Oliver Morton
Oliver Morton, an award-winning science journalist, received high praise for his last book, Mapping Mars. He is the chief news and features editor of Nature and has written for The New Yorker, The Economist, Wired, National Geographic, and many ... [... more]
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Making Money
 Not Terry's best: While this may not be Pratchett's best book, any book featuring a guy named Moist von Lipwig gets my vote. A graduate student introduced me to Pratchett's Disc World novels, and I have read and reread them over and over. That was a bit [... more]
CDN$11.99
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Headhunters (Multi-Channel)
From Amazon.com: Keyboardist Herbie Hancock's remarkable career took a surprising turn with this funk album--one of the first jazz albums to be certified gold. Hancock's already-storied career had included an extended tenure with Miles Davis as a member [... more]
CDN$23.99
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Complete Idiot Guide Technical Writing
Not for idiots, complete or otherwise!: When I read "... Technical Writing" by Van Laan and Julian, I was glad I got past the title. I had to hire a tech writer to get some manuals done for our product. This book gave me the knowlege and [... more]
CDN$25.95
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The Ball And The Cross
The best book he's ever read: That's what my 17 year old tutoring student told me this week. He's been quoting the book around school and is absolutely enchanted with it. Note, this kid is no slouch intellectually, he's on the state championship debate [... more]
CDN$8.14
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MY LIFE IN THE PARADISE GARAGE-C
Mixed feelings. (Please read the *whole* review!): I must admit that I have very mixed feelings about this book. While reading it, I never thought it was that great a read, and still now I feel the writing style is a bit simple, and also that there are a [... more]
CDN$25.03
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Alchemy & Mysticism
A Museum should have better reproductions.: High praise that somebody said she owned two copies, one as a spare. I agree that this is a nice book to have as a reference, and I'm sure it must be the largest collection of "Hermetick" and " [... more]
CDN$11.99
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Anne of Green Gables
From Amazon.com: When Marilla Cuthbert's brother, Matthew, returns home to Green Gables with a chatty redheaded orphan girl, Marilla exclaims, "But we asked for a boy. We have no use for a girl." It's not long, though, before the Cuthberts can' [... more]
CDN$18.73
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John Adams
From Amazon.com: Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family and friends. As it was, events swiftly overtook him, and Adams--who, David McCullough writes, was "not a man [... more]
CDN$23.50
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L.A. Requiem
Chronique amazon.fr: Le richissime industriel Frank Garcia est anéanti par le meurtre de sa fille Karen, qui a eu lieu près de la retenue de Lake Hollywood à Los Angeles. Il fait appel à son vieil ami Joe Pike, l'ancien amant [... more]
CDN$29.95
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The Story of Jonah
An effective retelling of a classic Bible story: In "The Story of Jonah," Mary Auld retells a familiar tale from the Hebrew Bible. Auld's easy-to-read text is complemented by the excellent full-color illustrations of Diana Mayo. Overall, Auld [... more]
CDN$16.86
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Alchemy & Mysticism: The Hermetic Museum
A Museum should have better reproductions.: High praise that somebody said she owned two copies, one as a spare. I agree that this is a nice book to have as a reference, and I'm sure it must be the largest collection of "Hermetick" and " [... more]
CDN$16.99
Amazon CA |
