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The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright
In 1957, a children's book called The Lonely Doll was published. With its pink-and-white-checked cover and photographs featuring a wide-eyed doll, it captured the imaginations of young girls and made...
Hot Lights, Cold Steel
When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college...
Hurry Down Sunshine: A Father's Story of Love and Madness
$12.00 AUD
A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Hurry Down Sunshine is an extraordinary family story and a memoir of exceptional power. In it, Michael Greenberg recounts in vivid detail the...
Good Stuff: A Reminiscence of My Father, Cary Grant
$15.00 AUD
Jennifer Grant is the only child of Cary Grant, who was, and continues to be, the epitome of all that is elegant, sophisticated, and deft. Almost half a century after...
The Secret Ministry of Ag. & Fish: My Life in Churchill's School for
'My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish.' So begins Noreen Riols' compelling memoir of her time as a member of Churchill's 'secret army', the...
Hey True Blue
The long-awaited life story of John Williamson- an Australian icon, a much-loved legend of the music industry and man of the land. The joy after all is in the journey,...
Highways and Byways: Tall tales and short stories from the long way
The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class Boy, Working Class Man and Killing Time From larger-than-life adventures to vivid and poignant tales...
Muster Dogs From Pups to Pros: A new companion book to the
How ten dogs stole the hearts of millions and changed lives forever, for fans of the TV show now streaming on ABC iview and Netflix. When Muster Dogs first hit...
Who's Buried Where in England
The final resting places of illustrious men and women exercise a mysterious attraction to the traveller, and in this book the burial sites of over 350 prominent figures in English...
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...
Bronwen Astor: Her Life and Times
For the first time the Astors' own version of events at Cliveden during the Profumo affair of the early 1960s can be told; and its devastating effect on the lives...
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...
Guts: A memoir of food, failure and taking impossible chances
'Leong serves up her raw, vibrant truth. Now that takes real guts.' - Kylie Kwong 'Utterly delectable' - Narelda Jacobs 'Melissa Leong is an Australian culinary and cultural treasure.' -...
Gold! An Olympic Celebration
Gold! An Olympic Celebration written by Harry Gordon, doyen of Australian Olympic writers and official historian of the Australian Olympic Committee, this book will have timely publication before the 2008...
Stories of the Outback
Stories of the outback and famous Australians have a special place in our hearts. This collection from well-known outback man and tour company entrepreneur Bert Bolton shares the adventures, cunning...
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 -...
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
Winner of the British Book Awards Biography of the Year Nigel Slater's bestselling memoir of a childhood remembered through food, featuring a new introduction from Elizabeth Day, photographs and an...
Beyond A Boundary
C L R James's infamously great 1963 cricket masterpiece - voted the third best sports book ever by the Observer - reissued in Vintage Classics for the Cricket World Cup...
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Story of Huguette Clark and the Loss of
Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of nineteenth-century America with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart...
Mind over Miles: A Story of Endurance Running, Overcoming Obstacles
Endurance, Determination and Grit- The first ever man to run the length of Africa shares his inspirational story 10,000 miles. 16 countries. 352 days. Hardest Geezer, Russ Cook, is the...
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...
Alfred De Musset
$80.00 AUD
Author: Cyril Francis OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards show light surface wear....
YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. In A Series of Letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and Its Battle-Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.
$150.00 AUD
Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...
Flaws In The Glass: A Self-Portrait
$25.00 AUD
Author: Patrick WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight silverfish damage to DJ, minor...
Knocking About: Being Some Adventures Of Augustus Baker Peirce In Australia 1859-1892; An American Captain On The Murray
$20.00 AUD
Author: Augustus Baker PeirceBinding: HardbackPublished: Shoestring Press., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsKnocking About: Being Some Adventures Of Augustus Baker Peirce In Australia 1859-1892; An American...
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
$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
$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...
The Most Popular Couple The World Has Known: Mary Pickford And Douglas Fairbanks
$20.00 AUD
Author: Booton HerndonBinding: HardbackPublished: W.W. Norton & Company. Inc., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners....
The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst
$50.00 AUD
Author: Marion DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded DJ, discoloured top-edge due to tanning, slight foxing to block.This captivating...
Peter Sellers: The Authorized Biography With A Preface By Lynne Frederick Sellers
$40.00 AUD
Author: Alexander WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, yellowed DJ, some chipping to spine.Alexander Walker's Peter Sellers: The...
Slow Boats To China
$30.00 AUD
Author: Gavin YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some minor tears in DJ and foxing to page edges.This captivating travelogue Slow Boats...
Memo From David O. Selznick
$70.00 AUD
Author: David O. Selznick, Rudy BehlmerBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, New York., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight bumps to edges of DJ, discoloured edges from...