Search Results: Titles starting with C from Werdz Quality Used Books

Toronto, ON: Dundurn, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; The book recounts the formation of "C" Force and its departure to Hong Kong where it arrived just three weeks before the Japanese attack. It outlines the course of the battle from Dec 8, 1941, until the inevitable surrender of the garrison on Christmas Day. It places appropriate emphasis on the Canadian contribution, refuting allegations made in 1947 by the British General-Officer-Sommanding -- allegations which were only made public in 1993 -- that the Canadians did not fight well. Greenhous attacks these charges with solid evidence from participants and eye-witnesses. Finally, the book tells the story of life and death in the prison camps of Hong Kong and Japan.

Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1973. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to inside corners; light age tanning; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; This is an insider's view of the CIA. Among many other startling disclosures, McGarvey, a former agent, reveals that the CIA stole a Soviet Sputnick. McGarvey's main purpose, however, is to shatter the myth that the CIA is a superhuman organization capable of every sort of trick and strategy. Here, for the first time, the reader sees another side of intelligence operations: the loneliness, the tension, the broken marriages, and the trauma of exposing children to danger in foreign outposts. Yet in spite of his critical views, McGarvey makes it clear that the CIA is a vital part of America's defense system, although sorely in need of change.

Toronto, ON: Madison Book Group, 1991. Soft cover. As New/Very Good. Booklets all in as new condition; Slipcover has very light wear to corners and edges; otherwise very minimal wear; The 8 booklets in the set are EASY MAIN DISHES; COOKING FOR COMPANY; SOUPS AND STARTERS; EASY CHICKEN DISHES; VEGETABLES AND SALADS; ONE-DISH MEALS; MUFFINS AND COOKIES; GREAT DESSERTS; plus the side-stapled 16pp Index & menu Planner Booklet.

Toronto, ON: Puffin, 2017. Paperback. New. New; These four softcover books in cardboard slipcase are in original manufacturer's shrink wrap. Four beloved Canadian classics for young readers: Awake and Dreaming by Kit Pearson, Run by Eric Walters, Mama's Going to Buy You a Mockingbird by Jean Little, and Barbara Smucker's Underground to Canada

Winnipeg, MB: The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical Writing, 2014. Paperback. As New. As New; In this issue, CV2 explores how poetry in this country has been impacted by what are in more official circles referred to as non-dominant cultures in Canada. Art is a powerful tool. Whether it is the artful commitment of words to the page to tell of injustice, or portraiture of words in the depiction of how language continues to both reinforce and resist those injustices, both are important to the discussion of how poetry in Canada has been impacted by denigration of indigenous culture.

Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd, 1991. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; "More than simply a lyrical celebration of the natural world. From the moment Chris sets her inexperienced foot into an unsteady canoe until the triumphant day she stands back to survey the log house she has built, we are irresistibly drawn into her remarkable journey toward independence.

White River Jct, Vermont, U.S.A.: Chelsea Green Pub Co, 2001. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; The story unfolds through the eyes of Joe, a man with farming in his blood but an increasing sense of displacement from the natural world. While on holiday in the Dominican Republic, Joe learns about how coffee is grown and traded from Miguel, a Dominican coffee farmer. It is from Miguel and the other campesinos that Joe comes to understand the role of coffee in global trade, environmental degradation, and endangered songbird habitat. Initially overwhelmed, Joe eventually learns to live compatibly with the natural world.

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

New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM ANNE PERRY on title page; Clean, tight; number ghost on ffep; otherwise very minimal wear; This book builds from one astonishment to another until, in a transfixed courtroom, fate, or perhaps the devil, plays with men's lives and laughs a last mad laugh. Never before has anne Perry penetrated so deeply into the darkness of the human heart and into a past that rises up to haunt us with its tragic ironies.

Toronto, ON: Methuen, 1981. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight,unmarked; wear to spine edge; very light wear to covers; very minimal wear; The story follows the attempts of the young reporter Tintin, his dog Snowy, and his friend Captain Haddock to rescue their friend Professor Calculus, who has developed a machine capable of destroying objects with sound waves, from kidnapping attempts by the competing European countries of Borduria and Syldavia.

