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Saint-Jerome: Editions du Phare inc., 1989. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers. EXCERPT: Aux enseignantes et aux enseignants de 1re secondaire. Le cahier d'apprentissage des connaissances d'orthographe d'usage et grammaticale Maximum 1 peut être utilise en complementarite avec votre materiel de base ou encore d'une facon autonome a partir des productions des eleves. Ce cahier couvre l'ensemble des connaissances et des techniques continues dans le Programme d'etudes. I contient de nombreux exercices, activites ou jeux qui, par une demarche inductive, accompagnent les eleves dans leur acquisition de ces connaissances et de ces techniques. Toutes les activites proposes ne prennent un sens que si les eleves ont déjà "objective" leurs productions ecrits et s'ils peuvent "reinvestir" leurs acquisitions dans leur pratique reguliere d'ecriture. Ainsi, l'aprentissage des connaissances et des techniques s'effectue dans des… Read More

Pleasantville: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Corners, Spine Bumped. CONTENTS: Introduction: The Discovery of the World; 1 Exploring From Earliest Times: Merchants and Marauders; Beyond the Pillars of Hercules: Hanno and Pytheas; Islands in the West: The Vikings Seek New Lands; The Splendor of the East: Marco Polo's Journeys; 2 Discovering New Worlds: Navigators in Unknown Seas; Portugal Opens the Age of Discovery: Henry the Navigator; The Enterprise of the Indies: Columbus Discovers America; A Sea Route to India: Vasco de Gama Sails to Calicut; Beyond the New World: Magellan's Great Venture; 3 Seeking Gold in the Americas: The Conquistadors; Across the Isthmus: Balboa Discovers the Pacific; The Wrath of Quetzalcoatl: Cortes Conquers Mexico; A World of Four Corners: Pizarro Destroys the Incas; The Seven Cities of Cibola: Coronado's Trek to Kansas; 4 Searching for a Northern Passage: Captains and Colonists; The Devil at Sea: Drake Circles the Globe; Daring… Read More

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Boards, Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Missing. SUB-TITLE: Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor. CONTENTS: Prologue; A Note on Names; Royal Homes and Palaces; CHILDHOOD Chapter 1 Grandpapa England; Chapter 2 Grandmothers' Footsteps; Chapter 3 'Lilibet'; ABDICATION Chapter 4 The Prince of Wales; Chapter 5 Crisis of Monarchy; Chapter 6 'Something Must Be Done'; HEIR Chapter 7 Coronation; Chapter 8 Heir Presumptive; Chapter 9 War; Chapter 10 Peace; Chapter 11 Engagement; Chapter 12 Marriage; Chapter 13 End of a Reign; QUEEN Chapter 14 Accession; Chapter 15 Crowning; Chapter 16 The Queen and Mr. Churchill; Chapter 17 Group Captain Peter Townsend; Chapter 18 Royal Tours; Chapter 19 Working Queen; Chapter 20 Princess Margaret; Chapter 21 The Royal Prerogative; Chapter 22 Lord Altrincham; MAJESTY Chapter 23 New Family; Chapter 24 Prince Philip; Chapter 25… Read More

New York: TOR fantasy A Tom Doherty Associates Book Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. SYNOPSIS: Teenage passion meets centuries-old magic . . . Prom Night's going to be Hell! It should have been a relaxing visit with an old friend, a chance to check out the strange occult vibrations around Tulsa's Jenks High. Di hadn't expected to find a malevolent combination of Sex and Blood Magic roiling beneath apparently normal teenage jealousies and infatuations. The focus seems to be Deke Kestrel, the son of Di's old ghost-hunting buddy. There's nothing unusual about Deke - except that his long-dormant occult power is finally stirring . . . and Something wants that power. Wants it desperately enough to kill. Diana Tregarde, Guardian and practicing witch, sworn to defend the innocent, cannot let that happen.. First Edition 3rd Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Gary… Read More

New York: Hillman Books, 1960. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SYNOPSIS: The set-up was cash - enough cash to kill for. But something went terribly wrong. And afterwards, blood had to pay for blood. It was an affair that ended in a strange lust to kill.. First Edition 1st Printing. Vintage Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

