Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls
 This is a beginners book: I purchased this book with high expectations. What I received is a book explaining how to knit, with stitch pattern examples taken directly from the Mon Tricot dictionary of knitting stitches (I already own). Several [... more]
CDN$22.02
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Bar Mitzvah
A book perfect for the Bar Mitzvah boy or girl, unique!: If you know anything about David Mamet, you know he is a unique writer...and this book is no exception. Although it is titled Bar Mitzvah, it isn't the usual tale, moving from watchmaking through [... more]
CDN$27.09
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Folk Shawls
Wonderfully instructive!: As a somewhat inexperienced knitter (been knitting very little more than stockinette stitch for nigh on 30 years), I found this book to be excellent! The patterns -- reworked from traditional designs into knitting patterns [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Our Family Tree: A History of Our Family
When it says FAMILY, it means FAMILY!: I had hoped to be able to put my family history - that is to say, my mother, father, grandfathers, grandmothers, maybe even my brothers and their respective familes in this book. But I find they mean FAMILY - as in [... more]
CDN$8.02
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Beauty and the Beast
This is a picture book from childhoodýs past.: The story is beautiful yet familiar. The drawings are heartachingly exquisite. Even the pictures in my mind's eye aren't as sumptuous as the illustrations in this book. Mercer Mayer outdid himself. [... more]
CDN$6.50
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Songs to Grow on for Mother An
From Amazon.co.uk: Woody Guthrie offered some sage advice in his liner notes to this collection of children's tunes. "Don't just buy this record and take it home so your kids can listen to it while you go off and do something else," the [... more]
CDN$13.99
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The Annals of the World: James Ussher's Classic Survey ...
Go To School, You Delinquent!: Instead of going to school, I read this instead. I win! Summary: For more than three hundred years, Ussher's colossal Annals of the World remained inaccessible to all but the most esoteric of scholars. This is the first- [... more]
CDN$76.99
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Building Kitchen Cabinets
Great Overview But Flawed Formulas...: This is a good book for someone with good basic woodworking skills who wants to do a kitchen cabinet addition or modification but needs some help with design concepts unique to kitchen cabinetry. Unfortunately, you [... more]
CDN$27.95
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Christmas Memories: A Keepsake Book from The Heart Of ...
Great way to capture the memories when you are short on time: I received this as a gift for my daughters first Christmas. I don't have the time to scrapbook or keep track of all the wonderful Christmas memories each year, but I have been able to fill in [... more]
CDN$27.95
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Desks: Outstanding Projects from America's Best Craftsmen
Fine woodworkers do not necessarily make fine writers: I bought this book because I wanted to build the laptop computer table. I am astounded by the glaring errors in the "plans" for this table. I haven't yet finished building the table but [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Annotated Wizard Of Oz
From Amazon.com: An updated version of the definitive guide, The Annotated Wizard of Oz provides a facsimile color version of the first edition of L. Frank Baum's children's classic along with extensive notes and a thorough history of the immense Oz [... more]
CDN$55.00
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Waiting for You: The Heirloom Adoption Journal for My ...
Thoughtful and Inspiring Gift - HIGHEST RECOMMENDATIONS: My daughter turned to adoption after years of agonizing and unsuccessful infertility treatments. This book offered her power and patience. Not only did "Waiting for You" celebrate her [... more]
CDN$26.05
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