Publicado por Penguin Books, Ltd., Middlesex, England, UK & Toronto, ON, Canada, 1956
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Used-Acceptable. 495 pp. Heavily used book in poor quality. Occasional pen marks in text. Heavily damaged spine. Previous owner's name written on first front-end page.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 2008
ISBN 10: 0143168649 ISBN 13: 9780143168645
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Before Guy Gavriel Kay became known for his groundbreaking works of speculative fiction, establishing himself as one of the world's most respected writers in that genre, he was an accomplished poet, his work appearing in major literary journals such as The Antigonish Review and Prism. Through the years, while writing his dramatic international bestsellers, Kay has continued to quietly explore the paths and boundaries of poetry as well.Now for the first time, Guy Gavriel Kay's poetry has been gathered and selected for publication. For those familiar with his fiction, the poems in Beyond This Dark House will resonate for their linguistic and emotional nuances and their mythological allusions, echoing and illuminating themes of his fiction.But readers of contemporary poetry will also be captivated by the exquisite craft and power of these poems. Some are ironic and austere, slyly tracing the interplay of writer and world, present and past; others are sensual, even erotic, charting the mercurial but abiding nature of passion-in love, in language, in history. Before Guy Gavriel Kay became known for his groundbreaking works of speculative fiction he was an accomplished poet, his work appearing in major literary journals such as "The Antigonish Review" and "Prism," Through the years, while writing his dramatic international bestsellers, Kay has continued to quietly explore the paths and boundaries of poetry as well. Now for the first time, Guy Gavriel Kay's poetry has been gathered and selected for publication. Readers of contemporary poetry will be captivated by the exquisite craft and power of these poems. Some are ironic and austere, slyly tracing the interplay of writer and world, present and past; others are sensual, even erotic, charting the mercurial but abiding nature of passion-in love, in language, in history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1999
ISBN 10: 0140283080 ISBN 13: 9780140283082
Librería: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket. Paperback. Covers are slightly scuffed and edge-worn, with one or two small indentations. Spine ends are a little worn and rubbed. Leading corners are slightly worn. Page block and pages are quite sunned. Binding is sound and pages are tight throughout. Text is clear. AF. Used.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1998
ISBN 10: 014025367X ISBN 13: 9780140253672
Librería: Pegasus Books, Farmington Hills, MI, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: As New. B&W Photographs; 8.30 X 5.30 X 1.30 inches; xiv, 386 pages; Slight bumping to cover. Pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Brown spine with tan lettering. Illustrated with b/w photographs and a MacKenzie Family Tree. ".is the superbly told story of a woman lost in the shadows of Canadian history. Daughter of 'Little Rebel' William Lyon Mackenzie and mother of Canada's longest serving prime minister.was intimately involved in the changing political and social landscape of Canada." Sources; photo credits; index.
Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd April 4, 2002, Toronto, On, Canada, 2002
ISBN 10: 0141002875 ISBN 13: 9780141002873
Librería: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Condición: Fine. A fine paperback copy, no remainder marks or spine creases, avrey nice clean reading copy.
Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd June 28, 1973, Toronto, On, Canada, 1973
ISBN 10: 0140013083 ISBN 13: 9780140013085
Librería: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Condición: Very Good. A very good paperback copy with light spine creases, no remainder marks. Wear to cover shown in picture.
Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd April 28, 1994, Toronto, On, Canada, 1994
ISBN 10: 0140170502 ISBN 13: 9780140170504
Librería: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Condición: Near Fine. A near fine paperback copy with no spine creases, bindings are tight and straight. A nice collectable copy.
Publicado por VIKING (Penguin Books Canada Ltd), Toronto, 1995
ISBN 10: 0670852708 ISBN 13: 9780670852703
Librería: High Park Books, Kitchener, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine -. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine -. Lafave, Kim Ilustrador. Previous owner's gift inscription in ink on inside front cover, otherwise fine.
Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd June 30, 1994, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1994
ISBN 10: 0140170499 ISBN 13: 9780140170498
Librería: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Condición: Fine. A fine paperback copy with no spine creases, bindings are tight and straight. A nice collectable copy.
Publicado por Viking/ Penguin Books Canada Ltd./ Published by the Penguin Group, Toronto, ON, Canada, et al., 1993
ISBN 10: 0670850241 ISBN 13: 9780670850242
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Like New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Like New. Martin Gould (Jacket Design); Ashley & Crippen (Author Photo) Ilustrador. 1st Printing, First Published in 1999. 401 pp. Book and dj in pristine state.
Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd April 4, 2002, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2002
ISBN 10: 0141002859 ISBN 13: 9780141002859
Librería: JMCbooksonline, Cheverie, NS, Canada
Condición: Fine. A fine paperback copy with no remainder marks or spine creases. A very nice clean copy.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1985
ISBN 10: 014007712X ISBN 13: 9780140077124
Librería: Alex Simpson, Carrying Place, ON, Canada
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Soft Cover. Condición: VG. First Edition Paperback. Signed with a brief inscription by Manguel on the title page, 13 stories by 13 authors. Small curl/creasing at corners, tanning to paper and light soil to outer edges. Wraps have edge/rub wear and light creasing. Actual book for sale pictured. 12.7 x 19.7 x 1.9cm, wt400g Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Editor.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1996
ISBN 10: 0140258701 ISBN 13: 9780140258707
Librería: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dj. 8vo pp. xi 287. "Returning to the Teachings is about Aboriginal justice and much more, speaking not only to our minds, but also to our hearts and spirits. Above all, it stands as a search for the values and visions that give life its significance and that any justice system, ÂAboriginal or otherwise, must serve and?. book.
Publicado por Penguin Books Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1993
ISBN 10: 0140232443 ISBN 13: 9780140232448
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. First Thus 1st Printing. Light Creasing on Front Cover, Spine; Heavy Creasing on Rear Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. COVER PHOTO BY: Alex Murchison. COVER DESIGN BY: Bruce W. Bond. MOVIE TIE-IN: This novel was the basis for the 2006 feature film of the same name. CONTENTS: BOOK ONE Omega January-March 2021 BOOK TWO Alpha October 2021. SYNOPSIS: When Omega came it came with dramatic suddenness and was received with incredulity. Overnight, it seemed, the human race had lost its power to breed. Omega was the year 1995, when the last child was born on earth. Twenty-five years later the world's population is seriously declining, and many countries have descended into anarchy. But Xan Lyppiatt, the charismatic Warden of England, is running things with a sure hand. Despite the imminence of worldwide human extinction, everything appears to be running smoothly. But is it? Theo Faron simply doesn't want to know. The reclusive academic and one-time advisor to Xan wants merely to enjoy the consolations left to him. Then he meets the young woman, Julian, who tells him about a small group of radicals who plan to challenge the Warden's absolute authority. Reluctantly involved in the radicals' struggle and increasingly drawn to the enigmatic Julian, Theo takes action that will irrevocably alter his life and involve him in unimaginable terror. P. D. James was born in Oxford in 1920 and educated at Cambridge High School. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service as an administrator, and the experience she gained from her job helped her with the background for Shroud for a Nightingale, The Black Tower and A Mind to Murder. In 1968 she entered the Home Office as principal, working first in the Police Department concerned with the forensic science service and later in the Criminal Policy Department. She retired in 1979. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a governor of the BBC and a member of the board of the British Council. She served on the Arts Council and was chairman of its Literary Advisory Panel from 1988 to 1992. She has served as a magistrate in Middlesex and London. P. D. James has twice been the winner of the Silver Dagger Award of the Crime Writers' Association and in 1987 was awarded the Diamond Dagger Award for services to crime writing. In 1983 she received the O B E and was created a life peer in 1991. She has been a widow for over twenty-five years and has two children and five grandchildren. Her novels include An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Innocent Blood and The Skull Beneath the Skin (which are also published by Penguin in one volume as Trilogy of Death), Shroud for a Nightingale, The Black Tower and Death of an Expert Witness (also published by Penguin as A Dalgliesh Trilogy), Cover Her Face, Unnatural Causes, A Taste for Death, A Mind to Murder, Devices and Desires, which was short-listed for the Sunday Express Book of the Year Award in 1989, and The Children of Men. She is co-author, with T. A. Critchley, of The Maul and the Pear Tree. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1999
ISBN 10: 0670878049 ISBN 13: 9780670878048
Librería: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 8vo pp. 420, b/w illustrations, an elegant history, says "The New York Times". book.
