Edité par Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2007
ISBN 10 : 1897142242 ISBN 13 : 9781897142240
Vendeur : Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Edition originale Signé
Trade Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing in trade paperback. Signed by both authors on the title page. 195 pp. Photographs, maps, reading list. Hint of a curl to the front cover, small light crease to the foredge of the front endpaper. Near Fine. Signed by Authors.
Edité par Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2002
ISBN 10 : 1894739000 ISBN 13 : 9781894739009
Vendeur : Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Edition originale
Trade Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. 1st Edition. First printing in trade paperback. 240 pp. Bibliography. Light shelfwear. Near Fine.
Edité par Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, 2005
ISBN 10 : 1897142110 ISBN 13 : 9781897142110
Vendeur : Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Edition originale
Trade Paperback. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. First printing in trade paperback. 225 pp. Hint of shelfwear to covers. Very Good.
Edité par Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, 2004
ISBN 10 : 0973248157 ISBN 13 : 9780973248159
Vendeur : Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Edition originale
Soft cover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. First printing in trade paperback. Illustrations in text, notes. Fine.
Edité par Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2011
ISBN 10 : 1897142501 ISBN 13 : 9781897142509
Vendeur : Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Edition originale Signé
Trade Paperback. Etat : Fine. First Edition. First printing in trade paperback. Inscribed by Ms. Abdou on the title page. Fine. Inscribed by Author(s).
Edité par Brindle & Glass Publishing Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, 2004
ISBN 10 : 0973248157 ISBN 13 : 9780973248159
Vendeur : Ken Jackson, Calgary, AB, Canada
Edition originale
Trade Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. First printing in trade paperback. Signed by Mr. Martin on the title page. 260 pp. Illustrations, notes. Small store stamp on rear of front cover otherwise Fine. Signed by the Editor.
Edité par Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2004
ISBN 10 : 097324819X ISBN 13 : 9780973248197
Vendeur : AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Chronicling the explosive career of a twentieth-century genius, Brilliant! is a story about the beginning of our technological age embodied in a man whose ideas, dreams and passions were too big for his own time. Visually stunning, the play has many comic, surreal and dramatic moments told in the inimitable style that has made the Electric Company a Canadian treasure.In February 1882, Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field, a fundamental principle in physics and the basis of nearly all devices that use alternating current. His greatest achievement is the polyphase alternating current system, which today lights the entire globe. His alternating current induction motor is considered one of the ten greatest discoveries of all time. Among his other discoveries are the fluorescent light, the laser beam, wireless communications, wireless transmission of electrical energy, remote control, robotics, and vertical take-off aircraft. He is the father of radio and television, and registered over seven hundred patents worldwide. His vision included exploration of solar energy and the power of the sea. He foresaw interplanetary communications and satellites.Brilliant! explores the enigma of a man who had a vision of bettering the world for humanity, yet whose relationships with others were strained; whose inventions literally outshone his those of his mentor (and later, his rival) Thomas Edison, yet whose name lingers far below Edison's in history books; whose unconventional approach to problems made him a pioneer in many fields and earned millions of dollars for others, yet whose ultimately tragic life ended penniless.Who was Brilliant! In February 1882, Nikola Tesla discovered the rotating magnetic field, a fundamental principle in physics and the basis of nearly all devices that use alternating current. This book explores the enigma of a man who had a vision of bettering the world for humanity, yet whose relationships with others were strained. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Edité par Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2013
ISBN 10 : 1927366119 ISBN 13 : 9781927366110
Vendeur : AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Between 1870 and 1970, 26 million Italians left their homeland and travelled to places like Canada, Australia and the United States in search of work. Many of them never returned to Italy. Against this historic backdrop comes the story of Rosina, a Calabrian matriarch, who worked as a midwife in an area where only one doctor served three villages. She was also the only member of the Russo family to remain in Italy after the mass migration of the 1950s. Written by Rosina's great-great-grand-daughter, this is a charming memoir that is at once a Canadian story and an Italian one. Through Kluthe's meticulous research and great insight, we see her great-grandfather Generoso labouring through the harsh Edmonton winter in order to buy passage to Canada for his wife and children; we glimpse her grandmother Rose huddled in a third-class cabin, sick from the motion of the boat; and we watch, teary-eyed, as her great-great-grandmother Rosina is forced to say goodbye, one by one, to the people she loves. "Editor: Linda Goyette"--Title pages verso. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Edité par Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2022
ISBN 10 : 1927366712 ISBN 13 : 9781927366714
Vendeur : AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. An updated edition of Herb Belcourt's remarkable life story with a brand-new foreword by the author. The eldest of ten children, Belcourt grew up in a small log home near the Metis settlement of Lac Ste. Anne during the Depression. His father purchased furs from local First Nations and Metis trappers and, with arduous work, began a family fur trading business that survives to this day. When Belcourt left home at 15 to become a labourer in coal mines and sawmills, his father told him to save his money so he could work for himself. Over the next three decades, Belcourt began a number of small Alberta businesses that prospered and eventually enabled him to make significant contributions to the Metis community in Alberta. Belcourt has devoted over 30 years of his life to improving access to affordable housing and further education for Aboriginal Albertans. In 1971, he co-founded CanNative Housing Corporation, a nonprofit agency charged with providing homes for urban Aboriginal people who confronted housing discrimination in Edmonton and Calgary. In 2004, Belcourt and his colleagues established the Belcourt Brosseau Metis Awards Fund, a $13-million endowment with a mandate to support the educational dreams of Metis youth and mature students in Alberta and to make a permanent difference in the lives of Metis Albertans. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
Edité par Brindle and Glass Publishing, Ltd, Calgary, AB, 2007
ISBN 10 : 1897142250 ISBN 13 : 9781897142257
Vendeur : AussieBookSeller, Truganina, VIC, Australie
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The Canadian media were the first to bring Master Corporal Paul Franklin's story to the public, and it is only fitting that award-winning journalist Liane Faulder brings the full account of his return from a war zone. The Long Walk Home: Paul Franklin's Journey from Afghanistan documents the recovery of a soldier injured in a 2006 suicide bombing that left one Canadian diplomat dead, and two comrades in arms wounded. Although Franklin made a promise to his wife that he would come home alive, he needed the heroic help of soldiers on the scene and a medical team abroad to keep his word. He lost both of his legs above the knee as the result of his injuries, but returned home determined to walk again. Within four months of his injury, and against the odds and predictions of doctors, Franklin learned to walk on artificial legs. He continues to represent the courage of Canadian troops overseas as he rebuilds his life at home with his wife Audra and their young son, Simon. As a family on a journey to recovery, they are determined to stand, and walk, together. The Long Walk Home: Paul Franklin's Journey from Afghanistan is a story of loss, courage, love and hope.It inspires all of those -- military and civilians alike -- who wonder how they will take that next step when tough times challenge the body and the spirit. Documents the recovery of Master Corporal Paul Franklin - a soldier injured in a 2006 suicide bombing that left one Canadian diplomat dead, and two comrades in arms wounded. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.