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  • Antarctic Penguins: A Study of Their Social Habits

    The penguins of the Antarctic regions very rightly have been termed the true inhabitants of that country. The species is of great antiquity, fossil remains of their ancestors having been found, which showed that they flourished as far back as the eocene epoch. To a degree far in advance of any other bird, the penguin has adapted itself to the sea as a means of livelihood, so that it rivals the ... Read more

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  • Problematica

    New and Selected Poems 1995–2020

    by George Murray ...
    A best-of collection from one of Canada’s most ambitious poetsProblematica — a scientific term used to describe species that defy classification. See unidentifiable.George Murray is a strange beast. Lauded as one of Canada’s leading poets, his work has been published around the world, but here at home, he has never really “fit in” with his contemporaries. By turns archly formal and thoughtful, ... Read more

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  • Quick

    Aphorisms

    by George Murray ...
    The highly anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular GlimpseQuick is George Murray’s second collection of aphorisms — a form that straddles the lines between poetry, philosophy, humour, and prose. He describes these pieces as “poetic essences” — sometimes even as “poems, without all the poetry getting in the way.” Some are deep, some clever, some funny, some all three. The best, he says, should ... Read more

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  • Diversion

    by George Murray ...
    Where most poetry seeks contemplative quiet, as in Wordsworth’s “emotion recollected in tranquility,” Diversion asks: What happens to poetry if one stops trying to block the incoming cacophony and instead embraces the multiple streams of data that bombard the contemporary thought process? What poetry comes from the multitude of channels — ambient office radio, TVs at the gym, rampant social media ... Read more

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  • Whiteout

    by George Murray ...
    Poetry that explores how accidental voyeurism can force reconsideration and reconciliationWhite⋅out: n. a surface condition … in which no object casts a shadow, the horizon cannot be seen, and only dark objects are discernible …Whiteout: when the heavy weather of daily life establishes the measure of the measureless; when the predatory nature of the accidental conjures cowboys and the comatose; ... Read more

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  • Lifelines Of Victory

    "Amateurs study tactics," goes an old saying, "armchair generals study strategy, but professionals study logistics" and Squadron Leader Murray Harris heartily believed in it. In this book he surveys the early actions of the Second World War so as to demonstrate and prove his point, focusing on the transportation of troops, supplies, oil and ammunition he traces the emerging patterns that would ... Read more

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  • Houston's River Oaks

    Series series Images of America
    In the early 1920s, when T.W. House Jr., A.C. Guthrie, and Thomas Ball came to the conclusion that Houston needed a new country club, complete with an 18-hole golf course, they formed Country Club Estates. They chose to build on land called the House tract just west of downtown. Very quickly, 300 memberships were sold, with each including one share of stock in the company. Within a year, Will and ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Materials Selection for Engineering Applications

    Edited by George Murray ...
    Reflecting the rapid advances in new materials development, this work offers up-to-date information on the properties and applications of various classes of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites. It aims to simplify the materials selection process and show how to lower materials and manufacturing costs, drawing on such sources as vendor supplie ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Civil Engineering Quantities

    Aimed at civil engineers and quantity surveyors and students of these disciplines in the preparation of bills of quantities. ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Introduction to Engineering Materials

    Designed for the general engineering student, Introduction to Engineering Materials, Second Edition focuses on materials basics and provides a solid foundation for the non-materials major to understand the properties and limitations of materials. Easy to read and understand, it teaches the beginning engineer what to look for in a particular material, offers examples of materials usage, and ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • Wow Wow and Haw Haw

    by George Murray ...
    Illustrated by Michael Pittman ...
    Acclaimed poet George Murray and award-winning painter Michael Pittman team up for their first-ever childrens’ picture book. Wow Wow the fox pup has learned a lot about the hows and whys of being a fox. He knows how to hunt and hide, and he’s very proud of his red and white and black fur. But he doesn’t know much about fleas, until the day he wakes up feeling very, very itchy. Haw Haw the crow ... Read more

    $12.99 USD