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Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness

Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness

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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

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...
Howard Hughes And His Flying Boat

Howard Hughes And His Flying Boat

$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles BartonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Aero Publishers., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the ambitious life of an iconic...
H.G. Wells: Aspects Of A Life

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

A Flask Of Fields: Verbal And Visual Gems From The Films Of W.C. Fields

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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...
The World Of M. C. Escher

The World Of M. C. Escher

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Author: M. C. EscherBinding: PaperbackPublished: Harry N. Abram's, Inc, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has some general wear and staining, previous owner marks inside first...
Sir James Darling: Reflections For The Age

Sir James Darling: Reflections For The Age

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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...
Pacific Sunset

Pacific Sunset

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Author: Graeme MccabeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Hobart : Oldham, Beddome & Meredith, 1946Condition:Book: PoorJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spine shows wear with...
P.G. Wodehouse: An Illustrated Biography

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

American Sketches: Great Leaders, Creative Thinkers, And Heroes Of A Hurricane

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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

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...
Edvard Munch: 1863-1944

Edvard Munch: 1863-1944

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Author: Ulrich BischoffBinding: PaperbackPublished: Benedikt Taschen, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling art history volume presents a comprehensive overview of the...
A Tribute: Joan Sutherland

A Tribute: Joan Sutherland

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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

Portraits Of Power: Those Who Shaped The Twentieth Century

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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...
Vanuatu Victory (SIGNED)

Vanuatu Victory (SIGNED)

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Author: Helen Rose GillonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Publications, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical narrative, Vanuatu Victory: Four Generations Of...
Sketches From Life: The Autobiography Of Lewis Mumford: The Early Years

Sketches From Life: The Autobiography Of Lewis Mumford: The Early Years

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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...
El Greco: Mystery And Illumination

El Greco: Mystery And Illumination

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Author: David DaviesBinding: PaperbackPublished: National Galleries of Scotland, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work presents a compelling examination of the...
Mother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SIGNED)

Mother Mary Berchmans Daly: Foundress Of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SIGNED)

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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...
Father Peter James: No Wonder People Love You

Father Peter James: No Wonder People Love You

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Author: Joe DelaneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Pub., Vic, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFather Peter James: No Wonder People Love You chronicles the...
The Top 240: The Greats Of The Vfl 1925-1982

The Top 240: The Greats Of The Vfl 1925-1982

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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)

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...
Sturt Of The Murray

Sturt Of The Murray

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Author: Michael LangleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Seal Books - Rigby, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on spine. This compelling biography chronicles...
Robert Capa

Robert Capa

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Author: Robert CapaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Studio Vista., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning and foxing to pages, some yellowing to cover and some bends to book.'Robert Capa...
Father San Vitores: His Life, Times, And Martyrdom

Father San Vitores: His Life, Times, And Martyrdom

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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

No Words for This

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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

Gone Bush

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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

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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

True North: A Memoir

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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...
White Limbo: The Classic Story Of The First Australian Climb Of

White Limbo: The Classic Story Of The First Australian Climb Of

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'The best book about mountaineering ever ... It should be read by everyone who still understands the spirit of human endeavour, courage and sacrifice and who holds adventure in their...
Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation

Louis Pasteur and the Power of Observation

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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

Queen Elizabeth II: An Oral History

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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 Ex-Boyfriend Yard Sale: From the creator of the Edinburgh Festival

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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...
We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon

We Will Not Be Saved: A memoir of hope and resistance in the Amazon

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REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'An unforgettable memoir about fighting for your home and your heart.' - Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club November '24 Pick) 'Full of wisdom, sadness, flourishes of...
The Maid's Tale: A revealing memoir of life below stairs

The Maid's Tale: A revealing memoir of life below stairs

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Born in 1910 Rose Plummer grew up in an East End slum. At the age of fifteen she left the noise and squalor of Hoxton and started work as a...
With Our Toes in the Dust

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 on LST 834

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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)...
Last of the Giants: The True Story of Guns N' Roses

Last of the Giants: The True Story of Guns N' Roses

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Many millions of words have already been written about Guns N' Roses, the old line-up, the new line-up. But none of them have ever really gotten to the truth. Which...
Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman

Seams Unlikely: The Inspiring True Life Story of Nancy Zieman

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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

It's Always Possible: Transforming One of the Largest Prisons in the

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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

A Parrot in the Pepper Tree: A Sequel to Driving over Lemons

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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...
Matisse: Father & Son

Matisse: Father & Son

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The relationship between Henri Matisse and his son, the influential art dealer Pierre Matisse (1900-1989), is at the heart of this biography. Closely involved with great art from an early...
100 Greats: Canterbury Cricket

100 Greats: Canterbury Cricket

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In this 125th Jubilee Year of cricket in Canterbury, Matthew Appleby surveys the 100 leading players, umpires, administrators and writers who have over the decades made this one of New...