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The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Visions Of Glory: 1874-1932

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill Visions Of Glory: 1874-1932

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Author: William ManchesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis monumental biography chronicles the extraordinary life of one of...
My Wild and Sleepless Nights: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

My Wild and Sleepless Nights: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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From the journalist and critically acclaimed author of The Wild Other, an unflinching, beautifully written, and deeply personal book about motherhood, female identity and sexuality - for all mothers and...
I Want To Paint

I Want To Paint

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Author: Rover ThomasBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heytesbury Pty. Ltd., 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageI Want To Paint presents a compelling look into the...
Russian Doctor: A Surgeon's Life In Contemporary Russia And Why He Chose To Leave

Russian Doctor: A Surgeon's Life In Contemporary Russia And Why He Chose To Leave

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Author: Vladimir GolyakhovskyBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling memoir chronicles the professional and personal journey of a surgeon navigating the complexities of contemporary Russia. It...
Margaret Mead

Margaret Mead

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Author: Jacqueline LudelBinding: HardbackPublished: FRANKLIN WATTSCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the life and groundbreaking work of one of the twentieth century's most influential anthropologists....
Margaret Mead: A Life

Margaret Mead: A Life

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Author: Jane HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon & SchusterCondition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Margaret Mead: A Life, chronicles the extraordinary journey of one of the...
The Man Who Dreamed Of Tomorrow: The Life And Thought Of Wilhelm Reich

The Man Who Dreamed Of Tomorrow: The Life And Thought Of Wilhelm Reich

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Author: W Edward Mann And Edward HoffmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, The Man Who Dreamed Of Tomorrow:...
Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years

Blackberry Winter: My Earlier Years

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Author: Margaret MeadBinding: PaperbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir chronicles the formative experiences and intellectual awakening of a pioneering...
Norman Rockwell And The Saturday Evening Post: The Later Years

Norman Rockwell And The Saturday Evening Post: The Later Years

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Author: Dr. Donald R. Stoltz And Marshall L. StoltzBinding: HardbackPublished: THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis volume chronicles the iconic American artist's profound impact...
Florence Young And The Golden Years Of Australian Musical Theatre

Florence Young And The Golden Years Of Australian Musical Theatre

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Author: Frank Van StratenBinding: HardbackPublished: Beleura House & Garden Mornington, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the vibrant era of Australian musical theatre through...
The Illustrated Chronicles of Matthew Paris: Observations of

The Illustrated Chronicles of Matthew Paris: Observations of

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A monk's chronicle offers a record of life and events in 13th-century England and further afield. Colour reproductions of the original manuscript decorations add to the detail.
The Explorers - From the ABC Television Series

The Explorers - From the ABC Television Series

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Author: Bill PeachBinding: HardbackPublished: ABC, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the daring journeys and groundbreaking discoveries that shaped our understanding of the world....
The Life And Work Of Thomas Chippendale

The Life And Work Of Thomas Chippendale

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Author: Christopher GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Studio Vista - Christie's - London, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the extraordinary career of Thomas Chippendale, the...
Michelangelo's Last Paintings: The Conversion Of St. Paul And The Crucifixion Of St. Peter In The Cappella Paolina, Vatican Palace

Michelangelo's Last Paintings: The Conversion Of St. Paul And The Crucifixion Of St. Peter In The Cappella Paolina, Vatican Palace

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Author: Leo SteinbergBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: small cip on dust jacket spineThis scholarly volume presents a...
Giovanni Pisano: Sculptor

Giovanni Pisano: Sculptor

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Author: Michael AyrtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling art history volume presents a comprehensive study of the medieval Italian sculptor Giovanni Pisano,...
Grinling Gibbons: His Work As Carver And Statuary

Grinling Gibbons: His Work As Carver And Statuary

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Author: David GreenBinding: HardbackPublished: Country Life Limited, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Foxing on FEP's and Back pagesGrinling Gibbons: His Work As Carver And...
English Mediaeval Architects: A Biographical Dictionary Down To 1550

