Reflections of Being: To `I` or not to `I`
 A short refreshing swim through the depth of "being.": Peter Ralston goes into what it is to simply "be." In doing that, there is some explanation of how it is that we forget to appreciate our own "being." A really wonderful [... more]
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The Man Who Turned Into Himself
Nice as psychological study. Lousy as physics.: I was enjoying this book as clever psychological fiction and willing to give the author a pass on his somewhat lame use of the Many Worlds interpretation of Quantum Mechanics as the central plot device. [... more]
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Dead Men Living
From Amazon.com: Dead Men Living marks the return of Charlie Muffin (you've got to love an ex-spy with a name like that) to the minefield of diplomatic negotiations between England and Russia. It's a territory that, even with the end of the cold war, [... more]
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American Pitbull
An excellent photo essay, with some limitations: As the owner of an American Pitbull Terrier, I am always happy to read positive material about this wonderful and widely misunderstood breed. I had the opportunity to listen to go to a book signing, [... more]
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An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent ...
An Incredibly Thorough Look at the Silent Film: Don't be fooled by the slimness of this book. It is packed with information and is extremely useful in giving the reader a view of the American film industry in the heyday of the silent era. One can read [... more]
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Beneath the Mask
Essential reading!: I am a teacher librarian with over 20 years experience assessing and reviewing children;s literature and I can positively say that this novel (and its sequel, Escape the Mask) are excellent reads for middle school (and older) students [... more]
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Percolation
Percolation: Grimmett's book, Percolation, is excellent. Percolation theory began in the 50's; its mathematics is now quite mature, but the theory has recently acquired new techniques because many of the questions initially raised by percolation theory [... more]
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Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals
Outstanding Guide: This guide book is simply one of the best regional mammal guide books in existance. As well as providing good descriptions of the mammals, it looks at them in the context of their evolutionary history. It does contain a few errors, as [... more]
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Floh
Tacita's latest treasure: This is a hilarious collection of photos Tacita picked up at German flea markets (Floh means "flea" in German), but it brings up some serious ideas. There is no text in the book except for the title on the cover. So [... more]
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Muerte de Artemio Cruz, La - 406 - 3b* Edicion
zurc oimetra ed etreum al: Personajes : artemio cruz, catalina, Lorenzo, Teresa, Gloria, Gerardo, Gamaliel, padre Paez, Lilia, Laura, Lunero, Gonzalo , Regina, Locacion: México Año: diferentes fechas La historia de Artemio es la historia de [... more]
CDN$19.64
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The Fountain
Clashing fountain: Before Darren Aronofsky turned "The Fountain" into a beautiful movie, this exquisite story of life, death and love was made into a graphic novel. But the graphic novel is a stumbling experience, whose beautiful dialogue and [... more]
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Parting Notes: A Connection with the Afterlife
WONDERFUL! UPLIFTING! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!: There are obviously many ways to die and this book has messages from those who have actually experienced many of them... and survived to tell about it. SUICIDE: "Looking back I do not remember pulling the [... more]
CDN$30.55
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