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1992213 pages. Author's signature and inscription upon half-title page. Evocative writing of author's childhood in Alberta, his training in medicine at the University of Alberta and than at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He went on to work with Moral Re-Armament in many countries, especially Canada, where he earned the trust of people of the First Nations and people of Quebec. Unmarked. Very light wear. Glossy illustrated covers. Waviness to text. No evidence of moisture exposure. Book
1988160 pages. The scientist who first proved second-hand tobacco smoke dangerous issues a shocking warning on AIDS. "You'll be shocked at how our government has given in to homosexual pressure that AIDS is a civil rights problem - not a civilization-threatening plague. " - from back cover. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice copy. Book
1984157 pages including index. "Are there issues the pro-choice movement hasn't addressed - issues that remain confusing and unresolved for women?" - from back cover. Describes the often conflicting needs and emotions experienced prior to and after abortion. Moderate wear. Unmarked. Light yellowing. Book
1995216 pages including index. Author's signature and lengthy inscription to a friend upon half-title page, else unmarked. A disturbing, never-before-told story of religion tainted by politics and business, of divided loyalties. Recounts the fate of a controversial policy paper, Ethical Reflections on the Economic Crisis, issued in the early 1980s as a challenge to the government's social priorities. The church's internal fight over this radical manifesto makes for a troubling and fascinating story of palace intrigues, political deals and the uncomfortable overlap between church and state in Canada. Very light wear. Excellent copy. Book
1993174 pages including index. The new reproductive technologies raise serious ethical and social-policy questions, and it is these questions that the essays in this volume seek to address. Combining a fundamental commitment to individual reproductive autonomy with a feminist recognition of the dangers posed for women and children allike by the unrestricted proliferation of new technologies, Overall offers a balanced philosophical perspective on a broad range of issues that are of increasing concern to all members of our society. Moderate quantity of high-lighting and pencil markings. Very light wear. Remains a nice copy in glossy illustrated covers. Book
1998290 pages including notes and index. "The finest blueprint for a sport embattled by the antihunting movement... thoughtfully crafted... a must read." - Denver Post. Usual library markings. Average wear. Binding intact. Book
1999234 pages including index. Provides 26 effective strategies for retaining valuable employees. "This charming, clever, practical, and user-friendly book isa great desk-side coach for anyone who manages people." - Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School. Glossy, clean and unmarked. Negligible wear. Superb copy. Book
1990228 pages including index, bibliography and notes. "Provides a perceptive account of the philosophy of the Austrian School, locating it in its historical and intellectual context. Traces the implications of the methodology of the Austrian School for concepts of freedom and equality and the moral basis for capitalist markets." - from back cover. Light wear. Clean and unmarked but for discard/withdrawn stamps upon half-title page and top edge of text. Nice copy. Book
1989118 pages. Bibliography. "Examines the commonalities between the two cultures and explores the differences in depth." - from back cover. Unmarked. Light wear. Nice tight copy. Book
1995258 pages. Index. "A powerful, practical antidote to economic uncertainty and globalization." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book
1952264 pages. Index. Short bibliography. Author submits that "all means of enforcing laws comprise physical, or military, force, moral force and police force, used separately or together, and that military force and moral force alone or together always fail to secure sustained observance of laws in a community unless they are provided with police force, as a medium through which they can function." - from Preface. Cleand unmarked with moderate wear. Bit of foxing, primarily at and near endpapers. Sound copy,. Book
1997Features: The People vs. Woody Harrelson; Rad Waste Cover-up; Forest Blockades Down Under; Resistance at Big Mountain; Privat Property and the Land Ethic; Clearcuts and Landslides. Quality copy. Book
1981Features: A wilderness canoe trip in September - pickerel, portages, loons and longjohns by Judy Lord; Autumnfest - the magic and mystery of the season; Fuel (Oil and Gas) in the Arctic - the moral and ethical issues; Blackbird Roosting behaviour - fascinating and infuriating; Frank de Matteis - pockets of nature in watercolour. Clear tape along spine. Few library markings. Moderate wear. Sound copy. Book
1977364 pages. 194 illustrations, including 173 in full color. "The text of this great picture-story is taken almost entirely from the King James Version of the Bible... A glorious representation of our great Old Testament legacy." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with slightest wear. Tight and square. An excellent copy. Book
