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The Third Eye: The Autobiography Of A Tibetan Lama

The Third Eye: The Autobiography Of A Tibetan Lama

$20.00 AUD
Author: T. Lobsang RampaBinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe spiritual autobiography The Third Eye presents a compelling...
The Autobiography Of Alice B. Toklas

The Autobiography Of Alice B. Toklas

$15.00 AUD
Author: Alice B. ToklasBinding: PaperbackPublished: ZEPHYR BOOKS, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir, The Autobiography Of Alice B. Toklas, chronicles...
The Last Year Of Leo Tolstoy

The Last Year Of Leo Tolstoy

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Author: V. F. BulgakovBinding: HardbackPublished: The Dial Press, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account chronicles the final, tumultuous year in the life...
Marvellous Méliès

Marvellous Méliès

$12.00 AUD
Author: Paul HammondBinding: PaperbackPublished: GORDON FRASER, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life and groundbreaking cinematic achievements...
Bertolt Brecht In America

Bertolt Brecht In America

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Author: James K. LyonBinding: PaperbackPublished: PRINCETON, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly biography chronicles the tumultuous years Bertolt Brecht spent in...
An Illustrated History Of The Kelly Gang

An Illustrated History Of The Kelly Gang

$15.00 AUD
Author: Alec BrierleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Unicorn Books, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the notorious exploits of Australia's most...
Margin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections

Margin Released: A Writer's Reminiscences And Reflections

$25.00 AUD
Author: J. B. PriestleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Mercury Books, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis insightful volume presents J. B. Priestley's candid reflections on...
A Woman In Berlin

A Woman In Berlin

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Author: AnonymousBinding: HardbackPublished: SECKER & WARBURG, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerA powerful and unflinching memoir, A Woman In Berlin presents a...
Some Of The World Through My Gooseberry Eyes

Some Of The World Through My Gooseberry Eyes

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Author: E. Cole TurnleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Cole Publications, Melbourne, 1966Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsSome Of The World Through My Gooseberry Eyes presents...
Dear Me

Dear Me

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Author: Peter UstinovBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating autobiography, Dear Me, chronicles the extraordinary life and multifaceted career of a...
My Childhood In Siberia

My Childhood In Siberia

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Author: Tatiana TchernavinBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, 1972Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsCondition remarks: Cut on title page. Clean text. This...
Down Under To Up Over

Down Under To Up Over

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Author: John And Molly O'GradyBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, Australia, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating memoir chronicles a remarkable journey of relocation and cultural adaptation. It details...
Another Part Of The Wood: A Self Portrait

Another Part Of The Wood: A Self Portrait

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Author: Kenneth ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAnother Part Of The Wood: A Self Portrait presents the early life and intellectual awakening of a prominent...
The Orderly Disorderly House

The Orderly Disorderly House

$30.00 AUD
Author: Carol Erwin With Floyd MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, London, 1961Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis insightful volume uncovers the humorous realities...
Marquis De Sade: His Life And Works

Marquis De Sade: His Life And Works

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Author: Dr. Iwan BlochBinding: HardbackPublished: Castle Books, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography chronicles the controversial existence and provocative literary contributions of...
Ralph Darling: A Governor Maligned

Ralph Darling: A Governor Maligned

$50.00 AUD
Author: Brian H. FletcherBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light wear and discolouration to DJ. Light denting to spine of...
Annals Of An Abiding Liberal

Annals Of An Abiding Liberal

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Author: John Kenneth GalbraithBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis collection presents the incisive observations of a prominent economist and public intellectual, chronicling...
The Killing Of Richard The Third

The Killing Of Richard The Third

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Author: Robert FarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Faded DJ spine. Wear, discolouration and some chipping and rips...
I'M Not Making This Up, You Know: An Autobiography Of The Queen Of Musical Parody

I'M Not Making This Up, You Know: An Autobiography Of The Queen Of Musical Parody

$35.00 AUD
Author: Anna RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markThis engaging autobiography, I'M Not Making This Up, You Know, chronicles the remarkable...
Duke, a Love Story

Duke, a Love Story

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Author: Pat Stacy; Beverly LinetBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsDuke: A Love Story presents a deeply personal memoir chronicling the final years of John...
A Life In Our Times: Memoirs

A Life In Our Times: Memoirs

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Author: John Kenneth GalbraithBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA Life In Our Times: Memoirs presents the compelling autobiography of...
Sherlock Holmes: The Man And His World

Sherlock Holmes: The Man And His World

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Author: H.R.F. KeatingBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, London, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSherlock Holmes: The Man and His World chronicles the cultural, historical, and personal contexts that...
"If Only I'D Listened To Grandpa": Recollections Of The Old Days In The Australian Bush

"If Only I'D Listened To Grandpa": Recollections Of The Old Days In The Australian Bush

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Author: Martin McadooBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsIf Only I'D Listened To Grandpa: Recollections Of The Old Days In The Australian Bush chronicles a...
Bring On The Empty Horses

Bring On The Empty Horses

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Author: David NivenBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis captivating memoir chronicles the glittering world of Hollywood's Golden Age through the eyes of one of its...
Goon Abroad

