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20 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Salutation by Daniel Fuchs discusses young Hebrew Christians excited about the Lord; Q & A; God's Blessing Among the Youth; What Camp Sar Shalom Meant in My Life; Incidents from the Field; Report of South Central Atlantic District; Israel in the Spotlight - Chapter 13 (cont'd); and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
20 page magazine. 9 x 6". Reproductions of black and white photos. A monthly publication intended as a medium of information concerning the Jews, Israel and the work of the American Board of Missions to the Jews, Inc. Features: Salutation by Daniel Fuchs; Information about the Diamond Jubilee Congress on Prophecy, with photo of Rev. Emil D. Gruen; Incidents from the Field include 1157 Jewish Homes Contacted via a New York Times ad; Jewish Notes; 75th Annual Financial Report; Highlights of the Phoenix Work - photo-illustrated article by Ruth A. Backus; Q & A; Israel in the Spotlight - Chapter 2; and more. Printed upon glossy stock. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
342 pages including index. Author set out to discover the extent to which each of us is affected by the free flow of capital around a world without barriers? The result is this hilarious and instructive gallop through international finance. Few of the people she meets know or care about capital flows, but by the time the tour is over, the mechanisms of global finance are no longer obsure or abstract. Part detective story, part business report, this is a primer on today's dizzying economic dynamic and a surprising account of modern life. Unread. Clean and unmarked with faint signs of handling. Book
328 pages including index. Contains a marvelous selection of the best writings about Vancouver by more than seventy authors, residents and visitors alike. Celebrates the people and place of a troubled, soothing, ever-changing city. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with virtually zero wear. Dust jacket shows very light wear with two nicks to base of spine. Lovely giftable copy. Book
125 pages including scripture index. Convinced that children must learn something in church that applies to their own lives, the author has prepared complete scripts concluded by appropriate one-sentence prayers. Short and graphic enough to be read, memorized, or ad-libbed, the lessons target children aged three to six. Underlining on one page else unmarked. Minimal wear. Attractive glossy color covers. Light cigarette odour. Book
323 pages including index. The good news about panic, anxiety, and phobias. Cures, treatments and solutions in the new age of biopsychiatry. Light yellowing at edges. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding solid. Book
322 pages. Profiles about five hundred of the prominent actors, writers, directors and producers of Canadian origin. Also introduces singers, composers (rock, opera, country/western), dancers, choreographers, authors and other members of the lively arts who have made such a huge contributoin to the North American and world entertainment scene. Will leave you shaking your head and saying "Gee, I didn't know he/she was Canadian!" Unmarked. Minimal wear to book. Wrinkle on back panel of dust jacket which also has several very small tears and very light edge wear. Book
265 pages. 21 of Canada's most eminent writers of Jewish decent try in their various ways to make sense... of the Holocaust." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
Unpaginated. With a push, Jane sends her pig off on a wild cart ride. The cart is stopped by a rock and the pig flies into the mud - and "moving" is a part of it all. Part of a series. Prior owner's name upon front endpaper. Moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
182 pages including black and white photographs. Packed with now-odd but still fascinating facts about people and places along the way, Graham's account of the journey delightfully re-creates the banality of official receptions and officious dignitaries, as well as the banter of the Governor General's staff as train and ship took them ever closer to the fabled land of gold. Book unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket with several small tears and average edge wear. Book
253 pages including index and bibliography. Former owner's name blacked out inside front cover and some of the black ink has soaked through and is visible atop front cover. Spine moderately cocked. Looks at chronic illness and pain and offers new insight into their origins, their meaning in our lives and the paradoxical opportunity they present for our profound and far-reaching healing. Only light wear. Book
192 pages including index. If you're watching your weight or are more concerned about your health, you're probably eating more beans, grains, and vegetables. But do your children run and hide at the very thought of tofu? Can your husband survive without his fat-laden burgers and fries? You're doing okay except for when the chocolate cake arrives. Here are dozens of vegan (all egg and dairy free) recipes for conquering your families resistance to healthy, low-fat eating. Book