New York: Frederick A Praeger, Inc., Publishers, 1968. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front Cover Lightly Chipped; Rear Cover, Spine Moderately Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. BOOK NUMBER: U-650. CONTENTS: Foreword to the Third Edition; Foreword to the First Edition 1. Introduction 2. The Indian Setting 3. The Great Vista of India's Past 4. The Nature and Legacy of the Muslim Period 5. The Rise and Consolidation of British Rule 6. Toward Independence - and After 7. Hinduism - The Religion of the Majority 8. The Religious Minority Groups 9. Caste, Family, and Social Change 10. Villages and Cities 11. Language Barriers and Separatism 12. Education: Problems and Progress 13. Nehru and India's Western-Type Government 14. The Indian Nature of Indian Politics 15. Toward Economic Development 16. Foreign Policy 17. The Defense Forces and Their British Background 18. The World of India; Notes; Bibliography; Index. EDITION: This is the third edition, revised, updated, and… Read More

New York: Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc. Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. Oprah's Book Club. The #1 New York Times Bestseller. Wally Lamb, Author of I Know This Much Is True. SYNOPSIS: In his extraordinary coming-of-age odyssey, Wally Lamb invites us to hitch a wild ride on a journey of love, pain, and renewal with the most heartbreakingly comical heroine to come along in years. Meet Dolores Price. She's thirteen, wise-mouthed but wounded, having bid her childhood good-bye. Stranded in front of her bedroom TV, she spends the next few year's nourishing herself with the Mallomars, potato chips, and Pepsi her anxious mother supplies. When she finally orbits into young womanhood at 257 pounds, Dolores is no stronger and life is no kinder. But this time she's determined to rise to the occasion and give herself one more… Read More

All of the books in the lots are used (some moreso than others). Most are in good to very good condition, while some may be a little better, or a little worse. Lots may contain some ex-library books (with the usual stickers and markings) and some of the books may have store price stickers on their covers. This lot contains the following: 1. I Know This Much is True; ISBN: 0-06-098756-1. 2. She's Come Undone; ISBN: 0-671-00375-5. Extra shipping charges will be required to send this Book Lot to any destination not within Canada or the United States, due to its size and weight.. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Bantam Books, Inc., 1983. Previous Owner Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Moisture Damage (Staining); Edges Moderately Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. LOUIS L'AMOUR, THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING FRONTIER STORYTELLER. BOOK NUMBER: 23012-3. SYNOPSIS: "If he moves, shoot him." Matt Coburn had cleaned up tough towns before. He knew what to do and how to do it. Above all, he knew who to kill and when. But this time the odds were stacked against him. He was facing every kind of gunman, knife artist, drygulcher and tin horn there was. And he was alone. Now he was sure of only one thing - the gutters would run with blood before law came to Confusion. Our foremost storyteller of the authentic West, L'Amour has thrilled a nation by bringing to vivid life the brave men and women who settled the American frontier. There are now over 130 million of his books in print around… Read More

Greenwich: A Fawcett Gold Medal Book Fawcett Publications, Inc. - Member of American Book Publishers Council, Inc. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front Cover Moderately Chipped; Rear Cover, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. EXCERPT: He was a big man, wide-shouldered, with the lean, hard-boned face of the desert rider. There was no softness in him. His toughness was ingrained and deep, without cruelty, yet quick, hard and dangerous. Whatever gentleness that might lie within him was guarded and deep. He had been sitting motionless and still on his buckskin for more than an hour. Patience was the price of survival, he knew that, and often the first to move was the first to die. His name was Hondo and he could almost smell the trouble coming. Somewhere holed up in an arroyo were renegade Apaches, waiting . . . - and - "That's Hondo Lane!" Lowe came to his feet quickly and caught Hondo by the shirt… Read More

