Ruba'Iyat of Omar Khayyam
 Translating Khayyum: Many people accuse the Fitzgerald translation of deviating too much from the Persian original. Personally, I don't like to see poetry translated from one language to another in verse either, because I will always feel that something [... more]
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Agents Of Light And Darkness
The unholy grail quest: Simon R. Green's Nightside is reminiscent of a Neil Gaiman universe, full of twists and shadows... but written by Jim Butcher. And his second Nightside novel "Agents of Light and Darkness" is Green's foray into the world [... more]
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Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted ...
From Amazon.com: For history buffs or gardeners who enjoy more than just digging in the dirt, Tulipomania presents a fascinating look at the tulip frenzy that took place in Holland in the mid-1600s. Beginning as gifts given among the wealthy and educated [... more]
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Popular Tales from Norse Mythology
Popular Tales from Norse Mythology: Just a warning to those fooled by the title: Don't expect to find any mention of Odin of Thor in this book. Rather than mythology, the stories in the book would be more appropriately described as folktales or perhaps [... more]
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Who We Are Instead
Believe the good ones: As you read these reviews, you will see that they tend to be extremely positive or slightly negative. Note that the negative reviews often include a comment such as "I don't get it." This is some of the best work by [... more]
CDN$20.99
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Penguin Classics Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam
Translating Khayyum: Many people accuse the Fitzgerald translation of deviating too much from the Persian original. Personally, I don't like to see poetry translated from one language to another in verse either, because I will always feel that something [... more]
CDN$15.50
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Roanoke
Unreadable: The writing is terrible! The author uses italics within practically every sentence to indicate the inclusion of phrases from primary sources. The phrases add nothing to the story except constant distraction. Primary sources are great, but a [... more]
CDN$16.67
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Silver Chalice, the
Don't Drink From This Chalice: One of the worst films in this genre starring Paul Newman, Virginia Mayo, Jack Palance, Pier Angeli, Joseph Wiseman, Natalie Wood, E.G. Marshall, Lorne Greene and Alexander Scourby. The story follows the life of a Greek [... more]
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