La curée
 J'accuse: A great book full of heartwrenching mellodrama. Greed and incest rear their ugly heads before the backdrop of Haussman's transformation of Paris in the mid 19th century. There is hardly a dull moment in this masterpiece. I have yet to read more [... more]
CDN$7.75
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46 Syms
The Best Stereo "Complete" Set: The special challenges of Mozart's symphonies defeat all but a very few conductors. Excellent ensemble is required - which eliminates most "budget" offerings. Excessive speed and hyper-fierce attack [... more]
CDN$91.99
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Resurrectionists
From Amazon.co.uk: The Resurrectionists finds Irish-born Michael Collins returning to the wastelands of Hicksville, USA: the same terrain as his Booker-shortlisted novel The Keepers of Truth. Set predominently in an anonymous Michigan town--"the [... more]
CDN$14.99
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Icefalcon's Quest
From Amazon.com: Hitherto, Hambly's books about Darwath, a world menaced by awakened malign sleepers and an ice age, have been classic portal fantasies, in which the emphasis is on two transplanted Californians, Gil and Rudy, who are learning to cope [... more]
CDN$28.00
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Kidnapped: A Novel
PLOT TWISTS AND DASHES OF FORENSIC SCIENCE: Life's short and there are so many good books that if a story doesn't grab me by the first chapter, it's just put aside. Edgar Award winning author Burke didn't need a chapter - just two pages - actually [... more]
CDN$29.99
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Ghattis Tale 02 Mind Speakers Call
complicated but entertaining: MUCH better than the first. Sure it was kind of long-winded and depressing, and it was hard to understand since Greeno keeps you almost completely in the dark for most of the book, but all in all, not bad The Truth Revealed [... more]
CDN$8.99
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How to Talk to a Widower
This was a really engaging novel.: I really got caught up in Doug's emotions over Hailey and found myself totally empathising with him for his loss. I think the descriptions of loss and grief were very accute and really brings home the strength of it to [... more]
CDN$25.00
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A Damsel in Distress
Screwball Comedy Wodehouse Style: Just today I was making a list of the best-written bits in Wodehouse, and Damsel in Distress topped the list. Gracie Allen of Burns and Allen fame starred in an old black-and-white film based from this book and cast in [... more]
CDN$15.00
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Wild Irish
THE MEETING OF TWO TITANS...: This is a rip-rollicking work of historical fiction from a master storyteller. Original in concept, the author tells the tale of two women, Queen Elizabeth I and the Irish pirate, Grace O'Malley. Both are fiercely [... more]
CDN$14.01
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Tales from the Greek Legends
Sparks interest: My children have been listening to this collection since they were very young. The stories are often gory, but they're also full of wonder. The introduction to the Greek gods sets the stage and helps make sense of some of the stories to [... more]
CDN$13.63
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You Can't Blow Home Again
Sail Away to the South Pacific: With Herb Payson and his wife and stepson as they begin the vacation of a lifetime. Payson is a witty, experienced sailor who writes about his family's adventures while sailing in the South Pacific onboard their 36 ft. [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Bus-a-saurus Bop
Put those school bus fears to bed!: This is what read-aloud is all about! Starting off with a jazzy, snappy rhythm Early in the mornin' when the sun is done a snorin' the boppin bus-a-saurus comes a-rippin' and a roarin.' that continues to the very end . [... more]
CDN$18.50
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