'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now, in the permanent present that he so accurately foretold? Open his book, read it, be amazed, pour yourself a glass of supermarket wine - as he would wish - and then forget all about it, which is what the Spectacle wants.' - Will Self 'In The Society of the Spectacle, Debord made plain that a 'unified critique of culture' implied a critique of the social totality. This was his practico-theoretical method throughout his career as a revolutionary: he saw no distinction between cultural work and political work.' - Bruce Russell 'I read [The Society of the Spectacle] again and I thought, "This is a fucking amazing book!" I had forgotten how terrific it was, and it was actually quite different to how I remembered it. I insist that the key chapter is not the first one, on the spectacle itself, but the second to last - the chapter on détournement. To me, that concept is the great gift of the Situationists. [They] realized that one can exploit this critically - one can copy and correct in the direction of hope.' - Los Angeles Review of Books About the author Guy Debord (1931-1994) was a Marxist theorist, writer, poet, filmmaker, hypergraphist, cultural revolutionary and a founding member of the Lettrist International and Situationist International - groups that fused avant-garde art and politics as an anti-capitalist weapon. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Debord's Society of the Spectacle, which decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism and contemporary life.



iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Parenting 2024-12-22

Jane Isay - Walking on Eggshells artwork Walking on Eggshells
Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
Jane Isay
Genre: Parenting
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: February 26, 2008
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The perfect gift for both parents and their adult children—”a wonderfully wise and constructive intergenerational guide” that will keep you connected to the people you love most. “Read it and learn.”— New York Times bestselling author Judith Viorst We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don’t call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned author and editor Jane Isay delivers real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart. Using extensive interviews with people from ages twenty-five to seventy, Isay shows that we’re far from alone in our struggles to make this new, adult relationship work. She offers up groundbreaking insights and deeply moving stories that will inspire those in even the toughest situations. Isay’s warmth and wit shine through on every page as she charts an invaluable course through the confusing, and often painful, interactions parents and children can face. Walking on Eggshells is the much-needed road map that will keep you connected to the people you love most.



Whitney Fleming - Loving Hard When They're Hard to Love artwork Loving Hard When They're Hard to Love
Essays on Raising Teens in Today's Complex, Chaotic World
Whitney Fleming
Genre: Parenting
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: May 30, 2023
Publisher: BakeMyBook Inc.
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

"Did I do enough?" "Does my teen hate me?" "Where did I go wrong?" "Am I ready to let go?" It's easy to feel that every other mom seems to have it all together while you cry yourself to sleep. Self-proclaimed experts give contradictory information that is irrelevant when your teenager acts like a different person each day. And we don't want to admit that we are worried we're not doing it right, that we don't know what we're doing, or that there are times we don't want to do it at all. As parents of teens, we ask ourselves: "Am I the only one who feels this way? As children grow up, parents stop talking about their struggles, and many feel completely alone and overwhelmed with the challenges facing today's adolescents. Desperate to maintain a connection to their evolving child, we often don't need advice as much as someone who encourages them to keep going-and reassures them it will be okay. In Loving Hard When They're Hard to Love, blogger Whitney Fleming shares her favorite essays about raising three teenagers in today's chaotic world. Written from the perspective of a fellow parent, each story will leave you with tears in your eyes and hope in your heart because someone else is saying exactly what's been going through your mind. The book covers the challenging parts of parenting adolescents, such as managing big emotions, navigating school and social issues, and learning to let go, but also the beautiful things simultaneously occurring, like watching them find their passions, take charge of their newfound independence, and move on to the next chapter. It's a must-read for anyone who wants to feel less alone in their parenting journey.



