Robert Walser
How to place the mysterious Swiss writer Robert Walser, a humble genius who possessed one of the most elusive and surprising sensibilities in modern literature? Walser is many things: a Paul Klee in words, maker of droll, whimsical, tender, and ... [... more]
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Where Are the Customers' Yachts? or A Good Hard Look at ...
 Wisdom Wrapped in Whimsy: Put down that ugly brokerage statement from the busted, dot-gone Bear market. Skip that news report of the latest bankruptcy filing and spend a couple of whimsical hours with author Fred Schwed, Jr. WHERE ARE THE CUSTOMERS' [... more]
CDN$30.95
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Christopher Middleton
How to place the mysterious Swiss writer Robert Walser, a humble genius who possessed one of the most elusive and surprising sensibilities in modern literature? Walser is many things: a Paul Klee in words, maker of droll, whimsical, tender, and ... [... more]
Random House |
James McCourt
James Schuyler's utterly original What's for Dinner? features a cast of characters who appear to have escaped from a Norman Rockwell painting to run amok. In tones that are variously droll, deadpan, and lyrical, Schuyler tells a story that ... [... more]
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Metroland
From Amazon.com: Metroland is what locals call the suburbs surrounding London's Metro rail system. It's also novelist Julian Barnes's metaphor for middle-class complacency, the refuge the film's Christian Bale somehow finds himself in by the late '70s [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Return Of Koerner Ray And Glov
time's test stood: The Return of Koerner, Ray, and Glover sounds just as great as it did when it was released in 1965, which is saying something. Many -- most, if the truth were told -- folk-revival recordings from the period are embarrassing and [... more]
CDN$17.99
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The Russian Debutante's Handbook
From Amazon.com: Vladimir Girshkin, a likeable Russian immigrant, searches for love, a decent job, and a credible self-identity in Gary Shteyngart's debut novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook. With a doctor-father of questionable ethics and a manic, [... more]
CDN$51.95
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90 Degrees South: W/Scott T...
From Amazon.com: In 1910, Captain Robert Scott led a band of explorers to the South Pole, traversing hundreds of miles of the most brutal Antarctic topography only to discover that Swede Roald Amundsen had reached the Pole before them. Cinematographer [... more]
CDN$54.99
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The Water Clock
From Amazon.com: "A great story--at last," remarks newspaper journalist Philip Dryden, as he considers the mutilated body of a man found in the trunk of a car pulled from the frozen River Lark in England's watery Cambridgeshire Fens district. [... more]
CDN$9.99
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Discworld Fools' Guild Diary 2001
From Amazon.co.uk: The Fools' Guild of Ankh Morpork is a busy lot so it's not surprising they need this handy diary to help them keep track of their hectic schedule bringing joy and mirth into the hearts of the city's residents. This is yet another of [... more]
CDN$18.74
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A Dress to Die For
This is the first book from this author I have read.: I loved the story line, I just wish the ending had more oomph ! like the rest of the book did. I thought the ending just fizzeled out and I was alittle disappointed. I loved the characters and the [... more]
CDN$7.99
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Blade Itself
Very good debut: Joe Abercrombie's debut is making some noise all over the internet. Understandably, little more was needed to pique my curiosity! I wish to thank Joe for sending me signed copies of both The Blade Itself and Before They Are Hanged when I [... more]
CDN$14.95
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