Social Sciences

University of Manitoba: Department of University Extension and Adult Education, 1967 VERY GOOD+ 6" x 9" softcover, 156 pages. Signed by author + co-ordinator Walter Hlady. Light wear to covers only, binding and pages FINE. This rare book was prepared from a program of lectures and discussions held in Kenora in 1967 to find solutions to cross-cultural tensions between people of European descent and the Ojibwa First Nation, and its members living in Kenora, Ontario. Each of the 12 addresses by highly informed lecturers was recorded on tape, then transcribed and approved by each of the speakers. Includes Ojibwa Culture, Native Indians in Urban Settings, Contribution of Anthropology in Method and Theory, Working with Special Ethnic Groups, Action Programs in Areas other than Kenora, Techniques of Dealing with Cross-Cultural Problems. . Soft Cover. more information

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London, U.K.: Secker and Warburg, 1966 FINE/VG First UK Edition. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, a few folded page corners, otherwise AS-NEW. Clipped DJ has several tiny tears, minor chipping. - - - Two undergrads from Oxford, one a conservative and one a socialist, are involved in 46 debates on U.S. college campuses in 1964. An excellent snapshot of the life of American students in the early 60's.. Hard Cover. more information

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Scarborough, ON: Nelson Canada, 1988 NEAR-FINE 2nd printing trade paperback, 6" by 9", 266 pages. Nearly perfect wraps, owner's markings on inside of covers, highlighting on first 27 pages. Clean and tight. - - - A new portrait of Canadian family life. This collection of 11 original articles looks at changing attitudes toward marriage, child bearing, divorce, and parenting. Essays include: outlines of the family; historical perspectives on the family; conceptual frameworks for studying families; family change and social policies; socialization and parenting; the conflicting demands of 'work' and 'home'; changing perspectives on divorce; children of divorce; violence in the family; thinking about the future. . more information

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NY: John Day Co., 1971 FINE/GOOD+ First Edition, 1st Printing. Perfect cloth boards, as-new spine & binding, pristine interiors, top edge lightly dusted, unmarked. Clipped DJ has a few tiny marks and short closed tears. 6 by 8.5, 365 pages. - Journalist Richard Atcheson experiences 1960's counter-culture by visiting several communes in America. This classic work reveals many 'normal' people who turned to communal life as an alternative to living in the rat-race. Atcheson also reports on the dark side of the communal dream - satanism, group sex, group psychic phenomena, etc. . Hard Cover. more information

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Waveland Press, 1989 VERY GOOD revised edition, 2nd printing. Some wear to covers, no creases, highlighting of some text otherwise clean. 5.5" x 8.5", 276 pages, illustrated with many photos and drawings, bibliography, index, foreword by Margaret Mead. This excellent ethnographic study of the Netsilik Inuit explores the Netsilik's great freedom in sexual matters, for adults and children, and includes premarital and extra-marital sexual relations. In the Netsilik culture, murder could be committed in 2 ways: physically or supernaturally.. Soft Cover. more information

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London, U.K.: Cohen & West, 1966 VERY GOOD/GOOD+ 1966 Third Impression of First Edition. Clean & bright, square & tight, blue cloth boards show only trace of wear. Former owner's name on front endpaper, neat underlining of some text. Unclipped DJ has several short tears, all less than 1/2", now expertly closed. 5.75" by 8.75", 283 pages, index. - - - Lucid and well-written, this scholarly study shows how social anthropologists have advanced our knowledge of other cultures. Fields include kinship and marriage, maintaining social order, political organization, law, economic relations, magic, religion, and social change. This book is excellent supplementary reading for people studying social and cultural Anthropology.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, 1994 NEAR-FINE First Edition Trade Paperback. Nearly perfect covers, no creases, no markings. Interiors as-new in all respects. Approx. 6.25" x 8.75", 137 pages, illustrations, glossary. From the back cover: "This book is my attempt to answer some of the big questions of my life: Where does oppression come from? Has it always been with us, just 'human nature"? What can we do to change it? What does individual healing have to do with struggles for social justice? What does social justice have to do with individual healing? Why do members of the same oppressed group fight each other, sometimes more viciously than they fight their oppressor? Why do some who experience oppression develop a life-long commitment to fighting oppression, while others turn around and oppress others?". Soft Cover. more information

