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1950A most unique 29 page volume of poetry including such titles as: Old Folks Alone; The Nomad (which appears beneath the book's only illustration, that of a middle aged couple); The Isle of Dreams; The Immigrant's Return; Satisfied; The Prospector; and many others. Author's signature inside front cover. Several handwritten corrections to contents may be those of the author. Several poems have different poems pasted on top of them. Thus, this volume may in fact be a draft copy. Pasted inside the back cover is a most amusing work entitled "A Close Call" - an Australian Idyl, which describes the Widow McPhee's near-seduction of the writer whilst he was camped out beneath a 'monster blue-gum tree' in sunny New South Wales. Wholesale peeling to inside of front cover suggests a pasted down poem has been removed. We note passing references to the Yukon, prospecting, and the lanes of Devon. Undated - circa 1950?. Very well worn but holding together. Book
197877 pages. Purports that we have given up the supremacy of our homes to a new ruler - the pet. Author presents his case in a lively prose style and not without humor. He has a talent for the quotable phrase and this book is filled with them. Book clean, unmarked and showing faintest wear. Dust jacket bears a couple of small tears with some sunning to spine. Book
1979121 pages. Clean and unmarked but for small ink stamp upon fore-edge of pages. Light wear. Nice copy in light green decorated covers. Book
1970171 pages. Includes black and white photographic plates. The extraordinary story of a young couple determined to build a new life for themselves in a huge, implacable land where miracles and mayhem, tragedy, humour, and plain old-fashioned courage were an everyday occurence. Very light wear to unclipped dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Excellent copy. Gift quality. Book
198444 pages. Numerous colour illustrations. Analyzes the well-known painting of an Iowa farm couple which has come to be considered a controversial masterpiece of twentieth-century American art. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Dust jacket now in archival-grade Brodart cover. Gorgeous copy. Gift quality. Book
1961Features/Photos: An elderly East German couple is turned back at the West Berlin border; East Germany's threat to the Berliner's freedom of movement; Scenes from refugee camps in the Western sectors of Berlin; The Queen and her family in Northern Ireland; Gun Control - full-page photos of dozens of firearms handed in during an amnesty; Greek furniture - an Athens exhibition; Disaster in Norway - The Viking crashes with a load of English Schoolboys; The new Singer Vogue automobile; Above-average wear. Centrefold loose but present. Moderate moisture exposure to upper right corner. No odour. Worthy reference copy. Magazine
1954Features: Brennan goes Trapping - a young Irishman joins a party of trappers setting out for wild country in Canada; A Matter of Command - Master and Mate did not get along; "Chink-Running" - smuggling Chinese into America across the Detroit River; Desert Cities of M'Zab - driven out of North Africa, the Mozabites fled south and settled in the Sahara; A Man of Mettle - a Kashmiri Headsman aids four R.A.F Officers on leave; The White Porpoise - what happened when a couple of youngsters used a home-made harpoon in Loch Long, Scotland; Land Without Women - Greek monasteries where females have not been allowed for almost a thousand years; Boom Boat replaces the famous boom man on the North American West Coast; Muhammad Ali's Quest - a Red Sea Tale; Ten Tragedies - 10 mutilated corpses are found in West Africa; A Witch at Work - African divination; and more. Backstrip mostly chipped away. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1952Features: Land of Nightmare - savage war between French troops and Viet Minh rebels in the "Green Hell" jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave' creates problems for an Australian bushman; Roles Reversed - a female climber saves the life of her male guide in New Zealand, by Elsie Morton, with photos; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with many photos; The "Devil-Leopart"; Jumbies - an interesting experience in Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a foreigner gets a few surprises; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases in the history of the Boston police; Shore Gang; A couple of Fools - a story showing how easy it is to become 'bushed' in Western Australia; What happened at Makene - a curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Covers detached but present. Book
