Boris Rankov
The Praetorian Guard of Imperial Rome was the power behind the throne, with the ability to make or break an emperor. As the main body of troops in Rome, they were the emperor's instrument to discourage plotting and rebellion and to crush unrest. ... [... more]
Random House |
Butterflies
 A superb guide to the world of butterflies: "Butterflies," a field guide co-authored by Jonathan P. Latimer and Karen Stray Nolting, is a beautiful and informative guide to this fascinating family of insects. A well-written introduction gives [... more]
CDN$6.95
Amazon CA |
Lemon Tofu "Cheesecake"
This has a variation using strawberries; see "variations" under the main body of the directions. Recipe By: Vegetarian Times, June 1997 by Carol Wiley Lorente; Serving Size: 8 In a medium bowl, mix cracker crumbs, syrup and extract until crumbs [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
The Septuagint with Apocrypha
Necassary to the student of the Bible: This book presents the Septuagint (LXX) in parallel columns of Greek and an English translation. If you cannot read Greek, then the English translation is available for you to use. If you can read Greek, then the [... more]
CDN$49.99
Amazon CA |
Dictionary Of Japanese Food
Super Tool for Japanese Food Lovers: For those people who love Japanese cuisine but don't know much about the Japanese language, this pocket size dictionary is a wonderful tool. It focuses on most terms and words used in Japanese cuisine including drinks, [... more]
CDN$22.95
Amazon CA |
Becoming the Kind Father: A Son's Journey
Great read for any dad (it's never too late): The author's own life experiences paralled my own in so many ways. We both came to an abyss where we could continue to hide from ourselves or decide to take responsibility, face ourselves, and bravely forgive [... more]
CDN$18.95
Amazon CA |
Centaur
two worlds combined: a fascinating technique employed by updike where he combines two diiferent worlds to deliver a poignant story stunning, stellar, haunting: To say a book is not worth anything simply because modern readers won't be familiar with [... more]
CDN$48.50
Amazon CA |
Greek Qabalah P
True Roots of the Tree of Life: Barry's new book from Weiser is incredibly insightful and well researched in terms of tracing the historical roots of the practical forms of Qabalah (ie: isopsephy or gematria, notaricon, arithmology, alphabetic symbolsm, [... more]
CDN$21.95
Amazon CA |
Complete Idiot Guide Playing Piano
Well-written, but poorly proofread!: THE VERDICT: Although otherwise well-written, the 2002 edition has errors. Perhaps a corrected edition (or at least a page of addenda & corrections) will be published soon? This book is very informative, and [... more]
CDN$25.95
Amazon CA |
Canada: A People's History, Vol. 1
Amazon.ca: "\oMacdonald\c is always drunk now, I am sorry to say, and when some one went to his room the other night, they found him in his night shirt, with a railway rug thrown over him, practising Hamlet before a looking glass." So appears [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
Cary Grant
From Amazon.com: Writing with the low-key stylishness his subject deserves, British academic Graham McCann pays tribute to the working-class Englishman who became "a democratic symbol of gentlemanly grace" to moviegoers worldwide. Aptly [... more]
CDN$16.95
Amazon CA |
Roget's International Thesaurus, 6e
Not Easiest To Use, but Helpful in Expository Writing.: "Roget's International Thesaurus" is organized by subject as opposed to alphabetically, although all words are also indexed in the back. Which type of organization you prefer will depend [... more]
CDN$22.50
Amazon CA |