Daniel J. Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson - The Whole-Brain Child artwork The Whole-Brain Child
12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Daniel J. Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson
Genre: Parenting
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: October 04, 2011
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • More than 1 million copies in print! • The authors of No-Drama Discipline and The Yes Brain explain the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures in this pioneering, practical book.   “Simple, smart, and effective solutions to your child’s struggles.”—Harvey Karp, M.D.   In this pioneering, practical book, Daniel J. Siegel, neuropsychiatrist and author of the bestselling Mindsight , and parenting expert Tina Payne Bryson offer a revolutionary approach to child rearing with twelve key strategies that foster healthy brain development, leading to calmer, happier children. The authors explain—and make accessible—the new science of how a child’s brain is wired and how it matures. The “upstairs brain,” which makes decisions and balances emotions, is under construction until the mid-twenties. And especially in young children, the right brain and its emotions tend to rule over the logic of the left brain. No wonder kids throw tantrums, fight, or sulk in silence. By applying these discoveries to everyday parenting, you can turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child’s brain and foster vital growth.               Complete with age-appropriate strategies for dealing with day-to-day struggles and illustrations that will help you explain these concepts to your child, The Whole-Brain Child shows you how to cultivate healthy emotional and intellectual development so that your children can lead balanced, meaningful, and connected lives. “[A] useful child-rearing resource for the entire family . . . The authors include a fair amount of brain science, but they present it for both adult and child audiences.” —Kirkus Reviews “Strategies for getting a youngster to chill out [with] compassion.” —The Washington Post “This erudite, tender, and funny book is filled with fresh ideas based on the latest neuroscience research. I urge all parents who want kind, happy, and emotionally healthy kids to read The Whole-Brain Child . This is my new baby gift.”—Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia and The Shelter of Each Other “Gives parents and teachers ideas to get all parts of a healthy child’s brain working together.” —Parent to Parent



Philippa Perry - The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) artwork The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did)
The million-copy selling parenting book from the Sunday Times bestselling psychotherapist
Philippa Perry
Genre: Parenting
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: March 07, 2019
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Seller: Penguin Books Limited

'A wonderful book' Richard Osman 'So clear and true ... Helpful for all relationships in life' Nigella Lawson 'A fascinating read on the emotional baggage we all carry' Elizabeth Day ______________________________________________________________________________________ How can we have better relationships? In this Sunday Times bestseller, leading psychotherapist Philippa Perry reveals the vital do's and don'ts of relationships. This is a book for us all. Whether you are interested in understanding how your upbringing has shaped you, looking to handle your child's feelings or wishing to support your partner, you will find indispensable information and realistic tips in these pages. Philippa Perry's sane, sage and judgement-free advice is an essential resource on how to have the best possible relationships with the people who matter to you most. Featuring exclusive new chapter on sibling relationships. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 'It gave me hope as a new parent' Babita Sharma 'This has genuinely had such a positive impact on my life and my relationship with my daughter' Josh Widdicombe 'She writes with an inquisitive elegance rarely found in parenting guides ... it is forgiving and persuasive' Hadley Freeman, the Guardian 'Philippa Perry is one of the wisest, most sane and secure people I've ever met' Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times Magazine The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read has sold over 1.3 million copies worldwide since publication, BBVA March 2024 Philippa Perry, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2023



Jamie Glowacki - Oh Crap! Potty Training artwork Oh Crap! Potty Training
Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right
Jamie Glowacki
Genre: Parenting
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: June 16, 2015
Publisher: Gallery Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Canada

From potty-training expert and social worker Jamie Glowacki, who’s already helped over half a million families successfully toilet train their preschoolers, comes a newly revised and updated guide that’s “straight-up, parent-tested, and funny to boot” (Amber Dusick, author of Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures ). Worried about potty training? Let Jamie Glowacki, potty-training expert, show you how it’s done. Her six-step, proven process to get your toddler out of diapers and onto the toilet has already worked for tens of thousands of kids and their parents. Here’s the good news: your child is probably ready to be potty trained EARLIER than you think (ideally, between 20–30 months), and it can be done FASTER than you expect (most kids get the basics in a few days—but Jamie’s got you covered even if it takes a little longer). If you’ve ever said to yourself: -How do I know if my kid is ready? -Why won’t my child poop in the potty? -How do I avoid “potty power struggles”? -How can I get their daycare provider on board? -My kid was doing so well—why is he regressing? -And what about nighttime?! Oh Crap! Potty Training can solve all of these (and other) common issues. This isn’t theory, you’re not bribing with candy, and there are no gimmicks. This is real-world, from-the-trenches potty training information—all the questions and all the answers you need to do it once and be done with diapers for good.



Heather T. Forbes & B. Bryan Post - Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control artwork Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control
A Love Based Approach to Helping Children With Severe Behaviors
Heather T. Forbes & B. Bryan Post
Genre: Parenting
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: March 28, 2012
Publisher: Beyond Consequences Institute, LLC
Seller: DIY Media Group DBA BookBaby

This first volume of Beyond Consequences lays out the basics of this revolutionary and simple parenting paradigm. Easy to read and filled with practical examples, this book will equip you to start parenting from a place of unconditional love and begin the road to healing for your family. Whether you are parenting your biological, adopted or foster children, the Beyond Consequences relationship model shows how to connect with your children and bring your family peace and healing.