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  • Arctic Convoy PQ18

    25 Days That Changed the Course of the War

    by John R. McKay ...
    "Extensively researched, this book is a real page-turner. It's written in a narrative style that puts the reader beside its protagonists on both sides, describing their probable thoughts and actions in the face of events." — PowerShips Magazine This superbly researched book tells the story of one of the most significant maritime operations of the Second World War. The importance of the Arctic ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Accumulation of Freedom

    Writings on Anarchist Economics

    by Michael Albert, Iain McKay ...
    The only crisis of capitalism is capitalism itself. Let's toss credit default swaps, bailouts, environmental externalities and, while we're at it, private ownership of production in the dustbin of history. The Accumulation of Freedom brings together economists, historians, theorists, and activists for a first-of-its-kind study of anarchist economics. The editors aren't trying to subvert the notion ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Surviving the Arctic Convoys

    The Wartime Memoirs of Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell

    by John R. McKay ...
    Leading Seaman Charlie Erswell saw much more than his fair share of action during the Second World War. He was present at the 1942 landing in North Africa (Operation TORCH), D-Day and the liberation of Norway. But his main area of operations was that of the Arctic Convoys, escorting merchant ships taking essential war supplies to the Russian ports of Murmansk and Archangel. In addition to ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Discovering the Mammoth

    A Tale of Giants, Unicorns, Ivory, and the Birth of a New Science

    by John J McKay ...
    The fascinating saga of solving the mystery of this ancient animal who once roamed the north country—and has captivated our collective imagination ever since.Today, we know that a mammoth is an extinct type of elephant that was covered with long fur and lived in the north country during the ice ages. But how do you figure out what a mammoth is if you have no concept of extinction, ice ages, or ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Sovereign of the Seas, 1637

    A Reconstruction of the Most Powerful Warship of Its Day

    by John McKay ...
    "McKay's artful renderings provide a fitting tribute to this amazing vessel and those who participated in her planning and construction." — Pirates and PrivateersSovereign of the Seas was the most spectacular, extravagant and controversial warship of the early seventeenth century. The ultimate royal prestige project, whose armament was increased by the King's decree to the unheard-of figure of 100 ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pioneers for Profit

    Foreign Entrepreneurship and Russian Industrialization, 1885-1913

    by John P. McKay ...
    Foreign investment increased from 17 percent of the capital of industrial corporations in Imperial Russia in 1880 to 47 percent in 1914, coinciding with the rapid development of Russian industrialization before World War I. John McKay's study, based largely on intensive research in numerous archives and utilizing many previously unexplored private business records, is the first detailed analysis ... Read more

    $59.79 USD

  • Contemporary Asia

    Continuities, Challenges and Transformations

    by John McKay ...
    Series series Contemporary States and Societies
    For the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power. Is this the Asian Century? Will internal rivalries emerge between China, Japan and India? How will growing tensions between the United States and China shape the global economic, strategic and political system? Covering governance, culture, and society in East and South Asia, this book introduces:- Key economic ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Macro-Level Learning through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Strategies and Predictions for the Future

    Edited by Elspeth McKay, John Lenarcic ...
    To some in academia, Massive Open Online Courses are a paradigm shift in online education, while others perceive them as a threat to traditional styles of pedagogy. In this regard, the time-honored model of the university lecture is seen as being a potential casualty of the rise of MOOCs. Macro-Level Learning through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs): Strategies and Predictions for the Future ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

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  • The Palgrave Handbook of Animals and Literature

    Edited by Susan McHugh, Robert McKay, John Miller ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This volume is the first comprehensive guide to current research on animals, animality, and human-animal relations in literature. To reflect the history of literary animal studies to date, its primary focus is literary prose and poetry in English, while also accommodating emergent discussions of the full range of media and contexts with which literary studies engages, especially film and critical ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Werewolves, Wolves and the Gothic

    by Robert McKay, John Miller ...
    Series series Gothic Literary Studies
    This essential daily reference offers an eclectic mix of biographies and notable achievements of women who have made a significant contribution to Wales, including women from the worlds of history, entertainment, sports, politics, racial awareness, LGBTQ+, disability awareness, music, television and much more. ... Read more

    $30.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Your Life on Purpose

    How to Find What Matters and Create the Life You Want

    by Matthew McKay, PhD, John P. Forsyth, PhD, Georg H. Eifert, PhD ...
    So many of us postpone pursuing our goals and dreams because we think we'll get to them later, when we have more time or feel we're worthy of them. As a result, many of us go through life feeling weighed down by daily responsibilities and our own self-doubts, entirely disconnected from a sense of real purpose.Based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and powerful mindfulness practices,Your ... Read more

    $12.89 USD

  • ACT on Life Not on Anger

    The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide to Problem Anger

    by Georg H. Eifert, PhD, Matthew McKay, PhD, John P. Forsyth, PhD ...
    Drop the Rope in Your Tug-of-War with AngerIf you've tried to control problem anger before with little success, this book offers you a fundamentally new approach and new hope. Instead of struggling even harder to manage or eliminate your anger, you can stop anger feelings from determining who you are and how you live your life. Based on a revolutionary psychological approach called acceptance and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD