Louis Dorny
Although designed in the mid-1930s and in squadron service several years prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the PBY Catalina proved its soundness in combat throughout the four years that the World War 2 raged across the Pacific. Deadly in its ... [... more]
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Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific by Raft
 A foolish adventure, a remarkable accomplishment: Early in "Kon-Tiki," as Thor Heyerdahl and his compatriots are a assembling make-shift raft to float across the Pacific, a government official calls Heyerdahl to his office. "Are your [... more]
CDN$22.02
Amazon CA |
Coral
Praising polyps' performance: The world of coral seems so distant and obscure. Tropical lagoons or long stretches of underwater realm. To us, it may be a paradisical mystery, remote and hidden with little to offer to our daily lives. Steve Jones, whose [... more]
CDN$24.00
Amazon CA |
Coral
Praising polyps' performance: The world of coral seems so distant and obscure. Tropical lagoons or long stretches of underwater realm. To us, it may be a paradisical mystery, remote and hidden with little to offer to our daily lives. Steve Jones, whose [... more]
CDN$32.06
Amazon CA |
Cladistic Biogeography
The Peculiar Science of Cladistic Biogeography: Scattered throughout the western United States, I have a handful of cousins: one in Oregon, two in Wyoming, and two in Arizona (along with an aunt and uncle in the latter state). Including myself as a [... more]
CDN$119.95
Amazon CA |
State of Fear
From Amazon.com: Amazon Exclusive Content A Michael Crichton Timeline Amazon.com reveals a few facts about the "father of the techno-thriller." 1942: John Michael Crichton is born in Chicago, Illinois, on Oct. 23. 1960: Crichton graduates from [... more]
CDN$69.95
Amazon CA |
Island I: Shipwreck: Audio Book
From Amazon.com: Being on a sailboat in the warm waters of the Pacific with a bunch of kids the same age could sound like a vacation dream come true. However, when this month-long trip is part of a strict program called Charting a New Course, and each [... more]
CDN$24.99
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Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle
Too much detail and not enough context: Okinawa 1945: The Last Battle (Campaign, 96)by Gordon Rottman is packed full of details concerning the Okinawa landings. If one wants to merely know about troop movements then this is the book for you. However, the [... more]
CDN$26.95
Amazon CA |
Across The Pacific Pb
Author: E, Evelyn Hu-Dehart Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 305 EAN: 9781566398244 ISBN: 156639824X Number Of Pages: 232 Publication Date: 2000-08-03 [... more]
CDN$28.08
Amazon CA |
A Cloud Across the Pacific: Essays on the Clash Between ...
Author: Thomas A. Metzger Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 320 EAN: 9789629961220 ISBN: 9629961229 Number Of Pages: 844 Publication Date: 2006-01 [... more]
CDN$65.22
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Railroad Signatures Across the Pacific Northwest
Visually stunning!: One of my favorite railroad history books, filled with information and numerous prints in color and black and white. The reproduction posters and advertising media is some of the best I've seen for a regional book. It is a great book [... more]
CDN$52.95
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Genthe's Photographs of San Francisco's Old Chinatown
This is an excellent book: Arnold Genthe was a German doctor of philosophy who arrived in San Francisco in 1895. He was fascinated by the Chinese and used his skill as an amatuer photographer to take over 200 photos of Chinatown's "Tangrenbu" [... more]
CDN$18.50
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