Bloody Aachen
 Aching for a Better Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city captured by American forces in WWII, and therefore rates more attention than it has so far received by the writers of military history. From this persepective, Whiting's book is valuable. [... more]
CDN$19.45
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In Search of the Trojan War, Updated edition
New Edition, Worth Reading: Wood writes with such immediacy about the history of the search for Troy one would think he'd done it himself, or at least been there to witness it. It is refreshing to see such an easily read book on an overstudied topic. It [... more]
CDN$27.97
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Edge City: Life on the New Frontier
Why suburban sprawl is inevitable - say goodbye to downtown: Although this book is over a decade old, it is still a classic on why suburban sprawl is unstoppable, and why those trying to recreate 1920s-style downtowns are doomed to failure. The author is [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Eyewitness Travel Guides Brussels
Very good resource for planning and en route: I have had great experiences with the DK Guides. I use it extensively in my trip planning and this is the guide I take on the trip. This guide provides execllent information about local sites throughout [... more]
CDN$20.07
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1959 Ballad Of Baby Doe Comp
From Amazon.com: Despite its somewhat Disneyesque title, The Ballad of Baby Doe is one of the sturdiest American operas. Its riches-to-rags story of Colorado miner Horace Tabor has a great plot, excellent characters, real arias, and dynamic chorus scenes, [... more]
CDN$36.99
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The Rough Road to Renaissance: Urban Revitalization in ...
The only thing missing is the ýwhy.: Analysis of Jon C. Teaford's The Rough Road to Renaissance: Urban Revitalization in America, 1940-1985 The Rough Road to Renaissance is a chronicle of the urban revitalization efforts of several older central [... more]
CDN$26.05
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The Flash: The Complete Series
From Amazon.com: One of the more exciting and atmospheric TV adaptations of a popular comic book series, The Flash benefited from terrific special effects, but lasted only a single year on its network in 1990. The series stuck to the Scarlet Speedster's [... more]
CDN$74.98
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John Fielder's Best of Colorado
Not the Best...: As a former bookstore manager and 40-year resident of Colorado, I was curious about this book and spent a good deal of time browsing through it. The premise for the book does seem fairly compelling. John Fielder has traveled extensively [... more]
CDN$30.05
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One Nation Underground: The Fallout Shelter in American ...
Fascinating Analysis: One Nation Underground is a fascinating analysis of the Cold War fallout shelter, the global and political milieu in which it emerged, and the pervasiveness in which the concept of protection from nuclear destruction permeated the [... more]
CDN$65.22
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Eyewitness Travel Guides Brussels
Very good resource for planning and en route: I have had great experiences with the DK Guides. I use it extensively in my trip planning and this is the guide I take on the trip. This guide provides execllent information about local sites throughout [... more]
CDN$24.00
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The Slaughter of Cities: Urban Renewal as Ethnic Cleansing
heavy Catholic bias clouds pseudo-scholarship: This is, frankly, one of the WORST books I have ever read on any topic, let alone urban problems. After the first chapter, it is apparent that E. Michael Smith has an agenda at least as pervasive as that of [... more]
CDN$41.67
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The Republic of East L.A.: Stories
From Amazon.com: California's San Fernando Valley is home to some of the toughest gang violence in America, and Luis J. Rodriguez's The Republic of East L.A. showcases the lives of its drifters, gangbangers, the homeless, and other hard-luck residents. [... more]
CDN$14.95
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