Search Results: Politics from Riverwood's Books

Oxford University Press, USA. Good+. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0195031164 . Cover has some scuffing, light edgewear, corner curling (moreso to bottom corner) . Internal pages are tight an clean other than name/date written on endpage and approx. 6 pages with pencil underlining. "In this classic text, an eminent historian of international affairs and a distinguished political scientist survey the evolution of the international system, from the emergence of the modern state in the 17th century to the present. Craig and George pay particular attention to the nineteenth century's "balance-of-power" system, the basic tenets of which still determine many applications of modern diplomacy. ..." [407-noto]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages; .

Bainbridge Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1891696173 . Only light wear overall - ex-library with mylar cover & usual stamps & stickers. Interior pages clean & unmarked (other than library stamps). 251 pages. B/w photos. "This is the autobiography of Jessi Winchester, who made worldwide headlines in the mid-1990s as a legal prostitute who competed in the Mrs. Nevada beauty pageant and later ran for Congress and Nevada lieutenant governor. The book brings the real world of legal bordello prostitution in Nevada to light and contains firsthand accounts of corruption and political dirty tricks in Nevada among both major parties....." ; 8vo .

Dundurn Group. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 1550024671 . Excellent condition. Interior pages are clean, tight and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing and a little wear to corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages; For 12 years Dale Goldhawk journeyed through the streets of Canada and into the hearts of thousands of Canadians. Written in Goldhawk's punchy, to-the-point style, this book links his life as a journalist and advocate with those who were his clients. For the first time, he reveals the background battles and adventures he and his team had, as well as the stories of his clients and where they are today. The narrative paints a vivid picture of how working on Canada's most original advocacy team changed their lives as journalists and Canadians. [391-osl] .

WA: Context Institute. Very Good+. 1993. First Edition. Softcover. Clean, tight condition. Light wear to cover & edges. Illustrated, 64 pages. Stapled, magazine format. This issue covers: Life-centered economics, Global democracy, Sister Islands, Citizen movements, North-South balance, Cooperatives, The Evolution of Governance, Looking back from 2003 and others. (*lower cost shipping available) ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Copp Clark Pitman. Very Good. 1991. First Edition. Softcover. 0773051309 . Clean, tight condition other than several pages near rear of book with highlighting. Cover has light edge and light corner wear. 412 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Lion Books. Good. 1953. First Edition. Softcover. Good minus condition. Moderate edge & corner wear, creasing to covers, light soiling to cover & outer edge of pages. Back cover & inside covers is affecting by a watermark type of stain, which also lightly affects a few pages. Interior pages are otherwise clean - age tanning of pages. " the story of Russia's leader Georgi Malenkov including the Russian Government, Malenkov's Presidium, the rise of anti-Semitism, the Soviet attitude on sex and the family and Malenkov's stand on war and peace. 159 pp. (*shipping will be reduced on this lighter book) ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

D. C. Heath. Good+. 1970. Softcover. Cover has moderate edge & corner wear, a little scuffing and very small peeled area on front, tiny tears spine ends. Pages are tight and clean, however approx. 8 pages have highlighting on them. Contents: The Essence of Marxism; The Hegelian Base of Marxism; Marx's Theory of History: Its Principal Tenets; Marx's Theory of History: An Overview; The Marxian Law of Value; The Subsistence Wage; Surplus Value; Marx's Theory of Value and Price etc. (*shipping will be reduced to some locations) ; 8vo .

London: Sidgwick & Jackson. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 0283987715 . Scarce title. 1st UK edition. Originally published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce in 1965. Interior clean & tight, b/w photographs. DJ has slight edgewear, light scuffing, very light soiling outer edge of pages. 8vo. 315 pages. Ronald Reagan writes candidly and vividly of his youth and richly varied early career. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Waterloo, QC: Self Published. Fine. 2002. Softcover. 2980746525 . 2002 Edition. Excellent condition - clean and unmarked. Cover has light scuffing and slight wear at corners. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; From the author: "I am the author of the bestseller book The Medical Mafia. Among the many topics mentioned in this volume, I was revealing the ineffectiveness and dangers of vaccination. At that time, I was a practicing physician in Quebec, Canada and the owner of numerous medical clinics. Because of my professional status, my words weighed significantly in the public eye. The Medical Board's reaction was immediate and strong. Its leaders demanded that I resign as a physician. I answered that I would do so as long as they could prove that what I had written was false. The Medical Board replied with a call for my expulsion. Ghislaine Lanctot" .

Alfred A. Knopf (Canada). Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0676974635 . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition, clean and unmarked, only very light wear overall. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; From Inside Flap: In Navigating a New World Lloyd Axworthy charts how we can become active citizens in the demanding world of the twenty-first century, to make it safer, more sustainable and more humane. Throughout he emphasizes the human story. As we meet refugees from civil war and drought, child soldiers and landmine victims, the moral imperative is clear: this is a deeply compassionate appeal to confront poverty, war and environmental disaster.... Arresting and provocative.... (750) .

