Olympia Dukakis
The Greeks invented everything from Western warfare to mystical prayer, from logic to statecraft. Many of their achievements, particularly in art and philosophy, are widely... Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea Why the Greeks Matter Olympia Dukakis Thomas ... [... more]
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A Grain of Wheat
 A revealing story: Centered on the pre-Independence Kenyan struggle between the Mau Mau liberation fighters and the British colonial government, A GRAIN OF WHEAT gives a portrayal of the struggle that few writers have ever depicted. One gets a good [... more]
CDN$18.04
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To Each His Own
Funny, sad - politics, family - open, hidden: As one expects from Sciascia, this is a highly readable book with well-drawn characters, intriguing plot ... all the makings of a delightful read. But as one also expects from Sciascia, the book is also a [... more]
CDN$16.50
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Great Shipwrecks of the Pacific Coast
Unto the dread sea: Shipwreck narratives have a long, glorious history in English and American literatures. Cultures that take to the sea understand implicitly its sudden, inscrutable danger and its lure. It is not a far leap at all from Ulysses' travels [... more]
CDN$38.95
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Next (Edited)
Artist: Sevendust Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0875955000036 Original Release Date: 2005-10-11 Release Date: 2005-10-25 UPC: 875955000036 Tracks: Hero Ugly Pieces Silence This Life Failure See and Believe Last Song Desertion Never Shadows in Red [... more]
CDN$13.99
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
The Author Could Do a Lot better: I first read Thomas Cahill's book "How The Irish Saved Civilization" and I was very disappointed. I was very impressed with the author's knowledge of Greek and Roman history but thought that the book was weak, [... more]
CDN$44.95
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Over the Wine-Dark Sea: A Sea Adventure Of The Ancient World
You'll read this more than once.: This is a masterly evocation of the ancient world -- with interesting characters who are sympathetic and understandable, but _not_ like modern people stuffed into chitons. The scholarship is solid but not obtrusive, the [... more]
CDN$9.99
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
The Author Could Do a Lot better: I first read Thomas Cahill's book "How The Irish Saved Civilization" and I was very disappointed. I was very impressed with the author's knowledge of Greek and Roman history but thought that the book was weak, [... more]
CDN$37.95
Amazon CA |
Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter
The Author Could Do a Lot better: I first read Thomas Cahill's book "How The Irish Saved Civilization" and I was very disappointed. I was very impressed with the author's knowledge of Greek and Roman history but thought that the book was weak, [... more]
CDN$21.00
Amazon CA |
The Wine-Dark Sea
From Amazon.com: A novelist, polemicist, occasional politician, and perennial nominee for the Nobel Prize, Leonardo Sciascia died in 1989. He left behind a formidable array of books, all of which revolve around the hallucinatory realities of Sicilian [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Wine-Dark Sea
From Amazon.com: In this installment of O'Brian's maritime epic, Captain Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise are pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea. As is his custom, O'Brian grabs your attention with the first, beautifully [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
The Wine-Dark Sea
From Amazon.com: In this installment of O'Brian's maritime epic, Captain Aubrey and the crew of the Surprise are pursuing an American privateer through the Great South Sea. As is his custom, O'Brian grabs your attention with the first, beautifully [... more]
CDN$34.06
Amazon CA |
