Winston S. Churchill
"In this absorbing volume . . . the greatest Englishman of the twentieth century paints with surpassing elegance his portrait of American history and American character. This is a good book to read-and a book to savor." "This excellent [... more]
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American Character: Piano Music of George Whitefield ...
 Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0034061074526 Format: Import Release Date: 2005-01-01 Running Time: 62 minutes UPC: 034061074526 Tracks: Five Pieces for Piano Three Waltzes Six Character Pieces, Op. 7 Two Caprices Three Pieces for Children Chanson Orientale [... more]
CDN$19.99
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JLA: Rules of Engagement
horrible book: Kelly is one of the worst JLA writers ever, he has a native american character who is a walking stereotype hwo can't do anything but show up and beat the bad guys or cry over his people building casinos, never mind the casinos provide [... more]
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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Americans
From Amazon.com: "Xenophobia--an irrational fear of foreigners, probably justified, always understandable." "Xenophobe's Guides--an irreverent look at the beliefs and foibles of nations, almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia." The [... more]
CDN$10.95
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Lives of Moral Leadership: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
From Amazon.com: Here is another book that has its origin in the impeachment of President Clinton. Yet Robert Coles, a noted psychiatrist, bestselling author (The Moral Intelligence of Children), and Pulitzer Prize winner (Children of Crisis), does not [... more]
CDN$38.95
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Pride and Prescience: (Or, a Truth Universally Acknowledged)
Simply Wonderful!: For lovers of Jane Austen's PRIDE & PREJUDICE, Carrie Bebris's brilliant sequel appears to pick up precisely where Austen left off, with the first days of married life for Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. The style, grammar and characters are [... more]
CDN$14.50
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From the Earth to the Moon
First part good, second part, not so much.: Verne writes a great story in From the Earth to the Moon, ending on a cliff hanger that leaves you wondering, exploring all the science of his day, and the possibilities therein. Sometimes it can get a bit long- [... more]
CDN$25.03
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A Hazard of New Fortunes
Several Sideshows Jell Into A Novel: A usual book review outlines something of the plot, not enough to give everything away, but at least something to catch a potential reader's fancy. I cannot assure you that this book has much of plot---some men come [... more]
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The Course of Empire
From Amazon.com: Until his death in 1955, critic Bernard DeVoto explored a conception of the American character rooted in the experience of westward expansion. Unlike those who championed the civilizing graces of the agrarian frontier, DeVoto drew [... more]
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Shanghai Union of Industrial Mystics
Social Commentary: Readers who've found Alexander McCall Smith's work too cutesy will be better off with this light novel with a social conscience. Feng shui master CF Wong and his Australian assistant Joyce McQuinnie have moved from Singapore to [... more]
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The Essence of the Thing: A Novel
amazing: I'm sure that whoever reads the book will want to encounter Ms. St John in person. She's great in depicting character's psychology - so much as we think it's our best friend(s) she's writing about. Certainly great book to read - truthful, [... more]
CDN$14.50
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Pearl Harbor: A Novel of the World War II Pacific Theater
An alterative history of the War in the Pacific begins on the afternoon of December "8th": The subtitle for "Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th" threw me off because I was thinking that what Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen [... more]
CDN$31.95
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