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19957 Audio Cassette Tapes and book complete with case. "Based on Nobel Prize-winning research, the cutting-edge methods revealed here can make a dramatic difference to you and your family, virtually guaranteeing success at work and school. Enables you to identify and use your own unique way of learning, unleashing the power of your whole brain. You'll gain skills that put you in the top 1% of people in our society!" - from back cover. Nice clean set. Book
1986For ages 10 and up. Unravels the mystery of the blood's function in the body. Usual library markings. Average wear. Solid working copy. Book
199729 pages. "Packed with entertaining ideas. The large format, full-page photos and high quality step-by-step illustrations all encourage children to be creative." - from back board. Please note: colored cardboards NOT included. Scribble upon back endpaper else clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice working copy. Book
1960100 pages. "These records of famous navigators and expeditions include the first newspaper release of the Mutiny on the Bounty story, the first account of the barbaric death of Captain Cook, and the last record of the tragic La Perouse expedition, with the strange disappearance of its 200-man contingent." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. Worthy reference copy. Book
1952414 pages. Index. Black and white illustrations. Colour plates including frontis. Prepared for students 12 to 16 years of age. Units include: Man's Mastery of Plants; Man Utilizes the Materials of the Earth's Crust; The Earth's Crust Yields Substances of Great Importance; Applying Scientific Principles to Building Construction; Propagating Useful Plants and Animals. School stamps and card pocked to endpapers else unmarked. Average wear. Nice copy of this informative text. Book
1938124 pages. Recommended by the Minister of Education for use in the schools of Ontario. Originally published in 1933. Colour frontis. Dozens of excellent illustrations. Wonderful Ontario history. Chapters include: Pioneer Co-operation - "Bees"; Amusement and Social Life in the Towns; Pioneer Sports - Curling. Former school reference copy with card pocket inside back cover and writing upon front free endpaper. Spine secured with strip of cloth tape. Back hinge open. Above-average wear. Still a useful copy of this truly delightful and now important work which presents true original Canadian rural culture. Book
1981Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice solid copy. Book
1966114 pages. "Tells this almost unbelievable story through two true eyewitness accounts: from the Aztec side by sixty graphic pictures drawn by artist-scribes who survived the conquest; from the Spanish side by a Conquistador, Bernal Diaz, who fought as a foot soldier through the whole conquest and lived to write it all down in simple words." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Useful working copy. Book
1989144 pages. Moderate quantity of autographs/inscriptions to endpapers. Some rippling along upper fore-edge of many pages due to moisture. Includes colour feature of 1988 graduate Tony Wong, one of the top students in the province. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1980A treasure from the formative years of jazz diva Diana Krall. In 1980 Diana graduated from Woodlands Junior Secondary School in Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, Canada. Her photo first appears on page 19 where she is recognized on the 1978-79 Arts Honour Roll. On page 121 in the Band section appears a gorgeous head-shot of a young Diana playing the saxophone, beneath which appears the caption 'Diana!'. Michelle Krall, Diana's younger sister, appears on page 106. Finally, Diana's graduation photo and write-up appear on page 58. Beside her photo we read "Diana Piano resembles her Dad. In her spare time she eats and sleeps. Her life ambition is to replace Oscar Peterson. 'Way to go, Diana!'". Diana's current global superstardom is clearly no accident! The book itself is clean, tight and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this truly wonderful and inspiring item. Book
199880 pages. Index. Discusses what science knows about the awesome power of fire. Coupled with spectacular colour photographs taken before, during and after forest fires. Documents the remarkable role of fire in the overall health of our planet. Minimal wear. Clean, bright and unmarked. Small closed tear to dust jacket which is now preserved in a glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
198895 pages. An illustrated childrens' story developed by a First Nations Educational organization in British Columbia. Very light wear. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy in glossy illustrated covers. Book
2000477 pages. "This invaluable guide to all the best in free educational material categorizes, reviews, and rates more than 1,200 of the most useful educational resources on the internet and beyond." - from back cover. Index. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Lovely copy. Book
197874 pages. Sections include: Geology for Prospectors; Geology; Mining and Prospecting Notes. Line drawings. Average wear. Price blacked out else unmarked. Sound working copy. Book
1945478 pages. A first guide to the meanings, spellings and use of words and a fascinating introduction to the adventure of building a vocabulary. Truly a wonderful reference! Unmarked. Front free endpaper removed. Moderate yellowing to contents. Block of text from page 201to 294 loose but present. Hinges open. Moderate wear to attractively colour illustrated boards. Still a worthy copy. Book
1945153 pages. Undated. Decorated endpapers. Numerous black and white illustrations. "This book is one of three designed for boys and girls who find no incentive to effort in the conventional 'literary' reader. Used with its companion volumes, it offers a year's alternative reading to these children, for whom concrete things and sustained action often provide the necessary stimulus to imagination." - from Preface. Includes Glossary and Exercises. Decorated front board. Prior owner's details atop title page else unmarked. Somewhat above-average wear. ean to spine. Binding intact. Sound working copy. Circa 1945. Book
198964 pages. Features: Massacre on Prebichl; Nakano School for Spies; Commandos in the Aegean; My Story - Mrs. Turner. Average wear. Unmarked. Good working copy. Book
1970164 pages. Average wear. Unmarked. A respectable copy. Book
1921190 pages. Above-average wear. Moderate evidence of moisture exposure. Dozens of autographs. Still a nice heirloom. Book
1923110 pages. Numerous authographs. Above-average wear externally. Contents good. Book
1954128 pages. Prior owner's small ink stamp upon each endpaper. Bit of writing upon front endpaper else unmarked. Only moderate wear. Binding sound. Minor waviness to top of back pages due to past moisture exposure. Wonderful colour illustrations throughout. Overall a very nice copy in orange decorated boards. Book
1997207 pages. Numerous autographs. Moderate wear. Nice copy. Book
1994128 pages. From an enthusiastic start in 1984, this West Vancouver institution has developed to march in step with the best independent schools anywhere. Starting with nothing, a determined group of parents have created a valuable capital plant. There are more than 600 students from kindergarten to Grade 12, and the first five graduating classes are beginning to bring great honour to the school as they pursue scholarship and professional standing far afield. Collingwood students have earned provincial and national recognition in academics, the arts, athletics and increasingly, service and citizenship pursuits. For faculty members, Collingwood on the personal resume has become increasingly respected... This is a celebration, the story of dedication, volunteerism and committment. We hope it will serve as an inspiration to groups of parents everywhere that education can be just as good as they make it." - from the Preface. Clean, bright and unmarked with minimal wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart cover. Lovely copy. Book
1929498 pages. Numerous sketch maps, diagrams and illustrations. Includes supplementary chapter on British Columbia. Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Boards covered by dark green leatherette. Hinges going. Above-average but not excessive wear. Book
1926278 pages plus index. Includes multiple iterations of the British North America Act and other important law. "Explains existing Canadian institutions and their workings. These institutions are complicated and our triple citizenship in Province, Dominion, and Empire is not easy to understand." - from Preface. The twenty chapters include such topics as: Nation, Government and Law; Our Civil Law - Common Law and Statute Law; Trading Corporations; Courts of Law; Criminal Law; Nationality, External Affairs, Defence; The Aims of Government; etc. Light wear. Clean and unmarked. Contents yellowed with age. Read this book and weep for what has become of our society. As witnessed by this text, schools used to be places of learning. Read it and discover how much you never knew about the workings and history of your own society. An exquisite and cherished reminder of more civilized times. Book