English Mediaeval Architects: A Biographical Dictionary Down To 1550

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Author: John HarveyBinding: HardbackPublished: Alan Sutton, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: repaired tears on orgininal dust jacket but is now sealed within plastic sleeveThis authoritative biographical...
Leonardo: Architect

Leonardo: Architect

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Author: Carlo PedrettiBinding: HardbackPublished: RIZZOLI NEW YORK, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: small rip on spine of dust jacket, binding loose in...
More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction / Elizabeth Wurtzel.

More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction / Elizabeth Wurtzel.

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"I crush up my pills and snort them like dust. They are my sugar. They are the sweetness in the days that have none. They drip through me like tupelo...
Fra Angelico

Fra Angelico

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Author: John Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive examination of the early Renaissance master, Fra Angelico. It chronicles the artist's...
Filippo Brunelleschi: The Early Works And The Medieval Tradition

Filippo Brunelleschi: The Early Works And The Medieval Tradition

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Author: Heinrich KlotzBinding: HardbackPublished: RIZZOLI, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHeinrich Klotz's Filippo Brunelleschi: The Early Works And The Medieval Tradition presents a rigorous art historical analysis of...
The Mathematical Science Of Christopher Wren

The Mathematical Science Of Christopher Wren

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Author: J. A. BennettBinding: HardbackPublished: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work chronicles the profound mathematical contributions of Christopher Wren, moving beyond his architectural...
Always You

Always You

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'I'm not going to tell you that everything happens for a reason. Those words are cold comfort in any traumatic moment. This is what I will say, though: I see...
Understory

Understory

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'a controlled and literate work that earns its emotional peaks' - Saturday Paper 'a delight' - The Australian A memoir about staying in one place, told through trees, by the...
Springtime In Paris

Springtime In Paris

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Author: Elliot PaulBinding: HardbackPublished: The Cresset Press, 1951Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Some foxing on blockThis charming memoir, Springtime In Paris, chronicles...
Picasso On Art: A Selection Of Views

Picasso On Art: A Selection Of Views

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Author: Dore AshtonBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume presents a curated collection of Pablo Picasso's personal reflections and critical insights into his artistic philosophy...
The Way Of The White Clouds: A Buddhist In Tibet

The Way Of The White Clouds: A Buddhist In Tibet

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Author: Lama Anagarika GovindaBinding: PaperbackPublished: RiderCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis profound spiritual memoir, The Way Of The White Clouds: A Buddhist...
17F: Life of Ian Fleming

17F: Life of Ian Fleming

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The book titled 17F: Life of Ian Fleming by the author Donald McCormick. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Work Of Christopher Wren

The Work Of Christopher Wren

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Author: Geoffrey BeardBinding: HardbackPublished: John Bartholomew & Son Limited, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume chronicles the monumental architectural legacy of one of England's most celebrated...
Darwin And The Beagle

Darwin And The Beagle

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Author: Alan MooreheadBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin BooksCondition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles Charles Darwin's transformative five-year voyage aboard HMS...
The People In Between: The Pijertanjaro People Of Ernabella

The People In Between: The Pijertanjaro People Of Ernabella

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Author: Winifred M. HilliardBinding: HardbackPublished: HODDER AND STOUGHTON, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis anthropological study, The People In Between: The Pijertanjaro People Of Ernabella, chronicles the unique...
Leonardo Da Vinci Nature Studies From The Royal Library At Windsor Castle

Leonardo Da Vinci Nature Studies From The Royal Library At Windsor Castle

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Author: Carlo PedrettiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly volume presents an unparalleled collection of Leonardo da...
Raymond Erith Architect

Raymond Erith Architect

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Author: Lucy ArcherBinding: PaperbackPublished: THE CYGNET PRESS, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLucy Archer's Raymond Erith Architect presents a comprehensive account of...
Lorenzo De' Medici: An Historical Biography

