Search Results: Authors starting with P from Companion Books

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA: Wiley, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book and jacket are in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text inside appears clean and clear throughout. 'In a straightforward and accessible manner, The Dhandho Investor lays out the powerful framework of value investing. Written with the intelligent individual investor in mind, this comprehensive guide distills the Dhandho capital allocation framework of the business savvy Patels from India and presents how they can be applied successfully to the stock market. The Dhandho method expands on the groundbreaking principles of value investing expounded by Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, and Charlie Munger. Readers will be introduced to important value investing concepts such as "Heads, I win! Tails, I don't lose that much!," "Few Bets, Big Bets, Infrequent Bets," Abhimanyu's dilemma, and a detailed treatise on using the Kelly… Read More

Vancouver, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12 tall. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Apart from an inscription by the author and a few of the pictured chefs and staff, text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. 'Fine dining meets sustainability in this sumptuous seafood cookbook from one of the finest restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. Headed by executive chef Frank Pabst-recently named Chef of the Year in the Georgia Straight's Golden Plate Awards-Vancouver's multiple-award-winning Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar features an acclaimed menu with a focus on local and sustainable seafood. Pabst has helped lead the West Coast food community in promoting sustainability through his support of the Vancouver Aquarium's Ocean Wise program and his creation of Blue Water Cafe's "Unsung Heroes" menu. Complementing Pabst's French-inspired approach to… Read More

Vancouver / Toronto / Berkeley: Douglas & McIntyre, 2008. Book. Like New. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. As new, no wear. In Brodart mylar for preservation. Quite clean. 'Nestled in the heart of Vancouver's historic Yaletown, Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar is widely regarded as one of the best fine-dining restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. . . . Included in this sumptuous, yet approachable cookbook are more than eighty of Blue Water Cafe's exquisite recipes.' Illustrated. 201 pages. 9 x 10.5 inches..

Madeira Park, BC, Canada: Douglas & McIntyre, 2013. Book. Like New. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Inscribed by Author upon the title-page, 'Enjoy the ocean one fish at a time. Culinary wishes, Frank Pabst.' As new, no wear. In Brodart mylar for preservation. Quite clean. 'Nestled in the heart of Vancouver's historic Yaletown, Blue Water Cafe + Raw Bar is widely regarded as one of the best fine-dining restaurants in the Pacific Northwest. . . . Included in this sumptuous, yet approachable cookbook are more than eighty of Blue Water Cafe's exquisite recipes.' Illustrated. 201 pages. 9 x 10.5 inches..

New York: Hargail Music Press Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very light shelf rubbing, little wear overall. Text is clean. Stapled spine softcover. H-26F. 8.5 x 11 inches..

Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 1989. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). ISBN: 0-19-540704-0, Inscribed by Author upon the ffep, 'Shari inscribed by PK Page.' Very light shelf rubbing, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'In order to win the hand of a princess, a young goatherd must fill a flask with sea water and bring it back to her father's court. His long journey to the sea is filled with perilous adventures, and in accomplishing his task he proves himself a wise and worthy successor to the old king. [This book] is not only an exciting and beautiful story but - like all true fairy tales - a window onto a marvellous other world.' Illustrated. 8.25 x 10.75 inches..

Boston - New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Inscribed and signed by Jenkins and Page upon the title-page. Very little to no wear. Quite clean. Jacket in Brodart for preservation. 'It's time for a bath! Would you like to roll in the mud? Maybe you'd rather soak in a volcanic hot spring, perch in a tree in the rain, or stretch out on an anthill?' Illustrated. 8.25 x 8.25 inches..

New York: Broadway Books, 2004. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. ISBN: 0-7679-0754-X, Very light corner rubbing, minor crease to rear cover top, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'Explicit, step-by-step instructions, with plenty of illustrations, explain all you want to know about having an orgasm and giving one.' Illustrated with diagrams. 260 pages..

