Peter Mallios
In reexamining The Secret Agent in a post-9/11 world, Robert D. Kaplan praises Joseph Conrad's "surgical insight into the mechanics of terrorism," calling the book "a fine example of how a savvy novelist may detect the future long before a. [... more]
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Ethical Ambition
 From Amazon.co.uk: Author of Ethical Ambition Derrick Bell is a constitutional lawyer currently teaching at NYU law school and is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller Faces at the Bottom of the Well. Ethical Ambition is a [... more]
CDN$20.30
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Chavez Ravine: 1949: A Los Angeles Story
Lost Community: It makes me so proud to see my Dad's old Mexican-American community captured in a book of photos. It's great to see my Aunt Sally Anchando quoted in the book. I recently saw my Aunts and Uncles who lived in Chavez Ravine (unfortunately, [... more]
CDN$21.95
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Blade Runner: The Complete Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]
The Most Comprehensive Study of a Film Masterpiece on DVD: This 5 disc edition of Ridley Scott's 1982 Blade Runner is the most detailed celebration of a single Sci-Fi Film Masterpiece on DVD so far! The set is contained in a facsimile of Deckard's [... more]
CDN$49.99
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Romance with Cocaine
interesting, but a bit overrated.: In all, it's a good book, sickening and fascinating in equal parts. I always read the introductory material AFTER reading the book, and in this case I found myself agreeing with the translator, it's more of a [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Captain Caution
Captain Caution: Keneth Roberts wrote many great novels and Captain Caution is another fine example of his descriptive narrative style. You find yourself engrossed in the lives of the main characters from the battles at sea to the horrible living [... more]
CDN$17.35
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Sing Australia
OK - If you're a fan who wants everything by JD: If you are looking for "live" John Denver, this is alright. Nothing to write home about. You'd be better off sticking to the re release of "An Evening With" or "The Wildlife [... more]
CDN$39.58
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Ethical Ambition
From Amazon.co.uk: Author of Ethical Ambition Derrick Bell is a constitutional lawyer currently teaching at NYU law school and is the author of seven books including the New York Times bestseller Faces at the Bottom of the Well. Ethical Ambition is a [... more]
CDN$15.50
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Making a Killing: How and Why Corporations Use Armed ...
Amazon.ca: South Africa and its diamonds, the Congo and its rubber, Nigeria and its oil. The call of riches on the continent of Africa beckoned many a European gentleman--and savage--to seek their fortune. With them they brought high hopes of diamond- [... more]
CDN$37.95
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Blue Shoes and Happiness
Happiness is a nice warm McCall Smith novel: This is book seven in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, and although it doesn't shine as brilliantly as book one, it's still as delightfully amusing as ever. Mma Ramotswe of course remains the [... more]
CDN$13.49
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Gingerbread Man
The Least Expected: Let me begin by saying this book started out slow but gradually became more intense every minute I read on. Any reader who enjoys suspense stories should read this book. The suspense keeps you guessing and the reader will not want to [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Guide
From Amazon.com: Over the past 15 years Dennis Cooper has established himself as the preeminent spokesperson and chronicler for angst ridden teens in Los Angeles. In Closer, Frisk, and Try, Cooper delineated the existential crisis of gay teen boys with [... more]
CDN$36.50
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