240 pages including index. A book about the author's love for the high fells and the rivered valleys, and the marvellous Dales people. The story of many different walks he has made and photographed over the last fifteen years. A book for everyone who loves the British countryside in all her moods. Book clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear to green boards. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy of a lovely book. Book
85 pages. "All of us find it easier to deal with a problem when we know its nature and dimensions. The imaginative format brings the reader to the heart of current concepts of rheumatoid arthritis in readiloy understood language. The actual meaning of the disease to the patient is made clear - there is no attempt to obscure by excape into desiccated scientific jargon." - Foreward. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. Nice copy. Book
167 pages including index. Explores Canada's past and present cultural psyche, demonstrates just how far we have advanced since the 1950s, reminds us of what we stand to lose, and suggests a plan of action for the future. "This is an essential book for all who care about our cultural future." - John Metcalf. Clean, bright and unmarked but for rubber stamp inside back cover. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
113 pages including index. The nine selections in this book cover most of the exciting new developments in the astronomy of galaxies and also provide comprehensive coverage of the fundamental properties of galaxies. The first foru chapters survey the basic facts about normal galaxies, their structure, content, and some ideas regarding their evolution. Remaining chapters touch upon such objects as superclusters and voids, quasars, cosmic jets, and the violent tides between galaxies. Very light wear. Unmarked. Clossy colour covers. Book
309 pages including index and references. Offers a dramatically new interpretation of Muir's formative years, one that reveals the agony as well as the elation of his earlist experiences of nature. "A landmark in the scholarship about John Muir and the developmental power of wilderness." - John C. Elder, editor of American Nature Writers. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
63 pages. All about earthworms - for garbage disposal and soil fertility. Illustrated. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
197 pages. 16 women speak openly and honestly about why they chose abortion and what it has meant for their lives. Unmarked. Very light wear with a trifle or two of soiling. Excellent copy. Book
374 pages. "What began as a tribute to the 41 names listed on the cenotaph in the author's native Dorchester, New Brunswick emerges as an intimate portrait of what the two wars, and the in-between Depression, did and meant to the typical Canadian village." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Bit of curl to front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
304 pages including index. Challenges existing assumptions about the war in the Pacific. By focusing on the interplay between culture and international relations, one of the world's most distinguished scholars of United States-Japanese affairs offers a startling reassessment of what the war really meant to the two combatents. "Professor Iriye's approach and conclusions are original and stimulating. This is a book which all students of the Far Eastern war will need to read and ponder." - Christopher Thorne, Bancroft Prize in History, 1979. Binding intact. Front endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Book
80 pages. Features: How Ed Pointer Uses Composition to Create Pitch-Perfect Landscapes; Highly personal abstract paintings of Elaine Daily-Birnbaum; Steve Hanks talks about his poetic figure paintings; E. Jane Stoddard paints highly detailed and intricately composed scenes of her favorite places; Irwin Greenberg, Birgit O'Connor and Tom Fong bring their workshops to you; Exciting Elderhostel programs. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
74 pages. Features: Bobby Orr faces crucial decision about the W.H.A.; Can Abdul-Jabbar become a winner?; Top NFL running back is Ron Johnson; Ted Kwalick and his rags to riches story; Guy LaFleur and his battle to escape oblivion; Can Billy Martin Escape Baseball's Siberia?; Green Bay's John Brockington; David Thompson or Bill Walton?; Gail Goodrich; Bernie Parent; Great Hercules ad on back page includes classic comic showing runt (Saul) muscle up and punch out brute to keep his girl; and more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Date stamp on front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
276 pages including index. A thorough and up-to-date resource for making decisions about hormone replacement therapy. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Very nice copy. Book
10 page board book created specially for very young children. Babies and toddlers will enjoy the beautiful illustrations of musicians and their instruments. Pre-schoolers as well as school-age children will learn from imaginative adult readers about orchestras, Beethoven and the joys of music. Average wear. Unmarked. Several phantom markings upon front cover. Book
