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260 pages including index. Will help parents understand their options and enable them to make an informed choice about vaccination - a choice that reflects their own health care beliefs. "For the first time a book exposes many of the myths about immunizations. This book is an invaluable guide to help parents make an informed choice about this vital health issue." - Kenneth P. Stoller, M.D., Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Prior owner's name atop half-title page and highlighting to first section elase clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Sound working copy. Book
585 pages including index. Represents an extensive revision and long-awaited pudate of the classic text. Offering a strengthened research base, up-to-the-minute data, and a new multicultural focus, Newcombe's modernization of the text also includes new vignettes, new "critical thinking" questions, and unique boxes drawn from other writings. Moderate quantity of yellow high-lighting else clean and unmarked. Light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Nice copy. Book
328 pages. Unclipped dust jacket has very light rubbing and signs of wear. An eminent journalist's distillation of two decades that have reshaped the Canadian mentality - and a searching examination of the new and very changed nation emerging into bloom. Newman demonstrates yet again that special knack for impaling his subjects like improbably butterflies and documenting their twitchings - and he does it with a panache that makes great reading. Subjects include, John Diefenbaker, Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark, Brian Mulroney, Rene Levesque, John Turner, Ed Broadbent and Bill Vander Zalm. Book
203 pages. The trial of two desparadoes for the hijacking and murder of the crew of the Beryl G exposed the darkets underbelly of the world of rum running, providing plenty of copy as newspapers of the day told and retold the grim details. But in the end, the Case of the Beryl G led not to fortune but to the gallows. Interesting British Columbia/Washington State history. Gift greetings upon front flyleaf, else unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
6 Cassette Tape Set. Circa 1986. Let the master of success help you reach higher levels of achievement! Former business library copy. Small library sticker at base of spine else unmarked. Front cover has separated from balance of tape case yet whole package remains quite attractive with very light signs of use. Book
294 pages. The official directory of medical doctors in British Columbia. Names are listed alphabetically, geographically and by specialty. Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Solid copy. Book
187 pages. What started out for Julian North to be nothing more than just another shopping trip downtown, soon developed into an eight day experience which became so profound that it defies explanation even to this day. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
130 pages. Your guide to B.C.'s great outdoors. Full colour maps covering all of British Columbia in the popular topographic scale of 1 inch to 9.5 miles (1cm to 6km). Gazetteer of 10,000 places, creeks, rivers, lakes and mountains. All Wildlife management units clearly outlined and numbered. And much more. In fine condition but for light bending to tip of top corner of book. Unmarked. Attractive color-illustrated glossy covers. An exceptional reference in great condition. Book
184 pages. Recognize rip offs! Thwart thieves! Fight fraud! Stop shrinkage! Protect profits! Uses real-life scenarios to demonstrate the many ways your store can lose money. Includes practical worksheets and exercises. Clean and unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
253 pages. Robber Baron Jay Gould was the most hated man on Wall Street. His fabulously successful career was based on his insatiable desire for money and power. Daring unsrupulous Jay Gould outwitted Vanderbilt and the other great tycoons of the day. He even robbed the U.S. treasury. When he died he had amassed a fortune of tens of millions of dollars, but he didn't have a friend in the world. "The story of Jay Gould's 'hundred million dollar raid on the American economy' is probably the most fantastic in all the annals of American high finance... it's quite a story and makes fascinating reading." - Austin American Statesman. Well worn. Some markings to contents and some clear adhesive tape upon covers. Binding intact. Light yellowing to contents. Book
296 pages with index and select bibliography. Light wear to cover. From the smallest human torpedo to the world's biggest battleship, from Japanese kamikaze pilots to British X-craft sumbmarines, here for the first time are the extroaordinary machines and incredible motives of the men from all sides who deliberately gave their lives in the cause of war. A typically excellent Ballantine's military book, but this one is even better at 5/8" thick. Book
199 pages. Whether you arrive by ferry, plane, or private boat, this book tells you everything you need to know for memorable trips to the Gulf Islands. Unmarked. Very light wear. Clean. Excellent copy. Book
344 pages. The true, riveting and extraordinary story of a young man born in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lothar Orbach's family was proud of its German military and cultural heritage, but that was no help to a Jewish boy coming of age in Hitler's Berlin. A story of amazing courage and excitement in a world gone mad. At its center is the astonishing Lothar/Gerhard, street thug, romantic youth, and survivor, clinging to his humanity and his irrpressible spirit soars underground. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket shows very light signs of handling. Excellent copy. Book
123 pages. The record of a life dedicated to a medium, of a young man struggling to become an artist, and an artist striving to become a success. His images are arresting in their allusions, impressive in their breadth, and rich in their visual vocabulary. Includes some colour illustrations with the balance in black and white. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
217 pages including index. "Accessible and even entertaining... Mr. Ormerod not only writes about capital, but also points to a way it may at last be understood." - New York Times. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
96 pages. Makes designing a gorgeous garden as easy as turning the pages. "...Does almost everything but dig the planting holes for 35 gardens designed around special needs i.e. hillsides, drought, shade)." - American Horticulturist. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Dust jacket shows average wear with some closed tears. Nice copy. Book
Undated. Circa 1990? 30 pages. 30 poems with such titles as Nature in the Fall, Happy Easter, It is not Easy, I Love you, Count your blessings in Canada. Light to moderate soiling and wear overall. Book
174 pages including index. The new reproductive technologies raise serious ethical and social-policy questions, and it is these questions that the essays in this volume seek to address. Combining a fundamental commitment to individual reproductive autonomy with a feminist recognition of the dangers posed for women and children allike by the unrestricted proliferation of new technologies, Overall offers a balanced philosophical perspective on a broad range of issues that are of increasing concern to all members of our society. Moderate quantity of high-lighting and pencil markings. Very light wear. Remains a nice copy in glossy illustrated covers. Book
456 pages including index. Offers a completely updated overview of the approaches and methods involved in doing social research. Above-average wear. Lots of high-lighting and some markings to contents. Book
223 pages. From best-selling author and CBC personal financial commentator Gordon Pape comes a collection of the best personal financial advice from his 15 years of radio broadcasts. Light wear. Minimal light pencil markings. Nice copy. Book
327 pages including index. An excellent reference for tourists. Bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
246 pages. Covers the self-care approaches for Menopause - nutrition, homeopathy, herbs, vitamin & mineral supplements, plant based estrogen and progesterone creams, the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy, and much more. Minimal ink markings. Very light wear. Nice copy. Book
314 pages including index. A story of two Ontario towns, Hanover and Paris, that grew in many parallel ways. They were about the same size, and both were primarily one-industry towns. Average quantity of markings to text. Light wear. Book
171 pages. Includes black and white photographic plates. The extraordinary story of a young couple determined to build a new life for themselves in a huge, implacable land where miracles and mayhem, tragedy, humour, and plain old-fashioned courage were an everyday occurence. Very light wear to unclipped dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
208 pages. Discusses a woman's unique health issues, directly or indirectly influenced by estrogen. This hormone effects her risk for heart disease, osteoporosis, and cancers. It is implicated in the physical-emotional imbalances experienced by some women during premenstrual days. Estrogen influences the amount and location of fat on a woman's body, her special physical struggle against body fat, and the mental anguish of her pursuit for a leaner shape. Very light wear. Unmarked. Book