Lorenzo De' Medici: An Historical Biography

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Author: Judith HookBinding: HardbackPublished: HAMISH HAMILTON, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling historical biography, Lorenzo De' Medici: An Historical Biography chronicles the life and profound influence of...
Botticelli

Botticelli

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Author: L.D. And Helen S. EttlingerBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON LONDON, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis scholarly volume chronicles the life and artistic achievements of...
Still Walking: The Story of a Banker with Muscular Dystrophy

Still Walking: The Story of a Banker with Muscular Dystrophy

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As a senior Macquarie Bank executive, Bill Moss AM built a global business in real estate finance, development and funds management that stretched across five continents, creating thousands of jobs...
The Life And Adventures Of William Buckley

The Life And Adventures Of William Buckley

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Author: John MorganBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann , 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor glue stains on endpapers. The historical adventure The Life And Adventures Of William Buckley...
Hermann Hesse & Romain Rolland: Correspondence, Diary Entries And Reflections, 1915 To 1940

Hermann Hesse & Romain Rolland: Correspondence, Diary Entries And Reflections, 1915 To 1940

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Author: Hermann Hesse & Romain RollandBinding: HardbackPublished: Oswald Wolff, Humanities Press, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume presents the profound intellectual exchange between two Nobel laureates,...
Like No Other Business: 50 Years of Oz TV

Like No Other Business: 50 Years of Oz TV

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The author, Bob Phillips, commencedhis career in showbiz as a carnival hand, worked as a spool boy and projectionist for Hoyts and then moved to television to become Graham Kennedy's...
PossAbilities: A Creative Life

PossAbilities: A Creative Life

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PossAbilities is about finding the magic in whatever you do. Encompassing fourteen creative career incarnations, this grounded memoir includes bittersweet ruminations on uncertainty and trust. You'll find heartfelt inspiration to...
Imaginative Possession: Learning to live in the Antipodes

Imaginative Possession: Learning to live in the Antipodes

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Seeking ways to understand her chosen continent better, Belinda Probert bought a rural property outside of Melbourne to observe the land more closely and learn how to garden differently. How...
Architect Extraordinary: The Life And Work Of John Horbury Hunt: 1838-1904

Architect Extraordinary: The Life And Work Of John Horbury Hunt: 1838-1904

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Author: J. M. FreelandBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, Melbourne, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: signed with note on inside first page; paper dust cover...
Wellington: A Personal History

Wellington: A Personal History

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Author: Christopher HibbertBinding: PaperbackPublished: TSP, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. Christopher Hibbert's Wellington: A Personal History chronicles the life...
Thinking Again

Thinking Again

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Necrophilia is not one of my failings, but I do like graveyards and memorial stones and such... Following the publication In My Mind's Eye , her acclaimed first volume of...
The Tumult & The Shouting

The Tumult & The Shouting

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Author: Frank McmanusBinding: HardbackPublished: RIGBY, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner'The Tumult & The Shouting presents a vibrant collection of narratives, capturing the essence of human experience with...
Bluey Truscott: Squadron Leader Keith William Truscott, R.A.A.F., D.F.C. And Bar

Bluey Truscott: Squadron Leader Keith William Truscott, R.A.A.F., D.F.C. And Bar

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Author: Ivan SouthallBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsBluey Truscott: Squadron Leader Keith William Truscott, R.A.A.F., D.F.C. And Bar chronicles the extraordinary life of...
An Edwardian Youth

An Edwardian Youth

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Author: L. E. JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: MACMILLAN & CO LTD; ST MARTIN'S PRESS, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAn Edwardian Youth chronicles the formative years of an...
Hope: A Memoir of Survival

Hope: A Memoir of Survival

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The dramatic, harrowing, yet ultimately inspiring account of the Cleveland kidnappings, and the struggle to survive years of horrendous abuse, as told by two of the victims. 'We have written...