Conquest and Defeat: An Alternative History of World War II
 Not worth the paper it's printed on: My first review of this book has been tanked by Amazon for extreme language and what they deemed to be "personal attacks on the author." Having had time to calm down after wasting money and time on this book, [... more]
CDN$23.22
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The Stolen Lake
This should be compulsory reading for ALL: Out of all the books in Joan Aiken's Wolves of Willoughby Chase series, this is hands down the best. (OK, I haven't read Dido and Pa, but of the others.) It really has no connection to the other books in the [... more]
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Gettysburg: An Alternate History
What might have happened if there were a few twists of fate: Gettysburg: An Alternate History is an epic saga by Peter G. Tsouras that explores what might have happened if a few twists of fate had significantly altered the course of the battle at [... more]
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Ruled Britannia
an entertaining read: Harry Turtledove poses an interesting question: what would have happend in 1588 had the Spanish Armada succeeded in its conquest of Britain? _Ruled Britania_ weaves real people (William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Lope de Vega, [... more]
CDN$19.50
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April 1865: The Month That Saved America
From Amazon.com: There are a few books that belong on the shelf of every Civil War buff: James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom, one of the better Abraham Lincoln biographies, something on Robert E. Lee, perhaps Shelby Foote's massive trilogy The [... more]
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union
His best yet: For me, reading this was something like reading a book by Roth (any of his) and something by Chandler (think, his mysteries). The book is definitely a hybrid and starts out similiar to Roth's "The Plot Against America." I guess [... more]
CDN$33.95
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Guardian
Leave this one at the beach house: I have not read Joe Haldeman before and if this is an example I will definitely pass the next time someone offers me one of his books. Okay, I thought the book was science fiction. I was reading it expecting a life [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Rising Sun Victorious: The Alternative History of How ...
Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 940 EAN: 9780756791322 ISBN: 0756791324 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 2001-10-30 [... more]
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Nails, Noggins and Newels: An Alternative History of ...
Author: Bill Laws Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 643 EAN: 9780750939270 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0750939273 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 2006-02-01 [... more]
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Rebels For The Cause: The Alternative History of Arsenal ...
Author: Jon Spurling Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 796 EAN: 9781840189001 Edition: Rev Upd ISBN: 1840189002 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 2004-09-30 Release Date: 2004-09-30 [... more]
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Modern Architecture and Design: An Alternative History
Author: Bill Risebero Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 720 EAN: 9780262680462 Edition: Reprint ISBN: 0262680467 Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: 1985-04-11 [... more]
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Understanding the Present: An Alternative History of Science
Interesting, Yet Overly Pessimistic: I picked this up in a bargain bin thinking it was a pop science book. A few pages in, it became apparent that the book was a criticism of science's failure to provide a sense of comfort about the big issues (" [... more]
CDN$20.95
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