Publicado por A Signet Book - Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1992
ISBN 10: 0451173813 ISBN 13: 9780451173812
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition 2nd Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Moderately Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. SYNOPSIS: NEW Enlarged cross-referenced film index for leading performers and directors. NEW Special symbols to show which movies are available on videocassette and laser disc. NEW official motion picture code ratings. NEW More than 19,000 movie, videocassette and disc listings with over 300 new entries. NEW Complete write-ups for every vintage movie series from Charlie Chan to Tarzan. MORE Old and new theatrical and videocassette releases - listed, reviewed, and rated **** to "BOMB". MORE Exact running times - for taping and discerning when movies are cut. MORE Listings of favorite classics and duds. MORE Facts about directors and stars. MORE Foreign and little-known films described. MORE Notations of the films that have been computer-colorized. PLUS An updated list of mail-order sources for buying and renting videocassettes and laser discs. The good, the bad - and the awful. Our 1993 edition brings you up to date and tells you what not to miss - and what to miss. It describes films so bad they're good, and films so good they're legends. It identifies the all-time greats and classics - and the unforgettable duds. They're all listed here in alphabetical order, complete with all the essential information: director, stars, date, color or black-and-white, original length, key songs for musicals - and a concise summary and capsule review of each film. Special features include symbols that show which movies are available on videocassette and laser disc, an enlarged, detailed film index for leading performers and directors; and official motion picture code ratings. Plus, updated key sources for videocassettes and laser discs by mail. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Publicado por A Signet Book Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 1992
ISBN 10: 0451170725 ISBN 13: 9780451170729
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Thus 2nd Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age; "02" Stamped on Lower Edge. #1 NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER! BOOK NUMBER: 451-AE7072. SYNOPSIS: Julia Phillips was the ultimate Hollywood insider, Oscar-winning producer of The Sting and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She was also an insider of the ultimate private hell, the only woman in a man's world, making it with the aid of booze, cocaine, and sex--until she crashed. Now she has written a book that tells all--only someone with nothing left to lose could dare write this. The result is the biggest winner of the year. - and - What do you say when Warren Beatty suggest a threesome with you and your teenaged daughter?* What do you say when your shrink wonders how you've gone through a fortune in one fast year?** What are Hollywooders saying as they grab this book as soon as it hits the shelves?*** *"We're both too old for you." **"It's easy when you're free-basing a quarter gram of cocaine a day with a lover who keeps burning down your houses." ***"#$&*!!!#+#%!!!!" which may be politely translated as: You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, ON, 1996
ISBN 10: 0670872814 ISBN 13: 9780670872817
Librería: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Bachman, Richard THE REGULATORS Toronto, ON: Penguin Books Canada Ltd. 1996 FIRST EDITION Fine/NF 466pp. 8vo. Dust jacket shows little shelf wear with some light bumping and wear to the edges. Red boards are clean with a blind stamp on the front cover. Silver/blue titling can be seen along the cloth spine. Corners and edges of spine are bumped with light wear. Text is clean and binding is strong. Overall book is in fine condition.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1991
ISBN 10: 0670834300 ISBN 13: 9780670834303
Librería: Mister-Seekers Bookstore, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. In Very Good Condition. Ex-Lebris Sticker Inside Front Cover. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ "Mr. Sam: The Life and Times of Samuel Bronfman" is a biography written by Michael Robert Marrus12. The book provides an in-depth look into the life of Samuel Bronfman, the creator of the Seagram whiskey empire. Samuel Bronfman's story is a classic rags-to-riches tale. His father initially failed as a wheat farmer but found success selling frozen fish, firewood, and horses. Young Sam observed that the bar made more profits than they did and suggested they should be selling drinks instead. This marked the beginning of what was to become the Seagram whiskey empire. Bronfman's success in penetrating the American market was such that after Prohibition, his competitors lobbied the federal government for his protection. The book also covers the passing on of the vast Seagram enterprise to the leadership of his sons, Edgar and Charles. While Samuel Bronfman's story is a tale of business success, it also sheds light on his life as a Jew who remained in many ways outside business and social establishments even after becoming internationally famous. He was a private individual whose life centered on his family and their home in Montreal.