1952Features: Land of Nightmare - grim events in the conflict between French Troops and the Viet Minh rebels in the jungles of Indo-China; Churinga - investigating a mysterious aboriginal 'grave'; Roles Reversed - a female climber aids her male guide to safety from a 9,000 foot peak; To the Forbidden City - Mecca, with photos; The "Devil-Leopard"; Jumbies - a tale from Trinidad; Japanese Inns - a westerner has his eyes opened; The Radio Record - one of the most fantastic cases involving the Boston police; Shore Gang - nerve-trying experiences for the author; A couple of Fools - demonstrates how easy it is to become bushed in Western Australia; What Happened at Makene - a very curious story from West Africa; and more. Above-average wear. Book
1982Features: Orca, The Sociable Whale - Life among British Columbia's Most Intelligent and Awesome Predators; A Cuban Odyssey - Foot-loose in the Shadow of Fidel, An Underground Traveller's Report; Cosmic Crucibles - Scientists Probe the Workings of the huge Nebulas; Christopher Pratt and Mary Pratt - The First Couple of Contemporary Art; Bone Age Man - Canadian Find Sparks One of the Hottest Archeological Debates of the Century. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1966Features: Exclusive - we test-drive U.S. car with Rotary Engine - "Wankel Fever" hits Detroit; Death can result from mixing ordinary drugs and food with a couple of drinks; What it takes to win at Indy, with '65 winner Jim Clark; You can build a tape player for your car; and more. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Book
1912Features: Uncle Ben and the Panther - a story involving Joseph and Daniel Smith of the parish of Blissville, Sunbury Country, New Brunswick; A White Woman in the Congo - Marguerite Roby; The Spanish Heiress - Mr. E. Player defends a pretty girl from some scoundrels aboard the Vigo, of which he is the Ship's Engineer; Among the Bedouins of Eastern Palestine - the life and habits of the strange nomadic Bedouins; Hung Up in a Cave - The Rev. R. Marle relates his perilous experience while cave-exploring in the Mendip Hills; Sacred Elephant - a hunter kills an elephant which is considered sacred... and finds himself in trouble; The 'Swinging Festival' of Siam - a strange harvest ceremony; The Ordeal of Mrs. Page - kidnapped by Apache raiders on the Arizona border; Celebrating the Dashara - a remarkable Indian festival; My Sambur - a funny story from India; Across Persia and Europe on Pony-back - a remarkable ride of over 2,000 miles; A Shaker Romance - the author (then aged 9) helps a romantic young couple from this sect which did not believe in marriage and died out; The Sportsman in Rhodesia - the paradise of big game hunting; Diamond cut Diamond - a case of a Chinese Sherlock Holmes; and more. Nice Vose Player Piano ad on back cover. Average wear. A sound copy. Magazine
1954Features: Brennan goes Trapping - a young Irishman joins a party of trappers setting out for wild country in Canada; A Matter of Command - Master and Mate did not get along; "Chink-Running" - smuggling Chinese into America across the Detroit River; Desert Cities of M'Zab - driven out of North Africa, the Mozabites fled south and settled in the Sahara; A Man of Mettle - a Kashmiri Headsman aids four R.A.F Officers on leave; The White Porpoise - what happened when a couple of youngsters used a home-made harpoon in Loch Long, Scotland; Land Without Women - Greek monasteries where females have not been allowed for almost a thousand years; Boom Boat replaces the famous boom man on the North American West Coast; Muhammad Ali's Quest - a Red Sea Tale; Ten Tragedies - 10 mutilated corpses are found in West Africa; A Witch at Work - African divination; and more. Binding intact. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Quality copy. Book
