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  • Me, Me, Me

    The Search for Community in Post-war England

    by Jon Lawrence ...
    Many commentators tell us that, in today's world, everyday life has become selfish and atomised--that individuals live only to consume. But are they wrong? In Me, Me, Me, Jon Lawrence re-tells the story of England since the Second World War through the eyes of ordinary people--including his own parents-- to argue that, in fact, friendship, family, and place all remain central to our daily lives, ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Contesting the Borderlands

    Interviews on the Early Southwest

    by Deborah Lawrence, Jon Lawrence ...
    Conflict and cooperation have shaped the American Southwest since prehistoric times. For centuries indigenous groups and, later, Spaniards, French, and Anglo-Americans met, fought, and collaborated with one another in this border area stretching from Texas through southern California. To explore the region’s complex past from prehistory to the U.S. takeover, this book uses an unusual ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Austerity, Community Action, and the Future of Citizenship in Europe

    by Christopher Baker, Jon Lawrence, Thomas Jeffrey Miley, Stefan Selke, Sarah Greenwood, Sabine Werth, Gabriella Elgenius, Paul Jones, John Morris, Patrick Diamond ...
    The politics of austerity has seen governments across Europe cut back on welfare provision. As the State retreats, this edited collection explores secular and faith-based grassroots social action in Germany and the United Kingdom that has evolved in response to changing economic policy and expanding needs, from basic items such as food to more complex means to move out of poverty.Bringing together ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Violent Encounters

    Interviews on Western Massacres

    by Deborah Lawrence, Jon Lawrence ...
    Merciless killing in the nineteenth-century American West, as this unusual book shows, was not as simple as depicted in dime novels and movie Westerns. The scholars interviewed here, experts on violence in the West, embrace a wide range of approaches and perspectives and challenge both traditional views of western expansion and politically correct ideologies.The Battle of the Little Big Horn, the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Dynasties and Interludes

    Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

    by Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett ...
    An overview of successive Canadian governments, from Confederation to the present, placed in the historical context of electoral politics.Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent federal elections. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of substantial periods ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Dynasties and Interludes

    Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

    by Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett ...
    The Hill Times: Best Books of 2016An overview of the history of elections and voting in Canada, including minority governments, dynasties, and social movements.Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the most recent election. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stories of Hope and Wonder, in Support of UK Healthcare Workers

    by Ian Whates, Adrian Tchaikovsky, M.R. Carey, Tade Thompson, Peter F. Hamilton, Ian McDonald, Adam Roberts, Jaine Fenn, Tim Pears, Frances Hardinge, Lesley Glaister, Stephen Baxter, Christopher Priest, Lauren Beukes, Lavie Tidhar, Jane Rogers, Emmi Itäranta, Ian Watson, Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle, Priya Sharma, Eric Brown, Simon Clark, Robert Shearman, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Mark Lawrence, Tim Lebbon, RJ Barker, Blake Morrison ...
    An anthology released to raise funds for the NHS and UK Healtcare workers. Fifty-three stories, 253,000 words of fiction, including several pieces that are original to this volume. A treasury of stories from some of the finest writers of science fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, horror, and more.Introduction by Ian WhatesLast Contact – Stephen BaxterSlink-Thinking – Frances HardingeGossamer – ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Dynasties and Interludes

    Past and Present in Canadian Electoral Politics

    by Lawrence LeDuc, Jon H. Pammett, Judith I. McKenzie, André Turcotte ...
    Dynasties and Interludes provides a comprehensive and unique overview of elections and voting in Canada from Confederation to the recent spate of minority governments. Its principal argument is that the Canadian political landscape has consisted of long periods of hegemony of a single party and/or leader (dynasties), punctuated by short, sharp disruptions brought about by the sudden rise of new ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Structures and Transformations in Modern British History

    Edited by David Feldman, Jon Lawrence ...
    This major collection of essays challenges many of our preconceptions about British political and social history from the late eighteenth century to the present. Inspired by the work of Gareth Stedman Jones, twelve leading scholars explore both the long-term structures - social, political and intellectual - of modern British history, and the forces that have transformed those structures at key ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

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  • Bear Head

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky ...
    Series Book 2 - Dogs of War
    Honey the genetically engineered bear starts a revolution on the Red Planet in the new novel from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time.WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARSJimmy Martin has a sore head.He's used to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first time it has started talking to him.The data claims to be a distinguished academic, author and civil rights ... Read more

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  • Infinite Detail

    A Novel

    by Tim Maughan ...
    A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL!The Guardian's Pick for Best Science Fiction Book of the Year!A timely and uncanny portrait of a world in the wake of fake news, diminished privacy, and a total shutdown of the InternetBEFORE: In Bristol's center lies the Croft, a digital no-man's-land cut off from the surveillance, Big Data dependence, and corporate-sponsored, globally hegemonic ... Read more

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  • Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2015

    A Tor.Com Original

    by Nino Cipri, Seth Dickinson, Jeffrey Ford, Yoon Ha Lee, Maria Dahvana Headley, David Herter, Kameron Hurley, Noah Keller, David D. Levine, Michael Livingston, Usman T. Malik, Haralambi Markov, Daniel José Older, Malka Older, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kelly Robson, Veronica Schanoes, Priya Sharma, Brian Staveley, Sabrina Vourvoulias, Ray Wood ...
    A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short stories published on Tor.com in 2015.Includes short fiction by Nino Cipri, Seth Dickinson, Jeffrey Ford, Yoon Ha Lee, Maria Dahvana Headley, David Herter, Kameron Hurley, Noah Keller, David D. Levine, Michael Livingston, Usman T. Malik, Haralambi Markov, Daniel José Older, Malka Older, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kelley Robson, ... Read more

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