Search Results: Authors starting with A from Werdz Quality Used Books

Cobourg, ON: Black Cat Press, 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. PERSONAL INSCRIPTION FROM A.W. COCKERILL on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Between 1803 and 1892, over 11,000 children of the soldiers of the British Army's rank-and-file received the Army's charity. At the height of the Napoleonic Wars, the Royal Military Asylum was home to 1600 orphans and children in need: 1,000 boys and 600 girls. This book is a vigorous history of the RMA and Army's experiment in education and social welfare to the benefit of society at large.

Markham, Ontario: Pocket Books, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanning; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; blue green fades to black front cover showing man running from white city with others running behind him; "When David Marin regained consciousness, more than his clothes were changed. The body he faced in the mirror was not his own. His mind and nervous system were encased in scientist Wade Trask's body and Marin was Trask, who was condemned to death by the government he had served loyally all his life!

Everett, WA: Lowell, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. Barker, E.W.; Adhead, J.A.. Clean, tight, unmarked; covers bright; price sticker remains on back cover; penciled numbers erased on ffep; otherwise very minimal wear; First published in 1897, All About Klondike is an eye-witness account straight from the gold fields. Here are well-informed observations of the activities and habits of gold seekers. This is as close as you will get to the flavor and reality of those unique exciting times. This facsimile edition was reprinted and bound in a limited edition of 300 copies of which this is No.60. Includes maps and drawings.

Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press, 1991. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; name crossed out on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; In this collection of 18 articles, the contributors focus on Aboriginal rights to the use of natural resources, including land use and water rights. They examine the nature and extent of resource use by Aboriginal peoples before contact with Europeans, and the persistence of indigenous economic systems during periods of intense interaction with Europeans. The effect of Canadian government policy and the legal system on these indigenous economies is a major theme of the book.

Montreal, QC: McGill Queens University Press, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; crease across upper back corner of cover; light wear to inside corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; Drum Songs examines the history of the Dene from ancient times to the present. Tracing key themes and reconstructing important moments in Dene history, Abel demonstrates how the Dene have maintained a sense of cultural distinctiveness in the face of overwhelming economic, political, and cultural pressures from European newcomers. Abel stresses the adaptability of the Dene and their ability to make rational and satisfying choices when faced with a variety of external peoples in Canada have been passive victims of colonialism.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1986. Trade Paper. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; spine straight and uncreased; minimal wear; "Canada was to all the Jews of Europe throughout the 1930s and 1940s--a paradise, enormous, wealthy, overflowing and full of life; but out of bounds, a haven totally inaccessible. Why Canada was closed to the Jews of Europe is the subject of this book.

New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1989. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to inside corners; otherwise spine is very lightly curved but uncreased; very minimal wear; This is the stirring, eloquently written autobiography of one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement. It is a deeply moving, firsthand account of what it felt like to be an integral part of an epic struggle, from the man who saw and participated in more of it than any other individual...In his compelling autobiography, Abernathy brings vividly to life the whole panoramic sweep of the civil rights movement.

Calcutta, India: Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 1971. 4th Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanning; light wear to edges of dust jacket; area of price sticker removal damage to spine edge of dust jacket; red cloth covers; green and red on dust jacket unfaded; Every creature is bound to face the law of karma. But there are many ways by which we can escape from chain of this law and that is the karma yoga. This book discloses the secret of that escape, and will help us to get the eternal happiness in this life.

Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Public Library, 2013. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; An introduction to 12 new writers from 11 different countries. all of them participated in writing groups for new Canadians sponsored by the Millennium Library in the City of Winnipeg.

Toronto, ON: St. Martin's Griffin, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; remainder mark to lower edge; otherwise absolute minimal wear; For nearly half a century the pickled brain of albert Einstein has roamed the world - in Tupperware containers, courier packages, and car trunks. Carolyn Abraham presents the whole story - the mysteries, myths, and almost unbelievable facts - of the brain's postmortem odyssey.

Toronto, ON: Viking Canada, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; For nearly half a century the pickled brain of albert Einstein has roamed the world - in Tupperware containers, courier packages, and car trunks. Carolyn Abraham presents the whole story - the mysteries, myths, and almost unbelievable facts - of the brain's postmortem odyssey.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2002. Soft cover. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Abram crafts from interviews, letters and idaries isx true stories of men and women who withstood the dark years of Nazi barbarism, fighting back with vigour and creativity to preserve their lives and their Jewishness, and who ten went on to build new lives. These lives, in their humanity and accomplishment, came as close as anything to answering, avenging, even transcending their nightmarish past.

New York, NY: Vintage, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; lightly age tanned; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; In this book, Abram draws on sources as diverse as the philosophy of Merleau-Ponty, Balinese shamanism, Apache storytelling, and his own experience as an accomplished sleight-of-hand magician to reveal the subtle dependence on human cognition on the natural environment. He explores the character of perception and excavates the sensual foundations of language, which - even at its most abstract - echoes the calls and cries of the earth.

Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, 2014. Paperback. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; a couple of small pokes to upper front of cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; A pictorial overview of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's 2014 performance at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

New York, NY: OR Books, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; small crease near bottom front corner of cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In the struggle for freedom and justice, organizers and activists have often turned to art, creativity, and humor. This book showcases some of the most innovative tactics used in struggles against autocracy and austerity across the Global South. It's everything you need for a DIY uprising.

Ottawa, ON: Agawa Press, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; W.I.N.O is the Writers' Independent Native Organization. In this first volume, four of their founding members are featured.

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University, 1982. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; A concise and readable introduction to the history of medicine. In twenty short chapters, Ackerknecht traces the fascinating saga of man's progress in the science and art of medicine, from primitive times through early civilizations, classical antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and into the mid-20th century.

Calgary, AB, Canada: Astra Books, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Sovak, Jan. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal shelfwear; "About the proud, magnificent, power-hungry king of the South Kingdom and the wise, peace-loving, breathtakingly beautiful Norda, the White Arrow Queen of the North Kingdom. Their opposite ways of ruling brought about unexpected and thrilling confrontations." Old traditional European fairytale.

Gdansk, Poland: Gdansk City Office, 2008. Soft cover. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; pasted in photos throughout; The image of Gdansk from the perspective of the great politician, Lech Walesa, the first chairman of the Solidarity Trade Union, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, President of the 3rd Republic of Poland, and Honorary Citizen of the City of Gdansk. Over the next 20 odd years he would lead strikes, be interned, and go underground where he continued to organize the massively influential Solidarity Movement, leading eventually to the end of communist rule in Poland. Gdansk in this book is treated not as a tourist attraction but as a place which summoned people to answer the primal questions passed by history.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: University of Manitoba Press, 2008. Soft cover. As New. As New; A comprehensive look at the Manitoba party system. It combines political history with contemporary public opinion data to reveal the political and voter tends that have shaped Manitoba over the past 130 years. Detailed histories of Manitoba's three main political parties show how political geography, political culture, and the decisions of party leaders have shaped the governments Manitobans elect.