1940Half-leather binding. Telephone Talk was the glossy bimonthly publication of the British Columbia Telephone Company. It was written by employees for employees to present information of interest to those engaged in the plant, traffic, commercial, operating, accounting and other departments of the service. Each issue is replete with black and white photos and information on topics such as: company, industry and technological news, traffic levels, expansion plans, personnel announcements, publicity and social events, deaths, weddings, lists of exchanges, and more. As such, these issues serve as a vital preserve of rare and fascinating British Columbia history. This volume covers topics including: Long Distance enters Canada's North Country; Telephone reunites B.C. Mother, Whilma Hincks, with son in Switzerland; Bayview and West win traffic service contest; Telephone calls that keep the doctor away; Article on diet/eating by K.F. Robins, Health Supervisor; The dial telephone's magic wheel and how it works - 4 page illustrated article; 2 photos and caption of the only Chinese telephone office outside of China - Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, San Francisco; Statistics re: number of telephone sets per community province-wide; Numerous changes in Vancouver's new telephone directory; Many merry mix-ups followed the directory changes; Calls to Australia now routed across the Pacific; Fred Buckle; A visit to London, England via its telephone directory; The Rolling Pin to the Rescue - the tabulators in the information office; B.C. Ship-to-Shore service expands rapidly in year; Harley D. Miller; Paving the way for Vancouver's dial system; White Rock to have dial system; Carrier now used on Gulf cables linking Vancouver and Nanaimo; New submarine cable laid from Copper Cove to Bowen Island; Greater Vancouver and Royal City have big cable programme; Half a million calls daily in Vancouver; William Tyre; Robert Browning Smith; Vacation from work but not from health; Cover photo of King George and Queen Elizabeth bidding farewell at Chilliwack; Gordon Farrell's yacht on Burrard Inlet; Telephones at the fingertips of Royal Couple throught the tour - 5 page article with great photos; Australia wins telephone 'ashes' in Port Day 'word match'; Wire Photos Transmitted from Vancouver for First Time - 3 pages with photos; "Our PNE exhibit was a crowd magnet - voice mirror"; Cecil Austin McMaster; Robert Smyth; Telephoning popular pastime of singers; Telephone equipment in new Hotel Vancouver - many photos plus article entitled "The House with 700 Phones"; White Rock now has dial system; Percy H. Wilson; Miss Dorothy Howard; Ernest E. Harris; Article on operators by Damon Runyon; Our Al Hunter now a one-man phone company in Liberia, Africa; Vancouver's First Dial Office now in service - 8 page article with photos; Thirtieth Year of Telephone Talk; Flood waters fail to keep Courtenay operators from work; Photos of heavy gang work near Kamloops; Fraser Office will go dial in fall of 1941; The Marine Office Power Plant; A.L. Creech; Some highlights of Vancouver's first dial office - 3 page article with photos; Take Care of your Skin; West Vancouver Office is doubled in size to keep pace with growth; Miss Grace D. Smith; Telephone displays are features of 'Bay' anniversary windows; Walter Hughes, Royal City Plant Man; Sunspots 'sabotage' service - one page article with diagram; Community gift of phone to Colebrook couple Mr. and Mrs. George Frith; Phone Company joins Vancouver's dial system; Allan W. Hunter in Liberia - 4 pages with photos; UBC Silver Jubilee section with many nice photos; Frederick J. Tremblay; Back cover devoted to Dunkerque (Dunkirk); Lumber for the Empire - 9 super pages of great photos (all with captions) of sawmills, logging scenes, buildings constructed of B.C wood; 3 page PNE report with photos; Marine Office now serves over 11,000 telephones; sensational 11-page photographic tribute to B.C's fishing industry; New Book
196860 pages. Features: du Maurier colour photo cigarette ad inside front cover (some staining visible to lower portion); Rudy Johnson's Bridge Across the Fraser River; Hippies and LSD in Yorkville Village; Hereford Bull Standard Krishnagar 9X is sold to Britain to help replenish her herds; Great full-page colour photo ad for Triple Crown whisky; Ex-MP Pauline Jewett explains why people run for Parliament; Nice full-page colour photo ad for B-A gas stations; Maclean's interviews drama critic Nathan Cohen; Large gorgeous colour photos of Dini Petty, Mireille Mathieu, Doreen Kohl, Krista Soste, and Madeline Kronby. Sheila H. Kieran argues that women are not an exploited miniority; Last Journey of Blair Fraser, Canadian - he drowned at age 59 on the Petawawa River; The Fledgelling National Lacrosse Association (NLA); The Sweet Smell of Charles Templeton; Great 4-page black and white photo feature on late 60s fashion; CBC Sports ad featuring photo of host Lloyd Robertson; Sensational hippy-theme colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows couple carrying canoe. Some pages yellowed with age. Faint moisture stains to lower portion of front cover. Average wear. Address label on front cover otherwise unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
