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Surrey, BC: Hancock House Publishers. Very Good. 1982. Paperback. 0888391250 . Bottom back corner creased ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; B&W and Colour photographs.; 0.25 x 8.25 x 5.5 Inches; 64 pages; "Discover the history and people of the Pacific Great Eastern and British Columbia Railway, as well as the Royal Hudson which today carries passengers on a nostalgic trip along the coast." blurb .

New York: Random House. Very Good+. 2003. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0812969847 . Card covers show light shelf wear. ; A tight solid book. ; Trade PB; 5.17 X 1.2 X 8.01 inches; 536 pages; "the de?nitive book on the rise of al-Qaeda and America’s efforts to combat the most innovative and dangerous terrorist group ever. Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon trace the growth of radical Islam from its medieval origins and, drawing on their years of counter-terrorism work at the National Security Council, provide essential insights into the thinking of Usama bin Laden and his followers. With unique authority, they analyze why America was unable to defend itself against this revolutionary threat on September 11, 2001, why bin Laden’s apocalyptic creed is gaining ground in the Islamic world, and what the United States must do to stop the new terror." .

New York: Penguin Books. Very Good+. 2000. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0140296271 . Card covers show light shelf wear, remainder mark on bottom page edges. ; A bright, solid book. A few B&W photos ; Trade PB; 5.56 X 0.95 X 8.42 inches; 426 pages; "An award-winning Roman Catholic journalist presents a shocking record, drawing from secret archives, of the career of Pope Pius XII, showing his long-term collaboration with the Nazis and his anti-Semitism, and discusses his continuing influence. " .

Toronto: Anchor Canada. Very Good+. 2004. Reprint. Paperback. 0385660049 . Card covers show light shelf wear, crease down back cover.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 544 pages; "Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge" .

Don Mills, ON: Addison-Wesley. Very Good. 1999. First Edition. Paperback. 0201613735 . Card covers show light shelf wear with light creasing. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 437 pages; A collection of essays by Canada's finest writers .

New York: Scribner. Very Good. 2011. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 074327704X . Card covers show light shelf wear, shallow crease full length of front cover. ; A bright, solid book. Illustrated with B&W plates ; Trade PB; 5.5 X 1.26 X 8.4375 inches; 468 pages; "A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the US Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages." .

New York: Publicaffairs. Very Good+. 2007. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 158648558X . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 259 pages .

London: Simon & Schuster. Very Good. 2011. 1st Thus. Paperback. 1416526129 . Card covers show very light shelf wearshort closed tear bottom front cover.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Height: 5.78739 Inches, Length: 7.71652 Inches, Width: 1.5748 Inches; 720 pages; "The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. This book is a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life." .

New York: Penguin. Very Good+. 2013. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0143123009 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 422 pages; "tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned the flames. Drawing on remarkable new science, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom on the origins of this deadly pandemic, and in a riveting narrative that stretches from colonial Leopoldville to 1980s San Francisco to South Africa today, it reveals how human hands unleashed this epidemic and can now overcome it, if only we learn the lessons of the past." .

New York: Free Press. Very Good. 2010. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 143917122X . Card covers show light shelf wear, cornercurl. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 307 pages; "Sam Harris seeks to link morality to the rest of human knowledge. Defining morality in terms of human and animal well-being, Harris argues that science can do more than tell how we are; it can, in principle, tell us how we ought to be. " .

New York: Vintage. Very Good+. 2008. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0375713948 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 5.2 X 0.92 X 8 inches; 432 pages; "In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 Reykjavik summit and the incredible events that followed. In this thrilling, authoritative narrative, Richard Rhodes draws on personal interviews with both Soviet and U.S. participants and a wealth of new documentation to unravel the compelling, shocking story behind this monumental time in human history—its beginnings, its nearly chilling consequences, and its effects on global politics today." .

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited. Very Good+. 1999. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 0385257643 . Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; "Years ago, noted science writer Chet Raymo embarked upon his own quest to reconcile the miracle stories he learned as a child with the science he learned as an adult. Skeptics and True Believers is the culmination of that search--a passionate, ever-inquisitive statement that science and religion can mutually reinforce the way we experience the world." .

