I Don't Believe In Spring
But this year I see no sun, no blue skies. In fact, if I hadn't insisted on peach colored trim for our gray barn I might come to believe that I am looking not at the yard but at a giant black and white projection of the yard devoid of hope. I had ... [... more]
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Swann's Way
 The pleasure of reading Proust (Volume I). Having just finished reading SWANN'S WAY for the fourth time, it remains at the top of my short list of favorite novels. Influenced by John Ruskin, Henri Bergson, Wagner and the fiction of Anatole France, Proust ... [... more]
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The Gender Frontier: Mariette Pathy Allen
Truly wonderful..... I feel Mariette Pathy Allen has made a real difference in the way non gender variant people view gender variant people. She has recorded something wonderful in her book "Gender Frontiers". This book captures the hues and ... [... more]
CDN$36.14
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Zaha Hadid: Car Park and Terminus Strasbourg
Truly Dreadful Design Put simply, the design is cold, brutal, ignorant and devoid of any redeeming human qualities ... in short, it is representative of most of Hadid's oeuvre. That she appeals to so many younger people has more to do with flash computer ... [... more]
CDN$35.13
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Introduction to Modular Forms
mistitled I'm not sure who could benefit from reading this book. It is in no way an accessible introduction to the subject in the title. For that, one would do far far better to consult Apostol's book from his caltech course. Unfortunately the writing ... [... more]
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L'énigme sacrée t01
A gripping read Anybody who does not believe everything written in the bible will find this book interesting., and even those who believe in the gospel truth of the bible and have an open mind about it will still enjoy the probing nature of the book. The ... [... more]
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Dead Heat Unabridged Compact Discs
We can still count on Dick Francis It's been a long while since I read a book by Dick Francis, having missed last year's UNDER ORDERS. For years I watched eagerly for his annual offering and many of them still hold a place on my shelves. I'm delighted ... [... more]
CDN$34.09
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A Short History of Laos: The Land in Between
Comprehensive, insightful, culturally-sensitive For a newcomer to Laos, Dr. Evans's volume would seem an excellent introduction to its history, politics and culture. For someone like myself, who had his own intense introduction to Laos in the late 60s ... [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Dissecting the Holocaust: The Growing Critique of ...
A dangerous book This book, Dissecting the Holocaust, is banned in Germany. The authorities there raided the publisher, the distributors, the sellers and anyone else they could lay their hands on, and literally burned all the copies they found. They ... [... more]
CDN$30.11
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Object of My Affection
It's no mistake that Stephen McCauley's The Object of My Affection ends at a carnival, for the book is, shockingly enough, not about ballroom dancing or Jennifer Aniston's hair, but rather a funny, bittersweet rumination on the thrill rides we endure and ... [... more]
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Enigme sacrée t02 (l') : le message
A gripping read Anybody who does not believe everything written in the bible will find this book interesting., and even those who believe in the gospel truth of the bible and have an open mind about it will still enjoy the probing nature of the book. The ... [... more]
CDN$41.95
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Simulacra and Simulation
Read my review its the ONLY one worth reading!!!! ...I came to the conclusion that no one understood the purpose or meaning of this compilation of essays. Most of them rated it highly and read it because Neo (from the Matrix) happened to own a copy. If ... [... more]
CDN$16.01
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