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1990199 pages. A book for all ages. In introducing his subjects, author states that "it will not be hard to find yourself in these pages, to find someone whose past resembles your present and possible future. It's not true that only short skinny people live to be old; several people here are over six feet tall and some have weighed 245 pounds most of their lives." A book about people crossing boundaries, people overcoming fears and ignorance, people reaching out to their fellow human beings." Let these centenarians invite you to take a new look at old age - and in so doing, to take a new look at your own life. Attractive dust jacket with very light edgewear. Book unmarked with very light wear. Please note: front free endpaper removed. Book
1993127 pages. Shares the experiences and reflections of over 20 members of communities as diverse as First Nations, religious orders, rural communes, activist camps and urban neighborhoods. Offers practical advice and inspiring visions about ways to reconstruct circles of mutual caring and support - and to relearn the wisdom that comes with enduring relations of people and places. Offers, through the community, a culture of hope. Unmarked. Light wear. Book
1995342 pages including index. "A remarkably thoroughgoing critique of folly. The spectacle of Saul blasting away at the conventional wisdom of left and right alike has the intellectual kick of Akira Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo'." - Newsweek. Very light wear. Prior owner's address label atop half-title page. Excellent copy. Book
1996416 pages including bibliography and index. Acknowledges that the province on the far left of the map has always been a pretty strange place, but it also tells a serious story of touchy race relations, heroic men and women, and the kind of romance that makes sensible people want to write books. It's a new kind of history - intensely personal, impeccably researched, intentionally provocative, unexpectedly spiritual, and laugh-out-loud funny - that encourages us to question received wisdom and ponder the elusiveness of history. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear and slight lean to spine. Dust jacket with closed tear to top of back panel and moderate edgewear with one or two chips missing. Solid copy. Book
1997173 pages including index. Guides men through this life passage, shedding light on fathers' experiences and responses to parenthood, and helping couples navigate difficult times together. Complete with exercises, checklists, and firsthand accounts by fathers from all walks of life, this indispensable book carries the seeds for a whole new tradition of manly wisdom. Lovely clean unmarked copy with very light wear. Book
1997297pages. A provocative, probing and personal expedition into your mind, heart and soul. Weave your way through this treasure trove of list ideas designed to reveal the vistas of your heart and soul. Soon, you'll find yourself on a colorful road through years of experiences, memories, desires, and wisdom. Clean and unmarked with minor wear to corners of boards. Excellent copy. Book
1989397 pages including index. One of the most prominent political theorists of our time makes a major statement about what democracy is and why it is important. "A work of extraordinary intelligence and, what is even rarer, a work of extraordinary wisdom." - Robert N. Bellah, New York Times Book Review. Some writing whited out inside front cover else clean and unmarked. Moderate wear. Binding tight. Solid working copy. Book
2000382 pages. Integrates essential Buddhist practices with a variety of other spiritual philosophies and wisdom traditions, to show you how to create a personalized spiritual practice based on your own individual beliefs, aspirations and needs. Clean, bright and unmarked with faint signs of handling. Excellent copy. Book
1994239 pages. A powerful resource for merging the practical wisdom of the Twelve Steps with the spiritual truths of the bible. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1997184 pages. "You would not find a book like this in a library or a bookstore. Those few that are there and which were supposedly written to help you get the best deal in a dental office, have probably been written to the order of those whose practices those books supposedly expose, as they conveniently 'forget' to mention the more important things you need to know when dealing with this profession." - from back cover. Chapters include: A Case of a Chipped Wisdom Tooth; Generating Their Own Demand; All or Nothing; A Plan or a Pool?; Say Hello to a Cosmo Girl!; It Pays Not to Assume Anything; The Question of Money; Let's Wait with that Root Canal; Not by Science Alone; Who Else is Honest?; Are Your Teeth Worth a Million?; Turning Luxuries into Basics; Why Self-Regulation?; By Your Own Orthdontist! Clean and unmarked with light wear. Solid copy. A most unique and uncommon volume. Book
1989319 pages. Index. Color plates. An intimate view of life in the Amish world. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
1976Unpaginated. A collection of articles written by the author for The Times of Wetaskiwin. Presents local topics of interest in a plain yet wise and humourous manner. A valuable compilation of prairie common-sense. Above-average wear. Scribble upon illustrated front cover else unmarked. Some illustrations. Binding intact. Still a worthy copy. Book
1977Unpaginated. A collection of articles written by the author for The Times of Wetaskiwin. Presents local topics of interest in a plain yet wise and humourous manner. A valuable compilation of prairie common-sense. Average wear. Unmarked. Frequent cartoons. Binding intact. Sound copy. Book
