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Price: $39.95
Publisher: USA, McGraw-Hill Inc.,US: 1981
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 61205670
ISBN: 0070162816
Condition: Good
0070162816 310 pages. Some highlighting/underlining. Designed for professionals-in-training, practicing professionals, and parents or families of disabled persons. Deals with 1. The social misconceptions that impede the physical, psychological, and social adjustment of disabled persons; 2. The effects these misconceptions have on the attitudes and effectiveness of those who work with disabled persons; and 3. existing services, laws, environmental changes, and technological advances that affect both the efforts of professionals and the lives of disabled persons. Authors are Professors of S... View more info
Price: $299.95
Publisher: London, George Newnes: 1919
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 123G3916
Condition: Fair
Pages 442-528 plus 24 pages of nice ads. Features: Hunting Wild Cattle - an Englishman's stirring adventures while catching bulls in Patagonia; My Mine-Sweeping Experiences - Joe W. White describes his WWI mine-sweeping and submarine-hunting adventures in home waters - a valuable record of the dangerous work and daring methods employed by our fishermen in destroying enemy mines and driving away submarines - with great photos; The Golden Nugget (short story); The One-Handed Hunter and the Rhinocerous; In the Wilds of Siberia - Part III - fascinating narrative with many photos of convicts/priso... View more info
By: Directorate of Military Training Under the Direction of the Chief of the General Staff, AHQ
Price: $59.95
Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Publisher: 1958
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 24308716
Condition: Good
122 pages. Prepared to help Canadian soldiers live and fight in the Arctic. "...the Finnish and the Russian armies have shown us that Arctic warfare is possible: ... and the Nazis showed us just what can happen to an army that tries to fight in the cold *without* knowing how." Covers 18 topics including: Arctic Clothing; Load Carrying Equipment; Small Arms and Ammunition; Pitching and Striking Tentage; Camp and Tent Group Routine; Survival; Communications; and many more. Contains many diagrams and humourous illustrations. Unmarked but for attractive rubber stamp to front cover rea... View more info
By: Drummond-Hay, C.R.: Editor
Price: $99.95
Publisher: Vancouver, B.C., British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel): 1958
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 662G3744
Condition: Good
36 pages. Features: Rate application explained; Reprints of Victoria Times and Vancouver Sun articles on B.C. Tel's application for higher rates; Lionel Edwards is featured in a photo-illustrated article on how he uses an oscilloscope to spot faults in the video portion of television transmission; Photos of preparations of new automatic equipment in Kerrisdale for a 20,000 line conversion - with photos of Glen Turner, Len Davis, Thor Andersen, Berry Smith, Harris Howe, Fred Smith, George Kozak and John Green; Retirement photos of Vera Gillespie and Nancy Robertson; 19 photos of recent sales tr... View more info
By: Dubova, Natalia
Price: $99.95
Publisher: USA, CAM: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 312A9046
Condition: Very Good
VHS video tape in case. Featuring: Elizaveta Stekolnikova and Dmitri Kazarlyga. Will assist viewers at all levels of ability in attaining the power, speed, and control typified by world-class skaters. Dubova is the world-renowned coach of Olympic medal winners Usova and Zhulin, Klimova and Ponomarenko, and Gritschuk and Platov. "I have seen Natalia in action, teaching her stroking exercises to skaters at all levels... her video will be a great asset to any skating program." - Louis Stong, Coach of World Champions Underhill and Martini and Kurt Browning. Length of tape not stated. ... View more info
By: Easton, Carol
Price: $59.95
Publisher: U.S.A., William Morrow: 1973
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 322G4443
ISBN: 0688001963
Condition: Good
0688001963 252 pages. Nice black and white photo section. "No yardstick can measure, no musicologist can trace the influence of Stan Kenton on popular music of the mid-twentieth century... The dimensions of his contribution are staggering... his band served as a training ground for a generation of musicians dedicated to keeping the flickering flame of jazz alive in an alien environment." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings upon half-title page, otherwise book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to price-clipped dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-... View more info
By: Eisenmann, Charles P. (Signed)
Price: $395.00
Publisher: U.S.A., Self-Published: 1968
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 236A9432
Condition: Good
201 pages. Author's neat signature and inscription upon dedication page. "The only 20th century manual for educating all dogs, by the owner and educator of The Littlest Hobo." - subtitle. "The step-by-step account of an intellectual breakthrough between man and dog. A revolutionary method of teaching a dog how to think, reason and behave that is a step ahead of society's thinking." - from foreward. Illustrated in black and white. Binding sound. Average wear. Unmarked. A quality copy of this classic manual. View more info
By: Emson, J B ; Farndale, Martin ; Batus
Price: $59.95
Publisher: Great Britain, Purnell: 1986
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 416H3616
ISBN: B004OASQ8K
Condition: Good
B004OASQ8K 144 pages. Bibliography. Illustrated in colour and black and white. "Provides a fascinating background into the life of those of us who live and train with the British Army Training Unit Suffield. It also records the history of this magnificent part of Canada and is an excellent piece of joint Anglo-Canadian work." - Foreword. Gift greetings atop half-title page. Moderate wear. A sound copy. View more info
By: English, John A.