1963Features: A vote against motherhood - Gael Greene; Danger from Within - Dwight D. Eisenhower writes that Indolence and lack of moral principle present a greater threat to America than the armed might of Communism; Perils of Pauline - America's highest-paid femail TV commentator, Pauline Frederick, fights skeptical bosses, prettier rivals and video's glamour code; "We Sailed the Columbus Ship" - Robert Marx relates how nine men in a forty-two foot boat braved wind and wave to recreate the first conquest of the Atlantic - many colour photos; Golf-Ball Goof - retrieving lost golf balls; Last Stop Alcatraz - Mickey Cohen and the inside story of how Federal agents put him behind iron bars at long last; Ice Hockey's Geriatric Marvel - 38 year of age, going on 45, goalie Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs seems to have found the secret of perennial youth; Nuclear-age School - New Mexico students pursue knowledge under a 21 inch concrete slab in Artesia, New Mexico - Abo Public Elementary School is the only one in the nation underground - it doubles as a fully equipped fallout shelter; Black Merchants of Hate - fanatic and well-disciplined, Negro 'Muslims' threaten to turn resentment against racial discrimination into open rebellion - photo of Malcolm X. Nice colour Pepsi ad on back cover. Great two-page colour ad for Chevrolet trucks. Nice full-page ad for a blue 1963 Dodge Wagon; Colour Ford Auto centerfold features the Fairlane. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1963Features: What we can do about fallout - how to protect yourself from the hottest year for nuclear fallout since testing began - Canada is the hottest country in the world; What is a Screen Gem? - the tv show machine that turns out the lion's share of the canned entertainment on our screens - a profile of the factory and the shrewd men who run it in the United States and Canada; Mordecai Richler reports from the world hockey tournament in Sweden; The cottage industry of Timmins, Ontario - Stealing Gold; Moral Re-Armament/MRA - a private citizen's security check on this 'mysterious organization that claims to be fighting communism'; Mackenzie Porter among the Bunnies - what these lovely young women are like on their own time; Pierre Berton spends election night with the Pearsons. Nice colour photo Coke ad on back cover shows young lady in red gown and young man in clown suite. Some chipping and sunning to edges of front cover. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
196736 pages. Features: Nostalgic CFL article looking back to the 1939 Grey Cup game played at Lansdowne Park in Ottawa between the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; (with archival photos) by Andy O'Brien; Birth Control for the Unmarried - A canvass of Canadian universities asks if unmarried young people should have a statutory right to live together with access to the information and facilities for birth control now available to married couples, have single women a moral right to prescriptions for The Pill?; Nice full-page colour photo for Corning Ware; Nice ad for Sanyo portable radios; Alexandra Bastedo - The Girl Who Said No to Hitchcock - article with great photo; Hockey player Lou Angotti is featured in an smoking cessation ad; Great centerfold photo of a 4,000-head herd of cattle being moved to lower ground in B.C.; The Day Halifax Blew Up - fiftieth anniverary of the tragedy - article and photos; Nostalgic full-page colour ad for CCM products - bikes, skates, hockey equipment, etc.; Ads for electric knives; Nice large colour photo of the New Zealand Quintuplets; Snow Cruiser ad; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Book
1993385 pages. Index. Clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A nice copy. Book
1998108 pages. Bibliography. Intended to "Disseminate and synthesize some critical, but very scattered existing knowledge concerning the human costs of J.V. Stalin's once-acclaimed achievements." - from page one. Contents clean and bright. Light external wear. A quality copy. Book
1981Over one inch thick. Some of the many topics include: 1980 - the turbulent year that was; Shelly Hack; Farley Mowat; U.S. Heads into Recession; Terry Fox Cover Illustration; Trudeau wants to patriate the constitution; Indonesia's struggles; Kayakers visit the rivers of the Himalayas; The NHL Comes of Age; Italians are returning home from Canada; The stench of political patronage in Quebec; Economic harship in Britain; Margie Gillis; Truedea's quest for a foreign policy; John Dowd creates the Ronald Reagan survival kit; Kim Mitchell - Max Webster is about to trade its cult status for international glory; Possible break in the hostage crisis; Frank Sinatra at centre of political storm in Washington; Enemy fire at Jean Chretien; Hostages Come Home; Crazy Weather; Jo Penney; Royal Trustco-Campeau hearings; Doris Anderson; Cover photo and story of Karen Kain; Roger Jouret/Plastic Bertrand; Jean-Luc Godard; CIA hostages return home; Saudi officials try to entice Chad from Libya's grip; Steve Podborski story and cover photo; Trappers; Nuclear mishap in France; van Gogh at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO); Raquel Welch sues over firing from film Cannery Row; Trudeau and Thatcher - who will stand down?; Sigourney Weaver; Did Ottawa encourage Inco to poison the skies?; The Schreyer family in Rideau Hall; Who will pay for the RCMP?; David Stockman - wunderkind in cabinet; Cover illustration "The Day Alberta Turns off the Oil; The Pope in Asia; Joe Clark faces severe damage; Carol Connors; Donald Sutherland; 4,000 year-old settlement unearthed in Labrador; Tony Tanti; Our Next Queen - cover photo of Lady Diana Spencer; Joe Clark survives leadership with likely mortal wounds; Reagan's team aggressive toward Moscow; Joe Granville says 'Sell!"; the Moral Majority's Jerry Falwell; Voyager I renews interest in Titan; Ontario's Crucial Vote; Ouellet's combines sleuths write seven green volumes on price-fixing by oil's big four; Atlanta - beseiged by fear; Lynn Seymour; Sally Field's roll in Back Roads; John Gray is home from Broadway; Alberta's sulphur industry; Will Reagan Deliver?; Canadians flock to the south; Kim Cattrall; passengers endure two weeks of desert runway heat; Compulsory measles vaccination; Panic buying in the home market; Khmer Comeback; Alice Arm, B.C. mine tailings dumping; Dave Broadfoot, and many more. Light wear. Firmly bound. Few library markings. Book