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Chicago: Univ of Chicago Press, 1970 VERY GOOD 1970 reprint. 5.75" x 8" softcover, 222 pages, index. A nice copy of this influential book in industrial sociology. A few marks on covers, some underlining in pencil, only 2 pages with highlighting. Previous owner's ID written on half-title page. In this classic work, the author examines workers in a print shop, a textile mill, an automobile factory and an automated chemical plant. His results reveal striking contrasts in the balance of alienation and freedom. For the professional who is willing to work through the book carefully, it provides a wealth of interesting insights and speculations worthy of further investigation. . Soft Cover. more information

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NY: New Viewpoints - Franklin Watts, 1977 FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Pristine unread volume with no wear & no markings. Unclipped DJ. 5.75" by 8.5", 291 crisp & clean pages. Very scarce out-of-print book. - - - The author, a well-respected professor of sociology, examines an array of carnally-motivated behavioral forms within a framework that focuses on the sexual modes of deviantly-labeled individual behavior and the more institutionalized, and often more tolerated, collective carnal activities. The different contexts considered, both private and commercial, are: spurious, vicarious, verbal, symbolic, imitative, counterfeit, superficial, symbiotic, disparate, and violent.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Emerson Books, 1967 Good to Very Good Hardcover, no DJ. 4th Printing of Revised Edition. Stain on back cover, otherwise excellent. Interiors clean, tight, unmarked. 5.5" by 8.25", 192 pages, foreword by Sophia J. Kleegman, M.D., illustrations by Robert L. Dickinson, M.D.. more information

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London, U.K.: Lepus Books, 1976 VERY GOOD+/VERY GOOD+ First Edition, 1st UK Printing. A really nice copy: crisp & clean, no markings, top corners gently bumped otherwise FINE. Excellent unclipped DJ with no tears, no chipping. 5.5" by 8.5', 212 pages, illustrated, index. - - - This is a case study of a modern dance company covering the period from initial recruitment to disbandment seven months later. It will be of interest to all social science students as a detailed study of a primary work group, and because it is a dance group, will have appeal to all those concerned with dance, drama and human movement. The book exemplifies research into group dynamics - and is innovative because it covers the life history of a group, something usually only achieved in an artificial laboratory situation. . Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Capitola, California, U.S.A.: Meta Publications, 1995 FINE/VG+ First Edition, 1st Printing. An exceptional unmarked copy, crisp & clean. Unclipped DJ has light wear at extremities, tiny edge tears. 6.25" x 9.25", 415 pages, original illustrations by the author. Scholarly and highly detailed book looks at the theories, experiments and bodies of work by Sigmund Freud, Leonardo da Vinci and Nikola Tesla. . Hard Cover. more information

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Colorado Springs, Colorado: Waterbrook Press, 2002 AS-NEW First Edition (stated), 1st Printing. No creases, no markings, looks and feels brand new an unhandled. 5.5" x 8.25", 212 pages. Most well-meaning parents believe the myth that teens do best when left to experiment with life, and learn from their mistakes. But the author of this book says no approach could be more destructive. She says the stormy years of adolescence are the worst time for parents to back off. This is the time when bad friends, unharnessed emotions, rebellion, and a long list of mistakes could ruin your teen’s life. This is the time our sons and daughters need proactive and confident parents. No matter what your parenting history, this book shows how you can get back into the game and stay there. The focus is on 10 of the greatest challenges faced by teenagers today. The book provides the clear direction and common sense wisdom every parent needs to love and guide their teenagers.. First Edition. Soft Cover. more information

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San Diego: EdITS Publishers, 1975 VERY GOOD/GOOD First American Edition. Clean & tight, nearly perfect boards, underlining and occasional margin notes. Clipped DJ has several short closed tears, a few minor marks, one sq. inch piece missing from back. 5.75" by 8.5", 288 pages. - - - "Many social reforms founder on the fact that they do not allow for the inborn differences between human beings." In this controversial book, the author's "theme is the genetic basis of individual differences - not only in intelligence but also in personality, criminality and much else."..."If we mean business about individual differences our educational arrangements will have to be greatly changed in order to respond to them; if we do, it is quite certain that Eysenck's scholarship will be of the greatest assistance in the process.". Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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NY: Random House, 1997 NEAR-FINE/NEAR-FINE First Edition, 2nd printing. Nearly perfect boards and unclipped DJ, no markings, as-new binding and interior. 6" x 8.5", 205 pages. This collection of short stories examines long-term relationships and coping methods used by partners who become bored. Most of the couples are unhappy and yearn for broader, more diverse, and more ambitious lives. Adultery, alcohol, divorce, death, deception, and resignation all figure prominently in the outcomes of these stories. . Hard Cover. more information