Price: $69.95
Publisher: USA, Praeger: 1991
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 811H4112
ISBN: 027593019X
Condition: Fair
027593019X xx, 347 pages. Index, footnotes, appendices, list of abbreviations, and select bibliography. Black and white maps and reproductions of photos. "Analyzes the impact of the British military model on the Canadian corps in terms of doctrine, training, command and staff appointments, equipment, and organization. Presents a critical analysis of Canadian operations in Normandy, giving special attention to the Canadian Army's inability to close the 'Falaise Gap' in a timely manner." - dust jacket. Former library copy with usual markings, heavy wear, major spine slant, and open... View more info
By: Farfor, Una C.M.
Price: $39.95
Publisher: London, Bailliere, Tindall and Cox: 1956
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 62306652
Condition: Very Good
230 pages including index. Minor spine lean to right. Provides concisely, clearly and simply just that quantity of information which the nurse needs to possess, gathered together in a well-illustrated easily read and easily carried volume. Author, by virtue of her training and subsequent responsibilities at Moorfields Eye Hospital, and latterly as Matron of Bristol Eye Hospital, two of the only three centres in Britain to grant a special Opthalmic Nursing Diploma to student nurses, is well qualified to produce this book. Red boards with black writing thereon. View more info
Price: $199.95
Publisher: USA, Curtis: 1961
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 202G4196
Condition: Good
68 pages. Short Stories: Combat Chaplain; The Time of Evenson; That Girl Upstairs; The Model From Madison Avenue. Articles: Bing Crosby interviews Pete Martin (part 1 of 2) - includes photo of Martin with Marilyn Monroe in 1956; Wizard with Rocks - Rock Garden Designer Rhozo Fuso Kado - color-photo-illustrated article; Can We Get Rid of Bad Doctors?; Master of the Pentagon - William McNamara - article including one-page photo portrait; The Return of the Gaslight; Texas Helps Her Little Latins - now preschool English-language training gives Spanish-speaking children a chance to shed the bonds... View more info
Price: $299.95
Publisher: London, The Illustrated London News: 1941
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 143H3374
ISBN: B006OB551I
Condition: Fair
B006OB551I 32 pages. Features: Fall of Bardia (cover photo); Photo of King George II talking with General Metaxas, the Greek Prime Minister; Page of illustrations show how ice and snow are silent enemies of the bomber; Illustrations of tank warfare in Libya; Two pages of illustrations of R.A.F. unit badges and mottoes; Four photos of Tobruk - General Wavell's new goal; Two pages of Australian troops training for their successful assault on Bardia, including Major-General Iven Giffard Mackay; The War with Nazi Germany - article discusses Hitler's assault on Britain and the victory at Bardia; T... View more info
By: Ferguson, Blair
Price: $149.95
Publisher: Canada, Township of Southwold: 2004
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 553H2123
ISBN: 0973201924
Condition: Good
0973201924 iv, 132 pages. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this informative WWII reference. View more info
By: Field, Peter J.
