Diana Atkinson
Diana Atkinson was born and raised in Vancouver. She is currently studying at Concordia University in Montreal. This is a startling novel - as much for the power and beauty of the writing as for its vivid, searing tale of life on the road as a ... [... more]
Random House |
Butter in the Well: A Scandinavian Woman's Tale of Life ...
 Ranks as high as Little House on the Prairie books!: One of the best "first settler" accounts I've ever read! Hubalek's story of Swedish immigrant, Kajsa, who settled in Central Kansas was riveting. I couldn't put it down until I had read the [... more]
CDN$11.99
Amazon CA |
George Peper
One of the funniest, most beloved, and most often quoted entertainers in the world tells his tale of Life and Golf--and of somehow surviving both. With his brilliant creation, groundskeeper Carl Spackler, and the outrageous success of the film ... [... more]
Random House |
With Honors (Full Screen)
From Amazon.com: Joe Pesci gives his most likable performance to date, elevating this predictable comedy-drama. A stuck-up Harvard senior (Brendan Fraser) believes his life is ruined when an educated bum (Pesci) finds his thesis. The bum wants to trade [... more]
CDN$9.93
Amazon CA |
The Fruit of Stone
From Amazon.com: Mark Spragg, author of the widely praised memoir Where Rivers Change Direction, sets off his first novel, The Fruit of Stone, with a cacophony of twittering birds. Starlings, sparrows, and magpies punctuate Barnum McEban's glorious [... more]
CDN$14.01
Amazon CA |
Dead Reckoning: A Pirate Voyage with Captain Drake
Courtesy of Teens Read Too: DEAD RECKONING is a journey into the real pirate lifestyle. Based on the true story of Sir Francis Drake, an English pirate from the sixteenth century, this is the tale of life aboard a pirate ship from the eyes of Emmet, [... more]
CDN$22.95
Amazon CA |
Loony Little: An Environmental Tale
made my 4 and 6 year olds ask questions: I loved this book. It is a wonderful story yet thought provoking. I was surprised to hear my 4 year old ask about global warming. He then made me read the discriptions of all the animals. I was very shocked and [... more]
CDN$7.28
Amazon CA |
Line Out For A Walk
The Familiar Essay's Modern Master: Joseph Epstein is the type of writer whose works everyone should read but, sadly, too few do. He is both erudite and witty while retaining the nonchalance of "just one of the guys from the neighborhood." His [... more]
CDN$19.99
Amazon CA |
Candy and Me: A Girl's Tale of Life, Love, and Sugar
From Amazon.com: Hilary Liftin's Candy and Me (A Love Story) is not only a love story, but also the story of an otherwise normal, slender, strong-toothed woman's lifetime obsession with candy and all things sweet. With brutal honesty, Liftin exposes [... more]
CDN$16.99
Amazon CA |
Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and ...
for gamblers and wannabees: Don't miss this book if you play Blackjack or want to, especially if you are Nevada bound. Here you can live the life vicariously before jumping in with both feet. Seems like a NO-BULL book. As well, the wife enjoyed it as a [... more]
CDN$15.00
Amazon CA |
There's a Hair in My Dirt!
From Amazon.com: "Dirt for breakfast, dirt for lunch and dirt for dinner! Dirt, dirt, dirt! And look--now there's even a hair in my dirt! The final insult--I can't stand it any longer! I hate being a worm!" It isn't easy being an earthworm, and [... more]
CDN$24.28
Amazon CA |
What Dreams May Come [HD DVD]
From Amazon.com: Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra star in this visually stunning metaphysical tale of life after death. Neurologist Chris and artist Annie had the perfect life until they lost their children in an auto accident; they're just starting [... more]
CDN$38.95
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