Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
 A Revolutionary Classic: Human Action is a rare type of book. It is a system of ideas, not just in economics, but in philosophy, sociology, scientific methodology, psychology, ideology, and politics. It is also a controversial book. Its divisive nature [... more]
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Homing
wonderful story, end of great series: I read this book in the 60's, and loved it deeply then. It has held up well. I'd be hard pressed to say whether I like this book or _Dawn's Early Light_ (the first story in the series) best. It is probably best [... more]
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I Stink!
From Amazon.com: "I stink!" How can you not love such swagger and candor? And Kate and Jim McMullan's big-eyed, loudmouthed garbage truck really must stink--by its own admission, and given all those smelly bags it's been cramming into its huge [... more]
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Open Me...I'm a Dog!
From Amazon.com: Not so much a book as it is three-dimensional art, Art Spiegelman's Open Me ... I'm a Dog! is a fun romp through the usual expectations of children's stories, in this case a dog who is transformed into a book by a wizard. As the " [... more]
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Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
the first lady of song: The Pinkney couple's biography on Ella Fitzgerald is a delightful read for young children who want to learn more about the talented jazz artist. The use of narrator Scat Cat Monroe as a device to engage children is successful [... more]
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Fix-It Duck
From Amazon.co.uk: Jez Alborough has a talent for telling a tall tale or two; in Fix-it Duck he surpasses himself. Enter one rather ridiculous--and, frankly, not very bright--duck on a mission to fix a leaky roof. What follows is a gloriously farcical [... more]
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The Alchemist's Dream
Fascinating Topic: A fresh, intriguing hypothesis to the solution of the mystery surrounding Henry Hudson's last fatal voyage. This is a story of Henry Hudson but much more so a story of Robert Bylot, an obscure explorer, and John Dee, a geographer and [... more]
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Inspirations from France & Italy
Inspirations from France and Italy: Besides the attractive cover and the Fortuny fabrics mentioned this book isn't really inspirational. Each photo is a residence in Dallas, Texas with the accompanying text reading as an advertisement for all the Dallas [... more]
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Scranimals
From Amazon.com: Poet Jack Prelutsky again pairs up with two-time Caldecott Honor artist Peter Sís to create Scranimal Island, a fantastical, off-the-map place inhabited by unusual animals from Hippopotamushrooms to Potatoads to a pride of [... more]
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Tell Me What It's Like to Be Big
From Amazon.com: When Willa the rabbit wakes up early one morning, she pulls on her jumpsuit ("this way... and that way... until it was right.") and chicken slippers, and heads downstairs for breakfast. Unfortunately, she can't reach. Big [... more]
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Slowly Slowly Slowly Said The Sloth
From Amazon.com: The three-toed sloth of the Amazon rain forest is very, very slow. "Why are you so slow?" the howler monkey asks. But the sloth doesn't answer. He doesn't respond when the caiman asks why he's so quiet, either--or when the [... more]
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Fix-It Duck
From Amazon.co.uk: Jez Alborough has a talent for telling a tall tale or two; in Fix-it Duck he surpasses himself. Enter one rather ridiculous--and, frankly, not very bright--duck on a mission to fix a leaky roof. What follows is a gloriously farcical [... more]
CDN$9.02
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