The Day the Sun Rose Twice: The Story of the Trinity ...
 Worthwhile, with some unique information If you read one book about the bomb, read Richard Rhodes's "The Making of the Atomic Bomb". I read Szasz as a refresher a few days before visiting the Trinity site, and found that it had a number of nice ... [... more]
CDN$24.95
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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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On the Banks of the Bayou
Charming Story This book is excelent. Its a great addition to the Rose years. I think this story is quite interesting and it shows how difficult growing up is , no matter what time in history! Its a book girls can relate to and its also very pleasant to ... [... more]
CDN$11.50
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The Invisible Woman: Confronting Weight Prejudice in America
The Dirty Truth about America This is one of the best books I've read so far that analyzes weight prejudice. Goodman does an excellent job exposing the myths and discourse about weight in the United States. It is also a good read for anyone wishing to ... [... more]
CDN$26.95
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On the Banks of the Bayou
Charming Story This book is excelent. Its a great addition to the Rose years. I think this story is quite interesting and it shows how difficult growing up is , no matter what time in history! Its a book girls can relate to and its also very pleasant to ... [... more]
CDN$8.75
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The Innamorati
entertaining allegory; some few awkwardnesses Entertaining allegory about the masks we wear (for good or for ill), and the curses that we carry with us. The writing is uneven, but the awkwardnesses (for example, I wish the editor had taken a red pen to ... [... more]
CDN$21.00
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The Afterlife
Not many authors kill their main character on page two, but when Gary Soto does in The Afterlife the tactic results in a richly textured coming of age story. Chuy is a normal teenage guy, making his way in the barrios of Fresno, California, and hoping to ... [... more]
CDN$7.95
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Mozart's Wife
THIS is life with Mozart!! THIS is life with Mozart from his wife's point of view... The story will transport you back to the 18th century, reads easily and is entirely engrossing. It was one of the few books that has kept me up reading until the sun ... [... more]
CDN$16.01
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The Toughest Indian in the World
Call Sherman Alexie any number of things--novelist, poet, filmmaker, thorn in the side of white liberalism--just don't call him "universal." Aside from his well-documented distaste for the word, its fuzziness misses the point. The Toughest ... [... more]
CDN$17.95
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A Few Figs from Thistles
Jewels among thistles "My candle bums at both ends/It will not last the night/But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends--/It gives a lovely light!" That famous poem is a suitable opening to the whimsical, quirky volume of Edna St. Vincent Millay's ... [... more]
CDN$16.33
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A Radiant Life: Raw Food and the Presence of Love
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CDN$13.00
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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$15.06
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