Shackleton
 From Amazon.com: Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Anglo-Irish explorer, never achieved his goal of reaching the South Pole, though he was knighted in 1909 for having come within 100 miles. With bravery matched only by his theatricality, Shackleton sought to [... more]
CDN$33.00
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Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. ...
The One Book that Vegas DOES Want You to Read: Bringing Down the House, if you don't already know, is a non-fiction (or so they say) card-counting story about some MIT kids who make millions with a team-based blackjack scheme. I have been fascinated by [... more]
CDN$16.50
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Naughty or Nice
Uplifting: This collection of romantic short stories is a good pick-me-up for a bad or rainy days. All the stories are independent from one another. The only thing that links them all together is a Christmas theme. The best story out of the four is [... more]
CDN$8.99
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Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take On the ...
In My Personal Top Ten: During my vacation, I've been reading "Sweatshop Warriors: Immigrant Women Workers Take on the Global Factory" by Miriam Ching Yoon Louie. Miriam has a multi-decade organizing history with low income women of color. She [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Stoner Witch
outside the margin: The basis for the Melvins' career has been the simple principle: "we don't give a fxxx what anybody thinks". Indeed, Buzzo and company make music that is totally outside the confines of mainstream thinking, ranging from [... more]
CDN$9.99
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Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. ...
The One Book that Vegas DOES Want You to Read: Bringing Down the House, if you don't already know, is a non-fiction (or so they say) card-counting story about some MIT kids who make millions with a team-based blackjack scheme. I have been fascinated by [... more]
CDN$38.00
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Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra
Lucia Popp!!!: She is my only reason to buy this disk, although the other recordings (the Also Sprach Zarathustra and Don Juan) are quite nicely done. Lucia did two recordings that I know of of the Four Last Songs. One with Tennstedt, and one with [... more]
CDN$7.99
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Moon Pix
: Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power, has created an album, Moon Pix, that somehow manages to be both complex and difficult as well as stark and spacious. It's an interesting contradiction mirrored in Marshall's vocal and lyrical talents; her voice soars [... more]
CDN$13.99
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Ashley Macisaac
Looking beyond the fiddle: I picked up AM's new CD after checking out his Web site. I have "Hi How Are You Today" and I actually like this new one as much or even better. He's obviously pushing some personal musical boundries with, for me, [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Monsoon Featuring Sheila Chandra
One of the best CD's in existence.: This CD is one of the favorite in my collection. I play it over and over and over. I was first blown away by the song "Eyes" when I heard it on an alternative music station back in 1983. I went right to the [... more]
CDN$10.99
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The Living Goddesses
The Kirkus reviewer obviously did not read the book!: The evidence laid out in this series of works is very compelling. The critics of these ideas seem only able to express themselves with "Preposterous!" or "Idiotic" but never with a [... more]
CDN$23.91
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Shackleton
From Amazon.com: Sir Ernest Shackleton, the Anglo-Irish explorer, never achieved his goal of reaching the South Pole, though he was knighted in 1909 for having come within 100 miles. With bravery matched only by his theatricality, Shackleton sought to [... more]
CDN$28.50
Amazon CA |
