The Hell Screen
 strong amateur sleuth eleventh century Japanese mystery: With his mother ill and perhaps dying, government clerk Akitada Sugawara returns home from the provincial north to Edo. Some things never change in Akitada' mind as his rancorous mother rips his [... more]
CDN$34.95
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IM
Should have Nightmare Warnings: IM is one of those rare books that scared the bejeezus out of me, to the point that I had to put the book down. A few days later, I was drawn back to the book "like a moth to a flame." The story moves quickly, [... more]
CDN$18.01
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A Sorrow in Our Hearts
not my idea of great history: Though I wanted very much to enjoy this book, I can't in good conscience recommend it. When dealing with historical facts (the expansionist policy of the new government of the US vs. the interests of the larger tribes - the [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Scholar of Decay: The Ravenloft Covenant
Deliciously dark, like chocolate: The whole story is very, very dark. People are eaten alive by a number of different creatures, there's evidence of blood magic, and drowning innocent people seems to be a favourite pastime of some of the younger wererats. [... more]
CDN$16.00
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Moby-Dick (Maxnotes Literature Guides)
a great version of this classic!: I'm still reading the book, but this version is quite helpful because in the back it has explanations for Melville's sometimes confusing allusions. A Challenging Read But Worth It; Loaded With Symbolism: The Story: The [... more]
CDN$4.95
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Is Your Pet Psychic?: Developing Psychic Communication ...
From Amazon.com: Most people don't realize that their pets are sophisticated mind readers, according to author Richard Webster in Is Your Pet Psychic?. Clairvoyant communication is, in fact, a legitimate way to increase understanding between pets and [... more]
CDN$20.50
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Twenty Days with Julian & Little Bunny by Papa
Some things never change: This is abrief book, but full of great writing. It's very interesting to see what has changed in 150 years - the food, the activities, the words, and what hasn't - how little kids behave. Hawthorne really captures the boundless [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Cuba and the Night
anticlamatic bore: i was in thailand for a couple months and thought this would be a good book to go with the traveling--- was that wrong. this horribily written, scattered, drab novel is not one which you should waste your time on. what was with the [... more]
CDN$14.03
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In the Kingdom of Gorillas: The Quest to Save Rwanda's ...
Intriguing!: Very interesting account of a life of struggling to save Rwanda's mountain gorillas, with riveting accounts of life with Dian Fossey. Brings conservation issues and problems truly to light in central Africa. A very smooth and easy read. [... more]
CDN$22.00
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Storm of Iron
Perturabo would be proud!: Kudos to Graham McNeill for escaping the all too common trap of resorting to portrayals of the traitor legions as nothing more than thoroughly wicked, single-minded pawns of the Ruinous Powers. I have always felt that at least [... more]
CDN$14.01
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Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era
Wonderful, Entertaining Tale: Eiji Yoshikawa did a marvelous job combining the figures from that era in Japan's history into an exciting and thought provoking book. I first read this when I was in elementary school and I must say it has partly influenced [... more]
CDN$52.95
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The Ingenuity Gap: How Can We Solve The Problems of the ...
From Amazon.com: As the world becomes more complex, so do its problems--and the solutions to these problems become tougher to grasp, writes University of Toronto professor Thomas Homer-Dixon in The Ingenuity Gap. "As we strive to maintain or [... more]
CDN$37.95
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