Lonely Planet Central Asia
a mixed bag: I found that the East Turkistan (Xinjiang) section of this book was much more helpful when I actually traveled there than the Cadogan "China: the Silk Routes" guide, which is much bigger and much lesse useful. For Uzbekistan, [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Zoya
Zoya: I must say that this is an intriguing book to read, thoroughly enjoyable, and very earnest in the feelings it conveys. However, as a Romanov afficionado I fundamentally oppose putting words into the mouths of the Tsar's family. Also, some glaring [... more]
CDN$12.95
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Living My Life, Vol. 1
From Amazon.com: Forget all those New Left memoirs: for readers who want to know what it is to be a revolutionary in America, this is the book to read. At the turn of the 20th century, Emma Goldman (1869-1940) was probably the most hated woman in her [... more]
CDN$18.50
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Easy Russian Phrase Book: Over 690 Basic Phrases for ...
fun and funny little book.: If you can read Cyrillic, and know basics of pronounciation and a little grammar, this book is great! A fellow reviewer commented that you can't lose by buying a book for $1.50 or $2.00, and I agree, as long as you fulfill the [... more]
CDN$3.50
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Anastasia The Lost Princess
Review For "Anastasia :The Lost Princess": Lovell must of had the best intentions, but this book is a supporter for the impostor. Anna Anderson Manahan was not the Grand Duchess, she was Franzika Shankowvska of Poland. HIH Grand Duchess [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Russian: Learn to Speak and Understand Russian with ...
If you goal is to actually be able to converse in Russian: The Pimsleur method strives to condition your mind first with the comprehension of words and phrases spoken by native speakers and to allow you to quickly form a response without puzzling over [... more]
CDN$28.95
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Last Citadel: A Novel of the Battle of Kursk
It Could Have Been a Great WWII Novel: I was totally absorbed while listening to the CD version, so why only 3 stars? I left it with the feeling that Robbins just missed it like a deep fly ball that gets caught on the warning track. What works? The role [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Lonely Planet Moscow
A good book, replaced by a newer edition.: This has been replaced by an updated edition. Search for 1864503599, or look under "Our Customers' Advice" above. It is still a great guide for your journey of Discovering Russia. We always tell [... more]
CDN$22.03
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New Penguin Russian Course
Excellent and thorough introduction for the serious student: I used this book in the second term of an accelarated version of First Year Russian at the University level. Brown's introduction to the language is really incredible. Unlike many more [... more]
CDN$22.50
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Lonely Planet Central Asia
a mixed bag: I found that the East Turkistan (Xinjiang) section of this book was much more helpful when I actually traveled there than the Cadogan "China: the Silk Routes" guide, which is much bigger and much lesse useful. For Uzbekistan, [... more]
CDN$36.07
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Vihod
Contains one of the *best dance songs* ever recorded !!!: I am not Russian, I do not speak Russian, i don't understand what they are saying and i don't know what the names of the songs are..... However, I accidentally discovered a track called " [... more]
CDN$8.99
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This Just In
This Just in is a Just a Good Account of a Reporter's Life: Bob Schieffer is a native of Fort Worth Texas, the host of Face the Nation and a season veteran reporter. In over 40 years the Texan has covered racial conflict in the South, the Vietnam War, [... more]
CDN$40.00
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