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Sioux Falls, SD, USA: Ex Machina Publishing Company, 1993 Near-Fine First Edition. Nearly perfect wraps, pristine unmarked interiors. Includes several laid-in papers from the publisher: original news release and informational pamphlet, letter and two-page article on the book and author. 5.5" x 8.5", 260 pages, map, b&w and color photos, introduction by R. Goertz, translator's preface, petition to President Wilson, chronology to Hutterite history, notes on the translation. In this book, journalist Michael Holzach infiltrates the closed communal society of the Huttterites in the Wilson and Waterton colonies of Alberta, Canada.. Soft Cover. more information

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NY: W. W. Norton, 1992 NEAR-FINE/FINE First Thus, 3rd Printing of this valuable reference tool for therapists, evaluators, child protection workers and legal authorities. Crisp, clean, solid, no markings, two small bumps to edges only, looks and feels unread. Unclipped is nearly perfect. 6.25" by 9.5", 303 pages. - - - A comprehensive exploration of children's allegations, how to unravel them, and how to fine-tune interview skills and clinical judgment. A step-by-step guide for clinicians conducting sexual abuse evaluations, with interesting case studies where the evidence is ambiguous, and the motives are mixed.. Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Oak Brook, IL: Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts, 1978 FINE First Edition HC. Brand new condition with no wear to boards, binding or pages. Pristine pages, completely unmarked, crisp & clean. 8.75" x 11.25". The Pineapple Story took place in Dutch New Guinea. It covered a period of seven years. It is a humorous yet profound illustration of applying a basic Scriptural principle. As you read this first-hand account, you will discover that it is a classic example of the kinds of struggles which each of us faces until we learn and apply the principle of yielding personal rights. . Hard Cover. more information

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S.P.I. Books - Shapolsky Publishers, 1994 AS-NEW First Edition. Unread, unmarked, no wear. 4.25" by 7", 217 pages. - - - Many people are trapped by frustrating roadblocks to love. The founder and director of the New York Institute for Psychological Change explains the obstacles and teaches the reader how to achieve love and intimacy.. Paperback. more information

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Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Relevant Books, 2005 NEAR-FINE First Edition softcover. Really nice copy, nearly perfect covers, no cover creases, no markings, crisp and clean. 5.5" x 8.5", 194 pages. Preparing to be a dad has more to do with bravely facing the deep questions of your soul than mastering the mechanics of baby care. Fatherhood is a journey of transformation and is without a doubt a life-changing experience. This book guides a new father-to-be to lay the groundwork for becoming an exceptional father, a passionate husband and a wiser man. . Trade Paperback. more information

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Piscataway, NJ, USA: Rutgers Univ Press, 2001 VERY GOOD Trade Paperback. Excellent covers with no creases, solid, all pages like new, no markings. 6" x 9", 220 pages, index. This book is described as a rare gem. It opens doors of inquiry into feminism, religion and sexuality - exploring terrain that is vital to the human rights of women and men. It invites passionate debate and will no doubt become a classic. Religious communities rarely address sex and sexuality effectively. This collection by international, interreligious feminist scholars gives us healthy ways to talk about women's sexuality.. Soft Cover. more information

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North Vancouver, B.C.: Whitecap Books, 1996 VERY GOOD First Edition Trade Paperback. Gently read, clean and solid, unmarked. 6" x 9", 166 pages. This is the true story of how two very different women formed a lifelong friendship on a remote homestead in British Columbia. The author reveals her longing for companionship, her initial awkwardness with her mentally-challlenged new neighbour Clara, and her delight in their evolving friendship. Deanna writes from her heart about Clara's inherent wisdom, and she describes the beauty of the north with such artistic style that it makes one long to be there. . Soft Cover. more information

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NY: St. Martin's Press, 1989 VERY GOOD 3rd Edition Trade Paperback. 6" by 9", 648 pages. Just a trace of wear to covers, interiors excellent with occasional high-lighting. Crisp, clean, tight. - - - One of the most comprehensive selections of readings on deviant behavior - criminal, sexual, and in sports. An excellent blend of classic articles and recent research. . more information

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NY: Macmillan, 1975 FINE/NF First Edition (1st Printing Stated). Clean, tight, unmarked, no wear, appears unread. Unclipped DJ is nearly fine with 2 tiny edge tears and only a trace of shelf-wear, no chipping. 5.5" by 8.5", 184 pages. - - - Award-wining radio and television journalist writes about the social conditions in the poorer areas of NYC... welfare hotels, the Lower East Side, Harlem, a school in District One, Co-op Housing. She tells the stories of exiled Haitian freedom fighters, a female minister in the South Bronx, Indian rights activists, convicts, Vietnam veterans, and many others. . Hardcover with Dust-Jacket. more information

