Surfers of snow
Painful: An absolutely atrocious novel. Remarkable how one can write an entire novel, without once asking oneself if the requisite talent is there. Somewhat excusable, if this novel was written as part of a community service sentence. A truly painful [... more]
CDN$6.95
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The Sweet Breathing of Plants: Women Writing on the ...
Book of wisdom.....: THE SWEET BREATHING OF PLANTS should be required reading for high school and early college classes covering the natural world. I'm a big fan of essays, books, etc. written by naturalists, and SBP is one of the best collections of [... more]
CDN$16.50
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Point of Law
Well written, exciting, and describes the high of climbing: This is a well-written page turner, and more. I always appreciate thrillers best when they let me learn about a different place or time. I've never been a climber, and don't want to be, but I [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Dances With Trout
From Amazon.com: The latest paperback offering from Geirach includes a healthy dose of his trademark antidotes to civilization--sly, knowing essays on sport (read: life) wrapped in humor and empathy. Winter time fishing blues? Read Gierach: Eyes getting [... more]
CDN$17.95
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What Fish Don't Want You to Know
What Fish Don't Want You to Know: Good book, great illustrations, humor prevails. Even if you don't go fishing, this book is a good one for armchair reading! I think it would make a great present for any fisherman! What Fish Don't Want You to Know: A [... more]
CDN$26.95
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The Flavours of Canada: A Collection of the Finest ...
Amazon.ca: Here's a cookbook with a pedigree. Anita Stewart's effort is splashy (coffee-table format; full-page, full-colour photographs of landscapes, produce, and styled dishes to pine for), and she is well fitted for the enormous job. Stewart rightly [... more]
CDN$24.95
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The Hard Way: Stories of Danger, Survival, and the Soul ...
the real soul of adventure: A truly superb book. As a longtime reader of Mark Jenkins' articles in Outside magazine i was always going to buy any book he produced. After reading this book I will continue to buy everything he writes. No other writer out [... more]
CDN$19.99
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The Rocky Mountain Collection
An excellent collection but with dissappointing recordings: I was a serious John Denver fan throughout high school. His music fit in well with my outdoor sports, camping trips to the mountains, and guitar playing. By 1976, my first year in college, I [... more]
CDN$35.99
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