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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
337 pages including index and two sections of black and white photographic plates. "This book is an attempt to tell the moderns what hockey was all about in the vintage years. Those *were* the days, my friends, and here are the men who lived them." - from Preface. Gift greetings upon half-title page else unmarked. Endpapers decorated with photographs of great moments in hockey. Prior owner (not a library) taped dust jacket to boards with four small pieces of invisible tape. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and in good condition with a number of small tears and average wear. Book
79 pages. "A responsively irritable record of how it is to live bodily life now that the old maps don't tell us the truth. Hryniuk writes with intelligence and conscience. Her book has startling insights to offer." - Brian Fawcett. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
262 pages including index. A four-time delivery room veteran talks to you the way that only a best friend can. Moderate wear. Minor water marks to last few pages. Solid copy. Book
Unpaginated. David speaks English. Juan speaks Spanish. The different animals in the zoo motivate David and Juan to talk, and the vocabulary of each is expanded. Nice colour photography. Average wear. Usual library markings. Front endpaper removed. Solid copy. Book
242 pages including index. Therapist author shares her successful program for treating psychological and physical symptoms of PMS. Shows how PMS damages self-esteem, family, personal relationships, and career. Teaches women to communicate about PMS and thus relieve the guilt and other bad feelings arising from PMS. Explains how to record and chart PMS symptoms - the ONLY - way in which PMS can be diagnosed. Presents the latest diet, vitamins, exercise, and hormone treatments for PMS. Explains how men feel - and can help - when they are partners of women with PMS. Unmarked. Negligible wear. Bright colourful laminated covers. Book
189 pages including index and bibliography. "One cannot truthfully tell the history of Matsqui and the surrounding area unless one takes careful account of the influence of the church on the lives of the people who pioneered and developed it." - from the Foreward. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Contents clean and unmarked. Light wear and soiling to illustrated covers. Very nice copy. Book
Features: Appointment with Halley's Comet late in 1985; An unexpected flower show amidst the sand flats of a high arctic island; Terra Nova National Park - a naturalist's-eye view; Tree Rings tell us much more than just the age of trees; Salt enlivens the avian diet; Images of Ellesmere. Few library markings. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
Features: The private eye; Tomorrow's collectibles; Half-inch Rancho El Contento; Multi-talented miniature making; Philadelphia Stars & Stripes; Elephanat shambles; Well-worn 'antiques'; Birdie Batman - collecting by mail; The gourmet who-done-it; For the love of a vet; Minikins - among the lilacs; Show and Tell; Maynard Manor; The Workshop - kitchen remodeling, phase II; Joann's do-it-yourself - fans for stylish ladies; and more. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
Features: Clues to shopping for quality; Collectables - The Grand Rapids Line; Harvey Bartel - The King of Kits; Fireman Tony Meeker; Glorious Tudor; Show & Tell Photo Feature; A Country Victorian Bathroom; Kit Renderings - Transforming a serpentine chest into a proper Victorian; Creative Notebook VI - tips on sand-scaping and "brick" chimneys from the Beach Cottage Workshop; Mass-Produced to Masterpiece - Love a silk brocade parlor set?; Microwave and Cart for your Kitchen; Joann's Luggage and trip accessories; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
94 pages. Features: Clever tricks and lots of treats in these Halloween projects; Beau Brummell does mean vanity; (Doll) Home Improvement II; The Tee Ridder Miniatures Museum; The Keukers - Dutch Miniaturists tell a bewitching tale; Mary Eccher's delicious miniatures; A One-stop celebration shop designed by Maggie Pernice; Constructing a "Ruin"; Kitchen Cabinets from kits; Make a barrel planter; How to make a pumpkin stand and scarecrow; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
Features: On Keeping On the Rails - the APT-E version, etc.; Special Team to Switerland - Reminiscences of the William Tell trains of the 1930s; Developments on the Great Cockrow Railway at Chertsey; Stamps; In Sight of the Sea (photos); Through an Expatriate's Eyes - An emigrant flies in from Canada to look at British Preservation; CURC Competition Colour Prizewinners; A Look at CIE in 1973; 150 Years After - Will History Repeat Itself?; Clan Line in Steam; From Barnstaple to Ilfracombe; and more. Unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
176 pages. Endpapers decorated with colour maps. Designed to tell the story of what British Columbia was and is. Tells stories of romance and adventure; of exploration and settlement; of the search for riches in furs, in gold, in fisheries, farming and forestry. Tells the story of development; of the building of a character and a homogeneous province; of a God-fearing pioneering people dedicated to progress, strengthened by their contest with a great land at first reluctant to yield its full resources. Contents: agriculture; historical background; committees; education; energy and power; fisheries; forestry and logging; government; mining; programme; recreation. Illustrated with a multitude of interesting old black and white photographs as well as some modern colour photos. Attractive colour-illustrated boards. Book
