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Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2010. Soft cover. As New. As New condition; Reflecting diverse methodologies and theoretical approaches, the essays seek to explicate depictions of "the historical" in individual texts and to explore larger questions relating to historical fiction as a genre with complex and divergent political motivations and goals. Although the topics of the essays vary widely, the collection as a whole raises (and answers) questions about the significance of the roles historical fiction has played within Canadian culture for nearly two centuries.

Toronto, ON: Puffin Canada, 2017. Paperback. As New. As New: Being quiet isn't a weakness. It's a superpower. Too quiet to change the world? No such thing. Introverts throughout history have accomplished incredible feats because of their quiet personalities, not in spite of them. From class presidents to musical theater performers to video gamers to explorers, introverted teens are often able to use their quiet nature to their advantage. Find out how you, too, can inspire those around you.

Seattle, WA: Eastland Press, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; A dynamic, integrated approach to the study of the physical structures of the musculoskeletal system and their functional relationship to the movements of the human body. In clear and concise text illustrated with more than a thousand graphic drawings, the author takes the reader on a lively tour of the muscles, bones, ligaments and joints of the arms, legs and trunk. The focus throughout the book is on anatomy not its own sake, but in its functional relationship to the actual movements of the body in dance, exercise and other physical disciplines.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom: Luath Press, 2004. Trade Paper. As New. As New Condition; "Thousands of Scots were forced from their homeland, while others chose to leave, seeking a better life. As individuals, families and communities, they braved the wild Atlantic Ocean, many crossing in cramped under-rationed ships, unprepared for the Canadian winter. And yet Scots went on to lay railroads, found banks and exploit the fur trade, and helped form the political infrastructure of modern day Canada."

Montreal, QC: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM ROBERT CALDER on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; small tear with crease to upper back inside corner of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; Robert Calder demonstrates that Britain's well-organized propaganda campaign to persuade the United States to enter WWI had left isolationist and anglophobic Americans highly suspicious of anything that hinted of manipulation. Any effort to influence American public opinion during WWII had therefore to be carefully and subtly undertaken, Using newly uncovered archival material, Calder offers provocative new insights into the war work of more than forty prominent British authors, focusing particularly on Somerset Maugham, Noel Coward, H.G. Wells, Vera Brittain, and J.B. Priestley. He provides a comprehensive analysis of the suspicions beneath the wartime Anglo-American alliance and describes the tensions that arose between the British Ministry of… Read More

New York, NY: Grove Press, 2020. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. As New; Calhoun opens up the cultural and political contexts of Gen X's predicament and offers solutions for how to pull oneself out of the abyss - and keep the next generation of women from falling in. The result is reassuring, empowering, and essential reading for all middle-aged women, and anyone who hopes to understand them.

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 1989. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; name inside front cover; age tanning to pages; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; One of the great novels of the 1930s, Such Is My Beloved recounts the tragic story of two down-and-out prostitutes and the young priest who aspires to redeem their lives. The novel is at once a compassionate portrait of innocence and idealism and an emphatic condemnation of a society where the lines between good and evil are essentially blurred. A richly textured exploration of love and sacrifice, of innocence and disillusionment, this book is widely considered Callaghan's finest novel.

Toronto, ON: Little Brown & Co, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The story of a young woman for a world of horse dealers and stone pickers. It is the evocative tale of those who, having lost everything else, retain their dignity in the declining, often dissolute world.

Toronto, ON: Exile Editions, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; This book was originally published in MacLean's magazine in one issue, April 16, 1955. Although it was expanded, changed and published as "The Many Colored Coat" in 1960, here is it published as the originally published version.

Mount Forest, ON: Excelsior Publishing, 2013. Paperback. Fine. As New; The Apocalyptic Vision of William Kurelek (A Special 32-page Feature); Includes: 8 Colour Paintings; Black Tulips in the Wind: remembering the artist by Barry Callaghan; The Passion of Kurelek: an excerpt from the screenplay by David Sobelman; as well as many other pieces of Canadian poetry and prose.

Toronto, ON: Macmillan of Canada, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; True first edition; bright blue cloth covers with red decoration and yellow and black titles in spine; dust jacket has light rippling to bottom edge - two small closed tears to upper back edge of dj; rectangular mark on inside edge of both front and back facing end papers; Vibrant colours; Price intact on back flap of dust jacket ($5.00); Beautiful copy of this classic book; In probing his relationship with these two utterly human giants of literature, Callaghan has revealed the complex tensions that shaped their lives and generated their art. In addition to the vivid portraits of Hemingway and Fitzgerald, this book presents charming vignettes of the great and near-great, in New York and Paris.

