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

Toronto, ON: Napoleon Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. Near Fine. SIGNED BY MEL BRADSHAW on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; after surviving the horrors of the Great War, Paul Shenstone works as a police detective in the 1920s, rooting out petty criminals and rumrunners. The unusual murder of a prominent industrialist give him the biggest case of his career and a not entirely welcome opportunity to make his name on the force. The waters are muddied when the investigation starts uncovering connections between the deceased, Digby Watt, and soldiers Shenstone knew in Flanders. What will Shenstone's choice be if he has to arrest one of his own comrades? He has promised Watt's attractive and independent daughter that he will bring the perpetrator to justice, but bonds forged in war are not easily broken. In the end, what does justice require, restitution or punishment?

Beckenham, Kent: The National Trust, 1979. Stapled Soft Cover. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; in very fine condition; A short history of the Quebec House and James Wolfe (1727-1759) who once occupied the home. Includes a very fine postcard of Wolfe as a young man.

Winter Springs, Florida: Isis Reminiscence Series, 2000. n . Hardcover. Very Good+/n. 0753157241; Large Type; Covers the years 1900-1922; Clean, tight, unmarked; very light bump to corners; otherwise absolute minimal shelfwear; "An enchanting memoir of growing up in the early years of the 20th century. The author recounts her first car ride, her recollections of family relationships, Christmas parties and hay parties in summer, suffering rheumatic fever, visits from poor London children, a glorious holiday in Cornwall. " . Very Good+.

Toronto, ON: Nuage Editions, 1997. Soft cover. Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Bertha Rand, Winnipeg's Cat Lady, was a familiar figure in the news; many knew her as the mad woman who lived in squalour with over 50 felines. This this play, Hunter has delved into Bertha Rand's past, a tragic life of poverty and deprivation, a life always lived on the margins. Hunter brings us a richly layered play that tells of one woman's will to survive; the crazy Cat Lady's tale is, finally, a universal story of hope and strength.

Toronto, ON: Nuage Editions, 1997. Soft cover. Very Good. SIGNED BY MAUREEN HUNTER on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; Bertha Rand, Winnipeg's Cat Lady, was a familiar figure in the news; many knew her as the mad woman who lived in squalour with over 50 felines. This this play, Hunter has delved into Bertha Rand's past, a tragic life of poverty and deprivation, a life always lived on the margins. Hunter brings us a richly layered play that tells of one woman's will to survive; the crazy Cat Lady's tale is, finally, a universal story of hope and strength.

Durham, UK: Duke University Press Books, 2015. Paperback. Good. INSCRIPTION FROM PETRUS LIU on title page; Clean, tight; several pages have pencil underlining and notes; crease to lower inside corner of back cover; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; minimal wear; Petrus Liu charts out not only a bold new agenda for queer studies in postreform China, but also a revitalized Marxism that links questions of sexuality to problems of political economy, economic justice, and social equality transnationally. A provocative and dazzling intervention.

Markham ON: Scholastic Canada, Limited, 2001. Soft cover. Very Good. Prokopis. Clean, tight, unmarked; two small poke marks to back cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; Jason lives in Ancient Greece. On the eve of his 21st birthday, his guardian centaur tells him a secret that will change his life. When Jason confront King Pelius iwht the truth, it leads to a journey of adventure and excitement. Written for middle years.

Toronto, ON: Emblem Editions, 2004. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; When a man and a women meet on a summer day, they begin a conversation that will change both their lives. As their words weave a web of intimacy, the man finds himself drawn into recollections of his childhood on an island in the Caribbean, and to reflections on his life in Toronto. But who is she, this woman he meets at a party? What is behind her dark secrets? What can anyone know about another - really? As their relationship hurtles forward, he gradually finds himself part of a strange triangle of affections, until events escalate, leading to the novel's dramatic final scenes. The Question is a brilliant, devastating foray into the mysterious and highly charged realm of relationships and colliding cultures.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada: Turnstone Press Canada, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; "Di Brandt's poetry undercuts centuries of patriarchal culture. Powerful and lyrical, filled with humour and intelligence, her language enfolds desire and hate, birth and death, mother and child.

Dunvegan, ON: Cormorant Books, 2003. Paperback. As New. INSCRIPTION FROM BARBARA SCOTT on title page; As New condition; "Sccott explores a world of seemingly innocuous but ultimately unstable surfaces. In this collection of short fiction when the meniscus ruptures the characters must face what lies beneath and, pushed beyond coping, they discover control and courage they didn't know they had.

Berkeley, CA: Ronin Publishing, 2003. Soft cover. As New. As New; In this book Lilly Asks, "Can we use the mind to ponder the mind?" as he guides the reader through the many dilemmas science encounters in attempting to study consciousness. He tells of experiencing indescribable alternative realities and coming to the aware that he is something or someone far greater than he had ever imaged. He describes how to proceed to explore the deep self, least one get lost and not be able to find the way back to ordinary 'consensus reality." The Quiet Center is a fascinating discourse and of interest to those who seek to explore who they really are, those looking for a way to shed the pressure of daily living to return to balance, and those who wonder how to apply science to a subject so murky and elusive as consciousness.

Toronto, ON: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1997. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED BY WAYNE GRADY on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; long personal gift inscription inside front cover; otherwise very minimal wear; In the summer of 1994, Wayne Grady joined a team of scientist aboard the Canadian icebreaker Louis S. St. Laurent and the American icebreaker Polar Sea to investigate the effects of global warming at the planet's northernmost reaches. Weaving natural science, oceanography, and Arctic history, Grady chronicles the challenges of life aboard the first surface vessels ever to reach the Pole from the western approach. He captures the unexpected richness and beauty of the North. An he raises some profoundly disturbing questions.

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.

Urbandale, IA: Landauer Books, 2005. Hardcover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; In this 208-page book find history, timeline, stories and artistry of original quilts that represent the ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation of American quiltmakers. The 24 featured projects are inspired by antique quilts from the archives of The Henry Ford and include easy to follow instructions and full-size patterns from Fons & Porter for making replicas of historic quilts. You'll also find a special section devoted to the impressive quilt collection of internationally-known 19th-century quilting genius Susan McCord.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Key Porter Books, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; very light crease to upper back corner cover; otherwise appears unread; "From Copenhagen, Toronto, and Halifax, three brothers, identical triplets, are summoned home by the death of their parents in a freak accident. Together for the first time in years, each recounts his separate path that led each one away from the other two.

Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.: Image Comics, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. Oeming, Michael Avon;. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; appears unread; Illustrated Fiction; This modern day quixotic knight believes street punks are monsters, government agents are demons in disguise, and Dom's own boss is the very Devil himself. Soon he is wanted for murder, and seems to be at the center of a vast shadowy conspiracy. But as Dom finds herself caught up in a world of intrigue and suspense, she realizes she's in danger of believing the truth and Quixote sees it, and that supernatural forces may be fighting for her very soul. Is Quixote merely a madman, or might he truly be an ancient mystical warrior reborn into the modern age?

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1955. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; browning from tape marks to front and back covers and endpapers; number stamp on ffep; light edgewear to spine extremes; otherwise minimal wear; Translated by Jeremiah Curtin; The story of the reign of Nero and the closing degenerate years of the fading Roman Empire.