1980372 pages. Former owner's name and date printed in ink inside front cover. Represents the first basic and convenient guide written for every Canadian who is curious or concerned about the day-to-day realities of Canadian and international economics. Author was economics editor of the Toronto Star. Book
1990458 pages including bibliography. A collection of classic and contemporary sociological writings that have been organized to illustrate nine images or concepts which capture a central reality of Canadian history or social organization: Two solitudes, A British fragment, A closed frontier, Metropolis and hinterland, A fragile federation, Accommodating elites, A vertical mosaic, A class society, The double ghetto. Book
1964162 pages including index. First chapter is entitled "History or Truth" and includes the following opening quote, "...there can be no such thing as objective history. Historians (honest or dishonest) are no more objective than witnesses (honest or dishonest) in a law-court; no two of them give the same account of the same thing; and no one of them ever succeeds in saying exactly what he sets out to say about it." Various ink markings upon front endpaper else unmarked. Average wear. Binding sound. Book
1992605 pages. Index. "We would not hesitate to recommend this book to any TV repair technician." - Modern Electronics. Shows how to repair nearly any problem you might confront, such as: defective horizontal sweep circuits; faulty remote control; high- or low-voltage power supply; brightness and picture tube problems; Defective Tuners; and much more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1977124 pages. Rural Canada in this and the last century is wittingly and entertainingly presented to us in two of Robertson Davies' most popular plays. An author's epilogue on the two plays adds scholarship to pleasure in its examination of the relation between the two plays and of their individual dramatic character. A little above average wear. Sticker scar and bit of writing atop front cover. Bookplate or pocket has been removed from inside front cover. Contents unmarked. Does not appear to be a former library copy. Good reading copy. Book
1969182 pages. A book of lively anecdotes of the Klondike and Alaska told by a beloved writer who was part of the great Gold Rush and who stayed in the North until he died. You'll enjoy strolling with a Klondike newsman vicariously through the scenes he saw and vastly appreciated. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear and large repaired tears to back of dust jacket. Nice copy overall. Book
1978348 pages including index and select bibliography and photo gallery. Topics include: the native people, the Lillooets, and their first known contacts with Europeans; Hurrying miners of the Gold Rush; isolated pioneer farmers; the eventual dyking and drainage of the valley which resulted, finally, in a road to Vancouver. Text is graced with many historical black and white photos. Moderate wear and soiling. Unmarked. Tight and sqaure. A quality copy. Book
1993303 pages including index. An entertaining plant-breeding guide for every gardener who ever dreamed of bigger, tastier, more beautiful, or more productive vegetables. The first guide of its kind for the home gardener. Average wear. Usual library markings. Solid copy. Ex-Library
1995472 pages including index. Tiny nitch to front fore-edge of dust jacket or it would be graded near fine as well. "Stresses the necessity of focusing on the customer, setting challenging goals, and organizing progress-oriented teamwork throughout the entire organization. For managers determined to meet future customer needs through an effective and target-driven product development process, this book will be a very useful tool." - Soren Gyll, President and CEO, AB Volvo. Book
1980188 pages. Numerous colour illustrations. "In a superb act of creative imagination Peter Dickinson offers a radical and intriguing approach to thirty-three Bible tales. Clean, bright and unmarked but for ink stamp to bottom edge. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
2000104 pages. Features: Reading Drafts in Historical Texts; Linen Fingertip Towels from the Worst Book; Old and New - an old coverlet pattern in a new way; Evening Sky over the Mekong; Weaving in the Year 1000; A Map of the Weaving World in A.D. 1000; Adapting an Old Navajo Technique; Echoes of Peru; Inspired by Peru; Lampas Unraveled; A Shawl from Minus 1k or 1000 B.C.; A Shirt from the Americas circa Y1K; Finding the Contemporary in the Historic; An Heirloom Blanket from the Nineteeenth Century; The Bayeux Tapestry - An eleventh-century epic embroidery; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
194816 pages. "With facts and figures to help you understand 'The Crisis'" - subtitle. Author was Chairman of the I.L.P. Topics include: labour and the crisis; the export target, what should be done, economic tendencies in Britain, ineffectivenss of labour policy, increase profits, huge national incomes, fuel and power, apply science to coal, I.L.P. immediate plan of action. Numerous data sets include: balance of payment, sale of gold and assets, loss of national wealth, cost of the war in British human life, dwellings destroyed and built, how many rich and how rich are they?, capital levy - opinions of two experts, and more. Printing date unstated but appears to be circa 1948 based on data cited within this booklet. Average external wear and soiling. Handwritten price on front cover, otherwise unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this interesting work. Book
1986160 pages. Gives you everything you need - material selections, tool recommendations, detailed cutting lists - to guarantee professional-looking furniture, whether this is your first or your 101st woodworking project. Clean, bright and unmarked with faintest wear. Excellent copy. Book
1991276 pages including index. "A mine of information... well-organized and clearly written. For the pediatric psychologist or other clinicians who might need a compilation of research findings for a grant proposal, the book does indeed serve as a sourcebook of accurate and detailed information." - Journal of Pediatric Psychology. Solid unmarked copy moderately worn. Book
198488 pages. Stories include: Mission to Moscow; Policing 'Spokeshute', now Port Essington, 1930; Sayonara - Policing Relocated Japanese; Retracing the Lost Patrol; Somewhat above-average wear. Small sticker remnant upon front cover. Book
1912394 pages. Includes black and white frontis, fold-out map at page one, and several plates. Gift greetings upon front endpaper. Binding open at table of contents. Decorated green cloth boards show above average but not excessive wear. Some minor moisture stains. Average soiling. Book
1910437 pages including glossary. No date. Circa early 1900s. Average wear. Unmarked. Olive boards. Slight lean to spine. Binding sound. Book
2001342 pages including index. Author set out to discover the extent to which each of us is affected by the free flow of capital around a world without barriers? The result is this hilarious and instructive gallop through international finance. Few of the people she meets know or care about capital flows, but by the time the tour is over, the mechanisms of global finance are no longer obsure or abstract. Part detective story, part business report, this is a primer on today's dizzying economic dynamic and a surprising account of modern life. Unread. Clean and unmarked with faint signs of handling. Book
2013réf. 1-1591846390Portfolio Hardcover 2013. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. Portfolio Hardcover hardcover
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
198353 pages. "These are posthumorous poems written in 1983. In December 1982 I got a vasectomy. Much of what's here responds directly or indirectly to that." - Author. Includes some line drawings. Book
1978176 pages. Black and white photographic plates. "Captures the excitement, hardship and disappointments of 1930s gold mining in British Columbia." - from back cover. Prior owner's name atop title page else unmarked. Average wear. Moderate lean to spine. Good working copy. Book
197424 pages. Abundantly illustrated. Nice learning tool for students. Few markings. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1980126 pages including suggested reading list. Dozens of black and white photographs. This unique book will stimulate your imagination and help you plan every step of your project. What you need... and where to find it. Over 600 useful products, services and suppliers to help you restore and furnish an hold house or decorate a new one in period style. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid attractive copy. Book
1981144 pages. Answers and projects for the homeowner. Photographs and line-drawings. Shows how to evaluate your home's heating and cooling systems, how to get the most from the systems you have, and how to build or install practical alternatives. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Book