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1995270 pages including footnotes. Rejects the current cliches and myths about masculinity. Author's brilliant insights challenge most of the popular assumptions about today's man including Freud's Oedipal theory. With vigor and wit, he tells men how they can pull themselves out of the swampy confines of their outdated thinking. Examines why so many men are emotionally isolated, feel guilty about their sex drive and are driven to succeed in everything but love. Men will find out why women withdraw from them sexually or leave them. Informative and startling. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1989114 pages including index and bibliography. Contains a simple, straightforward system for getting your personal financial situation under control and heading in the right direction. You will learn: how to become debt free in 10 years; seven deadly myths about money that nearly everyone believes; how to prepare against Murphy's Law; Six basic principles of wise investing; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
199710 page board book. Megara can't help falling in love with Hercules, the hero in training. Their tale of love comes alive in this Smart Pages book. Includes over 100 words and sounds. Just touch the pages! Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Excellent copy. Book
1997528 pages including index. Exposes the myths and the realities of the global economy in terms of human struggle. Contends that the global economy is sowing 'creative destruction' everywhere: while making possible great accumulations of wealth, it is also reviving forms of human exploitation that characterized industry 100 years ago. Warms that without reform, social peace and middle-class lifestyles will be threatened. Bright, clean and unmarked but for remainder dot upon bottom edge. Excellent copy. Book
1997260 pages including index. Will help parents understand their options and enable them to make an informed choice about vaccination - a choice that reflects their own health care beliefs. "For the first time a book exposes many of the myths about immunizations. This book is an invaluable guide to help parents make an informed choice about this vital health issue." - Kenneth P. Stoller, M.D., Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Prior owner's name atop half-title page and highlighting to first section elase clean and unmarked with light to moderate wear. Sound working copy. Book
1977326 pages including index. Debunks some of the myths surrounding the Victorian woman and alters stereotypes on which many of today's oppressive social customs are based. Average wear. Usual library markings. Solid working copy. Book
1991299 pages. Author revolutionized France with his revelations on diet and nutrition. Questions a number of preconceived ideas and established myths on how to lose weight. Dedicated to all gourmets with an appreciation for "Savoir vivre". - from back cover. Glossy colour-illustrated boards. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1998303 pages. Over thirty powerful strategies for personal and financial success. Clean, bright and unmarked. Faintest hint of wear. Excellent copy. Book
1997257 pages. Signed and inscribed by author upon title page. Index. Black and white photographic plates. "J.S. Guard has painstakingly researched published sources and original PRO records to produce an absorbing, definitive story of military opportunism and indiscretion; of extreme endurance punctuated by sudden, sharp action; and of clandestine, courageous enterprise and ingenuity in the idyllic setting of the Greek islands. An intriguing account of one of the least publicised campaigns of the war, this work examines all aspects of the campaign, makes impartial assessments... and dispels some of the myths and misstatements associated with it." Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Excellent copy. Book
1970Features: Europe will bring closer links to Africa; Man and the Heavens - 1; The Supermen; Southland Saga; In Search of the Sun God's Gold; Britain's rebel doctors; Earthquake devastates Peru; How Men turned Myths into facts; Cracking the cosmic code - signals from space; When life will be too rich for work; Southland (USA) Saga; Christian Roman Britain; Colin Chapman's super car - Elan Plus Two; Touchstone for T'ang; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Magazine
1996258 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1981335 pages including bibliography. Discusses the myth and the realities of rent control. Presents definitive evidence that, in the final analysis, "there is no case for control." Light wear. Unmarked. Nice tight copy. Book
1977Features: A Mallard Bola; Jeweled Pen Caps; The Art of Sand Pouring; How to Cut Brazilian Opal; Tips on Buying and Cutting Opal; Art Nouveau; Cooper Pedy Today; Internal Structures and Identification of Gilson Opal; Notes on Gilson Synthetic White Opal; The Australian Opal Scene Today; Myths, Legends and Superstitions about Gemstones; Tektites - Their Origin and where they may be found. Somewhat above-average wear but remains a sound reference copy. Date stamp to front cover. Book
1986Features: Oregon's sea lion cave; the topsy-turvy world of capillary waves; Ciguatera - Scourge of seafood lovers; Aggressive behavior in reef corals - a stragegy for survival?; Dredging up old myths; Postal coup for Palau; Antifreeze in polar fishes; Red abalone - the treasure off California's north coast. Covers taped together else a sound copy. Book
197299 pages. Undated. Circa 1970s? Contents include: Beginnings; Place Names of the Red Deer District; Student Missionaries; Farming; Politics; Bachelors; Fun and Frolic; Short Shorts; Indians - Their Myths and Traditions; Our Cairn. Usual library markings. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1987277 pages. Index. Reference notes. Purports to expand upon seven myths. Average wear. Clean and unmarked. Slight twist to spine. Sound reference copy. Book
