Prophet Muhammad
 Enjoyable, BUT.......: Mr. Rogerson has written an excellent portrait of the Prophet, woven into the lives and times of Arabia in the 7th Century. While extremely readable, unfortunately it contains certain glaring inaccuracies. To name but a few: * He [... more]
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Anyone Whose Life Was "Ruined" by An Older Brother Must Read Rodrick Rules: Diary of a Wimpy Kid was a breakout success in bringing kid humor into classic situations and an appealing format. One of my concerns about reading Rodrick Rules was [... more]
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Bruce Springsteen's America: The People Listening, a ...
Impressionistic Method, Wrong Title: An interesting book with a number of weaknesses and a clearly wrong title. This book should've been titled "America's Bruce Springsteen" and not the other way around because it is all about how Americans [... more]
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Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back
Amazon.com Essential Video: Both a classic documentary and a vital pop-cultural artifact, D.A. Pennebaker's portrait of Bob Dylan captures the seminal singer-songwriter on the cusp of his transformation from folk prophet to rock trendsetter. Shot during [... more]
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Art Of Peace
Special, subtle, real.: This is a very special, subtle and real book that gets to the heart of the human problem of aggression and conflict. If the US government, the armed forces, and the bullies of this planet were all to read this book, war would seem [... more]
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Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of ...
Two different leaders, one common thread: Can greatness among human beings really be spoken of in modern times? Perhaps it is a politically incorrect, anachronistic idea in our egalitarian age. Indeed, regarding both these men, Churchill and Reagan, the [... more]
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Heartstopper
AN ESTIMABLE VOICE PERFORMANCE: A veritable magician with her voice, actress Judith West gives a superb reading of this thriller as she effortlessly moves from the cultured voice of an English teacher to the soft, high pitched exclamations of a twelfth [... more]
CDN$27.04
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Three Nights In Havana
An enchanting read: Robert Wright provides a well balanced account of the social-political climate at the time of Pierre Trudeau's visit to Cuba during his years as Prime Minister. Given the tensions of the cold war, the suspicion of the Nixon [... more]
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Tanner
Very poor research by the Author on the book "Tanner": Norah Hess states several times in the book "Tanner" that his new breeding stock of Steers........ growing up on a ranch we all know that the only use for Steers is for eating..... [... more]
CDN$6.99
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Without Fail
From Amazon.com: What better way to test the security surrounding a U.S. vice president-elect than to hire someone skilled in the killing arts to penetrate his protection? Assassination strategy, though, is only part of the assignment facing Jack Reacher [... more]
CDN$29.95
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August Rush (1 Hidden Track)
From Amazon.com: Who knew Jonathan Rhys Meyers had such an aching, lovely croon? In August Rush, he supplies his own vocals in the role of an Irish indie-rock singer, and it's a testament to his skill that he doesn't embarrass himself on Van Morrison's & [... more]
CDN$14.99
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How Firm a Foundation
Much more than just another page-turner...: Marcus Grodi gives us a compelling novel -- one that draws us in, like the novels of Grisham and Turow. But there's much more here, an element of faith and struggle that is honestly and vividly drawn from life. [... more]
CDN$15.04
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