Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
 From Amazon.com: A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Faludi lays out a two-fold thesis in this aggressive work: First, despite the opinions of pop-psychologists and the mainstream media, career-minded women are generally not [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Starting Out: The Essential Guide to Cooking on Your Own
Fantastic Book: This is the perfect book for the beginning cook. It explains terms, tells you why to do certain things, or why not to. It also gives suggestions as to what to do with leftovers other than merely heat them up again; it also offers [... more]
CDN$24.95
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When in Germany, Do as the Germans Do
Great Primer but NOT an Authoritative Guide to German Life: I wish I could give this book a five start like the other reviewers, but I cannot due to my recent experience using this book in Germany. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants [... more]
CDN$15.95
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Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women
From Amazon.com: A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Faludi lays out a two-fold thesis in this aggressive work: First, despite the opinions of pop-psychologists and the mainstream media, career-minded women are generally not [... more]
CDN$22.95
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A Dinner A Day: Complete Meals In Minutes For Every ...
Its not perfect, but for what it claims, it delivers: I've been using this cookbook for three years and I think I know the ins and outs of it. It is incredibly useful for day to day cooking and once you have a pantry stocked with various spices,oils and [... more]
CDN$34.99
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Checklists for Life: 104 Lists to Help You Get ...
From Amazon.com: At some point in our lives, we all wish life had come with an instruction manual; a little something to help us navigate the labyrinth of this complex world with a touch of grace and dignity. Is it so much to ask? Luckily for us, Kirsten [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Architecture for the Poor: An Experiment in Rural Egypt
Principled Professionalism: This book should be required reading to obtain an Architect's license. Mr Fathy is far from perfect, but his message of democratic economy is desperately needed and eloquently stated, and his mixture of respect for and [... more]
CDN$29.10
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Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across ...
The 14 year old real heroine of this story: The theme of the book seems to be that Helga was a devoted mother who broke with tradition to save the family farm. For this she was shunned and her story was forgotten or covered up by the family. I saw no [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Get Your Act Together: 7-Day Get-Organized Program for ...
A rather annoying book: I have a small collection of various organizing books, partly because I have a tendency to let things get very messy periodically, and partly because I find it rather satisfying to straighten out the mess (it can be quite a [... more]
CDN$14.00
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When Your Kid Goes to College:: A Parents' Survival Guide
Of minimal use to most people: This book might be useful in families where the child is the first ever to go to college, but for the rest of us it's pretty lame. There's no significant info here -- you can get more and better from your child's high [... more]
CDN$18.00
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And Then I Had Teenagers: Encouragement for Parents of ...
RUN, DON'T WALK AND GET THIS BOOK!!!: If you have preteens or teenagers, if you have a friend who has preteens or teenagers, RUN DON'T WALK and get this book! And Then I Had Teenagers is filled with extremely practical, honest, insightful, challenging, [... more]
CDN$16.50
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Talking Dirty Laundry With The Queen Of Clean
From Amazon.com: Are you sick of turning your underwear pink and finding freshly washed tissue bits all over your new jeans? Perhaps it's time to investigate the deeper mysteries of the laundry room. There's more to clean clothes than soap and water, and [... more]
CDN$13.99
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