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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
1984357pages including index. Henderson speaks openly of the financial performance of the Diefenbaker, Pearson, and Trudeau administrations. Here are the private views and insights of the man who laboured to make governments accountable during a period when, as Hugh MacLellan says ruefully in his foreword, "the word thrift had vanished from the political vocabulary." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon title page else book clean and unmarked. Some lean to spine. Dust jacket price-clipped with sticker scar upon front panel. Moderate wear overall. Solid copy. Book
1996167 pages including index. Explores Canada's past and present cultural psyche, demonstrates just how far we have advanced since the 1950s, reminds us of what we stand to lose, and suggests a plan of action for the future. "This is an essential book for all who care about our cultural future." - John Metcalf. Clean, bright and unmarked but for rubber stamp inside back cover. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1999297 pages including index. One of Canada's foremost experts on racism examines the everyday life of the approximately 300,000 people of Caribbean origin in southern Ontario. "Worthwhile reading for anyone seriously concerned about racism." - Gordon W.E. Nore, Books in Canada. Very clean and unmarked with very light wear. Wonderful 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
1995273 pages. "Superb travel writing and an invaluable peice of history" - Wade Davis. In 1966 Edward Hoagland made a three-month excursion into the wild country of northern British Columbia, crisscrossing by boat ad float plane a tangle of mountains, glaciers, lakes and rivers. This captivating account of his trip, first published in 1969, has since become a classic, recording a world that even then was on the verge of eclipse. Book
1996331 pages including index. Howie's full and remarkable life is all captured expertly and engagingly. A rollicking story of a great hockey legend, complete with thrilling and hilarious tales from sweaty locker rooms, skate-creased ice surfaces, and remote fishing and hunting camps. "We fought all the time over the years... Gordie (Howe) was a big, tough boy and very, very strong... But I never really fought with Gordie; Gordie fought - I just took the s***-kickings." - from back cover. Clean, bright and unmarked. Very light wear. Gift quality. Book
1983250 pages including index. Chapters include: 1. Towns and Villages in Urban Canada 2. The Persistence of Small Towns 3. Town and Village Economies 4. Regional Relations of Small Towns 5. The Social Structure of Towns and Villages 6. Life in Towns and Villages 7. Housing and Land Use Patterns 8. Community Needs 9. Planning Approaches to Small Towns 10. Towards a Viable Future for Small Towns. This book grew from a 1978 study bearing the same title which was prepared for the government of Canada. Authors are professors at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Queen's University at Kingston. Clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Quality copy. Book
1972532 pages including bibliography and index. The first full-scale study of the history of the Civil Service Commission of Canada, an organization launched on a wave of civil service reform to uphold the merit principle of selection. Culminates in the 1967 legislation which reshaped personnel policy in the federal bureaucracy and set the Public Service Commission on its contemporary path. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Solid copy. Book
2001194 pages including index. Features 150 gardens from British Columbia to Prince Edward Island. Beautiful colour photography throughout, plus practical touring information and extensive commentary. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1950105 pages. Provided to purchasers of new Moffat ranges back in the day. Undated but appears to be circa 1950. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy of this nostalgic work. Book
1996192 pages. Debunk's society's view of the ideal female form and offers all women a positive and effective way of relating to their bodies. Insightful and liberating. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1987227 pages including black and white plates. Takes readers back to a time of danger and violence as well as action and adventure. Sequel to the popular Pirates and Outlaws of Canada. Continues the colourful survey of violence in Canada from the time of the earliest pioneers to the years preceeding World War II. Book unmarked and showing minimal wear. Glossy attractive dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
1945148 pages. Index. Text in Dutch. Appears to have been published with a view to encouraging citizens of the Netherlands to emigrate to Canada following the horrors of WWII. Presents Canada as "the land of milk and honey' with informative text, diagrams and black and white reproductions of photos of majestic nature scenes. No dust jacket, probably as issued. A special memento for the descendants of those bold souls who took the plunge and moved to Canada to raise their families. Book
1995374 pages. "What began as a tribute to the 41 names listed on the cenotaph in the author's native Dorchester, New Brunswick emerges as an intimate portrait of what the two wars, and the in-between Depression, did and meant to the typical Canadian village." - from back cover. Moderate wear. Bit of curl to front cover. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1983287 pages including index. A straight-forward, comprehensive, reliable how-to and reference guide to the preparation and cooking of every species of fish and shellfish commercially available in Canada. Step-by-step colour photos show how to bone, fillet and skin fish; shuck oysters, clams, mussels and abalone; crack lobster and crab; clean shrimp, prawns and squid. Includes 170 recipes plus attractive water colours and descriptions of most Atlantic, Pacific and freshwater species on the market. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Only light to moderate wear. Book
1995285 pages. Index. Reference notes. Author's signature and inscription upon dedication page. "The story of the rise and fall of regional baseball on the north-east coast of North America." - from opening page. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1995206 pages with black and white photos and line drawings. Describes author's travels through Labrador by snowshoe and kayak. A tremendous reading adventure. Book
2000176 pages. Index. "...Gives an inside look at the man who would become leader of the new Canadian Alliance Party, positioning himself to take a run at Prime Minister Jean Chretien in the next federal election." - from back cover. Mr. Day went on to become a prominent cabinet minister in minority Conservative governments led by Stephen Harper. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy. Book
197496 pages including index. Abundantly illustrated with archival photos. Chapters include: Early Indian Settlement; Early European Exploration; Early White Settlement; Growth of the City. Gift greetings atop title page else unmarked. Above average wear to illustrated boards. Contents clean and in nice shape. Solid copy. Book
193024 pages. Tears to the top of many pages and both covers. Text unaffected. Average wear. Book
1989276 pages. Bibliography. "... Touches the Canadian soul at its outer, and all too often ignored edges: the North and West that give this country its flavour and its meaning. I dare any reader not to be moved." - Peter C. Newman. Very heavily worn former library copy. Binding open at page 118. Reading copy only. Book
1986295 Pages with bibliography and index. Hi-lighting in red pen and pink marker. Although major sections have been added to and deleted from most chapters and the text has been reorganized in important ways, this second edition is very much a second edition, rather than an entirely new book. Incorporates new material obtained in the five years since the publication of the first edition. Book
1900241 pages plus advertisements. The outcome of an extensive experience in the study of human nature during many years of pastoral service in the principal cities of the Dominion of Canada. A series of chapters to men on social purity and right living. Pages yellowing at edges. Binding intact. Unmarked. Average wear. Book
2002433 pages. "This book is about the tragic sellout of Canada. It's about a selfish, grasping, greedy, and powerful plutocracy abandoning the work of generations of Canadians, and the dreams of the vast majority of people who live in this country, for American standards and values and priorities." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Book
