Hot Pre-Orders

ReFocus: The Films of Roberta Findlay covers a variety of angles, using queer, feminist, historical, and close textual reading methods to grapple with the complicated and contradictory politics and meanings of this pioneering culture-worker. Chapters examine Findlay's marketing strategies, the gender politics of her...

In his forty-five-year career, William Wyler not only traversed the silent and the sound eras, but also connected classic Hollywood to "new Hollywood." The range of his films also spans a wide spectrum of genres: from westerns to adaptations of classic literature, from crime...

A collection of poetry addressing mental health, personal growth, and the journey towards authenticity.Author: Raekenya WalkerPublisher: Bookleaf PublishingPublished: 12/02/2024Pages: 44Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.12lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.09dISBN: 9789363305977This title is not returnable

The obscure first-generation female cadres of the Greek communist movement were cultivated in the 1920s in the context of Bolshevization, while others were mobilized by antifascism and resistance to the Axis occupation. A number of these women traveled to Moscow to undertake training in...

The obscure first-generation female cadres of the Greek communist movement were cultivated in the 1920s in the context of Bolshevization, while others were mobilized by antifascism and resistance to the Axis occupation. A number of these women traveled to Moscow to undertake training in...

This book tracks the rise of modern cultural regionalism across the turn of the nineteenth century. Attending specifically to literature and literary culture, it examines how a particular region--southwest Scotland--was reimagined between 1770 and 1830. Regionalisms were a vital, emergent force in this period,...

(Score). "This work is sub-titled 'Scherzo for soprano, counter-tenor, cello and harpsichord' and is dedicated to the Lydian Ensemble. The words are taken from translations by Robert Kotewall and Norman L. Smith in the Penguin Book of Chinese Verse and are three short poems...

Jaylyn Flyn was successful with saving her father and Solaris. Her fire is now a part of her but her purpose becomes clear when a prophecy is uncovered. Knowing there's an expectation of her Firebringer lineage, will she be able to rise? Her journey...

Challenging the standard view that England emerged as a dominant power and Wales faded into obscurity after Edward I's conquest in 1282, this book considers how Welsh (and British) history became an enduringly potent instrument of political power in the late Middle Ages. Brought...

Author: Linda DenningPublisher: Linda DenningPublished: 10/06/2024Pages: 32Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.25dISBN: 9781737389699Audience: Baby-PreschoolThis title is not returnable

Upon entering a gaggle of geese, Wee Hummingbird finds herself befuddled by their seemingly mammoth size...relative to her own diminutive stature. She then embarks on a journey where she discovers that variances, whether in vastness, volume, or velocity, are a natural part of life....

The sports world's attention was focused on Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. The years-long buildup to and aftermath of the games occurred in the midst of the global pandemic, which delayed the event until 2021. Given all of this, there...

This book starts by providing the global and historical context needed to understand religion, science and technology in a North American context. Following an introduction to the field, the book explores the complex history of what we call "religion" in relation to what we...

An in-depth analysis of Rembrandt's striking self-portrait and its personal and political undertonesThe Dutch painter Rembrandt (1606-69) painted The Standard-Bearer in 1636, at the age of 30, when he was already a popular portraitist in Amsterdam. The self-portrait advertises his ambition and virtuosity. The...

Executive Pastry Chef Remy Kensington is the Bad Girl of British Baking. A washed up child reality star that has spent over a decade creating a name for herself in the culinary world.It nearly all ends in the United States after a blizzard diverts...

Life in the military is unlike any other way of life. Where else are people collected from every corner of the nation, from every race and religion, from every socio-economic class and welded into a force that subordinates its own safety and self-interest to...

Behold! The memorialization of all that we loved, those who didn't reciprocate the love we gave, those who've angered us and made us broken.Author: Maleeka MohammedPublisher: Bookleaf PublishingPublished: 12/02/2024Pages: 56Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.12dISBN: 9789363312883This title is not returnable

Leaders are buckling under the pressure of tremendous hardship. Could you be next? No matter how difficult, daunting, or despairing life gets, it doesn't have to take you down. In this place of unthinkable hardship, the Lord breaks us to make us better, humbles...

A surly alien rider, a mail-order bride meant for someone else, and the family that was never supposed to form...All I want is to fall in love and get married. But my romantic hopes are dashed when I find out my alien groom, Oaken,...

In a world where the ground beneath our feet feels increasingly unstable, Resist: Surviving the Slide to Autocracy offers a lifeline. Whether you're grappling with political uncertainty, sudden shifts in freedoms, or the challenge of staying true to your values in turbulent times, this...