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Jackson, MichaelMareMagnum

Prisoners of Isolation - Solitary Confinement in Canada

1983330 pages including index and extensive notes. The raw facts and record of direct testimony presented make this a disturbing book. "Shows how institutions and practices, once established, lead to a state of mind in which no alternative seems feasible. What then to do about men whom the prison authorities feel they cannot handle in any way except isolation?... Jackson's book is remarkable in that it presents a model for reform." - The Honourable Thomas R. Berger. Unmarked with light wear and soiling. Contents were exposed to moisture and have become mildly wavy. Remains a solid working copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada97,95 €

Sanders, Doreen: EditorMareMagnum

Learning to Lead - In Celebration of Seven Decades of Business Education at Western, 1923-93

1993120 pages. A tribute to those, past and present, who have encouraged the quest for leadership in business. A collection of memories by some of those who have helped lay the foundation of Western Business School. Clean and bright with very light wear. Small erasure atop front endpaper else unmarked. Excellent copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada99,95 €

Wisot, Arthur L.; Meldrum, David R.MareMagnum

Conceptions and Misconceptions: A Guide Through the Maze of In Vitro Fertilization and Other Assisted Reproduction Techniques

1997272 pages including glossary and index. Let two leading fertility experts lead you through the treatment process. Provides clear, concise information on everything from basic physiology to choosing a doctor, and covers the latest assisted reproduction technologies and ethical issues. Accompany a patient on her 30-day journey through a cycle of in vitro fertilization and discover not only the physical but also the emotional impact of infertility treatment. This book can help you get pregnant. "...Filled with useful and reassuring information. It will be a great help to doctors and patients alike." - Dr. Art Ulene, "The Today Show". Moderate wear. Contents clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Denton, V.L.MareMagnum

The Far West Coast

1924297 pages including bibliography and index. "...into the heart of the vast Pacific the tale shall lead us, where men and ships are dwarfed to veriest specks which crawl laboriously a little space and then are lost to view." - from Introduction. Subjects include: the Straits of Anian; How the Russians crossed Siberia; Vitus Bering; James Cook; John Meares; George Vancouver; Quadra; and more. With 12 illustrations and 7 maps. Binding intact. Soiled but not overly so. Moderate lean to spine. Decorated biege boards. Gift greetings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Remains a decent copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Reynolds, Nancy T.MareMagnum

Adopting Your Child : Options, Answers and Actions

1994259 pages. This book can lead you to the adoption of your choice - whether that be of an infant through a private, independent arrangement, a special needs child through a public agency, an international adoption, or some other plan suited just for you. "A unique and important contribution to the literature on adoption." - Jim Pahz, Past President, The International Alliance for Ethics in Adoption. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Excellent copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Martin, JackMareMagnum

Models of Classroom Management

1981188 pages. Written for teachers, counselors, parents, and anyone interested in seriously examining current theories and practices concerned with the development and maintenance of classroom environments which lead to social and interpersonal behaviors likely to maximize the learning and teaching potential of any group of teachers and pupils. Unmarked. Light to moderate wear. Glossy cover. Nice copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Treleaven, Cas (Signed)MareMagnum

Northern Tales - Canadian Short Stories

1995205 pages. Author's signature upon title page. Black and white illustrations. This book was "conceived in the campfire glow of four big-game hunters in the mountains and forests of British Columbia, and grew slowly over the twenty years they hunted together.... Shares not only the beauty and challenges of this beautiful land, but also the tales they told as they whiled away the fire-lit evening hours of their hunting years - of their youth in the dust-stormed depression years on the Canadian prairies; roding the rods; ice train hauling freight in the frozen north; wartime from the standpoint of an infantry platoon commander and a Navy sub-chaser; the real life of an underground coal and hardrock miner; high lead on big timber logging; commercial fishing on the Pacific, and much more." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada59,89 €

Various ContributorsMareMagnum

The Illustrated London News - March 27, 1965

1965Topics/Photos: America's Gemini 3 blasts into space; Man's first steps into space as Leonov swims from Voskhod 2; American steps to reduce Russian lead; Selma Civil Rights March; The future of the public school; Battle of Waterloo refought upon the Chelsea table-top; Rowing Battles; Hancock's Heroic Dash saves day for England; Oldest Sardis begins to emerge in American diggings; Rocking-Horse School; 3 Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. Quality copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada169,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