196456 pages. Features: The Winter the Atlantic Went Berserk - men and strong ships are killed by multiple storms; Madeline Kronby - versatile Toronto actress speaks French - article with photos; George Plumb and his House of Bottles at Duncan, B.C. on Vancouver Island - Short article with great photos; Our Three-Year Drive Round the Americas - Hilary Dunsterville and Lou-Bette Herrick make a 55,000-mile adventure safari in a second-hand station wagon - article with great colour photos; Lovely full-page colour photo ad for Canadian Pacific Travel features good-looking couple enjoying a luxury meal aboard a train; Wow! - Full-page colour photo ad for the new Ford Mustang!; How Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Yankees four-straight in the 1963 World Series - article with photos of Koufax; Photos of child Kathy Bloom with her French bulldog Corki; Full-page colour ad for the Pepsi-Cola Shoppers' Sweepstakes; Gorgeous colour fashion photos in France; Two-page colour-photo ad for Simmons mattresses; Barbara Streisand portrays Fanny Brice - photos and article; University of Alberta Zoologist Dr. Stuart Altmann and his family are studying animals on the Amboseli game reserve in Kenya for a year - article with photos; Belvedere cigarette ad features with Ford Galaxie 500/XL convertible as a prize; Colour photo ad for Christie's cookies; Nice colour photo ad for Lowney's Glosette Raisins in the red box with the window; Canada's Team May Top the Bridge World - article with photos of Joyce Phillips, Louise Mark, Ruth Easto, Mary Bowden, Frances Pielsticker, Helen Smith, Sam Gold, Ralph Cohen, Ronald Forbes, Jack Howell, Eric Murray, Sam Kehela; Three great photos of Beba Loncar, now starring in the making of the movie The Long Ships; Colour ad for Lyons Furniture on back cover; and more. Moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
198060 pages. Features: Great cover photo of Los Angeles Kings star Marcel Dionne; Nice Volkswagen Rabbit ad shows a couple standing beside their car - and the huge amount of cargo it will hold; Blaine, Washington is Vancouver's Tijuana; Dan Ackroyd Feature article with conehead photo and more; The mortgage dilemma of Viv Woolford in Mississauga, Ontario; Canada's $15 million investment atop Mauna Kea mountain in Hawaii; Dick Collver; Israel at Odds with the World; Interview with Robert Mugabe; massive 36-page centerfold patriotic "The Canadian Journey" feature sponsored by Seagram's; Marcel Dionne is King of the Los Angeles Kings - feature article with great family and personal photos; Victoria's Crystal Garden; The Spring Thaw '80 Chorus; Light to moderate wear. Clean and unmarked. A quality copy. Book
195972 pages. Features: Nice colour photo ad for Red Cap ale inside front cover; Nostalgic full-page Aunt Jemima pancake ad; Great full-page colour photo ad for the 1959 line of Rambler automobiles; Is Diefenbaker running a one-man government?; My dad was king of the medicine men - Doc Tom Kelley and his Medicine Show; The Woman who can do anything - Malvina Labine is Reeve of Rayside Township near Sudbury - and she has given birth to 20 children! - article with great photos; Holiday Weekend in Ottawa - Trent Frayne and June Callwood take their family for a trip; The delicate art of giving the sack - some techniques; How I Beat My Middle-Aged Spread - Lloyd Percival describes how he shaped up - article with photos; Attractive colour ad for the 1959 Plymouth Fury; Caterpillar colour photo ad features large shot of Highway 401 passing through Toronto - all four lanes of it - my how things have changed!; Nice Oldsmobile colour ad for the Dynamic 88 Holiday Sportsedan; Now totally politically incorrect, the colour photo ad for O'Keefe beer inside back cover shows a couple watching a scantilly clad woman on tv while drinking beer and smoking!; Back cover Coke ad shows a couple preparing pop and sandwiches for a party; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