Publicado por Viking/ Penguin Books Canada, Ltd., Toronto, 1993
ISBN 10: 0670853275 ISBN 13: 9780670853274
Librería: Dave Shoots, Bookseller, Saint John, NB, Canada
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Hardcover. Condición: Good Plus to Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Photos Ilustrador. First(Number Line Ends in 1). White cloth backed in brown cloth on boards. First free endpaper removed. Mercredi was National Chief for the Assembly of First Nations from 1991 to 1997. Turpel is a fellow member of the Cree Nation and a lawyer active in aboriginal rights. DJ has one tiny tear at foot of back cover. 248 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Publicado por Viking - Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 1995
ISBN 10: 0670847674 ISBN 13: 9780670847679
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition 2nd Printing. This item cannot be shipped to any delivery address located in the state of California. BOOK: Previous Owner Markings; Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. Linda McQuaig, Author of The Wealthy Banker's Wife. Signed and Inscribed by Author: "Down with deficit hysteria! Linda McQuaig". SYNOPSIS: For the past few years it has been impossible to open a newspaper or watch television news without encountering a terrifying story about our national deficit. No subject has dominated the Canadian political scene more completely. And no subject has been so misunderstood. We watch helplessly as everything from our cherished health care and educational systems to the little hippo at the zoo falls prey to the axe of the deficit slashers. While the media cheer them on, the slashers have become ever more determined to hack away at our social programs, chanting the mantra that doing so is the only way to cut the deficit. But the real source of the problem can be traced - to an astonishing extent - to a particular policy that was imposed on us with virtually no public input, consultation or understanding. With the excitement of a mystery thriller, Shooting the Hippo tells the real story behind the deficit. The book follows a labyrinthine trail through the top levels of government, Wall Street and Bay Street, the media, the C. D. Howe Institute and the financial "monastery" where crucial decisions have been made outside of public view. Along the way, we meet a host of colourful characters, from John Crow, former governor of the Bank of Canada, to a powerful Wall Street guru who incurred the wrath of Canada's financial community, to high-profile journalists who contributed greatly to the deficit hysteria, and a mild-mannered government statistician who almost succeeded in blowing the whistle on the deficit propaganda. McQuaig argues that we've got the wrong deficit culprit and before we all gather for the public shooting, we should consider the consequences. As we gut our social programs in the name of deficit reduction, we risk destroying the very fabric of our country - and its future. A journalist for almost twenty years, Linda McQuaig has covered a wide range of subjects, from the revolution in Iran to the financial dealings of Canada's establishment. Winner of a National Newspaper Award for uncovering the Patti Starr scandal, she has worked for The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Maclean's and CBC Radio. Her first book, Behind Closed Doors, an expose of the inequities in Canada's tax system, rocked the financial elite. In 1991 she was awarded an Atkinson Fellowship for journalism in public policy, and her next two books, The Quick and the Dead and The Wealthy Banker's Wife, both became controversial bestsellers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Publicado por Penguin Books Published by Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 2000
ISBN 10: 0140255532 ISBN 13: 9780140255539
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Trade Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Thus 2nd Printing. Previous Owner Markings (048438 Neatly Inked to Inside Rear Cover); Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. NATIONAL BESTSELLER. Denise Chong, Bestselling Author of The Concubine's Children. COVER IMAGE: Nick Ut/Canapress. COVER DESIGN: Cathy MacLean. SYNOPSIS: "The living better convey the horror of war; the dead have no expression." On June 8, 1972, a photograph flashed over the wire of a nine-year-old girl running in terror down a highway after a misplaced napalm strike on her village in South Vietnam. He most enduring image of the Vietnam war, the photograph would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize--and forever change the life of Kim Phuc. Though savagely burned in the attack, Kim survived, and the story of her life in Vietnam, Cuba, and eventually Canada is at once astonishing and inspirational. Told by award-winning author Denise Chong, The Girl in the Picture is a beautifully rendered account of the private life of an unusual public figure. But it is also the deeply moving, hauntingly provocative story of how war affects the soul and how an extraordinary photo transformed an identity. Denise Chong is the author of the spell-binding memoir The Concubine's Children: Portrait of a Family Divided. Translated into seven languages and soon to made into a feature film, it was awarded the 1995 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction, the 1994 City of Vancouver Book Prize and the Van City Book Prize; it was also shortlisted for a Governor General's Award and the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize. She was a contributor to the anthology Who Speaks for Canada? Words That Shape a Country. Most recently, Denise edited The Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women. AWARDS: A Globe and Mail Notable Book of 1999. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1995
ISBN 10: 0140237070 ISBN 13: 9780140237078
Librería: Lindenlea Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Soft Cover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No DJ. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by author on title page: "For xxx with best wishes". Minute wear to tips of corners, faint smudge on bottom edge, else near fine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.