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Belmont, CA, U.S.A.: David S. Lake Publishers, 1984 VERY GOOD reprint trade paperback. Nice wraps, tight binding, clean interiors. 6.25" x 9.25", 139 pages. It is not the object of this book to tell you what to achieve, but if you have ever wished that you or the organizations with which you are affiliated could be better at accomplishing goals, this book will give you the tools you need. Includes organizational and community goals, as well as personal and family goals. . Soft Cover. more information

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Lexington, MA, USA: Ginn Press, 1986 VERY GOOD+ 4th Printing, an exceptional copy of this rare work edited by William A. Morrison of the University of Winnipeg Sociology Department. Nearly perfect covers, pristine unmarked interiors. 8.25" x 10.75", 288 pages. Contains 26 essays on a wide range of topics regarding crime and deviant behavior, including Etiological factors in first degree murder, retrospective validations of ther Glueck Social Prediction table, juvenile narcotics use, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Alcohol and Rape in Winnipeg, MB, 1966-1975, and much more. . Large Softcover. more information

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Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 1999 FINE First Softcover Edition. A gorgeous unmarked copy, looks and feels new. 6" x 9", 230 pages, index. This book offers parents and coaches sensible advice and healthy alternative approaches to the competitive and stressful world of youth sports. The author provides practical and helpful ideas for parents - and excellent solutions to tough issues. The author is the former head of the sport psychology department for the U.S. Olympic Committee. . Soft Cover. more information

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Lake Quivira, KS, USA: You Just Have to Laugh Publishing, 2001 FINE Trade Paperback, First Edition, SIGNED by the author. When you or someone you love is experiencing emotional misery or physical pain, finding humor and laughing may be the greatest gift of all. This excellent book shows you how to laugh at medical problems, at stress at work, in times of family troubles, when your body starts to age, when you feel like you're at wit's end and going crazy.. Soft Cover. more information

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London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970 AS-NEW/VERY GOOD First Edition. A superb copy in brand new condition in all respects. Unclipped DJ shows some shelf wear, one small closed tear. 5.25" x 8", 126 pages. Using a pseudonym, the author tells the story of her years as a call-girl in London's West End, and how she was reformed with the help of the Legion of Mary, whose members patrolled the same streets as she did. . Hard Cover. more information

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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press, 2000 FINE 12th printing Trade Paperback, 6" x 9', 134 pages, illustrations. No markings of any kind, nearly perfect covers, as-new interiors. Through the use of folklore, apocryphal stories, poetry, jokes, and discussion of split factions and advocacy organizations, Padden and Humphries gracefully explain how deaf culture works, what it means to its members, how they define themselves within it, and how they interact with the world outside. Providing rare insight into this universe of silence, this volume conveys the joy and satisfaction that many deaf people have in their lives and shows that being deaf is not a handicap the way most hearing people think. (Booklist). Soft Cover. more information

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Washington D.C.: National Council for the Social Studies, 1969 VERY GOOD First Edition. Only light wear to wraps, rubbing at base of spine. All pages clean, tight, unmarked. Last printed page has 1/2" tear at top. 6" by 9", 245 pages. This volume suggests ways in which social studies instructors can draw upon the humanities. Includes curriculum building, teacher training and contributions from 20 essayists.. Trade Paperback. more information

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NY: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1974 VERY GOOD+ 1st Printing Softcover, 4th Edition. Crisp & clean, square & tight, no markings, only light shelf-wear to covers, very nice. 5.25" by 8", 460 pages. - - - Two new chapters in this edition, including several major forms of the Canadian family (Newfoundland fishing villages and urban French-Canadians) and the contemporary Mexican American family. Chapters include Toda, Hopi and Baganda families, classical Chinese system of Familism, minimum family of the Kibbutz, ancient Hebrews and Romans, early Christian families, Anglo-Saxon families, medieval English families, North American colonial families, modern American families, contemporary black American families.. more information

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000 AS-NEW/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. Brand new HC book, unmarked and unhandled, no wear of any kind. Nearly perfect DJ. 6.5" x 9.5", 220 pages, notes, reference, index. From a review on the dust-jacket: "This is a lucid and important book that is chock full of insights into why people behave the way they do. Rachlin reviews research and theory on self-control with a suitable blend of scientific rigor and lively prose. The book advances the field by presenting in a systematic fashion what is known about one of the central phenomena in behavior - self-control - and by enhancing (with the help of some illuminating and engaging examples) our understanding of self-control and how it may be understood in the larger context of choice." Chapter titles include: habit and willpower, simple ambivalence, complex ambivalence, the lonely addict, soft commitment, rules and probability, self-control and social co-operation. . Hard Cover. more information

