Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2024
ISBN 10: 1553654021 ISBN 13: 9781553654025
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Saul Indian Horse has hit bottom. His last binge almost killed him, and now hes a reluctant resident in a treatment centre for alcoholics, surrounded by people hes sure will never understand him. But Saul wants peace, and he grudgingly comes to see that hell find it only through telling his story. With him, readers embark on a journey back through the life hes led as a northern Ojibway, with all its joys and sorrows.With compassion and insight, author Richard Wagamese traces through his fictional characters the decline of a culture and a cultural way. For Saul, taken forcibly from the land and his family when hes sent to residential school, salvation comes for a while through his incredible gifts as a hockey player. But in the harsh realities of 1960s Canada, he battles obdurate racism and the spirit-destroying effects of cultural alienation and displacement. Indian Horse unfolds against the bleak loveliness of northern Ontario, all rock, marsh, bog and cedar. Wagamese writes with a spare beauty, penetrating the heart of a remarkable Ojibway man.
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Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2023
ISBN 10: 1550548638 ISBN 13: 9781550548631
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. Book by Paul H. St. Pierre.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2007
ISBN 10: 1553651723 ISBN 13: 9781553651727
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Emily Carrs journals from 1927 to 1941 portray the happy, productive period when she was able to resume painting after dismal years of raising dogs and renting out rooms to pay the bills. These revealing entries convey her passionate connection with nature, her struggle to find her voice as a writer, and her vision and philosophy as a painter.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2004
ISBN 10: 1550549677 ISBN 13: 9781550549676
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. This Heated Place takes readers into twenty-first century Israel and the occupied territories. Deborah Campbell, a Canadian student at Tel Aviv University during the Gulf War, returns to the region after a ten-year absence, seeking insights into one of the worlds most intractable conflicts. She drives through the West Bank with an American-Israeli settler in his bombproof SUV; attends the Love Parade in Tel Aviv, where thousands of Israeli ravers celebrate under armed guard; visits a Palestinian family in Hebron following an Israeli army raid; talks to girls at an Islamic school in Gaza; meets Israeli refuseniks who have spent time in prison for their stance; and drinks tea at the refugee camp home of the family of twelve-year-old Mohammad al-Durrah, whose dramatic death in his fathers arms made him the Arab worlds symbol of opposition to Israeli occupation.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n Mcintyre Ltd, 1994
ISBN 10: 1550541579 ISBN 13: 9781550541571
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Book by Kirkness, Verna.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas Mcintyre Ltd, 2006
ISBN 10: 1553652177 ISBN 13: 9781553652175
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. In this hard-hitting indictment of the pharmaceutical industry, Ray Moynihan and Allan Cassels show how drug companies are systematically using their dominating influence in the world of medical science, drug companies are working to widen the very boundaries that define illness. Mild problems are redefined as serious illness, and common complaints are labeled as medical conditions requiring drug treatments. Runny noses are now allergic rhinitis, PMS has become a psychiatric disorder, and hyperactive children have ADD.Selling Sickness reveals how expanding the boundaries of illness and lowering the threshold for treatments is creating millions of new patients and billions in new profits, in turn threatening to bankrupt national healthcare systems all over the world. This Canadian edition includes an introduction placing the issue in a Canadian context and describing why Canadians should be concerned about the problem.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2004
ISBN 10: 1553650719 ISBN 13: 9781553650713
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Canadian First. Leading archaeologist and consummate storyteller James Delgado takes readers on a rollicking deep-sea dive into his highly unusual life's work: locating and exploring the world's most famous shipwrecks. Colorful characters, near misses, and the thrill of standing or floating in history's footprints make for a highly entertaining look at the fascinating history and glittering bounty beneath the waves. Included are accounts of Pearl Harbor, the Titanic, and Bikini Atoll, site of the world's first nuclear tests.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n Mcintyre Ltd, 1998
ISBN 10: 1550545868 ISBN 13: 9781550545869
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. F First Edition Used. At the age of 22, Grant McConachie was a bush pilot running his own crazy airline in the Canadian North, flying trappers, gold miners, huskies, and fish all over the wilderness. Only 16 years later, he was appointed president of the fledging Canadian Pacific Airlines. In this book, Ronald A. Keith tells Grant's incredible story.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2003
ISBN 10: 1550544969 ISBN 13: 9781550544961
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. With over 1 million cookbooks sold, the Heart and Stroke Foundation expands its library with Chef Stephen Wong as your guide to the fascinating flavours of China.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2003
ISBN 10: 1550549510 ISBN 13: 9781550549515
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. Reprint, Subsequent. This Canadian classic, by one of the country's beloved authors, is a personal journey through time and space to the heart of family and the soul of the Canadian experience.Drifting Home is an account of a journey by Pierre Berton and his family as they raft down the Yukon River from Lake Bennett, British Columbia, to Dawson in the Yukon Territory. It is a meditation on family and childhood and the small moments from which memories are drawn. It is also a tribute by a son to his father.During the Klondike summer of 1898, Francis George Berton paddled the waters of this historic river. Berton was one of the pioneering adventurers who sought his fortune in the goldfields of the north. When the gold rush ended and the crowds left, he stayed on in Dawson City, Yukon, as government mining recorder, married and started a family. It was there, in Canada's most famous ghost town, that Pierre Berton spent his vividly remembered childhood.Through a unique blending of nostalgia, his deep love of the land and his unrivalled knowledge of the history and the area, Pierre Berton has created this magical tale.
