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142 pages. The extraordinary story of a Native mother of twelve and member of the Carrier Indian Band living on the Stony Creek Reserve in northern British Columbia. Recounts the hardships endured by her people - racism, sickness, poverty - and her personal struggle to rise above them. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Black and white illustrations. Book
40 pages. Features include: Book Review of Ships of Steel - A British Columbia Shipbuilder's Story; The Happy Propeller; The Logtowers - Part VI; Porphyry - Georgia Strait Commuter; Carbon Fibre Shafts - A Tug First in Pacific Titan; 54th Parallel - Notes from the North Coast; Mariner's Photos - Tymac's First Boats. Average wear. Usual library markings. Book
44 pages. Features include: Canada Third in Space; Flying the Open Skies; Flights of Fashion; More Aerial Buffoonery; High Arctic Heroism - Hercules Crash; 6 Bomber GP Video; Centralia - the war years; AWACS - High Altitude Wizardry; The Vampire and I; Black Brant Success Story - Sounding Rocket. Average wear. Some moisture induced waviness. Address label upon front cover. Solid copy. Book
20 page board book. Average soiling and wear. No markings. A picture story book with no words providing discovery, surprise and fun for pre-reading children from 3-6 years. Book
64 pages. Great black and white photos and illustrations. Nice vintage ads on covers. Features: Photos and details of glass powder horns; The Magic of Metamorphic Trade Cards - Part II - Beyond Patent Medicines - fantastic vintage ads; Hair Raising Stories - Circassian Hair Oil and Restorative - A.L. Scoville & Co.; Bryan's Top Shelf - his tall and short bottles; Embalming Bottles - informative and wonderfully illustrated article by Adrienne S. Escoe; Jar Talk in Fredericksburg, Texas; Dr. Pepper's Mountain Herbs; "Dr. Pepper's Phos-Ferrates"; Extra Special Deliveries; Bottle Network News; British Bottle Bits; Auction Directory; The Label Space - The Bunker Hill Monument is popular on labels - Bunker Hill Pickles; Up-Dates; "Nyal" - a Poison Bottle story by Ben and Mirriam Glassman. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
162 pages. Features: Packard Darrin - H. William Kranz has owned his 1942 Packard 180 Darrin Victoria convertible for over 25 years; Buick Phaeton - the 1930 Buick Model 69 Phaeton; Ford Parklane - Ford's answer to the Chevy Nomad - a 1956 Ford Parklane Station wagon is shown; 1954 Willys Lark; Teague's Toys; Duesenberg - the story of an American legend; Dodge - the Victory Six debuts with unique body construction; Oldsmobile - riding high in a 1914 Model 54 Touring Car; Harrah's Auto Collection; Memories - 1910 - quick takes of the Hudson plant; Auto Safety - they don't test them like this any more; Windshield Repair for under $10; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
162 pages. Features: 1928 Jordan Playboy Roadster; 1940 Ford Mercury; Harry C. Stutz; 1954 Dodge Royal Pace Car; Revealing original factory and agency photos; Harry Bennett - Henry Ford's tough guy tells his story; Early Day Motoring - the trials and tribulations of touring; A history of the motor car tire in America. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
194 pages. Features: Sting Ray - even in its final form the 1963 Sting Ray maintained an uncanny similarity to Bill Mitchell's original racer; Dodge Brothers - two-year court battle against Henry Ford; Alice Huyler Ramsey - first of the 'weaker sex' to show driving superiority - from Hell Gate to Golden Gate in 1909!; The Chevrolet Story - the 1932 Queen started a Chevrolet styling lead; The Trials of Early Motoring - a 1913 journey from Iowa to California in a 1913 Studebaker EMF; The art of leading; The Bud Cohn auction set a new single-car-sale world's record; Cover Car - 1963 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe; and more. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
62 pages. Features: Lothian Leylands; Roy Marshall; Setright Speeds, Bellgraphic & the rest; The story of Newbury & District; Looking after the US forces in WW2; Double deckers to Oxford, now and then; The Canterbury to Ashford; North Wales in the 'fifties; and more. Average wear. Couple of library markings. Clear tape along spine. Average wear. A sound reference copy. Book
62 pages. Features: Canterbury Tale - a great British bus route; the story of Diamond in County Durham; Hugh Dougherty remembers the Glasgow ot Bundoran link; A modern Regent V; Ferry cross the Mersey; Green GS on red roads; More on Shamrock & Rambler names; An OB on the quayside; 100 years of Trent; Badge engineering; and more. Average wear. Couple of library markings. Clear tape along spine. Average wear. A sound reference copy. Book
Features: An Artist's Garden in a nutshell; A natural illusion; how to make a showcase garden; building a mini-parquet floor; Hoosier hoopla - a roomfl of mementos; Testor's Visions AirPainter; Miniature collection - cover story; Big projects in small roomboxes; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: Who's Fit? Who's Fat? - Canadian researchers are at the forefront of exploring how and why we put on fat; Animal Family Values - bringing up baby is a universal behaviour that reveals critical clues to how species survive; The Meaning of Markets - Communities of Commerce that connect us to our earthly roots; Art and Soul - a roaring fire destroyed their home, but not their dreams - a story of the steel spirit and true heart of arctic art. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