Scarborough: Prentice Hall Canada, Inc., 1983. BOOK: Previous Owner Markings; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Fading Due to Sun Exposure. CONTENTS: Preface for Students; Preface for Teachers; Acknowledgments PART ONE: THE NATURE OF GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 1 The Comparative Study of Canadian Government 2 Political Analysis: Concepts and Principles PART TWO: THE POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CANADIAN POLITY 3 The Constitution and Federalism: Operation and Reform 4 The Executive Branch of Government: The Façade and Reality of Political Power 5 The Legislative Branch of Government: Representation and Legitimation 6 The Judicial Branch of Government: The Reluctant Exercise of Power PART THREE: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR 7 Political Culture: The Beliefs and Values of the Polity 8 Political Parties: The Acquisition and Retention of Political Power 9 The Electoral Process: Political Recruitment and Elections 10 Comparing… Read More

Springer-Verlag, 1972. BOOK: Previous Owner Markings; Repaired Rear Hinge; Corners, Spine Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Boards, Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: None. SELLER'S NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL (NON CANADA OR USA) BUYERS: Additional shipping charges will be required and requested during the purchase process of this title. SUB-TITLE: Die Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften in Einzeldarstellungen Band 180. ALSO KNOWN AS: Title of the Russian Original Edition: Osnovy sovremennoi teorii potenciala. Publisher: "Nauka", Moscow 1966. TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY: A. P. Doohovskoy. GESCHAFTSFUHRENDE HERAUSGEBER: B. Eckmann, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich; B. L. van der Waerden. Mathematisches Institut der Universitat Zurich. CONTENTS: Introduction; Chapter I. Potentials and their basic properties; Chapter II. Capacity and equilibrium measure; Chapter III. Sets of capacity zero. Sequences… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. DESIGNED BY: Ruth Lee. JACKET DESIGN BY: Amy E. McHenry. CONTENTS: Introduction; ONE The Bad News TWO Down to the Marrow THREE Preserving a Chance FOUR The T Cell Debate FIVE Westward Bound SIX A Switch in Time SEVEN The Invasion of the Body Snatchers EIGHT Countdown to Ground Zero NINE A New Birthday TEN Stir-Crazy ELEVEN The Graft Attacks the Host TWELVE Going Home; Epilogue--Starting Over; A Survival Guide; Resources. SYNOPSIS: Shortly after her thirty-seventh birthday, Wall Street Journal reporter and editor Laura Landro was told that she had chronic myelogenous leukemia. Survivor is the remarkable account of her battle against this devastating, potentially fatal cancer--and her successful struggle to take control of her own case. At first almost paralyzed with fear when diagnosed with this form of… Read More

New York: Avon Books A division of The Hearst Corporation, 1975. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Moderate Creasing on Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Spine Slightly Cocked; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. An injured alien brings a priceless legacy--and the terror of the unknown! A SCIENCE FICTION ADVENTURE! SYNOPSIS: An Offering of Fear and Wonder. On the starship Skipjack, a valiant and costly mission of rescue has just ended--and an ordeal of terror is about to begin. For while dissension and rumblings of mutiny divide the starship's crew, a strange and alien entity--the Elluvon--appears in their midst, seeking shelter and offering a gift both precious and mysterious. The coming of the Elluvon plunges the Skipjack into a turmoil which threatens to engulf the entire galaxy. As the seeds of rebellion grow aboard the Skipjack, an ominous, deadly threat appears from without; an invasion by vicious intergalactic pirates determined to… Read More

New York: Pocket Books - Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1987. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. For a convent-bred beauty, a riverboat rogue was willing to gamble his heart! SYNOPSIS: IN THE ANTE-BELLUM SOUTH, NEW ORLEANS WAS A CITY OF SCANDAL, DANGER . . . AND LOVE From her convent home, Annalisa Montgomery sailed downriver to her wealthy mother, a mysterious woman she had never known. En voyage, a handsome gambler flashed his heart-stopping smile, and with a single touch he filled her with unsettling desire. Chase Masters vowed to pursue this exquisite creature with all his dashing charm. But in New Orleans Annalisa fled, only to discover that her mother's sudden demise had left her a shocking legacy . . . the most gracious house of pleasure in the South's most wicked city! Swept into a maze of corruption and intrigue, Annalisa was saved by the sudden… Read More

