ARE GARDENING SHOWS AND T.V. PROGRAMMES REALISTIC?
As midsummer passes and the annual plethora of gardening shows get into full swing it is time to take a critical look at the whole charade that passes for normal and tries to persuade the general public that this or that design or some out of the ... [... more]
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Ian Osborn
Ian Osborn, M.D., is a practicing psychiatrist at State College, Pennsylvania, and a specialist in the treatment of OCD. He lectures frequently to mental health professionals and to the general public. While on vacation, Raymond incessantly ... [... more]
Random House |
Sym
From Amazon.com: The Second is Sibelius's most popular symphony, thanks to its surging melodies and glowing orchestration, and also because it calls for the absolute, standard Romantic orchestra with no "extras," making it economical to perform. [... more]
CDN$19.99
Amazon CA |
Singin' & Swingin'
How good is Betty Roche? Very: This is a wonderful recording. The arrangements are clever and the backing band is solid, but Betty Roche is the focal point -- and for good reason. Her vocals are just marvelous on these familiar tunes. She has complete [... more]
CDN$18.99
Amazon CA |
Vampire Weekend
"An educated, endlessly imaginative and different piece of work".: This quartet of Columbia University graduates have been attracting a lot of attention with their jaunty blend of African-influenced indie-pop and unabashedly haut-bourgeois [... more]
CDN$14.99
Amazon CA |
Life Support: Three Nurses on the Front Lines
From Amazon.com: In today's era of high-technology medicine, Suzanne Gordon, editor of books such as Caregiving: Readings in Knowledge, Practice, Ethics, and Politics, brings us the story of three nurses who work to humanize the experience of receiving [... more]
CDN$21.50
Amazon CA |
Kylie
Personal approach: This is a fantastic book, showing the many lives of Kylie, the pop princess of the world. This book shows the many periods of Kylie's life. Including photos, paintings, magazine covers, and personal Kylie stuff. All Kylie fans, like me, [... more]
CDN$60.00
Amazon CA |
Smokin At The Half Note
From Amazon.com: Wes Montgomery brought the art of the electric guitar to new heights in the 1950s and 1960s before his untimely death at 43. His vaulting style employed octaves much as his main influence, Charlie Christian, did in the Benny Goodman [... more]
CDN$12.99
Amazon CA |
All the Rage
From Amazon.com: General Public's debut is arguably the ska supergroup's best work. Fresh out of the English Beat, Dave Wakeling recruited vocal partner Ranking Roger, as well as bassist Horace Panter (the Specials), keyboardist Mickey Billingham (Dexy's [... more]
CDN$10.99
Amazon CA |
Mein Kampf
From Amazon.com: The angry ranting of an obscure, small-party politician, the first volume of Mein Kampf was virtually ignored when it was originally published in 1925. Likewise the second volume, which appeared in 1926. The book details Hitler's [... more]
CDN$25.08
Amazon CA |
The History of Theatre
good for beginners and highly stressed undergraduates: I found this set to be highly entertaining to listen to. The 5 hour course on the whole span of 2500 years of history certainly leaves out a lot of good things, but it also covers almost all the [... more]
CDN$29.08
Amazon CA |
50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What ...
An excellent guide to sources that can help us to "make a real difference" in our lives: Previously, I read and reviewed Tom Butler-Bowdon's 50 Self-Help Classics and 50 Success Classics and was not surprised to find that his most recently [... more]
CDN$21.95
Amazon CA |