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Women Who Win: Celebrating courage, conviction and change
Across history, women were told to sit down, smile and stay quiet. Spoiler alert- they didn't. They spoke out, stood tall - and ruined the patriarchy's day. Because of them,...
Out of the Blue: The inside story of the unexpected rise and rapid
Liz Truss's journey from schoolgirl revolutionary to Britain's shortest-serving Prime Minister The Sunday Times Politics Book of the YearA Guardian Politics Book of the Year 2023 'An insightful and at...
To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa
From a trusted advisor and devoted friend of Mother Teresa comes a "powerful" ( The Washington Free Beacon ) firsthand account of the miraculous woman behind the saint and a...
The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public School System
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sharp and irreverent work of social criticism, The Old School: A Study In The Oddities Of The English Public...
The Picturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh And His Writing
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Acceptable , ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: Ex-library with usual markingsA rigorous work of literary criticism, The Picturesque Prison: Evelyn Waugh and His Writing presents a comprehensive...
Oliver Cromwell
$80.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 4th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Scarce DJ - chipped with some...
Homebush Boy (SIGNED)
$100.00 AUD
Edition: 1at aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA vivid work of autobiographical fiction, Homebush Boy chronicles a pivotal year in the life of a seventeen-year-old...
Somerset And All The Maugham's
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and affectionate memoir, Somerset and All the Maughams chronicles the life of one of...
Terminus
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Text - light foxing on book block....
Crossing The Gap: A Novelist's Essays (SIGNED)
$60.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedA rich collection of literary and personal essays, Crossing the Gap presents the reflections of one of Australia's most...
Drawing Hell: The Life of War Artist - Alan Moore
"From the sweltering battlefields of the South Pacific to the devastated cities of Europe, Alan Moore witnessed the greatest war in human history-not with a rifle, but with a paintbrush."...
Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of literary biography, Tennyson: The Unquiet Heart chronicles the life of...
Havelock Ellis: A Biography
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA richly detailed biographical work, Phyllis Grosskurth's study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis,...
The Typewriter Guerrillas: Closeups Of 20 Top Investigative Reporters
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light foxing on block - does not extend internally. A compelling work of...
How To Have A Life-Style
$65.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA witty and irreverent guide to self-invention, How To Have A Life-Style presents Quentin Crisp's singular philosophy on the art...
The Yo-Yo Man: The Autobiography Of Bill Maynard
$25.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA candid and warmly humorous autobiography, The Yo-Yo Man chronicles the remarkable life of Bill Maynard,...
American Scoundrel: The Life Of The Notorious Civil War General Dan Sickles
$25.00 AUD
Edition: uncorrected proof copy Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Small marking on rear panel, otherwise internallu sound. A...
The Years Of The Week
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. small tear on title page - otherwise pages bright and clean. A vivid...
Tall Poppies: Nine Successful Australian Women Talk To Susan Mitchell
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of Australian oral history and feminist non-fiction, Tall Poppies presents nine...
Reflections On A Marine Venus: A Companion To The Landscape Of Rhodes
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA luminous work of travel literature and memoir, Reflections on a Marine Venus: A...
A Place To Remember: The History Of London House, William Goodenough House And The Burn
$30.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mylar sleeve on bindingA richly detailed work of institutional and architectural history, this volume chronicles the origins, development, and enduring...
Henry Moore
$12.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of art criticism and biography, John Russell's authoritative study presents a...
Picasso: His Life And Work
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. shelf wear on binding. A landmark work of art biography, Picasso: His Life...
Barwick
$40.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerDavid Marr's Barwick presents a compelling biography of Sir Garfield Barwick, a towering figure in Australian legal and...
Landmark Films: The Cinema And Our Century
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly detailed work of film criticism and cultural history, Landmark Films: The Cinema and Our Century presents a sweeping...
Afternoon Light: Some Memories Of Men And Events
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA distinguished work of political memoir and autobiography, Afternoon Light: Some Memories of Men and Events...
Arthur & George
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsA masterful work of literary historical fiction, Arthur & George chronicles two parallel lives...
Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?: The James Packer Story (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed., 1st pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedA gripping work of investigative biography, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?: The James Packer Story...
The Rise And Rise Of Kerry Packer (SIGNED)
$50.00 AUD
Edition: later repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Remainder mark. A gripping work of investigative biography, Paul Barry's account chronicles the extraordinary life of Kerry Packer,...
Over My Shoulder: A Columbine Survivor's story of Resilience, Hope and
$12.00 AUD
On April 20, 1999, Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson was a newly transferred junior at Columbine High School. As she sat down to read a magazine in the school library, she had...
Bless the Messy: Life Lessons from a Work in Progress
For readers of Hyperbole and a Half and Am I There Yet ?, Bless the Messy is a compassionate, distinctive, and voice-driven illustrated personal growth book, one that gives readers...
It's (Almost) Always Sunny in Philadelphia: How Three Friends Spent
In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its...
Flight And Time
$15.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA reflective and deeply personal work of Australian memoir and aviation history, Flight and...
Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of Australian biographical non-fiction, Sir Frank: The Frank Packer Story chronicles the life of one...
Illyria Reborn
$25.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA vivid work of travel writing, "Illyria Reborn" records Australian novelist Dymphna Cusack's 1964 journey through...
My Life Of Song
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Inscription on title page. A warm and candid autobiography, My Life of Song chronicles the remarkable...
Distant Land
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - good; some foxing. A work of Australian literary fiction, Distant Land by Judah Waten...
From Odessa To Odessa: The Journey Of An Australian Writer
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly personal work of travel writing and memoir, From Odessa to Odessa: The Journey of an Australian...
A House With Verandahs
$40.00 AUD
Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging. Shelf wear. A semi-autobiographical work of Australian fiction,...
Washington: An Abridgement In One Volume Of The Seven-Volume George Washington
$40.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerA landmark work of American biography, Washington: An Abridgement in One Volume of the...
Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of biographical scholarship, Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History presents a penetrating psychological portrait of America's third president,...
Judy
$30.00 AUD
Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor nick/tear on front pastedown. This definitive biography chronicles the turbulent and triumphant...
Reading and Writing
I was eleven, no more, when the wish came to me to be a writer; and then very soon it was a settled ambition. But for the young V. S....
Nixon: A Study In Extremes Of Fortune
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of political biography, Nixon: A Study in Extremes of Fortune chronicles the dramatic arc of Richard Nixon's...
The Quiet Revolution
$20.00 AUD
Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA work of Australian political thought and social philosophy, The Quiet Revolution...
The Final Days
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of political journalism, The Final Days chronicles the last months of Richard Nixon's presidency with...
The Inseparables
$20.00 AUD
Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of historical narrative and biography, The Inseparables chronicles the remarkable and deeply intertwined lives of two extraordinary individuals...
The Extra
$20.00 AUD
Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsA work of Australian literary fiction, The Extra by Hal Porter presents a richly autobiographical narrative drawn...