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Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner
by Litt, Paul
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0774822643
- ISBN 13
- 9780774822640
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver, BC: UBC Press, 2011. True First Canadian Edition, 1st Print 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Number line: 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 5 4 3 2 1. Foreword by John English. Introduction: The Right Man at the Wrong Time. Book Divisions: Part 1 - Liberal Apprentice, 1929- 68; Part 2 - Master Politician, 1968- 79; Part 3 - Leadership 1979-88; Conclusions - Legacies and Might-Have-Beens. 407 pp. plus: Notes, Selected Bibliography, Acknowledgments, Illustration Credits, Index. 494 pp. in toto. Black cloth covered boards have silver text on spine only, red ep`s, `Review Copy Not for Resale` sticker ffep.Head of spine has bit of wear, ow, as new. Unclipped DJ has shelf wear. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Tipped in is UBC Press flyer advertising the book. Bookseller's Inventory # 161061.
Synopsis
Through aWindow is the dramatic saga of thirty years in the life of an intimately intertwined community—one that reads like a novel, but is one of the most important scientific works ever published.The community is Gombe, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, where the principal residents are chimpanzees and one extraordinary woman who is their student, protector, and historian. In her classic In the Shadow of Man , Jane Goodall wrote of her first ten years at Gombe. In Through a Window she brings the story up to the present, painting a more complete and vivid portrait of our closest relatives.We watch young Figan’s relentless rise to power and old Mike’s crushing defeat. We learn how one mother rears her children to succeed and another dooms hers to failure.We witness horrifying murders, touching moments of affection, joyous births, and wrenching deaths. In short, we see every emotion known to humans stripped to its essence. In the mirror of chimpanzee life, we see ourselves reflected.
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- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 001061
- Title
- Elusive Destiny: The Political Vocation of John Napier Turner
- Author
- Litt, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- True First Canadian Edition, 1st Print 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0774822643
- ISBN 13
- 9780774822640
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, BC
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- TURNER, JOHN N., 1929-. LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA. PRIME MINISTERS - CANADA - BIOGRAPHY. CANADA - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - 1945 -.
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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