Grow Organic Citrus
How to grow citrus organically? Consider climatic and cultural aspects to produce abundant crops. Written by Geoffrey Ian Miller. Limes, oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruit and kumquats are a rich source of vitamin C juice and are easy to ... [... more]
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Promethean Fire: Reflections on the Origin of Mind
 Gene-culture coevolution.: This book proves that there is no division between culture and biology, but that both are intertwined. As the authors state: Gene-culture coevolution is "a complicated interaction in which culture is generated and shaped [... more]
CDN$14.00
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Persian Brides
Myths, curses, and neighborhood feuds personify this tale!: In a milieu where women's realms are very much relegated to the household and the children, it's easy to see where the world becomes very small and horizons don't extend much past the immediate [... more]
CDN$14.01
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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America
From Amazon.com: A former professor of Greek at Yale University, Wills painstakingly deconstructs Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and discovers heavy influence from the early Greeks (Pericles) and the 19th century Transcendentalists (Edward Everett). The [... more]
CDN$17.99
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Prozac on the Couchcl
This book is a revelation: Thought the era of talk therapy was over? Thought you didn't need your unconscious anymore? Think again. Metzl's startling and wholly convincing thesis that Freud's fingers can be found in Prozac's pies is amazing, and [... more]
CDN$31.20
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Odori
Two sittings, and four cups of tea later...: By chance I met Darcy Tamayose, the author, whom graciously offered her author's copy of Odori to read after a brief, but impactful, meeting late last week. When I inquired what Odori was about, she very [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Slow Burn
\o3.5\c--"All you need is love, sex, pain, and the rain.": Filmed in 2003 but kept on the shelf until now, "Slow Burn" is a so-so film noir that includes plenty of bewildering twists. Screenwriter-director Wayne Beach directorial [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Order without Law: How Neighbors Settle Disputes
cool read: Let me take these reviews down a level. This is a fantastic book for anyone who is interested in how order arises in social situations. As other people have noted, its a great piece of academic literature, but its also just plain interesting. [... more]
CDN$30.10
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The Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: ...
Thorough and perfect for a general reader: Examining any foreign policy is as dubious as defining a civilization; and this especially true when examining twentieth century democracies. Many different historians and researchers have proposed different [... more]
CDN$34.95
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Culture Shock! Britain: A Survival Guide to Customs and ...
good intro: I liked this book and thought it pulled together more info in one volume than anything else I've seen. Some generalizations are unavoidable. I thought it was a plus that the author has lived in Asia and came to the UK as an immigrant--I think [... more]
CDN$19.95
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Sexuality, Obscenity, and Community: Women, Muslims, and ...
Not An Expert on Indian History, But...: Before reading this book, I did not know much about Indian History, especially the cultural aspects, and this book goes into great detail about Indian nationalism and how sexuality played a role in Indian [... more]
CDN$41.95
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The New Zen Garden: Designing Quiet Spaces
A fine addition to your Japanese garden collection: "Early to pre-modern Japanese civilization was shaped in part by Chinese culture through direct contact or as filtered through the Korean Peninsula. Garden design arrived in Japan between the sixth [... more]
CDN$48.95
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