Gatensbury, SteveMareMagnum
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1990243 pages. "A peek into the life and times of Steve Gatensbury. Relive, with him, some of his wide ranging experiences in the lumber business." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Book
1994302 pages. "The definitive book on high-value produce marketing... delivers the kind of practical, hands-on information you need to sell what you grow... turn your backyard garden into a produce profit-maker." - from back cover. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book
1998182 pages including index. A celebration of a landscape - not a wilderness landscape as might be expected, nor a rural one, but one that through most of its history has been unabashedly industrial. Author returned to Pittsburgh in 1990 after two decades of cataclysmic industrial decline and was distressed that, as a nation, we let our industrial places go with such equanimity. An eloquent tribute to a way of life largely disappearing in America. Book with faintest wear. Light wear to dust jacket which bears tiny tear at base of front panel. Excellent copy. Book
198286 pages. Features: Nice color-photo ad for the Ruger Blackhawk or Single-Six revolver - advises of a free improvement to these guns; ad for the ithica 'bear stopper' model 37 handgrip shotgun; Carver Dean K. Otteson of Kenai; Nice color one-page ad for the Ruger M-77 rifle; Bernie, the 12-pound Bow; Saint Elias Lake - Jewel of Kluane; Herbie Nayokpuk (conclusion); Winging It! - the story of Jack Jefford; photos of totem preservation; Trade secrets to finding that elusive empty berth on an Alaska fishing vessel; Memories of a fishing trip - Eldo Miller; A Home in the Willows - Jeff Hartman; Alaskana-Canadiana Book Collecting - Dee Longenbaugh of 'The Observatory" in Sitka; Toyota 4x4 ad on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
2001206 pages. "A must read for anyone wanting to understand what's going on behind the scenes, as corporate driven globalization beats up our democratic process." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Excellent copy. Book
1990188 pages including index and suggested reading list. Recounts the story of labour from the mid-19th century to the present day. A masterful overview that encoumpasses all regions of the country, the book paints a vivid portrait of labour's varied past, covering the birth of craft unionism before the turn of the century, the growth of industrial unionism prior to World War I, the setbacks of the interwar years, and the post-World War II breakthrough that gave unions a permanent, if still constrained, place in the nation's economy. Significant ink underlining and highlighting. Average wear overall and moderate yellowing to pages. Binding intact. Book
1986190 pages. Index. Black and white reproductions of photos. In 1930 the author sailed from Scotland to Canada at the age of 18 to begin work for the Hudson's Bay Company at Grassy Narrows, Ontario where the Ojibway taught him their language and survival skills. He went on to postings at: Temagami, Ontario; Waterways, Alberta; Nekina, Saskatchewan; and became District Manager of Northern Saskatchewan. In 1946 he was transferred to Hudson's Bay House in Winnipeg. "His detailed description of the trade goods and practices of the 1930s are a rare source of information for students of the fur trade and native studies. His stories of summers at two of Ontario's famous vacation spots will evoke memories for countless vacationers and cottage owners." - back cover. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding tight. A quality copy. Book
1997256 pages. Glossary. Black and white illustrations. "A vivid mosaic of life in Alberta's Oil Patch as it was 50 years ago. These stories, anecdotes and tall tales are the legends of the Leduc Oilfield" - from page 11. "Compliments of" sticker inside front cover. Light wear. A quality copy. (Please note: possible light cigarette smoke scent) Book
1998xi, [1], 230 pages.Extensive footnotes and bibliography. Index. Two black and white illustrations. "Discusses the connection between the cultural resistance to speculative finance and hostility to the similarly 'feminized' professional writers that Alexander Pope depicts in the Dunciad. Shows how new financial and fictional models were important for women's social, sexual, and economic interaction." - from half-title page. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligibl wear. Appears unread. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. An excellent copy. Book
1987208 pages. Footnotes, select bibliography and index. Maps. Black and white illustrations. "Traces the development of the Fort Chipewyan fur trade from 1778, when Peter Pond entered the region, until 1835, when the rivalry between the North West and Hudson's Bay companies was no longer a factor, and a monopoly in the fur trade had been restored. Provides a vivid portrayal of life in a remote fur trade outpost during this crucial period in Canadian history." - from back cover. Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1996504 pages including index. An attempt to capture some of the elements of leadership which are specific to the breadth of the field of leisure services, and to provide a starting (or continuation point) from which developing leaders may learn. Section I: The Foundation - Developing the Underlying Construct; Section II: Working With People: Essential Skills of Leadership. Section III: Synergy - Pulling it all together. Contents unmarked. Light wear to laminated boards with small opening at base of spine. Book
