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A Life Discarded: 148 Diaries Found in a Skip
Unique, transgressive and as funny as its subject, A Life Discarded has all the suspense of a murder mystery. Written with his characteristic warmth, respect and humour, Masters asks you...
Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980
A superb facsimile of the only known notebook of legendary artist Anni Albers, this publication offers insight into the methodology of a modern master. Beginning in 1972, Anni Albers filled...
Samuel Johnson
In this magnificent biography--a work that won three of the most prestigious literary prizes this country offers--W. Jackson Bate delves deep into the character that formed Johnsons awesome intellect and...
It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
'I want to die at a hundred years old with an American flag on my back and the star of Texas on my helmet, after screaming down an Alpine descent...
Breakfast, School Run, Chemo: The Sometimes Funny, Definitely Not
'I have cancer, but it's not who I am.' - Julia Watson Mother of four girls Julia Watson thought her world was falling apart when she found out she had...
Breach of Trust: Truth, Morality & Politics: Quarterly Essay 16
In the fourth Quarterly Essay of 2004, Raimond Gaita confronts essential questions about politics as it is practised today. What do politicians mean when they talk about 'trust'? Why is...
In Japan the Crickets Cry: How could Steve Metcalf forgive the
Steve had suffered under the brutal regime of his Japanese guards. He and his classmates at Chefoo school in China - for the most part the children of missionaries -...
The Language of Kindness: the Costa-Award winning #1 Sunday Times
The Sunday Times bestselling memoir about nursing and an urgent call for compassion and kindness Read Costa Award-winning author Christie Watson's incredible No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling memoir of nursing...
You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here: A Psychiatrist's Life
A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from 'the Adam Kay of mental healthcare' (THE TIMES) 'This is honestly my dream book... Fascinating' FERN BRADY 'Fearlessly...
Lucky: Learning to live again
A powerful and inspiring life story of survival and endurance from hugely popular star of TV and Instagram. This edition is updated with a new chapter, updating on Louise's life...
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
The Instant Sunday Times #1 Bestseller - a moving, life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie On the morning of...
The Panic Years: dates, doubts and the mother of all decisions
A compassionate, funny and beautifully written exploration of contemporary womanhood - the book may have 'panic' in the title, but Nell's words calmed and soothed me deeply.' - Daisy Buchanan...
Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories
From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection. From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection. On Monday...
Michel the Giant: An African in Greenland
The gripping true story of one man's ten-year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle - a rare gem of travel writing which has inspired a...
Odd Boy Out
The long-awaited autobiography from the man who's been at the heart of the entertainment establishment for 50 years In Odd Boy Out Gyles Brandreth provides an extraordinarily revealing account of...
The Hong Kong Diaries
The diaries of the last British Governor, five weeks on the Sunday Times best-seller list In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to...
What It Feels Like for a Girl
A heartbreaking, hilarious coming-of-age story from the voice of a generation, hailed as a new literary classic Thirteen-year-old Byron needs to get away, and doesn't care how. Sick of being...
Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
This is the story of one woman's descent into an insanity. In Brain on Fire she pieces together the terrifying lost month of her life, asking what happens when your...
Anaïs Nin: An Introduction
$45.00 AUD
Author: Benjamin Franklin V And Duane SchneiderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ohio University Press., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor discolouration to spine and front of cover, spine is...
H.G. Wells: Aspects Of A Life
$70.00 AUD
Author: Anthony WestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Meridian., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: FEP is cut in corner, rubbed edges...
A Flask Of Fields: Verbal And Visual Gems From The Films Of W.C. Fields
$25.00 AUD
Author: Richard J. AnobileBinding: PaperbackPublished: Studio Vista, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has some light general wear, previous owner stamp...
Sir James Darling: Reflections For The Age
$15.00 AUD
Author: James DarlingBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Joint Board of Christian Education, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover has tanning along spine, light yellowing to top of pagesAfter...
P.G. Wodehouse: An Illustrated Biography
$25.00 AUD
Author: Joseph ConnollyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Eel Pie Publishing, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine has tanningThis compelling biography chronicles the life and literary career of the beloved...
