Search Results: Nature - Environment/Issues from Riverwood's Books

Harper Collins. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0002156822 . Light edge & corner wear, very light soiling. Interior unmarked. Illustrated. 243 pages. Quick and simple things you can do to save the Earth.; 001083; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

University of Alberta Press. New. 1991. Softcover. 1550910116 . Large softcover is new and unread, no markings, light scuffing of front cover and a tiny corner crease. 316 pages. b/w illus.Prairie agricultural communities face serious problems: low grain prices, possible changes in climate caused by the greenhouse effect, bankruptcies of farms & declining rural populations. A multi-disciplinary group of concerned people, including scientists, writers, farmers & others, address these problems and develop the beginning of a vision, which is based on dramatic changes in markets, concern for the environment and climate. This book is a must for prairie people.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

John Murray. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0719534798 . Ex-library book but still in quite good condition, no library markings on jacket, rear pocket and internal markings. Interior of pages clean, a little soiling to outer edge of pages. Jacket has light wear and scuffing, and a small area on front where paper is cut, where I assume a sticker was removed. B/w illus. 269 pages. "This book is essential for those who wish to venture off the beaten track in safety; or for those who have the responsibilty of taking care of others on skis. It also makes fascinating reading for the armchair mountain enthusiast. " ; 8vo; A scientific and anecdotal book on safety in snow and what to do when an avalanche occurs, including rescue techniques. (520) .

University of Alberta Press. Near Fine. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. 0888642547 . Signed & dated by author on title page. Slight corner wear, slight soiling outer edge of pages, only minimal wear overall, clean & tight interior. 190 pages. A new world order is talked about but the old disorder still prevails as East-West tensions give way to the North-South gap. The world of post-Cold War enlightenment, political change and hope for a more human future is colliding with the world of suffering and despair which pose great danger to the future of humanity. Douglas Roche, former Canadian Ambassador for Disarmament and Member of Parliament examines the movement away from militarism, the resurgence of the United Nations and standards for an equitable new world order. He sets out the interests of all in making a bargain for human survival. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 2000. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Finding our Way - unchanted places to cyberspaces; Here is Where You Are; Mapping Canada; Lost Towns; Carto graphics; Helping the Mind See; Songs of the Nass Valley; Nature's navigators and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: King of the Barrens - our northernmost grizzly bear; The Legacy of Klondike Gold; Passion for Exploration; Trekking across Newfoundland & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Killer Whales, Do they belong in aquariums?; Life Along the Line - Canada-U. S. Border lore; The Town that Disappeared & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Through the Lens - Photography Annual; Living on the Edge; Bread's Magic; The Road to Bountiful; Water Street's Ebb and flow; Prairie Wind and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1997. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Twilight of an Icon, Saying goodbye to 'prairie skyscrapers'; Termites tunnel into Toronto; A polar bear's deadly romp; Saviour of Atlantic sailors and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Sacred Circles; prairie medicine wheels; Halifax's North End; Night Stalker; The Canol Trail & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [200-325osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1994. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Trekking Labrador's wild coastal mountains; Starting an avalanche for safety's sake; Probing the mystery of 'missing' neutrinos and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Summer on the Ice Cap - venturing across the world's largest uninhabited island; Storm Surfers - how shorebirds ride the winds; Irish at Heart - A Quebec village embraces its Celtic roots and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Ice Climbing; Algonquin Park; Bugs Bountiful - Montreal's Insectarium; Preserving the fruit trees; Skywatchers share a passion for clouds and Others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1998. First Edition. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Rivers of Ice, Canada's glaciers; Ascending Athabasca; Labrador grapples with a hydro megaproject & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [200-325osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Ocean of Turmoil - Probing the North Pacific's puzzling cycle of changes; Tuktut Nogait; Champions of Nature - fighting the polluters, Living by Water poster, Landfill landscapes and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Crackdown on Poachers; Hemp Mania; Pot Passions; Grey Owl's Wild Life; Ice-age Sleuth and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1994. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Hiking Fundy's threatened wilderness coast; Self-defence in the world of plants; Awaiting the Messiah in rural Quebec; Our magestic Ospreys on the comeback and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1999. Magazine. Magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Lions of the Deep - Into the realm of the Steller sea lion; Countdown to impact - Scanning the skies with the asteroid watchers; Backwoods botanist - the pioneer who published Canada's first wildflower book and others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Magazine. Stapled magazine format, very good condition, no loose pages, no markings, only light wear overall. Contents: Toronto's St. Lawrence Market; Canadian Peacekeepers; Return of the Wolves & others. (*Note: Canadian buyers - can be shipped OS lettermail, which is less expensive. Also, lower shipping avail to overseas) [225-350osl] ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Greystone Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. 1553651561 . HC/DJ - fine condition. Signed/inscribed by the author on title page: "Thanks for your support - David Suzuki". Hardcover is clean and tight, with no markings. Jacket is excellent, with slight scuffing and a small amount of edge crinkling. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 400 pages; The first volume of David Suzuki’s autobiography, Metamorphosis, looked back at his life from 1986, when he was 50. In this eagerly awaited second installment, Suzuki, now 70, reflects on his entire life, and on his hopes for the future. The book begins with his life-changing encounters with racism while interned in a Canadian concentration camp during World War II and continues through his troubled teenage years and later successes as a scientist and host of PBS’s The Nature of Things. With characteristic candor and passion, he describes his growing consciousness of the natural world and humankind’s… Read More