Publicado por Viking - Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 1995
ISBN 10: 0670863025 ISBN 13: 9780670863020
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition 1st Printing. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: From Deference to Defiance. SYNOPSIS: Peter C. Newman, whose bestselling books have charted the intricacies of power in Canada for three decades, now brings his explorations to a chilling climax in The Canadian Revolution. With a premise as sweeping in its implications as it is profound in its insights, Newman tears down the artifices of power while explaining the new society and the new politics that have taken their place. Filled with penetrating analysis and the author's far reaching grasp of class and history, The Canadian Revolution is thoughtful, witty and essential reading for anyone trying to understand how Canada was transformed during the past decade. This provocative study chronicles that sea change, showing how Canadians lost faith in their touchstone institutions. Canadian peacekeepers murdered teenagers in cold blood; priests lusted after choirboys' bodies; the British monarchy turned common; lawyers went to jail; the Red Cross's carelessness killed. The book interprets such weird phenomena of the decade as Ralph Klein, O. J. Simpson, telephone sex, Mike Harris, Hibernia, rap music, the Internet, Kim Campbell, designer drugs, Forrest Gump, psychic hot lines, and John Wayne Bobbit-just about everything except a rehash of the Meech Lake Accord. Canada underwent a dramatic upheaval in the years between 1985 and 1995, amounting to a Revolution in society, politics, and attitudes to power. The national trait of deference to authority was replaced by a rampaging new mood of defiance. In their disgust with the elite dealmakers of politics and the collapsed empire-builders of business, Canadians responded with an autonomy and audacity that signalled an exciting, if risky, fresh era. In this enthralling read, Peter C. Newman is guide and chronicler of a Revolution that was fought with no banners, no slogans, and no tanks - but one which overthrew the established order all the same. Born in Vienna and raised in Czechoslovakia, Peter C. Newman came to Canada in 1940. During his stellar career in journalism he has been editor-in-chief of both Canada's most influential magazine (Maclean's) and its largest-circulation newspaper (The Toronto Star). He has also written for The New York Times and The Times of London. His Ottawa column on national politics was syndicated in thirty newspapers with a combined circulation of 2.5 million. Currently senior contributing editor of Maclean's, he writes the weekly Nation's Business column for the magazine. The recipient of a dozen of North America's most coveted literary and journalism prizes, his sixteen books have sold more than two million copies. His chronicle of the Diefenbaker years, Renegade in Power, was hailed as a breakthrough in Canadian political reportage, as was his monumental, four-volume study of the Canadian Establishment, which became the country's all-time non-fiction bestseller. A Companion of the Order of Canada, Peter C. Newman has co-authored television documentaries that won the CBC's Wilderness Medal, several ACTRA prizes, and the prestigious Michener Award for Journalism. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Viking Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd., Toronto, 1996
ISBN 10: 0670868426 ISBN 13: 9780670868421
