Valorie Fisher
I was born Ohio in 1957. My siblings were born in Alabama and California, and when I was seven we crossed the Atlantic Ocean leaving Swarthmore, Pennsylvania for "Swinging" London. We lived in London for the next seven years, where I grew up on [... more]
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Hammerhead Ranch Motel
 From Amazon.com: Penzler Pick, August 2000: Is it Florida, or is it the mystery writers who set their stories there? There seems to be a tradition of Florida noir that is as loony as that name implies. Tim Dorsey is the newest writer from the Sunshine [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Mia Dillon
This year, as in other years, Lily has planned a spectacular summer in Rockaway, in her family's cozy house on stilts over the Atlantic Ocean. But by the summer of 1944, World War II has changed almost everyone's life. Lily's best friend, ... [... more]
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Best Of (Rm)
Chronique amazon.fr: Avec quel plaisir retrouve-t-on les nombreuses facettes de l'initiateur de la "biniou wave" ! Ce Best Of couvre la tumultueuse carrière d'Alan Stivell depuis ses débuts dans les années soixante jusqu'& [... more]
CDN$19.99
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A Thread Across The Ocean
Persistence of vision: The first transatlantic cable was a Victorian era triumph that enchanted the world with its glory. The story is one of the courage and persistence of its director-in-charge, Cyrus Field, born in 1819 to a prominent family of [... more]
CDN$28.50
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Opening Atlantis: A Novel of Alternate History
Engaging, interesting - when's the next one coming?: Another fine concept of alternate history from the master. Imagining a real continent of Atlantis in the Atlantic ocean brings an earlier "discovery" of North America by Europeans. The story [... more]
CDN$33.99
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A Naval History of World War 1
The book about naval warfare in WWI: This is the best analysis of WWI naval warfare ever written. Mr Halpern has written a fascinating text describing the main guidelines of the naval aspects of this conflict. Do not expect shot by shot descriptions of [... more]
CDN$44.75
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Discovery of Atlantis: The Startling Case for the Island ...
Tale of a Phenomenal Discovery where Mythology Meets Reality: I know this book well, and I have followed the Atlantis Mission closely over the past few years. Robert has brought ancient beliefs and mythologies to the forefront of reality. The book not [... more]
CDN$30.05
Amazon CA |
Homosexuality in French History and Culture
Wonderful - The Right Thing at the Right Time: On the cultural front, the French and we don't understand each other too well. Their nation has the gall to pick which wars it gets involved in, which American pop celebrities to lionize (Jerry Lewis?), and [... more]
CDN$41.62
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Imagining Atlantis
From Amazon.com: Richard Ellis is obsessed with all things Atlantic, and he's written a number of books on the Atlantic Ocean's inhabitants and legends. Of all the stories to be found in this big sea, the lost civilization of Atlantis has been the [... more]
CDN$21.00
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Top Dive Sites of the World
Great Photos, but otherwise very disappointing.: The title of any book is an indication of it's content and "Top Dive Sites of the World" is a very big claim. Of course, any personal selection claiming to be "the best of" will always [... more]
CDN$60.12
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Odyssey of the Gods: The Alien History of Ancient Greece
The Greek Gods as aliens? Could be.: This book deals with reconciling Greek mythology with Von Daniken's research of extraterrestrials visiting our planet in ancient times and influencing man's development. That was a recurring theme in Dr. Who, (q.v. [... more]
CDN$15.95
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