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294 pages including index. Are you facing separation or involved in legal proceedings? Wondering about child custody and support? Do you want to know how to hire a good lawyer? Are you concerned about the financial and tax consequences of splitting up? Looking for alternatives to a lengthy and messy court battle? A highly readable guide that explains the legal issues and options available to married or common-law couples going through divorce or separation. Includes samples of key legal and financial documents, and a glossary of terms. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
149 pages. "...Seeks to answer the fundamental questions about the quality of public education in Canada. Author is an analyst with several years' experience in the field, and has written a highly readable, informative work that provides concrete and practical advice to parents about schoooling choice.... Choosing a school for one's children is one of the most important tasks of parents and can mean the difference between success and failure in the competitive labour market awaiting new entrants. Analysts of public education, too, will be intriqued by Dr. Coleman's work, drawn from his experience as a teacher at all levels, as a school superindendent and, more recently, as a professor, consultant and researcher." - from the foreward. Several page corners were once folded as page markers. Faint wear to corners. Gift inscription on front flyleaf. Book
301 pages including index. Author's long-awaited first book is all about the realities of flying into and out of an airport, the practical matters of landing and taking off safely and skillfully, every time. "A master aviator writes down all he knows about takeoffs and landings. The result is a goldmine." - from foreward. Very clean and unmarked but for discard stamp upon front endpaper (not a former library book). Very light wear. Dust jacket price-clipped else in nice shape with light to moderate wear and a few small tears under 0.5". Nice copy. Book
194 pages. "Planned to meet the needs of young children who are 'looking about', touching, manipulating, experimenting, and asking questions in an effort to 'find out'. Presented in the format of a reader. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Few markings. Still capable of delighting young readers. Book
372 pages. Former owner's name and date printed in ink inside front cover. Represents the first basic and convenient guide written for every Canadian who is curious or concerned about the day-to-day realities of Canadian and international economics. Author was economics editor of the Toronto Star. Book
324 pages. What to do about a toothache. Your children's teeth. Smoking and your teeth. What to do about bad breath, dentures, and much, much more. Clean and unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy of this very useful reference. Book
144 pages. An informal, pleasantly readable, annotated bibliography of books and pamphlets currently in print. The close ot 1,000 entries are arranged alphabetically by author and supplemented with a title and selected subject index. The result is both an invaluable source book and a delightful collection of facts, anecdotes and comments about British Columbia. Pleasantly illustrated with small black and white graphics throughout. Average wear and soiling. Binding intact. Good working copy. Book
Comprises a selection of over 60 articles that appeared in The Northern Miner under the heading 'Now and Then,' for about 12 years. Author is frequently asked if the wide variety of happenings he relates did really happen. Many did, some were suggested by friends and in tales, tall and short, told around the campfire, and some are the product of a slightly Walter Mitty complex, seasoned to taste. Effort has been made to recreate the nostalgia of a pioneering era which extended from his early days in the Nickel and Cobalt areas until his recent retirement. Variety of writings upon front and endpapers indicate (in jest?) this volume was on loan to the "Tide, B.C. library". Pocket mounted inside front board. However, no other library indications and book is not worn like a library volume. Dust jacket is structurally good but very faded. Book
162 pages including index. First chapter is entitled "History or Truth" and includes the following opening quote, "...there can be no such thing as objective history. Historians (honest or dishonest) are no more objective than witnesses (honest or dishonest) in a law-court; no two of them give the same account of the same thing; and no one of them ever succeeds in saying exactly what he sets out to say about it." Various ink markings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
185 pages. Most people are attracted by the brooding majesty or picturesque ruins of castles. This work provides a wealth of detailed information about them, often illustrated by fascinating historical anecdotes. With 46 line drawings, 12 black and white illustrations and 3 maps. Dust jacket bright with light wear and price clipped. Book
126 pages including index. Undated - circa 1980?. A humorous guide to professional drinking. "Spirits are meant to go with good times and good friends. Entertaining today is very much an art and as the artist you must know about the basic materials and techniques. This book has been written to help you acquire some technical skills you need to entertain in style. Give the best you have - especially the best of yourself - and you are guaranteed to always succeed." - from Introduction. Sections include: Your basic bar requirements; Technique and Measurements; Drink Definitions; Enigmania - what is it?; Drink Recipes; Enigmania answers. Moderate wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Book
