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

New York, NY: Dramatists Play Service Inc., 1980. Paperback. Very Good+. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal shelfwear; A play about Vietnam holding a series of lessons; about what we Can be despite our surface varieties. Intelligence, compassion, love, humour are not the dsole possessions of any class or race. A play of reconciliation in the service of peace and understanding.

Belgique: DUPUIS, 1997. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to corners and spine extremes; otherwise minimal wear.

Calgary, AB: Frontier Publishing, 1973. Stapled Soft Cover. Good. Tight, unmarked; gift inscription inside front cover; chip along front edge by staple; age tanning; otherwise light general wear; This pamphlet from the Frontier Book series tells the story of Gabriel Dumont, his battles with the native peoples of Western Canada including his battles with Louis Riel at the Battle of Batoche, and his later life with the Wild West Show.

New York, NY: Modern Language Association of America, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The handsome, heroic heir to a vast estate, raised as a man to follow a man's pursuits and to despise women, is devastated to learn at the age of 17 that he is in fact a she. Gabriel courageiously refuses to give up her male privileges, and her tragic struggle to work and fight and love in all the ways she knows. Hart's introduction contextualized the play, discussing its relation to the theater of Sand's day, the sentimental tradition, the subversive workings of carnival and masquerade, and the vein of literary androgyny in Romantic works.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Hurtig Pub, 1975. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; name on ffep; light corner wear; spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; "A full-scale portrait of the heroic Dumont, the gret buffalo hunter and leader of the Saskatchewan Metis. It is also a most moving account of the tragic events of 1885.

Saint Boniface, MB: Les Editions Du Ble, 2006. Soft cover. Near Fine. In French and English; Clean, tight, unmarked; spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; appears unread; The Memoirs as dictated by Gabriel Dumont and Gabriel Dumont's Story; Gabriel Dumont, Louis Riel's general, speaks in order to correct the official version of events, which was often exaggerated or untrue. Beyond the epic events of the 1885 North-West Metis Resistance, it is the role of Dumont and his superior heroism that stand out. With this transcription of historical documents, Dumont's oral account, dictated around 1902-1903, is transformed into a written text that re-establishes for history the honour and dignity of an individual and of a people.

Alberta, Canada: Folklore Pub, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; The story of the great Metis general is told here within the sweeping drama of the changing tableau of the Canadian West.

Petersborough, ON: Broadview Press Ltd, 2003. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; In 1975, Woodcock offered a new reference point in the way they thought of the Riel Rebillion; alongside the spirituality and impulsiveness of Riel was the calm commitment of Dumont, whose intuitive feel for the land and for the moods of his people now became part of the Canadian historical imagination. For this re-issue, Miller has written a substantial introduction setting Dumont in the context of Canadian history as we now understand it.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Caustic, poetic, profoundly moving, Gaffer jackknifes through 500 years of Newfoundland history, and lunges ahead through 50 more. The young gaffer at its centre is tormented by the death of his father aboard a doomed offshore rig. Obsessively pulled to the sea, the boy transforms himself into a creature able to take to the depths of the ocean and swim freely across tide and time. There he confronts denizens of the island's past, from Cabot to Bardot. And it is there he is granted a view of its blackened future.

Slovenia: National Gallery of Slovenia, 2006. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; bump to lower front inside corner of cover; otherwise very minimal wear; Gal, a dwarf, takes us to the National Gallery of Slovenia. Featuring 22 paintings and sculptures from the gallery; "The paintings and sculptures exhibited here are not only pieces of outstanding beauty but also speak of the times long past in which they were born. That is why dwarf Gal first read the author's name so as to find out, just like a little scholar, everything about the artist's time; the title of the work would tell him what a certain painting or sculpture was all about.

Canada: Doubleday Canada, 2009. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM MICHAEL CRUMMEY on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; wear to spine extremes; light general wear to dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; An intricate family saga and a love story spanning two centuries, Crummey's novel is a portrait of the improbable medieval world of rural Newfoundland, where the line between the real and the otherworldly is impossible to distinguish. Set in a realm somewhere between the stark coastal landscape and a world of superstition and myth, Galore is alive with singular characters, political and emotional intrigue, and uncommon insight into the complexities of human nature.

Saskatoon, SK: Purich Publishing, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; previous owner's name on title page; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; At the heart of the book is an examination of the development of First Nations gambling across Canada, the resultant political battles fought in each province to establish Indian run casinos, and the kinds of agreements that were reached with provincial authorities to legally establish First Nations gambling institutions. Factors including the importance of casino location and management arrangements - which have led some casinos to become very successful and others economically problematic - are discussed in full. Finally, the author looks at challenges First Nations gambling institutions face in the future and the question of the extent to which such institutions are an important engine for economic development of First Nations communities.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Red Deer Press, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM TERESA TOTEN on title page - written in black felt; Tight, unmarked; previous owner's card glued inside front cover; otherwise very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; As dani recovers from her physical trauma, she must confront a deeper emotional trauma, which at the moment she can neither explain nor recognize. Fragmented memories of the last Game. She can't fit all the pieces together. As Scratch and Keven provide the kind of connection she desperately needs, Dani develops the courage to face her family's deep dysfunction and terrible secret - and to eliminate the Game from her life forever.

Toronto, ON: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1995. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; "Few writers really listen to players. Russ Conway took our concerns to heart adn undertood the greatest investigation of professional sports corruption ever.Every former and current NHL player owes him the greatest gratitude and respect." - Brad Park

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Scirocco Drama, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED BY IAN ROSS on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Evan and Dawn are getting to know each other; as a young Native man, Evan is unsure how to approach dating a 'middle-class' white woman. The 'gap' he perceives, real or otherwise, between his culture, his politics, and his lifestyle, and Dawn's, continues to widen, preventing them both from moving forward. The two young lovers struggle not so much to keep the balance as to find it.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Scirocco Drama, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Evan and Dawn are getting to know each other; as a young Native man, Evan is unsure how to approach dating a 'middle-class' white woman. The 'gap' he perceives, real or otherwise, between his culture, his politics, and his lifestyle, and Dawn's, continues to widen, preventing them both from moving forward. The two young lovers struggle not so much to keep the balance as to find it.

Toronto. ON: Knopf Canada, 2015. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. SIGNED BY JEANETTE WINTERSON; New Book; Jeanette Winterson's cover version of "The Winter's Tale" vibrates with echoes of the original, but tells a contemporary story where Time itself is a player in a game of high stakes that will either end in tragedy of forgiveness. It shows us that however far we have been separated, whatever is lost shall be found.

Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY W.D. VALGARDSON on ffep; Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; In these wonderful stories Richard, Jim, Rainbow, Sam, Tom, Johnny and Erin all face situations every kid knows well - putting on a brave front, adjusting to a new place, buying their heart's desire, and trying to save the planet ... with an army of two.

Toronto, ON: Key Porter Kids, 2002. Paperback. Near Fine. Kovalski, Maryann. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; From the author of Alligator Pie comes another helping of Garbage Delight. A popular favourite since 1977, it has been freshly prepared for another generation to gobble up. All the classics are here, and you'll find some delicious new verses as well. This edition features spectacular illustrations by Maryann Kovalski that create a whimsical, magical world of their own. This is vintage Dennis Lee - a boisterous, touching, and irresistible hake through the world of childhood.

Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; In these wonderful stories Richard, Jim, Rainbow, Sam, Tom, Johnny and Erin all face situations every kid knows well - putting on a brave front, adjusting to a new place, buying their heart's desire, and trying to save the planet ... with an army of two.