Heifetz as I Knew Him
 From Amazon.com: As often happens with biographies written from a personal point of view, this book tells us more about the author than the subject. Ayke Agus was born in strife-torn Indonesia, the oldest child in a large, authoritarian, repressive [... more]
CDN$21.95
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The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth
The latest on the King: Montville is no stranger to this genre, and for the voracious readers of Ruthian exploits, this is a nice addition. With each new biographical entry, we can always find more tidbits to satisfy a sports junkies thirst for mindless [... more]
CDN$35.95
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The Life and Times of Michael K
An insightful story: Written at a time that Apartheid was still very strong, Coetzee gave a philosophical to life in that environment, which in this case is a surreal post-civil war South Africa with all the horrors that come with the aftermath of a [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Soul Picnic: The Music and Passion of Laura Nyro
Very easy to read, though not perfectly detailed: "Soul Picnic" was, in the words of author Michele Kort, written in an effort to keep the legacy of Laura Nyro alive after she succumbed to ovarian cancer at the age of 49. Nyro was an extremely [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Buying Dad: One Woman's Search for the Perfect Sperm Donor
moving and wonderful: It's hard to imagine laughing about cancer and crying about sperm, but that's what I did while reading Buying Dad. Harlyn Aizley's insights and sharp wit made reading about two really difficult issues - cancer and infertility - a [... more]
CDN$22.03
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An Enduring Love: My Life With the Shah A Memoir
No concept of history: Farah Pahlavi may have love for her husband and her country. Well, that does not make up for everything that her husband was for. He was installed in power instead of Mohammed Mossadegh, a true patriot, to protect the interests of [... more]
CDN$36.95
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Life And Times Of Michael K.
An insightful story: Written at a time that Apartheid was still very strong, Coetzee gave a philosophical to life in that environment, which in this case is a surreal post-civil war South Africa with all the horrors that come with the aftermath of a [... more]
CDN$23.58
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Out of My Mind: The Discovery of Saunders-Vixen
From Amazon.com: Richard Bach, the writer who flew to success on the wings of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, once again returns to flight for metaphysical inspiration. Bach begins this journey with a quandary--how to customize his airplane, a small Piper [... more]
CDN$18.00
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
From Amazon.com: By lifting the veil that protected Stanley Kubrick from public scrutiny, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures allows the world to see a genius who bore little resemblance to the eccentric persona perpetuated by the media. Essentially a [... more]
CDN$18.74
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Searching for Bobby Orr
Like Orr himself - Incomplete: I just finished this book and completly enjoyed it. Exposing both the arrogance of power of the Eagle, and the unsuspecting naive Orr. Although I enjoyed this book, I leave it feeling incomplete. I suppose only when Orr co- [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Gil Evans: Out of the Cool: His Life and Music
First-rate job: I read the manuscript before the book was published, and Stephanie has done a miraculous job. Gil Evans was an extremely private person, and there were so many things about his life that were unknown or mysterious (nobody is even sure [... more]
CDN$26.95
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The Andy Griffith Story: An Illustrated Biography
Enjoyable, but missing the involvement of Andy himself: Given that Andy Griffith is a private person with seemingly little interest in talking about himself or his career, this book met my expectations. The author did what he could to gather information [... more]
CDN$24.03
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