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285 pages including index. "A wonderful right-brain/left-brain take on gender relationships that will help couples improve their communication and enrich their lives." - Leonard Shlain, M.D., Author of "Art and Physics - Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light" Minimal wear. Clean and bright. Excellent copy. Book
208 pages including footnotes and black and white photographs. Backbreaking work for slave wages in labour camps - that was the government's response to thousands of young men looking for jobs in the Dirty Thirties. This historical account tells the little-known story of the jobless who drifted across the country during the Depression and were drawn into the work camps - offered poor food, mass shelter, and a few pennies a day in exchange for doney work on major government projects. Records the desperation, disillusionment, and rebellion of these welfare inmates, and the repressive shameful way in which the politicians and government authorities tried to keep the situation under control. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
324 pages including index. Takes you behind the scenes and into the lives of the scientists who struggle (sometimes at great personal cost) to understand how drastically we're changing our planet's atmosphere. An urgent, compelling call to action that sounds the alarm - and personalizes the crisis - as never before. Clean and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
161 pages. Author's signature upon title page. The compelling sequel to the immensely popular "Weet"! Eric, his sister Rose and their faithful dog Sally find themselves thrown back into a familiar, albeit frightening, world - a world of 65 million years ago when dinosaurs ruled. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
138 pages including index. Does your landscape just dry up sometimes? Do you spend hours watering your lawn and garden? If so, then you need this book! Water-saving and money saving options. Pros and cons of different water sources. How to use gravity, not pumps. Plumbing how-to. How to buy and install underground lawn sprinklers. Simple descriptions of pumping systems. How to get maximum growing results. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Circa early 1970s. 64 Pages including chronology. Lower corner of page 9 was folded. Gentle discolouration from price sticker adhesive at top right corner of front cover. Light to moderate soiling, wear and yellowing. Reviews Regina's history from 1882-1961 for the first 30 pages or so, then focuses upon the Wascana Centre. Colour and black and white photograhy throughout make this historical volume most enjoyable to review. Book
271 pages. Author's dignature upon title page. Miller spent most of his life puncturing egos, while chasing freedom, since he started skiing and surfing in 1938. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Very good copy. Book
256 pages. An extremely comprehensive illustrated listing of everything the model railroader could ever want. Spine leans to left. Light sticker adhesive upon front cover. Craft seller's rubber stamp in appropriate spot upon back cover. Bit of writing in pen in top corner on backside of front cover, else no other marks noticed. Book
48 pages. Overall light to moderate soiling and wear. Top corner of rear board has been bumped open and there is a quarter inch chip out of the edge of that board an inch below the top corner. The wonderful adventures of a kitten who is orphaned on the streets of New York. Book
240 pages including index. A book about the author's love for the high fells and the rivered valleys, and the marvellous Dales people. The story of many different walks he has made and photographed over the last fifteen years. A book for everyone who loves the British countryside in all her moods. Book clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear to green boards. Moderate wear to dust jacket. Nice copy of a lovely book. Book
184 pages. "Combines early impressions of breathtaking grandeur with photographs of exploration, surveying, the building of roads and railways, the extraction fof resources, and the establishment of communities. Contemporary viewers witness through these compelling images the remarkable accomplishments of men and women labouring under extraordinary circumstances." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy of this wonderful compilation. Book
248 pages including index. "The first comprehensive history of VTOL experimentation and endeavour. Every one of the diverse types of aircraft involved is included, from tailsitters and ducted fans to tiltprops and tiltwings to liftjects and vectored jets. Includes a fascinating collection of illustrations in both colour and black and white. These include a series of specially drawn chronologies which graphically illustrate the relationship between the various projects and photographs or line drawings of the may aircraft that flew as VTOL projects." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Glossy illustrated boards. Excellent copy. Book
398 pages. Established in 1921, the Edmonton Federation of Community Leagues (EFCL) has been billed as the largest volunteer organization in North America. This is an account of community organization from the grass roots up. Includes some black and white illustrations. Clean and bright with very light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