The (Victoria, British Columbia) Daily Colonist Newspaper: Thursday, December 1, 1904 Issue

190412 pages. A wonderful snap shot of life as it was on Vancouver Island 100 years ago. News of the day includes: Port Arthur's Days Numbered (lead story); Governor for Yukon; Guessing Schemes barred from mails; Germans warned against trusts - US evidence held up as fearful example; Fruit Growing at Kamloops; Northwest Mounted Police prepare for the most extensive system of patrols for the Yukon Territory the coming winter that have ever been maintained in the north; Many towns for men only; Road opens from Dawson to Tanana; Wooden piping now being used in Vancouver, Spokane and other cities; Marine News; Yorkshire Post writer compares Victoria and Vancouver - Victoria Polite and easy going while her mainland rival full of business; and much more. Dozens of advertisements including: an attractive piece from Weiler Bros. which features Brass Kerbs and Coal Scoops. Significant chipping along fold. Some yellowing. Few edge tears. Fatigue cracks to central portion of all pages. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada169,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

Sport Aviation Magazine - July 1985

198590 pages. Features: Kolb's Firestar Debuts; Bob Geren and his Howard DGA's; John Roncz - The Aristotle of Airfoils; More on Wingtip Antennas; A Lower Cost High Tension Lead. Pieces missing from lower corner's of first few page. Average wear. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

The Mining Magazine Vol. XXXI. No. 5 November 1924

1924Approximately 100 pages. Features: Petroleum Production Methods in Southern California; The Deep Leads of Kinta Valley; The Recovery of Gold and Silver from Ores Containing Pyrrhotite; Gold, Lead and Moisture; Igneous Rocks; Cobalt and South Lorrain; and much more. Above-average but not excessive wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. Many pages of fascinating illustrated contemporary advertisements. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada119,95 €

Avriel, EhudMareMagnum

Open the Gates!: A Personal Story of "Illegal" Immigration to Israel

1975369 pages. Index. "A firsthand account of the desperate efforts to save Jews following Hitler's occupation of Austria in 1938 and to defeat all limitations to Jewish immigration with the proclamation of Israel's independence in 1948. It is the story of the galland band of dedicated men and women of the Haganah, who under the enigmatic name of the "Mossad" set up a world-wide organization to rescue their fellow Jews from doom and lead them towards life in the Land of Israel." - from dust jacket. Unmarked. Average wear. Sound copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada69,95 €

Bain, DavidMareMagnum

British Columbia: The Magic Mine - An Illustrated History of Mining in B.C.

197632 pages. "A series of true events in the discovery of coal, gold, lead, silver and copper. Intended as a basic introduction to the story of mining." - from Foreward. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Worthy reference copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

Old West Magazine - Fall, 1966

1966Features: Reprint of "Recollections of Old Milestown" by S. Gordon; Sky of Brass, Earth of Iron - reprinted from the book 'Western Vision' by David Lavender; World's Greatest Slaughter! - the appalling slaughter of the American buffalo; Buffalo Comeback - the Canadian Government preserves a portion of Canada's once mighty buffalo population; Circuses and Contests; Before the days of Libel - when a newspaperman could say anything he durned please; Renegade Battalion - they deserted Fort Brown to join the Mexican Army only to be killed when the Americans stormed Monterrey in 1846; Travesty Town - the story of old Millerton; When Panic Took Over! - smallpox epidemic at New Tacoma, Washington Territory, 1881; Apache Gold - Buck Adams; Conquering the Rockies with a camera - William H. Jackson; Pioneer Mother - escaping the Indians; Old Cornucopia, Oregon and its gold mine; 'Bet-a-million' Gates - Magician - he turned barbed wire into a lead pipe cinch!; Death at Christmas - Frank Rochas; Lost Camp - from 'Homestead Years' by Lloyd I. Sudlow; Pawnee Bill - "Little Giant of Oklahoma'; Some men need it lonely - Archer B. Gilfillan, sheepherder; His eccentric highness - Joshua Norton, 'Emperor of the United States'; friend to no man - Ben Cravens used partners to commit crime... but didn't need their help to spend the proceeds; the courthouse went by train - moving a Nebraska courthouse by rail; Hellgate to Tonopah - early Nevada memories; Luckiest Cuss in the Klondike - Clarence J. Berry. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada79,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

