Hanky-panky Crazy Quilts
Huet-chooo....Bless you!: I received this as a gift and would probably not have purchased it on my own (only because I don't have any hankies). The book had a lot of colored pictures and all of the quilts had themes which were based on what was [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Savage Night
a rather strange, gratuitously violent piece by Jim Thompson: Jim Thompson wrote some fine noir novels in his time. The Getaway, The Killer Inside Me and The Grifters are amongst his famous and best works. Savage Night is definitely not in the same class [... more]
CDN$14.00
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Fawlty Towers: Volume 1
From Amazon.com: John Cleese has always maintained that Fawlty Towers was inspired by a real hotel that was run by a proprietor who treated guests as an inconvenience to running a business. No one in the world, however, can possibly match the sheer [... more]
CDN$34.99
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Georgia Satellites
one of the most unappreciated bands - and still are: Let me start by saying that The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam's Vitalogy, Joni Mitchell, Metallica's Master of Puppets, and of course Bob Dylan are still the tops of all time. But I just can't [... more]
CDN$9.99
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Are Universes Thicker Than Blackberries
seems outdated, no novelty....: When I wanted to mark the book with 3 stars, I was surpised indeed that other readers did the same. Over the years I used to buy a book by M. Gardner the moment I saw it a bookstore, and by now I have a dozen of them or [... more]
CDN$22.50
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Guess Who (2005)
Guess what: "Guess Who" is a mere two words of the original title, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." Too bad it has an even smaller fraction of the comic value. This awkward racial comedy is watered down and goofed up, and only Bernie [... more]
CDN$22.97
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Cat Chaser
From Amazon.com: In the world of Elmore Leonard novels, two ex-Marines can sit around a hotel swimming pool in Florida and, as if it were perfectly natural, chat about a friendly fire incident during an "interventionist action" in Santo Domingo. [... more]
CDN$8.50
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The Driver
Gives new meaning to the term "slam bang": Walter Hill is the doyen of American action films, hands down. 1978's The Driver is one of his best; the focus here is on momentum, pure and simple. There are great car chases and the slam-bang stuff [... more]
CDN$10.40
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Down And Out In Beverly Hills
Amazon.com Essential Video: This hilarious Hollywood retelling of the classic Jean Renoir French farce Boudu Saved from Drowning emerges as a wry commentary on society's excess and has distinguished itself as an instant classic. Paul Mazursky (Bob & [... more]
CDN$11.99
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Guess Who [UMD Mini for PSP]
Guess what: "Guess Who" is a mere two words of the original title, "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." Too bad it has an even smaller fraction of the comic value. This awkward racial comedy is watered down and goofed up, and only Bernie [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Calder's Rose
Outstanding story!!!: This story was a thrill to read. I didn't realize it was her first story. I couldn't put the book down. I so enjoy reading stories where the characters have such depth that they in fact seem like real people. All four characters [... more]
CDN$7.99
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Are Universes Thicker Than Blackberries
seems outdated, no novelty....: When I wanted to mark the book with 3 stars, I was surpised indeed that other readers did the same. Over the years I used to buy a book by M. Gardner the moment I saw it a bookstore, and by now I have a dozen of them or [... more]
CDN$39.00
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