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311 pages. "A book about succeeding because you are Canadian - not in spite of it. About doing all those things we're not supposed to be very good at. Things like outmaneuvering monster corporations; like standing up to the Americans; like putting regional differences aside; like blowing the whistle on polluters; like rising above linguistic differrences. The story of how we succeed in Canada when we have the courage to try it our own way." - from back cover. "This is the encyclopedia of what unions can do to help build a made-in-Canada movement for personal, social and economic independence." - Mel Hurtig. Includes many black and white archival photographs. Prior owner's name upon half-title page, else unmarked. Moderate wear. Glossy laminated covers. Book
224 pages. "A portrait of the settlement of the prairies seen through the eyes of the settlers themselves... it is their book." - from introduction. A collection of photographs and text which tells the story of the homesteaders who streamed to the Canadian west from 1880 to 1914. The homesteaders themselves describe their experiences in first-person accounts taken from letters, diaries, autobiographies and personal reminiscences. Book is clean and unmarked with moderate wear to biege boards. Dust jacket well worn with numerous tears. Decent copy. Book
342 pages. Includes numerous interesting black and white photos. In this first-hand, first-person story, Larry Robinson tells what it's like to be Larry Robinson - to share in the glory of the Montreal Canadiens, to win six Stanley Cups as part of the celebrated franchise, to hold the NHL record for most playoff games played, to leave Canada for the endless summer of California and a new career as a Los Angeles King. Average wear. Unmarked. Some yellowing to pages. Reading crease along spine. Book
305 pages. How to win at Bingo. Secrets of the game. The inside story! Includes funny stories, humourous facts and an excellent guide to the Bingo subculture of 58 million players in the U.S. and Canada. Tiny dab of liquid paper atop first page else clean and bright with very light wear. Nice copy. Great gift for your special bingo player. Book
386 pages including index. Sir John, speaking from the quiet of the Rectorship of St. Andrews, provides us with a complete and humane story of difficult years in his life in this, the masterful second volume in an important autobiography. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper, else unmarked. Clean. Very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
246 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Businessman, philantropist, former lieutenant governor, distinguished citizen and devoted gardener, David Lam is one of the most respected and best-loved figures in British Columbia public life. This biography tells his remarkable story. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
236 pages. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "From its early history to the Klondike Gold Rush; from boom to bust; from two world wars to the excursion heyday of Bowen Island, here is a sea story that catches the pulse and character of the British Columbia coast." - from dust jacket. Light wear to clean unmarked book. Average wear to dust jacket now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Clean solid copy. Book
316 pages. Black and white photographic plates. Paints a picture of a complex and contradictory man. Igor Gouzenko came from an ultra-structured society where all decisions, from what job to take, to where to live... were made by the state. Suddenly, he wrenched himself and his family from this environment." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Lean to spine. Useful reference copy. Ex-Library
126 pages. Why is Krushchev so confident of burying us, when Lenin thought Communism had only a 50/50 chance? Krushchev has the help of American gravediggers. These men are not Communists. The are card-carrying liberals. They will not commit the crime. They will merely dig the grave. Yellowed and aged in appearance with owner's name on title page. Binding sound. Book
127 pages. The story of a town its pioneers of mining boom days liked to call "the queen city of the Kootenays." Well-used copy with front endpaper removed and usual library markings. Includes black and white illustrations. Book
77 pages. Author's inscription upon front flyleaf. A young man leaves his village in the Third World to explore his musical potential in the Mother Country. An uplifting and instructive story which seeks to reaffirm faith in God and His message. Clean and bright. Minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
227 pages including bibliography. A firsthand account of rare eloquence and immediacy, a remarkable story of raw human courage and - ultimately - indominable hope. "Birger Sellin has broken through a wall between unbearable worlds, and what he has written is nothing other than the poetry of the human soul." - Carolyn Forche, author of The Angel of History. Remainder mark upon bottom edge. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