Goon Abroad

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Author: Harry SecombeBinding: HardbackPublished: Robson Books, London, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerGoon Abroad presents a hilarious collection of anecdotes and observations from the...
The White House Years

The White House Years

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Author: Henry KissingerBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded DJ spine. Light denting to discolouration to board. Block and pages yellowing. Binding...
True Life Stories Of... Freaks, Fate & Fortune

True Life Stories Of... Freaks, Fate & Fortune

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Author: Castle BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Universal Books, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, True Life Stories Of... Freaks, Fate & Fortune, chronicles extraordinary individuals whose...
Don't Type In Bed: Life with a Roving Journalist

Don't Type In Bed: Life with a Roving Journalist

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Author: Peggy WarnerBinding: HardbackPublished: F.W. CHESHIRE Melbourne, 1958Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerDon't Type In Bed presents a charming and often humorous...
Gilbert & Sullivan And Their World

Gilbert & Sullivan And Their World

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Author: Leslie BailyBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerGilbert & Sullivan And Their World chronicles the fascinating partnership of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan,...
Who's Who Of Jazz: Storyville To Swing Street

Who's Who Of Jazz: Storyville To Swing Street

$15.00 AUD
Author: John ChiltonBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Book Company, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive biographical dictionary, Who's Who Of Jazz: Storyville To Swing Street, chronicles the lives and careers of...
Wonderful Wireless: Reminiscences Of The Stars Of Australia's Live Radio

Wonderful Wireless: Reminiscences Of The Stars Of Australia's Live Radio

$15.00 AUD
Author: Nancye BridgesBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis captivating non-fiction work chronicles the vibrant history of Australian live radio through the personal accounts of its...
The Life And Times Of Mozart: Portraits Of Greatness

The Life And Times Of Mozart: Portraits Of Greatness

$20.00 AUD
Author: Gino PugnettiBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, Middlesex, England, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biographical work chronicles the extraordinary journey of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, presenting a...
A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005

A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005

$80.00 AUD
Author: Annie LeibovitzBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, New York, 2006Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling photographic memoir, A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005, chronicles a pivotal fifteen-year period in the...
Joan Sutherland

Joan Sutherland

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Author: Russell BraddonBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pen mark to pastedown.Russell Braddon's book chronicles the extraordinary life...
Bertrand Russell And His World

Bertrand Russell And His World

$30.00 AUD
Author: Ronald ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRonald Clark's Bertrand Russell And His World chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the 20th...
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

$15.00 AUD
Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical biography chronicles a pivotal decade in the life of the iconic British statesman, Winston...
No Laughing Matter

No Laughing Matter

$20.00 AUD
Author: Joseph Heller & Speed VogelBinding: HardbackPublished: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis poignant memoir, No Laughing Matter, chronicles Joseph Heller's harrowing battle with...
Frank Clune's Ned Kelly

Frank Clune's Ned Kelly

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Author: Frank CluneBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrank Clune's Ned Kelly chronicles the tumultuous life and...
Changi Photographer: George Aspinall's Record Of Captivity

Changi Photographer: George Aspinall's Record Of Captivity

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Author: Tim BowdenBinding: PaperbackPublished: TIMES EDITIONS, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the harrowing experiences of George Aspinall...
August Strindberg

August Strindberg

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Author: Olof LagercrantzBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and worn DJ with minor ripping. Discolouration to...
Richard Siddins Of Port Jackson

Richard Siddins Of Port Jackson

$20.00 AUD
Author: Lyndon RoseBinding: HardbackPublished: Roebuck Society Publication, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear and discolouration to white DJ. Minor denting to spine of board. Light...
The Boss Drover and His Mates

The Boss Drover and His Mates

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Follows the story of Clarrie Pankhurst who left home at the age of twelve with his older brother to make his way in the world. Brings to life the hardships...
Unlikely: The surprising personal story behind the garage startup that

Unlikely: The surprising personal story behind the garage startup that

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Delve into the captivating human story behind the Back In Motion Health Group, revealing the exhilaration and heartache of an entrepreneur's quest from humble start up to a $100m ASX...
Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the

Everest, Inc.: The Renegades and Rogues Who Built an Industry at the

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Featuring original interviews with mountain guides and climbers-including Jimmy Chin and Conrad Anker-this vivid and authoritative adventure history chronicles one of the least likely industries on Earth: guided climbing on...
Night People: How to Be a DJ in '90s New York City

Night People: How to Be a DJ in '90s New York City

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The raucous memoir from pop's most influential producer Lady Gaga, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Miley Cyrus, the Barbie soundtrack. Behind some of the biggest musical moments in...
Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales

Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales

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Penn Jillette's New York Times bestselling account of his "extremely funny and somewhat profane journey to discovering a healthy lifestyle...that will motivate others to seek weight-loss solutions" ( The Washington...
Between Two Kingdoms: What almost dying taught me about living

Between Two Kingdoms: What almost dying taught me about living

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An Emmy-award winning writer's moving and inspirational memoir exploring what we can learn about life from a brush with death. At just twenty-two, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and...
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Collins

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Collins

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. But is not the slave trade entirely a war with the heart of man? In 1789, Olaudah Equiano...