1940140 pages. Front Cover: Al Parker illustration. Special Features: Defense and Moral; How Many Years Longer Are We Likely to Live?; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lunt (Lynn Fontanne); "When the Bombs Go 'Bonk' I'm Glad the Children are Not Here"; I Saw France Fall; How America Lives: Meet the Wilsons - Thomas E. Wilson; Many Food are Rich in Iron; and Education of a Daughter. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc recipes), short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including Coca-Cola, 1941 Chrysler Windsor, and Nestles. Half page colour Li'l Abner by Al Capp Cartoon Cream of Wheat Ad. Average wear. Few small openings front cover fore-edge. Back hinge starting. Small mailing label top right corner. A clean copy. Magazine
1941138 pages. Special Features: Women and Army Moral; If You Ask Me (written by Eleanor Roosevelt); Plan for Parenthood; Do You Have Headaches?; How America Lives: Meet the Potters - Stanley and Hope Potter; Should Parents Sacrifice to Educate Their Children; and Baby Eczema. Many articles on domesticity, fashion, decorating, food and homemaking (inc recipes), short stories and poetry. Full page colour vintage print advertising including Coca-Cola, Bon Ami, Jell-O Pudding, Palmolive. Full page colour print ad with Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth promoting Chesterfield Cigarettes. Half page black/white ad with Myrna Loy promoting Woodbury Cold Cream. Above-average wear. 4 inch opening page 76. Few small openings front cover fore-edge. Back hinge starting. Small mailing label top right corner. A sound copy. Magazine
1993126 pages. "A distinctive, personal book, an autobiographical account of one man's growth towards understanding about himself and the world around him." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A nice copy. Book
196552 pages. Features: Nice colour photo 1966 Pontiac ad; Our New City of Science - Sheridan Park Research Community; Off-Season Skiing - in Winter? - Hardy Canadians ski Alpine slopes when they are too cold for the locals; To Russia with Love, and a few pointers on patience - Fred Bodsworth and his around-the-world expedition of bird watchers; The General Who's Fighting for Peace - Tommy Burns attempts to halt the spread of nuclear arms; Agent 007 and the Great Christmas Caper - last year's war toys and brassiere-clad dolls seemed bad enough, but now along comes James Bond to flash a startling array of ingenious weapons and pose a bewildering moral dilemma for parents; Our World-Famous "unknown" master artist - Philip Aziz; and more. Above-average wear. Page 29 loose but present. Book
1941104 pages. Features: Great color photo Studebaker ad inside front cover features military insert; Plymouth ad; Great colour photo ad for Armstrong's Asphalt Tile; The First American Crusade - Herbert Hoover's personal memoirs of World War I, originally intended for release after his death but printed here in view of the imminent entrance of the US into World War II - with photos; Go Fly a Kite, story by Eddy Orcutt; Hearts of Oak, by Walter Havighurst; Cellini to Hearst to Klotz - the sale of fine art and objects by Gimbel Brothers; Stanford Football Coach Clark Shaughnessy behind the Eight Ball - article with photos; The Liar That Laid an Egg, by William Hazlett Upson; First Baby, by Dorothy Thomas; Botany Bay, by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall; Morale in a Test Tube - Research at the Merck plant in Rahway, NJ; Great color photo ad for Campbell's Soup; The Phantom Filly, by George Agnew Chamberlain; Nice color ad for Oldsmobile cars, featureing a red two-door model; Great color ad for GM locomotives; Nice two-page Buick ad; Chrysler ad; Color Cadillac ad; Dodge Fluid-Drive car ad; Wonderful full-page two-color cartoon strip-style ad for Hotpoint appliances; Wonderful two-page color ad for Del Monte canned foods and their 3rd annual Round-Up; Nice two-color full-page ad for Champion spark plugs shows lady in top-had being hit by snowball; Fantastic Timken bearing ad shows all the military applications of its products; Wonderful color ad for the 1942 Packard Clipper, featuring a blue Clipper Club Sedan; Large color ad for RCA Victor Radios; Great color ad for Old Gold Cigarettes shows smooching young couple; Underwood typewriter ad; Dramatic illustrated Eveready Battery ad depicts the attack on the Egyptian liner ZamZam as experienced by C.A. McCarthy; Nice two-color ads for Nunn-Bush shoes and Aunt Jemima Pancakes; Lovely full-page color ad for Roblee shoes for men; Luden's cough drop ad illustrates 'Clothespin Nose"; Nice color ad inside back cover for Van Camp's pork and beans features Mrs. Lou Little; Ivory Soap ad on back cover. Average external wear and soiling. Unmarked. A sound copy. Magazine
