Sharpe's Devil
 An interesting historical account The plot assumes that ships could land passengers at St. Helena in 1820 to interview Napoleon. Such was not the case. The British fired on any unauthorized ship attempting to approach the island including, in one case, a ... [... more]
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Sharpe's Trafalgar
Ensign Richard Sharpe is back in Sharpe's Trafalgar, the 17th in Bernard Cornwell's remarkable series of Sharpe novels. Sharpe is at the thick of things again, but this time not on the battlefield, but on the high seas. The year is 1805 and Sharpe is ... [... more]
CDN$19.95
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The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde
A valuable second opinion on Wilde's life This very readable book is very useful corrective to what's become the "standard" view of Wilde. It's especially good at exposing the weaknesses of Richard Ellman's now-standard biography of Wilde. For ... [... more]
CDN$20.07
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Night Without End
Spine chilling arctic adventure with twists & turns... An excellent introduction to the masterful work of MacLean who writes with unmatched authority and detail. Typical of British mystery/adventure writers, this book entwines high adventure, human ... [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Cabal
Utterly Bad Clive Barker is a terrible writer. For some unknown reason, I've read several of his books over the years, most likely because they're sold at the airport bookstore, and I need something new to read on a long flight. His books are uniformly ... [... more]
CDN$9.99
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Pilgrim's Regress
A Multi-layered Allegory "Jack" Lewis produced this book only a year after his conversion. It shows off his considerable knowledge of literature and philosophy. Lewis was a first-rate intellectual. The characters have interesting names: Mr. ... [... more]
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The Pyrates
The Pyrates If you've read Flashman you know Fraser's sense of humour. Pyrates has the same humour - just a lot more of it. It's both sarcastic and lighthearted - an idiotic book that had me laughing out loud on the bus. Set in 17th century England - and ... [... more]
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Rhythm Section
la femme nikita, in print This highly readable thriller closely parallels that fine movie 'la femme nikita': down-and-out junkie gets turned into government assassin. The author does a good job of getting under the skin of the heroine, exposing the ... [... more]
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Looking for Mr. Big
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CDN$9.99
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Someone Like You
I really liked this book Three women meet on a trip to Egypt. They are all at different phases in life, but become fast friends. The story unfolds as they come back home and their relationships continue. One thing that is nice about this book is each ... [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Innocence
Worth Reading More Than Once "Innocence" is a beautiful novel, clever and subtle. The picture of an Italian family in mid-1950's Tuscany is brought to life with astonishing economy and charm. Everything necessary to understand and empathize ... [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Empire of the Sun
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