1999308 pages. Index. "Intended as a source of practical information for anyone currently involved in, or thinking about getting involved in, selling music to the listening public." - from page xi. Clean with light wear and minimal markings. Nice working copy. Book
1975115 pages including bibliography. Sketches the broad outlines of the development of Canada's trade union movment. Light wear and soiling. Unmarked. Tiny dab of liquid paper upon front flyleaf. Book
1975101 pages including references and select bibliography. An objective appraisal of the position and role of the Black worker in South Africa. Discusses employment and earning patterns, details educational and training facilities available to the Black worker as well as the health, safety and security provided him, as well as industrial relations as they affect the Black worker, including the question of Black trade unions in South Africa. Provides a better understanding of the roots and symptoms of the problems concerning the Black worker by two academicians who have many years of research into labour and other economic problems of South Africa in particular and Africa in general. Book unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket with average wear and rubbing. Number '50' written upon front panel of dust jacket. Book
2004Please note: CD NOT included. 775 pages. Clean with light wear. A nice copy. Book
1983186pp Binding has cracked at page 96 otherwise only moderate wear and soiling. "Slash your meat costs by 20 to 50%. Professional butcher reveals tricks of the trade that show you how. Book
198386 pages. Index. Topics include: The Founding of Fort Langley; Fort Rupert, Its Coal and its Spar Trade; Miners and Managers - The Organization of Coal Production on Vancouver Island by the Hudson's Bay Company, 1848-1862; James Douglas - The Gold Governor in the Context of His Times. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy. Book
197144 pages. A concise review of the Canadian fur trade history intended for students. Illustrated. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound working copy. Book
1989135 pages including index. In this tribute to a city he loves, author provides both a history and a character study, describing Glasgow at different moments in time: the medieval city; the eighteenth-century expansion; the mid-Victorian heyday; the Edwardian sunset; the Depression of the 1930s; post-war decline; the renaissance of the 1980s. Examines the economic function of the city at each of these periods, drawing attention to characteristic architecture and to representative individuals, posing questions about the relation of Glasgow to the rest of Scotland, and exploring the paradox that Europe's City of Culture should have owed its wealth to its trade with the New World, and should be arguably the easternmost American city. Illustrated with black and white colour plates. Gift inscription upon half-title page else unmarked. Minimal wear. Excellent copy. Book
197466 pages. Index. "When the Chinese in 1840 attempted to cut off this pernicious import, the British resorted to war to maintain it." - from summary page. Intended for younger readers but of interest to all. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Front free endpaper removed. Worthy reference copy. Black and white illlustrations. Book
1991351 pages including index and occasional black and white illustrations. The first comprehensive account of Indian-white relations throughout Canada's history. Charts the deterioration of the relationship from the initial, mutually beneficial contact in the fur trade to the current impasse in which Indians are organizing to resist displacement and marginalization. Average wear and soiling. Unmarked. Binding sound. Book
1997445 pages including index. The twin focus on conflict and uncertainty is a reminder that there are rarely perfect solutions to complex problems, but rather a mix of imperfect responses from which we must choose. In this second edition, all twelve chapters have been revised, some quite significantly. Also, there are five new chapters that deal with First Nations, gender relationships, free trade, fisheries management on the East Coast, and tensions between hinterland and heartland areas. Average wear. Some high-lighting and underlining. Book
1980519 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. "The power and profits of the five giant companies at the center of the world's food supply." - subtitle. Clean, tight and unmarked with moderate wear. A sound copy. Book
1997255 pages. "Writing about fishing is sort of like dancing to describe architecture. There are endless technical matters and tricks of the trade, but no matter how you fish there is always the indescribable joy of it all. Usual library markings. Moderate wear. Book
1993132 pages. Features: Is the Metropolitan Vancouver Economy Uncoupling from the rest of the province?; British Columbia's Private Sector in Recession, 1981-86 - Employment flexibility without Trade Diversification?; Sharks and Red Herrings - Vancouver's Male Employment Agencies, 1898-1915; Bibliography of British Columbia. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
