Search Results: Government from Bytown Bookery

New York: Vintage Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1993. Trade Paperback. 0679743650 . Trade Paperback in very good condition. Cover scuffing and edgewear with a crease on the front upper right hand corner, tightly bound with a clean and unmarked interior. "A multimedia anthem to the American post-boomer generation--our country's 13th generation since the founding fathers--this collection of commentary, quotes, and cartoons describes the elusive group in their own words and quotes sources from Tipper Gore to 2 Live Crew, from They Might Be Giants to the cult film Heathers. Cartoons throughout.." ; B&W Illustrations; 0.7 x 8.8 x 7.4 Inches; 228 pages .

Toronto, Ont: McClelland & Stewart. As New with no dust jacket. 1997. Paperback. 0771060963 . "Trade paperback in As New condition. A stamp from the publishers, "Complementary Review copy' on the title page. "“In the 1860s, western alienation began at Yonge Street, and George Brown was the Preston Manning of the day. ” So begins Christopher Moore’s fascinating 1990s look at the messy, dramatic, crisis-ridden process that brought Canada into being – and at the politicians, no more lovable or united than our own, who, against all odds, managed to forge a deal that worked." ; 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 Inches; 279 pages .

Toronto,: Dundurn Pr Ltd. Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. Trade Paperback. 1550021052 . A Trade Paperback in fine condition. Clean, bright and unmarked. "This volume features differing views of the past, present and possible future roles for Aborginal people in the Canadian political and electoral system. "; Research Studies; Vol. 9; 0.5 x 9.25 x 6.25 Inches .

New York: The Free Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1997. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0684841274 . Beige hard boards / black spine / gilt lettering on spine. Minor bumping on the spine, with a little cracking on the inside of the hinge. First Edition, First Printing. Nice, clean, tight copy. The DJ is unclipped with some very minor edgewear. "A transcript of more than 200 hours of taped conversations from the Nixon White House, edited by historian and journalist Stanley Kutler. "; 64mo - up to 3" tall; 675 pages .

Penguin UK. Very Good. 1981. Paperback. 0140221050 . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. A tightly bound copy with highlighting to 23 pages, otherwise an unmarked text. Wear to the cover edges and cover rubbing. ; Maps; 7.60 X 4.80 X 1 inches; 431 pages .

UBC Press. Very Good. 2014. Hardcover. 0774827459 . Pictorial hardcovers in Fine condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked interior. Black & white illustrations and photographs through the book. "Before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, he made a last-minute change -- a paragraph authorising the army to recruit black soldiers. Over the next two years, approximately 180,000 soldiers and 18,000 sailors joined the cause. Several thousand came from Canada, the terminus of the Underground Railroad. What compelled these young men to leave the comfort and safety of home to face death on the battlefield, loss of income for their families, and legal sanctions for participating in a foreign war? Drawing on newspapers, autobiographies, and military and census records, Richard Reid pieces together a portrait of a group of men who served the Union in disparate ways - as soldiers, sailors, or doctors - but who all believed that the principles of liberty,… Read More

Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0684827166 . Black /red hard covers, in Very Good+ condition. Tight, bright, unmarked with light spine end bumping. Maps, notes and indexed. The DJ is unclipped, very good+ with light cover scuffing and edge wear. ; 1.1 x 9.9 x 6.9 Inches; 272 pages .

McClelland & Stewart. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 0771069790 . Black Hardcovers, silver titles to the spine. A Near Fine book, a solid binding with bright & unmarked pages. A First Edition. Light spine end bumping. The DJ is also in Near Fine condition with a small dent to the back cover. "Gerard Pelletier has brought together a wide variety of excerpts and articles to make up this collection. It includes representative pieces from Trudeau's youth, selections from previously published books and journals, as well as speeches, interviews, letters written to newspapers, and classic essays from his time as a founding contributor to the magazine Cite libre. From beginning to end, whether writing about Utopia or the constitutional compromises wrought by his political opponents, Trudeau demonstrates that he has had no equal, counterpart, or successor in Canadian public life." ; 8.90 X 6.30 X 1.40 inches; 360 pages .

Little, Brown. Very Good with no dust jacket. N.D.. Soft Cover. Orange textured soft covered copy. Edgewear, and light sticker scar on the front top corner. Some wear to the spine hinge. Small red mark on the half title page, otherwise very clean, tightly bound, and unmarked. Undated, copyright 1945, coulf be the 1960s. "One of the most insightful studies of American politics during the Jacksonian Era. "; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 577 pages .

