Search Results: Economics and Business from Reading Rat

Orlando, Florida: Harcourt, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good +. 353p. Incl. Index. Written about American Cities and the history explaining their current stagnation. The Frozen Republic. Price sticker on back of jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

British Columbia, Canada: B. C. Federation of Labour; B. C. & Yukon Building Trades Council, 1983. Not Stated. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 148 p.; VG+, has reading crease down front cover, library stamp inside f.c., no other marks, interior clean & bright. Areview of "right to work" legislation and other issues affecting the building trades in British Columbia. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Westerville, OH, U.S.A.: Gregg/McGraw-Hill, 1999. Ninth Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Large HC; 748 p. plus notes, glossary, and indices (incl. URL index). Book is in rough shape, back cover completely detached (but included), significant underlining. Still a usable copy. INCLUDES Learning Aid, 416 p. softcover, partly used by PO. A good value if you are interested in content rather than appearance. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Winnipeg MB: Manitoba Rural Development, 1989. Apparent First. Saddle Stitched. VG+/No Jacket. 60 p.; card cover with colour photo of grain harvest; published by Manitoba Department of Rural Development highlighting a number of rural businesses, from raspberries and bees to graphic design, desktop publishing, and manufacturing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Downsview, Ontario, Canada: Univ of Toronto Pr, 1996. Not Stated. Trade Paperback. Very Good +/No Jacket. 186 p. incl. index, references, appendix. VG+; has small stain on top corner of back cover (looks like a grease spot), does not extend into text block. A study of four ventures in co-operative community development in the Evangeline regiion of Prince Edward Island. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Montreal: Canada At Work Publishers, 1953. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good -/No Jacket. 390 pages plus unpaginated advertising section; VG-; navy blue binding with silver title and maple leaf on front cover; ffep removed, front hinge reinforced with archival tape; red plastic index tabs attached to top edge of 4 pages as permanent bookmarks; p o name obliterated by red mark on inside front cover. Otherwise clean and unmarked. An overview, with many B & W photos and Wilfred Eggleston's accompanying essays, of Canadian industry and manufacturing during the WWII and Korean War periods. Publisher's Foreword states "We present in these pages the role played by Industry in helping to maintain Canada's high renown in World Affairs. While to Wilfred Eggleston admittedly belongs the credit for the major content of this volume, it would be ungracious to overlook the invaluable collaboration of a great many top industrialists who have given freely of their time and knowledge toward the fulfilment of our… Read More

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Pearson Education Canada, 2000. Fifth Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Large-format pb; 560 p. incl. index and appendices; Overall VG-; solid copy, significant amount of underlining/highlighting; bumped at lower corner. Still very readable and serviceable copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto: Prentice-Hall Canada, Inc, 2001. 6th Edition. Trade Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. Large format paperback; study guide to accompany the 6th ed. of either Canadian Macroeconomics or Canadian Microeconomics, by Brian Lyons. Fairly extensive notes; an estimated 10% of the exercises have been completed, most in pencil, some in pen. Still quite usable for study/review purposes. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Paramus, NJ, U.S.A.: Prentice Hall PTR, 1998. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 836 p. incl. index; Fair; book is in rough but usable condition, severe crack along back hinge, corners badly bumped and worn, small section of top of spine missing, many marginal notes/underlining etc. Text block is solid and complete. Accompanying Student's Solutions Manual (373 p. softcover) is much worn at edges but appears almost unused, only a few stray notes. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Antigonish NS: St. Francis Xavier University, 1961. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good -. 143 p. incl. references; VG/VG-; book is very nice, unmarked, DJ chipped, some bits missing along edges, closed tear repaired with archival tape. Mostly intact. "A Handbook on the Philosoply, History and Development of Co-operative Organizations in Nova Scotia for use in the Schools of the Province at the Grade Eight to Twelve Level." Includes suggestions for teachers and references to other resources. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 1998. First. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Free Press/A Twentieth Century Fund book; 350 p. incl. index, notes, bibliography, appendices. NF in NFunclipped DJ. "Since the early 1970s, the gains of growth have gone almost entirely to a small fraction of the wealthiest and most powerful. Today, American wage inequality is a national crisis, and the question must be: What are we going to do about it?" 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Toronto ON: McClelland and Stewart Ltd, 1975. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good -/No Jacket. 141 p.; reprint edition. VG-, some rubbing of edges & corners, interior clean and unmarked. "The fluorspar mines of Newfoundland take a heavy toll in human life. And the tragedy there is repeated around the world in mining and other industries, unrecognized, ignored, denied, covered up -- or dulled and made distant by neat columns of impersonal statistics." Elliott Leyton uses the techniques of anthropology to tell the stories of 10 miners and the terrible price they have paid for the "appalling, almost criminal irresponsibility of modern corporate industry." 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia, 2001. Apparent First. Perfect Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 108 p. incl. endnotes & bibliography; VG overall, has some apparent smudges on cover. Cover is a reproduction of the cover of the original minute book of the ICA. Many B & W photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Burr Ridge, IL, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 1996. Eighth Canadian. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Vol III of three; 890 p. plus appendices & index; VG condition, slight shelfwear, slight bumping of corners, interior clean and unmarked. Vol II also available. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Columbus, OH, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill School Education Group, 1987. Fifth Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. 1230 pages incl. index & appendices; solid, clean copy, some rubbing and bumping of edges and corners, stamped Withdrawn on ffep, otherwise no interior marks. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Burr Ridge, IL, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 1996. Eighth Canadian. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Vol II of three; 890 p. plus appendices & index; VG condition, slight shelfwear, slight bumping of corners, interior clean and unmarked. Vol III also available. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.: Harcourt College Publishers, 1998. Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 856 p. incl. index & glossary; VG+, no marks or underlining, very slight bumping of covers only. Includes cases, extensive list of company websites, and much more. NO MAP, alas. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Lanark ON: Seven Generations Publishing, 2006. First Edition. Trade Paperback. NEW/No Jacket. 448 p., incl index and bibliography. Mike Nickerson examines how our obsession with growth at all costs is jeopardizing our future and gives us a new direction: to sustainability and wellbeing. Carefully reasoned and researched with compelling arguments for "living on earth as if we want to stay". Find out more about the Sustainability Project online. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

St. John's Newfoundland: Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, 1978. Second Printing. Pictorial Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 117 p.; VG+, clean, unmarked, glossy card covers with map of Atlantic coast on front. Many B & W photos, graphs, etc. A report on the consequences of Joey Smallwood's efforts to industrialize the Newfoundland economy. Nfld. folklore has it that he promised "two jobs for every Newfoundlander" and urged fishermen to "burn their boats" (which Smallwood denied). An important resource which may cast some light on recent political manoeuvers by the current Premier of Newfoundland. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1999. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. Probable first edition, not stated.451 p. incl. index and extensive notes. VG+/VG+. Remainder mark on bottom of text block, final sale stamp on top, last three pages corner creased, otherwise as new, unread condition in unclipped DJ. A disturbing, and illuminating, account of the criminal infrastructure (often abetted by national governments) that has evolved to support sanctions busters. An excellent resource which deserves to be widely read and discussed. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.