American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, And Heroes Of A Hurricane
$15.00 AUD
Author: Walter IsaacsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Simon & Schuster, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis collection presents a series of incisive portraits of influential...
The Genius Of Mr. Punch: Life In Yokohama's Foreign Settlement, Charles Wirgman And The Japan Punch 1862-1887
$60.00 AUD
Author: Charles WirgmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Yūkido, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. English - Japanese text. Half dust jacket with small tear. Otherwise...
A Tribute: Joan Sutherland
$12.00 AUD
Author: Moffatt OkenbouldBinding: PaperbackPublished: Honeysett Publications., 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography chronicles the...
Portraits Of Power: Those Who Shaped The Twentieth Century
$15.00 AUD
Author: Jeremy Murray-Brown (comp.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Octopus Books Ltd, London, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. This compelling historical account chronicles the lives...
Sketches From Life: The Autobiography Of Lewis Mumford: The Early Years
$15.00 AUD
Author: Lewis MumfordBinding: PaperbackPublished: Beacon Press, 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded cover. Light creasing on spine.Sketches From Life: The Autobiography...
Mother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Author: Edna M. Skewes R.S.C. (Sister Agnes Skewes)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Publications, Melbourne, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of...
The Top 240: The Greats Of The Vfl 1925-1982
$15.00 AUD
Author: Greg Hobbs And Alf BrownBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Herald and The Sun., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks:...
Patrick Mcmahon Glynn: Letters To His Family (1874-1927)
$20.00 AUD
Author: Gerald Glynn O'Collins, S.J.Binding: PaperbackPublished: The Polding Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on spine. Light stains on...
Father San Vitores: His Life, Times, And Martyrdom
$25.00 AUD
Author: Emilie G. JohnstonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Micronesian Area Research Center, University of Guam, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical biography chronicles...
No Words for This
An inspiring, honest and intimate memoir about family, love and rising from the ashes. From the age of twelve, Alison Mau wanted to be a journalist like her father. He...
Gone Bush
The story of a wanderer, long-distance tramper and hut-bagging legend. Paul Kilgour was bitten by the tramping bug early. He began going on epic trips as a young boy, beyond...
The Therapist in Therapy
The Therapist in Therapy takes a humorous and outside the psychology square look into two and a half years of therapy sessions. With vulnerability and a refreshing perspective, this memoir...
True North: A Memoir
An uplifting, heartfelt memoir about surviving life's upheavals - and how to live authentically 'Catherine Deveny is a blazing light in a world that is often grim. She brings her...
Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation
Louis Pasteur's passion for laboratory experiments led to major, life-saving changes in medicine. His research targeted unusual problems from the spoiling of wine to disease in French silkworms. His wide-ranging...
Queen Elizabeth II: An Oral History
$12.00 AUD
A stunning and revelatory oral history of Queen Elizabeth II and her reign. There seems an unquenchable fascination with the British royal family on both sides of the Atlantic, borne...
The Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: From the creator of the Edinburgh Festival
THE CHART-TOPPING MEMOIR ______________________________________________________________________________________ 'This memoir is one of the smartest, funniest books I've read about love in a long, long time' - RED 'illuminating' METRO Haley McGee is in...
With Our Toes in the Dust
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These are the escapades of a little lost white tribe of South Africa.Idealistic visionary hippie alternatives who search for justice, truth, freedom and spiritual enlightenment in a country at the...
Waddling to War on LST 834
Waddling to War is the story of a skylarking sailor"s two years in the "Navy during World War 11. The focus is on the experiences aboard LST (Landing Ship Tank)...
Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman
$12.00 AUD
Millions of women learned to sew while watching the inimitable Nancy Zieman on public television's, Sewing with Nancy. Many of them have Googled phrases like "stroke Nancy Zieman" in an...
It's Always Possible: Transforming One of the Largest Prisons in the
$100.00 AUD
Motivation, persistence and perseverance are the distinct traits of determined and dedicated individuals who can make things happen. It's always possible, even when the task is awesome -- transforming the...
A Parrot in the Pepper Tree: A Sequel to Driving over Lemons
Chris Stewart's Driving Over Lemons told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras - an oddball region of Spain, south of Granada. Funny, insightful...
