Search Results: Authors starting with U from Werdz Quality Used Books

Charlottesville, VA: Hampton Roads Publishing, 2013. Soft cover. Near Fine. In conversation with His Holiness the Dalai Lama; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; A few years ago, prominent cultural anthropologist Noriyuki Ueda sat down with the Dalai Lama for a lively two-day conversation. This little book is the result. In it are some surprising truths and commonsense wisdom. Open the book to any page and find great wisdom on what matters most. And what matters most is not adherence to any one doctrine or political system but living with an open mind and heart.

Albuquerque, NM: World Weaver Press, 2020. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to upper inside corner; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; This anthology envision winters of the future, with stories of scientists working together to protect narwhals from an oil spill, to bring snow back to the mountains of Maine, to preserve ecosystems - even if they have to be under glass domes. They're stories of regular people rising to extraordinary circumstances to survive extreme winter weather, to fix a threat to their community's energy source, to save a living city form a deep-rooted sickness. Some take place after an environmental catastrophe, with luxury resorts and military bases and mafia strongholds transformed into sustainable communes; others rethink the way we could organize cities, using skybridges and seascrapers and constructed islands to adapt to the changes of the Anthropocene. Even when the nights are long, the future is bright in these seventeen… Read More

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2004. Soft cover. Fine. Rose-Popp, Melanie. Clean, tight, unmarked; otherwise absolute minimal wear; In clever rhymes and informative text that sweeps you away like a warm chinook.

Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rose-Popp, Melanie. Clean, tight, unmarked; gift inscription scribble out in felt pen inside front cover (much is covered by the flap of the dust jacket; area of tape removal damage inside front cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; In clever rhymes and informative text that sweeps you away like a warm chinook

Winnipeg, MB: Heyecho Publishing, 2007. Paperback. As New. SIGNED BY BUD ULRICH on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; The story of a remarkable venture that sought to maintain hockey as 'the most universally popular game in Canada'. Masterminded by a small yet committed group in Winnipeg, The Canadian Professional Hockey League (CPHL) proudly pursued its vision and won the hearts and minds of many Canadians, but was ultimately crushed before it even hit the ice.

Winnipeg, MB: Heyecho Publishing, 2007. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIPTION FROM BUD ULRICH on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; The story of a remarkable venture that sought to maintain hockey as 'the most universally popular game in Canada'. Masterminded by a small yet committed group in Winnipeg, The Canadian Professional Hockey League (CPHL) proudly pursued its vision and won the hearts and minds of many Canadians, but was ultimately crushed before it even hit the ice.

Surrey, BC: Hancock House Publishers, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; appears unread; "An invaluable little guide to the flowers that line our roadways in spring and summer. Grouped by colour. Exquisite colour photos are accompanied by brief description of habitat, flowering season and special characteristics.

Winnipeg, MB: Turnstone Press, 2020. Paperback. Near Fine. SIGNED BY ANDREW UNGER on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Timothy Heppner is a frustrated ghostwriter struggling to make ends meet in a small Mennonite community bulldozing its way towards modernity - if it's old, it has to go! A member of the Preservation Socieity but desperate to keep his job with the mayor's Parks and "Wreck" department, Timothy finds himself in an awkward position when he is hired to write an updated version of the town's history book. Fuelled by warring loyalties, the threat of personal bankruptcy, and good deal of fried bologna, Timothy must find his own voice ot tell the one story that could make - or break - him.

Winnipeg, MB: DeFehr Foundation, 2005. Paperback. As New. As New: Jackson was born in Mugimbu, Burundi. Violence interrupted his childhood. Surviving and escaping from capture by rebel soldiers, he spent years wandering through conflict in four countries. After finally escaping war, he returned to rebuild his home. With persistence and determination he is now dedicated to creating peaceful communities in Burundi through efforts in health care and sustainable development. An incredible story of resilience, hope, and the impact one person can have in building a peaceful world.

Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to spine extremes of dust jacket; otherwise absolute minimal wear; Unrau tells the story of how an alcohol-sodden society introduced drink to the Indians. That same society then instituted futile policies to control the flow of alcohol. He dispels the racial-deficiency theory and debunks the belief that prohibition was carried out by well intended reformers. Scholars have often viewed the sale of alcohol to Native Americans to trick them into unfair land and trade deals. But Unrau makes it clear that alcohol consumption by Native Americans was the inevitable consequence of cultural confluence, not of conscious white subversion. Indian inebriation in the 19th century, he shows, essentially mimicked the habits of white Americans who were aspiring to integrate the natives into the cultural mainstream.

China: unspecified, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In English and Chinese; Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; in cardboard wraps; beautiful and colorful paper cuttings representing each of the twelve animals symbolizing the Chinese years with descriptions of characteristics of each of the twelve signs.

Hollywood, CA: Wilshire Book Co ,U.S., 2002. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanned; very light edge wear to corners and edges; otherwise absolute minimal wear; A Practical Guide to Horseshoeing provides the horse enthusiast with detailed information about horseshoeing. Extensively illustrated and laid out as a technical manual indexed by chapter, section and paragraphs, this book contains invaluable historic knowledge of horseshoeing.The anatomy and physiology of a horse's foot, pastern and legs are studied, and information on horseshoer's tools, machine-made shoes and nails are given. Both normal and corrective shoeing is discussed for the riding horse, polo horses, hunters and jumpers, and draft animals. Care of the horses feet between shoeing periods and care of unshod horses is explained as well. A question and answer section called the Horseshoer's Catechism rounds out the book with information on anatomy, normal shoeing, shoeing to relieve or correct disorders… Read More

Calgary, AB, Canada: Fifth House Publishers, 2004. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; Lee Updike grew up in northern Saskatchewan in the 1930s and 1940s on a farm at the edge of the wilderness. The stories of his childhood in this remote place are filled with a message of self-sufficiency and independence, set against a greater backdrop of faith, hope and promise.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; A dark and suspenseful tale of the crimes of youth that haunt adult life. With startling emotional depth, the book captures the innocence and cruelty of adolescence, and takes us inside the rarely explore and shadowy world of female religious life.

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 2010. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY JANE URQUHART on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Set in the present day on a farm at the shores of Lake Erie, this novel weaves elements from the 19th century past, in Ireland and Ontario, into a contemporary story of events in the lives of the members of one family. It brings to life the things of the past that make us who we are, and illuminates the sometimes difficult path to understanding and forgiveness.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY JANE URQUHART on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; withdrawn stamp on ffep; light wear to upper edge of dust jacket; otherwise very minimal wear; Weaving together two stories - one set in present-day Toronto and the other in the 19th century on the Northern shores of Lake Ontario - this book is an intricate and compelling novel of character, story and haunting imagery.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY JANE URQUHART on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Weaving together two stories - one set in present-day Toronto and the other in the 19th century on the Northern shores of Lake Ontario - this book is an intricate and compelling novel of character, story and haunting imagery.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1997. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY JANE URQUHART on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; ffep has been removed; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; "The story of Austin Fraser, an american minimalist painter now in his later years who, after receiving a letter concerning a woman he knew long ago, finds himself surrounded by his past."

Edmonton, AB, Canada: Rowan Books, Incorporated, 1998. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; courtesy of.. and raise a reader stickers inside front cover; otherwise appears unread; "No other book uses such a wide range of material to develop a powerful critique of Alberta's addiction to unbridled economic growth: no other book points our paths to a more sustainable future.

Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland & Stewart, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; previous owner made a couple of comments on the book on the title page; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; very minimal wear; Two worlds are intertwined in this hauntingly beautiful story as it moves from Toronto to the English moors and to Venice, Italy. The time frame shifts between present and past, linking the lives of a young Bronte scholar, a turn-of-the-century female balloonist, and an elusive explorer with the ghost - or the memory - of Emily Bronte. Urquhart reveals something about the act of artistic creation, the ways in which stories enter our lives, and about the cyclical nature of love throughout time.