Category: Biographies

Image for In Pink: The Personal Story of a Mary Kay Pioneer Who Made History Shaping a New Path to Success for Women -by Doretha Dingler ( Business Biography / Autobiography )( Mary Kay Ash related)

In Pink: The Personal Story of a Mary Kay Pioneer Who Made History Shaping a New Path to Success for Women -by Doretha Dingler ( Business Biography / Autobiography )( Mary Kay Ash related)

By: Dingler, Doretha; overview by Yvonne Pendleton ( Mary kay Ash related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: USA, Scottsdale. AZ: Brevin, LLC, 2012, 1983, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2012

Seller ID: 169688

ISBN-13: 9780985372507

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, 173 pages, b&w photos, ---"In Pink is the memoir of a self-made woman who succeeded on her own terms by seizing the opportunity created by Mary Kay Ash when she founded her unique company at the very epoch of the women?s movement in America. From humble beginnings bidding peas for her family?s east Texas agri-business to overseeing a multi-million dollar international cosmetics enterprise, In Pink is the uniquely feminine success story of a woman who attained her dreams while staying true to the perennial Mary Ka...
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A Newfoundlander in Canada: Always Going Somewhere, Always Coming Home -by Alan Doyle -a Signed Copy ( Newfoundland / Great Big Sea related)

By: Doyle, Alan (signed)

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Doubleday Canada / Penguin Random House Canada, 2017, 1st Edition, First printing : 2017

Seller ID: 167936

ISBN-13: 9780385686198

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, book is tight and square, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed without inscription (but with a smiley face as often seen ) by Alan Doyle, 244 pages, ---"Following the fantastic success of his bestselling memoir, Where I Belong, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle returns with a hilarious, heartwarming account of leaving Newfoundland and discovering Canada for the first time. --- Armed with the same personable, candid style found in his first book, Alan Doyle turns his perspective outward from P...
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Saturday's Child: Memoirs of Canada's First Female Cabinet Minister ---by Ellen Fairclough -a Signed Copy ( Hamilton, Ontario related)

By: Fairclough, Ellen Louks (signed), Introduction By Margaret Crawford

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: UTP / University of Toronto Press, 1995, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1995

Seller ID: 167961

ISBN-13: 9780802007360

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hard cover, a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks close to new, signed without inscription by Fairclough, 179 pages, b&w photos, ---Ellen Fairclough is perhaps best known as the first woman in Canada to become a federal cabinet minister. Writing with the style and wit for which she was famous as a politician, Ellen Fairclough, now ninety, tells her story. Her reminiscences describe her early life, her efforts More. --to become a business woman, and her experiences as a Progressive Conservative member for the constituency of Hamilton...
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Churchill: A Life -by Martin Gilbert ( Biography of Winston Spencer Churchill / 1st UK Edition )

By: Gilbert, Martin ( Winston Spencer Churchill related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: London, England, London, UK: Heinemann, 1991, 1st Edition, First Printing : 1991

Seller ID: 167342

ISBN-13: 9780434291830

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, lower front corner is gently bumped, in a Very Good/Very Good+ dustjacket with a few small nicks and a bit of rubbing, 1066 pages, b&w photos, ---"follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present, as are his tremendous qualities in peace and war, not least as an orator and as a man of vision. Gilbert gives us a vivid portrait, using Churchill's most personal letters and the recollections of his contemporaries, both friends and ...
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Recollections: Memoirs of John Dominis Holt 1919 - 1935 ( Autobiography / Hawaiian / Hawai'i / Hawaii

By: Holt, John Dominis ( Writer, Poet, Cultural Historian "a Living Treasures of Hawai'i )

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Hawaii, Honolulu, HI: Ku Pa'a Publishing Incorporated, 1993, 1st edition, First Printing : 1993

Seller ID: 168318

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 400 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Stand By Your Man: Annie Crawford Hurn - My Life with Tom Thomson -by Andrew T Hunter / The Edmonton Art Gallery and Art Gallery of Hamilton