254 pages. Buying a house or condominium is the most expensive purchase of a lifetime for most people. Yet people will buy a home on the basis of a first impression or the assurances of a salesperson they do not even know! This volume is a complete do-it-yourself inspection guide that provides a thorough approach to all of the components of a house, property and neighbourhood. The authors target the symptoms of existing problems and tell how to pinpoint where future problems might occur in all areas. Features checklists, diagrams, charts, appendices and glossary. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
"Natural appearances, tempered by esthetic selection, but not distorted, tell the truth with pencil and brush. Composing and organizing natural forms into an expression - that is art" - Robert Wood. Well-used but remains a good working copy. Circa 1970? Book
96 pages. Very attractively illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white. Chapters include: The History of Jigsaw Puzzles; Themes and Variations; Schoolmasters Puzzle Their Brains; Puzzle the Devil; Nature Puzzles; Going Places; Tell Old Tales; Pieces of History; The Puzzle is the Message; Puzzle Key Pictures; plus index. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Spray of small purple dots to bottom edge and bit of half-title page. Minor bit of adhevise on glossy back cover. A lovely gift for your special jigsaw puzzle afficionado. Very nice copy. Book
272 pages. Paints the pictures of the origins and fortunes of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and its direct descendant, the New Democratic Party. Uses images to show and their captions to tell the roller-coaster story of the parties' changing fortunes. Through this extensive collection of photographs, cartoons, posters, and handbills, author has captured the original and enduring vision, the determination, and the spirit that have inspired generations with the conviction that we can build a fairer and more decent society in Canada. Lovely clean unmarked copy with very light signs of handling to attractively illustrated dust jacket. Giftable condition. Book
279 pages including index. Bill Vander Zalm's ascent to the premiership of British Columbia in July 1986 is one of the most remarkable political resurrections in Canadian history. Some people may have thought his political future was non-existent, and there were doubts about his chances for the Socred leadership right up to the evening of July 29, 1986. What does Bill Vander Zalm's record tell us, exactly? Pulling together much of Vander Zalm's vast public record and adding extensive new information from his friends, relatives, enemies and from the man himself, this book allows the patterns that make up the Vander Zalm enigma to be unravelled for the first time. Book clean, bright and unmarked with no wear. Very light wear to glossy attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
113 pages plus extensive list of advertisements and advertisers. "In this book we have tried to tell something of the story (of man's quest for liberty) as it is reflected in the minds and hearts of the people of Ridgefield. Ridgefield was a living, growing community when the Declaration of Independence came. Ridgefield played a unique part in events that led to the creation of that momentous document. And Ridgefield played a unique part in subsequent events that translated the idea of Independence, as expressed in the Declaration, into a new reality. Insofar as possible, we have told the story in the words of people who were there, who lived and worked and advanced the building of the new nation." - from the foreward. Illustrated in black and white. Unmarked. Minimal wear. Maroon colored boards with gilt lettering thereon. Excellent copy. Book
Contains 45 rpm record and colour picture strip, both in nice shape. Average wear to colour-illustrated covers. Requires Show 'n Tell phono-viewer which is not included. Decent copy. Book
Contains 45 rpm record and colour picture strip, both in nice shape. Average wear to colour-illustrated covers. Requires Show 'n Tell phono-viewer which is not included. Decent copy. Book
Book is in excellent condition with foxing at page ends, does not affect pages themselves. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, with small tears and corners, is price clipped, now wrapped in protective clear cover. Previous owner's name or sticker in front section of the book. 438 pages. Contents include: The uses of biography, How much should a biographer tell, From Froude to Strachey, The achievement of literary biography, etc.
Features: Clobbering the Luftwaffe - the greatest gun camera film ever shot!; Legend of the lost - an armada of wrecked WW II aircraft lies in the Pacific - We'll tell you where to find them. Minor moisture rippling along top edge. Book
6 pages. Nicely illustrated cover. Sheet music for voice and piano with ukulele chords. Somewhat above-average wear. Openings along coverfold. Small piece missing from lower corner of page 3 with no loss of content. Name atop front cover. A worthy vintage copy. Book
115 pages. "Featuring all the songs from his debut recording First Hand and his chart-topping follow-up recording, Real Life Conversations." - from front cover. Includes piano music, lyrics and most chords for: First Hand, Weak Days, Hiding Place, Run Away, Do They Know, Tell Me, Who Cares, Dying to Live, Said and Done, My Redeemer is Faithful and True, Faithful Too, Tuesday's Child, For Who He Really Is, Consider it Done, His Eyes, The Human Race, Wait, Truth or Consequences, My Turn Now, His Strength is Perfect. Chords in pencil for one song, otherwise unmarked with average wear. Binding sound. A quality copy. Book
