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

Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Tight, unmarked; light stain on page 29; light creasing on page 290; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; If you're in the mood for a cookbook that offers tons of variety with easy-to-make recipes that you'll actually like, look no further! This book is loaded with 300 mouth-watering recipes for a huge selection of dishes that will please any palate. You'll find delicious dishes not only for dinner, but desserts as well.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2018. 2nd Edition . Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; spine straight and uncreased; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Eagleton takes on the most familiar objections, dismantling them one by one. with characteristic wit he shows Marx to have had a passionate belief in the individual, a deep suspicion of the state, and no tolerance for the idea of a utopian society. In a world in which faith in capitalism has been shaken by major crises, Eagleton give us a Marx for our times.

Toronto, ON: Art Gallery of Alberta/ The Power Plant, 2012. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; minimal wear; The Art Gallery of Alberta and The Power Plant present this exhibition and publication that brings together the work of a new generation of artists from the diverse backgrounds and history of Central and Eastern Europe. Looking both to the past and the future, the artists included challenge accepted notions of "Eastern Europe" as being a social, political and art historical monolith.

Canada: Chaudiere, 2014. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM AMANDA EARL on title page; Tight, unmarked; slight wear to upper spine extreme; otherwise very minimal wear; Kiki is an homage to an era where freedom, innovation, l'amour fou, creative risk and celebration of life were paramount. Journal entries, silent film play-by-plays, cut ups, boldfaced lies, gossip and whimsy provide readers with playful and provocative fodder for their imaginations in order to recreate the spirit of Montparnasse between the wars.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: University of Manitoba Press, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY PAUL EARL on ffep; resource room stamp on side edge and ffep; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; appears unread; "Mc Runciman's life is both an example of a prairie 'everyman' and a unique perspective on the Canadian grain trade by a pivotal player in that industry.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Turnstone Press Canada, 1991. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; Bruce Eason moves his characters through a stark landscape, lone figures whose paths often cross but seldom converge. His stories are full of heart and muscle, telling contemporary truths about misaligned relationships and modern antidotes for ancient wounds. The rage, loneliness and passion in these lives are etched in Eason's tough, tender prose and stained by his ironic vision.

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: Bison Books, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light corner wear and wear to upper back cover; stain to lower back corner; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; "Distilled conclusions of generations upon gnerations of Plains society and point to the essence of what it is to be a decent, thoughtful, respectable human being - a Sioux Tao told in prose a child of any culture, of any time, can comprehend."

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Baker's Plays, 1959. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; Baker's Plays sticker on front cover; '4M 4W' written on front cover; crease to bottom front corner; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; appears unread;"Urgency is given to the theme of this play by the ominous rumblings of the approach of the Third World War and by the warnings of the Atomic Scientists concerning the disastrous nature and consequences of that war.

Prospect, Kentucky: Professional Woman Publishing, 2014. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; A powerful must-read book which shares stories of Aboriginal women and their life journey challenges within society, businesses, and families. The chapters bring depth to the mistreatment of the Aboriginal culture but provide rays of hope and healing. The authors are survivors rather than victims, and wish to share their stories to empower others to stand strong and embrace their identity.

Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2008. Soft cover. Near Fine. SIGNED BY DON EASTON on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very small "3" on upper corner of ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Jack Taggart continues as an undercover Mountie whose quest for justice takes him from the sunny, tourist-laden beaches of Cuba to the ghettos of Hanoi. His targets deal in human flesh, smuggling unwitting victims for the sex trade. Jack's personal vendetta for justice is questioned by his partner, until he reveals the secret behind his motivation, exposing the very essence of his soul. This is the world of the undercover operative: a world of lies, treachery, and deception. A world where violence erupts without warning, like a ticking time bomb on a crowded bus.

Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2011. Soft cover. Near Fine. SIGNED BY DON EASTON on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very small "5" on upper corner of ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In this gritty, gut-wrenching sequel, Jack Taggart continues as an undercover Mountie whose quest for justice takes him from the sunny, tourist-laden beaches of Cuba to the ghettos of Hanoi. His targets deal in human flesh, smuggling unwitting victims for the sex trade. Jack's personal vendetta for justice is questioned by his partner, until he reveals the secret behind his motivation, exposing the very essence of his soul. This is the world of the undercover operative: a world of lies, treachery, and deception. A world where violence erups without warning, like a ticking bomb on a crowded bus.

Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 2007. Soft cover. Near Fine. SIGNED BY DON EASTON on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very small "2" on upper corner of ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; RCMP undercover agent Corporal Jack Taggart has avenged the murders of his niece and nephew, but the consequences linger. He now owes a favour to a dangerous crime lord, and in order to repay that favour, he has to risk not only his life and career, but a valuable informant in the Satans Wrath motorcycle gang. Meanwhile, someone is destroying the lives of people connected with Taggart in order to send him a deadly message. With Jack's life and career on the line, Above Ground is a tough and gritty follow-up that will more than satisfy readers who were pulled into the dark Vancouver underworld by Loose Ends, the first Jack Taggart mystery.

Toronto, ON: Dundurn, 2005. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED BY DON EASTON on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; small area where mylar is pulling away from lower front inside corner of cover; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; Jack Taggart, an undercover Mountie, lives in a world where the good guys and the bad guys change places in a heartbeat. Taggart is very good at what he does; too good to be playing by the rules. The brass decide to assign a new partner to spy on him. Taggart's new partner discovers a society dependent upon unwritten rules. To break these rules is to lose respect. To lose respect is to lose one's life. This is a tale of violence, corruption, and retribution, but it is a story of honour and respect.

Toronto, ON: Insomniac Press, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light age tanning; otherwise absolute minimal wear; This is the story of Kitchen, a copywriter whose trust in capitalism is offset by his desire to make a difference. But when he meets Gage, an environmentalist who thinks the copywriter can do something more with his life, Kitchen's entire belief system is shot. Are advertising and activism necessarily separate?

Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press, 2013. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to back bottom corner of cover; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; absolute minimal wear; Eaton reveals the motivating factors behind farmer opposition to GM wheat. She illustrates wheat's cultural, historical, and political significance on the Canadian prairies as well as its role in crop rotation, seed saving practices, and the economic livelihoods of prairie farmers. A fascinating study of successful coalition building, of the need to balance local and global concerns in activist movements, and of the powerful forces vying for control of food production.

Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1989. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; humidity damage to inside edge; very light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; During the 19th and early 20th centuries, whaling vessels from Britain and America plied their trade in great numbers in the waters off the Eastern Arctic of North America. The heyday of whaling has, until now, been documented solely from the perspective of the whalers, never from the viewpoint of the Inuit, whose lives were touched - and sometimes destroyed - by their presence. Here, finally, is a rich view from the perspective of the Inuit, who welcomed the whalers and served on their crews.

Halifax, NS: Nimbus Pub Ltd, 1991. Paperback. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; In 1885, nine years after his invention of the telephone, Bell and his wife paid a weekend visit to Baddeck on Cape Breton Island. There they fell in love with the landscape, and soon returned to build the house and laboratory where Bell would spend his summers for the next 37 years. Equally fascinating are the illustrations, for Bell always had photographers at hand to document his work, and members of the family also became talented camera amateurs. With the text, they shed new light on the career and character of this great inventor.

Montreal, QC: McGill Queens Univ, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; two small pokes to back near inside edge; otherwise very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; A display case at the entrance to the Yellowknife courthouse holds a collection of 14 Inuit carvings that represent landmark cases in the legal history of the Northwest Territories. Eber tells the stories behind the carvings and provides fascinating insights into the unique situations that developed as the Inuit came in contact with Canada's justice system. At a time when alternative legal systems for Native peoples are being debated, Images of Justice provides a lively account of the northern courts, their evolution, and their future ina changing society.

Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to upper back edge of dustjacket; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; This book presents surviving Inuit oral tradition and stories about early explorers from the times of Sir John Franklin and Roald Amundsen's arctic voyages. Dorothy Harley Eber's interviews with Inuit elders offer not only echoes of older stories, but also new stories which have not been heard or collected until now. Complete with richly illustrative visual materials, this book offers a long-overdue alternative to the all-too-familiar explorers' representations of Inuit.

Markham, ON: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light rubbing to covers; very light wear to front upper edge; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; This vivid account of the crucial role played by the French in the Western Hemisphere chronicles the rise and fall of the French empire on the mainland of North America and the West Indies, from the arrival of the Breton, Norman and Basque fishermen on the Grand Banks around 1500 to the sale of Louisiana to the United States in 1803. Professor Eccles depicts the establishment of Baroque civilization and the attempt of the establishment of industries and commerce from the slave plantations of the south to the fur trade posts of the far northwest, and discusses the colonists of other European powers.