84 pages. Features: Snowmobile Exhibition; Burgeo story; Rodeo Queen; DHC-3 Otter Aircraft; Burnaby's NWMP Outpost; Biggest ever registered pistol match in Ottawa; Frightening Experience - Cpl. D.K. Price; New Toronto Headquarters; The Lyalls of the North; Sounding Lake Detachment; Prince Rupert Story; Grain Theft Solved; A Rafting Experience; Staff Sergeant Mundy; The Recruit - 50 years ago; High Priced Stove Wood; and more. Stroked out name and faint ink stamp upon title page else unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Young Narwhal; Mississauga COPS; They Got Their... Ghost?; A Crude Mace in Surrey, B.C.; "Ursus Horribilis"; Rogue Sheep Killer: A Story of K Troop 1959; Poetic Justice; Derek Thomas Ivany; The "Pierce" Touch; Barrage of Bullets in Nanaimo; Barbados Drug Seminars; A Page From the Old West; "Thank-You" Christmas Card - Jasper National Park; Ingenuity Pays Off; and much more. Moderate wear. Prior owner's details blacked out upon title page else unmarked. Sound copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Keeping the Force Mobile - Vehicle Garage Staff; Jour de Tristesse...; Fish Story - Port Alberni; Looking Back; Pan-American Karate Championships - Cpl W.(Bill) D. Pitcher; Essay Winners; A Toast to the Wives - by Commissioner L.H. Nicholson, Ret.; Une Plume a la Casquette de la Gendarmerie; Care and Handling of Prisoners; How to Capture Canada's Most Wanted Female; 1973 Royal Visits; A Tribute in Bronze - Helen Granger Young; Can Snowmobiles Hack the Cold; Arctic Rescue; Two Years Straight; Fingered by Prints; Inspol Boxing Championship; Courageous Act; Order of Canada - Supt. J.A. Churchman, Ret.; Time Travels On; An Election Incident; Where There's a Will; and more. Prior owner's name blacked out atop table of contents else unmarked with average wear. Sound copy. Book
112 pages including index. "...Describes the life and history of a mid-twentieth century copper mine and its contribution to Merritt, the Nicola Valley and British Columbia.... A story of the formation of the orebody beneath the earth's surface, and the eventual discovery of its mining potential - concluding with an explanation of how the land is returned and restored to cattle range." - from back cover. Black and white illustrations. Tight and square. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
208 pages including index. "An amazing story of nation builders and their achievements and every possible effort should be made to preserve it." - Grant MacEwan, Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Loaded with archival black and white photography. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Nice solid copy. Book
253 pages. "A book really telling our story would offer different things to different people. Indian women, who read it would say, 'Why, if they could do that - accomplish that - then we can too.' To white women and others, it would be an education: they would see what life on a reserve is like for women. They would see what all our protesting has been about." - Glenna Perley to Editor. Bit of high-lighting else unmarked and clean with very light wear. Attractive copy. Book
574 pages including index and many black and white photographs. The epic autobiography of one of America's greatest soldiers. Recounts his exploits over four decades of unconventional warfare, espionage, covert missions, and frontline action in recent history's pivotal theatres: World War II, the Chinese Revolution, the Vietnam War, and most recently the war in Nicaragua. A highly decorated OSS officer who became a founding member of the CIA, Singlaub here draws on recently declassified records and original interviews with military and government leaders, as well as his own experiences, to vividly describe details of key covert missions which have never before made public. "An exciting story... Singlaub was the Cold Warrior incarnate." - Los Angeles Times Unmarked. Light wear and rubbing to glossy illustrated covers. Solid attractive copy. Book
Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Glossy illustrated boards. Nice copy. Book
221 pages. How to survive and thrive in the turbulent futures industry. The first book to give you direct access to - and take you inside the minds of - the leaders and key players in today's futures industry. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
101 pages. Black and white illustrations. The story of the man who led the Deep-Sea Fishermen to Political Power. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Nice copy. Book
128 pages. Newly-wed Jessie Ann Smith left Scotland in February, 1884, and followed her orchardist husband, John, to the British Columbia community of Spence's Bridge. Her story is one of love with a historical twist. Unmarked. Very light wear. Book
208 pages. Tells the story of UVic's evolution from the tiny original Victoria College of 1903 to the modern University of Victoria. An informal and affectionate review of an unusually colourful institution. Richly illustrated with archival photographs. Very light wear to clean and unmarked book. Dust jacket in similar condition. Excellent copy. Book
178 pages including many black and white photographs. The fascinating, sad, frustrating, hopeful and inspirational story of the author's people and of his vision of the Indian future... that in renewal and rediscovery of their roots, traditional values and culture, lies the promise of living not between two cultures as in the past, but in the best of two cultures in the future. Prior owner's signature upon half title page. Includes text of Treaty Seven in appendix. Book