The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table
 Thoughts and the Times From 1850: An interesting range of thoughtful opinions, imbedded in a look at American life in the 1850s, by the father of a future Supreme Court Associate Justice. Part of the charm of this book is in the fact that at that time [... more]
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Five Sisters: The Langhornes of Virginia
From Amazon.com: With the same narrative panache and gift for good gossip that made White Mischief such fun, James Fox turns his attention here to the Langhorne sisters, Southern beauties who wielded a powerful influence in politics and culture during [... more]
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Under Western Eyes
A thoughtful novel: Under Western Eyes is not a light novel but a deep, refelctive study of the Russian intellect and society. This book permitted me to understand what we westerner's often cast of as the "Russian personnality" and the [... more]
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Under Western Eyes
A thoughtful novel: Under Western Eyes is not a light novel but a deep, refelctive study of the Russian intellect and society. This book permitted me to understand what we westerner's often cast of as the "Russian personnality" and the [... more]
CDN$3.50
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Iron Man
Amazon.ca: The children in Shawinigan called him "crooked face" when he was growing up. He liked street fighting and felt more comfortable in a pool hall than the classroom. He was the eighteenth of 19 children in a small Quebec town where a [... more]
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The Romanovs: Autocrats of All the Russians
The best there is....: Mr. Lincolm, unlike Robert Massie who wrote "Peter the Great," left me with the clear impression that he understood the source material he had at hand, and was able to verify through corroboration every thing he said. [... more]
CDN$32.00
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Under Western Eyes
A thoughtful novel: Under Western Eyes is not a light novel but a deep, refelctive study of the Russian intellect and society. This book permitted me to understand what we westerner's often cast of as the "Russian personnality" and the [... more]
CDN$81.27
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I Lucifer
From Amazon.co.uk: Glen Duncan's I, Lucifer begins one steamy summer as some heavy negotiations are taking place in Heaven. God has decided to give Lucifer, the furthest-fallen of all fallen angels, a second chance. The Prince of Darkness can return to [... more]
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History of Christianity
Complex, and overly complicated for a survey work: Make no mistake, Johnson has written a fantastic book. However, if you are not already familiar with some of the basic dogmas of early Church history, this book may not be a good place to start. I [... more]
CDN$20.84
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In the Line of Fire: A Memoir
Take it with a grain of salt: Musharaff is an important figure, and he has an interesting tale to tell. He begins when he was about five years old, and Pakistan was breaking away from India. Musharaff tells of his life story, from the time he left India [... more]
CDN$32.00
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Richard II
Thorough but definitely not for laymen!: If you are not well-versed in this period of English history, then reading this book could be a struggle at times. It is not the best-organized book I have read; there were several times I had to re-read for 4-5 [... more]
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The Imaginary Autocrat: Beau Nash and the Invention of Bath
Author: John Eglin Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 942.398092 EAN: 9781861973023 ISBN: 1861973020 Number Of Pages: 292 Publication Date: 2005-05 [... more]
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