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271 pages. Although based on fact, and the reminiscenses of the author, the characters in this book are fictional. "It all began in 1936 when I joined the famous band of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) in Winnipeg.... As the band drove into liberated Hilversum, we were overrun by tearful and cheerful Dutch because we had liberated them. Others would follow but we were the first. 'We are not soldiers,' we explained. 'But you have liberated us.' " Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
735 pages including index. A milestone book, this pioneering reference is the first contributed resource from the nation's leaders in health care quality management. Author is a recognized leader in health care and has brought together more than 35 experts to write a handbook that specifically addresses the pressing needs of the health care industry. Designed for any professional involved in change management, this handbook will benefit hospitals, nursing homes, HMOs, health insurance companies, VA hospitals, military hospitals, and academic organizations. Minimal markings and highlighting to early pages. Light wear. Very light soiling. Glossy boards. Prior owner's small inkstamp to front and back endpaper. Quality copy. Book
40 pages. This engaging story for children starts near the pulp mill at Powel River, B.C., the unlikely spot where two mother Canada geese make their nests and lay their eggs. Some of the goslings are hatched in an incubator, then end up at a stump ranch where they decide that Crocus the Chinese weed-eating gander is their mother. Unmarked but for gift greetings upon front flyleaf. Light wear to attractively illustrated glossy covers. 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
217 pages. Songs include: A New Beginning; Ain't Givin' Up Now; Are You Ready?; Come to Me; Come Unto Me; Come Unto Jesus; Follow Jesus; For Me, For You; Free Again; Get in Touch with the Savior; Give Them All to Jesus; God's Love; God's Mighty Peace; He Gives Me Joy; He Knew Me Then; He Means All to Me; He's Coming Back; Heart O'Mine; Hey, I'm a Believer; I Can't Wait; I Love the Son; I Wish You All Could Know Him; If I Had it to do All Over Again; It is in Loving You; Jesus Got Ahold O' My Life; Jesus (He is the Son of God); Jesus I'm an Open Book; Joy in the Morning; Just Because he Loves You; Just When I Need Him; Would you Tell me His Name Again?; Keep Singing that Love Song; Lady; Land of Oohs and Ahs; Let Him in Today; Life in Jesus; Lift Him Up; Lift Up the Name of Jesus; Little Flowers; Long Ago; Nobody Cares Like Jesus; Our House; Peace, Joy and Love; Praise the Lord; Psalm 9; Resurrection; Rise Again; Shepherd's Song; Someday (It May Be Tomorrow); Song of Love; Sweet Jesus Peace; Sweet Lovin' Grace; The Music's Gotta Stop Someday; The Way, The Truth, The Life; There is a Light; 'Till I Met the Christ; We're not Strangers anymore; Would you Believe in Me?; Your Heart, your Home; You're Gonna Love Your New Life. Heavily worn but still worthy of use. Book
113 pages. Describes a practical method. The purpose of the method is to show you how you can earn enough money in your own home to retire as a millionaire within 5-10 years - and to do so effortlessly. Minor quantity of markings to contents. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
Front cover portrait of General Sir Henry Macleod Leslie Rundle, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., D.S.O., R.A. Progress of the war in the air described and pictured. Centerfold illustration entitled "The first used of Zeppelin airships against British Men-of-War. Photos and illustrations: New Zealanders bridge-building in Egypt; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Camp on Salisbury Plain; Commander Charles Rumney Samson; Photo of a French aeroplane pursuing a German airship; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear externally. Book
Cover portrait of Commodore Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt, C.B. The Railway Battles of Northern France. Centerfold illustration of 'Charge of the French Light Cavalry after the German artillery had been destroyed at Lassigny'. Photos and illustrations: The Town of Metz; Infantry advance near Arras; Sir William Robertson; Wrecked Hotel De Ville and belfry at Arras; Full-page photo of a hasty wayside breakfast with General Joffre at the front; and more. Covers secured by tape. Somewhat above-average wear. Book
48 pages. A celebration of B.C. products. Very attractive cookbook featuring wonderful British Columbia foods and exquisite recipes. Gorgeous colour photography. Light creasing to front cover. Light wear overall. Unmarked. Book
Pages 158-218. Printed on glossy stock. Numerous black and white photos. Features: Charles Anderson Dana; The Spare Front Room; The First Snowshoe Club in New Hampshire; Moments of Light; Lost in the Woods; Morning Among the Hills; Berlin - a town of today; Elbridge A. Towle; An Evening Prayer; The Legend of John Levin and Mary Glasse; A Wish; Educational Department; New Hampshire Necrology. Some peripheral chipping. Contents in quality condition. A worthy copy. Magazine
Pages 131-160. Printed upon glossy stock. Nice reproductions of black and white photos. Features: Helen Peabody and Western College - with one-page photo portrait of Ms. Peabody; The Milford Woman's Club; New Hampshire's Daughters - origins and history of the club; Three Important Acts of New Hampshire; A Hint to New Hampshire Clubs; A New Light; Obituaries for Hon. Joseph W. Fellows, Joseph H. Coit, Oscar Holmes Bradley; Poems; Nice illustrated ad for the Boston and Maine Railroad features the Seashore Lake and Mountain resorts; Back cover ad for Brown & Batchelder's clothing store at 50 North Main St.. Unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding intact. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
