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135 pages. Light wear and soiling. Some yellowing. Intended as a guide particularly for the "boating fraternity." A select few plants and animals have been chosen to represent the vast number that actually exists. References are provided at the end of each section. Covers seaweeds, mammals, Birds, Fishes, Jellyfishes, Starfishes and relatives, Crabs, Barnacles, Molluscs, Sea Worms and Wood Borers. Abundantly illustrated in black and white. Book
344 pages. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. References. Black and white illustrations. "In a single century man freed himself from the dark and changed his pattern of work and leisure. This is the first detailed story of the technological revolution in North America. It is told in the setting of the Canadian home, but the developing technology of lighting was common to both sides of the border, thus this book is of equal importance to collectors and historians in the United States." - from dust jacket. Light wear to book which is clean and unmarked but for gift greetings atop front free endpaper. Slight lean to spine. Dust jacket heavily worn but we've made a few cosmetic touches and preserved it in a new archival-quality Brodart cover. Overall a sound copy. Book
First edition, 4to, viii, 283pp., 9 plates, orig. publishers red cloth, decorated in silver and gilt, spine faded, head and foot a little frayed.
315 pages with lengthy index. Black and white photographic plates, including one of the famous CF 105 Avro Arrow. Externally, light wear and some soiling. Inside, considerable pencil underlining and markings in some chapters. Spine opening at page 99. A book that will make Canadians proud, angry, and much better informed about their country. Integrates the history of Canadians fighting on land, sea, and air with the history of Canada as a whole. Gives us all a new way of looking at ourselves... we are far from being "an unmilitary people." - from the back cover Book
208 pages. Tells the story of UVic's evolution from the tiny original Victoria College of 1903 to the modern University of Victoria. An informal and affectionate review of an unusually colourful institution. Richly illustrated with archival photographs. Very light wear to clean and unmarked book. Dust jacket in similar condition. Excellent copy. Book
378 pages. A brilliantly independent book that dissects 200 years of Canadian economic history to prove that not only does a strong Canadian identity exist, but that one if its most creative and distinctive expressions has been its economic culture, where Canadians are thought to be most like others. "The best overall discussion on Canadian economic history to have appeared in a decade." - Abraham Rotstein. "...Perhaps the most important book published in Canada since Porter's The Vertical Mosaic." - Pierre Berton. Two rubber stamps upon title page, else unmarked. Tight and square. Light wear and soiling to exterior. Book
240 pages including index. Presents the history of British Columbia in all its exciting contrast with almost four hundred illustrations. Spans the whole range from the age of the dinosaurs to the politics of the 1980s. "The pictures are well chosen so the reader comes away with a good idea of what life was like during the different periods of B.C.'s development. Woodcock's text, which is always quick and readable, completes a production that could serve as a model for others of the sort." - Books in Canada. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Light wear overall. Some sunning to spine of jacket. Nice copy. Book
350 pages including index and black and white illustrations. "A history of independent, courageous people who dared to be first, who dared to meet the challenges of a wilderness, who dared to leave their comfortable surrounds in "civilized" Britain and Europe and who dared to be leaders in a new land and in a new mountain and marine-oriented Municipality. This is the story of those people." - Don Lanskail, Mayor. Gift greetings upon dedication page and small erasure atop front endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy in attractive glossy boards. Book
182 pages including references. A practical guide. Shows how you can make a fortune, without laying out a penny or taking any risks. Unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy. Book
215 pages including index. Richly illustrated with case studies, this text explores the fundamental issues and techniques of group psychotherapy from a theoretical as well as practical perspective. Provides a coherent theory of the process and content of the therapeutic group, and describes, in concrete terms, the role and tasks of the leader. Bit of sticker residue upon front cover else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
455 pages including index. In this important and provocative work, Dr. Harold Levinson clearly demonstrates and analyzes the ignorance, bias and denial characterizing the conventional concepts of dyslexia - thus simply explaining the otherwise unexplainable 100-year-old diagnostic-therapeutic void. Very clean and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
