Search Results: Titles starting with M from Werdz Quality Used Books

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.

Toronto, ON: Cormorant Books Inc, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few light scratches near bottom back inside corner of dust jacket; light wear to upper spine extreme; a few drops of colour bleeding inside of back and front cover near spine gutter; otherwise very minimal wear; 'M is for Most Marvellous,' an alphabet book whose quirky verse and brilliant paintings - that sparkling water, those nobly looming Moose, those Mouth-watering butter tarts - have Major Mojo. Any Canadian kid or former kid will be Mesmerized, and I think these indelibly vivid and iconic images will take up residence in their Minds. What a lovely legacy!

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

New York, NY: Byron Hollinshead, 1993. Hardcover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; This volume most notably includes the article "The Christmas Truce" by Stanley Weintraub about the legendary moment in Dec 1914 when men from both sides met in no-man's-land to bury their dead, exchange gifts and play soccer. Other articles include: Soldiers and Savants; D Day Revisited; The Parameters of Warfare; Mussolini's "Civilizing Mission"; The Man Who Saved Korea; Stalingrad; "Is This Hell?"; The Trauma of Betar; and Austerlitz.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Doubleday Canada, Limited, 1996. Stapled Soft Cover. Very Good. Kovalski, Maryann. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; Imagine for a minute another kind of world... A purple world, with purple people and places. In Mabel Murple a young girl dreams of just that - with some wonderfully wacky results!

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: University of Manitoba Press, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY PAUL EARL on ffep; resource room stamp on side edge and ffep; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; appears unread; "Mc Runciman's life is both an example of a prairie 'everyman' and a unique perspective on the Canadian grain trade by a pivotal player in that industry.

Toronto, ON: Toronto Daily Star, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. MacPherson, Duncan. Clean, tight, unmarked; Blue cloth covers white text on spine; llustrated with B/W and coloured sketches; red maple leaf on front panel; gift inscription on title page; place and date on ffep; red slipcase has painting of St. John's scene; wear to corners; scuff near centre back of slipcase; wear to bottom edge of slip cover; Heavy book; may require extra for shipping. Duncan Macpherson was one of Canada's foremost cartoonists. He is most famous for his work with the Toronto Star from 1958 until 1993. "Macpherson's Canada" is probably the best single published collection of his work.

Stroud, Gloucestershire: Chalford Publishing, 1995. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; ffep removed; otherwise very minimal wear; This fascinating collection of old photographs has been selected from the extensive archives of the Silk Museum. This book provides a unique insight into the industry which once dominated the town. The pictures included here not only illustrate the factory processes and many of the people who worked in the mills but also demonstrate how other aspects of the workers' lives, including their education and leisure activities, were also influenced by their employers.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Thomas Allen Publishers, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED BY ROY MACSKIMMING on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; price clipped; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; "Convincingly grounded in the political and personal passions of the day, Macdonald delivers a brilliant portrait of a young emerging nation and its greatest champion. At once seductively evocative and emotionally engaging, this is historical fiction at its best."

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Thomas Allen Publishers, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY ROY MACSKIMMING on title page; light scratches to front of dust jacket from price sticker removal; personal inscription on ffep; otherwise very minimal shelfwear; "Convincingly grounded in the political and personal passions of the day, Macdonald delivers a brilliant portrait of a young emerging nation and its greatest champion. At once seductively evocative and emotionally engaging, this is historical fiction at its best."

Don Mills, ON, Canada: T. Nelson & Sons (Canada), 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tight, unmarked; bright red cloth covers with gilt titles; two closed tears to back edges of dust jacket; price clipped; very light edge wear to dust jacket - bright orange back with blank and white photo of King giving a speech standing in a jeep on front; Title in gold; minimal general wear; The fascinating story of King's career as Canada's longest-term prime minister. On these pages Mackenzie King comes to life, through revealing photographs, as a man who learned to live with his weaknesses as well as his triumphs.

New York: Picador, 1998. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; remainder mark to lower edge; otherwise absolute minimal wear; The stories in this book deal primarily with Germany on the eve of war and with WWII itself. Offering a fascinating insight into Boll's mind as a young man, the stories demonstrate his early and continuing commitment to certain basic themes: the religious impulse toward meaning in the midst of human chaos, the hope love offers to those for whom all else seems lost, and the enduring possibility of an ethical core of action in a maelstrom of personal and political corruption.