Toronto/Vancouver: Clarke, Irwin & Company ltd., 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, very little shelf rubbing is apparent, the text inside appears entirely clean and clear throughout. There is no jacket included. 'Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the deposed Shah of Iran, addresses questions about his country, his regime, and international politics in an account of his life and political career'. 204 pages. 6.25 x 9.25 inches. .

Toronto: Prospero Books, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very minor rubbing to spine ends, minor surface scratches to the back cover, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'A Study in the Survival of Formal and Vernacular Styles [of furniture] from Britain, America and Europe, 1780-1900', Illustrated. 548 Pages. 9.75 x 12 inches..

Seattle, WA, USA: University of Washington Press, 2006. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The book is in very good condition, little shelf rubbing apparent. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. '' 88 pages. 8.9 x 8.9 inches. May require additional postage. This listing was made by a small independent book shop. We carefully inspect every single book we list and give accurate descriptions. If you require we will promptly send pictures of listed books upon request. .

New York: Marvel Comics, 2011. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor rubbing to the bottom corner, very little wear overall. Quite clean. Contains material originally published in magazine form as Silver Surfer # 1-5. First Printing 2011. 6.75 x 10.25 inches..

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1994. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf rubbing to the corners, little wear overall, gently used. Text is clean. 'In 1989, Assistant Commissioner Rod Stamler quit the RCMP in dismay at what had happened to the integrity of the police force he'd joined as a young man. As head of the force's Economic Crime Directorate - its fraud and corruption unit - Stamler found his investigations were being stymied by a federal government intent on protecting its own. There was, he decided, no future for him in a police force that allowed itself to by directed by politicians who placed themselves above the law. . . When [he] left, he took his personal records with him, documents he later allowed [the author], to peruse. The result of their collaboration is [this book], a chilling portrait of a man and a police force under increasing political pressure to look the other way whenever a good friend of the… Read More

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1997. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Minor corner bumping, very little wear overall. Text is clean. Illustrated. 320 pages..

USA: Self Published / Kickstarter.com, 2012. Book. Like New. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). As new, no wear. Quite clean. 'This art companion book is presented to you by Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra. It contains the collected art & inspirations from [their] album 'theatre is evil.'' Illustrated. Backer Limited Edition, with Slipcase, Author SIGNED the ffep. With slipcase which measures 9.5 x 12.25 inches..

Don Mills, ON, Canada: Harlequin Enterprises, Limited, 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf rubbing, very little wear overall. Text is clean. 296 pages..

Toronto, Canada: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Jacket front cover bottom edge is horizontally creased, very little wear overall. Quite clean. 'A dazzling collection of essays on his life, his city, his work, and the example of other writers.' 433 pages. .

Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2003. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very light shelf rubbing, little wear overall. Text is clean. 'How do race and nature work as terrains of power? From eighteenth-century claims that climate determined character to twentieth-century medical debates about the racial dimensions of genetic disease, concepts of race and nature have been integrally connected, woven into notions of body, landscape, and nation. Yet rarely are these complex entanglements explored in relation to the contemporary cultural politics of difference. This volume takes up that challenge. . . Synthesizing a number of fields - anthropology, cultural studies, and critical race, feminist, and postcolonial theory - this collection analyzes diverse historical, cultural, and spatial locations.' 475 pages. .

New York: Other Press, 2002. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. As is - Highlighting in the text, small chipping to the jacket front top corner, light shelf wear to the corners and spine ends, stamp to the ffep, very little wear overall. '[This book] is a sophisticated practical guide for child therapists. Child therapists practicing today are faced with the challenge of developing a coherent theory and technique while drawing on a number of diverse traditions as disparate as psychoanalysis, behavior therapy, and family systems theory. This diversity presents child therapists with a rich heritage, but it also presents a formidable complexity to integrate the best of what they offer in their therapeutic work.' xiv+410 pages. .

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2006. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor crease to the spine, very little wear overall. Quite clean. 'Bringing comfort to your table is easy as - coffee cakes! Here are more than 50 recipes for sweet and savory quick cakes and yeast breads perfect for breakfasts, brunches, picnics, and desserts.' Illustrated. 131 pages. 8.75 x 8 inches..