1965156 pages. References. Twenty-six black and white photographic plates. Contents include: phonetic key; the people and their country; Getting a Living; Making and Doing Things; Social Relations; Intellectual Life; Mythology; and more. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Worthy reading copy of this very informative work. Book
193516 pages of nature pictures in rotogravure. Features: Three Myths about Lightning; Chi-peep, the Abandoned Titmouse; The Alpines of Mt. Hood; Black Scorpions; Crater Lake; Conservation - closed season demand is just; The soil and civilization - awful photos of erosion plus article; A Moratorium on Waterfowl Shooting; Reclamation vs. ConservationThe Great White Heron - Phantom of the Mangroves; The Chief Forester Voices his Creed - F.A. Silcox; Moon Eclipses in July. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
1905448 pages. "Contains texts and myths obtained on the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, during the winter of 1900-01." - Introduction. Front free endpaper almost loose. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy. Book
198378 pages. Features: Good Clear Cut Glass - Myths and misapprehensions cloud the Irish glass story; Mennonite Georgian - The Joseph Schneider Home, Kitchener, Ontario; Architectural Drawing in Quebec - Exhibition celebrates Quebec City's 375th anniversary; The Nation's Attic - The Smithsonian; The Potter's View of Canada - Canadian scenes on 19th century earthenware; Elizabeth and Jane - Their Work - Samplers; The Decoy in Canada; Horse Brasses - decorative pieces warded off the evil eye; The Weldon Collection - Specimens of China brought to the Colonies by the Early Settlers, Particularly the Loyalists - English Porcelain - Part III. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A sound copy. Book
197856 pages. "Alerts the world to the fact that at least 50% of the world's known monsters are indigenous to British Columbia, Canada." - from title page. "Features rare sketches, photos and text concerning mythical monster hunts never previously published. Authentic photos from behind the Iron Curtain... and a rare, rare photo from the Art Jones Collection." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
198154 pages. Features: The Fall of Wake Atoll; U.S. Civil War Cavalry; The Legend of Camerone; The Myths and Reality of the French Foreign Legion; Uniforms of the Continental Army; Propaganda in Hitler's Germany; The Work of Mike Leonard; How to Determine when a particular uniform was worn by Napoleon's hussar regiments; An overview of the uniforms of Russian Guard cavalry in the Napoleonic era; and more. Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
1974139 pages. Glossary. List of sources. Black and white photographic plates. Signed and inscribed by Chief Harris upon half-title page. "Told at their gatherings by the Indians of the Skeena and Nass Rivers region for countless generations, the eight myths in this volume are translated for the first time by one of their chiefs... Simple in style, the myths deserve a close reading to reveal their full effect. The introductions, notes, and glossaries which have been added help explain the important symbols and hereditary titles of these Northern British Columbia people. Chief Arthur McDames recorded the tapes from which these translations have been made." - from back cover. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's names inside front cover. A worthy copy. [About Indians 836] Book
194556 pages. Features: ; Cover photo of the men of Annapolis; First-Hand Report on How We Deal with the Germans, and what the consequences may be; President Truman's First Six Months in two pages of photos; What Employers can do to promote labor peace; Dilemma - Twenty Million Surplus Japanese - Jesse Steiner on how the shrunken and crowded empire can avert the evils of overpopulation; Annapolis Logs 100 Years - photo-illustrated article; The Story of the Secret Agents of the OSS and of their work behind enemy lines - article with photos including Major General Donovan; The Appeal of Football; Fannie Farmer and her "Boston Cooking School Cookbook"; Festive photos of V.E. and V.J. Day celebrations around New York; Hitler's rumor-shrouded end leads to this article, Living Myths About 'Dead' Men; Honorable League of Southpaws; Color half-page Super Suds ad features Mrs. Bess Resemini; Great one-page color fashion ad for Botany features dame with huge black hat and ghetto kids in background; Children paint as they feel; Five fashion photos of long elegant dresses; Old Dutch one-page ad features color photo of Mrs. Russell Howard of La Grange IL, Mrs. Victor Martin of Gary IN, and Mrs. C. Dachenbach of Milwaukee, WI; and more. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. Moderate age-toning to paper. A sound copy of this vintage WWII-era issue. Book
1969v, [3], 655 pages. Extensive glossary. Bibliography. Index. Illustrated endpapers. Text in English. "The Kojiki, the earliest source book in Japanese literature and history, was completed in 712 A.D. under the auspices of the imperial court. It is the oldest extant book in Japanese and, as its title (literally, 'Record of Ancient Things') suggests, an account of a still earlier era. It is the court's statement about the origins of the imperial clan and the leading families and the beginnings of Japan as a nation; and it is, at the same time, a compilation of myths, historical and pseudo-historical narratives and legends, songs, anecdotes, folk etymologies, and genealogies." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to price-clipped dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book