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West Nyack, NY: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1987 AS-NEW/VERY GOOD+ 2nd Printing. A beautiful unmarked copy: appears unhandled and unread. No wear, pristine. Unclipped DJ has trace of edgewear only. 6.25" x 9.25", 276 pages, index. Hundreds of working ideas and techniques to help you deal successfully with all kinds of everyday classroom problems (both individual and group behavior problems) and build a happier, more productive learning environment. Alternative techniques are offered for handling each type of problem. . Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Harper Torchbooks, 1970 VERY GOOD reprint softcover. 5.25" x 8", 324 pages, index. A VG copy of this influential book. Nice covers, slightly tanned spine, some underlining in pencil, and some highlighting of text. Previous owner's ID written on half-title page. From the back cover: "Arnold Rose, one of Myrdal's trusted collaborators in the preparation of the original (1944) volume, has compressed the publication into a compendious and more readable edition. All the leading ideas, theories, information on race relations, and most of the facts included in the original volume can be found in this condensation.". Soft Cover. more information

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Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Drop-In Centre Society, 2000 FINE First edtion. Nearly perfect wraps, as-new binding, as-new unmarked pages. A very nice copy. 7" x 10", 100 pages, illustrated with photographs, introduction by former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, foreword by singer-songwriter Jann Arden. A collection of biographies of 19 homeless people in Calgary, Alberta. "A taut, haunting, magnificent set of human stories. Each one depicts the strength, heartbreak, sorrow and ultimate loss to society of intelligent, creative people living on the streets.". Soft Cover. more information

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NY: Delacorte Press, 1982 VERY GOOD+/VG- First Edition, (1st Printing Stated). NOT ex-library. Crisp, solid, no markings, nearly perfect boards. Unclipped DJ has 3 short closed tears, light chipping. 5.75" by 8.5", 212 pages, photographs by the author, foreword by Dr. Lee Salk, epilogue, appendices, bibliography. - - - A detailed history of the U.S. juvenile penal system, and a thorough & scholarly examination of the social issues that lead to incarceration. Contains 13 case studies of young offenders in jail for violent crimes. The juvenile delinquents discuss their frustrations, and personal and family limitations. Also includes comments from Dr. Edward Hornick, Tom Mullen and George Silcott.. Hard Cover. more information

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NY: Garland Publishing, 1991 FINE First Edition HC, no DJ as issued. A crisp and clean copy of this high quality book, some highlighting of certain passages, otherwise AS-NEW in all respects. 5.75" x 8.75", 275 pages, author index, title index, subject index. - A valuable study on understanding how differences in culture and ethnicity can affect personality development, and how a child interacts with the health care, education and social services systems. The cultures included are Asian, Hispanic American, Black and European.. Hard Cover. more information

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London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1924 VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st Printing. A superb copy of this extraordinary work in ethnology: crisp, super clean, solid, light rubbing to edges of boards only, no markings of any kind, no foxing. Approx. 8" x 10", 135 pages, 9 figures and 52 plates featuring woodcuts by A. Horace Gerrard and K. Leigh-Pemberton, index. - The author advances his theory that the pre-Columbian civilization of North America was, during the first 1200 years of the Christian era, populated by immigrants from India, China, Cambodia and Micronesia. They present evidence of the use of elephant figures and riders wearing turbans in stone sculptures, monuments, manuscripts and carvings - art work done by people who had supposedly never seen, nor heard of, elephants from India. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: Penguin Books Canada, 1993 FINE/FINE First Edition, 1st Printing. A beautiful copy, short gift inscription only. "Welcome to the First Timer's Club" written on front endpaper. 5.75" x 8.75", 279 pages. A warm, witty and unusual look at life after children; the story of the author's relationship with his children and his own father; also the story of fathers throughout history and literature. . Hard Cover. more information

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Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1991 NEAR-FINE Second Edition, 3rd printing. 8" by 9.25", 712 pages. Previous owner's name on first page otherwise unmarked. Clean, tight, excellent covers, as-new interiors.. Large Softcover. more information

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Toronto: Harcourt Brace Canada, 1994 VERY GOOD Trade Paperback, 1st printing of updated 2nd edition. Clean, tight, unmarked, all pages as-new, nearly perfect covers, small mark on top edge. About 6" by 9", 310 pages. Chapters include: Patterns of Desire, Patterns of Opportunity, Education, Career Choices, Single or Married?, Childless or Parent?, Locations and Lifestyles, What You Want and Get. . Trade Paperback. more information

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