By: Hunter, Andrew T / The Edmonton Art Gallery and Art Gallery of Hamilton

Price: $33.68

Publisher: Edmonton, Alberta, Edmonton, AB / Hamilton, ON.: The Edmonton Art Gallery and Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2001, 1st edition, First Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 168079

ISBN-13: 9780889501270

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, as new, no dustjacket as issued, 47 pages, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo / ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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ELVIS: My Best Man -a Memoir: Radio Days, Rock 'n Roll Nights, and My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley -by George Klein

By: Klein, George with Chuck Crisafulli ( Elvis Presley related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: Crown Publishers, 2010, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2010

Seller ID: 167893

ISBN-13: 9780307452740

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, about 6.25w x 9.5h inches, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dsutjacket, looks new, 306 pages, b&w photos, ---"When George Klein was an eighth grader at Humes High, he couldn?t have known how important the new kid with the guitar -the boy named Elvis -would later become in his life. But from the first time GK (as he was nicknamed by Elvis) heard this kid sing, he knew that Elvis Presley was someone extraordinary. During Elvis?s rise to fame and throughout the wild swirl of his remarkable life, Klein was a steady presence and one of...
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Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows -by Harvey Kubernik

By: Kubernik, Harvey ( Leonard Cohen related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Canada, Canada: Monti Publishing & More / Palazzo Editions, 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2014

Seller ID: 169396

ISBN-13: 9781927840016

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, book is tight and square, in a Very Good+ dustjacket with a bit of rubbing to the edges, 223 pages, colour and b&w photos, ---"No other contemporary songwriter has created a body of work of such consistent quality, and such singular emotional and intellectual brilliance, as Leonard Cohen. His smoke-black vocal style navigates the most sophisticated and arresting of melodies in songs infused with romance, innuendo, and humor. --Arriving at the '60s pop-music party fashionably late, Cohen released his debut album - Songs of Leonard Cohen - in 1967. At 3...
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Image for The Girl Who Had Everything: The Story of the FIRE and ICE Girl -by Dorian Leigh ( Fashion Model / Supermodel / Revlon )( Autobiography / Biography )

The Girl Who Had Everything: The Story of the FIRE and ICE Girl -by Dorian Leigh ( Fashion Model / Supermodel / Revlon )( Autobiography / Biography )

By: Leigh, Dorian with Laura Hobe ( Foreword By Dorian Leigh Parker )

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Garden City, NY ( New York ), Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1980, BCE / Book Club Edition ( 1st Thus ) : 1980

Seller ID: 167999

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------(BOOK CLUB EDITION ) hardcover, a Near Fine copy in a chipped and torn but generally intact dustjacket, 227 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Tune of the Hickory Stick: Tales of a Backwoods Teacher -a Signed Copy ( Northern Ontario Teacher / Teaching )

By: Leonard, Wilbur (signed)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Ontario, No Place ( Ontario ): No Publisher / Wilbur Leonard ( Printed By Stan Brown Printers, Owen Sound ), 1988, 1st edition, First Printing : 1988

Seller ID: 167694

ISBN-13: 9780969356004

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+ ( see Description )

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, about 6 x 9 inches, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of light rubbing and a few small marks, 94 pages, b&w photos, signed by Leonard, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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My Two Worlds: A Memoir of an Aristocratic Polish Childhood, War and Emigration to Canada -by Peter Mielzynski Zychlinski ( Poland )

By: Mielzynski Zychlinski, Peter ; Preface By Suzanne Swan

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Canada, Canada: Peter Mielzynski Zychlinski, 2012, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2012

Seller ID: 169337

ISBN-13: 9781771360128

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

------------hardcover, about 6w x 9h inches, a Fine example in a Fine dustjacket, looks new,161 pages, b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Otherwise -by Farley Mowat -a Signed Copy ( Autobiographical / Memoir 1937 to 1948 )

By: Mowat, Farley (signed and dated)

Price: $87.68

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: McClelland and Stewart ( M&S ), 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2008

