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331 pages including index. Howie's full and remarkable life is all captured expertly and engagingly. A rollicking story of a great hockey legend, complete with thrilling and hilarious tales from sweaty locker rooms, skate-creased ice surfaces, and remote fishing and hunting camps. "We fought all the time over the years... Gordie (Howe) was a big, tough boy and very, very strong... But I never really fought with Gordie; Gordie fought - I just took the s***-kickings." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Gift quality. 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
194 pages including index. Features 150 gardens from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island. Beautiful colour photography throughout, plus practical touring information and extensive commentary. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
624 pages. A composition reader that explores issues of language and culture, domestic cultural diversity, and global cultural diversity with an unprecedented range of readings, authors, and viewpoints. Unmarked. Light wear. Small 'thank-you' rubber stamp upon fore-edge of text. Nice copy. Book
224 pages including index. Presents material in such a way as to equip the reader with sufficient information to apply it successfully in his/her particular art or craft field. Abundant color and black and white photographs. Light wear and soiling to white cloth boards. Contents unmarked. An excellent reference. 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
238 pages. Find out how you can save thousands of dollars in advertising and promotion costs! Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
63 pages. All about earthworms - for garbage disposal and soil fertility. Illustrated. Unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
283 pages including bibliography. Argues that energy policy is social policy. A balanced guide for the continuing debate on the adaptation of society to the imperatives of energy. Light wear. Unmarked. Solid attractive copy. Book
192 pages. Debunk's society's view of the ideal female form and offers all women a positive and effective way of relating to their bodies. Insightful and liberating. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
273 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Explores in great depth the Association's history through the incumbency of Captain Henry A. Duffy and the assumption of the ALPA presidency by Captain Randolph Babbit. Takes the reader behind the scenes of the political battles that were fought internally and presents a rare, uninhibited evaluation of the motives, emotions, and personalities involved in the traumatic issues that threatened to destroy the organization. Light wear. Unmarked. Nice copy. Book
80 pages. Many reproductions of archival black and white photos. Features: The Dutch Town of Putte Commemorates the Essex Scottish Regiment; Remembering the Westlake Brothers; The Construction of Memory at the Abbaye d'Ardenne; The Overseas Chevron Controversy and Canadian Identity in the Great War; The Canadian War Museum and Bomber Command - My Perspective; "A" Company Attack on Troteval Farm by the Fusiliers Mont-Royal on 24 July 1944; The Battle of Hong Kong - 70 Years Later; The Success of the Light Armoured Vehicle; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
143 pages. Provides hundreds of pretty, practical and achievable design and decorating ideas for everything from choosing flooring to organizing a cupboard to finding the perfect wallpaper. Let them help you create the kitchen of your dreams. Unmarked. Very light wear. Book
224 pages including index and many lovely black and white archival photographs. A celebration of the contemporary abundance of American seafood in all its myriad forms. From the sail-finned Arctic char - once declared the most delicious fish in the world by France's prestigious Cordon Bleu society - to the snook and snappers of the Florida keys. Describes over 100 varieties of fin- and shellfish. Book in excellent condition with gift greetings upon half-title page, else unmarked. Very light wear. Dust jacket shows average wear with several tears. Book
527 pages including index. With her daring journeys, provocative ideas and unbounded energy Mead achieved the status of myth throughout the English-speaking world. Remainder mark upon bottom edge. Small chip from bottom of spine of dust jacket else very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
287 pages including index. A straight-forward, comprehensive, reliable how-to and reference guide to the preparation and cooking of every species of fish and shellfish commercially available in Canada. Step-by-step colour photos show how to bone, fillet and skin fish; shuck oysters, clams, mussels and abalone; crack lobster and crab; clean shrimp, prawns and squid. Includes 170 recipes plus attractive water colours and descriptions of most Atlantic, Pacific and freshwater species on the market. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Only light to moderate wear. Book
406 pages including index. A guide to an activity-based course in science teaching methods for both preservice and inservice elementary teachers. Based upon the belief that children build their own knowledge from their own experiences. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
175 pages including index. Unlocking the secrets of eating right for health, vitality and longevity. Presents the most vital nutritional discovery since that of vitamins and minerals - food enzymes. Somewhat above-average wear. First page a little wavy. Unmarked. Sound reference copy. Book
287 pages including index. Author and his colleagues spent seven summers following these splendid creatures in the waters off northern Vancouver Island and found them to be intelligent, playful and even friendly. This is the author's account of those summers. Very light wear. Contents lightly yellowed. Clean and unmarked. Includes colour illustrations. Nice copy. 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
108 pages including index. Tells the story of the salmon'e epic journey far out into the Pacific Ocean and back. Brings together science and mythology in a fascinating story that reveals secrets of the Adam's River sockeye that are only now coming to light. Includes many colour and black and white photographs plus 16 original drawings by Tom Moore. Usual library markings. Average wear. Book
376 pages including index. Introduces the substantive fundamental issues of cognitive psychology. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Excellent copy. Book
185 pages. Describes outings enjoyed by members of the Sierra Club's Huron Valley Group, an eclectic group whose members typically savor outings of several kinds. One weekend's backpacker may be next weekend's canoeist, and on to skiing (most often cross country) in the winter. Light wear. Unmarked. Very nice copy. Book
160 pages. Invaluable information for the professional, semi-professional, weekender and dedicated amateur. Touches on all aspects of wedding photography. Includes a large selection of beautiful colour photos. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Bit of damage to base of spine. Nice copy. Book
109 pages. Covers over 100 subjects related to reflexes plus 16 graphs showing location of same. Illustrated in black and white. Fold-out illustrated chart laid inside back cover. Former price upon front flyleaf, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Printed in 1963 or later. Solid copy. Book