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

St. John's, NL: Flanker Press, 2006. Paperback. Very Good. SIGNED BY PAUL BUTLER; Clean, tight, unmarked; light general wear; This book tells two interlocking stories. The first is of 80-year-old Sheila, a midwife and healer living apart from a settlement at the North American Bristol plantation in 1660. The second, parallel tale, tracks Sheila's early life in Dublin's English Pale, where she is caught in the crossfire of politics and tragedy. Even after she escapes persecution, leaving her enemies far behind, Sheila finds that forces can still resurface to conspire against her.

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.

New York, NY: Laurel, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; crease to upper front corner of cover; age tanned; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; In view of man's awesome creativity and resourcefulness, we may be inclined to regard him as descended from the angels, yet, in his brilliant study, Desmond Morris reminds us that man is relative to the apes - is in fact, the greatest primate of all. With knowledge gleaned from primate ethology, zoologist Morris examines sex, child-rearing, exploratory habits, fighting, feeding, and much more to establish our surprising bonds to the animal kingdom and add substance to the discussion that has provoked controversy and debate the world over.

Victoria, BC: FriesenPress, 2014. Soft cover. As New. SIGNED BY LAURA M. THOMAS on title page; As New; The central character of this book is Harry Tyke, a frustrated grade six teacher at a fictional Vancouver elementary school. After taking a storytelling workshop taught by a provocative ex-teacher named Olga, Harry begins to find the state of his existence and the education system intolerable. Through Harry's outsider perspective, Thomas vents her profound frustration with the mindless use of technology in the daily lives of children and questions contemporary ideas of what makes a happy and productive life. With scenes at Wreck Beach, Canada and Pompeii, Italy, Harry's story is part celebration of the role of storytelling in our lives and part Thomas's philosophy of a simpler life, mixed with comedic dashes of contemporary romance and tragedy. Readers will root for this unlikely hero from start to finish. - from the cover

New York, NY: Mariner Books, 2004. Soft cover. As New. As new condition; Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world - conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.

New York, NY: Modern Library, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. #142 in Modern Library; Clean, tight, unmarked; dust jacket has light wear to corners and spine edges - 1cm closed tear upper front spine edge of dj; price sticker remains on back cover; price clipped; slight ripples to center outer edge of dj; dust jacket bright and unfaded with picture of Nana with a parasol and bucket walking down a city street while a man in a stagecoach looks out at her; turquoise cloth covers with black decorations and gilt titles; top edge dyed navy; light wear to corners; titles on dj indicate the book was printed in 1956; Banned in England 1888 for its so-called obscenity, Nana has since come to regarded the highest achievement among all the novels of the school of naturalist writers.

Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications, 1994. Staplebound. As New. Brynjolson, Rhian. As New; Long ago when Turtle was just a little green creature, he had to hide from everyone because he had no shell. Then one day when Nanabasho wasn't having much luck fishing, Turtle helped out by telling Nanabosho where all the fish were. Nanabosho was so grateful that, as a reward, he fashioned a shell from a round stone to protect Turtle from any harm.

Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications, 2015. Soft cover. Near Fine. Gorrie, Ryan. Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to inside back edge of cover; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; When Nanabosho decides to have some fun at the expense of a little bear cub, there's a surprise in store - courtesy of the cub's furious mother! Nanabosho is soon in for the chase of his life as Mother Bear pursues him through - and over! - the trees and across the lake. When shy little Porcupine accidentally saves him, Nanabosho realizes that your best friends are often closer than you think.

Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications, 1994. Staplebound. Very Good. Brynjolson, Rhian. INSCRIPTION FROM JOE MCLELLAN on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to inside corners; a couple of light creases to front cover; otherwise very minimal wear; Long ago when Turtle was just a little green creature, he had to hide from everyone because he had no shell. Then one day when Nanabasho wasn't having much luck fishing, Turtle helped out by telling Nanabosho where all the fish were. Nanabosho was so grateful that, as a reward, he fashioned a shell from a round stone to protect Turtle from any harm.

