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

Winnipeg, MB: Aboriginal Issues Press, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; The voices of: Shoal Lake residential school children's parents; Manitoba aboriginal people's cancer experiences; First Nations nursing students; University students; Mi'kmaq and Acadian alliances; Guarani and Spanish speakers in Paraguay; Coyote; Inuit and Inuvialuit hunters on climate change; Researchers on Rotinonshonni and Cree methods; Anishinaabe lake sturgeon fishers; Namekosipiianishinabek on moose; Jalq'a potato farmers in Bolivia. A celebration of Aboriginal scholarship.

London, England: New Burlington Books, 2006. Trade Paper. As New. As New with full-size plans; "Complete information on design, wood selection, hardware, tools, and techniques allows you to create your own unique personalized instrument. Full-size plans included. All aspects of construction are explained in detail, with step-by-step color photos, diagrams, and clear instructions for each procedure. With professional tips from a master luthier, this comprehensive book takes the mystery out of guitar making. "

Victoria, BC: Brindle & Glass, 2006. Soft cover. New. New Book; "Chronicles 40 churches built in Alberta's early days - from the 1880s to the 1930s, from Fort Chipewyan to Cardson. People who cleared the land, raised the money, and built their houses of worship. Their stories of good times and hards times, sad times and humorous times, are some of the many foundations upon which this province was built.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Turnstone Pr, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY SHELDON OBERMAN on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; three different store stamps on ffep; very light wear to corners; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; "A work of interrelated stories, this book opens a window on a sequence of fleeting wonders and secret acts in North End Winnipeg, circa 1962. Danny searches for some magic charm as live around him come together and fall apart with the joy and tragedy common to all.

Honesdale, Pennsylvania: Boyds Mills Press, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Waldman, Neil. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal shelfwear; "A grandfather tells his grandchildren his own Hanukkah story from World War II.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Turnstone Pr, 1993. Soft cover. As New. SIGNED BY SHELDON OBERMAN on title page; As new condition; "A work of interrelated stories, this book opens a window on a sequence of fleeting wonders and secret acts in North End Winnipeg, circa 1962. Danny searches for some magic charm as live around him come together and fall apart with the joy and tragedy common to all.

Hilliard, Ohio, U.S.A.: Boyds Mills Press, 1994. Hardcover. As New/As New. 1878093223; As New condition; INSCRIPTION FROM AUTHOR on title page; unpaginated; "Before Adman embarks on his journey from Czarist Russia to the new world, his grandfather hands the boy his prayer shawl. Oberman's story unfolds from time past to time present, when Adam, a grandfather himself, hands the prayer shawl to his own grandson. Lewin's illustrations give powerful expression and linger in the imagination long after the book is closed.

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The true story of the friendship between Valentine McGillycuddy, a young doctor plucked from his prestigious medical career and newly married wife to serve in the army during the Great Sioux War, and the fearsom chief Crazy Horse.

Halifax, Nova Scotia: Nimbus Publishing, Limited, 1998. Trade Paper. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to inside corners; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; "One year after the outbreak of the war, a new motor tanker, the Frederick S Fales, left Halifax for Britain as part of convoy HX 72. Eleven days later, the convoy was set upon by a group of German U-Boats attacking as a team, and destroyed. This tragic event was a wake-up call to the Admiralty, and pivotal to the development of a new naval strategy. This is the story of the Fales, her crew, and the ill-fated convoy in which she made her last voyage.

St. John's, NL: Fineday, 2018. Paperback. Near Fine. Tomova, Veselina. Clean, tight, unmarked; personal gift inscription on title page; otherwise as new; Star, a young Newfoundland pony, meets a seagull named Cordell who shows her a bigger place than the small island which is Star's home. Will Star be lured away by the excitement of the Big Island or will she learn to love her little home all over again?

