Jacob W. Grimm
Ralph Manheim, the highly acclaimed and prize-winning translator, has rediscovered in the original German editions of the Grimms' works the unadorned, direct rhythm of the oral form in which they were first ... [... more]
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An English Interpretation of the Holy Quran
 Very helpful translation .... After the events of September 11th, 2001, I became very interested as a seminary student in learning as much as I could about Islam, since there seemed to be so many untrue rumours about it floating around after these tragic ... [... more]
CDN$20.03
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John Merson
Military memoirs abound, but few prove to be trustworthy accounts free of spin, bravura, or military glitter. John Merson's War Lessons takes a rare reflective approach to this pressing issue of our time. In vivid, unadorned prose, he interweaves ... [... more]
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Ralph Manheim
Ralph Manheim, the highly acclaimed and prize-winning translator, has rediscovered in the original German editions of the Grimms' works the unadorned, direct rhythm of the oral form in which they were first ... [... more]
Random House |
Man in the Holocene
an astonishing and haunting work My experience is much like that of the other reviewers here. I first read this tale years ago, and have found myself haunted by its compelling beauty and strangeness ever since. It's a rich, deep work, one worth revisting ... [... more]
CDN$12.55
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Good House
It's not an easy thing to write a novel about a family. Of necessity--and as the narrative years advance--characters proliferate, success and tragedy accrue, events maneuver to the fore with faintly arbitrary impetus. First-time novelist Bonnie Burnard, ... [... more]
CDN$11.99
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The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom Text and ...
The Diamond Sutra The Diamond Sutra is a spiritual treasure and a key text of Mahayana Buddhism. Estimates for its date of composition range from the second century B.C. to the third century A.D. The original texts are in Chinese and Sanskrit. There are ... [... more]
CDN$26.95
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The Nick Adams Stories
grin and bear it If you had to read this for school (as I did), then just grin and bear it (chocolate helps)... If you're looking this up voluntarily, don't buy it, for the sake of your poor sanity. Hemingway is dry, dry, dry. Of course, the titles of ... [... more]
CDN$34.99
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If You Survive
Combat at the personal level This is the sort of literature our children should be reading. No great prose, no gut-wrenching drama or heart-pounding action. Just pure & unadorned storytelling of a time so horrific that one must have these precious ... [... more]
CDN$10.99
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Sun and Steel
The Way of the Samurai Since World War II, the West has forgotten the Shadow soul of Japan, the collective impulses that have been repressed by "Occupation Law" and the imposition of democracy. The Japanese are seen stereotypically as being ... [... more]
CDN$22.95
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Letters from the Editor: The New Yorker's Harold Ross
"Don't waste your time and words on letters," Harold Ross cautioned more than one writer. "You don't get paid for them." Happily, The New Yorker's founding editor and dreamer didn't follow his own advice, and now--thanks to his ... [... more]
CDN$34.00
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Edward Weston Int
In 1902, the year Edward Weston was given his first camera, few people regarded photography as more than a craft. But along with innovators like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen, Weston revolutionized the ways photographers chose subject material and ... [... more]
CDN$19.40
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