2000Ultra-rare signed book by the amazing Maurice Cotterell. Hand-written signature appears upon title page. "His work, best described as adventure fact, brings together modern science, spirituality and ancient wisdom to unlock the events of the past, the present and the future." - from front flyleaf. "This ancient knowledge is known and thrives today, concealed in sacred geometry, cherished by the Church and the higher orders of Freemasonry. For the first time ever, Maurice Cotterell reveals the reasons for the secrecy, reasons which affect the future of us all." - from back cover. 356 pages. Index. Bibliography. Many colour plates. Average wear. Reading creases to spine. Book
1986256 pages. Index. Selected bibliography. "In many ways this book is a native chronicle about being native, for first person accounts enliven every facet of life in times past: the complex social structure based on kinship, rank and the potlatch; ceremonials and religion; gathering food, hunting and fishing; wood-working and basketry; trade, travel and conflict; Prehistory and archaeological discoveries; the arrival of Whites and the fur trade, followed by settlement, and the consequences of change, including the loss of their lands." - from dust jacket. Includes 200 photographs, 40 of which are in colour. "A popular and up-to-date account of native life and traditions on the Northwest Coast." - from dust jacket. Partial lean to spine. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book
1946153 pages. Signed and inscribed by author (dated 1952) upon second blank leaf. Prior owner's signature upon same page. Average wear. Binding sound. Dr. Drown "... produced stunning photographs of soft and hard tissue anywhere within the body using only a dried drop of the patient's blood on a piece of blotter paper." - Trevor Constable. A very rare signed item by this incredibly gifted woman. Book
1969Features: Fourth of July at Lodge Pole; Lost Frozen Blood - Garnets, like the beaver hat, eventually lost favour in the world of fashion, but for a while they were dear enough to pit man against man; Messenger to the Indians - William Averill Comstock; 'Yellow Kid' and the Wisdom Tooth - Josepth Weil; Neal Coldwell - Gallant Texas Ranger; There were all kinds of gunfighters - Bill Traynor; Our Country's Mysterious Monsters; The Old JJ Ranch - How it Began, How it was Run; Deadwood's Lady of Cards; Capture of the Horse Thieves; Experiences of a forty-niner during a third of a century in the gold fields - by Charles D. Ferguson (part 2) Average wear. Unmarked. Minor moisture exposure to upper portion of some pages. Sound copy. Magazine
1989"Focuses on Jung's conception of archetypes - the stories and symbols that are shared by different cultures and that make up the collective unconscious. Rare footage traces Jung's travels to Africa, Britain, and New Mexico." - from cover. Voice of C.G. Jung by Max von Sydow. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
1981Features: Cover artist - Takashi Hara; Sogetsu School; Ichiyo School; Koryu Shohtohkai; Saga School; Traditional Art - a Storehouse of Accumulated Wisdom; I.I. Salutes Houn Ohara; Matsu - perennial favorite or heavenly heights; Ikenobo School; Ryusei-ha; Chiko School; Ohara School; Soami School; Shikoku Pilgrimage. Average wear. A sound copy. Book
197564 pages. Features: Doctors? And Art?; Doctors as Collectors; Calling Dr. Kildare; Medicos, Monsters, and Mountebanks; Music and Medicine; The New Curriculum for the Faculty of Medicine; I've Been Sex-Educated; Wisdom and Cleverness; Melissa (story); Some Ethical Dilemmas posed by Advances in Medical Genetics; Humanism and Tokenism; Medical Nemesis (Book Review); A Way of Life; Departure; (poem); The Good Medicine of Christianity; Should the Patient be Allowed to Die?; On Being Explicit - Sex Education for Professionals. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
2006120 pages. Features: Caralee Randall's Fight for Off-Leash Dog Parks; Could You, Should You, Clone Your Best Friend?; Meet Zelda Wisdom, billionaire Bulldog (of greeting card fame); Daisy Fuentes on her canine kids and life in L.A.; From the Dog Park to Dating - How to Meet Your Match; Pup Fiction - an excerpt from Sheila Burnford's classic 'The Incredible Journey'. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this great issue. Magazine
1994110 pages. Bibliography. Reference notes. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book
1994A comprehensive, self-paced program designed to help you understand your child's point of view - so that you can make informed choices about parenting - and enjoy all the remarkable firsts! Includes: 1 VHS tape, 1 booklet, 2 cassette tapes, 1 chart. All three tapes as new, still in shrinkwrap. Book clean and unmarked. Average wear to case with some peeling where sticker removed. A quality set. Book
197136 pages. Includes piano music, lyrics, chords and illustrations for the following songs: Ars Brevis; The Eternal Twins; Consolation Grook; T.T.T.; Simply Assisting God; Hint and Suggestion; Dream Interpretation; Prayer - to the sun above the clouds; Lilac Time; The Double-Door Effect; Losing Face; The Cure for Exhaustion; Making Sense; What Love is Like; The Central Point; Here It Is; The Road to Wisdom; Do Remember. Gift greetings inside front cover otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
198148 pages. Features: Sacred Sands - The Civil Religion of the Indiana Dunes; The Diffusion of Silos; A Short Discourse on Cattle in the Hothouse; Recapturing History - a Plan for Gritty Cities; Wisdom and Wilderness; Juxtapositions; The Imprint of the Enlightenment - Tuscan Hill Farming in the Eighteenth Century; The Boutiquing of Cannery Row. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