195956 pages. Features: The farcical fraud of cheap QCs; A grim chapter in London's war on vice; What happens when John Foster Dulles goes?; Article and wonderful colourful photos of Windsor, Ontario; A fond farewell for the Casino - Toronto's Casino Theatre is about to fall to the wrecking ball - photos and article; The cruel conspiracy of public speaking; An even break for the peaceful timber wolf; How to talk to your spouse - and when not to; Nice colour photo ad for the 1959 Pontiac; Great colour photo ad inside back cover shows couple drinking beer (O'Keefe) and smothing cigarettes (Rothman's) while watching a scantily-clad woman on TV; Coke ad on back cover shows skier drinking; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
193952 pages. Features: Cover photo of part of the Sportsman Pilots Association Fleet at Gray Rocks Airport in the Laurentians; Pratt & Whitney ad inside front cover; Goodyear aviation tire full-page ad; Nice two-page ad for Fleet Aircraft's Commercial Aircraft features photo of a Model 50K being loaded; Editorial on our new customer - The Air Tourist; At the Sportsman Pilots Association Annual Outing; Sandwell's Page - observations on current topics; Aircraft Engines and their Development; England - Egypt with Imperial Airways; Old Country Gossip; Full-page Lockheed ad with title "Across Europe in 4 Hours!"; Nice full-page photo ad for Imperial Airways; News from the West Coast; Trans-Ocean Flying; Airlines and Transport; Fantastic photos at the end of the first England - Canada Air Mail Flight by Imperial Airways show the 24-ton Caribou flying boat afloat and a group of dignitaries and crew members including C.D. Howe; Paul Malone describes his flight from Southampton to Alexandrea, Egypt; Small photo of Grant McConachie, President of Yukon Southern Air Transport; Aircraft and Engines; Full-page ad for the Cygnet; Photo of a new Harlow PC-5 with perforated flaps extended; Photo of the new Boeing B-17B; Great colour full-page ad for Player's cigarettes shows sailors working under the 15" guns of H.M.S. Warspite in the Mediterranean; Wonderful centerfold photo ad looks down on a couple flying the new De Havilland Moth on a clear day; Nice BG Corporation full-page ad salutes the U.S. Army Air Corps on its 13th Anniversary - with a great photo showing their planes flying over Manhattan; Taylorcraft full-page ad; Amazing photos of Wellington I bomber fuselages being erected in large numbers at Weybridge - the geodetic construction is remarkable to view; B-A Gasoline ad shows the Tops III, the world's fastest 225 class speedboat which set a new world speed record at Picton; Photo of the T.C.A. hangar at Winnipeg which is being doubled in size; Interesting photo of a demonstration of the Griswold Fognozzle , an efficient device for rapidly extinguishing fires; Photo of Norie Nishio and Bob McLellan - Vancouver model aircraft champions for 1939; Full-page ad for the Cup Coupe; Nice photo ad for Junkers inside back cover shows inspector testing a wing; People in the News; Statistics; Empire Air Defence; Canadian Air Defence; Airports; Radio; Flying Schools and Training; Model Aviation News; Imperial Oil ad on back cover shows two photos of American Export Airlines' "Transatlantic" being fueled at Halifax; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
193952 pages. Features: Fantastic cover illustration of a TCA aircraft above the Rockies by Eric Aldwinckle; Gorgeous colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover shows a Cleveland, Ohio emergency mobile patrol vehicle (van); Nice full-page ad for Red Star Line and their cruises to Europe; A damning editorial of Hitler and his "Mein Kampf", quoting liberally from the book; The Woman's Place (fiction); Canada Flies - article with various Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA) photos of the company's startup; All Bets As Usual (fiction); Exit Doctor's Bills - Ontario's first voluntary health insurance association provides medical care at a cost of 5 and one third cents per day - Associated Medical Services (A.M.S.); Beverley Baxter in London writes a column on the Chamberlain-Hiterl Duel; A Drug on the Market (fiction); Gordon Dunstan's Seventh Quiz; African Holiday to Kenya's Serengeti Park; Deep Waters (fiction); Secret Pool - fishing at Yuculta Rapids; Incredible Lifebuoy soap ad features photo and cartoons of a romantic couple separated by B.O. (Body Odour!); Nice full-page two-colour ad for Moffat Electric Ranges; Colour photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick on back cover shows a little girl buying flowers; and more. Page 47/48 missing. Page 47 contained recipes. Small clipping from top of page 49 appears not to have removed any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice vintage issue. Book
