Jurian Hughes
In her memoir, Breakup, Catherine Texier tells how her husband left her for another woman. In Victorine, Texier takes the memory of Victorine, her maternal great-grandmother, and transforms it, so that Victorine, in the throes of a grand passion, ... [... more]
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Throes
 this should be a CD/Jim Beam combo: As always the Two Gallants are pretty f_cking keen. It is kind of odd to hear them so well produced. But ya get over it. And the vocals are much more clear so the beautiful lyrics are more able to smack you in the face. [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Michael Malone
The Rise of the Protean Corporation and What It Means for You The fate of newspapers and the music industry is a harbinger of what awaits every company: a business model in its death throes as people finally wake up to the grim fact that their ... [... more]
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I Remember
reeves has "the voice": dianne reeves must like a challenge. for 1991's "i remember" she selects songs associated with several members of the jazz pantheon: abbey lincoln, billie holiday, ella fitzgerald, sarah vaughan, and miles [... more]
CDN$15.99
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On Broadway, Vol. 2
EEEEEEEZENNNNNNNNNSHALLLLLLLL: It's back. May this essential recording never disappear again. Motian and his merry 'melodians' dig deep into their bags of skilled trickeries to make rousing renditions out of seemingly stale show tunes. Fine jazz should [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Confessor
Terrific series makes up for flopped ending: First of all, the Sword of Truth novels have been a joy for me to read. The Ja La section was wonderfully written and exactly what readers wanted. Nice work. The dance with death sections and Richard fighting [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, ...
An Honest Look at Love: As I biologist, I am constantly frustrated by the unscientific (and often ultra-philisophical) interpretation that goes on when considering humanity, and particularly love. This book took the extreme interest that exists about [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Owl Babies
A very fun book to read with one's children: I bought this book over two years ago, when my daughter was around 14 months and was just starting to visibly enjoy being read to. Two years later she still pulls it off the shelf sometimes and asks me to read [... more]
CDN$3.99
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The Throes
Artist: Two Gallants Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0095081007222 Format: Import Format: Compilation Format: Enhanced MPN: 72 Original Release Date: 2006-12-12 Release Date: 2008-01-25 UPC: 095081007222 Tracks: You Losin' Out Two Days Short Tomorrow Nothing to [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Throes of Democracy: The American Civil War Era 1829-1877
Author: Walter A. McDougall Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 973.7 EAN: 9780060567514 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0060567511 Number Of Pages: 816 Publication Date: 2008-02-22 [... more]
CDN$37.95
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Wonder Boys
Wonderful "Boys": Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Chabon deftly avoided the sophomore slump with "Wonder Boys," a followup to the unique "Mysteries of Pittsburgh." A wickedly funny and weirdly satirical novel, this is the [... more]
CDN$18.34
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Miami and the Siege of Chicago
mildly interesting: There's something really disconcerting about reading the nonfiction of Tom Wolfe and John McPhee wherein they describe events at which they are clearly in attendance but write in the third person. Someone must be overhearing the [... more]
CDN$16.95
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