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. First Edition 1st Printing. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. FRONT COVER PHOTO BY: Paul Orenstein. BACK COVER PHOTOS COURTESY: Bob Rae. COVER DESIGN BY: Martin Gould. CONTENTS: Prologue--A Dose of Reality at Honey Harbour; One--Getting There; Two--Student Days; Three--English Adventures; Four--The Lure of Politics; Five--Up the Hill and Down Again; Six--No Soft Landings; Seven--In the Valley; Eight--How Sweet the Taste; Nine--"No, Premier"; Ten--Jobs, Jobs, Jobs; Eleven--Our Home and Native Land; Twelve--The Road to Charlottetown; Thirteen--Social Contract; Fourteen--Anyone Can Sail in Good Weather; Fifteen--Hard Choices; Sixteen--Losing & Leaving; Postscript; Index. SYNOPSIS: "Throughout my political life I have disagreed with the perspective that it is more moral to be out of power than in." When Bob Rae announced his resignation as leader of the Ontario NDP in January, 1996, praise for him poured in. Admired for his wit, his resilience and most of all his political compassion, many Ontarians and Canadians recognized that this would be a loss to his political party, his province and the country. But he was also criticized for a perceived inconsistency of policy, betrayal of his constituency and a lack of realism in dealing with the deficit. Many of the criticism could be laid at the door of a party that never expected to win. In this stunningly frank and personal memoir, Bob Rae re-examines his time in politics and shows us where he came from--as a thinker, as a politician and as a Canadian. We read about his education at the University of Toronto, and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. His adventures range from organizing a notorious Mothers of Invention event (in which Frank Zappa poured shaving cream into every possible orifice of the organ at Convocation Hall); to studying Hegel and Marx with the great thinker Isaiah Berlin; to feeling under suspicion when a bomb was found on board his flight from Ireland to London. Growing up in a very close family, Rae felt the abiding influence of his father and his father's associates in the Canadian Foreign Service (men like Norman Robertson and Charles Ritchie). But as he pursued his education he also experienced the turmoil of defining his own political beliefs. After becoming a lawyer, his pre-politics career included working for the Steelworkers Union and articling with a labour law firm. In 1977, he entered politics and in 1978 won the Broadview riding in Toronto for the NDP. From Protest to Power details Rae's political life before the unexpected win in 1990: the Accord with David Peterson that ended forty-two years of Tory government, his part in Meech, protesting at Temagami, the campaign itself. And we read too of the twin tragedies in his personal life: the accidental deaths of Arlene Perly Rae's parents in 1985, and the tragic death of his brother David in 1989 of lymphatic cancer. And then the difficult transition from protest to power. Seventy-four NDP members were elected; more than fifty were entirely new to the legislature, and most had never been elected to any public office. It was a group full of life and determination but short on experience. Tough choices had to be made as they came to recognize how bad the provincial deficit really was, and began to navigate the rough waters between the unions and business interests. We read how the difficult decision was reached to achieve a "social contract"--and who supported that p9olicy in public and in private. Reviewing the Charlottetown Accord from the inside gives Rae the opportunity to present his ideas on constitutional reform, unity and interprovincial relations. In the final section of the book Rae looks at the big picture--what does all this mean for social democracy, for Ontario, for Canada? He looks at the dangers of governing in the name of a theory, whether of the left or the right, and at the challenge to social democracy to becom.
