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727 pages. Includes bibliography and index. Enlarged to include Adrienne Rich, Seamus Heaney, P.K. Page, Elizabeth Bishop, Michael Ondaatje, and Phyllis Webb, as well as new poems and poetics by some of the original contributors. Considered the single most important teaching anthology published in Canada. Infrequent markings to text. Light wear. Some curl to front cover. Glossy colour-illustrated covers. 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
271 pages including index. Includes black and white photographic plates. Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion stands among the 20th century's most galvanic athletes. And its most magnetic personalities. Geoffrion invented the slapshot, was one of the first players in the post-World War II era to produce 50 goals a season, had teammate Doug Harvey saw off his leg cast against doctor's orders so that he could skate in the 1961 playoffs, and much more. A candid, entertaining and at times controversial story of this great Hall of Famer. Prior owner's details upon front endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
223 pages. Small rubber stamp upon title page else unmarked. Very light wear. Continues the story of Doctor Morris and Doctor Janet Gibson so happily begun in 'One Man's Medicine'. Lovely copy. Book
255 pages including index. The essential shipboard medicine chest. Covers: Hypothermia and cold-war immersion; Seasickness; Jellyfish, sea urchins, and other venomous fish; Sunburn and other skin disorders; Near drowning - shock and CPR. Light wear. Unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
194 pages including index. Will provide you with an important first step in defending yourself and your loved ones from the hidden epidemic of parasites. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
416 pages including index. Gives teachers a solid grounding in cognitive psychology, at the same time covering important information directly relevant to critical areas of classroom instruction. Minimal light pencil markings else clean with light wear. Nice 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
159 pages. Examines the US Navy's presence at Nanoose Bay and other British Columbia ports. Faint erasure to top corner of half-title page else unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy. Book
316 pages. Traces the company's remarkable growth, unravels the complex corporate structure of the 160 CP-controlled enterprises and examines in detail how CP's major divisions are faring as the company prepares for a change of regime in the boardroom and the executive suite. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Very light wear to dust jacket but spine is sunned. Very nice copy. Book
32 pages. Teaches you: how to choose your colours and make a fleshtone palette; How to prepare your pastel surface; how to make a studio arrangement, set your pose, work from life or photos, and compose portraits; Color wheel basics; Simplified anatomy and basic proportions; how to do self-portraits and study the masters; how to use pastels over watercolor. Light wear and soiling. Very nice copy. Book
313 pages including references and two indeces. Describes the gang phenomenon and both recommends and exemplifies a strategy for improving the ability to understand, predict, control, and reorient delinquent gang formation and behavior. Unmarked. Light rubbing to front cover. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
273 pages. A fresh, lyrical travelogue giving insight into the immediacy and memory of travel - travel to foreign lands and into the human heart. Very light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. ISBN in book (0888012197) appears to be invalid. 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
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
220 pages plus index. The essential companion for every chiropractic patient who wants to successfully manage their physical recovery and obtain maximum insurance settlement. Author, an Attorney, reveals his step-by-step strategies for negotiating with insurance companies. Now anyone can successfully handle their own auto accident claim and obtain a successful settlement. Rubber stamp inside front cover else unmarked. Light wear. Solid copy. Book
182 pages including index. A celebration of a landscape - not a wilderness landscape as might be expected, nor a rural one, but one that through most of its history has been unabashedly industrial. Author returned to Pittsburgh in 1990 after two decades of cataclysmic industrial decline and was distressed that, as a nation, we let our industrial places go with such equanimity. An eloquent tribute to a way of life largely disappearing in America. Book with faintest wear. Light wear to dust jacket which bears tiny tear at base of front panel. Excellent copy. Book
432 pages including index. Proves religion is as current as tomorrow's headlines. "Unsparingly honest, highly entertaining... a wonderful gift to anyone trying to make sense of life's many dimensions." - The Globe and Mail. "A fine example of sensitive reporting and analysis." - The Canadian Jewish News. Unmarked. Light wear. Very good copy. Book
224 pages including index and references. Doris Grant, for 30 years a respected writer on nutrition, presents the facts on the destruction of nutritional values in modern food processing, the results of our addiction to sugar, the vast constellation of chemical additives inescapably present in processed foods, the medical research on their dire effects - and a recipe for survival, pointing the way to healthful, life-enhancing eating. Some sticker remnant upon front panel of dust jacket. Book as new. Very light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
100 pages. "Intertwine words and music and you have poetry. My father, Edward Howard Baxter, was a master of words and his clarinet. This blending influenced my love of writing music and poetry. Recently I was invited to read some of my poems to a small group of friends. This book, to my surprise, is the result of their encouragement." - from Preface. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
72 pages. A student's biography of Canada's greatest arctic explorer. Illustrated in black and white. Usual school markings. Light wear. Clean. Book
144 pages including index. Now you can express your love for that baby with simple-to-sew garments. Start with an easy layette for the newborn. Then sew four seasons of children's wear - all the petite pizzazz! Features projects that incorporate purchased clothing you embellish. Applique designs to add to a garment you sew from a pattern. Complete patterns for small projects and accessories. Full-sized designs to trace. Colorful and inspiring photos. Light wear. Prior owner's name whited-out upon front flyleaf. Nice clean copy. Book
350 pages. Presents a handful of the engaging characters from across the country who coax a living, meagre or rich, from the land. You'll meet the poet from the dump, the woman who is the potato industry's worst nightmare, the Portuguese cowboy, and others. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
95 pages. Contents very clean except for gift inscription on front flyleaf and price sticker inside front board. Lovely colour illustrations. Moderate wear and light soiling to purple boards. A delightful book. We believe this book to be suitable for grade 4 or higher reading levels. Book