Winnipeg, MB: Pemmican Publications, 1990. Staplebound. Very Good. Monkman, Don. Clean, tight, unmarked; wear to upper inside corner; gift inscription from a child inside front cover; otherwise very minimal wear; Long ago, by the shores of the great water to the east, lived an old man who kept the fire for himself. For fear that someone will steal his fire, he remained on constant watch inside his wigwam. The Ojibwa trickster and teacher, Nanabosho, feeling the bite of the cold, decides to steal the fire and comes up with a unique plan. Joseph McLellan shows his storytelling skill in this revival of the traditional oral legend which tells of how Nanabosho brought fire to the people.

New York, NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Nancy Drew series #8: Printed in 1970s; Clean, tight, unmarked; light to corners; nick to bottom edge; yellow spine with the picture printed directly on the boards; endpapers have black and white multiple pictures; dark ink on the top edge; back cover has picture of Nancy Drew with a magnifying glass; Price of $2.95 stamped on back cover; Bright, slight sunning to spine; very minimal wear.

Winnipeg, MB: Great Plains Teen Fiction, 1999. Soft cover. As New. As New Condition; Naomi is 12 years old, the time in a girl's life when all she wants to do is fit in-which she does, living in Manitoba with her family and friends. Then her parents divorce, and her mother decides to move to Japan, where this modern day Anne of Green Gable sticks out like a sore thumb. But as Naomi overcomes barriers of language, she gains self-esteem and a love of Japan.

Akron, Ohio: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1913. Hardcover. Good+. Some loosening of hinges; dark blue cloth covers with gilt title and bee on spine; light wear to corners and spine extremes; two circular impressions from glass on front cover; several small marks to covers; two bumps to inside edges; otherwise light general wear; several b&w illustrations throughout; "An account to the remarkable campaigns of the "Man of Destiny"; Authentic anecdotes of the battlefield as told by the famous marshals and generals of the First Empire.

London, UK: W Foulsham & Co Ltd, 1991. Paperback. Very Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; age tanning to pages; otherwise very minimal wear; This book is supposed to be a perfect facsimile of the one used by Napoleon, and consulted by him on every important occasion. The Book of Fate will answer any question relating to the future. It will prove a lasting source of interest and amusement at any social function or where friends meet.

Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2010. 3rd Printing. Soft cover. As New. As New; Madigan was virtually 'there' from the very beginning of narrative therapy (1986) and was one of its first scholar-practitioners. Within this book, you will be treated to two histories: one relates the foundational ideas of narrative therapy and the other describes Madigan's own versions of these ideas-in-practice, for which he received the American Therapy Academy award for Innovation in Family Therapy (2007). The intertwining of these two histories makes for scintillating reading.

London, UK: Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2018. Paperback. As New. As New: A classic story of agonizing circumstances and enduring hope, this book is an eloquent account of a young man's life under slavery and his eventual escape. Written to promote the abolitionist cause, it became the best-selling fugitive slave narrative of the era. This autobiography is a powerful reminder of the brutality of slavery and the terrors that African-American people were forced to endure.

Toronto, ON: Prospero Books, 2001. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; name on ffep; otherwise very minimal wear; appears unread; Originally published in 1856, Drew's book is a remarkable and fascinating collection of firsthand interviews of fugitive slaves in Canada. In the early 1850s, white American abolitionist Benjamin Drew was commissioned by the Canadian Anti-Slavery Society and his Boston publisher John P. Jewett to travel to Canada West (now Ontario) to interview escaped slaves from the United States. One of the people Drew interviewed for this book, was Harriet Tubman.

Toronto, ON: PajamaPress, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. Anderson, Tara. Clean, tight, unmarked; a few very light creases to covers; otherwise absolute minimal wear; Tara Anderson's whimsical art lulls kids - and kitten - to sleep...Allenby's use of repetition and alliteration is calming and her steady cadence is mesmerizing. - The National Reading Campaign

Toronto, ON: Harper Perennial, 2005. Paperback. Good. Tight, unmarked; bump to bottom front edge; "Canada Reads" sticker on front cover; otherwise light general wear; This is the chronicle of their search for a better life, as they struggle to fit into a foreign urban landscape. Often funny and always wise, this much-celebrated collection captures the Immigrant experience with striking wit and deep sympathy.

Toronto, ON: Anchor Canada, 2012. Paperback. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY RICK MERCER on title page; Clean, tight, unmarked; minimal shelf wear; From Canadaès sharpest satirist: a massive eruption of rants plus brilliant essays, three of which were written specially for this book. Illustrated throughout with photos from Rickès encounters and exploits across Canada