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Local History of the City of Brampton, hardcover, very good condition, SHIPS FROM ONTARIO

Hardcover. Book and Cover is in excellent condition, like new. 392 pgs.Overall Rating: ExcellentTitle: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic FutureAuthor: Vance, AshleePublisher: Harper Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2015ISBN: 978-0-06-230123-9 In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs--a real-life Tony Stark--and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new "makers." Elon Musk spotlights the technology and vision of Elon Musk, the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, who sold one of his Internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his… Read More

Ships from ONTARO.  Trade Paperback, Excellent Condition, very clean.
Book is a history of Canada's first Parliament Buildings in Ottawa which were destroyed by a fire in the Winter of 1917.

This book tells the extraordinary story of Vancouver's coming of age. With 150 striking images, carefully reproduced, capture Vancouver in every phase of its growth. It includes the story of the boomtown created by the coming of the railway, the land of mansions and motor cars in the Roaring Twenties, the lean city of the Depression and the war years, and the intense urban expansion since the fifties.

> Title: Everyone's Grandfather, The Life & Times of Grant MacEwan Author: von Hauff, Donna Publisher: Grant MacEwan College Foundation, Edmonton, AB 1994 ISBN: 0-9697125-0-2 Hardcover, Excellent Condition, Like New SHIPS FROM ALBERTA John Walter Grant MacEwan was an educator, environmentalist, author, lecturer, journalist, farmer, agricultural scientist, broadcaster, politician, statesman, and popular figure. He was legendary for his simple and wholesome lifestyle. His direct and down to earth approach, laced with a good measure of caring, integrity, determination and humour continues to inspire young and old alike.