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

Montreal, PQ, Canada: Chouette Publishing, 2000. Board Book. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; Caillou learns how to sleep through the night.

Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, 1993. Paperback. As New. As New; British Columbia is home to more bat species than any other Canadian province: 16 in all. This handbook presents a comprehensive summary of what we know about the bats in the province, with an emphasis on identification, distribution, natural history and conservation. Includes: illustrations, maps and keys.

London, UK: Salamander Books Ltd, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. (Classic Conflicts) Clean, tight, unmarked; personal inscription inside front cover; otherwise very minimal wear; An expert panel of ex-servicemen and military historians describe with clarity and dramatic detail each step of the conflict, providing a unique account of the myriad operations and underlying strategy of the better struggle to defeat Japan.

Chelsea, Michigan, U.S.A.: Sleeping Bear Pr, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good. Rose, Melanie. Clean, tight, unmarked; gift inscription on ffep; otherwise very minimal wear; "Each letter of the alphabet introduces a fact about the game of hockey."

Chicago, IL: University Of Chicago Press, 1981. Soft cover. As New. As New; In Waiting for the Mahatma, a young drifter meets the most beautiful girl he has ever seen - an adherent of Mahatma Gandhi - and commits himself to Gandhi's Quit India campaign, a decision that will test the integrity of his ideals against the strength of his passions. This novel, written after India's independence, is a masterpiece of social comedy, rich in local color and abounding in affectionate humor and generosity of spirit.

New Delhi, India: National Book Trust, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light age tanning; creasing to back cover; otherwise light general wear; The story of a friendship between an elephant and a dog.

Stittsville, ON, Canada: GWEV Publishing Inc., 2000. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. Vincent, Heidi. SIGNED BY ANGELA K. NARTH on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; gift inscription and name inside front cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; "Three cheers for Simon. Even though this little Canada goose feels he is inadequate, he is able to find the courage to help an old friend safely home. A must read for every small child that feels less than what they really are, and for the adult that longs to encourage them to believe in themselves.

Stittsville, ON, Canada: GWEV Publishing Inc., 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Vincent, Heidi. INSCRIBED BY ANGELA K. NARTH on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; A timely tale, given the state of the world, that promotes peace over war, similarities over differences. Young children will 'spot' the meaning in the author's tale of kindness and understanding. A wonderful idea...to use the everpresent ladybugs to teach about war and peace.

Stittsville, ON, Canada: GWEV Publishing Inc., 2000. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. Vincent, Heidi. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; "Three cheers for Simon. Even though this little Canada goose feels he is inadequate, he is able to find the courage to help an old friend safely home. A must read for every small child that feels less than what they really are, and for the adult that longs to encourage them to believe in themselves.

Bradenton, FL: AeroGraphics, Inc., 2012. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; A comprehensive guide to NASA's human space flight mission patches for Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and the Space Shuttle Programs. The book features a collection of 168 mission patches printed in full color. Details are included about each mission patch design, as well as about the mission itself - including launch and landing dates and times, crew members, and payload. This handbook provides a complete reference for the colorful emblems of NASA's manned missions.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing, 1941. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Tight, unmarked; light damp rippling to back of dustjacket; light wear to edges; sunning to spine of dj; otherwise colours are bright; brown cloth covers with black titles; light rubbing to title decor on front cover; age tanned; minimal general wear; Nimble and naughty, lyric and laughing, sharply penetrating and lighter than air, Nash's poetry bears the unmistakable stamp of an authentic poet of his day and age. It is the poet's own selection and revision of his work. There are, in all, 280 poems. Of these, 81 are from the lively and long-lived best seller, "I'm a Stranger Here Myself." Many from the earlier, less widely-known volumes are included, and there are 31 poems that were first published in this edition.

Toronto, ON: Knopf Canada, 2004. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY LILIAN NATTEL on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; 1" closed tear to upper front edge of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; A remarkable tale of two unforgettable women and the child that unites them in the maelstrom of fin de siecle London. With stunningly vivid prose Nattel writes of whores and rabbis, street vendors and artists, sweatshops and Yiddish theater and in the midst of the chaos of this rich city life she beautifully renders the courage of mothers and sisters navigating dangerous realms.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Manitoba Naturalists Society, 2006. Trade Paper. Very Good+. 0969728026; Clean, tight, unmarked; slight curling to inside edge; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; Very Heavy Book-May require extra for shipping; "Experience the wonders of nature in your own backyard! Discover the beauty of southern Manitoba's native plants and the birds, butterflies and other wildlife they attract. Naturescape Manitoba will help you landscape your yard with nature in mind. "

Durham, Ontario: Durham Region Field Naturalists, 1977. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few marks and smudges to covers; smudge inside back cover; a few light creases on spine edge; otherwise minimal wear; interior pristine;"This booklet locates the best places for field identification and helps readers find a wide variety of fauna and flora throughout the year in natural areas of the Durham Region, which, in most cases, are both convenient and attractive. "

Toronto, ON: HarperCollins, 2014. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to upper inside corners and spine extremes; Little Mosque on the Prairie brought Zarqa's own laugh-out-loud take on her everday culture clash to viewers around the world. and now, in this book, she tells the sometimes absurd, somtimes challenging stories of being Zarqa in a western society. From explaining to the plumber why the toilet must be within arm's reach of the tap to refusing to use an outhouse for fear of jinn possession, Zarqa paints an eye-opening - and often eye-rolling - portrait of a proud (if slightly neurotic) Muslim woman.

Winnipeg, MB: Yellow Dog, 2019. Soft cover. As New. As New; Chales Cedar Dance has little in common with his hippie mother. At the annual school camp, Charles has a chance encounter with the father he has never known. While spying on him at a nearby anti-logging protest camp, Charles finds himself at the centre of a mystery involving a saboteur-turned-kidnapper. When Charles decides he wants to get to know his dad, he learns the truth about his parents and must re-evaluate his view of his family.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, 2000. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Judith wonders if her one small transgression of the rule - her having concealed in her trunk a small green picture frame given to her by her mother - has somehow caused strange, ghostly happenings by bringing the past to life again.

New York, NY: Soho Press, 2014. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY OKEY NDIBE on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to corners and spine extremes of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; This book tells the story of Ike, a highly educated Nigerian barely making a living driving a cab in New York City. A meditation on the dreams, promises, and frustrations of the immigrant life in America; the nature and impact of religious conflicts; an examination of the ways in which modern culture creates of heightens infatuation with the "exotic," including the desire to own strange objects and hanker after ineffable illusions; and an exploration of the shifting nature of memory, Foreign Gods, Inc. brilliantly illuminates our globally interconnected world.

Montreal, PQ, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal shelfwear; "Neary examines the establishment of the British-appointed commission that governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949 and weighs the constitutional decision of 1949 to join Canada against developments in Newfoundland during the preceding twenty years."

Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 2000. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to upper front inside corner; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; Imaginative, determined, often raucous and sometimes raunchy, women in the wilds did what they wanted to do. They ran traplines, hotels and bawdy houses, prospected for gold, lived in the wilderness, and married as many times as they wanted or not at all. Rosemary Neering tells the stories of the strength, independence and sheer determination of women such as Lillian Alling, who tried to walk home to Russia; and Evelyn Penrose, who divined for water, oil and criminal tendencies. Madam, prospector, writer, each of these amazing individuals lived a life that challenged the rules most women lived by.