St. John's, NL: Fineday Books, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. Tomova, Veselina. SIGNED BY MAGGIE O'BRIEN on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; light crease on title page; otherwise very minimal wear; Maggie, a yellow Labrador puppy, has created havoc in her house with her clumsy paws and wavy tail - to say nothing about the birthday cake that gets stuck in her teeth by accident! But a day that started as a disaster turns into a triumph. With the help of her new friend Hero, a Newfoundland dog, Maggie finds out exactly what she is good at and why.

St. John's, NL: Fineday Books, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. Tomova, Veselina. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Maggie, a yellow Labrador puppy, has created havoc in her house with her clumsy paws and wavy tail - to say nothing about the birthday cake that gets stuck in her teeth by accident! But a day that started as a disaster turns into a triumph. With the help of her new friend Hero, a Newfoundland dog, Maggie finds out exactly what she is good at and why.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Raincoast Book Dist Ltd, 2004. Trade Paper. As New. Clean, tight, unmarked; personal inscription on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; "A tribute to the people and places in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Full of fascinating facts about the Prairie populace-from artists to politicians, from farmers to folk heroes-this book recounts the region's history and retelling its many legends. "

London, UK: Hermes House, 2006. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; heavy, oversized book; May require extra for shipping; A fascinating guide to hundreds of symbols, signs and ideographs, illustrated with photographs, artworks, diagrams and drawings, and presented with authoritative text, commentary and definitions.

New York, NY: HarperFestival, 2012. Staplebound. New. New Book; complete set of stickers; Ooh la la! It's a blizzard. School is cancelled. And Nancy, JoJo, Bree and Freddy are so excited to go outside and play. From making snow angels to building snowmen to catching snowflakes...everyone has "snow" much fun! Celebrate Nancy's winter wonderland with this fancy story, complete with a famulous set of stickers!

Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; Ever since that summer day in 1795, the possibility of what might be hidden in the depths of a small island off the south coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, has made it the site of the world's longest, most expensive, and most perplexing treasure hunt. Author D'Arcy O'Connor recounts the fascinating stories and amazing discoveries of past and current treasure seekers who have sought Oak Island's fabled treasure for over two hundred years. It has baffled scientists and madmen, scholars and idiots, millionaires and get-rich-quick schemers, psychics, engineers, charlatans, and even a former president of the United States. The island has consumed the fortunes-and in some cases, the lives-of those who have obsessively set out to unlock its secret. Despite all their efforts, the mystery remains unsolved, and not a single dime of treasure has ever… Read More

Boulder, CO: Shambhala, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; The inspiring life story of pioneering feminist artist, activist, and Buddhist teacher Mayumi Oda, featuring 26 original fulll-color thangka paintings. Mayumi's vivid, original images of women as goddesses show us a new way to think about Zen Buddhism and, actually, about life. This book tells her marvelous journey from childhood in Japan during the Second World War into her life as a notable artist and activist. A book of great simplicity, sweetness, and beauty.

London, UK: Pinter & Martin, 2009. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to bottom back inside corner; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; "Fetus ejection reflex', 'milk ejection reflex', 'sperm ejection reflex', orgasmogenic cocktail' ... These are examples of terms used by Odent in his study of ecstatic/orgasmic states associated with different episodes of human sexual life. This book about male and female orgasms is an opportunity to convince anyone that humanity is at a turning point. Due to the improved technique of medically assisted conceptions and cesareans, the advances in anesthesiology and pharmacology, and the development of the food industry, women can now conceive a baby, give birth and feed their infant without relying on the release of 'cocktails of love hormones'. Human intelligence and ingenuity have made love hormones redundant. Let us think long term and let us raise questions in terms of civilization. The… Read More

Vancouver, BC: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2008. Soft cover. Near Fine. INSCRIPTION FROM DAVID N. ODHIAMBO on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; A powerful, tragicomic novel about power, culture, money, and identity in contemporary America, as seen through the eyes of a graduate student from Africa.

Norwich, UK: Jarrold Colour Publications, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Hunt, Tim. Clean, tight, unmarked; price written in red pen on ffep; otherwise very minimal wear; This book written by Elliott O'Donnel, a life-long investigator of the occult, contains stories of ghostly experiences in Scotland.