Leo Tolstoy
Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world ... [... more]
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Large Family Collection
 From Amazon.co.uk: Jill Murphy has been hitting the nail of family life well and truly on the head with the everyday adventures of the rather marvellous Large family--the long-suffering Mrs Large with her erstwhile hubby Mr Large doing battle with Lester, [... more]
CDN$14.01
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1106 Grand Boulevard
An Unpretentious, Wildly Entertaining Tale of Love's Demands and Consequences: 1106 GRAND BOULEVARD is a tough book to classify and giving it a rating in numbers of stars is yet more difficult. Usually 5 stars indicates a masterpiece of literature, one [... more]
CDN$50.02
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Flynn's World
McDonald's World is Getting a Little Smaller: When Francis Xavier Flynn was introduced in the pages of "Confess, Fletch", it was apparent that Gregory McDonald's success with "Fletch" wasn't a fluke. The author's ability to create [... more]
CDN$18.00
Amazon CA |
The Autobiography and Other Writings
You will be richer from reading this book: Benjamin Franklin's autobiography is the story of one man's efforts to integrate certain principles and habits - integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, simplicity, [... more]
CDN$5.95
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Commissar
Masterpiece, forbidden for 20 years: During the russian civil war, the soviets occupy the Ukraine. Sometimes the "whites" move forward, killing and expulsing the population, sometimes the Ukrainians strike back. Destroyed villages, deserted [... more]
CDN$34.95
Amazon CA |
Picnic: 125 Recipes with 29 Seasonal Menus
_Picnic_ is an excellent buy for the money.: First off, it is nigh impossible to find a decent cookbook for less than $..., but to find a great cookbook for under $... (Amazon_s price), is a true discovery. But we need to beg the question: even if it is [... more]
CDN$10.95
Amazon CA |
Lady Susan
Minor treasures from the Jane Austen treasure chest: Jane Austen is known for six complete novels, each one a masterpiece. This Penguin Classics compilation features one novel unpublished in her lifetime and two unfinished fragments. This book is proof [... more]
CDN$18.73
Amazon CA |
Ongiara
From Amazon.com: There is a hushed grace to each Great Lake Swimmers release, a wonderfully fragile quality--a la Bonnie Prince Billy or Songs: Ohia--that is responsible for their devoted, near-religious fan base. While Great Lake Swimmers have been [... more]
CDN$16.99
Amazon CA |
Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography
a continued killer of many: Margaret Sanger was no better than Hitler with her population control. She chose to focus on control because she was one of many children from her family and obviously did not get enough attention. Now she focuses on being [... more]
CDN$17.95
Amazon CA |
Fourteen: Growing Up Alone in a Crowd
it's the real story: Without pity or too much drama, Stephen Zanichowsky write the story for every one of us who grew up in a large family. The book works as a form of his own therapy, but inspires me to face what happened to me, even just for my own [... more]
CDN$24.95
Amazon CA |
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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