New York: Basic Books Inc. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: The Secret Wartime Report. BOOK NUMBER: 5598. FOREWORD BY: William L. Langer. AFTERWORD BY: Robert G. L. Waite. JACKET DESIGN BY: Loretta Li. CONTENTS: Foreword by William L. Langer; INTRODUCTION; PART I HITLER As He Believes Himself to Be; PART II HITLER As the German People Know Him; PART III HITLER As His Associates Know Him; PART IV HITLER As He Knows Himself; PART V HITLER Psychological Analysis and Reconstruction; PART VI HITERL His Probable Behavior in the Future; Afterword by Robert G. L. Waite; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A Portfolio of Photographs Follows. SYNOPSIS: Here is the secret psychological report written in 1943 for "Wild Bill" Donovan of the OSS, which correctly predicted Adolf… Read More

Toronto: CBC Enterprises, 1982. Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; Half Title Pulled From Removal of Pocket; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front Cover, Spine Moderately Chipped; Rear Cover Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Light Sticker Pull to Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SUB-TITLE: A Practical Guide To The New Canadian Constitution. COVER DESIGN: Garfield Reeves-Stevens. MANAGING EDITOR: Paula S. Goepfert. COPY EDITOR: Greg Ioannou. DESIGNER: Keith Abraham. INDEXER: Sara Jane Kennerley. CONTENTS: Introduction; Yesterday's Constitution; Today's Constitution; Tomorrow's Constitution; Afterword; The Canada Act 1982; The Constitution Act 1982; Index. SYNOPSIS: Canada has a new Constitution, but what does this mean and how will it directly affect you? Author J. Stuart Langford has followed the development of the new Constitution for the last four years as legal correspondent for "The National",… Read More

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1988. Remainder Mark; Light Creasing on Front Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. COVER AND BOOK DESIGN BY: Robert Burns, Burns & Company. CONTENTS: Foreword from the Publisher; Introduction: Laurier LaPierre; What We Think: Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Matt Cohen, The Right Rev. Remi De Roo, Andree Ferretti, Allan Fotheringham, Graeme Gibson, Michele Landsberg, Laurent Laplante, Frank Stronach, David Suzuki, Bob White; What We Know: Peter Bakvis, Peter Baskerville, Shirley Carr, Marjorie Cohen, David Crane, Jerry Goodis, Jon K. Grant, Harold Horwood, Mel Hurtig, George Ignatieff, Martin Katz, James Laxer, Jack Layton, William Loewen, Ian McDougall, Joseph A. Mercier, Peter C. Newman, David Lorge Parnas, The Honourable Tony Penikett, Jacques Proulx, John Ralston Saul, Laurell Ritchie, Abraham Rotstein, Rick Salutin, Denis Stairs, Gilles Theriault and Rick Williams, Bruce W. Wilkinson; What… Read More

Le Livre de Poche - Robert Laffont Previous Owner Markings/Ex-Library; 1st Page of Front Matter Missing; Inside Front Cover Pulled From Removal of Pocket; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled. SYNOPSIS: Par l'auteur de La Cite de la joie; Une prodigieuse epopee humaine; Des medecins-detectives, des chercheurs, des soeurs de Mere Teresa, un moine libanais et des malades du sida confrontes au plus terrible fleau de notre temps. Une aventure debordante de courage, de compassion, de generosite, de foi et d'esperance.. Edit. 5260 1/1992. Paperback. Fair. Illus. by Pierre Faucheux. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Warner Books A Time Warner Company, 1999. BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Moderately Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Soiled; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. Witness to History. New York Times Bestselling Author of The City of Joy and Coauthor of Is Paris Burning? "There are always a thousand suns beyond the clouds."--Indian proverb. BOOK NUMBER: 0399. ALSO KNOWN AS: Originally published in French as Mille Soleils by Editions Robert Laffont. BOOK DESIGN BY: Giorgetta Bell McRee. BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF: the author's collection. JACKET DESIGN BY: Flag & Jackie Merri Meyer. CONTENTS: Author's Note to the Reader 1 The Grandiose and Mad Dream of a Twentieth-Century Don Quixote 2 A Small Piece of Paradise under a Parasol Pine 3 A Green Room on the Shores of the Pacific 4 Two Young Hounds on the Trail of History 5 A Dance of Death with the Black Bulls of Spain 6 The Modest Man Who Saved Israel 7… Read More