Seller ID: 167195

ISBN-13: 9780771064890

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed and inscribed and dated "For Helen Farley Mowat 08", ---jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 309 pages, ---"a memoir of the events that shaped this beloved writer and activist. ---Farley Mowat has been beguiling readers for fifty years now, creating a body of writing that has thrilled two generations, selling literally millions of copies in the process. In looking back over his accomplishments, we are reminded of his groundbreaking work: He single-h...
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Image for LOOKING BACK: Tribute to Bam Ribbins An Undefeated Champion ( Two x Winner of East India Challenge Cup; Winner of Ladies Open Ceylon National Golf Championship; Seven x Winner of All-India Ladies Open Golf Championship )(Newspaper repros) ( Women's Golf )

LOOKING BACK: Tribute to Bam Ribbins An Undefeated Champion ( Two x Winner of East India Challenge Cup; Winner of Ladies Open Ceylon National Golf Championship; Seven x Winner of All-India Ladies Open Golf Championship )(Newspaper repros) ( Women's Golf )

By: No Author / The Family of Bam Ribbins - Caryl Frances and Jennifer Jane

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Canada, No Place (likely Canada ): No Publisher (The Ribbins Family), No Date -CIRCA 2007 - 2008, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 169306

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine (see description)

---------hardcover, about 8.5w x 11h inches, a Near Fine/Fine example, no dustjacket as issued, 141 pages, colour and b&w photos, many newspaper articles reproduced, a golf book that is really not available on the secondhand market, a loving tribute from the family, Bam Ribbins passed away in 2007 so this is likely from 2007 or 2008, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life with STYX -by Chuck Panozzo ( Rock 'n Roll Memoir / Autobiography / Biography )

By: Panozzo, Chuck with Michele Skettino

Price: $40.43

Publisher: New York, NY, N.Y. / New York: AMACOM American Management Association, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2007

Seller ID: 167726

ISBN-13: 9780814409169

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) hardcover, a Near Fine example, very slight bump on upper edge of one board, in a lightly rubbed Near Fine dustjacket, 225 pages, b&w photos, ---"They are still one of the biggest rock bands of the last three decades. With four consecutive triple-platinum albums and 54 million records sold, their tours continue to sell out and classic songs like Lady," "Renegade," "Come Sail Away," and "The Grand Illusion" have earned them a whole new generation of fans. At the height of their fame, they were living the ultimate rock `n' roll fantasy - an odyss...
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Image for Pigtails, Presley & Pepper: A Hollywood Memoir -by Cynthia Pepper -a Signed Copy ( Elvis Presley Co-star / My Three Sons / Margie, etc)( Actress Autobiography )

Pigtails, Presley & Pepper: A Hollywood Memoir -by Cynthia Pepper -a Signed Copy ( Elvis Presley Co-star / My Three Sons / Margie, etc)( Actress Autobiography )

By: Pepper, Cynthia (signed) with Victor J Hanson

Price: $67.43

Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana, Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse / Author House, 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2014

Seller ID: 169539

ISBN-13: 9781496920010

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, looks new, signed by Cynthia Pepper "Best wishes, Cynthia Pepper", 322 (+ 5 pages), b&w photos, ---from the front flap: "I want to tell you a story, my life story. It?s a Hollywood story in the truest sense. It?s a story of love and innocence, of comedy and tragedy, of fame without fortune and how I killed Elvis Aaron Presley? well almost." Pigtails, Presley & Pepper, is a Hollywood memoir that shares the experiences of a young professional actress as she wades through the Hollywood River of Work in the 1960's. Cynthia Pepp...
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Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined Man -by Dale Peterson -a Signed Copy ( Biography )

By: Peterson, Dale (signed) ( Jane Goodall related)

Price: $60.68

Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 2006, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2006

Seller ID: 169425

ISBN-13: 9780395854051

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see desciption)

-----------hardcover, a Near Fine example, small nick at upper spine tip of book, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket, looks new, 740 pages, b&w photos, ---this copy has been signed by DALE PETERSON (NOT SIGNED by Jane Goodall ) ---'This essential biography of one of the most influential women of the past century shows how truly remarkable Jane Goodall?s accomplishments have been. Goodall was a secretarial school graduate when Louis Leakey, unable to find someone with more fitting credentials, first sent her to Gombe to study chimpanzees. In this acclaimed work, Dale Peterson details how this youn...
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The Life and Times of a Plow Salesman -by Jim Peterson -a Signed Copy ( John Deere Company related)