The Wide World Magazine, February 1955 - Australian Edition

1955Features: The Vanished Trophy - a story for horse-lovers, the missing King George V International Jumping Championship Trophy; Saharan Adventure (continued) - fascinating account of a trip across the Sahara - Tuareg Tribesmen; Death in the Jungle - exploring the Rio Bobonaza for gold; Catching Wild Pigs Alive in Australia; Cyclone - a young seaman's description of his first experience of a circular storm; The Pay-Back - hunting a cattle-killing lion in Rhodesia; Kenai - deaf lead sled dog; The Big Fish - what happened to two young men night-fishing at the northern end of the Inner Sound of the island of Skye off the west coast of Scotland; Wealth in Bird's Nests - in search of the ingredient for the Chinese delicacy birds'-nest soup; and more. Chips from spine else unmarked with average wear. Back cover partially loose. Decent copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada149,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

Scientific American, February 1971, Volume 224 Number 2 - Cellular Automation

1971Features: Lead Poisoning; Solid Stars; The Iroquois Confederacy; the prospects of fusion power; giant brain cells in mollusks; the fastest computer; the state of water in red cells; leonardo on bearings and gears. Average wear. Sound copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada69,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

Old West Magazine: Spring, 1976

1976Features: Belling the Lead Steer; A Color-Blind Island; Kidnapped!; The Battle of the Mining Camps; J.B. Okie of Lost Cabin; Bear Island's Mysterious Gold; The Chinese Woman of the Nineties; A Downright Crooked Railroad; Little Bighorn Monument; A Lively Week at Tubac; Cattle Trails of the Old West; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada79,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

Old West Magazine: Winter, 1974

1974Features: Cowboy Strongman - Tom Tyler; Lost Lead/Silver Vein on New River; The Saga of Mike Devaney; Penalty for a Midnight Robbery; That Topographical Ghost - Horsehead Crossing; Three Quick Rifle Shots; What's the Use of Going On?; A Hobo's Christmas Eve; David Crockett's Unheroic Grandson; Old San Diego's Haunted House; The Shooting Above Goldman's Saloon; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine

RareNonFiction.com · Canada179,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

The War Illustrated - No. 179: 19 July 1918: The Pan-Germans' New Dreams

1918Photos with the following captions: Lines that all lead to the Hindenburg Line; Wreckage and Waste from Ypres to Cambrai; Freed by British Bravery from the Terrible Turk; 'Tanks' Advance into action & Tow Back a Prize; On the Edge of Great Events among the Alps; Rare and Ready Courage to the Rescue of a Comrade; 'Graft' and Bribery in Russia (story); Clearing the Crescent off the Permanent Way; Weather Difficulties defied by daring and work; Unmasking Spies in London (story); 'Ghost' that Fails to Frighten our Flying Men; Happiness in Hospital in Barge and Burrow; Art's Spirit Shining Amid the Murk of War; The Terriers of the Pack - some of the remarkable doings of the "M.L." Craft (story); Last Moments of the Torpedoed Transport Medie; From London's Roads to Flanders' Muddy Fields; The Royal Highlanders of Canada (story). Above-average wear. Staples disintegrated. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada99,95 €

Author Not StatedMareMagnum

Saskatchewan Trapper's Guide

197543 pages. "The basic skills of trapping, preparation of pelts and marketing are outlined. When followed in principle, these methods will lead to better utilization of your trapping time, greater fur yields, finer quality pelts and higher prices for your product. The Conibear trap is highly recommended for the harvesting of aquatic and some small fur bearing animals." - from Foreward. Abundantly illustratrated with helpful detailed diagrams. Undated. Circa 1970s. Somewhat above-average wear. Unmarked. A sound working copy of this excellent reference. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada69,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

True West Magazine, April 1967

1967Features: The saga of blue-eyed Herman Wol - Old Wolf Post; Indian Saddle Makers; Artist Paul Dyck collects Rare Indian Saddles; Somebody lost $3 million - The Islander goes down in Alaska's Inside Passage with gold on board; Loops and Swift Horses are Surer than Lead - Roping a Bear in Montana!; Twenty Years among our hostile Indians - J.Lee Humfreville; The Bane of Thieves - Dave Cook of Colorado; Jack Healy - the horse tamer; Meat's Meat - a starving man will eat anything; Powder River Expedition - General Patrick Connor and an ill-fated Sioux campaign in Wyoming; Saint or Devil - Padre Antonio Martinez of New Mexico; The Atoka Track - old Choctaw country; The Wanderers, by Rosie M. Norrish; In Defense of the 'old-time' coyote; The Backtracker - John Clarke of Comanche Texas tracks down his son's murderer; Wild Old Days!. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada129,95 €

