David Hiltbrand
David Hiltbrand was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, the son of a Juilliard-trained pianist. After graduating from Sonoma State University in Northern California, he held a variety of jobs: Boston cab driver, hoistman in a Colorado silver mine, ... [... more]
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Brokedown Palace
 Look at the Deadication: That is not a misspelling of dedication, the book is Deadicated to the members and lyric writers of the Grateful Dead in the mid-80's. All the "legends" are created from various Grateful Dead songs. For example, the boy [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Modern Classics Nostromo
"Costaguana will always be run by butchers and tyrants.": Often regarded as Conrad's masterwork, Nostromo is also Conrad's darkest novel, filled with betrayals at all levels and offering little hope for man's redemption. A novel of huge scope [... more]
CDN$18.99
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The Devil's Miner
From Amazon.com: Basilio Vargas is a veteran mine worker. He's been employed by La Cumbre silver mine for four years. It's one of hundreds in Bolivia's Cerro Rico, known locally as "the mountain that eats men." Basilio is 14. He's often joined [... more]
CDN$32.99
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Hawk O'Toole's Hostage
Should be titled "The Pathetic": This is probably the worst of Sandra's books. The kidnapper treats the kidnapped woman like garbage, calls her a slut, insults her motherhood and subjects her to even more mental cruelty and... she can't wait to [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Nostromo
"Costaguana will always be run by butchers and tyrants.": Often regarded as Conrad's masterwork, Nostromo is also Conrad's darkest novel, filled with betrayals at all levels and offering little hope for man's redemption. A novel of huge scope [... more]
CDN$25.00
Amazon CA |
Wilde (Widescreen)
The Portrait of Oscar Wilde--one of wit and compassion: If anything, the value of true love and compassion, unfettered by social interdictions, and how the Victorian attitudes made only a certain kind of love a crime, is the driving force behind Wilde. [... more]
CDN$30.95
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Ash Wednesday Blues
From Amazon.com: Who'd have thought a Swede raised on an island in the Baltic, not a single drop of African blood in his veins, would emerge as one of the leading exponents of R & B and blues in New Orleans? Unlike many musicians from elsewhere who' [... more]
CDN$18.99
Amazon CA |
Iced
Okay-I've Read Better Books But Stuck With It Anyhow: This book was okay, but I've read better in the past though-that's for sure. It could have been more interesting. Eben Bean had been known as a man who robbed people of their fine art or gems. He was [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Penguin Classics Nostromo
"Costaguana will always be run by butchers and tyrants.": Often regarded as Conrad's masterwork, Nostromo is also Conrad's darkest novel, filled with betrayals at all levels and offering little hope for man's redemption. A novel of huge scope [... more]
CDN$17.50
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Iced: A Regan Reilly Mystery
Okay-I've Read Better Books But Stuck With It Anyhow: This book was okay, but I've read better in the past though-that's for sure. It could have been more interesting. Eben Bean had been known as a man who robbed people of their fine art or gems. He was [... more]
CDN$40.00
Amazon CA |
20th Century Nostromo
"Costaguana will always be run by butchers and tyrants.": Often regarded as Conrad's masterwork, Nostromo is also Conrad's darkest novel, filled with betrayals at all levels and offering little hope for man's redemption. A novel of huge scope [... more]
CDN$10.00
Amazon CA |