Features include: Cymbidiums - More About Miniatures; Outstanding Cymbidiums of 1960; Growing Cymbidiums in the Northwest; Orchids of India (Pt 2): Cymbidium suavissimum; A Comparison of Cytological Groups of Cymbidium Hybrids; Orchid Growing in Chieng-Mai; Can We Have Flower Control in Cymbidiums?; Decontamination of Seed Flasks; Some Thoughts on Growing Miniature Cymbidiums; Orchid Raid to Ecuador; Book Review " The Orchids of Thailand, A Preliminary List" by Gunnar Seidenfaden and Tem Smitinand; The 1960 Cymbidium Season in England; and Ecology Notes: Oncidium pulchellum. Little Wear. Front cover soiled. A sound copy. Book
Unpaginated. A large attractive fill-in-the-blank book which allows grandparents to document the highlights of their lives for the benefit of future generations. Unmarked. Very light wear. Lovely decorated boards. Our customers rave about this book which is, unfortunately, now out of print. Book
189 Pages. Front hinge open 2" at top. Rear hinge open 2" at bottom. Moderate bumping and wear with not too much soiling. Twenty-seven short stories about baby Dumbo, the flying elephant. Illustrated boards show Dumbo flying over the sea coast. A lovely and economical book your children will enjoy. Book
330 pages including index. "A must read for anyone concerned about a democratic society." - Judy Rebick. "A call to arms against the corporate agenda that has made Canadians prisoners in their own country." - Calgary Herald. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Book
302 pages including index. "This volume is about Canadian children. It is about their early childhood. It is about their early childhood care and education. It has been designed to help student learners and their teachers appreciate the interdependence and interrelationships among these three dimensions." - from introduction. Prior owner's name atop title page. Highlighting on two pages. Faintest wear. Excellent copy. Book
212 pages including index. "These are the same kind of authentic stories I tell on the radio every day. Since launching 'The Canadian Achievers' in 1985 I have never run short of exciting true stories about the achievements of living Canadians - and never will. because Canada is a country of achievers." - the author. Read this book and discover how you too can become a Canadian Achiever. Unmarked. Light wear. Crease to front cover. Book
48 pages. Each song presented in both Eddy Duchin's own style and as originally written. Songs include: In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town; I'm Just Wild About Harry; I Get a Kick Out of You; California Here I Come; Lullaby of Broadway; Three Little Words; Limehouse Blues; The Continental; Shadow Waltz; My Darling; Am I Blue; For You. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy of this great compilation. Book
206 pages including index. Extends far beyond the limits of traditional love spells and presents a magical journey of love from ancient times to modern times. Everything you need to know about the magical side of love can be found within this book. Unmarked. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Book
A book about measuring electrical quantities - voltage, current and resistance - with meters. Contains easy to follow instructions and clearly illustrated examples. Includes index and glossary. Partial 'discard' rubber stamp upon top edge, else unmarked with moderate wear. Book
82 pages. Features: Exclusive look at mysterious PM-84 SMG; PM-63 - Terrorists' cold war weapon of choice; Astonishing new training ammo; truth about training drills; what happened to the M14?; U.S. Krag - An arms race America lost; Silent CQB Suppressors; Hot Sniper Gear; Stechkin Micro-SMG. Moderate wear. Solid unmarked copy. Book
156 pages including bibliography. A love story between the author and her home, Hammerstone tells the story of Hornby Island - from its molten birth in the South Pacific, to the present. In a carefully woven, eloquent narrative, Fletcher writes of a special island in the Gulf of Georgia on the West Coast of Canada. The story starts nearly 3050 million years ago. It has not ended. "...talk about a fascinating overview of how our West Coast came into being. The findings in Fletcher's deeply researched work are nothing short of mind boggling as she weaves us through the gigantic warps of geologic time." - Bob Fortune, CBC. Small 'discard' rubber stamp atop half-title page else clean , bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
93 pages. Provides the K-3 teacher with practical strategies and lesson plans for introducing young students to the fun and rigors of skillful thinking. Answers key questions such as: How do I set the climate for a thinking classroom? what are the thinking skills embedded in my curriculum?; How do I teach the explicit skills as thinking?; How do I lead children to think about their thinking?. Includes 38 lesson plans. Prior owner's name, rubber stamp and sticker scar to top corner of title page else unmarked. Half-inch tear to top of front cover. Moderate wear. Book
351 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon front endpaper, else clean and unmarked. "I find this encyclopedia a fascinating and wholly valid exploration of Cajun and Creole cooking. If you really care about those two concepts - and I do - I would consider this an imperative addition to your kitchen and/or library." - Craig Claiborne, The New York Times. Light wear to glossy illustrated yellow boards. Excellent attractive copy. Book
88 pages including index. Black and white illustrations. Recaps methods for preserving flowers and lists plant materials most suited to each method. Explains how to set about designing your first simple plaque or picture, the secrets of colour-scheming, selecting a suitable background and the successful combination of different plant materials. Excellent reference. Price-clipped from dust jacket. Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice solid copy. Book