Toronto, ON: Macmillan of Canada, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to corners and spine extremes; very light rubbing to dustjacket; First Edition of Callaghan's 17th book; "This book raises questions and deals with many ideas, from elevated problems of scholarship to everyday questions of law and order together with constant flirtations with autobiography and revelations about writers and writing.

Toronto, ON: Exile Editions, 2001. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; spine straight and uncreased; absolute minimal wear; When Wilfred Owen wrote about the carnage and wast of World War One he exclaimed that "the poetry was in the pity." As pitiable and devastating as many of the pieces in this collection are, these writings by Canadian who witnessed the horror of war first-hand were ignored by critics and readers of the time. It has taken 83 years for this trench literature to find its rightful place in the nations's writing. In this anthology the forgotten experiences of a decade are remembered.

Richmond Hill, ON: Scholastic Inc, 1975. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few scratches to back cover; light wear to inside corners; age tanned; otherwise very minimal wear; "Come on, Dan. Come on, old boy," Luke pleaded softly. "I won't let you die..." When Luke is orphaned, he goes to live with his uncle, a practical man who believes that dreaming is for fools. Then Luke meets Dan, an old collie, and discovers that the practical things in life are not always the most valuable.

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY TERRY EVANSHEN on half title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; light crease to inside upper front corner; a few light creases to back cover; single crease to spine; otherwise very minimal wear; In 1988, when Terry Evanshen's Jeep was t-boned by a van running a red light, the CFL Hall of Famer sustained such severe brain damage it was a wonder he survived. When he finally came out of his coma, all of his memories - and his ability to retain new memories - were gone. He didn't recognize his family. He had no idea who he was. This book is Callwood's remarkable story of how Terry Evanshen has built a new life, one made possible by the steadfast love of his wife and daughters. It's a story that reveals the greatest of all mysteries about the brain - how the human spirit can survive the loss of identity.

Madeira Park, BC, Canada: Harbour Publishing Company, Limited, 1991. Soft cover. As New. As New; Raven is clever and tricky - and greedy. In this story, she persuades her friends Gull, Cormorant, and Puffin to pick berries with her, and tricks them into doing more than their share of work, for less than their share of food. In the end, her friends find a clever way to teach Raven an important lesson.

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1987. 1st Edition . Paperback. Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; A selection of poems in three sections: "The Sickness That Has No Name" is a haunting poem cycle exploring Vancouver Island mysticism and a woman's search for herself in a strange world of threat and death. "Mother of All" rediscovers a series of women - real and mythical - who have been a power in the cultures of the world. "Annie Poems" are a tribute to the poet's mother and to the friends, family, and lovers who have touched Cameron's life.

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Spinsters/Aunt Lute, 1987. Trade Paper. Very Good+. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal shelfwear; "Cameron takes us onto the plains of North America and reveals the skills and spiritual teachings necessary for survival there. When the kidnapping of her daughter repeats a nightmare from her own young life, Child Of Her People draws on every skill, emotion and action she has learned from the People to seize control of her destiny and that of her children."

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light creases on cover near inside edge; light sticker ghost in same region; Rowan Hanson learns to be independent at an early age. Her mother dies in childbirth, she is raised in a floating logging camp by her grandmother, she makes her own way working for the SPCA and BC Ferries. When she gets involved with Jim, she refuses to get involved with "the ex, the kids, the house, the car, the boat or the lawyer." But in the end Rowan has to take the advice her grandmother gave her 20 years earlier: "When it's your turn to take your kick at the can, kiddo, you do 'er.

Mississauga, ON, Canada: Knopf Canada, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Between 1978 and 2001, 65 women vanished from Vancouver's skid row, the Downtown Eastside. Friends and relatives of the missing women got little satisfaction until 2002, when Robert William Pickton was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. That same year Stevie Cameron made the first of several extended trips to Vancouver to find out more about the missing women and the man who is charged with killing 26 of them. She watched as the pig farm in Port Coquitlam became the largest crime scene in Canadian history. Here, at the time of Pickton's first trial on six counts of murder and a second trial of another 20 looms, Cameron tells what she learned and is able to reveal.