Price: $59.95
Publisher: London, John Lane the Bodley Head: 1942
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 118C9679
Condition: Good
126 pages. "The story of the Royal Canadian Air Force... Here are not only first-hand stories of raids and combats, but also the no less thrilling story of the vast Empire Training Scheme which, in itself, is one of the key pillars in the great foundations upon which victory is being so surely built." - from dust jacket. Average wear. Binding intact. Prior owner's signature upon front free endpaper. Above-average wear to price-clipped dust jacket. A sound copy. View more info
By: First Ed
Price: $49.95
Publisher: USA, Omega Books: 1995
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 13104291
Condition: Good
82 pages. Features: Exclusive look at mysterious PM-84 SMG; PM-63 - Terrorists' cold war weapon of choice; Astonishing new training ammo; truth about training drills; what happened to the M14?; U.S. Krag - An arms race America lost; Silent CQB Suppressors; Hot Sniper Gear; Stechkin Micro-SMG. Moderate wear. Solid unmarked copy. View more info
Price: $39.95
Publisher: U.K., Blackwell Scientific: 1982
Edition: Second Edition
Seller ID: 52507386
ISBN: 0632086009
Condition: Good
0632086009 326 pages including index. "...Will prove invaluable for those training in cardiac surgery and useful for both physicians and surgeons preparing for examinations." - British Journal of Hospital Medicine. Crease to front cover. Yellow highlighting to first half of book. Moderate wear. View more info
Price: $89.95
Publisher: Vancouver, B.C., British Columbia Telephone Company (B.C. Tel): 1959
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 662G3742
Condition: Good
36 pages. Contents: C.W. Halford becomes new General Commercial Manager; Operator Distance Dialing comes to B.C.; Photo of the Vancouver toll operating centre in the William Farrell Building; Article on the high cost of accidents; Six photos of the tear-down of the highwire span which connected Agassiz and Chilliwack since 1910; Conversion Jobs Sparked Romances; Phoning Powell River to Ottawa by O.D.D. (Operator Dial Direct); Photos of dozens of staffers at social events; Photos of company sales training; Photo-illustrated article on Roland Robinson - maintenance man near Creston who drives a... View more info
By: Ford, Emma
Price: $69.95
Publisher: Newton Center, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Charles t Branford: 1982
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 642C9519
ISBN: 0713440473
Condition: Fair
0713440473 192 pages. Index. Bibliography. Glossary. Colour and black and white photos. "A detailed account of the rules and practice of falconry, the husbandry and breeding of birds of prey, and the many species that can be trained." - from dust jacket. Heavily worn former library copy with usual markings. Still a worthy reading copy. *Please note: missing pages 117 and 118 which fall in the eagles section. View more info
By: Fotheringham, Allan; et al
Price: $129.95
Publisher: Toronto, Maclean-Hunter Limited: 1996
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 838G4893
Condition: Good
56 pages. Features: Passing of Scott Brayton and John Burgess; National Unity Debate; Guy Bertrand and Quebec's right to self-determination; Unity Debate - furor over fraud and illegal spending by both sides; The Quebec Gridlock; Photo of Brian Mulroney with psychic JoJo Savard; In British Columbia, Gordon Campbell's Liberals vs. Glen Clark and the NDP; Shaky Grip on Power in India; Liberia descends into brutal anarchy - article with very graphic photo; Robert Dole quits Senate to pursue U.S. Presidency; The Tragedy of Admiral Jeremy Michael (Mike) Boorda of the U.S. Navy; Eight climbers die ... View more info
By: Fraser M. McKee
Price: $69.95
Publisher: Canada, Vanwell Publishing Ltd.: 1994
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 161A4689
ISBN: 0920277896
Condition: Fine
0920277896 190 pages. Index. Bibliography. Index. Oblong 9" x 11". "The story of a ship. Just one of Canada's several hundred warships. It is also the story of the men who served in her, and of other ships who operated with her, in wartime in EG-9, and in peacetime in her various training roles. It is a representative tale that could have been told, and has been, of any one of a hundred similar ships of the Royal Canadian Navy. So why this particular ship? Because HMCS Swansea is typical, yet atypical. Typical in that she participated in the Battle of the Atlantic in the... View more info
