Nick of Time
 Excellent book!: I am a 13 year old with a love of adventure and an interest in history. This book was excellent at meeting both of those needs. The great plot and vivid imagery kept me up many a long night. Highly recommended for all ages. "This [... more]
CDN$46.11
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Sandro Botticelli: The Drawings for Dante's Divine Comedy
From Amazon.com: The Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli is probably best known for Birth of Venus and Primavera, two commissions for the young Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici. The same delicate, rhythmic line and fanciful imagination can [... more]
CDN$115.00
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Christmas Details
chic craft for the holidays: This has to be one of the most beautful craft ideas books I have ever seen.Mary Norden has a very contemporary eye for detail, there is a touch of Martha Stewartness about the presentation but without any fussiness (Nordern [... more]
CDN$20.03
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Necronomicon Files Revised Ed
The Necronomicon debunker's bible: I've been rereading and enjoying Lovecraft, man and boy, for fifty years now. I haven't been a full-blown fan, but I've absorbed several volumes of discussion and criticism. In depth of detail, documentation, [... more]
CDN$28.08
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My Wicked Wicked Ways: The Autobiography of Errol Flynn
Flynn would not approve!: I was THRILLED to learn a hard bound volume was available to replace my ancient paperback. But then I received the book and began rereading it... Half way through, it is falling apart. (I don't abuse books by a long shot.) Be [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Journals
Canadians getting ripped off: This book is selling for 26.40 on Amazon.com. Nothing can justify what Amazon.ca is charging. There's Got To Be Some Kind of Mistake: Amazon.ca must be making some kind of mistake on pricing. I have the book in front of me [... more]
CDN$100.00
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Penguin Lives George Herbert Walker Bush
Not one for the ages: I've read four or five other Penguin Lives biographies besides this one of George H.W. Bush, and I'm generally a fan of the series and the approach. Designed to be summary overviews, writers are forced to choose key elements and [... more]
CDN$29.00
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New Jerusalem Bible Studyflex
From Amazon.com: In 1956, scholars from L'Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem set their minds to translating the Scriptures from the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, hoping they could preserve the most sacred Christian traditions and stories. By 1966, [... more]
CDN$49.95
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Mountain Interiors - Interieurs Des Montagnes
It's a reprint!: This book is actually the SAME as "Alpine Interiors" whose format is much nicer. Alpine Interiors is a higher quality publication, larger size, nicer binding, with dust cover. If you want a coffee table book, buy Alpine [... more]
CDN$23.99
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Serious Business: The Art And Commerce Of Animation In ...
From Amazon.com: The business behind creating and producing comics, cartoons, or, specifically, animation is nothing short of fascinating. More than a "behind the scenes" book or a "tell all" expose, Serious Business is a great find [... more]
CDN$24.50
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Monte Cassino: The Hardest Fought Battle of World War II
Not a bad book overall!: A very well researched book; the author uses multiple interviews with vets from both sides as well as official accounts. It was a very gruesome campaign and the author overall does an excellent job of describing it. The false [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent
From Amazon.com: Time does not heal all wounds, warns grief counselor Donna Schuurman in her brave and practical book about the challenges adults face in coming to terms with the loss of a parent before age 18. Her premise in Never the Same defies the [... more]
CDN$34.95
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