193940 pages. Features: Hard-to-believe colour photo ad for an International Delivery truck inside front cover looks like a cross between a banana and a toaster; Net Results (short story); The Truth About the Bren Gun Article - feedback after the storm of controversey which resulted when Maclean's printed an article by Lieut.-Col. George Drew describing "the most abominable contract that could possibly have been imagined" - includes photos of many of the main players; Overload (short story); Britain Accepts Conscription - part of Beverley Baxter's update from London; Sea Room (short story); Edward Johnson of Guelph (part 2) - with indomitable will he conquered music, strange tongues and life's tragedy in his determined invasion of the operatic world - article with photos; Ribuck! (short story); Hot Dogs - how to help your pet during a heat wave; Nice Coke ad on back cover features young couple heading to a soda fountain, with photo of soda jerk inserted. Average wear. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
193154 pages. Features: Nice Hockey illustration on cover; Colour Texaco ad inside front cover; Oakland 8 / Pontiac 6 full-page ad; Classy color full-page ad for Maxwell House Coffee; Mr. Tuggy Drives his Buggy (short story); Kansas Kid (short story); Against the Grain - Ire at Grain Traders - article; No Questions Asked (short story); The Polecat's Pal - the story of a dog who fell from grace but was redeemed in a most curious fashion; Fairweather Quinn - Captain Thomas P. Quinn of Seattle pilots vessels in and out of Puget Sound - article with photo; The Road Back (short story); A Lady of Resource (short story); Power and Glory - Boies Penrose - articles with photo; Sensational full-page color photo ad for Life Saver candies; Smoke in the Bank (short story); Oldsmobile ad; Captain of Industry - Barry Wood is Captain of the Harvard football team; Wonderful two-color centerfold ad for Willys cars; Nice full-page two-color ad for Coke 'behind the scenes' in Hollywood; Studebaker Truck ad; Wonderful color full-page ad for Chesterfield cigarettes; Nostalgic Nice color Camel cigarette ad on back cover shows couple in front of fireplace; General Electric Sun Lamp ad inside back cover. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
196348 pages. Features: Nice full-page colour ad for the 1963 Pontiac, featuring the Parisienne Sport Coupe; The Big Heat on the CBC - competition for ads, lukewarm government support, overmanagement, etc; Jimmy Brosnan' account of what happened when he got together with the Chicago Blackhawks - with photo of Brosnan in Chicago dressing room with muscular Bobby Hull and smoking Stan Mikita; New Ways to Stop Youngsters from Quitting School; An interesting article by David Lewis Stein on rumours and how they spread; Early Canadiana (antiques)- how to look for the real thing at a fair price - before it's all gone; The Ambassador's Lean, Hungry Sons - Part III of the Kennedy Dynasty - with nice photos of Joe Sr., Joe Jr. and JFK; Arthur Stringer - His Purple Prose and Purple Life; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover features young couple relaxing after a wedding. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
196450 pages. Features: The U.S. and Us - Part 1 of 4; Colour full-page ad for the 1964 Pontiac Parisienne Sprt Coupe; Why One Hustling American Chose Canada - an interview with Ted Emmert of Hawker Siddeley; Report from the Frontiers of Friendship - Clen and Helen Wooldridge, Ray Dunn, Tom Schatzky, Cathy Thompson, Ozzie Schmidt and Anne Jones are members of Canada's "Peace Corps", CUSO; Can the Trains Come Back? - CN is trying to turn its passenger service into the cushiest way to travel since sedan chairs - article with photos; David Lewis Stein describes how he made $14 in the great penny stock book by working at it full time - with great photo of a Toronto broker's office; Country music is sweeping the cities; Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows young couple at picnic table; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
