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  • Red Sand Green Heart

    Ecological adventures in the outback

    by John L. Read ...
    Australia's arid outback is teeming with life ... when you know where to look. From taipan snakes and pelicans to hippie activists and hardline miners, John Read brings to life the characters, creatures and cultures of the outback. Through vivid, personal stories he shares his experience as an ecologist making new discoveries; challenging conventional approaches to pastoralism, mining, tourism and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • From Alchemy to Chemistry

    by John Read ...
    "Chemistry, in particular, is capable, when suitably presented, of making a strong appeal to the intelligence and the imagination; for, as the following pages are intended to show, it is the most romantic of all the branches of science; and in its variegated history, stretching back through unnumbered generations of alchemists into an indefinite past, its present votaries have (if they but knew) a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Among the Pigeons

    Why our cats belong indoors

    by John L. Read ...
    During the last century, global domestic cat numbers rocketed past 200 million, along with a surge in cat diseases and numbers of feral cats and sick, injured and malnourished cats. Cat shelters are overflowing. Hundreds of thousands of cats are euthanised every year by despondent animal welfare workers. Misplaced sentimentality, sometimes promoted by corporate greed of cat food companies, has ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Dear Grandpa, Why?

    Reflections from Kokoda to Hiroshima

    by John L. Read ...
    "'Dear Grandpa, why?' is a question that has been asked many times over, by descendants of those who have died in war. John L. Read, however, has placed his energy into actually seeking an answer to his own question." - Hon. Sir Eric Neal, AC, CVO. Edward Tompson Mobsby, father of twin baby girls, volunteered for war service and was shot down by the Japanese in New Guinea in 1942. John Read's ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Ten Days That Shook the World (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. An Eyewitness Chronicle of the 1917 Petrograd Uprising and the Bolshevik Revolution

    by John Reed, Maren Fairbourne ...
    Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed's electrifying eyewitness account of the October Revolution of 1917, a work that fuses reportage, political drama, and revolutionary epic. Written in a vivid, urgent style, it follows the Bolshevik seizure of power through streets, soviets, assemblies, and barricades, preserving the voices of workers, soldiers, leaders, and opponents alike. As a landmark ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Baby's Guide to the Night Sky

    by John A. Read ...
    Illustrated by Pumudi Gardiyawasam ...
    Explore the stars together—no telescope required!Spark a lifelong love of science with Baby's Guide to the Night Sky, a sweet board book that introduces little learners to the wonders above. Written by an astronomer and an astronaut, this gentle, rhyming read-aloud makes astronomy accessible, engaging, and fun for babies and toddlers.From twinkling stars and familiar constellations to planets, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • A Kid's Guide to the Night Sky

    Simple Ways to Explore the Universe

    by John A. Read ...
    Learn how to stargaze and discover the most amazing sights in the night sky—no telescope required!This easy-to-use stargazing guide for kids explores the popular night sky constellations, visits the brightest stars, and tours our solar system. As they learn step-by-step how to find the most fascinating sights in the night sky, readers will learn how the sky changes with each season, when to look ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Insurgent Maxico

    by John Reed ...
    Insurgent Maxico by John Reed ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ten Days That Shook the World

    by John Reed ...
    Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed’s eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders, set ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

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  • Catherine Booth

    Laying the Theological Foundations of a Radical Movement

    by John Read ...
    Catherine Booth's achievements--as a revivalist, social reformer, champion of women's rights, and, with her husband William Booth, co-founder of The Salvation Army--were widely recognized in her lifetime. However, Catherine Booth's life and work has since been largely neglected. This neglect has extended to her theological ideas, even though they were critical to the formation of Salvationism, the ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • House of Fun: The Story of Madness

    by John Reed ...
    Madness were true originals who mixed ska and reggae rhythms with social comment and music hall humour to become a British group like no other. They were the most successful UK singles band of the 80s, offering a larky down-to-earth take on Thatcher’s Britain through hits like ‘My Girl’, ‘One Step Beyond’, ‘House Of Fun’ and ‘Baggy Trousers’.Their appeal endures to this day, Madness’ latter-day ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Ten Days That Shook the World

    With Appendix, Notes and Explanations

    by John Reed ...
    Embark on a journey through the tumultuous days of the Russian Revolution with John Reed's 'Ten Days That Shook the World'-a book recommended by Lenin himself. Renowned journalist and eyewitness, Reed brings unparalleled authenticity to his work as a key figure who not only reported on the Russian Revolution but actively participated in and documented its revolutionary fervor. His unique ... Read more

    $2.99 USD