Canada: Viking, 2021. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; Fred Sasakamoose, torn from his home at the age of seven, endured the horrors of residential school for a decade before becoming one of 120 players in the most elite hockey league in the world. He has been heralded as the first Indigenous player with Treaty status in the NHL, making his official debut as a 1954 Chicago Black Hawks player on Hockey Night in Canada and teaching Foster Hewitt how to pronounce his name. Sasakamoose played against such legends as Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, and Maurice Richard. After twelve games, he went home. This isn't just a hockey story; Sasakamoose's groundbreaking memoir sheds piercing light on Canadian history and Indigenous politics, and follows this extraordinary man's journey to reclaim pride in an identity and a heritage that had previously been used against him.

United Kingdom: Puffin Classics, 2008. Soft cover. As New. As New; Life is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. But one day an act of betrayal leads to his kidnap, and he is forced into a life of danger. Dragged away to be a sledge dog in the harsh and freezing-cold Yukon, Buck must fight for his survival. Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again?

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlop, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/None - As Issued. Gregori, Lee; Kinstler, E. Raymond. A Companion Library double book; light wear to corners and spine edges; single scratch to center front of Black Beauty cover; name inside front cover; minimal wear; Black Beauty was written with a deep understanding of animals and humans. It ranks among the best loved horse stories. Children's emotions will be stirred, as each page unfolds the need for kindliness toward animals. In Call of the Wild, Jack London's commentary on the true source of man's superiority is vividly dramatized in this action-packed tale of a great dog's regression to his primitive past.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada: Trident Press, 1986. Soft cover. Very Good+. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to inside front edge of cover; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; Novel dealing with pioneer life of Ukrainian settlers in Manitoba.

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. "

Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.: Arcadia Pub, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; This book celebrates the history of Camano Island, Washington. Using archival photographs, it presents stories from the past that shape the character of Camano Island today.

Reading, Massachusetts: Helix Books/Addison Wesley, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; The date is 1949, the venue is Christ's College, Cambridge, and guess who's coming for dinner? The guest are some of the greatest intellects have twisted their minds around the problem of making machines that think. John Casti has invented an evening of spirited over-dinner argument to unveil the problems faced by machine intelligence. A new way to explain science and an intellectual feast in every sense.

Chicago, IL: Society For Visual Education, Inc., 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. Society for Visual Education; 1979; stapled soft cover; Clean, tight, unmarked; some rubbing to back cover and stapled spine; colors bright; very minimal wear; One day while Raggedy Ann and Andy are walking in the woods they meet up with their friend, the Camel with the wrinkled knees. Together they go in search of Babette, the doll who is missing from the nursery. Along the way they come across an old horse and twelve angry pirates -- but will they ever find Babette?In this new version of a classic, retold for young children, Raggedy Ann and the other dolls in the nursery come to life with humor and spirit.

Port Perry, ON: Blake Books Dist, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; A story of what might have been were it not for the sorely outnumbered and heroic allied flyers who fought valiantly to win decisive victory in The Battle of Britain. Collectively, the authors have accumulated more than fifty years of in-depth research, photographs from both the past and present, and taped interviews with individuals who served the Allied cause, at home and abroad. This is the story of the unthinkable and what might have been...

Toronto, ON: Heritage House Pub Co Ltd, 2016. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; maybe you're camping beside Harrison Lake in Sasquatch Provincial Park, or a couple of days into your trek along the West Coast Trail. Perhaps you've been exploring the Alberta Badlands, or swimming the crisp waters of Okanagan Lake. Wherever you find yourself in Western Canada's wilderness, gather your companions around the fire or bundle yourself up in a sleeping bag with this book. Find out why a stranger in an elevator refuses to answer a pleasantly chatty lady's questions. Discover how a retro roadside diner can survive on its impossibly low prices. Meet a shipwrecked man who approaches a vessel to beg for food but declines rescue. Tellers and readers of paranormal tales will delight in Barbara Smith's collection of creepy stories, based on truth and local legends