185 pages. A history in photographs and documents of the first century of one of Canada's oldest and most distinguished independent schools. Traces the story of Ridley's evolution, from its early days in a former spa in St. Catherines, Ontario, to its present status as a leading co-educational institution, whose academic and athletic achievements are known around the world. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Slight warp to book. Very nice copy. Book
150 pages including bibliography and index. Offers suggestions for a progressive yet practical course of classroom drama. Provides an invaluable source of ideas based upon author's day-to-day experience teaching the liveliest of all school subjects. Two inkstamps inside front cover else clean and unmarked with light wear. Very nice copy. Book
146 pages including index. Appetizers, desserts, main dishes and exotic drinks provide tempting fare in this very special cookbook. Recipes combine easily available ingredients including spices and nuts, coffees and teas produced through community projects in the developing world. Volunteers have collected family food treasures with names like Akmal's Bengali Chicken, Cheese and Oyster Bake, Pesto with Cashews, Mocha Nut Tortoni and Rhine Wine Punch. Light wear. Unmarked. Glossy colour illustrated covers. Book
Over 350 pages. Originally published in 1894. Fitzgibbon was one of the greatest and most venturesome leaders in the War of 1812. The commander of a troop dubbed the Bloody Boys, he practiced a form of guerilla warfare, at the time considered highly unconventional. Book clean and unmarked with very light wear. Bookplate upon front endpaper. Slight twist to spine. Book
192 pages including notes. Canada's foremost feminist reflects upon her early life an upon her involvement, as a witness and active participant, in fifty years of significant social and political events in Canada. Dust jacket in protective cover and neatly affixed to book (not a library copy). Clean and unmarked. Light wear overall. Very nice copy. Book
Book is in excellent, as-new condition with sraight, tight, solid binding, sharp corners, creaseless covers. Text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 51 pages with maps, charts, b&w photos, lots of very specific and descriptive detail regarding the system.
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
137 pages including index. Being physically active needn't be an all-or-nothing proposition. Instead, take a regular dose of moderate activity - the miracle medicine - and enjoy a long and healthy life. Shows the way to improved personal health through a series of smaller, more manageable steps. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
163 pages. Can profits, people and place co-exist in harmony? Does conservation of nature necessarily mean a loss of jobs? Deals head-on with the massive ongoing threats to the world's ecosystems. Examines a number of case studies from different sectors of the Pacific Northwest and comes up with some surprising answers. Explodes the spotted owl myth by showing that employment and economic activity actually increased. Shows that future job opportunities exist when local residents steward their resource base, not when non-locals have the power to plunder it. "Grant Copeland is one of my eco-heroes..." - David Suzuki. Glossy illustrated covers. Average quantity of pencil markings to text. Light wear. Excellent 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
259 pages. This book can lead you to the adoption of your choice - whether that be of an infant through a private, independent arrangement, a special needs child through a public agency, an international adoption, or some other plan suited just for you. "A unique and important contribution to the literature on adoption." - Jim Pahz, Past President, The International Alliance for Ethics in Adoption. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
213 pages including index. Explores the unique evolution of this country's fascination with tennis, particularly through the venerable tradition of the Canadian international championships, which date back to 1881. Each era of the Canadian game had its own pageantry, its own royalty - all of which is explored in this lively historical and anecdotal testament to the rich heritage of the game and in the volume's more than 150 lavish illustrations and photographs. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
96 pages. Features: Beads, Body & Soul - Art and Light in the Yoruba Universe; Delivering Views - Distant Cultures in Early Postcards; Pois et sculpteurs de l'ouest Cameroun - La panthere et la mygale; Makonde - "Mapiko"; A Sense of Wonder - African Art from the Faletti Family Collection; Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou - A Curriculum Resource Unit; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Magazine
232 pages. Signatures of Gordie Howe and Colleen Howe upon half-title page. Here, their stories are told - of the lives that went on behind the on-ice glory, the lives they and their families have lived after the applause died away. Includes black and white illustrations. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book