New York, NY: Artisan, 2019. Hardcover. New. New Book; Small book; Delicious, comforting, easy-to-prepare recipes that make everyone happy. From lasagne to vinegar glossed, chicken, pork chops with apples and onions to shepherd's pie, oven-braised short ribs to eggplant parmesan, and the treat of all treats - standing rib roast - here is a perfectly curated collection of dishes, including sides and desserts, designed to feed hungry families and stay in rotation week after week, year after year.

London, UK: Chancellor Press : Oxford University Press, 1987. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Translated from the French with a Foreword by Gerard Hopkins; Pocket version; Clean, tight, unmarked; personal inscription on ffep; otherwise absolute minimal wear; Married to a dull provincial doctor, Emma Bovary longs for a life as romantic as those of the heroines in her novels. Her search takes her from one folly to another, but each time happiness eludes her, until her disillusion is complete. In Flaubert's savage portrait of the mediocrity of his time - of which Emma is both an example and a victim - he has created one of literature's most enduring heroines.

New York, NY: Purple Bear Books, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Fucikova, Renata. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to corners and spine extremes of dust jacket; a few scratches to back of dj; otherwise very minimal wear; Madame Butterfly, Puccini's tragic grand opera, debuted at La Scala in Milan, Italy, in 1904 and has been a favorite of opera lovers ever since. It is the story of Cho-Cho-san, a Japanese geisha as beautiful and fragile as a butterfly, whose trust and fidelity are betrayed by the heartless American navy lieutenant, B.F. Pinkerton. This picture book adaptation of the libretto, illustrated with haunting paintings that evoke the story's exotic setting and emotional resonance, is a splendid gift for opera lovers and an accessible introduction to the opera for young people.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Turnstone Press Canada, 1999. Soft cover. As New. As New; "This is the complicated tale of life, love and betrayal revolving around 90-year-old matriarch Eugenie Balashovskaya. She is approaching the end of her life, but her apartment in Paris is very much alive with the comings and goings of her family and the remembered presences of those she has loved and lost.

Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Combining adventure, humour, romance, superb storytelling, and an imagination at once dazzlingly inventive and grounded in a recognizable world, maddAddam is vintage Margaret Atwood - a moving and dramatic conclusion to her internationally celebrated dystopian trilogy.

Winnipeg, MB: Great Plains Publications, 2005. Soft cover. As New. As New; Made in Manitoba is a celebration of Manitoba popular music the past forty years. Written by rock 'n roll historian John Einarson, this illustrated book chronicles the careers of artists as varied as Neil Young, Lenny Breau, Crash Test Dummies and the Guess Who. More than 50 rock, country, folk and pop recording artists of national and/or international acclaim are profiled here, with the insider knowledge that makes Einarson's writing so popular. Read this book to refresh you memories of a favourite act from the past or to learn about some of the exciting new talent that continues to put Manitoba at the centre of the musical map.

Lunenburg, NS: MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc., 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; light wear to lower back inside corner; very minimal wear; appears unread; From wolves, coyotes, snapping turtles and deer to the naked farm fields, Redekop has witnessed the incredible diversity of the Manitoba landscape. He has seen the slow-motion collapsing of trapezoid farm buildings, the rusted vintage car on the edge of a field, and the family photos on the fridge door. So, too, has he seen the busy cafe at coffee time, the "Be Back Soon" signs in shop windows, the rubber tire from a tree overhanding a little river, the coiling caramel-coloured flypaper hanging from the ceiling with its catch for all to see. And then, of course, there are the people. They animate the Open Road and together we get to know them as we might a neighbour. Hop on board and come on along for a wonderful ride. It is time to hit the Open Road.

Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Pr, 1995. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light wear to edges of dust jacket at spine extremes; otherwise absolute minimal wear; 500 authentic recipes from the locale of The Bridges of Madison County. A delicious resource for those who seek to celebrate life, build community, and hand down traditions. As a bonus, a patchwork of anecdotes, stories, customs, and authentic family activities add a distinctive charm to the book. Includes pictures of historic sites in Madison County