176 pages. "When the representatives of six Canadian golf clubs met in Ottawa 100 years ago to discuss creating a national administrative body that would organize and run the country's national golf championship, none of them could have foreseen the tremendous impact the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA) would have on golf in Canada... A book that captures the spirit of those early meetings and propels us through the rich history of golf in this country. Accompanied by compelling photographs from the RCGA archives, Gordon's book celebrates the accomplishments of Canadian golfers past and present as well as highlighting the extraordinary moments in Canadian golf from George Lyon's gold medal at the 1904 Olympics to Canada's stunning victory at the 1994 Dunhill Cup." - from dust jacket. Bilingual English/French text. Small faint pencil erasure upon front endpaper. Gift greetings upon half-title page. No other markings. Light wear to book and attractively illustrated dust jacket. Price-clipped dust jacket. Nice copy. Book
319 pages including bibliography, index and dozens of black and white illustrations. Will attract anyone interested in regional history and the early days of Ontario and anyone whose roots lie in southern Ontario. Light wear overall. Gift greetings upon and small clip to top corner of half-title page else unmarked. Slight lean to spine. Small bookseller sticker upon front endpaper. Very nice copy. Book
284 pages including references and index. Offers a rich, realistic interpretation of the human geography of the North. Discusses the physical geography and the history of more than three-quarters of our nation, examines northern and native development, and outlines some geographic realities for the 1990s as northerners move from the fur economy and subsequent dependence on governments to the promise of self-government in Nunavut and Denedeh. Clean and unmarked with very light wear. Very nice copy. Book
223 pages. How often and where do people die, and from what causes? These and related questions are central to the study of population health geography and epidemiology. As one contribution to answering such important questions, and hopefully as a catalyst to the generation of other inquiries, this atlas illustrates spatial variations of all major causes of death in British Columbia for the period 1985 to 1989. Overhead transparencies in pocket inside back board. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear to top edge of dust jacket else an As New 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
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
278 pages. Author spent the 1980-81 NHL season with the upstart Edmonton Oilers. As the team gained power and confidence, fueled by the dazzling skills of Wayne Gretzky, Gzowski was with them, chronicling the anatomy of a modern hockey team as it spun from triumph to loss and back. Books is unmarked and shows moderate wear with minor lean to spine. Pages partially yellowed. Dust jacket, which bears photo of Gretzky, is missing large chunk from top of front panel as well as a variety of smaller chips. Solid copy. Book
66 pages. Songs include: The Future; Waiting for the Miracle; Be For Real; Closing Time; Anthem; Democracy; Light as the Breeze; Tacoma Trailer. Unmarked. Moderate wear and soiling. Binding intact. A quality copy of the beloved compilation. Book
276 pages including index. Describes the domestic sources of conflict and change which influenced China's response to the coming of the West. Minimal quantity of light pencil markings. Bright clean copy with very light wear. Book
132 pages. "The truths that are brought forth through the exposition of these parables comes out of a burning heart and the mind of one of the greatest revivalists of our time. Reading this book will cause you to want to draw close to Jesus and to become more and more like Him." - David E. Schoch. Unmarked. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Book
Features: Who really discovered the New World?; Search for the Lost Squadron; Young Explorer Profile - Chriss N. Earnest; The Poseidia Expeditions - a Summary; Solving an Old Mystery; Who Owns the Past? - Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Archaeology; Mongolia and United States Sign Scientific Exchange Agreement; Computed Axial Tomography of the Sperm Whale Head; Exploration not Exploitation!; The Untamed Masai of Tanzania; Artificial Light for the Ancient World. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
278 pages including bibliography and index. Illustrated in black and white. Author's signature and inscription upon title page. The first written history of the exchange. Details its 100 year saga from the beginnings of growing grain on the newly broken prairies to the complexities of the modern multi-billion dollar industry. "In this remarkable book, Arthur Levine has captured the sustaining myth of Western Canadian capitalism. It is highly compelling and often exciting reading about an essential institution that has found its ideal biographer." - Peter C. Newman. Closed one inch tear to base of spine. Minor bumping to two corners, else unmarked with very light wear. Book
351 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon front endpaper, else clean and unmarked. "I find this encyclopedia a fascinating and wholly valid exploration of Cajun and Creole cooking. If you really care about those two concepts - and I do - I would consider this an imperative addition to your kitchen and/or library." - Craig Claiborne, The New York Times. Light wear to glossy illustrated yellow boards. Excellent attractive copy. Book
242 pages including index. The hidden power behind The Family Channel, the Christian Coalition, The 700 Club, and The Ice Capades. Usual library markings. Surprisingly light wear. Binding solid. Nice copy Book