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  • Edith Kermit Roosevelt

    Portrait of a First Lady

    Edith Kermit Carow grew up in New York City in the same circles as did Theodore Roosevelt. But only after TR's first wife died at age twenty-two did the childhood friends forge one of the most successful romantic and political partnerships in American history. Sylvia Jukes Morris's access to previously unpublished letters and diaries brings to full life her portrait of the Roosevelts and their ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • Price of Fame

    The Honorable Clare Boothe Luce

    “I hope I shall have ambition until the day I die,” Clare Boothe Luce told her biographer Sylvia Jukes Morris. Price of Fame, the concluding volume of the life of an exceptionally brilliant polymath, chronicles Luce’s progress from her arrival on Capitol Hill through her career as a diplomat, prolific journalist, and magnetic public speaker, as well as a playwright, screenwriter, pioneer scuba ... Read more

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  • Rage for Fame

    The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce

    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK“Her technique was simple: aim for the top,” an envious colleague wrote of Clare Boothe Luce. No American woman of the twentieth century aimed so accurately, or rose so far, as this legendary playwright, politician, and social seductress. Born in New York’s Spanish Harlem, with nothing to recommend her but beauty, ferocious intelligence, and dry wit, she transformed ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Opal Dinosaur

    by Yvonne Mes ...
    Illustrated by Sylvia Morris ...
    Millions of years ago, a small dinosaur slips and scrambles, before sinking into the earth. Her bones lie under the soil, slowly transforming into something wonderful. Then, one day, a miner spies a shimmer of blue and green.The Opal Dinosaur explores the amazing discovery of rare opalised bones. Follow the journey as the bones are found, forgotten and then finally identified as an exciting new ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Bear to the Rescue

    Illustrated by Sylvia Morris ...
    Bear is full of energy, which can lead to trouble – until he finds his perfect role as a detection dog!When deadly bushfires sweep through the forest, Bear and his team must act fast. Will Bear be able to find and help save the wild koalas? Follow the true story of Bear as he finds his purpose for important conservation work.Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • William Marsh Rice and His Institute

    The Centennial Edition

    In 1891 William Marsh Rice made a generous bequest in order to found the distinguished Houston institution that bears his name. Ironically, this very bequest helped to bring about his murder, an act of treachery perpetrated by a conniving attorney and Rice’s naïve, malleable manservant. This captivating tale—full of intrigue, legal twists and turns, and sensational revelations—an important part of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Great Shark Egg Case Hunt

    Illustrated by Sylvia Morris ...
    It’s time to go on an egg hunt. But not a chocolate egg hunt, or a chicken egg hunt – we’re going on a shark egg case hunt!Some sharks and their close relatives lay eggs, which are protected in egg cases that come in lots of shapes and sizes. Once a baby shark has wriggled out, these egg cases wash up on beaches around the world just waiting to be found.Join our citizen scientists as they enjoy a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Hyphenated Life

    Caught between the pressure to be a good Canadian girl, her duty to her immigrant parents, and her own personal desires, Angelika Langer must learn to translate not just the three languages she speaks, but also her own inner voice. Her parents left Germany in the early 1950s for a new life after the war, settling first in Quebec then moving to northern Ontario when Angelika is eleven. She ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Teen Voices 2025

    CollingWord Youth Short Story Contest 2025: Winning EntriesThis chapbook brings together the winning stories from the CollingWord 2025 Youth Short Story Contest, showcasing the imagination, insight, and emerging talent of five teenage writers from Ontario's South Georgian Bay region.Spanning genres from quiet introspection to fantasy and wonder, these original short stories explore questions of ... Read more

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  • Preserving Your Precious Pouch

    The language used is part English and part dialect, it might appear to be strong but because of the nature of the topic it’s the best that can be done. Illustrations by Dwayne Watson ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Found You!

    by Jane Godwin ...
    Illustrated by Sylvia Morris ...
    **Hide-and-seek is fun. Until it's not . . . but maybe it's okay after all! For every kid who has ever had an anxious moment during play.A very relatable story for 5-9-year-olds that acknowledges all of the big feelings and questions that kids ponder, in this social-emotional picture book.**Archie and his friends are playing hide-and-seek in the house. He finds the best hiding place. But is it too ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management

    A Manual for Economic Appraisal

    A new ‘Multi-Coloured Manual'This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood and coastal risk management, produced by the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University, UK, with support from Defra and the Environment Agency. It builds upon a previous book known as the "multi-coloured manual" (2005), which itself was a ... Read more

    $72.99 USD