186 pages. The story of the Ka Ka Wis Family Development Centre at Meares Island near Tofino, British Columbia. "Read this grassroots story. Rejoice with us. And join us in widening the Circle of Healing in the tomorrows still to come." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
60 pages. Features: Small Rhododendrons from Alfeld, Germany; Rhododendrons on Postage Stamps; Proven Performers - ARS District 3; A Vireya Seed Odyssey - Some Observations; Azalea Society Convention 2001, Asheville, North Carolina; Deciduous Azaleas - Springtime in the South; Daylilies - Companion plants for Rhododendrons?; The Story of Rhododendron "Bonnie Bee'; Meerkerk Hybrid Test Garden Results, 2000; History of the ARS Research Foundation; Society News; What are These Spots? - Part II; Rhododendrons Linked to Sudden Oak Death; Rhododendrons in 3D - Dreams, Dwarfs and Delusions; The Gardens at Exbury - One Man's Obsession. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
Features: Finally, Phyllitis; The Story of a Fern Hunt; Meeting Report - General Maintenance and Grooming of Ferns; and more Book
Features: Balboa Park, San Diego Tour; A Brief History of Fern Hybridization; Camptosorus rhizophyllus (L.) Link; Ferns - the hidden story beneath their leaves; and more Book
54 pages. Black and white photos. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Diane Mitchell - Craftswoman Elite; Cover Story - Warming Winter's Chill; Simulating a glowing hearth; "My Shangri-La - Lillian Foley's Dream; The Airbrush - hobbyist painting assistance; Toys in North America - a brief history; Canada's Mini Toymakers - Two Very Different Talents; Sleighs of Yesteryear - Canadiana, California-style; How-to - a child's sled - tips from Carol Hardy; Canada's Biggest Little Event; Fall Shows; Vancouver Show Report; Mini Therapy - one woman's triumph over disability; Victorian slipper box - how-to; The Art of Eggery - the appeal of 'smaller'; Wheel-Thrown Pottery - a traditional art in miniature; Top Artisans' Show - California's extravaganza; Grand Island show; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
46 pages. Black and white photos. Printed on glossy stock. Features: Focus - The Coads - puppeteering miniaturists; Cover Story - Exotic Charisma; Woodleigh Replicas - British Replicas sized small; How to Project - Tennis anyone?; Art Russell - tool designer tackles minis; Minis as teaching aids; How to Project - a chessboard; An introduction to Veneers; Andrew Reilman - Portrait of a Watercolourist; How-to Project - Splish Splashin' Fun; Last Minute Excitement - One Hobbyist's Approach; Show Reports; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
Features: Harper must act now to protect free speech; A conversation with Richard Dawkins; Stephen Harper's Majority or Bust Strategy; Canadian Democracy is Broken; Mike Danton's Unlikely Story; War in Pakistan; Cindy Gomez's Cinderella Story; Taking on Vancouver's Panhandlers - downtown ambassadors; The Fluoride debate rises again; Rene Levesque embodied our bedrock values; Foodball greats on 'Dancing with the Stars'; Another facelift for the CBC; Is it racist to dislike Obama?; Ernie Duff - Obituary; and more. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
84 pages. Features: Russia buries its head at Beslan - and vows revenge; Ottawa and the Canadian cattle industry battle the U.S. ban; WestJet and Air Canada admit they spied on each other; Two columnists have their say on Conrad Black; A Modern Ghost Story - how technology helped and isolated Jim Sulkers of Winnipeg; Toronto Film Festival. Light wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Magazine
64 pages. Features: Harper must act now to protect free speech - Section 13 of the Human Rights Act is an assault on basic Charter freedoms and an affront to democratic society; The trouble with no impact planet - Andrew Potter on the environment; Richard Dawkins - in conversation; Will Stephen Harper's majority or bust strategy pay off?; Canadian democracy is broken - Paul Wells; Mike Danton's unlikely story; The Dirtiest War - the Pakistani Taliban is broken, but a deadly new menace is rising; Cindy Gomez's Cinderella Story; Local merchants take on panhandlers in Vancouver with private security forces; The Fluoride Debate - whether or not it is wise to add poison to our drinking water... duh; Dancing with the Stars; Another facelift for the CBC; Dislike Obama? You must be racist; Memoriam - Ernie Duff. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
72 pages. "Our goal in undertaking this project was to encourage our members to share their personal experiences with others and in doing so enjoy the fulfillment of creative writing." - from Foreward. A delightful collection of reminiscences with titles such as: The Ocean Plunger, Seven Fishermen and One Human; The Driver's Test, An English Cottage, First Mayor of Colwood Corners, and many more. Average wear. Faint bit of writing in top corner of front cover else unmarked. Book
Features: Andy Pandy and his friends; Mokey's Travels; The Twins - Simon and Sally; Bizzy Beaver; the Flower-Pot Men; Nutty Noddle; Super Bear; Sam and Huff; Dozey - the sleepy dormouse; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Andy Pandy and his friends; Mokey's Travels; The Twins - Simon and Sally; Bizzy Beaver; the Flower-Pot Men; Nutty Noddle; Super Bear; Sam and Huff; Dozey; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Features: Andy Pandy and his friends; Mokey's Travels; The Twins - Simon and Sally; Bizzy Beaver; the Flower-Pot Men; Nutty Noddle; Sam and Huff; Dozey; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book