Publicado por Viking Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 1992
ISBN 10: 0670838918 ISBN 13: 9780670838912
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. First Edition 1st Printing. BOOK: Corners, Spine Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Missing. EXCERPT: INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS When work began on this book in early 1990, my main objective was to do justice to a tale whose potential ran in several directions. At its foremost, the Morin-Jessop saga appeared to be a murder mystery perhaps without parallel in this country. This was also a story of two unconventional families living side by side under pressures which had warped their lives out of any semblance of normalcy. By the time I came on the scene, both families had shared a fenceline for five years since their twin tragedies had taken place, living out what can only be described as an appalling mockery of the concept of neighbourliness. The obsessive intensity of their feelings was mirrored in the manoeuvrings which underlay the investigation and prosecution of the murder case itself. While the case had only begun to show its true dimensions, it was obvious to me that it would afford an unusually piercing glimpse into the strange and unpredictable workings of the justice system. What a world lay within. To the astonishment of everybody involved, a legal proceeding scheduled to take less than three months stretched into two and a half years. In the end, it will be for the reader to decide what value society has derived from the uncounted millions of dollars and the tens of thousands of person-hours that went into this case. Suffice to say, the book does not purport to be an "objective" account, devoid of all opinion. The simple act of selecting what was important out of voluminous court transcripts, police reports and interviews is in itself a subjective process. However, my purpose is not to thump the reader between the eyes with opinions. Within these pages, there is more than enough information pertaining to the beliefs and convictions of each side in the drama for the reader to make up his or her mind about their motives and actions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Penguin Books Ltd., London, New York & Toronto, ON, Canada, 2005
ISBN 10: 0141022620 ISBN 13: 9780141022628
Librería: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: Like New. +plus (Design); Digital Vision (Photo) Ilustrador. 2005-6 Edition/Copyright 2005. 1520 pp. 2005-6 Edition issue only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require extra postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text. Slightly creased spine.
Publicado por Viking Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 1991
ISBN 10: 0670839000 ISBN 13: 9780670839001
Librería: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
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Hard Cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. Illlustrated Ilustrador. First Edition 1st Printing. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. FRONT JACKET PHOTO: Terry Hancey. BACK JACKET PHOTOS: Clockwise from top left, Gruber collection, Canada Wide, Terry Hancey, and Gruber collection. JACKET DESIGN: Bruce W. Bond. CONTENTS: Preface; 1 The Twilight Zone 2 Diamond in the Rough 3 Dreams Die Hard 4 Waterloo 5 Dirty Al 6 Gwoo-bah! 7 Life in the Slow Lane 8 The Harder They Fall 9 The Brass Rings 10 Fielder's Choice 11 To Have and Have Not 12 Good Ol' Boys 13 Hittin' 14 Stars in His Eyes 15 The "Inside" Story 16 A Tall Shadow 17 The Hendricks Brothers 18 Temptation 19 And Kody Makes Three; Appendix; Kelly Gruber: By the Numbers; Career Highs; Chronology. SYNOPSIS: The story of the Blue Jays' 1990 Most Valuable Player and most popular star. From Texas to Toronto by way of Cleveland and a dozen other towns in between--that's the trail third baseman Kelly Gruber of the Toronto Blue Jays has blazed to superstardom in the decade since he left home at the age of 18 to become a professional ballplayer. And what a cast of characters there were to help him along the way: How about Dirty Al Gallagher, one of Gruber's tougher managers in the minor leagues, who could chew tobacco, smoke a cigar and snore up a storm all at the same time? How about Bob Quinn, the architect of the 1990 World Series Champion Cincinnati Reds, whose 1983 blunder allowed the Blue Jays to swipe Gruber from the Cleveland Indians? Then there's Jimy Williams, the nice guy who got no respect as manager of the Blue Jays; his hot-tempered predecessor Bobby Cox; and cool-as-a-cucumber Cito Gaston, who manages the team today. And of course there is the stellar third baseman himself. In Kelly: At Home on Third we hear of the ballplayer's dog days in the minors, including his fight to hit the breaking ball and rescue his career from dismal statistics. Kelly discusses how he plays today, sharing the secrets of his impressive batting technique and of how he sizes up the guys on the mound. We learn how Kelly's personal life fits into his life in the leagues: his family in Texas, his Canadian wife Lynn and their son Kody, and his strongly held Christian faith. As open and earthy as his home turf of Texas, Kelly offers opinions on all the fun, feuds and scandals that are packed into the 162-game season. Kevin Boland is a veteran sports reporter and writer. He has been a journalist for over twenty-five years and has written for most of the major dailies in Canada, as well as for Reuters in London, England and the Mexico City Daily News. He is also the author of Dave Stieb: Tomorrow I'll be Perfect. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, 1998
ISBN 10: 014026356X ISBN 13: 9780140263565
Librería: BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Paperback. pp. 292. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good.
Publicado por Penguin Books Canada Ltd, Toronto, Canada, 1995
ISBN 10: 0670865346 ISBN 13: 9780670865345
Librería: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: very good. Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
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