452 pages. Provides a forum in which the voices of families that are often excluded from sociological discussion can be heard. From Newfoundland to British Columbia, these insightful essays explore the rich diversity found in contemporary Canadian family life. Light wear. Highlighting, underlining and markings throughout. Binding sound. Black marks upon each edge of text. Good working copy. Book
134 pages. Features: How to look really marvelous and beat the weather - light, wrappy furs against the cold, the raincoat that looks like a raincoat, wind-cutting leathers and sued - warm head, warm hands, warm feet; The Pale Colors - freshest way to beat the weather - peach - new year-round clolring for pants suits, sweater sets, shirtdresses; The heathery knit smock over pants at night; Vogue Patterns - new shirty looks in whitened jersey; Norell and Galanos - superstar day looks from their new collections; Wrap-up furs to beat the weather - the most silver fox, chopped coats in lynx, in mink, fox with suede, mink with knit, the sealskin shirtcoat, the nutria wrap-and-tie, the lynx polo coat; The New Dash from Spain - clothes for the casual life anywhere; Ski Gear - the real thing; Keep smiling and nobody will know you're exercising; Survival notes to add moisture, beat dryness - how the weather works - how to outsmart it; The Private Pat Nixon; People are talking about Alan Bates; Your Mind - how it makes you health and how it can be used against you - an interview with Dr. Perry London; New Texas Boom - great art and great architecture; Tower in Spain - the vacation house of Manuel Pertegaz; Rita Hayworth horoscope; and much more. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front cover missing A worthy reading copy. Book
325 pages including bibliography. A step-by-step guide to using your powers of imagination for self-improvement, therapy, healing, and pain control. "... Gives a clear, concise, and accurate picture of the workings of the immune system. Author's detailed visualizations for fighting cancer, arthritis, and allergies are fascinating and inspiring." - Diane Eardley, Ph.D. Professor of Immunology, UC Santa Barbara. Prior owner's name upon half-title page else unmarked. Light wear. Very nice copy. Book
191 pages including index. A pictorial celebration of what began as a tentative enterprise in 1882 under the name Dominion Bridge and has since grown into a strong company today called AMCA International. Reveals that founder Job Abbott was a man of vision. Chapters include: Birth of a Country and a Company; The First Two Decades; Turn of hte Century to the Great War; Plowshares into Swords; The Postwar Crescendo and the Great Crash; Civilian Skills Make Military History; Modern Cityscapes; Rebirth for a Second Century. Attractively illustrated, primarily with glossy colour photography. Includes introductory letter above faux signature of Kenneth S. Barclay, Chairman and CEO. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
406 pages including index. Covers the entire field of virology. Readers concerned with only animal, plant, or bacterial viruses can find their subject matter covered in specific chapters. Light to moderate wear. Clean. Minimal underlining and high-lighting up to page 12 only. Solid 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
239 pages including index and numerous black and white photographic plates. "I wrote these articles in the Star because I felt strongly that something had to be done to bring home to our young people, in particular students of politics, the historic significance of events since World War II which led to our Independence and nationhood." - from Preface. Author was the first Prime Minister of Malaysia. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. Quality copy. Book
230 pages including index. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket which bears half-inch tear at bottom edge of back panel and is missing one inch chip from top edge of back panel. Overall a very nice copy. Book
118 pages including index and black and white illustrations. A remarkable volume of archive photographs, early maps, business documents and correspondence from British Columbia's past. Letter and diary excerpts give extraordinary insights into the personalities and problems facing these key figures. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to illustrated dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
575 pages including glossary. Copyright 1968. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Contents bright, unmarked, and illustrated, primarily in colour. Contains dozens of children's stories on the following themes: Anywhere; Bold Beginnings; Wondrous Things; Courage to Try; Of Cabbages and Kings. An excellent reader for young students. Only light wear. 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
224 pages. Index. "This photo-rich collection heralds 25 years of startling growth and transformation, when revolutionary streetcars and interurbans launched an era of unprecedented change... Showcases the city's vibrant transportation past - from fun observation cars to the unique women's hobble skirt car, from safety issues and crime reports to unsavoury entertainment." - from dust jacket. An unread copy with zero wear. Dust jacket preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Beautiful. Book