Ferguson, NicolaMareMagnum

Right Plant, Right Place - The Indispensable Guide to the Successful Garden

1984292 pages including index. The unique reference book that will lead gardeners quickly and easily to the plants that will look best and grow best in their own particular gardens. Over 1,400 garden plants, all illustrated in full colour, are systematically organized according to growing conditions, purpose and appearance. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this superb reference. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada49,95 €

Multiple ContributorsMareMagnum

The Saturday Evening Post, September 15, 1962 NELSON ROCKEFELLER / JOANNE WOODWARD

1962Features: Last Chance for the Moon - Sen. Clinton P. Anderson argues only a nuclear-powered rocket can overtake Russia's lead in space; My Life with New York Juvenile Gangs (part 1 of 3) by Vincent Riccio - many photos; Star without an Image - outspoken, unpretentious Joanne Woodward manages to hide herself behind a hundred make-believe roles; Ghana - Neutral on the left - nice color photos; Taming the Colorado - Article with great photos of the Glen Canyon Dam under construction; Strong boy of the Minnesota Twins - Harmon Killebrew; Stylish Entertaining at Home; Living High on $6500 a Year - Darrell Huff, a free-lance jack-of-all-trades tells how a family can live like millionaires on a modest income; The Decline and Fall of Friendship - one of humanity's greatest blessings is sadly out of fashion; Nelson Rockefeller - Does he have a future with the G.O.P.?. Somewhat above-average wear. A sound copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada199,95 €

Scott, Cameron: EditorMareMagnum

Nanaimo Magazine, October 1993

199346 pages. Features: Mayoral ads for Joy Leach and Larry Iwaskow; Moving on from the Mill - Port Alberni's work-force heads into the 90s; Big Changes - a new Nanaimo City Plan will lead downtown and the waterfront into the next century - with large photo of Victoria Crescent; Photo of the Gordon St. area and the old Malaspina Hotel; Photo of Gino Sedola on the Visiting Vessel Pier; Ian le Cheminant and the Victorian restoration of the Thomson residence on Milton St. - article with construction photo; Phantoms of the Island, by Linda Putnam - discusses Kanaka Pete (Peter Kakua); Super aerial photo of downtown Nanaimo with Cameron Island under construction; Dozens of ads for local small businesses; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada99,95 €

Johnson, Pamela Hansford; Joubert, Sir Philip; Nagle, Patrick; Moss, Bruce; Blackmore, Bob; O'Brien, AndyMareMagnum

Weekend Magazine, 25 May 1963 - Princess Alexandra of Kent Bridal Cover Photo

196348 pages. Features: There's a New Chic to the Soviet Woman - the tough austerity of Stalin's era has begun to soften, and the ladies are taking the lead - article with great photos; Cowboy Charioteers - brief article and three photos of chariot racing in Idaho; How Billy Barker Won his V.C. (Victoria Cross) - It was One Against 60 so he decided to Ram! - long article with illustrations; Yukon Artist Inger Fiskaa - article with photos; Regina's Wascana Lake Bird Sanctuary - article with photos; Candles With a Twist - a profitable business for Creston, B.C. teacher Sigurd Askevold - story with photos; Princess Alexandra of Kent Becomes a Scotsman's Bride - story with great colour photos; Leo Durocher Explains Why the Spitball Ain't Nasty - photos with story; German Kurt Hill Became a Sarcee Indian in Alberta - article with photos; Nice colour photo ad for Lowney's Glosette Raisins - back when they came in the red box with the window; Colour photo ad for Angel Face Lipstick; Moderate wear. Unmarked. Please note: 4"x10" clipping from page 39 only affects recipe and cartoon; Kiddie Who Needs a Caddie - Five-Year-Old Andrew McConnell is a good golfer - short article with five photos; A quality copy. Book

RareNonFiction.com · Canada299,95 €

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