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Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2003
ISBN 10: 155054909X ISBN 13: 9781550549096
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. The author celebrates the good life from his inn in Tuscany, laying out one hundred recipes from friends and family in Italy that capture the essence of the Tuscany experience, including tips on handling herbs, selecting olive oils, and cooking beans, among other important regional skills. Reprint.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n Mcintyre Ltd, 1978
ISBN 10: 0888990049 ISBN 13: 9780888990044
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. Thirteen-year-old Megan does not want to go on her family's summer vacation trip--a drive from their home in Ontario to the Pacific Ocean--and it is only when she decides to run away that she comes to appreciate her family.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas Mcintyre, 1997
ISBN 10: 1550545787 ISBN 13: 9781550545784
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition (first pb). Book by Emily Carr.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2024
ISBN 10: 1553650727 ISBN 13: 9781553650720
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. In 1892, the Bishop of Tasmania set sail for Melanesia with the intent of rescuing islanders from lives of fear, black magic and cannibalism. Over 100 years later, his great grandson, Charles Montgomery, followed the bishop's route through the South Pacific, seeking out the spirits and myths his missionary forebear had sought to destroy.Montgomery explored remote shores where gospel and empire never took hold. He rubbed shoulders with barefoot preachers, witch doctors and gun-toting rebels, only to discover that the pagan spirits were more tenacious than the missionaries had imagined. Melanesians had stirred Jesus and Mary into an already spicy broth of ancestor worship, ghosts, shark gods and magic. Through confrontations with a bizarre cast of characters -- the randy ethnographer, the soft-talking assassin, the leper prophet -- the journey becomes a debate on the nature of magic, myth and faith, and a metaphor for the transforming power of story.The Last Heathen marks the debut of an exciting young writer who charts his adventures with passion, insight and grace.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 1998
ISBN 10: 155054652X ISBN 13: 9781550546521
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. 0. JUST LIKE NEW, IT HAS NO MARKS, NO HIGHLIGHTED BOTH OUTSIDE COVER LOOKS GREAT IT HAS NO TEAR NO WEAR OUT.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2008
ISBN 10: 1553652916 ISBN 13: 9781553652915
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. When Canadian soldier Fred Doucette went to Bosnia-Herzegovina as a peacekeeper in 1995, he had a premonition that this tour of duty would be different from anything he had previously experienced. And it was. Doucette's tour quickly became an impossible task that took a huge toll on both the residents and his fellow peacekeepers. Trapped in thier beloved city, thousands of Sarajevans, perished, and yet, Doucette found a home in the midst of this hell. Billeted with a Bosnian family, he was offered a window into a Sarajevo that few outsiders saw. When the war ended, Doucette returned to Canada to face another battle, this one characterized by nightmares and brutal flashbacks. Traumatized, he had to face himself, his family, and his army once again, but now there was no turning away, no diversion in another foreign posting. Empty Casing is the riveting story of the making and unmaking of a soldier, and the growth of a man.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n Mcintyre Ltd, 1997
ISBN 10: 1550545191 ISBN 13: 9781550545197
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Developed soon after World War II, the de Havilland Beaver has become one of the most successful and long-lived designs in aviation history. The Beaver was conceived as a half-ton flying pickup truck capable of setting down on land, water, and snow. Since its conception the Beaver has been adopted worldwide, becoming the floatplane of choice for island-hopping along the Pacific Northwest, flying into the Arctic, transporting missionaries and doctors into remote spots in Africa, and serving as a support aircraft in Antarctic expeditions. The Beaver also became the generals Jeep during the Korean War and the generals favorite transport to fishing spots in peacetime.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2007
ISBN 10: 1553652517 ISBN 13: 9781553652519
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Signed copy. Since it opened its doors in 1999, Cioppinos Mediterranean Grill, with its companion eatery Cioppinos Enoteca, has become one of Vancouvers most sought-out restaurants, known internationally for its award-winning wine list and its creative take on traditional Mediterranean dishes. Owner and executive chef Pino Posteraro emphasizes fresh ingredients with a style of cooking, cucina naturale, that recalls his Italian roots.This collection of more than 100 favourite recipes from the restaurant highlights the breadth of its menu, from Italian classics such as risotto and pasta to New Worldinspired fish and seafood dishes to updated versions of much-loved desserts. Written with the home cook in mind, the recipes are easy to follow yet sophisticated, and an extensive section provides basic recipes for stocks, flavoured oils, sauces, confit, vegetables and pasta dough. Easy to read and beautifully designed, Cioppinos Mediterranean Grill is a special book for those who love food, wine and extraordinarily accomplished cooking.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 1991
ISBN 10: 0888946791 ISBN 13: 9780888946799
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. book on Bill Reid and one of his most famous sculptures, well illustrated.