By: Peterson, Jim (signed)( John Deere Company related)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: USA, No Place ( USA ): No Publisher ( Self Published / Jim Peterson, NO DATE ( 2001 ), 1st Edition, First Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 167578

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

-----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a solid Very Good example, light rubbing and edge wear, faint crease on front panel, front cover is starting to curl, signed by the author "To two great people! Jim", 189 pages, colour and b&w photos, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for THE GRANNIES A Tribute to Old Ladies Who Refuse to Become Fossils or Dinosaurs or Leftovers -by Sybil Rampen -Signed by six of the Grannies and the Photographer, Catherine Chatterton )

THE GRANNIES A Tribute to Old Ladies Who Refuse to Become Fossils or Dinosaurs or Leftovers -by Sybil Rampen -Signed by six of the Grannies and the Photographer, Catherine Chatterton )

By: Rampen, Sybil (signed)( Signed by Six of The Grannies and Catherine Chatterton as well)

Price: $26.93

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, ON: Rubicon publishing, 2001, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2001

Seller ID: 167914

ISBN-13: 9780921156635

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

------------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, about 11w x 9.25h inches, a Near Fine example, signed by Sybil Rampen ( The Witch ), Liz Avery ( Rosa ), Elizabeth Bradley ( Abel Mabel ), Betty Neil ( Methusaleh ), Betts Engel and Roberta Eustace ( Double Trouble ), Ankie Gracie ( ( Big Bertha ) and Catherine Chatterton (photogrpaher), not signed by Gillian McIntyre, 102 pages, b&w photos throughout, ---"Sybil Rampen said "Old age can be fearsome, so I decided to it fun. This book is about being outrageous, the value of life in all stages, and about fun and laughter." ---A twinkli...
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My Life & Lovers By Mandy Rice-Davies ( Autobiography )( Christine Keeler / Profumo Affair related)

By: Rice-Davies, Mandy ( Marilyn ), Foreword By Daniel Johnson, Editor Novel Books, Inc.

Price: $40.43

Publisher: Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, IL: Novel Books # 7n774, NO DATE ( 1965 ), 1st Edition, 2nd Printing : 1965

Seller ID: 169691

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good (see description)

----------paperback, a solid Very Good example, light rubbing, a bit of age toning to paper, 115 pages, b&w photos, this is Novel # 7N774 which was preceded by 7N715 ( 1964 ) so this is likely a 2nd printing, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED --GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---
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Image for Life and Works of Ethelwyn Wetherald, 1857 - 1940 - Canadian Poet and Journalist, with a Selection of Her Poems and Articles ---a Signed Copy ( Rockwood, Ontario )

Life and Works of Ethelwyn Wetherald, 1857 - 1940 - Canadian Poet and Journalist, with a Selection of Her Poems and Articles ---a Signed Copy ( Rockwood, Ontario )

By: Rungeling, Dorothy W (signed) ( Ethelwyn Wetherald related)

Price: $47.18

Publisher: No Place of Publication, No Place ( Canada ): Self Published - Dorothy Rungeling, 2004, 1st Edition, First Printing : 2004

Seller ID: 169460

ISBN-13: 9780973180022

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Near Fine (see description)

----------softcover, a Near Fine example, signed by Rungeling, 131 pages, b&w photos, ---contents include: Ethelwyn the Poet; Sam and Sally's Romance; A New Family Arrives; Ethelwyn the Person; Rockwood to Pelham via Philadelphia; Schooling on American Soil; A Taste of Women's Lib?; Ethelwyn the Journalist; Back to Tall Evergreens; The House in the Treesl Ethelwyn the Mother; Who was Ethelwyn?; Tragedies; The Party; 1940; Selection of Poems; List of Her Books, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes...
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Category: Biographies