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Shoestring Soldiers: The 1st Canadian Division at War, 1914-1915»rank: 17229par: Andrew Iarocci
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds»rank: 33523par: Charles Mackay
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily ... |
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The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition»rank: 20390par: Anne Frank
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Anne Frank's diaries have always been among the most moving and eloquent documents of the Holocaust. This new edition restores diary entries omitted from the original edition, revealing a new depth to Anne's dreams, irritations, hardships, and passions. Anne emerges as more real, more human, and more vital than ever. lf you've never read this remarkable autobiography, do so. lf you have read it, you owe it to yourself to read it again. |
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Butterfly Mind»rank: 44212par: Patrick Brown
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Anne Frank's diaries have always been among the most moving and eloquent documents of the Holocaust. This new edition restores diary entries omitted from the original edition, revealing a new depth to Anne's dreams, irritations, hardships, and passions. Anne emerges as more real, more human, and more vital than ever. lf you've never read this remarkable autobiography, do so. lf you have read it, you owe it to yourself to read it again. |
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A Year in Provence»rank: 32168par: Peter Mayle
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Who hasn't dreamed, on a mundane Monday or frowzy Friday, of chucking it all in and packing off to the south of France? Provençal cookbooks and guidebooks entice with provocatively fresh salads and azure skies, but is it really all Côtes-du-Rhône and fleur-de-lis? Author Peter Mayle answers that question with wit, warmth, and wicked candor in A Year in Provence, the chronicle of his own foray into Provençal domesticity. Beginning, appropriately enough, on New Year's Day with a divine luncheon in a quaint restaurant, Mayle sets the ... |
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Tao Of Pooh»rank: 15284par: Benjamin Hoff
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ls there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl. Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living. |
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Encyclopedia of Manitoba»rank: 19864de: Great Plains Publications
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ls there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl. Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living. |
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Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Identity and Empire»rank: 8608par: Wendy Brown
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ls there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl. Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living. |
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia»rank: 35538par: Ahmed Rashid
Chroniques et points de vue:From :This is the single best book available on the Taliban, the fundamentalist lslamic regime in Afghanistan responsible for harboring the terrorist 0sama bin Laden. Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist who has spent most of his career reporting on the region--he has personally met and interviewed many of the Taliban's shadowy leaders. Taliban was written and published before the massacres of September 11, 2001, yet it is essential reading for anyone who hopes to understand the aftermath of that black day. lt includes details on how and ... |
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Holding the Bully's Coat: Canada and the U.S. Empire»rank: 9573par: Linda Mcquaig
Chroniques et points de vue:From :This is the single best book available on the Taliban, the fundamentalist lslamic regime in Afghanistan responsible for harboring the terrorist 0sama bin Laden. Ahmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist who has spent most of his career reporting on the region--he has personally met and interviewed many of the Taliban's shadowy leaders. Taliban was written and published before the massacres of September 11, 2001, yet it is essential reading for anyone who hopes to understand the aftermath of that black day. lt includes details on how and ... |