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Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 1977
ISBN 10: 0888941218 ISBN 13: 9780888941213
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. New edition. Book by Carefoot, Thomas.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2008
ISBN 10: 1553653661 ISBN 13: 9781553653660
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Canadian First. In this remarkable collection of talks given over the past five years, the Aga Khan surveys the modern world and sets out the principles that inform his vision for change. Again and again, he returns to three cornerstones: democracy, pluralism, and civil society. Democracy, he writes, is always fragile, requiring nurturing in ways that are practical and flexible. Pluralism must be embraced so that it exists in both fact and spirit. And a diverse and engaged civil society, which he broadly defines as including doctors' and journalists' associations, women's groups, social movements, and trade unions, must be supported in countries around the globe. In a world too often divided along economic, political, ethnic, and religious lines, the Aga Khan's words are welcome, going right to the heart of the most difficult challenges the world faces today. Eloquent, inspiring, and deeply challenging, they express hope and conviction that profound change is possible.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n Mcintyre Ltd, 1991
ISBN 10: 0888947348 ISBN 13: 9780888947345
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Canadian First. Book by Meggs, G.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2010
ISBN 10: 1553653130 ISBN 13: 9781553653134
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. 1. From 1791 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as captain of a major expedition of discovery and imperial ambition, valiantly charting the extensive coastline from California to Alaska. His voyage was one of historys greatest feats of daring, discovery, cartography, and diplomacy. The young captain, however, harbored an illness that would slowly drive him mad, and his triumphs were overshadowed by bitter smear campaigns initiated by enemies he made on board. His adversaries secretly sent word back home of his actions, and he was judged and condemned by Londons aristocratic elite. Vancouver died disgraced and in poverty. Madness, Betrayal and the Lash is a long overdue re-evaluation of one of the greatest explorers of the Age of Discovery. It's a gripping tale of adventure at sea, the struggle of empires, and one mans battle against illness, the isolation of command, and a polarizing class system.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2011
ISBN 10: 155365806X ISBN 13: 9781553658061
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Softcover. Zustand: Good. Reprint. Winner of the 2011 Lionel Gelber PrizeWinner of the 2011 J. W. Dafoe Book PrizeNominated for the 2010 Shaughnessy Cohen PrizeNominated for the 2011 Sir John A. Macdonald PrizeNominated for the Lela Common Book Prize for Canadian HistoryBased on Shelagh Grant's years of groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over the polar regions of North America. It examines the unfolding implications of major climate changes, the impact of resource exploitation on the indigenous peoples, and the current state of play in a high-stakes game for control over the adjacent waters of Alaska, Arctic Canada and Greenland. Engaging, thoroughly researched and timely, this book will redefine North Americans' understanding of the Arctic in terms of sovereign rights and responsibilities.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n Mcintyre Ltd, 1996
ISBN 10: 1550541935 ISBN 13: 9781550541939
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Softcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. paperback in good condition. some wear to cover. this innovative new history examines the social, economic, cultural and political development of this extraordinary province that once was on the "edge of the world" but now sees itself at the centre.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 1977
ISBN 10: 0888941498 ISBN 13: 9780888941497
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Allen Sapp, OC, SOM (January 2, 1928 - December 28, 2015) was a Canadian Cree painter, who resided in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. His art and his story have become well known throughout Canada and became an inspiration to many. His paintings tell a personal story, and many feature images of his grandmother, and reflect the love he had for her. His paintings seem to touch something in all people and his work and life story have been the subject of numerous books and television documentaries. (Wikipedia).
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2009
ISBN 10: 1553653106 ISBN 13: 9781553653103
Anbieter: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, USA
Zustand: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 2001
ISBN 10: 1550548743 ISBN 13: 9781550548747
Anbieter: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, USA
Zustand: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas n McIntyre, 1998
ISBN 10: 1550546619 ISBN 13: 9781550546613
Anbieter: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, USA
Zustand: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Verlag: Brand: Douglas McIntyre, 2024
ISBN 10: 1553650816 ISBN 13: 9781553650812
Anbieter: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Book by Turner, Nancy J.