Univ of California Press. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0520053699 . Tan linen covers, red titles to the spine. In Near Fiine condition, the pages are tightly bound, bright & unmarked. Moderate spine end bumping. The DJ is Very Good with two small tears to the front cover top edge. ; 9 X 6 X 1 inches; 384 pages .

Picador. Very Good. 1994. Paperback. 0330331779 . Trade Paperback in Very Good condition, pages are tightly bound and unmarked with age tanning to the edges. Light spine creasing with a small tear to the front cover top edge. "From the author of "Give War a Chance" and "Parliament of Whores", this book offers P. J. O'Rourke's view of all the trouble in the world - but with the goal of answering some tough questions." ; 7.56 X 5.12 X 0.94 inches; 340 pages .

Pocket Books. Very Good. 1987. Paperback. 0671646443 . Trade paperback in Very Good++ condition with a solid binding and a bright, unmarked text. Moderate cover wear with the previous owner's name on the front free end paper. "This landmark book details all the events of the biggest political scandal in the history of this nation--Watergate. Woodward and Bernstein kept the headlines coming, delivering revelation after amazing revelation to a shocked public. Black-and-white photograph section." ; 8.20 X 5.50 X 1.10 inches; 352 pages .

New York: Random House / Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0679431039 . White hard covedrs with black cloth spine, silver titles to the spine. In very good condition with light wear to the edges and spine ends. The DJ is unclipped with edgewear, no tearing. "The most-awaited memoir of the year: the incredible political and romantic tale of George Bush and Bill Clinton's key aids. Revealing in its inside tales of the last presidential race, this memoir is a surefire bestseller. 16 pages of photographs. The most-awaited memoir of the year: the incredible political and romantic tale of George Bush and Bill Clinton's key aids. Revealing in its inside tales of the last presidential race, this memoir is a surefire bestseller." 16 pages of photographs. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 493 pages .

Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth covers with gilt titles to the spine. Stated First Edition. A tightly bound copy with an unmarked text, sunning to the top and bottom of the covers and spine end bumping. Maps to the end papers with a black & white photo section. The previous owner's name stamp to the half title page. The DJ is clipped and in Good- condition with spine fading and chipping to the spine ends, small pieces missing of the flap bottom corners. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 415 pages .

New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1985. Pictorial Cover. 0393953483 . Pictorial Hard cover, issued without a DJ. Very clean, tight copy with slight bow on front cover. Contents: American Society, Political Beliefs and Practice, Governance, Participation, Public Policy. Also includes Glossary, Index and the American Constitution. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 678 pages .

Vintage. Very Good. 1948. Mass Market. B000NRFXRA . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. Squared, tightly bound, an unmarked text. Age yellowing to the pages with some cover wear. ; 0.9 x 7.1 x 4.3 Inches; 381 pages .

Garden City , New York: Doubleday Anchor Books. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Mass Market Paperback. Mass Market Paperback in very good condition, tanning to the spine, squared, tightly bound with an unmarked interior. There is a small sticker scar on the front upper hand corner. "Studies of race relations, popular heros, voting, trade unions, and government bureaucracy." ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 263 pages .

Penguin (Non-Classics). Very Good with no dust jacket. 1969. Mass Market Paperback. 0140400095 . Mass Market Paperback. Tightly bound, squared with a bright and unmarked interior. A nice copy with edgewear and some spine edge rubbing. ; Pelican classics; Remainder; 1 x 7 x 5 Inches; 237 pages .

The New American Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1961. Mass Market paperback. Mass Market Paperback with scuffing and edgewear to the covers, squared with a clean, unmarked interior. Tells you about 10 dramatic roles of the President of the United States: Chief of State, Chief Executive, Leader of Foreign Policy, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Cheif Legislator, Chief of Party, Voice of the People, Protector of Peace, Manager of Prosperity and Leader of the World's Free Nations. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 166 pages .

Harcourt Brace College Publishers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1999. Trade Paperback. 0155018612 . Trade Paperback with slight shelf wear. Well-bound, bright & unmarked. "This book is an original, brief, American Government text. Hence, it has a consistency and coherence that one does not find in chopped versions of longer texts. Its principal theme is the effect of social-economic change on the development of American political institutions and practices. Each of the text's fifteen chapters opens with an historical discussions of the major topic of the chapter (i. E. , federalism, elections, the presidency) , describes the contemporary state of the process or institution, and closes with a discussion of the possible changes and reforms that the future holds. The book is written in a straightforward, accessible, essay voice, that takes care not to talk down to students or their teachers." ; 1 x 9.5 x 7.5 Inches; 543 pages .