Surrey, BC: Heritage House Publishing. Very Good+. 2001. First Edition. Paperback. 1894384245 . Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book. B&W illustrations ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; "Lotus Land's scandals of the past 130 years may seem to be all about money, but there's also been sex, corruption, staggering incompetence and outright lies. Jump aboard as veteran political junkie William Rayner explores BC's scandal-ridden history. Read about the comely juror and the murder suspect, the two politicians who fell in love on the job, the crooked cops, the scam artists, the double-talking bureaucrats and—above all—the fast ferries from hell." .

New York: Harpercollins. Very Good+. 2005. Uncorrected Proof. Softcover. 0060753617 . Card covers show light shelf wear, minor scuffing.; A tight solid book..; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 317 pages; " the great naval battle of Trafalgar, fought between the British and Franco-Spanish fleets in October 1805, and uses it to examine our idea of heroism and the heroic. " .

Boulder, CO: Trumpeter Books. Very Good. 2006. Tenth Printing. Paperback. 1590302931 . Card covers show light shelf wear, bottom fore corner bumped. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 213 pages; "This book presents the insights and guidance of thirteen indigenous grandmothers from five continents, many of whom are living legends among their own peoples. The Grandmothers offer wisdom on such timely issues as nurturing our families; cultivating physical and mental health; and confronting violence, war, and poverty. Also included are the reflections of Western women elders, including Alice Walker, Gloria Steinem, Helena Norberg-Hodge, and Carol Moseley Brown." .

UK: CORGI BOOKS. Very Good+. 2003. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 0552147893 . Only light wear. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 448 pages; "THE DREADFUL JUDGEMENT tells the true, human story of the Great Fire of London through the eyes of the individuals caught up in it. It is a historical story combining modern knowledge of the physics of fire, forensics and arson investigation with the moving eye-witness accounts to produce a searing depiction of the terrible reality of the Great Fire of London and its impact on those who lived through it." .

Garden City: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Boards show light shelf wear, Dj has heavier shelf wear with light soiling, creasing and chipping. Large section of DJ missing from top front. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. Map endpapers, B&W photos; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 390 pages; "Investigates the military, political, and historical ramifications of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, examining the unpreparedness of the United States, the cover-up following the disaster, and other important aspects of the attack and its effects" .

Toronto: Thomas Allen Publishers, Inc.. Very Good. 2009. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0887624138 . Card covers show some shelf wear, corner corl.; A tight, solid book. Some B&W photos. ; Trade PB; 150 X 25 X 226 millimeters; 336 pages; "On June 6, 1944, nearly 15,000 Canadians - at sea, in the air, and on the ground - joined the long-anticipated D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe on the Normandy beaches. The piece of ground on which the Canadians fought so hard against heavily armed and embedded German troops was codenamed Juno. On that day, the Candian infantry fought their way farther inland than any other Allied troops. For Canada, and all Canadians, this was a coming of age, an extraordinary moment of courage and sacrifice. On the eve of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, Barris takes us back to those momentous few hours that forever changed the course of our history in the voices of those who were there. In what might be described as Canada's… Leer más

Toronto: Harpercollins Publishers. Very Good. 2007. First Paperback Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0002008319 . Card covers show very light shelf wear, some pencil marks in text.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 5.88 X 1 X 9 inches; 356 pages; "Climate change is real, and it will affect all of us. From desertification to rising ocean levels, from killer storms to wildlife extinction, we’re already seeing the effects of human activity on the most sensitive part of the global ecosystem. In this extraordinary book, Tim Flannery not only describes the problem of global warming and climate change, he suggests in detail how the world can act to solve it." (David Suzuki) .

New York: Touchstone. Very Good. 1995. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0684813238 . Card covers show some shelf wear.; A tight, solid book, no creasing. Illustrated with B&W photos ; Trade PB; 6 X 1.6 X 9 inches; 576 pages; "Here is the definitive history of the Watergate scandal—based on the most recently released tapes, in-depth interview with many of the participants, and hundreds of official and unofficial documents, including notes Halderman omitted from his own published diaries." .