Stoddart Publishing. Very Good+. 1993. Third Printing. Softcover. 0773755799 . Very light edge/corner wear to cover, light stain inside front cover. Pages clean - minor wrinkling to first few pages. 91 pages. The National Party of Canada. "A New and Better Canada spells out the policies and principles of a very different Canadian political party committed to: injecting integrity, honesty, and openness into government; ending patronage and the way money dominate politics; a much fairer tax system, etc...." [os]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Collier Books. Very Good+. 1994. First Edition. Softcover. 0020165552 . Excellent condition, light corner wear, a little corner curling, and light scuffing of cover. Clean & tight, no markings. From a Reviewer: "...Batra explains clearly why free trade has not been as beneficial as advertised. Though tariff cuts are generally seen as a tonic for the economy, Batra reviews statistics which show that real wages have fallen during the same era in which tariffs have been cut. In fact, Dr. Batra makes it clear that free trade can make the real GDP rise -- while simultaneously leading to the impverishment of the working class. Like a good economist, Dr. Batra realizes that tariffs are not a cure all. He intelligently points out that domestic competition behind tariff walls has historically been more important than international competition in spurring innmovation and productivity increases. In this light, he combines recommendations for tariffs with recommendations for an aggressive… Read More

Penguin/Viking. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. 067088975X . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition - clean and unmarked other than slight soiling upper edge of pages. B/w photos/illus. Power built Canada's first century, but will it undo the next? With a flair for dramatic storytelling, awarding winning journalist Gordon Laird recounts the little known story of Canada's other national dream: cheap power to fuel industrial growth. Canada's abundant sources of power - huge reserves of oil, gas and water - place us at the center of such controversial issues as energy exports, climate change and environmental degradation. As he explores the human side of economic forces, Laird argues persuasively that energy will become a critical issue in Canada's domestic and international relations.... ; 8vo; 346 pages .

Toronto: Between the Lines Press. Very Good. 1998. First Edition. Softcover. 1896357172 . Ex -libary book, but still in great condition. Sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Very light edge/corner wear. Internal pages clean and tight. B/w photos... "This is the story of Bay Street's greatest running drama: the struggle by Inco Ltd. , the world's largest nickel producer, to bring the Voisey's Bay nickel deposit in Northern Labrador into production. It's also the story of the counter struggle by Labrador's Aboriginal people to maintain control over their homeland and their future" (400-osl? ) ; 8vo .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. HC/DJ - very good. Pages clean and intact, with no markings other than previous owner's name written very small on endpage, light soiling upper edge of pages. Dustjacket has age tanning, darkening to spine, light soiling and a few tiny edge tears, partial old price sticker on spine. Copyright 1951, 1964 printing. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 207 pages; Partial contents: The historic Europe and the rise of Russia, The political foundations of modern Europe, Europe in the Age of Nationalism and Imperialism, World War I, Europe between Two World Wars. Etc,. In a challenging historical retrospect, the Sterling Professor of History at Yale argues that the old political order created for Europe in 1815 broke down with the First World War. Since then, he contends, american policy toward Europe has too often suffered from the illusions that the historic Europe as we knew it could be revived or that we… Read More

University of Alberta Press. New. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0888644124 . New book, with no markings. A collection of essays which explores the contact zones produced by the migrations of two German-born cultural figures: New York Dada poet and artist Else Plotz (1874-1927 - better known as Baroness Elsa.....) ; and writer and translator Felix Paul Greve (1879-1948) , aka the Canadian author Frederick Philip Grove..." Baroness Elsa and Felix Paul Greve were given to gender play, disguise, and challenges to identity that mark them as inevitably avant-garde. Wherever these sometime lovers moved, something hovered in the landscape with them, so that nothing was and will be wholly clear. Is this not, however, their true legacy, to be always slipping away from our and their desiring grasp?"--E. D. Blodgettt; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. 0679463232 . HC/DJ - fine. Excellent condition, no markings, overall wear minimal. B/w photos. 363 pages. ; 8vo; " ....Matlock, who was Reagan's advisor on Soviet and European affairs and later ambassador to the Soviet Union, writes an important and serious account of the evolving relationship between the American and Soviet leaders. He also provides a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings and turf wars that inevitably occurred within the bureaucracies on both sides....." .

Douglas & Mcintyre. Very Good+. 1997. First Edition. Softcover. 1550544349 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library with sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Overall wear is light. "It is a pleasure to hitch a ride on this brave and unpredictable journey from the safe certainties of extremism towards the tumultuous terrain of individuality, democracy and compassion. Canada just got bigger. "--Naomi Klein, Toronto Star Columnist (300-osl) ; 8vo .

New English Library. Good. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 0773671803 . Creasing to covers, light edgewear. Pages clean & unmarked - light stain to top edge affects last few pages. Fearless investigative journalist William Rushton stumbled across 'Jezebel' Barker (the MI5 operative) on the floor of a drinking club in Soho's Filth Street. A confused & embittered figure (Barker) , he was finally persuaded that it was his patriotic duty to go public, name names, earn large sums of money, set the record straight, etc. Etc. (*Shipping will be reduced to most locations). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Regan Books. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 00603924562 . Excellent condition - only very light wear overall - clean & unmarked, price sticker on front. Synopsis: Social commentary from famously glib liberal Michael Moore, author of ROGER & ME, features his unique takes on politicians, businessmen, and other power players who have put us into the mess we in. Targets here include George W. Bush and the people around him, Bill Clinton, the Supreme Court, the media, and, ultimately, mediocrity. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .